Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007, S.16 – Constitution of India, Arts. 226 & 227 -- There is no remedy of appeal for the respondents, in a petition filed by the senior citizen, before the Maintenance Tribunal under the Act.

Shoba Annamma Eapen

Aleykutty Varkey v. Appellate Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act and District Collector

29th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1429 (SC)

Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, Ss.3 & 4 -- Penal Code 1860, Ss.34, 341, 323 & 498A -- The lone allegation that the appellants would quarrel, does not constitute a criminal offence and cannot, by itself, sustain cognizance of the offences under Sections 341, 323, 498A & 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Act for which the appellants have been summoned.

Vikram Nath,Sandeep Mehta

Dr. Sushil Kumar Purbey v. State of Bihar

9th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1427

Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act 2001 (Kerala), Ss.23 & 20 -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Ss.303(2) & 305(e) -- General Clauses Act 1897, S.26 -- A comparison of Section 23 r/w Section 20 of the Sand Act with Section 303(2)/305(e) of the BNS would show that they are not the same offence and the ingredients are totally different.

Kauser Edappagath

Vineesh v. State of Kerala

9th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1424

Education Rules 1959 (Kerala) Chap.XXXII R.4 -- It is incumbent that there should be a post of HSST in the same subject (for which a Headmaster is qualified) and there is no other existing HSST in the same subject.

N. Nagaresh

Usha Rani v. State of Kerala

6th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1419

Practice and procedure -- Pleadings -- Constitution of India Art.226 -- When a point which is ostensibly a point of law is required to be substantiated by facts, the party raising the point, if he is the writ petitioner, must plead and prove such facts by evidence which must appear from the writ petition and if he is the respondent, from the counter affidavit.

Anil K. Narendran,Muralee Krishna S.

M/s. Harrisons Malayalam Ltd. v. State of Kerala

5th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1420

Panchayat Raj Act 1994 (Kerala), S. 169 -- It is all public roads that will automatically vest with the Panchayat.

Viju Abraham

Balakrishnan v. Secretrary, Peringome Vayakkara Grama Panchayath

2nd March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1417

Criminal Trial -- When witness gives evidence after efflux of time, there may be some variation in the evidence regarding the exact phraseology given to the police and before the court and then what is material is a contra meaning to be discernible from both the statements to take it as a contradiction and the same should be a material contradiction which would go to the root of the matter.

A. Badharudeen

Sudarsanan v. State of Kerala

6th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1408

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, Ss.22(c) & 29 -- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, S.47 -- Constitution of India Art.22(1) -- The requirement of informing a person of the grounds for arrest is a mandatory requirement of Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 47 of BNSS, and absence of the same would render the arrest illegal.

Kauser Edappagath

Ashique v. State of Kerala

4th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1411

Contract Act 1872, S.35 -- When the agreement does not specify the time limit for performance of contract and the vendor is not selling the property within a reasonable time -- The contract become void.

Sathish Ninan,P. Krishna Kumar

Sheno Sebastian v. Smitha Maxon

5th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1409 (SC)

Constitution of India, Art.32 -- The extraordinary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is to be exercised with great circumspection, for the Court is not intended to function as a supervisory forum over the day to day administration of justice in every High Court, nor does it sit to monitor the manner in which rosters are worked or cases are taken up.

Vikram Nath,Sandeep Mehta

Jaideep Kumar Srivastava v. State of U.P

13th February, 2026

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Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007, S.16 – Constitution of India, Arts. 226 & 227 -- There is no remedy of appeal for the respondents, in a petition filed by the senior citizen, before the Maintenance Tribunal under the Act.

Education Rules 1959 (Kerala) Chap.XXXII R.4 -- It is incumbent that there should be a post of HSST in the same subject (for which a Headmaster is qualified) and there is no other existing HSST in the same subject.

Panchayat Raj Act 1994 (Kerala), S. 169 -- It is all public roads that will automatically vest with the Panchayat.

Contract Act 1872, S.35 -- When the agreement does not specify the time limit for performance of contract and the vendor is not selling the property within a reasonable time -- The contract become void.