Essential Commodities Act 1955, S.6C(2) & 6A -- The entitlement under Section 6C(2) of the Act arises only in a situation where the person concerned is acquitted of an offence under Section 6A of the Act.

Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari,P.V. Balakrishnan

State of Kerala v. Niradeepam Roller Flour Mill

5th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1203 (SC)

Representation of the People Act 1951, Ss.8A, 98, 99, 123(3) & 123(4) -- The power to pass an order of disqualification rests with the President of India and not with the High Court which has set aside the election of a successful candidate.

B.V. Nagarathna,Ujjal Bhuyan

K.M. Shaji v. M. V. Nikesh Kumar

29th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1200

Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Act 1965 (Kerala), Ss.3,4 & 5 -- Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Rules 1965 (Kerala), R.3 -- On a conjoint reading of the Sections and the Rules, it is clear that the Rules are made for the maintenance of order and decorum and for ensuring due performance of rites and ceremonies in a Temple.

Raja Vijayaraghavan V.,K.V. Jayakumar

Sanil Narayanan Nampoothiri v. State of Kerala

30th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1201

Transfer of Property Act 1882, S. 39 -- Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956, S.28 -- During the dormant stage of the wife’s right, a purchaser cannot be presumed to have knowledge of such a right for the purpose of invoking Section 39 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, or Section 28 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 -- However, it is open for the wife to establish actual knowledge on the part of the purchaser that the transfer is fraudulent and intended to defeat her righ

Sathish Ninan,P. Krishna Kumar

Sulochana v. Anitha

4th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1198 (SC)

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, S.8 -- In a case where plea is taken with regard to nonexistence of an arbitration clause or agreement, the same would amount to serious allegation of fraud and would render the subject matter of an agreement non-arbitrable.

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,Alok Aradhe

Rajia Begum v. Barnali Mukherjee

2nd February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1196

Constitution of India, Art.226 -- Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards 1982, Rr.5,9 & 14 -- In the absence of any material to indicate that the disability assessed by the Invaliding Medical Board or in the Re-assessment Medical Board is attributable to or aggravated by military service, it cannot be held that there is any denial of fundamental right or jurisdictional error or error apparent on the face of the record warranting interference under Article 226

K. Natarajan,Johnson John

Rajendran v. Union of India

4th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1195

Minor Mineral Concession Rules 2015 (Kerala), R.27(2)(d) -- G.O.(Ms) No.28/2021/RD Dt. 28.1.2021 -- It is within the domain of the Government to decide whether lease shall be subject to certain conditions, especially conditions like lease rent etc.

C. Jayachandran

Darshan Granites v. State of Kerala

23rd January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1197 (SC)

Criminal P.C. 1973, S.125 -- Constitution of India, Art.142 -- A woman often enters matrimony with legitimate aspirations of a stable and dignified life and hence, when such a marriage breaks down, the obligation of the husband to ensure that the wife is able to live with dignity does not come to an end merely on the ground that she is educated or has parental support.

S.V. Bhatti,R. Mahadevan

Anamika Jain v. Dr. Atul Jain

28th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1194

Anil K. Narendran,Muralee Krishna S.

Rincy Rudiyard v. Karthik E Binod

3rd February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1192

Industrial Disputes Act 1947, S.33C(2) -- Whether a petition can be filed under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (Section 33C(2) of the 1947 Act corresponds to Section 59 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020) without there being an independent adjudication of the claim by the Labour Court / Industrial Tribunal.

Gopinath P.

D+H Solutions India (P) Ltd. v. Jayakrishnan Ramachandran Nair

20th January, 2026

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Essential Commodities Act 1955, S.6C(2) & 6A -- The entitlement under Section 6C(2) of the Act arises only in a situation where the person concerned is acquitted of an offence under Section 6A of the Act.

Representation of the People Act 1951, Ss.8A, 98, 99, 123(3) & 123(4) -- The power to pass an order of disqualification rests with the President of India and not with the High Court which has set aside the election of a successful candidate.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, S.8 -- In a case where plea is taken with regard to nonexistence of an arbitration clause or agreement, the same would amount to serious allegation of fraud and would render the subject matter of an agreement non-arbitrable.

Minor Mineral Concession Rules 2015 (Kerala), R.27(2)(d) -- G.O.(Ms) No.28/2021/RD Dt. 28.1.2021 -- It is within the domain of the Government to decide whether lease shall be subject to certain conditions, especially conditions like lease rent etc.