Co operative Societies Act 1969(Kerala), S.32(1) -- The Registrar before passing an order under Section 32(1) of the Act to supersede the Committee shall consult the Circle Co-operative Union or the State Co-operative Union, as the case may be under sub-section (2) irrespective of the fact that the society concerned is affiliated to the Circle Co-operative Union or the State Co-operative Union or not.

K. Babu

Sabu v. Registrar of Co operative Societies

30th January, 2026

2026 KLT Online 1183

Constitution of India, Art.22(1) -- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Ss.47 & 48 -- The requirement of informing the person arrested of the grounds of arrest is not a formality but a mandatory statutory and constitutional requirement.

Kauser Edappagath

Kamal Kumar Mandal v. State of Kerala

29th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1185

Practice and procedure -- Grounds of challenge of Primary Legislation -- Reiterated.

N. Nagaresh

Kanichodu MPCS Ltd. v. State of Kerala

2nd February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1184 (SC)

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,Atul S. Chandurkar

M/s. Saisudhir Energy Ltd v. M/s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd.

30th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1180

Insurance Act 1938, S.45 -- The suppression regarding the previous medical history is a material suppression that entitles the Insurer to reject the claim by repudiating the contract of insurance on the ground of fraud.

Anil K. Narendran,Muralee Krishna S.

Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Chandrika

31st January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1179 (SC)

Constitution of India, Art. 32 & Art.226 -- Service -- Administrative Law -- where statutory or administrative power is not exercised for purposes extraneous to those for which it is conferred, or is influenced by irrelevant considerations, or is actuated by malice in law, such exercise cannot be sustained - Judicial review in such circumstances is directed not merely at the decision but at the decision-making process itself.

Vikram Nath,Sandeep Mehta

Captain Pramod Kumar Bajaj v. Union of India

30th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1176

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, S.138 -- Merely because the complainant is a juristic entity, it will not dilute the rigour of proof required for proving the execution of the cheque and the execution cannot be presumed merely on the production of a cheque.

P.V. Balakrishnan

Pattasseril Private Ltd. v. State of Kerala

28th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1175

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, S.141 -- The criminal liability can be fastened only on those who, at the time of the commission of the offence, were in charge of and were responsible for the conduct of the business of the company.

M.B. Snehalatha

Joseph v. India Cements Limited

23rd January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1160 (SC)

Dipankar Datta,Vijay Bishnoi

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30th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1172

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C. Jayachandran

Jayakumari v. Special Tahasildar

15th January, 2026

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Constitution of India, Art.22(1) -- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Ss.47 & 48 -- The requirement of informing the person arrested of the grounds of arrest is not a formality but a mandatory statutory and constitutional requirement.

Practice and procedure -- Grounds of challenge of Primary Legislation -- Reiterated.

Insurance Act 1938, S.45 -- The suppression regarding the previous medical history is a material suppression that entitles the Insurer to reject the claim by repudiating the contract of insurance on the ground of fraud.

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, S.138 -- Merely because the complainant is a juristic entity, it will not dilute the rigour of proof required for proving the execution of the cheque and the execution cannot be presumed merely on the production of a cheque.

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, S.141 -- The criminal liability can be fastened only on those who, at the time of the commission of the offence, were in charge of and were responsible for the conduct of the business of the company.

Land Acquisition Act 1894, S.11(1),11(2),18 & 28A -- Land Acquisition (Kerala) Rules, 1990 -- The scope and ambit of a reference under Section 18, and re-determination of compensation under Section 28A are different altogether, both operating in its own separate spheres.