Service -- Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2010 (Kerala), R.4B -- Constitution of India, Art.227 -- When the issue raised is regarding the prescribed qualification for the post of Lecturer in Arts, History and Aesthetics in the Technical Education Department (College of Fine Arts), the State of Kerala, represented by the Secretary to Government of the Department concerned is a necessary party to that original application.

Anil K. Narendran,Muralee Krishna S.

Dr. Sandip K. Luis v. Kerala Public Service Commission

12th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1578

P.W.D. Manual Revised Edition 2012 (Kerala), Cl.2009.6 -- General Clauses Act 1897, S.9 -- Going by Section 9 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, when the provision uses the word “from”, as provided in the PWD Manual, for calculating the period stipulated therein, the first day in the series of the days shall be excluded.

Viju Abraham

M/s.Crezin Infra LLP v. State of Kerala

17th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1577

Disaster Management Act 2005, S.30(2)(v) -- All the powers, inclusive of the power under Section 30(2)(v), are bestowed on the District Authority by the statute; and not on the Chairperson. A perusal of Ext.P9 would indicate that the same has been issued by the Chairperson.

C. Jayachandran

Jaleel v. State of Kerala

12th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1584

Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules 2008 (Kerala), R.4(8) -- Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act 2008 (Kerala), S.27A -- LLMC decided to exclude the property from the data bank -- Due to procedural delays, it has not been published in accordance with the law -- The petitioner need not suffer, and he need not file an application in Form-5 of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008 -- Form-6, can be considered without insisting on Form-5 application, in the light of the decision already taken by the LLMC.

P.V. Kunhikrishnan

Dr. V. John v. Revenue Divisional Officer

18th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1581

Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, S.19(5) -- Section 19(5) has not spoken about any “pecuniary jurisdiction” and has only spoken about “territorial jurisdiction” -- Taluk Legal Services Authority could also entertain a complaint.

Harisankar V. Menon

Prasanth P. Kumar v. State of Kerala

26th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1576

Petroleum Rules 2002, R.144 -- IRC Guidelines are not available for consideration to the District Authority considering an Application under Rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002.

M.A. Abdul Hakhim

Rajesh v. Additional District Magistrate, Kannur

25th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1574

Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017, S.16(3) -- When the eligibility of input tax credit is restricted to 50% by virtue of deeming fiction, the applicability of Sec.16(3) and the expression “the said tax component” referred to therein, has to be understood with reference to the input tax credit actually available to the taxpayer concerned.

Ziyad Rahman A.A.

M/s.South Indian Bank Ltd. v. Joint Director, Directorate General of GST Intelligence

18th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1580

Criminal P.C. 1973, S.340 -- In cases where proceedings under Section 340 of the Cr.P.C would apply, the court has to record a finding that `it is expedient in the interest of justice to initiate proceedings against the delinquent’.

A. Badharudeen

Raji Joshi v. State of Kerala

27th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1570

Criminal P.C. 1973, Ss.397 & 401 -- Unless it is shown that the judgment of the Trial Court or the Appellate Court is perverse, unreasonable, or suffers from non-consideration of relevant material or misreading of evidence, interference in revision is not warranted.

Jobin Sebastian

Damodaran v. State of Kerala

26th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4011 (SC)

Land Acquisition Act 1894, Ss. 4(1) & 28A -- Entertaining an earlier application filed under Section 28A of the Act on the basis of the award of the Reference Court followed by the receipt of money, shall not act as a bar for the same applicant to seek further re-determination of compensation on the basis of the award passed by the High Court or the Supreme Court.

M.M. Sundresh,N. Kotiswar Singh

Andanayya v. Deputy Chief Engineer

25th March, 2026

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Disaster Management Act 2005, S.30(2)(v) -- All the powers, inclusive of the power under Section 30(2)(v), are bestowed on the District Authority by the statute; and not on the Chairperson. A perusal of Ext.P9 would indicate that the same has been issued by the Chairperson.

Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, S.19(5) -- Section 19(5) has not spoken about any “pecuniary jurisdiction” and has only spoken about “territorial jurisdiction” -- Taluk Legal Services Authority could also entertain a complaint.

Petroleum Rules 2002, R.144 -- IRC Guidelines are not available for consideration to the District Authority considering an Application under Rule 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002.

Criminal P.C. 1973, S.340 -- In cases where proceedings under Section 340 of the Cr.P.C would apply, the court has to record a finding that `it is expedient in the interest of justice to initiate proceedings against the delinquent’.

Criminal P.C. 1973, Ss.397 & 401 -- Unless it is shown that the judgment of the Trial Court or the Appellate Court is perverse, unreasonable, or suffers from non-consideration of relevant material or misreading of evidence, interference in revision is not warranted.