HCMONTHLY CASE LAW ARCHIVE
Read 40 LawLens analyses of Kerala High Court judgments published in September 2026, covering key rulings, legal principles and case law.
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The petitioner, claiming to be a devotee of Valiyakulangara Devi Temple, alleged that substantial parcels of land recorded in the Travancore Settlement Register as Devaswom properties were unlawfully held by the Karth...
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The appellant was prosecuted under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for allegedly possessing 3.606 kg of ganja near Nithya Bakery, Koyilandy Railway Station Road, at ab...
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The petitioner, Hajara, was the widow and daughter-in-law of the second respondent, Fathima, a senior citizen and mother of the petitioner’s deceased husband.
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The petitioner, Jose M.P., was the sole accused in Crime No. 12/2026 registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Idukki. He was serving as Assistant Executive Engineer, Thodupuzha Municipality. The prosecu...
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The petitioner, Baby Kurian, an Overseas Citizen of India residing in the United States, sought a legal heirship certificate concerning his deceased wife, Mrs. Lissyamma Abraham, who died in the United States on 29 Oc...
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The appellant, Binu, was the accused in S.C. No. 12 of 2023 before the Fast Track Special Court, Kodungallur.
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The respondent-plaintiff instituted O.S. No. 6 of 2024 before the I Additional District Court, Kozhikode, seeking a prohibitory injunction and damages for alleged infringement of its registered trade mark.
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The petitioner, the third accused, was the sister of the first accused in Crime No. 1229/2020 of Vizhinjam Police Station.
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The petitioners, accused Nos. 1 to 7, sought quashing of Crime No. 1124 of 2024 registered at Tellicherry Police Station and the proceedings in C.C. No. 58 of 2025 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Tha...
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The petitioner was the plaintiff in O.S. No. 6 of 1997, a suit for declaration of title and injunction before the II Additional Munsiff’s Court, Ernakulam.
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The petitioner, mother of the detenue Nikhila C., challenged the preventive-detention order dated 29 August 2025 issued under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substa...
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The respondent, Lt. Col. Sunny Thomas, was recruited into the Army on 31 January 1970 and superannuated on 8 November 2005. His Release Medical Board assessed him as suffering from “Primary Hypertension” at 30% for li...
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The appeals arose from the judgment dated 18 October 2024 in S.C. No. 1581 of 2018 passed by the Fast Track Special Court, Kattakkada.
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The petitioner, a non-banking financial institution, advanced a loan of ₹75,00,000 to the first respondent under a loan agreement dated 4 August 2015; the second respondent stood as guarantor. The agreement contained...
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The respondents applied for admission to IISER’s 2026 undergraduate programmes through the IISER Aptitude Test. Both claimed reservation under the Other Backward Classes–Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) category. Vidya Sank...
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The appellants had obtained two loans from Kizhathadiyoor Service Co-operative Bank in 2013.
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The appellant, the de facto complainant and a member of the Hindu Pulaya Scheduled Caste community, alleged that on 5 January 2026 she and her husband were assaulted by the respondents while returning from a church fe...
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The revision petitioners—C. Madhavan (Accused No. 1), Dr. S. Anil Kumar (Accused No. 8), and Ahmed Suhail (Accused No. 11)—were prosecuted in C.C. No. 2 of 2016 before the Additional Special Court (SPE/CBI-II), Ernaku...
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The appellant was prosecuted for offences under Sections 363 and 376(f) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) concerning the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl on 9 January 2007. The prosecution case...
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The petitioner, mother of the detenu Renjith @ Renju, challenged the detention order dated 10 December 2025 issued under Section 3(1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (“KAA(P)A”) and the Gov...
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The petitioner, wife of the detenu Muhammed Thahir @ Kavu, challenged the detention order dated 24 September 2025 issued under Section 3(1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (“KAA(P)A”), and...
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The petitioner had been employed as a Sub-editor with the first respondent from 1 October 2000. She was transferred from the Kottayam Desk to the Kannur Desk and challenged the transfer before the District Labour Offi...
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The petitioner, a retired Deputy Transport Commissioner, retired from the Motor Vehicles Department on 31 October 2018. Pursuant to proceedings dated 23 March 2020, he was re-appointed as Joint Director of the Institu...
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The appellant, the father of the minor victim, was prosecuted for offences under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3, 4, 5(n), 6, 9(m), 9(n) and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Ac...
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The petitioner, Airports Authority of India Pensioners Forum, represented its President and claimed to espouse the grievances of its members regarding the alleged non-grant of pension under the Central Civil Services...
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The appellant, a prospective auction purchaser, participated in a SARFAESI sale conducted by the State Bank of India and deposited the requisite Earnest Money Deposit (EMD).
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The petitioner, the sole accused in Crime No. 219/2026 of Vazhakkulam Police Station, was alleged to have had sexual intercourse with the de facto complainant at various places after promising to marry her.
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The petitioner, a film actress, alleged that videos published and circulated on social-media platforms contained false, scandalous and sexually coloured remarks imputing sexual impropriety to her and damaging her dign...
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The appellant, Mohammed Rijas, was prosecuted for allegedly trespassing into the bedroom of a house on 14 September 2015 and repeatedly committing penetrative sexual assault on PW1, an 11-year-old minor girl, includin...
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The petitioner, wife of detenue Shafeeque K., challenged his preventive detention under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (“PITNDPS Act”).
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The appellant was prosecuted for possessing 4.2 kg of ganja for sale, allegedly recovered from him on 5 July 2020 at about 18:45 hours, constituting an offence under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psyc...
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The petitioner, wife of Shameer @ Bellari Shameer, challenged the detention order dated 25 November 2025 passed against him under Section 3(1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act, 2007 (“KAA(P)A”).
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On 19 June 2010, the Sub Inspector of Perumpadappu Police Station allegedly seized 150 grams of dry ganja from the appellant, Rasheed, who was found holding a plastic cover in a bye-lane near Jas Jewellery, Perumbadappu.
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The appellant, Reji, was the sole accused in S.C. No. 280 of 2016 before the Special Court for POCSO cases, Alappuzha.
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The appellants, a married couple, underwent assisted reproductive treatment and had embryos created and cryopreserved on 30 August 2022.
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The Ministry of Railways and the Government of Kerala formed Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL) as a joint venture for developing railway infrastructure in Kerala.
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Appellant No. 1, an MSME proprietorship represented by Appellants Nos. 2 and 3, had availed an overdraft facility of ₹2 crores from Canara Bank. The facility was sanctioned for one year from 14 August 2023 and was req...
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The appellants, Abdul Kader and Firoz, were Accused Nos. 19 and 20 respectively in S.C. No. 2 of 2023 before the Special Court for NIA Cases, Ernakulam.
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The prosecution alleged that on 26 January 2020, the accused, who was operating a shop at Kallanmodi, gave liquor and ganja to PW1, a 14½-year-old boy, and sexually assaulted him twice inside the shop.
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The appellant had made a statutory pre-deposit of ₹3,95,50,000 under the second proviso to Section 18 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, while...
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