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LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 122

Prof. Dr. Jacob George v. State of Keralam

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 86543

Subject–
JudgesJustice Viju Abraham
ActsKerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969; Rule 139, Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules, 1969 (Sections 2(ta), 32, 65, 66 and 83(1)(j))

Following an inquiry ordered under Sections 65 and 66 of the Act into the Tiruvalla East Co-operative Bank, an urban co-operative bank, the Joint Registrar superseded its elected Managing Committee under Section 32, dispensing with notice and consultation under Section 32(3) on the ground that…

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 123

Kozhikode Roman Catholic Association v. Padmanabha Unni Nair

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 86379

Subject–
JudgesJustice T.R. Ravi
ActsConstitution of India; Order VII Rule 11, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; Sections 6, 8 and 12, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956; Section 84, Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963; Section 53A, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Article 227)

The plaintiff sued to set aside a 1972 sale deed of family property and for partition, alleging that he was a minor when the deed was executed on his behalf by a power of attorney holder without authority, without consideration and without court permission. The…

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 121 · High Court of Kerala

Sugunan A.P. v. Kerala Police Officers’ Association

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 86252

SubjectConstitutional Law, Police, Service Law
JudgesJustice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, Justice Preeta A.K
ActsConstitution of India (Articles 19(1)(c), 19(4), 33, 162 and 226); Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1966; Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Rules, 1966 (Rule 8); Kerala Police Act, 2011 (Section 109)

Police associations formed by Government order with automatic, rank-based membership carry no right under Article 19(1)(c); their restructuring is a policy decision, and the 2026 order abolishing the Kerala Police Officers’ Association was upheld.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 114 · High Court of Kerala

State of Kerala v. M.H. Shabeer

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 86476

SubjectCriminal Law, Prevention of Corruption
JudgesJustice A. Badharudeen
ActsPrevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) and 20); Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Section 154)

An acquittal in a bribery trap case resting on one isolated answer of the complainant in cross-examination was set aside; read as a whole, the evidence proved demand and acceptance, and the officer was convicted.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 113 · High Court of Kerala

Shinoy v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 86295

SubjectCriminal Law, NDPS
JudgesJustice A. Badharudeen
ActsNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Sections 20(b)(ii)(B), 42, 50 and 57); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Sections 313, 374(2) and 428); Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Section 154); Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Chief examination by affidavit is illegal in a criminal trial, but where the court itself cured the defect by fresh chief examination and no prejudice was shown from not recalling the investigating officer, the NDPS conviction stands; sentence reduced for intermediate quantity.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 112 · High Court of Kerala

A.M. Gopalan, Managing Director v. State of Kerala & Anr.

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 86277

SubjectNegotiable Instruments
JudgesJustice A. Badharudeen
ActsNegotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Section 138); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Sections 313 and 378(4))

Where the cheque for chitty arrears is dated before the chitty was even auctioned and no accounts are produced, the complainant has not discharged the initial burden under Section 138; tendering the cheque alone is not enough.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 111 · High Court of Kerala

Prof. Dr. P.P. Ajayakumar v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 85765

SubjectUniversity
JudgesJustice P.V. Kunhikrishnan
ActsSree Narayana Guru Open University Act, 2021 (Sections 20, 25 and 26); General Clauses Act, 1897 (Sections 16 and 21); Constitution of India (Articles 14 and 226)

Members nominated to the Syndicate of Sree Narayana Guru Open University have no fixed term under Sections 25 and 26 of the 2021 Act; the Government’s withdrawal of their nominations without reasons was upheld.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 103 · High Court of Kerala

Mahadevan v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 85771

SubjectAbkari, Constitutional Law, Police
JudgesJustice Murali Purushothaman
ActsForeign Liquor Rules, 1953 (Rule 28(1)); Kerala Police Act, 2011 (Sections 4, 61, 77, 78 and 79); Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 (Rules 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8); Constitution of India (Articles 19(1)(b), 19(1)(g), 19(6) and 21); Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 223)

Police cannot, on the mere possibility of crime, curtail the extra three hours granted to a five star FL-3 bar hotel under the amended Foreign Liquor Rules; night-time noise from DJ parties may still be regulated under Section 77 of the Kerala Police Act or the Noise Pollution Rules.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 104 · High Court of Kerala

Jayantha Poojari v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 86012

SubjectCriminal Law, Evidence, POCSO
JudgesJustice A. Badharudeen
ActsProtection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (Sections 2(1)(d), 4 and 42); Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Sections 366A and 376(1)); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Section 374)

A POCSO victim’s later denial after being recalled for further cross-examination was treated as the evidence of a won-over witness and rejected; the conviction for rape of a 17-year-old, supported by her earlier version and medical evidence, was confirmed.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 100 · High Court of Kerala

Salu P. Kumar v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 85977

SubjectCriminal Law
JudgesJustice Jobin Sebastian
ActsBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Section 94); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Sections 91 and 93); Constitution of India (Article 20(3)); Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Sections 79 and 356(2))

An investigating officer cannot issue a notice under Section 94 BNSS (Section 91 Cr.P.C.) compelling an accused to produce a mobile phone alleged to hold incriminating material, as that violates Article 20(3); the police may instead search and seize in accordance with law.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 101 · High Court of Kerala

Binu v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 85913

SubjectCriminal Law
JudgesJustice A. Badharudeen
ActsIndian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 341; Section 307; Section 34); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Section 374(2))

Injuries on the accused sustained in a later, separate occurrence need not be explained by the prosecution; conviction for attempt to murder on the injured witness’s corroborated evidence upheld.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 62 · High Court of Kerala

Biju v. State of Kerala

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 85505

SubjectCriminal Law, Dowry Death
JudgesJustice A. Badharudeen
ActsIndian Penal Code, 1860 (Sections 304B, 498A and 34); Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Section 113B); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Section 161)

Bald and general allegations of dowry demand, inconsistent versions, the wife’s return to the matrimonial home during pregnancy and evidence that she was treated for postpartum psychosis left it doubtful whether cruelty caused her suicide; the conviction under Sections 304B and 498A IPC was set aside.

LOK 2026 (11) Ker. 61 · High Court of Kerala

Shibu V.K. v. Shyju V.K.

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 85111

SubjectCivil Procedure
JudgesJustice T.R. Ravi
ActsCode of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Order IX Rule 13; Order XVII Rule 2 (Explanation))

Where a counsel reports “no instructions” and the absent party is informed neither by the counsel nor by the court, an ex parte decree passed without any evidence ought to be set aside under Order IX Rule 13 so that the suit is decided on merits.

LOK 2026 (11) SC 67 · Supreme Court of India

State of Himachal Pradesh v. Union of India

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1200

SubjectConstitutional Law, Electricity
JudgesJustice Surya Kant, CJI, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Justice V. Mohana
ActsConstitution of India (Article 131); Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (Section 78)

To execute the 2011 decree giving Himachal Pradesh 7.19% of Bhakra-Beas power, Punjab and Haryana must supply about 11,973 MU over 20 lean seasons after adjusting its capital-cost liability.

LOK 2026 (11) SC 65 · Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. Rohith Nathan

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1201

SubjectReservation, Service Law
JudgesJustice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Justice R. Mahadevan
ActsConstitution of India (Article 141; Article 142); O.M. No. 36012/22/93-Estt (SCT) dated 08.09.1993 (OBC creamy layer)

The Rohith Nathan OBC creamy-layer judgment binds as precedent but its relief is confined to the parties; concluded selections are not reopened, while CSE-2025 allocation must follow it.

LOK 2026 (11) SC 61 · Supreme Court of India

A. John Kennedy v. State of Tamil Nadu

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1204

SubjectEnvironmental Law, Forest Law
JudgesJustice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta
ActsScheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (Section 2(c); Section 2(i); Section 2(o); Section 3(1)(c); Section 3(2); Section 6)

Forest Rights Act claims must be decided strictly under Section 6; persons not primarily residing in the forest are excluded, and commercial silk cotton cultivation is prima facie no forest right.

LOK 2026 (11) SC 63 · Supreme Court of India

Chairman, National Book Trust India v. A.R. Abdul Gaffar

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1202

SubjectConstitutional Law
JudgesJustice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Justice Augustine George Masih
ActsConstitution of India (Article 12; Articles 309, 310 and 311); Societies Registration Act, 1860

National Book Trust, a society set up by Government resolution under deep and pervasive Government control, is "State" under Article 12; this does not make its employees Government servants.

LOK 2026 (11) SC 62 · Supreme Court of India

J. Rajesh (Minor) thr. his Mother v. M. Kumaran

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1208

SubjectHindu Law, Succession
JudgesJustice Augustine George Masih, Justice Sunita Agarwal
ActsHindu Succession Act, 1956 (Section 8; Section 6; Section 19); Hindu Succession (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1989 (Section 29-A)

A grandson has no right by birth in property his living father took as a Class I heir under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act and received on partition; it is the father’s individual property.

LOK 2026 (11) SC 66 · Supreme Court of India

Yusuf v. Vigyapan Loke Delhi Advertising C.G.H.S. Ltd.

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1207

SubjectCivil Procedure, Limitation
JudgesJustice Vikram Nath, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Sandeep Mehta
ActsLimitation Act, 1963 (Section 18); Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Order VII Rule 11; Order XXXVII)

Balance-sheet entries carrying a debt forward can be an acknowledgment under Section 18 of the Limitation Act; a plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC by weighing evidence on whether liability exists.