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

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

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 86252 : 2026 KLT OnLine 2506

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. 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.