Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 360 - 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 369Nominal IndexThadevoos v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 360Superintendent of Police and Anr v. Sankaran Nair (Died) and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 361Ramjith Nayak v State of Kerala and Ors. and connected cases, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 362Anil Kumar T v State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 363Suresh Kumar v State of Kerala, 2026...
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 360 - 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 369
Nominal Index
Thadevoos v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 360
Superintendent of Police and Anr v. Sankaran Nair (Died) and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 361
Ramjith Nayak v State of Kerala and Ors. and connected cases, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 362
Anil Kumar T v State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 363
Suresh Kumar v State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 364
Janardhana Shenoy K v Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 365
Thilakeshwari @ Sheela Kurian v. G. Sparjan Kumar IPS, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 366
Corrohealth Infotech Private Limited v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 367
Henna P.K and Ors. v State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 368
Adv. Sudheer P S v State of Kerala and Ors. and connected matter, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 369
Judgement/ Orders This Week
Case Title: Thadevoos v. State of Kerala
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 360
The Kerala High Court, in a recent decision, considered the question as to whether the owner of a vehicle involved in a motor accident can get interim custody by furnishing property as security if there is no third-party insurance coverage.
Justice C.S. Dias was considering a plea by a vehicle owner alleging that the condition imposed by the Magistrate asking him to deposit cash security equivalent to the assessed value of the vehicle, for getting interim custody was onerous.
Case Title: Superintendent of Police and Anr v. Sankaran Nair (Died) and Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 361
The Kerala High Court on Monday (06 July) closed the petition relating to eviction of families residing in the contentious Malayodamthuruthu in Ernakulam district, after the court was informed that a settlement has been reached by the parties involved.
During the hearing on Monday, Justice T R Ravi, after noting the submissions directed the Munsiff Court, Perumbavoor to defer for a year orders in the execution proceedings regarding eviction pending before it.
Case Title: Ramjith Nayak v State of Kerala and Ors. and connected cases
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 362
The Kerala High Court has held that when an accused is released owing to an infraction of Article 22(1) or Article 22(2) of the Constitution, he can be subjected to a fresh arrest for the same offence provided the subsequent arrest is not automatic and is preceded by judicial scrutiny.
Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath delivered the judgment while deciding a batch of bail applications arising out of prosecutions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act).
Case Title: Anil Kumar T v State of Kerala
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 363
The Kerala High Court has held that bail cannot be granted on the sole ground of non-intimation of grounds of arrest when the arrestee refuses to accept the grounds of arrest when it's intimated to him.
Justice A. Badharudeen, made the observation in a bail application seeking regular bail.
Case Title: Suresh Kumar v State of Kerala
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 364
The Kerala High Court has held that a settlement reached between parties in an offence involving rash and negligent driving cannot constitute a ground for setting aside the conviction recorded against the accused.
Justice Jobin Sebastian was considering a criminal revision petition challenging a judgment which convicted the petitioner for offences punishable under Section 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of IPC.
Case Title: Janardhana Shenoy K v Kumbakudi Sudhakaran
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 365
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (08 July) closed the contempt proceedings initiated against Congress MP K. Sudhakaran, for his comments on judges for declining CBI probe into murder of Youth Congress worker, Shuhaib.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K. V Jayakumar closed the case on receiving his unconditional apology.
Case Title: Thilakeshwari @ Sheela Kurian v. G. Sparjan Kumar IPS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 366
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) closed the contempt plea initiated by film producer Sheela Kurian over non-compliance of direction to consider her representation seeking action against Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhu Babu for his alleged misbehaviour towards her.
Justice Jobin Sebastian closed the matter.
Case Title: Corrohealth Infotech Private Limited v. State of Kerala
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 367
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) directed CorroHealth Infotech Pvt. Ltd., employees and the State to attempt to resolve disputes in the wake of large-scale lay off in the company by resorting to conciliation as contemplated under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
Justice P. Gopinath was considering a writ petition filed by Corrohealth challenging the communication issued by the District Labour Officer, Ernakulam directing it to maintain status quo on the decision to close down operations in Kerala and to discharge employees.
Case Title: Henna P.K and Ors. v State of Kerala and Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 368
The Kerala High Court has held that the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT), dealing with service recruitment disputes, cannot bypass the statutory procedure of serving notice on affected candidates by directing the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) to publish pleadings and orders on its website or candidate dashboards.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. dismissed an original petition challenging an interlocutory order of the KAT refusing alternative modes of service in a recruitment dispute concerning the post of Agricultural Assistant (Grade II).
Case Title: Adv. Sudheer P S v State of Kerala and Ors. and connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 369
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (08 July) approved State's draft circular governing the appointment of Public Prosecutors, while directing that the opinion of the District Judge must receive "due primacy" in the preparation of panel candidates. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 369]
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. delivered the judgment while disposing of public interest litigations challenging aspects of the State's proposed mechanism for appointing Public Prosecutors.
Other Developments This Week
Case Title: C.D. Boby @ Dr. Boby Chemmanur v. State of Kerala
Case No: Crl.MC 977/ 2026
The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 3) stayed the criminal proceedings initiated against businessman Boby Chemmanur in the sexual harassment case filed by a Malayalam movie actress in 2025.
Justice Jobin Sebastian passed the interim order while considering a plea filed by Chemmanur to quash the criminal proceedings pending before Additional District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam.
Case Title: C.T Muneer v State of Kerala and Anr.
Case No: Crl Rev. Pet 752/ 2026
The Kerala High Court on Monday (06 July) issued notice to former Director General of Police (DGP), Tomin J Thachankari over alleged continued use of Official Insignia in his private vehicle.
Justice G. Girish issued notice on a criminal revision petition challenging a Magistrate Court order dismissing a private complaint against former DGP for the continued use of the "Silver Star" DGP number plate.
Case Title: Mahadevan v State of Kerala and Ors.
Case No: WP(C) 17410/ 2026
The Kerala Police on Monday (06 July) defended before the Kerala High Court, its decision to restrict late-night DJ programmes at hotels and entertainment venues, stating that the measures are necessary to maintain public order, prevent crime, and address growing concerns over narcotics use and violence associated with such events.
The submissions were made before Justice Murali Purushothaman in a counter affidavit filed by the agency in a writ petition challenging police notices restricting DJ events beyond 11 p.m in Radisson Blu Hotel.
Case Title: Kadakampally Manoj v. Mohammed Hanish and Anr.
Case No: Con.Case (C) No. 908 of 2025
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) directed K. Biju IAS, who is in charge of the Cashew Development department, to personally appear before it for allegedly making observations, amounting to ex facie contempt of court, in a cancelled government order.
Justice A. Badharudeen also issued notice to the officer as per Rule 9 of the Contempt of Court (High Court of Kerala) Rules, so as to initiate contempt proceedings against him.
Case Title: Assembly of Christian Trust Services (ACTS) v. State of Kerala and Ors. and connected cases
Case No: WP(PIL) 135/2026 and connected case
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) sought the State's response to four public interest litigations filed challenging the constitution of the State Waqf Board.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. granted a week's time to the State to file a counter in the case. However, at the moment, no interim order has been passed restraining the Board from functioning.
Case Title: M.S. Anil v. State of Kerala and Ors. and connected case
Case No: WP(C) No. 14599 of 2020 and Crl.MC No. 5539/2020
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) granted a final opportunity to the investigating officer to complete probe into Microfinance Fraud Case within one month and file final report.
Justice A. Badharudeen was considering pleas registered in 2020 seeking appointment of a Special Investigation Team headed by an efficient officer to investigate into the crime registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) relating to the SNDP micro finance fraud case.
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (09 July) held a Full Court reference to condole the demise of a former High Court judge, Justice R. Bhaskaran.
Case Titles: State of Kerala v. Sunil N.S. @ Pulsar Suni and Ors. and connected cases
Case Nos: Crl.A 295/ 2026 and connected cases
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (July 9) reserved its verdict in the sentence suspension plea filed by Sunil N.S. @ Pulsar Suni, who was convicted by the Sessions Court, Ernakulam in the 2017 Actress Assault case.
The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar today heard detailed arguments advanced by both the parties and reserved for order.
Case Title: Sangeerthana M. and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
Case No: WP(C) No. 8332 of 2025
The Central Government on Thursday (July 9) informed the Kerala High Court that it does not consider it a good public health measure to disclose the actual numerical contents of nicotine and tar on cigarette packets, since it may confuse the consumer regarding the harmful effect of cigarettes.
Deputy Solicitor General of India (DSGI) submitted before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. that an additional affidavit has been filed in accordance with an earlier direction asking the the Centre to consider notifying the provision that lays down the maximum permissible limits of nicotine and tar on tobacco products.
Case Title: Navas v. State of Kerala
Case No: Crl.M.A. No.1 of 2025 in Crl. A. No. 1807 of 2025
The Kerala High Court recently granted interim bail for a period of 30 days to Navas, the PFI member who was sentenced to death for the political murder of BJP leader and lawyer Ranjith Sreenivasan.
The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar noted that Navas, incarcerated in Central Prison, Poojappura, is completely bedridden and is relying on voluntary service of other inmates for daily routine activities.
Case Title: In Re: Prevention And Management Of Natural Disasters In Kerala v. State Of Kerala
Case No.: WP(C) 28509/ 2024 & Connected Cases
The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 10) directed the State government to ensure that ex-gratia compensation to the victims of the recent landslide in Wayanad is disbursed immediately and that for now hospitalisation and treatment expenses for the injured persons shall be incurred by the State.
The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K issued the directions.
Case Title: Monalisa v. State of Kerala and Anr.
Case No: WP(C) No. 21065 of 2026
The Kerala High Court on Friday (10 July) vacated its interim order granting police protection to Viral Kumbh Mela Star Monalisa Bhosle.
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas vacated the order when it was informed by the government pleader that the police was unable to trace or locate the petitioner based on the contact number or the address provided.
Case Title: Kadakampally Manoj v. Mohammed Hanish and Anr.
Case No: Con.Case (C) No. 908 of 2025
On Friday (10 July), IAS officer K. Biju, who is in charge of Kerala's Cashew Development department, tendered an unconditional apology before the High Court for allegedly making 'contemptuous remarks' in a sanction order, that was later cancelled.
The apology was tendered before Justice A. Badharudeen who is considering a contempt plea filed by Kadakampally Manoj.
Case Title: Suo Motu v. State of Kerala and connected matters
Case No: WP(C) 7844/2023 and connected matters
The Kerala High Court on Friday (July 10) orally raised concerns over the State's monitoring of empanelled waste collection agencies, questioning whether adequate government oversight exists to ensure that waste collected from households and institutions is ultimately processed and disposed of in accordance with the law.
The Division bench comprising Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas and Justice Gopinath P. was hearing suo-motu proceedings initiated in the aftermath of Brahmapuram fire, along with connected matters.
Case Title: Sugathan R v State of Kerala and Others
Case No: WP(C) 23803/ 2026
A writ petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court by Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councillor Sugathan R, seeking directions to the State Government and prison authorities to facilitate his appearance for a fresh oath-taking ceremony scheduled for July 14, 2026, in compliance with an earlier High Court judgment.