Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 29, 2025 - January 04, 2026

Nominal IndexLeo L.K. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 849Sujatha Krishnan and Ors v. Radha Mohandas and Ors, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 850A.K.Sukumaran v. Bharath Sanchar Nigam Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 851Dhinil Babu v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 852Alexander Vadakkedom v. Land Revenue Commissioner and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 853Abhijith B. v. Bank of Maharashtra and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 854Binu Thankappan and Ors. v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 855Lazar Chakkola And Ors. v. Sudarsanan Pillai.G And Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 856Smitha P.G. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 857Jiby Mathew M v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 858Binu Surendran and Anr. v. V. Vijayakumar and Ors. and connected cases, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 1Praveen@ Poocha Praveen v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 2Green Roots Nature Conservation Forum and Anr v. Government of India and Ors. and connected case, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 3Sidharth K. Bhattathiri v. Union Of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 4Judgments/ Orders This WeekApplicability Of LARR Act To Power Transmission Lines Over Private Land Must Be Examined By Competent Authority: Kerala HCCase Title: Leo L.K. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 849The Kerala High Court has held that the concerned authority must examine at appropriate proceedings, whether the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR Act) apply to cases where electricity transmission lines are drawn over private land without acquisition of title.A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V. Menon made the observation while dismissing two writ appeals filed by residents of Vizhinjam and Venganoor Villages in Thiruvananthapuram.Deceased's Statements Acknowledging Blood Relationships Are Relevant Under Evidence Act If Made Before Dispute Arose: Kerala High CourtCase Title: Sujatha Krishnan and Ors v. Radha Mohandas and OrsCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 850The Kerala High Court has held that verbal statements of a deceased person relating to blood relationships are relevant facts under Section 32(5) of the Evidence Act, provided they were made before the dispute arose and the declarant had special means of knowledge.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar were considering a preliminary decree in a partition suit that had excluded one daughter from succession of the scheduled properties which originally belonged to one Krishnan, who died intestate on the ground that she was born within four months after the marriage of her parents.Forcible Eviction Disputes Not Arbitrable Despite Existence Of Arbitration Clause In Lease Agreement: Kerala High CourtCase Title: A.K.Sukumaran v. Bharath Sanchar Nigam LtdCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 851The Kerala High Court has held that disputes relating to eviction of a tenant are not arbitrable even where the lease agreement contains an arbitration clause and that the jurisdiction of the Civil Court cannot be ousted by such non-arbitrable reliefs.Justice P. Krishna Kumar observed while allowing an Original Petition filed by a retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (“BSNL”) employee challenging an order of the Munsiff Court, Ernakulam, which had referred the dispute to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("Arbitration Act").Kerala HC Grants Bail To Asst Director Booked For Allegedly Sexually Harassing Actress Inside Dulquer Salmaan's Production Company OfficeCase Title: Dhinil Babu v. State of KeralaCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 852The Kerala High Court granted bail to assistant director Midhil Babu, who is accused of sexually harassing an aspiring young actress in the office of Wayfarer Films Pvt. Ltd., Dulquer Salmaan's production company.Justice Jobin Sebastian passed the order granting him bail.Kerala High Court Quashes Rejection Of Arms Licence Renewal Citing Lack Of Reasoned OrderCase Title: Alexander Vadakkedom v. Land Revenue Commissioner and Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 853The Kerala High Court has recently quashed orders refusing renewal of an arms licence, holding that the authorities failed to record valid reasons or consider settled legal principles governing such renewals.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P., allowed a writ petition filed by the petitioner and set aside the orders of the District Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram, and the Land Revenue Commissioner, which had rejected the petitioner's application for renewal of his arms licence.Bank's Right To Recover Becomes Absolute Once Demand Notice Is Served In Borrower's Lifetime, Fresh Notice To Legal Heirs Not Needed: Kerala HCCase Title: Abhijith B. v. Bank of Maharashtra and Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 854The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, held that the statutory right of a bank to recover dues from a borrower under the SARFAESI Act becomes absolute once the demand...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 29, 2025 - January 04, 2026

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