Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 09 - February 15, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 82 - 99]Sanil Narayanan Nampoothiri v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 82Havildar B. Manikuttan v. Union of India and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 83Venkatraman Bhat and Ors v Anantha Bhat and Ors. and connected matter, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 84Velayudhan v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 85State of Kerala and Ors. v Niradeepam Roller Flour Mill, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 86Sibin S.V. v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 87Ummu Sulaim (Minor) and Ors. v The Union Territory of Lakshadweep and Ors and connected matter, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 88C.J. Mathews v. District Collector and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 89Karnataka State Association of the Management of Nursing & Allied Health Science Institution v State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 90XXX v. Union of India and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 91Dr. Haiderali Kalliyath v. XXX and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 92Imran @ Hamsath Ikthiyar @ Irshad v State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 93Rahul B.R. v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 94Menon P.S. v. The Registrar General, High Court of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 95Liji v State of Kerala and connected matter, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 96Pankaj Bhandari v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 97T.O. Abraham v. State of Kerala and connected case, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 98Sivakumar S. v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 99Judgments/ Orders This Week'Rules Can't Be Used To Foment Disharmony': Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Action Against Temple Entry By Christian PriestsCase Title: Sanil Narayanan Nampoothiri v. State of Kerala and Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 82The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a writ petition that sought action against Christian priests, who had entered Adoor Sree Parthasarathy Temple in priestly robes to attend a function to celebrate Sreekrishna Jayanthi.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a plea preferred by a devotee of the temple, who prayed for a direction to the Travancore Devaswom Board to take action as per the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Act 1965 and the Rules thereunder for permitting entry of non-Hindus inside the temple. Disability Pension Must Be Granted To Voluntary Dischargee When Chronic Condition Acquired Due To Military Service: Kerala High CourtCase Title: Havildar B. Manikuttan v. Union of India and Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 83The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a person would be entitled to disability pension if his chronic disability was acquired due to military service even though he voluntarily discharged himself from service.The Division Bench of Justice K. Natarajan and Justice Johnson John was considering a plea preferred after the petitioner's application before the Armed Forces Tribunal against non-grant of disability pension was dismissed.Intentional Judicial Decision Cannot Be Altered As 'Clerical Error' U/S 151 & 152 CPC; Remedy Lies In Appeal Or Review: Kerala High CourtCase Title: Venkatraman Bhat and Ors. v. Anantha Bhat and Ors. and connected matterCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 84The Kerala High Court has held that an intentional adjudicatory decision cannot be corrected under the guise of “clerical error” or “inherent powers” under Section 151 or 152 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and must be challenged only through appellate or review mechanisms.The division bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar were delivering a judgment in a civil revision petition arising out of a partition suit.Filing False Suit With Forged Documents Against SC/ST Person Prima Facie Attracts Offence Under SC/ST Act: Kerala High CourtCase Title: Velayudhan v. State of Kerala and Anr.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 85The Kerala High Court recently held that the offence under Section 3(1)(q) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act would be prima facie attracted when it is prima facie established that a false suit using a forged document was filed by a non-member against a member of the community.Justice A. Badharudeen observed:“when it is prima facie established that the suit filed…is one in the category of false, malicious or vexatious one, particularly using a forged suit document, when the defendants therein are members of the Scheduled Caste and the plaintiffs therein are not members of Scheduled Caste, the offence unader Section 3(1)(q) of the SC & ST (PoA) Act would attract prima facie.”Acquittal Under Essential Commodities Act Doesn't Automatically Entitle Trader To Interest Or Higher Compensation: Kerala High CourtCase Title: State of Kerala and Ors. v Niradeepam Roller Flour MillCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 86The Kerala High Court has recently held that an acquittal in a criminal trial under Section 3(1) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1995 does not by itself entitle a trader to compensation with...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : February 09 - February 15, 2026

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