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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 20284

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, MR. SYAM KUMAR V.M., JJ
KERALA STATE BEVERAGES (M&M) CORPORATION LTD. – Appellant
Versus
MANOHARAN D. – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.NAVEEN.T
For the Respondents: SRI.DEEPU THANKAN, SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY

Table of Content
1. dismissal of review petitions due to lack of merit. (Para 1 , 2 , 7 , 12 , 22)
2. abkari workers' entitlement to gratuity under the gratuity act. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. errors in previous judgment regarding workers' benefits and obligations. (Para 6 , 10 , 11)
4. review jurisdiction and grounds for seeking review discussed. (Para 8 , 9 , 13 , 14)
5. standards for review and errors that justify it laid down. (Para 15 , 19 , 24)

O R D E R

Dated this the 2nd day of March, 2026

Syam Kumar V.M., J.

These Review Petitions are filed seeking to review the common judgment dated 03.12.2025, allowing W.A.Nos.951 of 2024, 1220 of 2024 and 1222 of 2024.

2. Review Petitioners were respondents 1 and 2 respectively in the said Writ Appeals and respondents herein were the appellants in the said Writ Appeals. The Writ Appeals had been filed by the respondents challenging the common judgment dated 13.03.2024 of the learned Single Judge dismissing W.P.(C) Nos.37503, 35649 and 36325 of 2022 filed by them. For the sake of easy reference to the parties and exhibits, R.P.No.51 of 2026 is taken as the lead case.

3. Brief facts relevant to the disposal of these Review Petitions are as follows:

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