T.A.HAMEED vs M. VISWANATHAN

The Supreme Court held that the Full Bench of the Kerala High Court erred in deciding the merits of a case after answering a reference, contrary to the principles established in Kesho Nath Khurana v. Union of India (1981) and Kerala State Science & Technology Museum v. Rambal Co. (2006). The Court emphasized that the Full Bench should have remitted the matter back to the Division Bench for a decision on merits after addressing the reference. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, and the Full Bench's order was set aside.