Sometimes need to disable column selectable option. For example, when column consists checkboxes or action buttons.

$("#users-grid").kendoGrid({
  dataSource: {
    data: createRandomData(20),
    pageSize: 5
  }
  selectable: 'row',
  columns: [
    {
      field: 'UserId',
      title: 'ID',
      template: '<input type="checkbox">',
      selectable: false
    }
    {
        field: "FirstName",
        title: "First Name"
    },
    {
        field: "LastName",
        title: "Last Name"
    },
    {
        field: "Actions",
        title: "Actions",
        template: '<a href="">Delete</a>',
        selectable: false
    }
  ]
});