Motor Vehicles Act 1988, S.166 -- The siblings are not entitled for any compensation under the head loss of love and affection.

Shoba Annamma Eapen

Mariyakutty v. United India Insurance Company Ltd.

2nd March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1387

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016, S.3(1) -- Once it is found that, the project requires registration, the fact that the registration was not obtained by promoter will not take away the rights of the allottees, to invoke the statutory rights available under the Act -- The breaches on the part of the promoter to fulfill the mandatory obligation under the statute, cannot be a ground to deny the legitimate rights of allottees that flow from the enactment.

Ziyad Rahman A.A.

Army Welfare Housing Organisation v. Union of India

20th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1385 (SC)

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Ss.37, 31(7)(a) & 31(7)(b) -- The provisions of the Act of 1996, including provisions contained in Section 31(7)(a) give paramount importance to the contract entered into between the parties and categorically restrict the power of an arbitrator to award pre-award/pendent lite interest when the parties have themselves agreed to the contrary.

Sanjay Karol,Vipul M. Pancholi

Union of India v. Larsen & Tubro Ltd.

27th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1382 (SC)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, Ss.31(1) & 30(6 ) -- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016, Reg.39(1A) -- Constitution of India, Arts.32 & 226 -- Excessive judicial review in the CIRP carries significant economic costs that run counter to the objects of IBC; The IBC is premised on the recognition that delay and uncertainty are value-destructive in distressed situations -- When commercial decisions taken by the CoC are subjected to expansive judicial scrutiny, resolution timelines lengthen, transaction costs rise, and the going-concern value of the Corporate Debtor erodes.

B.V. Nagarathna,R. Mahadevan

Torrent Power Ltd. v. Ashish Arjunkumar Rathi

27th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1383

Mathilakam Service Rules 1963, Chap.2 R.8 -- Even if an employee absent himself from duty for 1½ years continuously, the appointing authority will be empowered to declare that the employee ceases to be in the service of the Temple, unless the appointing authority takes a decision to the contrary.

N. Nagaresh

Babilu Sankar v. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Mathilakam Office Fort

27th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1376

Medical Education (Regulation and Control of Admission to Private Medical Educational Institutions) Act 2017 (Kerala), S.3 & 11 -- Under Section 3, the Fee Regulatory Committee is constituted not only for the purpose of supervising and guiding the admission process but also for “fixation of fee” that may be charged from students.

Harisankar V. Menon

Govind Krishnan v. State of Kerala

25th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1374

Practice and Procedure -- Central Administrative Tribunal – Contempt proceedings -- Merely on the basis of the respondent’s affidavit, the Tribunal could not have directed implementation of the order, as such a direction was beyond the scope of its contempt jurisdiction.

Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari,P.V. Balakrishnan

Vice Admiral V. Sameer Saxena v. Krishnan

24th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1379

Government Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) and Conduct of Cases Rules, 1978 (Kerala), R.7(2) -- Rule 7(2) would indicate that the Government is empowered to separate the offices of Government Pleaders and Public Prosecutors at any Court and make separate appointments accordingly.

N. Nagaresh

Joseph v. State of Kerala

27th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1378

University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Other Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations 2018, Reg.4.1 -- Regulation has been framed in such a way that the previous appointment as a Guest Lecturer requires exclusion only with reference to the appointments under the CAS.

Harisankar V. Menon

Jovita James v. University of Kerala, Senate House Campus

26th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1377 (SC)

Co operative Societies Act 1960 (Maharashtra), Ss.9 & 154 -- Co operative Societies Rules 1961 (Maharashtra), R.107(11)(h) -- Merely because the remedy available under sub-rules (13) and (14) of Rule 107 of 1961 Rules is not invoked, the State Government or the Registrar were not denuded of their power to call for the records of any enquiry or proceeding of any matter, where any decision or order has been passed by a subordinate officer, to satisfy themselves as to the legality or propriety of any such decision or order, and as to the regularity of such proceeding.

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,Manoj Misra

M/s. Adishakti Developers v. State of Maharastra

25th February, 2026

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Motor Vehicles Act 1988, S.166 -- The siblings are not entitled for any compensation under the head loss of love and affection.

Mathilakam Service Rules 1963, Chap.2 R.8 -- Even if an employee absent himself from duty for 1½ years continuously, the appointing authority will be empowered to declare that the employee ceases to be in the service of the Temple, unless the appointing authority takes a decision to the contrary.

Practice and Procedure -- Central Administrative Tribunal – Contempt proceedings -- Merely on the basis of the respondent’s affidavit, the Tribunal could not have directed implementation of the order, as such a direction was beyond the scope of its contempt jurisdiction.