2026 KLT OnLine 1312 (SC)

Joymalya Bagchi,Vipul M. Pancholi,Surya Kant

Power Trust v. Bhuvan Madan

18th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1313 (SC)

Contract – Tender -- Unless and until it was found that there was any material irregularity and/or illegality in holding the public auction and/or the auction was vitiated by any fraud or collusion, it is not open to set aside the auction or sale in favour of the highest bidder on the basis of some representation made by a third party who did not even participate even in the auction proceedings and did not make any offer.

B.V. Nagarathna,Ujjal Bhuyan

Sushil Kamalnayan Bharuka v. State of Maharashtra

3rd February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1311

Criminal P.C. 1973, S.220 -- The consolidation of charges in a single trial of more offences than one committed by the same person, if such offences arose out of one series of acts so connected together as to form the same transaction is maintainable.

G. Girish

Balachandran v. Sajan Mathew

18th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1309

Evidence Act 1872, S.47 -- The evidence given by a person who is acquainted with the handwriting of another, is relevant under Section 47 of the Indian Evidence Act.

Raja Vijayaraghavan V.,K.V. Jayakumar

Manoj v. State of Kerala

17th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1310

Industrial Relations Code 2020, S.103 -- Permitting the existing adjudicatory mechanisms and the statutory authorities to continue till the new adjudicatory mechanisms are put in place cannot be said to be an instance of sidestepping the provisions of the 2020 Code or the removal of obstacles by the Government to get over statutory restrictions.

Gopinath P.

Suresh Kumar v. Union of India

17th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1308

Liberalized Scheme of Payment of Ex- Gratia Lump Sum Compensation to Families of Central Govt. Employees -- The death of the petitioner’s husband due to heart attack while on duty at Jammu and Kashmir will come within the purview of death occurring due to accident in the course of performance of duty and therefore entitled to the benefit of OM No.45/55/97-P&PW(C) dated 11.09.1998, amended from time to time and OM No.F No.38/37/2016-P&PW (A) (i) dated 04.08.2016 .

Viju Abraham

Sobhana Mohan v. Union of India

10th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1307

Industrial Disputes Act 1947, S.17 & 17A -- In the absence of any express provision in the I.D. Act prohibiting the extension of time after the period of 30 days from the date of the publication of the award, such power is always available to the Labour Court/Tribunal functioning under the provisions of the I.D. Act.

Gopinath P.

Bindhu v. Thiruvananthapuram Service Co-Operative Bank Limited

18th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1297

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, S.138 -- The mere existence of a compromise decree in a civil suit does not ipso facto render the criminal prosecution non-maintainable, particularly when the terms of settlement themselves contemplate withdrawal of the complaint only upon fulfilment of specified conditions.

C.S. Dias

Noushad v. State of Kerala

10th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1302

Constitution of India Art.226 -- Judicial review -- Whether writ petition challenging enquiry report is sustainable.

M.A. Abdul Hakhim

Alexander Kunjukunju v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

17th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1298

Education Rules, 1959 (Kerala), Chap. XIVA R.8, 8(5) & 8A -- Orders relating to approval of appointments issued by the Subordinate Officers, including the orders passed by the appellate authority in an appeal filed under sub-rule (5) of Rule 8, against the order declining approval of appointment issued by the Assistant Educational Officer or the District Educational Officer, as the case may be, are revisable under Rule 8A of Chapter XIVA of KER, by the Director of General Education.

Anil K. Narendran,Muralee Krishna S.

Chithralekha v. Renjitha

14th February, 2026

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Criminal P.C. 1973, S.220 -- The consolidation of charges in a single trial of more offences than one committed by the same person, if such offences arose out of one series of acts so connected together as to form the same transaction is maintainable.

Evidence Act 1872, S.47 -- The evidence given by a person who is acquainted with the handwriting of another, is relevant under Section 47 of the Indian Evidence Act.

Constitution of India Art.226 -- Judicial review -- Whether writ petition challenging enquiry report is sustainable.