2026 KLT OnLine 4173 (SC)

P.V. Sanjay Kumar,K. Vinod Chandran

Project Director, National Highways Authority of India v. Alfa Remidis Ltd.

12th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4174 (SC)

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,Alok Aradhe

Narayana Health v. State of West Bengal

12th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4175 (SC)

Interpretation of Statutes -- “May” -- Canara Bank Officer Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations 1976, Reg.10 -- “May” is not understood as “must”, so long as the English language retains its meaning.

S.V. Bhatti,Vijay Bishnoi

Canara Bank v. Prem Latha Uppal

12th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4176 (SC)

Family Courts Act 1984 -- Cruelty -- Merely because the husband was an Army Officer posted in a remote location, the expectation that the wife could not even think of pursuing her career in Dentistry, is indicative of regressive and feudalistic mindset.

Vikram Nath,Sandeep Mehta

Ann Saurabh Dutt v. Lt. Col. Saurabh Iqbal Bahadur Dutt

12th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4171 (SC)

Constitution of India, Art.19(1)(a), Art.21, Art.21A, Art.41, Art.45, Art.51A(k) & Art.350A -- Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009, S.29(2)(f) -- National Education Policy 2020 -- Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers 2021 -- At a more fundamental level, the right to receive education in one’s mother language finds its normative basis in Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, for the guarantee of freedom of speech and expression necessarily encompasses the right to receive information in a form that is both meaningful and comprehensible.

Vikram Nath,Sandeep Mehta

Padam Mehta v. State of Rajasthan

12th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4167 (SC)

Income Tax Act 1961, Ss.147 & 148 -- The expression “reason to believe” in Section 147 of the IT Act means cause or justification and there need not be an established fact of assessment at this stage.

J.B. Pardiwala,K.V. Viswanathan

Sanand Properties P. Ltd. v. Jt. Commr. of I.T. Range 6

12th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4163 (SC)

Contempt of Courts Act 1971, Ss.2(c)(i) & 12 -- Constitution of India, Art.215 -- Criminal contempt under Section 2(c) of the 1971 Act is distinct from recalling of designation and the power to punish for contempt is not only statutory under the 1971 Act, but also Constitutional, viz Article 215 of the Constitution of India.

J.K. Maheshwari,Atul S. Chandurkar

Yatin Narendra Oza v. Suo Motu, High Court of Gujarat

11th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4162 (SC)

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989. S.3(1)(r) & 3(1)(s) -- In order to make out the offence under Section 3(1)(r) and/or Section 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act, the occurrence of the incident and the act and conduct of hurling of castebased abuses must take place at “a place within public view” and even happens to be a private place, then in such eventuality a public-eye must have an access to be able to notice what happens there or what is taking place that will only make the “place within public view”.

Prashant Kumar Mishra,N.V. Anjaria

Gunjan @ Girija Kumari v. State (NCT of Delhi)

11th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4161 (SC)

Criminal Trial -- It is the quality and not the quantity of evidence which is determinative.

Aravind Kumar,Prasanna B. Varale

Mitesh @ T.V. Vaghela v. State of Gujarat

11th May, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 4154 (SC)

Service -- Disciplinary Proceedings -- Constitution of India, Art.226 -- Departmental enquiries are not criminal trials -- So long as a fair opportunity is afforded and the conclusion is based on relevant material having probative value, the Court would not interfere.

Ahsanuddin Amanullah,R. Mahadevan

State of Jharkhand v. Ranjan Kumar

8th May, 2026

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Interpretation of Statutes -- “May” -- Canara Bank Officer Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations 1976, Reg.10 -- “May” is not understood as “must”, so long as the English language retains its meaning.

Family Courts Act 1984 -- Cruelty -- Merely because the husband was an Army Officer posted in a remote location, the expectation that the wife could not even think of pursuing her career in Dentistry, is indicative of regressive and feudalistic mindset.

Income Tax Act 1961, Ss.147 & 148 -- The expression “reason to believe” in Section 147 of the IT Act means cause or justification and there need not be an established fact of assessment at this stage.

Criminal Trial -- It is the quality and not the quantity of evidence which is determinative.

Service -- Disciplinary Proceedings -- Constitution of India, Art.226 -- Departmental enquiries are not criminal trials -- So long as a fair opportunity is afforded and the conclusion is based on relevant material having probative value, the Court would not interfere.