Pension Regulations for the Army 1961, Reg.173 -- Medical Service of Armed Force Regulations 1983 -- When the serviceman is discharged from service and denied the disability element of pension on the basis of a medical opinion which is devoid of reasons, it would strike at the root of the action taken by the authority and such action cannot be sustained in law.

K. Natarajan,Johnson John

Union of India v. Mohanan Madathil Koliyat

26th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1371 (SC)

Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, S.32 -- Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945, R. 96 -- The Drugs Inspector is an ‘Inspector’ within the fold of Section 32 of the Act.

Ahsanuddin Amanullah,S.V. Bhatti

State of Kerala v. Panacea Biotec Ltd.

26th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1369 (SC)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, Ss.14, 60(5), 60(5)(c), 36(3)(e) & 238 -- Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act 1988, S.67 -- Once the Adjudicating Authority under the Benami Act has concluded that the corporate debtor is a benamidar, beneficial ownership stands negated -- The legality and validity of such determinations are subject matter of appeal under the provisions of Benami Act alone.

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,Atul S. Chandurkar

Rajendran v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Benami Prohibition)

24th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1370

Contract – Tender -- PWD -- GST -- Circular No DB3/9058/17/CE/LSGD Dt.27.11.2017 -- Circular No.90/2017/Fin Dt.14.12.2017 -- The circulars issued by the Government from time to time show that the contract is being finalised without taking into account the component of GST, and it is only upon the successful completion of work or with reference to the periodical presentation of bills that GST requires to be considered while making payments to the contractors concerned.

Harisankar V. Menon

Ganga Constructions v. Assistant Executive Engineer, Local Self Government Department

12th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1368 (SC)

Constitution of India, Art.32 -- Where the cause espoused in the FIR is essentially of a civil nature, while addressing a quashing petition, the Court must have regard to the attending circumstances and assess whether it has been given cloak of criminal offence and whether proceeding further on the FIR would amount to the abuse of the process of the court/ law, if the Court may consider not only the contents of the FIR but also the admitted facts / documents recited therein.

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,Manoj Misra

Vandana Jain v. State of Uttar Pradesh

25th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 3862 (SC)

Dipankar Datta,Augustine George Masih

Regenta Hotels Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s. Hotel Grand Centre Point

7th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1363

Co operative Societies Rules 1969 (Kerala), R.185(1) 2nd Proviso -- A reading of the second proviso, would go to show that if at all the employees in the feeder category to a post relinquishes promotion, an employee on the immediate lower category can be promoted to the post after promoting him to the feeder category post by creating a supernumerary post and the said supernumerary post has to be abolished on promotion of the said employee to the higher posts.

Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari,P.V. Balakrishnan

Joint Registrar of Co operative Societies(General) v. Jayakumar

25th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1367 (SC)

Civil P.C. 1908, Ss.151 & 152 -- Motor Vehicles Act 1988, S.166 - Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 (Haryana) -- The MVA does not create any independent procedural mechanism called a “clarification” of a concluded appellate judgment -- An application styled as one for clarification must be located within the limited corrective powers recognised by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘CPC or ‘the Code’) , principally Sections 151 and 152 -- It cannot operate as a parallel or substitute procedure.

Sanjay Karol,Augustine George Masih

Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Kanika

24th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1366

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, S.2(1)(h) -- If the accused is an unknown person, then there is no question of furnishing his postal address.

C.S. Dias

Anagh v. State of Kerala

19th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1364

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, Ss.4(2), 3(d), 7, 8 & 40 -- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules 2020, R.4 -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, S.351 -- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, S.483(2) -- The victim is entitled to be heard, before granting bail to the accused, especially in serious and heinous offences.

C. Pratheep Kumar

XXXXXXXXXX v. State of Kerala

26th February, 2026

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Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, S.32 -- Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945, R. 96 -- The Drugs Inspector is an ‘Inspector’ within the fold of Section 32 of the Act.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, S.2(1)(h) -- If the accused is an unknown person, then there is no question of furnishing his postal address.