2026 KLT OnLine 1560

A. Badharudeen

Vishnu @ Unni v. State of Kerala

26th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1558

Viju Abraham

Asha v. State of Kerala

24th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1553

Employees Compensation Act 1923, Ss. 3 & 4 -- In view of the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of the Act, the Commissioner is bound to grant just and proper compensation even though the compensation determined by the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of the Act exceeds the amount claimed by the applicant -- Power of the Commissioner to award just and proper compensation is not circumscribed by the amount claimed in the application for compensation.

S. Manu

Chairman and Managing Director, Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. v. Sudhish

25th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1552 (SC)

Surya Kant,Ujjal Bhuyan

National Highways Authority of India v. Tarsem Singh

25th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1541 (SC)

Education -- Teachers Aptitude and Intelligence Test 2022 - The relaxation in qualifying criteria only affects eligibility and not merit and migration is permissible in the absence of any prohibition.

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha,Alok Aradhe

Chaya v. State of Maharashtra

23rd March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1545

Income Tax Act 1961 -- The unrealized ‘mark-to-market’ gains made on Forward Exchange Contracts are not liable to tax.

Devan Ramachandran,Basant Balaji

Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) v. Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.

11th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1544 (SC)

Service -- Short Service Commission Officers -- The inclusion of SSCWOs in the zone of consideration for PC is not a matter of discretion, but of constitutional obligation.

Surya Kant,Ujjal Bhuyan,N. Kotiswar Singh

Lt. Col. Pooja Pal v. Union of India

24th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1548

Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act 1951(Madras), S.29 -- The temporary surrender of property for the purpose of widening the road cannot be construed as a transfer of interest in immovable property, which requires prior sanction under Section 29 of the Madras HR & CE Act.

Raja Vijayaraghavan V.,K.V. Jayakumar

Vijesh v. State of Kerala

23rd March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1546

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Ss. 47 & 35(1) -- Constitution of India, Arts.22(1) & 21 -- The requirement of informing the person arrested of the grounds of arrest is not a formality but a mandatory statutory and constitutional requirement.

Kauser Edappagath

Arun Kumar v. State of Kerala

19th March, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1540

Panchayat Raj Act 1994 (Kerala), S.33 -- Panchayat Raj (Conduct of Election) Rules 1995 (Kerala), R.59(8) -- The State Election Commission must strictly follow the procedures set out in the Act and the Rules -- Dilution of the same may create serious consequences for the affected parties -- A mandatory notice is necessary to the person concerned before taking a decision regarding disqualification under Section 33 of the Act 1994, and the State Election Commission should see that the notice is served and his version is considered before ordering disqualification.

P.V. Kunhikrishnan

Dhanya Devadas v. Kerala State Election Commission

16th March, 2026

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Education -- Teachers Aptitude and Intelligence Test 2022 - The relaxation in qualifying criteria only affects eligibility and not merit and migration is permissible in the absence of any prohibition.

Income Tax Act 1961 -- The unrealized ‘mark-to-market’ gains made on Forward Exchange Contracts are not liable to tax.

Service -- Short Service Commission Officers -- The inclusion of SSCWOs in the zone of consideration for PC is not a matter of discretion, but of constitutional obligation.

Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act 1951(Madras), S.29 -- The temporary surrender of property for the purpose of widening the road cannot be construed as a transfer of interest in immovable property, which requires prior sanction under Section 29 of the Madras HR & CE Act.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Ss. 47 & 35(1) -- Constitution of India, Arts.22(1) & 21 -- The requirement of informing the person arrested of the grounds of arrest is not a formality but a mandatory statutory and constitutional requirement.