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2026 KLT OnLine 1230

Chit Funds Act 1982, S.2(b) -- Chitties Act 1975 (Kerala), S.2(2) -- Although the relationship between a chit subscriber and the chit foreman is contractual in nature, a debt comes into existence on the date of prizing of the chit, and the foreman is entitled to recover the entire balance amount in a lump sum in the event of default in payment of future installments.

Sathish Ninan,P. Krishna Kumar

Sree Gokulam Chit and Finance Co. (P) Ltd. v. Sahir

6th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1231

Service -- A member has been in sound physical and mental condition upon entering service, except as to physical disabilities noted or recorded at the time of entrance and in the event of his being discharged from service on medical grounds at any subsequent stage, that any such deterioration in his health which has taken place, is due to such military service.

K. Natarajan,Johnson John

Havildar B. Manikuttan v. Union of India

9th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1229

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, S.4(4)(e) -- The requirement of Section 4(4)(e) is to ensure whether land acquisition at an alternate place has been considered and found not feasible -- It requires to be cautioned that the so called alternate place available or pointed out should be within the scope and scheme of acquisition, rather compatible with the scheme of the acquisition; and not in substitution of the very scheme

C. Jayachandran

Nandini Thampatti v. State of Kerala

2nd February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1224 (SC)

Dipankar Datta,Satish Chandra Sharma

Pathmavathi v. Bharthi Axa General Insurance Co. Ltd.

6th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1226 (SC)

Pankaj Mithal,S.V. Bhatti

Tharammel Peethambaran v. Ushakrishnan

6th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1228 (SC)

M.M. Sundresh,N. Kotiswar Singh

State of West Bengal v. Jai Hind Pvt. Ltd.

6th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1227

Miscellaneous -- Constitution of India Art.226 -- Directed Reimbursement of expenses incurred for treatment extended through non-empanelled hospitals.

Harisankar V. Menon

Yusuff v. State of Kerala

30th January, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1225

Civil P.C. 1908, S.152 -- Section 152 applies only where the judgment, decree, or order contains or omits something at variance with the true intention of the court. 

Sathish Ninan,P. Krishna Kumar

Venkatramana Bhat v. Anantha Bhat

6th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1217 (SC)

Penal Code 1860, S.376(2)(n) --The object of the provision is to address aggravated instances of sexual assault where the offence is not a single incident but has occurred repeatedly on the same victim.

B.V. Nagarathna,Ujjal Bhuyan

Pramod Kumar Navratna v. State of Chhattisgarh

5th February, 2026

2026 KLT OnLine 1218 (SC)

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, Ss.20(b)(ii)(C), 22(c), 23, 28 -- Customs Act 1962, S.135 -- When the custody of the accused was for more than 4 years, given the length of incarceration that the accused has already suffered and as an identically situated accused person, who was travelling along with the accused on the same flight, has been granted bail by this Court, the accused need to be granted the same relief.

P.V. Sanjay Kumar,K. Vinod Chandran

Reginamary Chellamani v. State Rep by Superintendent of Customs

5th February, 2026