(21) RAS AL KHAIMAH INVESTMENT AUTHORITY Vs. MATRIX PHARMACORP PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 44A, Section 47 and Section 60 — Reciprocal enforcement of foreign decree — Foreign decree of superior court of reciprocating territory — Efficacy of execution — Protection of decree-holder's rights — Interlocutory protective orders — UAE is a reciprocating territory for the execution of foreign decrees under Section 44A of CPC — Where a foreign decree passed by a superior court of a reciprocating territory remains substantially unsatisfied and executio India Law Library Docid # 2450808
(22) RAJEEV SINGH AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 & Section 384 — Practice & Procedure — Non-speaking order passed by High Court in criminal appeal — Requirement of reasons in judicial orders — High Court dismissed the criminal appeal challenging an order under Section 319 CrPC by a two-page laconic order without spelling out any reasons or referring to any evidence — Appellants were not India Law Library Docid # 2450906
(23) SHRI PRAKASH NARAIN SHARMA DEAD THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE Vs. M/S. BURMAH SHELL CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY (REGD) THROUGH MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER SH. P. JINDAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-08-2026 Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972 — Sections 61 & 76 — Membership and Allotment of Plot — Presumption vs. Proof of Membership — Claimant sought allotment of plot claiming continuous membership since 1952 — Arbitrator and Tribunal presumed continuous membership merely because name figured in certain lists and an amount remained in suspense account — Held, membership cannot be assumed on mere presumption when records clearly established resignation India Law Library Docid # 2450681
(24) ANAND KUMAR @ SANJAY LALWANI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 / Section 320 — Quashing of criminal proceedings vs. Compounding of offences — Settled principles — Quashing of criminal proceedings or FIR on the ground of settlement between offender and victim under Section 482 CrPC is materially distinct from compounding of offences under Section 320 CrPC — In compounding, the criminal court’s power is strictly circumscribed by statutory provisions, whereas quashing India Law Library Docid # 2450682
(25) M/S TATA STEEL LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) — Section 74 — Invocation of extended period of limitation — Requirements — Allegation of fraud, willful misstatement, or suppression of facts — Show Cause Notice (SCN) issued for FY 2018–19 to 2020–21 invoking Section 74 based on audit objections regarding mismatch of Input Tax Credit (ITC) and short payment of tax — Assessee challenged India Law Library Docid # 2450097
(26) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PORT OF BOMBAY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 45(1), Section 45(3) & Section 13 — Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 — Sections 42 & 43 — Declaration of Major Port Trust as "custodian" under Customs Act — Scope of saving clause vs. non obstante clause — Commissioner of Customs issued Notification declaring Major Port Trust (MbPT) as custodian under Section 45(1) and holding it liable for duty on pilfered goods under Section 45(3) — High Court quashed the notification holding it ultra vires — Held, India Law Library Docid # 2450098
(27) M/S CIRCAR PAPER MILLS LTD. Vs. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NELLORE DISTT. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026 Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 — Section 3 & 4 — Summary eviction and resumption of alleged assigned lands — Inability to resume long-possessed private land via summary proceedings — Company Court set aside auction sale of company property on a belated and unsubstantiated claim by State that 40.65 acres were assigned lands — High Court Division Bench affirmed the setting aside of the auction sale — Legality — India Law Library Docid # 2450677
(28) UMMED DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Delay of 19 days in filing — Non-appearance of counsel — Duty to provide legal assistance — High Court dismissed appeal against acquittal filed by victim’s mother (concerning allegations of dowry demand, harassment, and death) solely on ground of a 19-day delay and absence of an application for condonation of delay — Held, Constitutional Courts must be alive to the travails of litigants and ensure quality legal assis India Law Library Docid # 2450680
(29) THE STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. AVTAR SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) — Section 482 —Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 365/149, 324/149, 325/149 and 148 — Quashing of criminal proceedings/FIR post-conviction on the basis of compromise — High Court allowed quashing of FIR and sentence post-conviction based on settlement between parties — Validity of — Inherent powers of High Court under Section 482 CrPC are distinct India Law Library Docid # 2450804
(30) HARINDER SINGH SODHI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026 Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 — Valuation of Property — Industrial vs. Commercial Use — Criteria for Stamp Duty Determination — The core issue involved whether a property subject to a gift deed should be treated as 'industrial' or 'commercial' for stamp duty computation — The High Court had held the property to be commercial on the ground that both manufacturing and sales took place on the premises and that it was not situated in a designated industrial area — The Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2450099
(31) REJI BABY Vs. SUBI MARY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Quashing of Proceedings — Valid Settlement Agreement — Effect of relinquishment of claims — Respondent No. 1-wife voluntarily executed a Settlement Agreement and filed an affidavit waiving all monetary claims, including maintenance, following which a mutual consent divorce decree was granted — Subsequent initiation of India Law Library Docid # 2449988
(32) HAFIZ RASHID AHMED CHOUDHURY Vs. KRIPANATH MALLAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 81(3) — Requirements of proper attestation — Distinction in rubber stamps used — Attestation of copies supplied to the respondent had varying rubber stamps ("attested to be true copy" on certain pages and "certified to be true copy" on others) — Held, Section 81(3) requires that the election petition be accompanied by true copies attested by the petitioner under his own signature — No particular form of attestation is prescribed; India Law Library Docid # 2449989
(33) ASKARI HUSSAIN AND OTHERS Vs. DINESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Section 58(3) — Reference to Third Member on difference of opinion — Scope of jurisdiction of Referee Member — Two members of NCDRC Bench differed; Presiding Member allowed appeal and dismissed complaint, whereas Companion Member modified order by reducing compensation and interest — On reference under Section 58(3), Third Member concurred with Companion Member and proceeded to decide and dispose of appeal India Law Library Docid # 2450679
(34) R MANIMARAN Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 52A & 63 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Sections 451 & 457 — Release and Confiscation of Conveyance — Inter-play with Drug Disposal Committee (DDC) — Role and Power of Court — Power to order confiscation of a vehicle under Section 63(1) lies exclusively with the Court trying the offence and not with the Drug India Law Library Docid # 2450986
(35) ARUN KUMAR MANDAL @ ARUN MANDAL Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 [Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482] — Anticipatory Bail — Scope and effect of interim protection during investigation — Grant of interim protection against arrest or direction that "no coercive steps shall be taken" does not impede or bar the Investigating Officer (I.O.) from continuing with the investigation India Law Library Docid # 2450580
(36) ANIL SINGH @ ANIL KUMAR SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 & 313 — Power to Summon Material Witness — Failure of Prosecution to Examine Crucial Witnesses — Rejection of S. 311 CrPC application filed by de-facto complainant to examine material prosecution witnesses (injured witness, Medical Officer, and Investigating Officer) after commencement of S. 313 CrPC statement — Sustainability — Reversal — Supreme Court held that non-examination of crucial India Law Library Docid # 2451177
(37) G. SATHYANARAYANA BOTHRA AND OTHERS Vs. M.D. LOKESWARI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026 Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 — Section 113-C — Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction — Binding nature of interim protection — Pendency of regularisation proceedings: High Court issued directions to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to take coercive steps and remove/demolish unauthorised constructions/deviations within India Law Library Docid # 2449993
(38) R.J. GAJENDRA KUMAR Vs. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026 Service Law — Promotion — Eligibility Criteria and Feeder Post Qualifications — Reopening of Settled Appointment/Promotion: In a writ petition seeking consideration for promotion to a higher post, the Court cannot go beyond the scope of the dispute to question the employee's eligibility for the feeder post after a lapse of significant time, especially when such feeder post appointment/promotion India Law Library Docid # 2449994
(39) VYAKTI VIKAS KENDRA INDIA Vs. MANOJ MISRA (DEAD) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Sections 15 & 17 — Environmental Damage and Restoration — World Culture Festival organized on Yamuna floodplains — Absolute and No-Fault Liability — Scope of Restoration vs. Rehabilitation — Onus of Proof — Primary onus lies on the applicant/complainant to establish a causal link between the actions of the project proponent and the alleged environmental India Law Library Docid # 2449995
(40) BHUMIKA TRUST Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026 Judicial Service — Recruitment of Civil Judge (Junior Division) — Mandatory eligibility criterion of minimum 3 years' practice at the Bar — Review/Clarification of Judgement dated 20.05.2025 restoring 3-year practice requirement — Scope of transitional relaxation and structural training — Directions issued for transition and post-transition periods — Review Petitions and Writ Petition disposed of. India Law Library Docid # 2449637