(121) JENNIFER MESSIAS Vs. LEONARD G LOBO[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 2(2), Order 20 Rule 18 — Preliminary vs. Final Decree — A Preliminary Decree declares rights and liabilities, leaving actual results to be worked out in further proceedings — A Final Decree is passed after further inquiries, completely disposing of the suit — A Preliminary Decree cannot be executed directly unless it is partly final — Provisions of Order 20 India Law Library Docid # 2443875
(122) SUSANTA KUMAR DALEI @ SUSANTA KUMAR DALAI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA (VIGILANCE)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Abuse of Process of Court — Discharge of Accused — Vague Allegations — Where allegations in FIR and charge sheet are general and do not specify the role of the accused, continuation of criminal proceedings amounts to abuse of process of court and may cause India Law Library Docid # 2443953
(123) AMIT KATYAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 154, 173 — Clubbing/Transfer of FIRs — Multiple FIRs registered against petitioners in different jurisdictions arising from same set of transactions relating to a real estate project — Held, multiplicity of FIRs and parallel investigations on same facts leads to avoidable multiplicity of proceedings, conflicting findings and serious prejudice to the accused India Law Library Docid # 2443954
(124) B.S. LALITHA AND OTHERS Vs. BHUVANESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Proviso to Section 6 (erstwhile) and Section 8 — Devolution of interest on Class I heirs upon intestate death of a male — If a male Hindu dies intestate leaving a Class I female heir, his interest in coparcenary property devolves by intestate succession under Section 8 and not by survivorship — A India Law Library Docid # 2443800
(125) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. DOLLY SATISH GANDHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Deduction of Mediclaim benefits — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Award of compensation — Mediclaim policy is a contract of insurance purchased by an individual to cover uncertainties of life, with no specific accidental coverage — Compensation under Motor Vehicles Act is a statutory remedy arising India Law Library Docid # 2443801
(126) MARIETTA D’ SILVA Vs. RUDOLF CLOTHAN LACERDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Landlord and Tenant — Eviction Suit — Pleading and Proof — Appeal Court's Jurisdiction — High Court set aside concurrent findings of lower courts, leading to eviction suit dismissal and direction for possession restoration — Supreme Court intervention examined the distinction between pleading and proof, and whether these were satisfied. India Law Library Docid # 2443802
(127) DHARMENDRA KALRA AND OTHERS Vs. KULVINDER SINGH BHATIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 15 Rule 5 — Striking off defence for non-deposit of rent — This is a drastic consequence and the power to strike off a defence is not to be exercised mechanically — The court must consider whether there has been substantial compliance and whether the default is wilful or contumacious India Law Library Docid # 2443803
(128) STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 269 — Taxes on sale or purchase of goods in the course of inter-State trade or commerce — Levied and collected by Union but assigned to States — Parliament's power to formulate principles for determining when such sale/purchase takes place — State legislature's power restricted to intra-State sales India Law Library Docid # 2443804
(129) ROHIT CHATURVEDI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 432 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 72 & 161— Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 473 & 477 — Premature release of a prisoner — Rejection of recommendation — Non-speaking order — Order rejecting premature release must provide reasons and reflect due application of mind — Absence of reasons renders the India Law Library Docid # 2443805
(130) ALKA AGRAWAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 Section 2(c) and Section 2(d) — Deposit and Financial Establishment — Amounts advanced to individuals with promise of repayment with interest constitute a "deposit" under Section 2(c) and the recipients are "financial establishments" under Section 2(d) of the MPID Act, irrespective of the transaction being termed as a "loan" — The nomenclature of the transaction is not determinative; the essential attributes India Law Library Docid # 2443806
(131) VASANTHA Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Anticipatory Bail — Abuse of Process — Repeated filing of anticipatory bail applications by accused in quick succession (three applications in three months) without significant change in circumstances, particularly after previous India Law Library Docid # 2443955
(132) SMT. NEELAM AND OTHERS Vs. GANGA SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for motor accident — Assessment of monthly income — Deceased running a tent erection and decoration business — No documentary proof of income, but possessed PAN card — Oral evidence before Tribunal — Supreme Court determined monthly India Law Library Docid # 2443956
(133) SOUMYA RANJAN PANDA AND OTHERS Vs. SUBHALAXMI DASH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-05-2026 Medical Education — Relocation of Students — Financial Liability — Supreme Court intervened to protect academic future of students admitted to a college (SRMCH) facing deficiencies, by directing their relocation to other recognized colleges — The primary issue became the financial liability for the education provided at the transferee colleges. India Law Library Docid # 2443741
(134) MADAN GOPAL Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — FIR registered for attempting to claim Scheduled Tribe status based on a dubious certificate — Certificate was a photocopy, lacked issue date, and was contradicted by official report — Appellant had initially claimed 'backward class' status and only later India Law Library Docid # 2443870
(135) HIRANI DEVELOPERS Vs. NEHRU NAGAR SAMRUDDHI CHS LTD. AND ANOTHER ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of arbitrator — Dispute regarding existence of arbitration agreement — Held, incorporation of arbitration clause from earlier document into later contract requires clear intention to incorporate, not mere reference. India Law Library Docid # 2443662
(136) TALARI NARESH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 161 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 157 and 145 — Hostile Witness — Evidence of a hostile witness remains admissible and can be accepted to the extent that their version is found dependable on careful scrutiny, and can be used to acquit the accused if it inspires credibility when read with India Law Library Docid # 2443660
(137) LOKENDRA KUMAR TIWARI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-05-2026 Service Law — Appointment — Advertisement for regular posts — Appellant applied for Assistant Professor on regular basis as per advertisement for Pay Band-IV and Pay Band-III. The advertisement did not mention any contractual appointments. India Law Library Docid # 2443661
(138) FAKIR MAMAD SULEMAN SAMEJA AND OTHERS Vs. ADANI PORTS AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Order 12 Rule 3 — Correction of clerical or arithmetical mistakes or errors from accidental slip or omission — Application seeking clarification and correction regarding variance between dictated order and signed order — Held, Apex Court dismissed the application as not maintainable in law and on merits — Digitally signed order uploaded on the website is the fina India Law Library Docid # 2443624
(139) SHRIKANT OJHA Vs. STATE OF UP AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Investigation and Chargesheet Filing — Interim order restraining police from filing chargesheet is unsustainable if based on misinterpretation of law regarding High Court's power under Article 226 and Section 528 of BNSS — Investigation may continue, but further steps depend on legal India Law Library Docid # 2443625
(140) NARAYANA HEALTH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — High Court's power to quash — Allegations in complaint, even if taken at face value, do not prima facie constitute any offence or make out a case against the accused — High Court failed to exercise its power under Section 482 CrPC. India Law Library Docid # 2443626