(201) ISHWAR CHAND SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Allegations of sexual offence against father and uncle of prosecutrix — Held, complaint lacked specific factual details and material evidence to establish a prima facie case — Wide-ranging matrimonial litigation between parties India Law Library Docid # 2444423
(202) PILA PAHAN @ PEELA PAHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Pronouncement of Reserved Judgments — Guidelines issued by Supreme Court for timely pronouncement in High Courts — Maximum period of 3 months for reasoned judgments, prompt pronouncement in matters of personal liberty, and specific timelines for bail applications and appeals involving custody. India Law Library Docid # 2444424
(203) A. JOHN KENNEDY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Environmental Law — Forest Conservation — Encroachment — Supreme Court directs stringent measures for eviction of encroachers from Reserve Forests, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Tiger Reserves in Tamil Nadu, emphasizing constitutional obligation to protect ecologically sensitive regions and fragile ecosystems. India Law Library Docid # 2444425
(204) BHARAT KUMAR BADLANI Vs. SEEMA CHAUDHARY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Contempt of Court — Wilful disobedience of Court orders — Non-compliance with Supreme Court's direction to de-seal premises for nearly three months despite petitioner's repeated representations and legal notices — Officials treated judicial orders with undue delay and inaction — Such conduct undermines rule of law and India Law Library Docid # 2444426
(205) BIHAR STATE ARDH SARKARI ARAJPATI KARAMCHARI MAHA SANGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Livelihood and Dignity — Prolonged non-payment of salaries and retiral dues of employees of State-owned Corporations led to severe humanitarian consequences, including destitution and even suicides, impacting the right to livelihood and dignity guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2444427
(206) PUSHPA AND OTHERS Vs. DAYAWATI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Judgment on Admissions — Scope and Exercise of Discretion — Provision allows for speedy relief where there is no substantial dispute requiring trial, but cannot deprive a party of adjudication if controversy involves disputed questions of fact and requires evidence India Law Library Docid # 2444428
(207) PRAJWALA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 21 and 23 — Human Trafficking — Right to Rehabilitation — A combined reading of Article 21 (right to live with dignity) and Article 23 (prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour) of the Constitution establishes a fundamental right to rehabilitation for victims of trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) — Rescue alone, without rehabilitation, returns the victim to the very India Law Library Docid # 2444505
(208) ARJUN DASS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (1987 Act) — Section 51(2) — Principles of Natural Justice — Failure to supply charge memo and supporting documents to the appellant — Enquiry conducted ex-parte — Order of removal vitiated — High Court erred in holding that opportunity at India Law Library Docid # 2444411
(209) DAUDAYAL Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 21, 32, 226 — Illegal detention — Compensation in public law — Parole — Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 1958 — Rule 9 — Convict ordered to be released on permanent parole by Single Judge — Continued detention for 24 days after compliance with bail India Law Library Docid # 2444412
(210) CHATURBHUJ PRADHAN Vs. AMAR PRADHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 112 — Presumption of legitimacy — DNA test can be directed to determine paternity only when there is sufficient prima facie material to dislodge the presumption under Section 112. India Law Library Docid # 2444413
(211) STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHVENDRA NATH SRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Uttar Pradesh Urban Building (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 — Section 21(8), Proviso — Enhancement of rent — Application for enhancement of rent under the proviso to Section 21(8) is permissible and maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2444414
(212) DHIRAJ DUTTA Vs. ANIRBAN SEN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 263 — Revocation of probate — Limitation — No specific period of limitation prescribed for application for revocation of probate — Article 137 of Limitation Act, 1963 applies — Right to apply accrues when applicant has knowledge of the facts justifying revocation. India Law Library Docid # 2444415
(213) GOPI CHAND @ PAPPU Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 306 — Pardon to accomplice — Court must make an enquiry as contemplated under Section 306 before committing the case to the Court of Session. India Law Library Docid # 2444416
(214) STATE OF U.P. Vs. ANJUMAN ISHAAT-E-TALEEM TRUST AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) — Section 23 — Applicability to in-service teachers — Sub-section (1) governs eligibility for future appointments (prospective), while the first proviso to sub-section (2) specifically addresses teachers already in service, allowing them time to acquire India Law Library Docid # 2444417
(215) GOPALA AGRI FARMS PVT. LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 4 and 6 — Compensation for acquired land — Challenge to compensation awarded by High Court — Supreme Court upholds High Court's decision based on a previous judgment dealing with the same acquisition and village — Appellant denied further enhancement. India Law Library Docid # 2444418
(216) ASHOK AND OTHERS Vs. PADAM CHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 21 — Arbitration in suits — Mandatory requirement of court order of reference — For arbitration proceedings to be validly initiated or continued during pendency of a suit, parties must obtain an order of reference from the court under Section 21 — Failure to comply renders the award India Law Library Docid # 2444419
(217) MADHYA PRADESH ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. M/S JABALPUR CORRIDOR PVT. LTD. THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 & 37 — Scope of Interference — Court's jurisdiction under Section 34 is narrowly circumscribed and confined to specific grounds enumerated — Court cannot act as an appellate forum to correct factual errors or review merits — Arbitral Tribunal is master of evidence and India Law Library Docid # 2444420
(218) GENERAL MANAGER, BANK OF BARODA AND OTHERS Vs. ASHOK KUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Service Law — Termination of probationer — Regulation 16(3)(a) of Vijaya Bank (Officers’) Regulations, 1982 — Termination simpliciter vs — punitive termination — Termination deemed punitive if based on allegations of misconduct without due process, even if framed as unsatisfactory performance — Bank’s attempt to terminate for misconduct shifted to termination for unsatisfactory performance to bypass India Law Library Docid # 2444421
(219) VIJAY KUMAR KELA AND ANOTHER Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420 and 471 — Cheating and using a forged document as genuine — Criminal prosecution after settlement of loan account through compromise approved by Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) — Held, continuation of criminal prosecution in such circumstances would be oppressive, India Law Library Docid # 2444422
(220) M/S ALUPRO BUILDING SYSTEMS PVT. LTD Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE BANGALORE-II[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Section 35G — Appeal to High Court — Exclusion from jurisdiction — High Court cannot hear appeals that involve determining questions related to the rate of excise duty or the value of goods for assessment purposes. India Law Library Docid # 2444280