(201) VINAY RAGHUNATH DESHMUKH Vs. NATWARLAL SHAMJI GADA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Permissibility while considering grant of leave to amend a plaint — Court can examine the merits/demerits of the case — Landlord filed suit for eviction based on bonafide need and other grounds — During appeal, landlord died — Legal heirs sought to amend plaint to incorporate their bonafide need, including that of appellant's wife and son — Trial Court dismissed the suit — Appellate Bench allowed amendment, directing issue o India Law Library Docid # 2442721
(202) HOME CARE RETAIL MARTS PVT. LTD. Vs. HARESH N. SANGHAVI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Petition under Section 9 at post-award stage by unsuccessful party — Maintainability — Bombay, Delhi, Madras and Karnataka High Courts held such petitions not maintainable — Telangana, Gujarat and Punjab & Haryana High Courts held such petitions maintainable — Supreme Court held that any party to an arbitration agreement, including an unsuccessful party, can invoke Section 9 at the post-award stage, overruling the former judgments India Law Library Docid # 2442722
(203) ANJANI TECHNOPLAST LTD. Vs. SHUBH GAUTAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Sections 7, 3(10), 5(7), 5(8) — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Admission of petition — Appeal against NCLAT order setting aside NCLT order and directing admission of Section 7 petition — Held, IBC is not a debt recovery legislation but for reorganisation and insolvency resolution — Initiation of CIRP as a substitute for execution of a civil India Law Library Docid # 2442638
(204) OM PRAKASH CHHAWNIKA @ OM PRAKASH CHABNIKA @ OM PRAKASH CHAWNIKA Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 87, 200, 202 — Anticipatory Bail — Private Complaint — Scope of Police Power — In a private complaint, once cognizance is taken and process is issued, the court typically issues summons — The police have no power to arrest the accused unless a non-bailable warrant is issued by the court along with the summons — Even during a magisterial inquiry ordered under India Law Library Docid # 2442640
(205) CHALLANI GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORY Vs. KAMAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21, Rule 97 — Execution proceedings — Objections by third parties — The Supreme Court held that Order 21, Rules 97, 98, 99, and 101 lay down a complete code for resolving disputes in execution proceedings when a third party files an objection, without the need for a separate suit. India Law Library Docid # 2442798
(206) CHAITANYA BAHUUDDESHIYA SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL AND OTHERS Vs. AUXILO FINSERVE PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act), Section 13 — Default in repayment of financial assistance — Secured creditor entitled to take possession and auction secured asset (School premises) — Petitioners repeatedly failed to honour commitments and undertakings to repay debt, even after High Court and Supreme Court orders — India Law Library Docid # 2442600
(207) UNCHGAON VILLAGE PANCHAYAT Vs. KOLHAPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Challenge to Municipal Limits — Matters concerning the specification and alteration of municipal limits under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, are legislative in nature and cannot ordinarily be adjudicated by a Civil Court through a suit seeking declarations and injunctions — The High Court correctly held that the Civil Court lacked jurisdiction India Law Library Docid # 2442601
(208) UNION OF INDIA Vs. SIR SOBHA SINGH AND SONS PVT. LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Government Grants Act, 1895 — Section 3 — Tenor of Grant — Overriding Effect — The Government Grants Act, 1895, and specifically Section 3, mandates that Government grants take effect according to their tenor, overriding any other rule of law, statute, or enactment to the contrary — This provision confers special statutory immunity and elevates the stipulations within the grant to a position of supremacy, meaning the terms of the grant prevail even if they are inconsistent with India Law Library Docid # 2442602
(209) THE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, AND OTHERS ETC. Vs. S. RAJA AND OTHERS ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Public Interest Litigation and Administrative Inquiry — Scope of judicial review — Initially, a Public Interest Litigation sought an inquiry into alleged encroachments and illegal land transactions — The government formed a committee, leading to the High Court disposing of the PIL, finding its objective achieved — The builder's challenge to the inquiry was also dismissed by the High Court, stating it was too early India Law Library Docid # 2442603
(210) ADALAT YADAV ETC. Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 134 — Weightage of evidence — Court can convict on the sole testimony of a single eyewitness provided he is wholly reliable — The quality of evidence, not the quantity, is material — A 'sterling witness' is one whose version is unassailable, consistent, natural, and withstands strenuous cross — examination, correlating with supporting material. India Law Library Docid # 2442604
(211) RAJENDRA SINGH BORA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Dispute over cadre change versus mere transfer — A transfer is a change of posting within the same service without altering seniority or substantive status, differing from a cadre change which involves a structural shift between services with significant implications for seniority and promotional avenues, requiring specific authority. India Law Library Docid # 2442605
(212) PRAHLAD SAHAI Vs. HARYANA ROADWAYS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 168 — Just Compensation — Award of compensation for prosthetic limb — No fixed guidelines for compensation amount — Courts can deviate from governmental notifications if they are too low — Emphasis on "restitutio in integrum" principle to restore the claimant as close as possible to their pre-injury state — Claimants are entitled to choose private centres for prosthetic limbs India Law Library Docid # 2442583
(213) M/s. MARG LIMITED Vs. SUSHIL LALWANI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Cause of Action — Valuation and Court Fees — The Supreme Court reiterated that Order 7 Rule 11 allows rejection of a plaint if it does not disclose a cause of action, is undervalued, insufficiently stamped, or barred by law — It clarified that a plaint should not be rejected at the threshold if it contains averments that, taken at face India Law Library Docid # 2442584
(214) MESSER GRIESHEIM GMBH (NOW CALLED AIR LIQUIDE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH) Vs. GOYAL MG GASES PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 13 — Conclusiveness of foreign judgment — Enforceability in India — Summary judgment granted by foreign court without full trial despite existence of triable issues and crucial documentary evidence like Balance Sheets and Board Minutes, particularly when the respondent was denied leave to defend — Such procedure prevents a fair adjudication and is not rendered "on India Law Library Docid # 2442585
(215) S. LEOREX SEBASTIAN AND ANOTHER Vs. SAROJINI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 263 — Revocation of probate — Just cause — Fraudulent grant by concealing material facts or false suggestions — Failure to cite necessary parties — Grant of probate is a judgment in rem and binds the world — Persons with even a slight interest, including subsequent transferees from heirs, are entitled to citation before probate is granted — Failure to implead appellants and legal India Law Library Docid # 2442586
(216) SATHYAN NARAVOOR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Prisoners with Disabilities — This case concerns the rights and conditions of prisoners with disabilities, focusing on the effective implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and constitutional guarantees of dignity, equality, and non-discrimination within prison systems. India Law Library Docid # 2442587
(217) NIKHAT PARVEEN @ KHUSBOO KHATOON Vs. RAFIQUE@SHILLU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 112 — Presumption of legitimacy — Birth during marriage being conclusive proof of legitimacy — While Section 112 raises a conclusive presumption, it is rebuttable — Modern scientific advancements like DNA testing, where conclusive and undisputed, can override this presumption, especially when the child's legitimacy is not the sole issue and the test is conducted with consent. India Law Library Docid # 2442588
(218) BABU SINGH Vs. CONSOLIDATION OFFICER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 132 — Prohibition of Bhumidhari rights — Land originally recorded as Category-6 (barren/non-agricultural) that was later purportedly re-categorised to Category-5 (cultivable) on the basis of an order by the Sub-Divisional Officer, was found to be public utility land (khalihan and pasture) falling under Section 132, meaning no India Law Library Docid # 2442589
(219) M/S. MCM WORLDWIDE PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 16(2), (5) & (6) and Section 34 — Challenge to Arbitrator's order rejecting plea of lack of jurisdiction — When an arbitrator rejects a plea regarding lack of jurisdiction under Section 16(2), the aggrieved party must wait until the final award is passed before challenging this decision under Section 34 of the Act — The decision under Section 16(2) does not India Law Library Docid # 2442796
(220) S. ANAND Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU REPRESENTED BY ITS INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process — Appellant, a purchaser for valuable consideration, was not involved in alleged fabrication of Will or its use with knowledge of forgery — Charge of criminal conspiracy and cheating under IPC not substantiated against appellant — Mere fact of purchasing property through a India Law Library Docid # 2442799