(341) DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND COLLECTOR, GWALIOR, M.P. Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 2(30), 173, 174 — Compensation — Liability for accident during requisition of vehicle — Bus owned by a school was requisitioned by the appellant (District Magistrate) for election purposes — Accident occurred while the bus was under the control of the appellant — Issue of shifting of liability from the insurance company to the requisitioning authority — Held, when a India Law Library Docid # 2441129
(342) INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. Vs. DEEPAK SHARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 National Green Tribunal (NGT) — Adjudicatory Function — NGT cannot abdicate its powers and entrust its adjudicatory functions to a committee, even an expert committee — The role of such a committee is only to assist the NGT, not to decide the case. India Law Library Docid # 2441130
(343) CHAYA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 15(1), 16, 309 — Relaxation in qualifying examination (TET) marks for reserved category candidates — The provision of relaxation in qualifying marks in TET enables reserved category candidates to enter the zone of consideration and does not affect their inter se merit in the main selection process (TAIT) — Migration to the open category is permissible if recruitment rules do not expressly prohibit it or are silent on the matter — Decisions India Law Library Docid # 2441131
(344) STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS Vs. SANTHOSH KUMAR C[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Karnataka Recruitment of Gazetted Probationers (Appointment by Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1997 — Rule 11(1), 11(3) & Rule 4(3) — Selection process for Gazetted Probationers — Vacancy arising from non-joining candidate — Claims of next eligible candidate — Held, select list is not an open-ended reservoir of candidates but is prepared for notified vacancies & operates within statutory India Law Library Docid # 2441132
(345) M/S.LAMBA EXPORTS PVT. LTD Vs. M/S.DHIR GLOBAL INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 12A — Withdrawal of CIRP — Order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and Civil Suit — Supreme Court expresses no opinion on the merits of proceedings under IBC or the pending civil suit, leaving all rights and contentions open to be urged before the competent forum. India Law Library Docid # 2441133
(346) M/S ABS MARINE SERVICES Vs. THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Contract Law — Interpretation of clauses — State as a party — Non-negotiable principles of Rule of Law apply — Clause providing that one party's decision is final and unchallengeable in any court or arbitration is unsustainable if it leads to a vacuum in legal remedies or violates the principle of natural justice that no one can be a judge in their own cause. India Law Library Docid # 2441134
(347) ARVIND WALIA Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Sections 3, 4, 44, 45, 50 — Bail — Appellant in custody for over 8 months, aged 65 years, appeared before ED on five occasions prior to arrest — Further detention not necessary — Section 45 conditions cannot override Article 21 rights — Bail granted subject to furnishing bonds and other conditions imposed by trial court — Observations in order not to be treated as findings on merits. [Paras 7–10, 15–16] India Law Library Docid # 2441487
(348) ARUNKUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail — Applicants convicted by Sessions Court and affirmed by High Court, seeking suspension of sentence during pendency of criminal appeals before Supreme Court — Applicants are women who have undergone substantial period of sentence, including remission, and have good case on merits — Supreme Court considered the facts and granted suspension of sentence, directing release on bail subject to conditions imposed by trial court. [Para India Law Library Docid # 2441495
(349) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Vs. MOULASAB DILAWARSAB TALLUR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of delay — Where reasons for delay in filing an appeal before the High Court are found to be satisfactory, such delay can be condoned. India Law Library Docid # 2441498
(350) ASHISH RANJAN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Supreme Court — Jurisdiction — Miscellaneous Application — Modification of time schedule for admission — National Medical Commission sought modification of time schedule for postgraduate medical course admissions for academic session 2025-2026 — Supreme Court allowed the application and extended the last date for admission to 28th February, 2026 for All India Quota, Deemed & Central Institutes, and State Counselling. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441500
(351) J. KRISHNAN Vs. STATE OF TAMILNADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Conditions for granting bail — High Courts and Trial Courts should decide bail pleas strictly on merits of the case and not based on any undertaking or statement regarding deposit of money by the accused — Imposing a condition of depositing a sum of money for granting anticipatory bail is impermissible and amounts to passing a conditional order of bail, which is contrary to law laid down by the Supreme Court — High Court’s order imposing India Law Library Docid # 2441520
(352) THE CHIEF ENGINEER AND OTHERS Vs. T ARJUNAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Compensation — Where re-appointment of a former employee, who had worked for 13 years as a Nominal Muster Roll employee but was disengaged much earlier and had attained superannuation age, was not feasible due to passage of time, the Supreme Court, exercising its powers under Article 142, directed payment of lump sum compensation to the employee, making it clear that the order was based on peculiar facts and not a precedent. [Paras 7-12] India Law Library Docid # 2441619
(353) SHAILENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Arms Act, 1959 - Sections 25/27 — Conviction for possessing a pistol with a live cartridge — Absence of independent public witnesses during search and seizure conducted in a public place at 6:00 p.m — — No explanation provided for the lack of independent witnesses — Supreme Court held that conviction cannot be sustained in the absence of independent witnesses and set aside the conviction and sentence. [Paras 5–10] India Law Library Docid # 2441700
(354) CENTRAL TRANSMISSION UTILITY OF INDIA LIMITED Vs. SUMIT BINANI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 14 — Appropriation of security deposit towards pre-CIRP dues — Deposit made by a Corporate Debtor (CD) in lieu of a Letter of Credit (LoC) towards an Operational Creditor (OC) for availing transmission services, is the property of the CD and remains so until duly adjusted against any defaulted dues — Moratorium under Section 14 of the IBC prohibits any action to recover India Law Library Docid # 2441216
(355) ANIL KUMAR SAINI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail pending trial — Appellant accused in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Chargesheet filed and charges framed — Trial likely to take time to conclude — Appellant having no prior criminal antecedent — Further detention of appellant pending trial not necessary — Appeal allowed and appellant admitted to bail subject to furnishing of bail bonds and other conditions imposed by the trial court — Observatons in the order not India Law Library Docid # 2441393
(356) SUMERUBHAI RASIKLAL AMIN Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court confirmed interim protection for co-accused with conditions including cooperation in investigation and not tampering with evidence, considering no custodial interrogation was necessary. [Paras 3-4, 6-8] India Law Library Docid # 2441422
(357) PARDEEP Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court confirmed interim anticipatory bail order, allowing appeal against High Court’s decision — The appellant had fully cooperated with the investigation, had not influenced witnesses, and had maintained good conduct — The Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2441430
(358) PURUSHOTTAM DADHICH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail pending trial — Trial likely to take substantial time — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order rejecting bail application and directed release of appellant on bail subject to furnishing of bail bonds and other conditions imposed by the trial court — Observations made in India Law Library Docid # 2441442
(359) BIPUL MISHRA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Suspension of Sentence — In view of the appellant having suffered incarceration for two years, the pendency of appeal before the High Court and the arguable points raised regarding the conviction, the Supreme Court suspended the sentence and granted bail, setting aside the impugned order of the High Court. [Paras 5, 8, 9, 10] India Law Library Docid # 2441755
(360) PARDEEP SETH Vs. M/S. P.K. VERMA & COMPANY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 148 — Cheque bounce case — Suspension of sentence — High Court judge not following decisions of coordinate benches on imposing condition of depositing 20% of compensation amount while granting suspension of sentence — Learned Judge should have followed earlier coordinate bench decisions for judicial propriety and consistency, instead of deciding the case on merits himself, which preempted the appellate court — Impugned orders set aside and matt India Law Library Docid # 2441758