(521) SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. NANDHITHA N.S. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 174 — Contempt of Court — Collector, Bangalore, Karnataka, failed to recover amount as arrears of land revenue as directed by Supreme Court — Court issued notice to Collector to explain non-compliance and show cause why strict view should not be taken. India Law Library Docid # 2441596
(522) NARENDER BHARDWAJ Vs. M/S 108 SUPER COMPLEX R.W.A. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Section 14 — Jurisdiction of Tribunal — Tribunal has jurisdiction only over civil cases where a substantial question relating to environment, within the scope of enactments listed in Schedule I, is involved — An alleged encroachment and illegal construction, if violating municipal laws or town planning acts not listed in Schedule I, do not fall within the Tribunal's jurisdiction — The impugned order directing removal of such construction was quashed and set as India Law Library Docid # 2441603
(523) REJANISH K.V Vs. K. DEEPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 233(2) — Interpretation of — Judicial officers are eligible for appointment as District Judges through direct recruitment, and their past service as judicial officers counts towards the minimum practice requirement — This decision overrules a previous judgment in Dheeraj Mor v — High Court of Delhi. India Law Library Docid # 2441605
(524) GUJARAT PUBLIC SCHOOL Vs. NAYA GUJARAT KAMDAR UNION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Interference with Mediation and Settlement Process — Court took strong objection to individuals attempting to scuttle settlement and influence workmen, directing police to ensure non-interference and to take suo motu action if injunction violated. India Law Library Docid # 2441607
(525) RAJENDRA RAO MANNEWAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 — Rule 9(2)(b) — Proceedings not instituted before retirement — Cannot be initiated for events more than four years prior to institution — Charge sheet quashed by CAT for want of sanction attained finality — Fresh inquiry barred if event is more than 4 years old from CAT's decision — High Court's order permitting de novo inquiry set aside. [Paras 3-11] India Law Library Docid # 2441611
(526) DEEPAK SHARMA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 — Sections 85 and 316(2) — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Where an appellant accused has joined investigation as per earlier court orders, and custodial interrogation is not required, Supreme Court may set aside the High Court's order rejecting bail and direct release on bail subject to trial court's conditions, clarifying that observations and bail grant do not constitute findings on merits of the case. [Paras 2, 6–8, 11–12] India Law Library Docid # 2441709
(527) PRIYA Vs. ARVIND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(A) — Transfer of Proceedings — Wife filed petition to transfer a divorce case filed by husband from Jaipur, Rajasthan to Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh due to distance and inconvenience — Husband did not appear despite service of notice — Court allowed the transfer petition considering the inconvenience to the wife and the distance between the two locations — Transferee court has discretion to allow virtual presence of husband until necessarily required. [Paras 1 to India Law Library Docid # 2441745
(528) T. K. IMTHIAS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337, 338, and 304A — Conviction maintained for rash and negligent driving resulting in injuries and death — Supreme Court reduced the sentence to the period already undergone by the appellant, considering the age of the incident and the appellant having suffered part of the sentence — Sentence of fine to remain intact — Appeal allowed in part. [Paras 2-7] India Law Library Docid # 2441767
(529) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. BALJEET SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7 — Demand and acceptance of bribe — Complainant's testimony regarding demand by accused (A2) on a specific date was clear and corroborated by other witnesses — Pre-trap proceedings were also established — Recovery of marked notes from A2’s person and hand wash turning pink confirmed the trap — Despite inconsistencies in complainant's testimony India Law Library Docid # 2440567
(530) ANURAG KRISHNA SINHA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Manifest Arbitrariness — Srimati Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library (Requisition & Management) Act, 2015 — Held, the Act is manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14 as it involves complete vesting of property, dissolution of trust, absence of India Law Library Docid # 2440568
(531) POORANMAL Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34, 201 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 103(1)/3(5), 238 — Circumstantial evidence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence must fulfill stringent conditions — Circumstances must be fully established, consistent only with hypothesis of guilt, conclusive in nature, exclude every possible hypothesis except guilt, and form complete chain of evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440569
(532) RACHANA GANGU AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life — Includes Right to Health — State has positive obligation to safeguard health and ensure conditions for meaningful life — Absence of uniform policy for compensation for death/injury after vaccination raises constitutional concerns warranting institutional response. India Law Library Docid # 2440570
(533) REGISTRAR CANE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND OTHERS Vs. GURDEEP SINGH NARVAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 — Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 — Section 103 — Legal status of Cooperative Societies after State reorganisation — Cooperative societies restructured under the Reorganisation Act are not automatically deemed Multi-State Cooperative Societies under Section 103 of the India Law Library Docid # 2440571
(534) MANOJ KUMAR MUTTA Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Appellant not named in FIR, no raid at his business premises, earlier cases ended in bail, cooperating with investigation, and no misuse of liberty granted — High Court wrongly refused anticipatory bail — Supreme Court sets aside High Court order and India Law Library Docid # 2440572
(535) MUDDAM RAJU YADAV Vs. B. RAJA SHANKER (D) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Trial Court decreed suit for specific performance of sale agreement — High Court set aside Trial Court's decree — Held, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) executed on the same day as sale agreement established that sale agreement was sham and nominal, executed as security for loan India Law Library Docid # 2440573
(536) PANNALAL BHANSALI Vs. BHARTI TELECOM LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Section 66 — Reduction of Share Capital — Procedural Fairness — Minority Shareholders — Valuation of Shares — Non-disclosure of valuation report and fairness report in notice for general meeting — Held, not a "tricky notice" as statutory requirement for valuation report not mandated under India Law Library Docid # 2440574
(537) RAMADEBI RAUTRAY Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 — Section 45(1)(v) and Sections 44-E and 44-J — Disqualification for election — Having more than two children — Election of returned candidate declared invalid by Election Tribunal due to disqualification — Respondent failed to cross-examine appellant’s witnesses despite opportunities, leading to uncontroverted evidence — Election Appellate Tribunal upheld India Law Library Docid # 2440768
(538) SUDERSHAN KUMAR MISRA Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Interim orders of the High Court regarding permissions for meetings, functions, or rallies at specific locations in Jaipur were merged into a final order — Special leave petitions challenging these interim orders were dismissed as infructuous. India Law Library Docid # 2441483
(539) COMMISSIONER OF SALES TAX ODISHA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S BHUSHAN POWER AND STEEL LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 31 — Binding nature of approved resolution plan — Resolution plan approved under Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, is binding on all stakeholders, including Central and State Governments, and local authorities, concerning debts and statutory dues — Appellants failed to submit any claims to the Committee of Creditors within the prescribed time — Consequently, any claims the appellants may have had were extinguished upon the appr India Law Library Docid # 2441489
(540) ATUL NIHALE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Death Sentence — Stay of Execution — Supreme Court granted leave to appeal against High Court judgment and ordered a stay on the execution of the death sentence pending final disposal. India Law Library Docid # 2441507