(1) ARCIS CLEAN ENERGY PVT. LTD Vs. PARSHVA INNOVATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Territorial Jurisdiction — Seat vs. Venue of Arbitration — High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) in respect of disputes arising out of a Franchise Agreement — Impugned order questioned on the ground that the Delhi High Court lacked territorial jurisdiction as the juridical seat of arbitration was in Goa — Held: Determination of whether a place is a "seat" or a mere "venue" requires an evaluation India Law Library Docid # 2455427
(2) HEMANT D. SHAH HUF AND ANOTHER Vs. CHITTARANJAN D. SHAH HUF AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Reference of non-signatories to arbitration — Concept of 'Veritable Party' — Prima facie determination by Referral Court — Non-signatory partners claiming rights through subsequent partnership deeds over the subject asset of the firm — If the disputed retirement deed of the appellants is held invalid, parties revert to the earlier partnership deed containing the arbitration clause, thereby India Law Library Docid # 2455428
(3) HARDEV CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Government Contracts and Tenders — Tender Process — Submission of Bid Security — E-payment vs. Physical Original — Rejection on hyper-technical grounds — Appellant’s bid was rejected for non-submission of the physical original of the Bid Security, despite having paid via e-payment gateway and uploading the digital receipt along with the tender document — Clause 2.20.6(ii) of Request For Proposal (RFP) required physical delivery of the form India Law Library Docid # 2455429
(4) HARAMANI SAHOO AND OTHERS Vs. LALITA NAYAK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings post commencement of trial — Exercise of judicial discretion — Appellants sought amendment of plaint to incorporate foundational facts and challenge a compromise decree passed in a separate suit concerning a portion of the suit property, after learning about it through certified copies obtained in 2020 — Trial Court and High Court rejected the amendment application on grounds of delay, limitation, and lack of due diligen India Law Library Docid # 2455432
(5) UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS Vs. SGT GIRISH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Armed Forces / Pension — Disability Pension and Arrears — Scope of Precedential Relief — Application for clarification of common judgment regarding grant of disability pension and broad-banding benefits with arrears — Clarified that the judgment rendered in the specific context of re-computation/broad-banding for ex-servicemen cannot be construed to automatically grant disability India Law Library Docid # 2455434
(6) M. PREMA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Inter se Seniority between Direct Recruits, Special Appointees, and Compassionate Appointees — Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1955, Part II, Rule 10(a)(i) & Rule 48 — Special Absorption Rules, 1987, Clause 10 — Inter se seniority dispute between Direct recruits selected through competitive examination, Special appointees appointed on temporary basis under Rule 10(a)(i) and subsequently regularised, and Compassionate appointees — High Court held Direct India Law Library Docid # 2455035
(7) SULTAN SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2026 Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 — Section 51(2)(a)(ii) read with Section 53 — Succession to Bhumidhari rights of Hindu female/widow — Transformation of limited interest into absolute estate — Interplay with Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA) — Deceased female Bhumidhar (Khajano) inherited a limited life estate in the subject agricultural holding prior to the commencement of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 — Upon the enactment of the HSA, 1956, by virtue of Section 14(1) read with the Explanation the India Law Library Docid # 2455036
(8) CHARMING RUPON Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Rape of minor suffering from intellectual disability — Benefit of Doubt — Re-appreciation of evidence — Unexplained delay of 10 days in lodging FIR — Star prosecution witnesses (child victim and her cousin) completely failed to identify the accused before the Court and admitted that the name of the accused was supplied by victim's mother — Victim admitted to being instructed by Special Public Prosecutor prior to giving testimony India Law Library Docid # 2455037
(9) MODERN ASSET Vs. KNK CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 31(1) — Clean Slate Principle — Right of Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA) to pursue pre-CIRP claims vs. Counterclaim by Operational Creditor (OC) — Equitable Set-Off — Operational Creditor suffered a major haircut on its pre-CIRP claim under the approved resolution plan — Subsequent to CIRP completion, SRA invoked arbitration seeking recovery of pre-CIRP dues from the same Operational Creditor arising out of the very same contract — Secti India Law Library Docid # 2454912
(10) SHUBHAM EQUIPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. ROTHWELL WATER COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6-A) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Scope of Inquiry — Minimal Judicial Intervention — Referral Court's jurisdiction under Section 11(6-A) is restricted to examining the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement — Once the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement is established, the Court ought to appoint an arbitrator and refer the parties to arbitration — Contentions regarding overlapping claims under a prior agreement fall wi India Law Library Docid # 2454913
(11) FEDERATION OF MEDICAL AND SALES REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 and 32 — Right to Health — Unethical Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices — Public Interest Litigation seeking statutory force for Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) or framing of judicial guidelines — Health forms an integral part of right to life — Unethical practices including direct or indirect monetary benefits, gifts, hospitality, sponsored travel, and inducements to medical practitioners result in over-prescription India Law Library Docid # 2454914
(12) RAMKRUSHNA PRAHLLAD DONGARDIVE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 409 — Criminal Breach of Trust by Public Servant — Misappropriation of Government funds — Reversal of acquittal by High Court — Legality of — Onus lies affirmatively on prosecution to prove entrustment of property and dishonest intention beyond reasonable doubt — Prosecution failed to produce original cashbook, daily registers, stock registers, or audit reports to prove collection and non-deposit of funds — Non-production of material documents in complainant's India Law Library Docid # 2454915
(13) MEERUT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. PARMESHWAR DAYAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 54 — Interim Stay / Conditional Release of Enhanced Compensation — Discretion of Court — Parity in interim arrangements — High Court granted stay on enhanced compensation awarded by Reference Court subject to petitioner depositing 50% in cash and furnishing security for balance 50%, permitting landowners to receive entire cash deposit — Supreme Court directed petitioner to deposit the entire enhanced compensation with High Court Registry within four weeks — H India Law Library Docid # 2455038
(14) APPA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 394 — Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery — Non-recovery of stolen articles — Conviction unsustainable — The conviction under Section 394 IPC cannot be sustained where the allegation of robbery is not supported by recovery or seizure of the allegedly stolen property — Absence of purchase receipts or independent evidence establishing ownership, identity, or value of the articles, coupled with the failure to connect scattered beads found at the spot to India Law Library Docid # 2454905
(15) V. PON. PANEERSELVAM Vs. S. REGUPATHY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2026 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Sections 81(1) and 86(1) — Mandatory requirement of personal presentation — Non-compliance — Dismissal at threshold — Presentation of an election petition by the petitioner in person under Section 81(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 is a mandatory requirement — Compliance with Section 81 is not a mere procedural formality, but directly impacts the maintainability of the petition; any defect in this regard is incurable — Under India Law Library Docid # 2454906
(16) M/S. MEPCO INDUSTRIES LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, MADURAI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 28(i) & Section 4 — Revenue vs. Capital Receipt — Electricity/Power Subsidy — Application of the "Purpose Test" — The character of a subsidy receipt in the hands of an assessee must be determined by applying the "Purpose Test" — The point of time of payment, source, and form of the subsidy are not decisive; the determinative factor is the object and purpose sought to India Law Library Docid # 2454907
(17) ABHISHEK Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Ingredients — Seat and gravity of injury not sole determinant — Attempt to strike vital parts warded off defensively — To attract Section 307 IPC, it is not essential that a fatal or life-threatening bodily injury must actually be sustained — The section distinguishes between the act of the accused and its result; the determinative criterion is whether the act was executed with the requisite intention or knowledge — Intention or knowledg India Law Library Docid # 2454908
(18) THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS Vs. NANDESHWAR KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2026 Bihar Panchayat Elementary Teacher (Employment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2006 — Rule 8(a) — Eligibility Criteria — Requirement of NCTE Recognized Qualification — Date of Determination — The eligibility of a candidate for appointment to a public post must be adjudged on the last date of submission of application forms or, at best, by the date of appointment — Where recruitment is India Law Library Docid # 2454909
(19) M/S JK PAPER LTD AND OTHERS Vs. BIPINCHANDRA NATWARLAL SHAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Powers and Duty of First Appellate Court — Scope of Judicial Interference under Article 136 of the Constitution — An appeal is a continuation of the original proceedings, and the first appellate court is a court of fact and law required to decide the case by re-appreciating evidence, giving reasons, and dealing with all issues of India Law Library Docid # 2454910
(20) UMESH CHAND Vs. STATE OF U.P AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2026 Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — Section 4 — Release of offenders on probation of good conduct — Nature of offence and character of offender — Erroneous application by High Court — High Court released accused on probation of good conduct under Section 4 despite brutal attack causing severe, permanent, disabling, and grievous injuries to victim — High Court failed to consider criminal antecedents brought on record by prosecution and ignored the nature of the crime — Protracted trial cannot be a India Law Library Docid # 2455433