(1) MEENAKSHI NATARAJAN Vs. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Arts. 32 and 329(b) — Representation of the People Act, 1951 — S. 100 — Writ petition challenging order of Returning Officer rejecting nomination paper for Rajya Sabha election — Maintainability — Held, not maintainable — Bar contained in Art. 329(b) is absolute and excludes jurisdiction of this Court under Art. 32 (and of the High Court under Art. 226) in respect of all India Law Library Docid # 2446782
(2) SHISHU PAL @ SHISH RAM AND OTHERS Vs. SURJEET AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 168 — Compensation — Death of homemaker — New head of 'Loss of Domestic Care' — Basis and quantum — The conventional method of computing compensation upon the death of a homemaker suffers from an inherent disadvantage — Notional income, as assigned by earlier decisions, fails to capture the economic, emotional and managerial contributions that a homemaker makes to the household and to nation-building at large — In recognition of the multifarious yet unquantifie India Law Library Docid # 2445045
(3) GAURAV MEHLA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Service Law — Public employment — Recruitment — Mandatory rule — Non-compliance — Whether fatal — Rule 3 of Service Rules, 2003 — Presence and concurrence of departmental supervisory officials at appointment meeting — Role of such officials is supervisory and meant to cross-check compliance with recruitment norms, not to confer eligibility on candidates — Their absence at third (appointment) India Law Library Docid # 2445128
(4) ATUL CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Service Law — Compassionate appointment — Nature — Not a vested right — Compassionate appointment is not a condition of service; it is a humane response to sudden financial destitution caused by death-in-harness of the breadwinner — Claim is subject to fulfilment of all eligibility requirements under the applicable rules — However, the same principle that binds the claimant equally binds the State: refusal or India Law Library Docid # 2445129
(5) SUREKHA DOMAJI BELE Vs. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TESTING DIVISION, MSEDCL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Disciplinary proceedings — Dismissal from service — Competence of authority — Employee appointed by Superintending Engineer, dismissed by Executive Engineer — Dismissal order held valid as Executive Engineer was competent under MSEDCL Service Regulations to punish an employee of Appellant's pay grade — India Law Library Docid # 2445130
(6) SHEETAL VASANT THAKUR Vs. CHIRAG ARORA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 24, 33(5), 36, 39 — Child-sensitive judicial processes — Mandatory safeguards for child victims — Courts must ensure child-friendly procedures, minimum intrusion, and psychological safety, avoiding re-traumatisation and secondary victimisation in all proceedings concerning children, especially those involving allegations of sexual India Law Library Docid # 2445131
(7) THE COMMISSIONER, BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE Vs. K.K.UMESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 165 and 166 — Liability for injuries sustained due to falling tree branch — Injuries caused by falling tree branch while vehicle was stationary under the tree during rain — Held, not an accident "arising out of the use of a motor vehicle" as the motor vehicle did not play an active role. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2445132
(8) MAKARDHWAJ RAM Vs. JAGDISH RAI (DEAD) TH. LRS. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 11, Explanation IV — Constructive Res Judicata — Application of the principle depends on the facts and circumstances of each case, considering the ambit of earlier proceedings and the nexus of the matter to the controversy — It is founded on public policy to prevent multiplicity of proceedings and avoid parties being vexed twice over for the same litigation — India Law Library Docid # 2445133
(9) DR. RAMESH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PCPNDT Act) — Section 28(1)(a) — Cognizance of offences — Complaint by Appropriate Authority or authorized officer is a prerequisite for court to take cognizance of an offence under the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2445134
(10) BAKSISH AHMAD Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226(1) — Territorial jurisdiction — Writ petition by CAPF personnel — Delhi High Court — Jurisdiction based on situs of respondent's office —The Delhi High Court has territorial jurisdiction under Art. 226(1) of the Constitution to entertain a writ petition preferred by any enrolled member of the Border Security Force or any Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) who is aggrieved by an administrative order of termination of service, by reason of the situs of India Law Library Docid # 2445025
(11) DR. RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 392 — Third Judge — Power to give independent opinion — Options available — When an appeal is heard by a Division Bench and the Judges are divided in opinion, the appeal is laid before a third Judge under S. 392 — The third Judge is not confined to choosing between the two views expressed by the Division Bench Judges — The third Judge may: (i) agree with either of the two opinions expressed; (ii) form an independent view at divergence with both opi India Law Library Docid # 2445046
(12) M. R. VASUMATHI Vs. THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-06-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Auction Sale — Compliance with Rule 9 — Mandatory Nature — Payment of Balance 75% Beyond 15-Day Period — No Written Agreement for Extension — Sale Set Aside — Article 142 — Redemption Opportunity Granted to India Law Library Docid # 2445047
(13) SEESA SANTOSH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure — Passport — Return/Surrender of Passport — Accused facing serious criminal charges — Right to travel abroad vis-à-vis right to speedy trial — Balance between individual liberty and societal interest — Accused charged with abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy since 2014, trial still at stage of committal despite lapse of over ten years — Accused, a US citizen, had misused India Law Library Docid # 2444635
(14) THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Vs. M/s BMM ISPAT LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) — Section 9 — Royalty rates for iron ore — Enhancement from 10% to 15% — Agreement for sale of extracted iron ore entered before enhancement — Royalty payable on removal or consumption of minerals — Central government's power to amend royalty rates is statutory and cannot India Law Library Docid # 2444636
(15) SAHIL ABDULSATTAR MANSURI AND OTHERS Vs. SAFIMAHAMAD FAFIRBHAI MANSURI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure — Delay in Investigation and Filing of Charge Sheet — Speedy Trial — Right to Speedy Trial and Timely Completion of Investigation are integral parts of Article 21 of the Constitution — Statutory recognition in CrPC for prompt investigation — Investigations should be completed within a reasonable time, India Law Library Docid # 2444637
(16) SHEPHALI CHAKRABORTY Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-06-2026 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 — Section 8 — Permission to transfer minor's immovable property — Natural guardian requires prior court permission for alienation of minor's immovable property, such as sale, gift, exchange, or mortgage. India Law Library Docid # 2444570
(17) SONAL TALPADA Vs. VEERBHAN SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — In matrimonial cases, refusal to have intercourse or denial of conjugal rights without a valid reason constitutes mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce — Withholding sexual intimacy can cause severe emotional distress and undermine the foundation of a marriage. India Law Library Docid # 2444565
(18) STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. BALRAJ SINGH @ BILLA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 37 — Grant of bail — Twin conditions under Section 37(1)(b)(ii) must be considered — High Court ignored twin conditions while granting bail in a case involving commercial quantity of narcotics — Impugned order granting bail cannot be sustained. India Law Library Docid # 2444566
(19) KULSUM NISHA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14, 15(1), 16, 39(a) & 39(c) — Uttar Pradesh Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016 (2016 Order) — Clause 2(p) — Government Order (G.O.) No — 6 of 2019 — Paragraph IV(10) — Exclusion of married daughter from definition of ‘family’ for India Law Library Docid # 2444567
(20) NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. T. YOUNIS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Act) — Section 33 and Section 34(3) — Limitation for filing application to set aside arbitral award — Exclusion of time spent in disposal of applications under Section 33 — Court held that period spent in disposal of Section 33 applications by Arbitral Tribunal must be excluded for India Law Library Docid # 2444568