(141) DABLU ETC. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/149 — Murder — Conviction and sentence for life imprisonment — Unlawful assembly and common object — Accused alighting from a bus together, armed with firearms, establishes unlawful assembly with a common object — Vicarious liability under Section 149 IPC applies to all India Law Library Docid # 2440629
(142) MONIVEDA CONSULTANTS LLP AND ANOTHER Vs. SHAJAS DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Sections 241, 242, 244, 59 — Oppression and mismanagement — Interim protection — Supreme Court's role is to preserve the subject matter of the dispute until the competent forum adjudicates the matter — Interim measures should ensure that the subject matter remains protected while India Law Library Docid # 2440630
(143) M. THANIGIVELU AND OTHERS Vs. TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Service Regulations, 1967 — Regulations 10(9), 87, and 97 — Seniority of direct recruits — Determination of date of appointment — A person is considered on 'duty' when performing duties of a post or undergoing probation or training — Appointed to a class of service when discharging duties or India Law Library Docid # 2440631
(144) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. RAJKUMAR YADAV[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Police Recruitment — Criminal Antecedents — Suitability for Appointment — A candidate with criminal antecedents, even if acquitted by giving benefit of doubt, can be deemed unsuitable for police service by the screening committee, as the employer has the right to assess character and integrity for a disciplined force. India Law Library Docid # 2440632
(145) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI Vs. M/S R.V. ANDERSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 34 and 37 – Challenge to arbitral award – Improper constitution of arbitral tribunal – Interpretation of Clause 8.3(b) of the agreement – Co-arbitrators' power to appoint the presiding arbitrator after 30 days – High Court's upholding of arbitral tribunal's decision – Appeals dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2440633
(146) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. ROHITH NATHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Reservation Policy — Other Backward Classes (OBC) — Creamy Layer Exclusion — Interpretation of Office Memorandum (OM) dated 08.09.1993 and Clarificatory Letter dated 14.10.2004 — Salary income exclusion — Hostile discrimination — Held, the clarificatory letter dated 14.10.2004, particularly paragraph 9 thereof, India Law Library Docid # 2440634
(147) HARISH RANA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to life — Includes right to die with dignity — Passive euthanasia and Advance Medical Directives (AMD) are permissible under Article 21 — Active euthanasia is not permissible — Withdrawal or withholding of medical treatment is a constitutional right derived from the dignity, liberty, privacy, and India Law Library Docid # 2440635
(148) PRABHU KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act, 2016) — Sections 2(r), 33 and 34 — Fixed upper limit of 60% disability in advertisement for Assistant District Attorney (ADA) post — Held, such a stipulation is arbitrary and has no nexus with the nature of duties to be performed — The RPwD Act, 2016 defines the minimum eligibility for "benchmark disability" but does not empower the State to create an arbitrary "ceiling" that excludes those with higher degrees India Law Library Docid # 2440813
(149) SHARIF NISHAR SHAIKH Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Appellant not named in FIR and co-accused granted similar relief — Supreme Court made interim order absolute, directing appellant to cooperate with investigation, be available for interrogation, and submit bail bonds with an undertaking not to threaten witnesses or tamper with evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441388
(150) SOURAV KANTI SARKAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Reservation Policy — Backlog Vacancies — Candidates from non-reserved category cannot challenge appointments made to reserved category backlog vacancies, especially when such posts were duly identified and advertised for reserved category candidates, and the challenged appointments have been subsisting for a considerable period. India Law Library Docid # 2441389
(151) NAVIN PATHAK @ NAVEEN PATHAK Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Anticipatory Bail — Appellant joined investigation as per earlier court order — Held, custodial interrogation not necessary and sufficient grounds exist for anticipatory bail — Impugned High Court order rejecting bail set aside and bail granted on terms and conditions to be fixed by trial court — Appellant directed to cooperate with further investigation and not to influence witnesses. India Law Library Docid # 2441390
(152) HARISHCHANDRA YADAV Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20(B) and 29 — Bail application — Appellant an accused for offences under Sections 20(B) and 29 of NDPS Act — Large quantity of contraband seized from vehicle — Chargesheet filed, charges framed, and nineteen witnesses to be examined, which would consume considerable time — Quantity seized being intermediate — Balancing the delay in trial and quantity of contraband, appellant entitled for bail — Appeal allowed and appellant ordered India Law Library Docid # 2441392
(153) BADI BAHU Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 — Inquest proceedings — Supreme Court directed CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of a deceased girl, aged 20 years, who allegedly died while taking her uncle's dead body in a private ambulance engaged by the police — The Court emphasized that it was not delving into the facts of the death but was directing an inquiry based on witness statements during inquest proceedings and subsequent press statem India Law Library Docid # 2441406
(154) MOHMEDHANIF KASAMBHAI BEEWALA Vs. BHAGUBHAI S. GOHIL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Administrative Law — Natural Justice — Principles of — Order to shut down a poultry farm issued without providing a specific opportunity to rectify alleged deficiencies or comply with requirements — State authorities acting on public pressure without identifying specific breaches — Closure order lacked clarity on actionable steps required from the appellant — Insufficient evidence of specific directions given, which remained unaddressed — Supreme Court intervened to set aside the orders of closu India Law Library Docid # 2441413
(155) ROJINA SARDAR Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 20(b)(ii)(c), 25 and 29 — Grant of anticipatory bail — Appellant, a lady, granted anticipatory bail in case involving commercial quantity of contraband, after filing of chargesheet — High Court’s impugned order set aside — Appellant directed to cooperate with further proceedings and comply with terms set by Trial Court. [Paras 1 to 3] India Law Library Docid # 2441441
(156) SHILPA SHRIVASTAVA Vs. SHUBHANK SHARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Transfer Petition — 525/2025 — Proceedings pending before Family Court, Raipur, Chhattisgarh transferred to Family Court, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, as wife was firm on divorce and attempts at reconciliation failed, despite Court's efforts — Husband permitted to attend trial court proceedings online, except when physical presence is mandatory. India Law Library Docid # 2441480
(157) SANGEETA Vs. DHARMENDRA KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Transfer of Petition — Wife seeking transfer of divorce proceedings from Amritsar, Punjab to Neemkathana, Rajasthan — Distance inconvenience to wife — Husband did not appear despite service — Petition allowed. [Paras 1-7] India Law Library Docid # 2441482
(158) BABULAL YADAV AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 227 — Discharge of accused — Dowry death allegations — Supreme Court observed that it would be a travesty of justice to put the appellants, who were brothers of the deceased's father-in-law, to trial for dowry death when the allegations in the FIR were omnibus and did not specifically implicate them in dowry demands — The Court allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court's order, and discharged the appellants, allowing the trial to proceed against India Law Library Docid # 2441491
(159) ROSHANI NAMDEV Vs. LUCKY NAMDEV[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) — Section 13-B — Divorce by Mutual Consent — Waiver of cooling-off period — Where parties have been living separately for a significant period and have made genuine efforts towards reconciliation that have failed, the court may waive the mandatory six-month cooling-off period to prevent prolonged agony and facilitate an amicable resolution. [Paras 2–5] India Law Library Docid # 2441502
(160) IN RE: SOCIAL SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR GRADE - 8 (PART-2) PUBLISHED BY NCERT AND ANCILLARY ISSUES[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Contempt of Court — Social Media — Courts have power to take action against individuals and sites responsible for irresponsible posts relating to court orders. India Law Library Docid # 2441504