(21) 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
(22) 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
(23) 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
(24) 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
(25) 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
(26) 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
(27) 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
(28) T.K.A. PADMANABHAN Vs. ABHIYAN COOPERATIVE GROUP HOUSING SOCIETY LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 3 and Section 12(4) — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8 — Consumer complaint — Arbitration clause — Jurisdiction of consumer forum — The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 provides an additional remedy and its jurisdiction cannot be ousted merely by an arbitration clause in an agreement — Once a consumer complaint is admitted, it cannot be transferred to India Law Library Docid # 2447130
(29) 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
(30) 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
(31) 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
(32) 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
(33) 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
(34) DARUBAI AND ANOTHER Vs. KAMALABAI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-06-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Sections 8, 10, 19 — Property of a male Hindu dying intestate — Devolution of property — Heirs taking property as tenants-in-common and not joint tenants — Each heir having a definite and separate share — No presumption of coparcenary property. India Law Library Docid # 2444507
(35) BHIKHANI DEVI AND ETC. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-06-2026 Casual Labourers (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularisation) Scheme, 1991 — Temporary status casual labourer — Entitlement to pensionary benefits — Held, entitled even in the absence of formal regularisation, provided eligibility criteria under Rule 10(1-B) of CCS (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965, are fulfilled. India Law Library Docid # 2444508
(36) RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA) — Section 18A — Validity of derivative contracts — Breach of position limits under SEBI Circular 2001 does not render derivative contracts void — The Circular mandates disclosure of positions exceeding limits and imposes penalties for non-disclosure, not voiding of contracts — India Law Library Docid # 2444378
(37) ISHWAR CHAND SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Allegations of sexual offence against father and uncle of prosecutrix — Held, complaint lacked specific factual details and material evidence to establish a prima facie case — Wide-ranging matrimonial litigation between parties India Law Library Docid # 2444423
(38) PILA PAHAN @ PEELA PAHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Pronouncement of Reserved Judgments — Guidelines issued by Supreme Court for timely pronouncement in High Courts — Maximum period of 3 months for reasoned judgments, prompt pronouncement in matters of personal liberty, and specific timelines for bail applications and appeals involving custody. India Law Library Docid # 2444424
(39) A. JOHN KENNEDY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Environmental Law — Forest Conservation — Encroachment — Supreme Court directs stringent measures for eviction of encroachers from Reserve Forests, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Tiger Reserves in Tamil Nadu, emphasizing constitutional obligation to protect ecologically sensitive regions and fragile ecosystems. India Law Library Docid # 2444425
(40) BHARAT KUMAR BADLANI Vs. SEEMA CHAUDHARY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Contempt of Court — Wilful disobedience of Court orders — Non-compliance with Supreme Court's direction to de-seal premises for nearly three months despite petitioner's repeated representations and legal notices — Officials treated judicial orders with undue delay and inaction — Such conduct undermines rule of law and India Law Library Docid # 2444426