(221) DURGAPUR STEEL PLANT AND OTHERS Vs. BIDHAN CHANDRA CHOWDHURY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Recruitment Process — Advertisement and Selection — While filling vacancies, State instrumentalities must adhere to comparative merit and avoid discrimination — A candidate in a select list does not gain an indefeasible right to appointment without specific rules to that effect. India Law Library Docid # 2443315
(222) L.K. TRUST Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 36(1)(iii) — Deductibility of interest on borrowed capital — Assessee borrowed a substantial sum to purchase shares of another company — The Assessing Officer disallowed the deduction of interest paid on this loan, viewing the transaction as a colorable device to transfer funds to a group company for share purchase — The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal India Law Library Docid # 2443634
(223) SHEIKH ABEDIN Vs. IQBAL AHMED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Decree on Admission — A decree can be passed under Order 12, Rule 6 CPC on the basis of an admission, whether it is contained in the pleadings or elsewhere, in writing or oral, without any specific form — The purpose is to enable a party to obtain speedy justice regarding the admitted claim. India Law Library Docid # 2443836
(224) ARJUN JANI @ TUNTUN Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Delay in filing appeal — High Court declining to condone delay of 3157 days in filing criminal appeal — Order of High Court set aside by Supreme Court — Supreme Court grants bail to petitioner as exceptional measure, considering his undergoing sentence of 22 years with India Law Library Docid # 2447380
(225) VADIYALA PRABHAKAR RAO AND OTHERS Vs. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Forest Laws — Hyderabad Forest Act, 1326F vs — 1355F — Inclusion of land in reserve forest — Notification issued under a repealed Act is not automatically invalid if it aligns with the provisions of the new Act — The Court presumes validity if the intention and purpose are consistent with the current law. India Law Library Docid # 2443251
(226) NEETU SOLVENTS Vs. VINEET NAGAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Environmental Law — Environmental Clearance (EC) — Ex-post facto EC — The Supreme Court has held that the concept of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance is alien to Indian environmental jurisprudence and struck down notifications allowing it — However, in cases where industries were established based on Consent to Establish India Law Library Docid # 2443252
(227) HANSRAJ Vs. MUKESH NATH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 173 — Compensation for accident — Appellant sustained 100% permanent disability at the age of 14 due to a road accident — Claim petition filed for compensation — The Tribunal awarded Rs. 7,76,543/- and the High Court enhanced it to Rs. 12,17,543/- — The Supreme Court further enhanced the compensation. India Law Library Docid # 2443253
(228) DR. NIGAM PRAKASH NARAIN Vs. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Medical Council of India Regulations, 2002 — Regulations 8.4 and 8.7 — Time limit for deciding complaints against physicians — Regulation 8.4 providing a six-month limit is a caution for expeditious disposal, not an absolute bar. India Law Library Docid # 2443254
(229) HABBAN SHAH Vs. SHERUDDIN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28(1) and 28(4) — Decree for specific performance — Executability — Non-deposit of balance sale consideration within stipulated time — Plaintiff's failure to deposit balance sale consideration within three months as stipulated in the decree — No application for extension of time filed within India Law Library Docid # 2443255
(230) DHRUV VARMA AND ANOTHER Vs. J K VARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 139 — Presumption of cheque dishonour — Rebuttal of presumption — Court found that the presumption under Section 139 was duly rebutted — However, due to concurrent findings of three courts regarding the existence of debt or liability, the conviction was maintained. India Law Library Docid # 2447386
(231) ALPHA CORP DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. GREATER NOIDA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (GNIDA) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-05-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 62 — Appeals against NCLAT judgment — Appeals filed beyond the permissible limitation period are liable to be dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2443236
(232) RAJADURAI Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-05-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29(1) — Bail — Petitioner granted bail by Supreme Court after being in judicial custody for over a year, despite charge being framed, with no witnesses examined yet. India Law Library Docid # 2443250
(233) DR. BAIS SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTITUTE PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. DHANANJAY PANDE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Companies Act, 1956 — Sections 397, 398, 41 and 2(27) — Member of a company — Locus standi to file petition for oppression and mismanagement — Essential requirement is not just formal entry in register of members, but also equitable consideration of proprietary interest and conduct of the company treating the person as a member. India Law Library Docid # 2443187
(234) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER Vs. R. SASIPRIYA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Public Administration and Service Rules — Interpretation of merger of departments and promotion rules — The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's judgment that questioned a government order (G.O.) granting a notional promotion to an employee — The Court found that the original G.O — was issued in compliance with prior High Court orders and a merger policy that was not challenged by any party, thus validating the promotion and subsequent advancements. [Paras 15 to 24, India Law Library Docid # 2443188
(235) RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. LAVANSHU SANKHLA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Service Law — Recruitment Rules — Eligibility Criteria — Date of Possession of Qualification — For recruitment to the post of Assistant Prosecution Officer, the essential educational qualification must be possessed by the candidate on the date of submission of the application, not at a later stage like the interview or examination India Law Library Docid # 2443189
(236) KUMUD LALL Vs. SURESH CHANDRA ROY (DEAD) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Applicability of Order 22 of CPC to death of parties — Section 13(7) made Order 22 of CPC applicable to death of complainant or opposite party, allowing substitution of legal heirs if the right to sue survives — This procedural rule must be harmoniously construed with substantive law like Section 306 India Law Library Docid # 2443190
(237) SUJAL VISHWAS ATTAVAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Exercise of Writ Jurisdiction — High Court's power under Article 226 is extraordinary and discretionary, subject to self-imposed restrictions — Ordinarily, it should not be exercised when an effective alternative remedy is available to the aggrieved person, such as pursuing remedies under statutory frameworks like the CrPC or BNSS, unless specific exceptions apply. India Law Library Docid # 2443191
(238) UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. SABA WANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-04-2026 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) — Minimum qualifications for teachers — Section 23 — National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) regulations and Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement — The Supreme Court held that NCTE-prescribed minimum qualifications, including passing TET, are mandatory for new appointments and must be acquired by in-service India Law Library Docid # 2443050
(239) PAWAN KHERA Vs. STATE OF ASSAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-04-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 337, 338, 353 — Allegations of defamation and causing public mischief through press conferences displaying allegedly forged documents — Prima facie, allegations and counter-allegations in the context of political rivalry suggest a need for careful consideration of individual India Law Library Docid # 2443045
(240) NANDI INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR ENTERPRISES LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. B. GURAPPA NAIDU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 89 — Compromise Decree — Interpretation of — Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) forming basis of decree — Clause (xiii) specifying conditional obligations for exchange of immovable properties or payment of guideline value upon failure to transfer — Held, obligation to pay India Law Library Docid # 2442977