(281) V.K. JOHN Vs. S. MUKANCHAND BOTHRA AND HUF (DIED) REPRESENTED BY LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Challenge to Arbitral Award — Legal Representatives — The Arbitration Act is a complete code for dispute resolution — Legal representatives of a deceased party are entitled to challenge an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Act, as the Act envisions India Law Library Docid # 2442451
(282) BALAJI MADHUKAR KONKANWAR Vs. MAHARASHTRA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATTION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 10 — Relief of back wages and regularisation — Employee illegally terminated, ordered reinstatement with back wages by Labour Commissioner and Industrial Court — Employer challenged, but interim order for back wages deposit was made and employee reinstated as daily wager — Employee sought regularisation after completing 180 days of service, India Law Library Docid # 2442452
(283) HIMAKSHI Vs. RAHUL VERMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Recruitment Rules and Advertisement — Essential Qualifications — Work Experience — In absence of a specific rule or advertisement provision, a recruiting agency cannot relax essential eligibility criteria by treating a higher qualification as a replacement for a mandatory essential qualification — A preference for a higher qualification operates only for eligible and meritorious candidates and does not India Law Library Docid # 2442453
(284) NILESH C. OJHA Vs. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Sections 2(c), 19 — Criminal Contempt — Scandalising the court — An advocate's public allegations against a sitting judge, made via a press conference and repeated in court applications, can constitute criminal contempt by scandalising the court, lowering its authority, and interfering with judicial proceedings — Such conduct is unbecoming of a legal professional and India Law Library Docid # 2442454
(285) PAWAN GARG AND OTHERS Vs. SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Land Acquisition and Development — Public Purpose De-reservation — Subject land originally earmarked for High School was de-reserved by competent authority due to insufficient area; subsequent sale to private individuals was upheld by civil courts and its finality was not challenged. India Law Library Docid # 2442455
(286) SHAILESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI MAKWANA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — Maintainability of second quash petition — Held that while a second quash petition might not be maintainable as a matter of rule if the first was dismissed on merits, it could be entertained if the earlier petition was withdrawn without detailed consideration and the facts of the case indicate no offence is made out. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2444640
(287) MAHESH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Cancellation of — Appeal against High Court order cancelling bail — Appellant convicted under IPC Sections 457 and 354, appeal pending before High Court — Suspension of sentence granted by High Court — Complainant filed application for recall of bail order and cancellation India Law Library Docid # 2447370
(288) NAVIN Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 438 (now Section 482 BNSS) — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected anticipatory bail application — Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside High Court's order, and directed release of appellant on bail subject to conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2447371
(289) KAILASH CHANDRA KAPRI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Delay in trial — Petitioner, a police officer, facing trial for offences under IPC and Railway Act — Trial pending for almost 35 years — Two co-accused acquitted due to prosecution's failure to produce witnesses — Court inclined to quash India Law Library Docid # 2447375
(290) AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE, DEESA Vs. NATIONAL HORTICULTURE BOARD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-04-2026 Subsidy for Cold Storage — Eligibility for subsidy depends on completion of the project and compliance with scheme guidelines, not just physical construction. The initial inspection found the facility to be at 'minimum capacity utilization', leading to pending subsidy. India Law Library Docid # 2442357
(291) NAGREEKA INDCON PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. Vs. CARGOCARE LOGISTICS (INDIA) PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Clause 25 of Bill of Lading — Interpretation of "can" — A clause stating that disputes "can be settled by arbitration" does not create a mandatory arbitration agreement — It implies a future possibility and requires further agreement between the parties to refer disputes to arbitration, as opposed to a definitive commitment. India Law Library Docid # 2442358
(292) “IN RE: ILLEGAL SAND MINING IN THE NATIONAL CHAMBAL SANCTUARY AND THREAT TO ENDANGERED AQUATIC WILDLIFE.”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-04-2026 Environmental Law and Wildlife Protection — Illegal Sand Mining — Supreme Court's Suo Motu Cognizance — The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of rampant illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary, recognizing its severe impact on wildlife habitats, including endangered Gharials. The Court issued notices to concerned states and authorities, highlighting that such destruction of India Law Library Docid # 2442359
(293) A. BALAKUMAR Vs. PROF. MOHANRAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397 & 401 — Revisional Jurisdiction of High Court — Against Judgment of Acquittal — High Court cannot convert a finding of acquittal into one of conviction in exercise of revisional jurisdiction — Scope of interference is limited, at best may direct a de novo trial if India Law Library Docid # 2447372
(294) MARIA MARTINS Vs. NOEL ZUZARTE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2026 Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 28 — Eviction suit — Bonafide need of landlord — Assessment of subsequent events — High Court wrongly dismissed writ petition solely on the ground of non-filing of rejoinder to defendant's affidavit regarding subsequent events, without considering all evidence — Failure to examine all material on record vitiated the High Court's India Law Library Docid # 2442322
(295) VENU GOPALAKRISHNAN Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Anticipatory Bail — Section 482 — Prima facie case — Court considers the sequence of events, including a prior complaint by the appellant alleging extortion, and the subsequent FIR filed by the respondent as a potential "counter blast" to avoid a financial settlement. This suggests a need for further scrutiny before denying anticipatory bail, especially when combined with the India Law Library Docid # 2442323
(296) RAHUL GUPTA Vs. STATION HOUSE OFFICER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2026 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 3 and Section 7(3) — Prosecution for 'giving' dowry — Protection to 'person aggrieved' — Wife and her family members made statements alleging 'giving' of dowry in a dowry harassment case against husband — Held, these statements, being made by 'persons aggrieved', cannot be the India Law Library Docid # 2442324
(297) BALAJI JAISWAL Vs. STATE OF CHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of Suicide — Essential Ingredients — For a charge under Section 306, the prosecution must prove that the accused contributed to the suicide through a direct or indirect act of instigation or incitement — This act must reveal a clear intention (mens rea) to abet suicide and leave the victim with no other option — The act of instigation must be in close proximity to the suicide and form a direct nexus, indicating the suicide was a direct India Law Library Docid # 2442325
(298) PRAMOD SHROFF Vs. MOHAN SINGH CHOPRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 2(9) & Order 20 Rule 4(2) — Judgment Requirements — A judgment must contain a concise statement of the case, points for determination, the decision, and the reasons for the decision — It should be a self-contained document explaining the facts, the controversy, and how it was India Law Library Docid # 2442326
(299) RAVI KALA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S CASABLANCA ESTATE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 152 — Correction of orders — Mischaracterization of claims and previous court orders by the High Court — Appellants sought correction of erroneous observations impacting their pending litigation — The Supreme Court clarified that the High Court's observations did not accurately reflect the pleaded position of a party or the directions of a previous order, India Law Library Docid # 2442327
(300) PRIYANKA SARKARIYA Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(3)(b) — Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA) — Sections 3(1), 8(c), 8(e) — Right to legal representation before Advisory Board — A detenu does not have a right to be represented by a legal practitioner before the Advisory Board — This right only arises if the detaining authority or government uses a legal practitioner, in which case the detenu must also be allowed legal India Law Library Docid # 2442328