(1) EX. SQN. LDR. R. SOOD Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Air Force Act, 1950 — Section 19 — Air Force Rules, 1969 — Rule 16 — Administrative action after discharge from criminal court — Initiation of administrative action for disciplinary purposes is not permissible if the matter has already been decided by a criminal court by way of discharge, as discharge signifies no sufficient grounds for India Law Library Docid # 2442311
(2) CANARA BANK Vs. KAVITA CHOWDHARY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Deficiency in Service — Banking — Cheque Presentation — Bank's failure to re-present cheques within their validity period after they were returned due to a bank strike constitutes negligence and a deficiency in service, as banks have a duty of due diligence in handling customer deposits. India Law Library Docid # 2442312
(3) THE STATE OF KERALA Vs. K.A. ABDUL RASHEED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe — Ingredients for establishing guilt of public servant under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) include proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification, which are sine qua non — While acceptance of bribe was admitted, the proof of demand was the crucial aspect in this case. India Law Library Docid # 2442313
(4) BHARTIYA MAZDOOR SANGH, U.P. AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) - Repeal of SICA and Abatement of Proceedings - Companies whose proceedings were pending before BIFR/AAIFR could approach NCLT within 180 days of IBC enactment - Failure to do so results in abatement and revival of earlier orders, like winding up recommendation. India Law Library Docid # 2442314
(5) ABHINAV JAIN Vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 147, 148, 148A, 149, 151 — Reassessment proceedings — Initiation — Limitation — Corrigendum — Held that corrigendum extending time to file reply, even if issued after initial period, can be considered valid if done within overall limitation to correct errors and provide adequate opportunity to assessee. India Law Library Docid # 2442225
(6) URVASHI AGGARWAL Vs. INDER PAUL AGGARWAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Standard of proof — Mere trivial irritations and quarrels are normal wear and tear of married life and insufficient for divorce; cruelty must be grave and weighty, making it impossible for a spouse to live with the other. India Law Library Docid # 2442226
(7) RISHABH GEHLOT Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrC) — Section 37 — Bail Application — Grant of bail — Applicant spent more than 1/3rd of maximum imposable sentence in jail, and is a first-time offender — Section 479 BNSS mandates release on bail in such circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2442227
(8) GULSHAN KHURANA Vs. MANJU MONGA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Landlord and Tenant — Tenancy dispute — Ejectment and recovery of rent and mesne profits — Suit for possession, recovery of arrears of rent and mesne profits decreed by Trial Court and upheld by Appellate Court — Tenant admitted landlord-tenant relationship and service of legal notice for termination of tenancy — Tenant failed to prove agreement to sell property — Tenancy established by overwhelming India Law Library Docid # 2442228
(9) KIRAN DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(2) defining “untoward incident” — Claim for compensation against death — For a claim to succeed, deceased must be a bona fide passenger and the incident must be an “untoward incident” as defined in the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2442229
(10) ACCAMMA SAM JACOB Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings by High Court — High Court quashed FIR and proceedings at a nascent stage when Magistrate had merely directed investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC — Sale deeds relied upon by accused were examined by High Court, treating them as determinative of the dispute, and criminal proceedings were quashed on the ground India Law Library Docid # 2442232
(11) VPS HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. PRABHAT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36 — Enforcement of Consent Award — Construction of compromise deed and consent award — Promoters undertook to defend proceedings and ensure no liability recovered from Appellants by any forum — Deposit of an amount by Appellants to prevent execution of award against their properties constituted a liability that triggered Promoters' obligation India Law Library Docid # 2442233
(12) DHANANJAY RATHI Vs. RUCHIKA RATHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 12 — Complaint under DV Act filed by Respondent-Wife after entering into a Settlement Agreement for divorce by mutual consent — Held, such proceedings were motivated to exert pressure for a better settlement and amounted to abuse of process of law — Quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2442234
(13) ASPINWALL AND CO. LTD. Vs. INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Kerala Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1991 — Section 12 — Set-off of losses — Accumulated losses of amalgamating company cannot be set-off against income of amalgamated company as it had not suffered the losses itself. India Law Library Docid # 2442235
(14) ANOSH EKKA Vs. STATE THROUGH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(d) — Disproportionate Assets — Chargesheet splitting — Allegations of acquiring disproportionate assets and tribal lands misuse — Two separate chargesheets filed from the same FIR, R.C — Case No 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(B) and R.C — Case No 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(C) — Overlapping allegations in both cases — Plea of double jeopardy raised — Supreme Court noted India Law Library Docid # 2442236
(15) ARVIND KUMAR R Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 11-04-2026 Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2004 (KPIDFE Act) — Addition of Offences — While Section 9 of the KPIDFE Act may bar the grant of anticipatory bail, this bar applies at the time of the initial registration of the crime — If the KPIDFE Act is invoked later, and anticipatory bail was already granted based on the initial charges, the earlier anticipatory bail order remains valid until cancelled through due process. India Law Library Docid # 2442150
(16) MAMTA DEVI Vs. SANJAY KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and 13(1)(ib) — Divorce granted on grounds of cruelty and desertion — Both Family Court and High Court found evidence of cruelty and desertion by the appellant-wife — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2442108
(17) HARI RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 — Section 88 — Khatedari rights — Claim for declaration of Khatedari rights and recovery of land unlawfully encroached upon — Trial Court decreed suit based on plaintiff's inherited Khatedari rights from his father — Defendant contested case, later declared ex-parte — Appeal filed after significant delay rejected — Second appeal remanded by Board of Revenue, affirmed by High Court — Supreme Court held that original authority provided no opportunity to India Law Library Docid # 2442109
(18) DHAN JEE PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Suspension of sentence in serious offences should not be granted routinely — Appellate court must apply its mind to the nature of the offence, manner of commission, and gravity of trial court's findings — Reasons must be recorded in writing, reflecting due consideration of relevant factors — Order granting suspension India Law Library Docid # 2442110
(19) THE STATE OF KERALA Vs. M. VIJAYAKUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equality before law — Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) — Sanctioning different rates of enhancement for DA for serving employees and DR for pensioners, when both are intended to mitigate inflation, is discriminatory and violates Article 14. India Law Library Docid # 2442111
(20) KAMAL PRASAD DUBEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Contitution of India — Articles 14 & 16 — Equality in employment — Denial of promotion on discriminatory grounds — Appellant denied promotion despite long service, experience, and possessing a qualification that was accepted for similarly situated employees — High Court Division Bench erroneously set aside Single Judge’s order granting relief, creating contradiction in reasoning by first stating discretion lies with Board of Directors and then upholding Registrar’s refusal — Supreme Court allowe India Law Library Docid # 2442112