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(1) M/S SHIVHARE ROADLINES PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. MADHYA PRADESH ELECTRICITY BOARD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Contract Law — Hire Agreement — Dispute over outstanding charges and vehicle possession — Plaintiff (Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board) hired out two tractor trailers to the defendants (M/s Shivhare Roadlines Pvt — Ltd.) with specific monthly
India Law Library Docid # 2444237

(2) MAHENDRA RAI @ HARENDRA NARAIN SINGH AND OTHER ETC. Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 436, 302/149, 324/34, 323, 379, 302/109, 436/109, 379/109, 324/109, 323/109 — Conviction for offences related to mass violence, murder, arson, and causing injury — Affirmation of conviction and sentence by High Court — Supreme Court found no merit in appeals and dismissed
India Law Library Docid # 2444238

(3) PALINISWAMY VEERARAJA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of FIR/Charge Sheet — Abuse of process of law — Repeated closure reports indicating civil dispute, subsequent investigation without Magistrate’s approval, and lack of clear evidence of criminal intent warrant quashing of proceedings.
India Law Library Docid # 2444239

(4) MUNNA MOYUDDIN SHAIKH Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Criminal Law — Sentencing — Life Imprisonment — Modification of Sentence — Supreme Court has the power to modify a life sentence to a fixed-term sentence, provided the term is more than fourteen years, as per various constitutional bench judgments including V. Sriharan and Shiva Kumar.
India Law Library Docid # 2444240

(5) MUKESH KUMAR YADAV Vs. THE STATE (UT OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS) ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 235(2) — Conviction without hearing on sentence — High Court, after reversing an acquittal and convicting an accused for the first time, directed the Trial Judge to hear the accused on sentence and impose sentence — Such direction is contrary to law as the appellate court, when
India Law Library Docid # 2444241

(6) HINDUSTAN MEDICAL INSTITUTION Vs. BIRLA CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Societies Registration Act, 1860 — West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 — Governing documents — By-laws — Clause 24 — Delegation of authority — Majority resolution — A resolution by majority of trustees in writing is valid and effectual as if passed at a meeting of trustees.
India Law Library Docid # 2444242

(7) BENCY JOHN Vs. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 309 — Railway servants are civil servants of the Union — Separate service rules for railway servants do not alter their fundamental status — They are appointed to posts in connection with the affairs of the Union and are governed by rules made under Article 309.
India Law Library Docid # 2444243

(8) GANDADHIPA SAHU Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B — Dowry Death — Acquittal — Trial court acquitted accused under Section 304-B, IPC due to lack of evidence on demand for dowry and unproven letter alleging demand.
India Law Library Docid # 2444227

(9) MONDIRA GHOSH Vs. CHAITALI GHOSH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 7 — Pleadings should not raise new claims or inconsistent allegations — A defendant cannot retract their initial stand taken in the written statement and introduce a completely new and contradictory case, especially after issues have been framed and the trial has commenced.
India Law Library Docid # 2444228

(10) BHUPESH BHAYANA AND ANOTHER Vs. KUNAL SETH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34 and 37 — Scope of powers of Court to set aside or modify arbitral award — Modification of award is a limited power compared to annulment, aimed at achieving more just outcomes and avoiding hardship and delay, especially in India where litigation takes years — Appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is coterminous with and as broad as jurisdiction under
India Law Library Docid # 2444229

(11) M/S MANSI FINANCE (CHENNAI) LTD. Vs. M. LALITHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Sections 138 and 141 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Vicarious liability of office bearers — For a person other than the drawer or signatory of a dishonoured cheque to be prosecuted under Section 141 of the NI Act, it must be specifically averred in the complaint that such person
India Law Library Docid # 2444230

(12) SAURABH AGRAWAL Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of — Grounds for — High Court granted anticipatory bail based on reasons that one co-owner was abroad during agreement execution, agreement was only notarized and not registered, part payment received, and complainant sought refund indicating
India Law Library Docid # 2444231

(13) “IN RE: ILLEGAL SAND MINING IN THE NATIONAL CHAMBAL SANCTUARY AND THREAT TO ENDANGERED AQUATIC WILDLIFE”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Environment Law — Illegal Sand Mining — Supreme Court’s directions for States to file compliance affidavits — Court expresses displeasure at Rajasthan’s lacklustre response and apathy in implementing directions affecting National Chambal Sanctuary — Rajasthan directed to ensure personal presence of senior officers with compliance reports — Court also directs Madhya Pradesh to address issue of unregistered vehicles.
India Law Library Docid # 2444232

(14) ABDUR RAHMAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
All India Service (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958 — Rule 16(2A) — Voluntary Retirement — Acceptance by Central Government — Central Government has the ultimate authority to accept or reject a Voluntary Retirement (VRS) notice — It is not bound by the State Government's recommendation and must apply its mind to
India Law Library Docid # 2444233

(15) K. RAHEJA CORP. PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Allotment of Land — Irregularity — Public Interest Litigation — Demolition vs. Regularisation — The court must balance the wrong committed with the current reality and socio-economic consequences — Demolition of a fully operational commercial complex, involving significant investment, employment, and tax revenue,
India Law Library Docid # 2444234

(16) GUJARAT WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD Vs. SARYU PLASTICS PVT. LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A — Mandate of Arbitrator — Extension of mandate — In the absence of specific statutory provisions, party autonomy and minimal judicial intervention are guiding principles — If a party participates in proceedings and does not object to the extension of mandate, they may
India Law Library Docid # 2444235

(17) DR. INDIRA SARANATH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2026
Service Law — Promotion — Entitlement to promotion to Chief Medical Director (Higher Administrative Grade) in Indian Railway Medical Service — Appellant was denied promotion despite being eligible, with a junior officer being promoted instead — Appellant's case was rejected by the Tribunal and High Court based on her grading
India Law Library Docid # 2444236

(18) BAI AVABAI HORMUSJI TATA TRUST Vs. SHERNAZ FAROUKH LAWYER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-05-2026
Succession Act, 1925 — Section 247 — Administrator pendente lite — Powers and duties — Court-appointed administrator is an officer of the Court, subject to its immediate control and direction, similar to a receiver — While not distributing the estate, the administrator has all rights and powers of a general administrator other than
India Law Library Docid # 2444155

(19) PRAKASH CHAND (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. AMAR NATH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-05-2026
Adoption Custom — No formalities required for adoption among Brahmins in Nurpur per Kangra customary law. [Paras 19-20]
India Law Library Docid # 2444179

(20) RAJENDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 — Revisional jurisdiction — Scope of — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence unless perversity is shown — Revisional powers are limited to correcting patent defects, errors of jurisdiction, or law — Not to act as an appellate court.
India Law Library Docid # 2444180

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