(21) 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
(22) 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
(23) 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
(24) 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
(25) J&K ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AGENCY Vs. RASH BUILDERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Seat vs. Venue — Distinction between "seat" and "venue" of arbitration is central to determining court's supervisory jurisdiction — The "seat" is the juridical home of arbitration, determining the curial law and exclusive supervisory jurisdiction — The "venue" is merely a geographical location for convenience of hearings and does not confer jurisdiction or alter the seat. India Law Library Docid # 2442320
(26) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. SAVITA SANDILYA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 2(28) — Definition of motor vehicle — Hyva (Truck) used in mining and construction is a motor vehicle — Vehicle is mechanically propelled and adapted for use upon roads, and does not fall under any exception — Even if used on private roads, it is considered a motor vehicle if suitable for road use — Exemption for vehicles used exclusively in factories or enclosed premises does not apply India Law Library Docid # 2442338
(27) BHAUSAB MADHUKAR GORE AND OTHERS Vs. DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE, RAIPUR REGIONAL UNIT[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 52A — Non-compliance with procedural requirements — Does not automatically vitiate prosecution case — Conviction can be sustained if recovery and possession of contraband are proven by other evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2442339
(28) PRITI SHRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS Vs. VINAY KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 — Section 14(1) — Guardianship of a person with disability — Jurisdiction — The National Trust Act, 1999, being a special legislation, overrides general laws like the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the Family India Law Library Docid # 2442340
(29) NITIN SINGHVI Vs. CHHATTISGARH STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 20 — Penalty on Public Information Officer — Discretionary power of Information Commission — Imposition of penalty under Section 20 is discretionary and hinges on satisfaction of the Commission regarding absence of reasonable cause and existence of malafides or deliberate withholding of information — Mere erroneous interpretation of provisions of the Act does not India Law Library Docid # 2442341
(30) RAMKUMAR Vs. TEKRAM[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Implied Bar — Where a statute creates a specific liability/offence and provides a complete and particular remedy for aggrieved parties, the Civil Court's jurisdiction is impliedly barred for matters covered by that specific remedy. India Law Library Docid # 2442342
(31) 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
(32) 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
(33) 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
(34) 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
(35) 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
(36) 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
(37) 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
(38) 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
(39) 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
(40) 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