(221) M/S. STEAG ENERGY SERVICES (INDIA) PVT. LTD. Vs. GSPC PIPAVAV POWER COMPANY LTD. (GPPC) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Contract Law — Award of Tender — Judicial Review — High Court should exercise restraint when reviewing tender evaluation processes, especially in technical matters, unless there is clear evidence of mala fide, arbitrariness, or irrationality — A marginal difference in scores, as seen in this case, does not automatically warrant interference, especially India Law Library Docid # 2441221
(222) SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. GREEN INFRA WIND SOLUTIONS LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 61, 86 — Tariff determination and Generation Based Incentive (GBI) — State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has exclusive power to determine tariff — Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) introduced GBI to incentivise renewable energy generation — GBI is intended to be over and above the tariff fixed by SERC — SERC must consider GBI while determining tariff, but not India Law Library Docid # 2441222
(223) ANDANAYYA AND OTHERS Vs. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 28-A — Re-determination of compensation — Second application for re-determination based on High Court award maintainable even after accepting compensation based on Reference Court award — Principle of merger means appellate court's award supersedes earlier award, entitling landowners India Law Library Docid # 2441223
(224) SHARADA SANGHI AND OTHERS Vs. ASHA AGARWAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rules 99 to 101 — Execution proceedings — Objection to possession — Appellants sought specific performance decree and possession against a defendant — Respondents, claiming independent title through sale deeds executed during the pendency of the specific performance suit, objected to execution — The Executing Court dismissed the objections, but the Appellate Court set aside the order, directing appellants to file a separate suit — The India Law Library Docid # 2441224
(225) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. TARSEM SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Amendments and compensation provisions — Section 3-J introduced in 1997 removed applicability of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1894 Act) provisions for solatium and interest — Overturned by various High Courts, including reading down Sections 3-G and 3-J to grant solatium and interest — Subsequently, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, India Law Library Docid # 2441225
(226) LALI SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 15 and 25 — Bail — Appellant incarcerated for about a year with no prior criminal antecedents and only 2 out of 34 witnesses examined — Co-accused granted bail — Considering these factors, especially the absence of prior criminal history, bail granted by setting aside the impugned order and imposing terms and conditions as per the Trial Court's satisfaction. India Law Library Docid # 2441395
(227) DHEERAJ JHA @ DHEERAJ KUMAR @ RAGHAV Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 302, 328, 376(D) & 34 — Bail — Appellant seeking bail in FIR initially registered for offences including Sections 302, 328, 376(D) and 34 IPC, but chargesheeted only for Section 306 IPC — Appellant was superior of the deceased and deceased allegedly committed suicide due to an extra-marital affair — Considering period of incarceration and facts, bail granted to the appellant — Appeal allowed. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441414
(228) BIKRAM PATRA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(b) — Bail — Grant of bail to an accused facing charges under Section 20(b) of NDPS Act, considering no recovery was effected from the appellant, alleged implication based on co-accused's statement, period of incarceration undergone, and absence of prior criminal antecedents. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441424
(229) JITENDRA GOVINDBHAI CHAVDA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Anticipatory Bail — Grant or Refusal — Considerations — While considering an application for anticipatory bail, the court takes into account factors such as the nature of the allegations, the cooperative attitude of the accused during the investigation, and the existence of prior criminal antecedents — The age of the applicant can also be a India Law Library Docid # 2441432
(230) MUTHUKUMAR Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Accused convicted under Sections 342 and 302 IPC — Prosecution case based on eyewitnesses (PW1 and PW2) and dying declaration recorded in Accident Register (Ex.P9) by Doctor (PW8) — Defense argued that Accident Register India Law Library Docid # 2441544
(231) RAMADOSS AND OTHERS Vs. V. SUJATHA[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Question of Law — For a second appeal to be maintainable, a substantial question of law must arise — In this case, no substantial question of law was found to be arising from the facts and evidence presented. India Law Library Docid # 2441545
(232) LAL CHAND (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LR Vs. VARINDER KAUR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13(3)(a)(iii) — Eviction on grounds of building being unsafe or unfit for human habitation — Where a substantial part of an integrated larger building has become unsafe and unfit for human habitation, a tenant can be ejected from the demised premises forming part thereof, even if the tenant's India Law Library Docid # 2441728
(233) JOGINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. HARI SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 14 — Framing of additional issue — Application for framing of an additional issue regarding a Will was moved at a belated stage after evidence of both parties had been closed — The Court held that at such a late stage in the trial, it was not appropriate to frame an additional issue, especially when an issue regarding the Will's genuineness had already been framed. India Law Library Docid # 2441729
(234) GURLAL SINGH DANEWALIA Vs. DALJIT SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code (CPC), 1908 — Order 18 Rule 3A — Examination of party as witness — Requirement for party to appear before other witnesses unless court permits otherwise with reasons recorded — Held, rule is directory. India Law Library Docid # 2441730
(235) NANAK CHAND (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. MUKAT (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Will — Execution and Proof — Suspicious Circumstances — A Will must be proved like any other document, but it speaks from the death of the testator, making it a solemn matter — When execution is surrounded by suspicious circumstances like shaky signature, feeble mind, unfair disposition, or propounder taking a leading part, the onus India Law Library Docid # 2441731
(236) SURJIT KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. BAWARJEET SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for death in motor accident — Contributory negligence — Tribunal assessed deceased's contribution at 70% and driver's at 30% — High Court reduced deceased's contribution to 50% based on observation that car turned turtle after hitting moped, indicating high speed by driver — India Law Library Docid # 2441732
(237) JASBIR KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. RAM SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Record destroyed in fire — Appeal decided based on available documents. India Law Library Docid # 2441733
(238) AMANDEEP SINGH @ HAPPY Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Section 108 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of discretionary relief — Prima facie assessment of allegations and conduct — Court should not conclusively comment on allegations or suicide note at anticipatory bail stage but needs to assess the India Law Library Docid # 2441734
(239) NIKHIL KUMAR @ PARAS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected anticipatory bail application — Supreme Court allowed appeal, set aside High Court's order, and directed release of appellant on bail upon arrest with specified security — Appellant directed to cooperate fully with investigation, not misuse liberty, influence witnesses, or tamper with evidence. [Paras 1–4] India Law Library Docid # 2441756
(240) PRAKASH MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 — Statement of prosecutrix — Suspended sentence — High Court dismissed application for suspension of sentence, appellant convicted under POCSO Act for life imprisonment — Supreme Court considered prosecutrix's statement under Section 164 CrPC implicating another person named 'Shankar' not arrayed as accused — Supreme Court found arguable issues in appeal and held appellant entitled to suspension of sentence — Impugned order set aside, sentence s India Law Library Docid # 2441770