(221) NARAYANA HEALTH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — High Court's power to quash — Allegations in complaint, even if taken at face value, do not prima facie constitute any offence or make out a case against the accused — High Court failed to exercise its power under Section 482 CrPC. India Law Library Docid # 2443626
(222) PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. ALFA REMIDIS LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Section 3A(1) and 3G(1) — Compensation — Applicability of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (2013 LA Act) — Held that provisions of 2013 LA Act regarding determination of compensation apply to land acquisition India Law Library Docid # 2443627
(223) ANGELWOODS APARTMENT ALLOTTEES ASSOCIATION Vs. M LALITHA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 61 — Appeal against NCLT order — Requirement of certified copy of impugned order — Rules for filing appeal before NCLAT — Presentation of appeals under Rule 22 of NCLAT Rules, 2016 — Appeal must be accompanied by a certified copy of impugned order — Applying for certified copy before expiry of limitation period is India Law Library Docid # 2443628
(224) CANARA BANK Vs. PREM LATHA UPPAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Canara Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 — Regulation 10 — Common Proceedings — The word "may" in Regulation 10, which empowers the competent authority to direct common disciplinary proceedings against multiple employees India Law Library Docid # 2443629
(225) MOHINDER KAUR (D) THROUGH L.R. Vs. BRIJ LAL ARORA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Enhancement — Deceased was an engineering student with good academic record and potential future earnings — High Court enhanced compensation but it was found to be on the lower side — The Supreme Court assessed the monthly income at Rs. 12,000/-, added 40 India Law Library Docid # 2443630
(226) PADAM MEHTA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(a) and Article 21A — Right to education — Medium of instruction — Freedom of speech and expression includes the right to receive information in a comprehensible manner — Education must be imparted in a language that the child understands best — Right India Law Library Docid # 2443631
(227) ANN SAURABH DUTT Vs. LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAURABH IQBAL BAHADUR DUTT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Family Law — Divorce — Grounds — Cruelty and Desertion — Wife's pursuit of professional career and desire to provide safe environment for child are not grounds for cruelty or desertion India Law Library Docid # 2443632
(228) SANAND PROPERTIES P. LTD. Vs. JT. COMMR. OF I.T. RANGE 6 AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 147 and 148 — Reopening of assessment — Validity — Tangible material — Change of opinion — Assessing Officer has no power to review an assessment; reassessment must be based on tangible material, not a mere change of opinion — The discovery of fresh information during a survey, which reveals the true nature of a transaction and suggests income has escaped assessment, can form the India Law Library Docid # 2443633
(229) MUKESH PASWAN Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B — Dowry Death — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution failed to prove essential ingredients of cruelty or harassment soon before death with dowry demand — No proximate link between alleged cruelty and India Law Library Docid # 2443593
(230) PARASH NATH SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 467, 468, 471, 420, 120B — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Defalcation and misappropriation of government funds in canal repair works — False measurement entries and inflated bills — Conviction and sentence of public servants — Affirmation India Law Library Docid # 2443679
(231) RAJENDRA PRASAD Vs. COMPTROLLER & AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Central Administrative Tribunal — Dismissal of Original Application — High Court's power of judicial review under Article 226 limited to illegality, perversity, or error apparent on the face of the order. India Law Library Docid # 2443699
(232) TARSIUS SORANG AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Conviction for murder and rigorous imprisonment for life — Appeal against — High Court found material contradictions in witness testimonies and lack of corroboration for alleged eye-witness accounts — Witnesses declared hostile and their evidence not inspiring confidence — India Law Library Docid # 2443700
(233) DEVYANI KAMAL PRATAP @ DEVYANI Vs. KAMAL PRATAP[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) — Divorce on grounds of cruelty — Wife's appeal against divorce decree dismissed, while Husband's appeal against alimony amount allowed partially — Court found husband proved cruelty by wife, justifying divorce. India Law Library Docid # 2443701
(234) UNION OF INDIA Vs. M/S MAHABIR PRASAD AGARWAL[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Challenge to arbitral award — Appeal against Commercial Court’s refusal to set aside award — Court’s scope of inquiry is limited to parameters under Section 34, not to re-appreciate evidence like a normal appellate court. India Law Library Docid # 2443707
(235) MOZIR UDDIN Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Inconsistency in victim's statement regarding date/month of incident — While victim alleged sexual intercourse occurred three times, the exact month varied across statements to police, Magistrate, and court testimony — Court acknowledged potential for slight India Law Library Docid # 2443716
(236) SMTI RIDIS AMKHLOO Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Applications — Principles of Bail — The court must maintain a balance between personal liberty and societal interest, considering the facts and circumstances of each case and the role of the accused. The cardinal rule is "bail and not jail", and detention before conviction should only be out of necessity. India Law Library Docid # 2443717
(237) KANAK DURGA THAKURANI AND OTHERS Vs. UMESH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA (SINCE DEAD) NIRUPAMA MOHAPATRA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Orissa Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation of Land Act, 1972 — Sections 12 and 37 — Revisionary powers — An order passed under Section 9(3) of the Act not appealed against attains finality — If statutory remedy of appeal is bypassed and a revision is filed, the revisional proceeding may not be maintainable India Law Library Docid # 2443816
(238) SUBASH MOHAPATRA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(2), 340(2) — Bail application — Petitioner impersonated as a lawyer, conducted election petition using another person's enrollment number — FIR lodged based on court direction — Serious allegations of fraud on the court and crime against society. India Law Library Docid # 2443817
(239) SANTHOSH Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Assessment of loss of earning capacity due to disability — Tribunal correctly assessed loss of earning capacity based on salary, age, and future prospects for a self-employed person, granting 20% compensation due to disability — High Court's method of calculation was erroneous. India Law Library Docid # 2443871
(240) JASBIR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. UDHAM SINGH THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Plaint — Applications for amendment of plaint seeking to add alternative relief of possession were dismissed by the Trial Court — Held that the original suit was for declaration of ownership and possession, and an attempt to add a prayer for possession would India Law Library Docid # 2443914