(81) SUNIL KUMAR YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) — Engagement of para-teachers on contract basis — Part of Government of India's flagship program for universal elementary education — Aimed to address human resource gaps in employing teachers — Jharkhand Education Project Council responsible for implementation in Jharkhand — Para India Law Library Docid # 2443312
(82) DELHI ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION Vs. TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 61(d), Section 62, Section 125 — Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Generation Tariff) Regulations, 2011 — Regulation 6.32, Regulation 4.1 — Capital Cost Recovery — Depreciation — Consumers' Interest — The Electricity Act India Law Library Docid # 2443313
(83) DHANLAXMI BANK LIMITED Vs. MOHAMMED JAVED SULTAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Invocation of Section 7 requires existence of a 'financial debt' and 'default' — CIRP is a collective resolution mechanism, not a forum for adjudicating individual contractual claims — Using the Code to compel payment India Law Library Docid # 2443314
(84) DURGAPUR STEEL PLANT AND OTHERS Vs. BIDHAN CHANDRA CHOWDHURY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Recruitment Process — Advertisement and Selection — While filling vacancies, State instrumentalities must adhere to comparative merit and avoid discrimination — A candidate in a select list does not gain an indefeasible right to appointment without specific rules to that effect. India Law Library Docid # 2443315
(85) DIPAKBHAI BHAGCHANDBHAI KHATRI AND ANOTHER Vs. DHULIBEN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Bombay Tenancy and Agriculture Lands Act, 1948 — Section 43 — Rejection of plaint — Suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell was for 'new tenure land' without obtaining necessary permissions, rendering the agreement invalid and unenforceable under India Law Library Docid # 2443380
(86) HITESHBHAI BHIKHABHAI (PATEL) GAJERA AND OTHERS Vs. KETANBHAI BHIKHUBHAI PATEL (DIYORA)[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 37 — Summary Suits — Maintainability — A suit is maintainable under Order 37 only if it strictly adheres to the conditions, including claiming only reliefs that fall within its ambit — If other reliefs are claimed, they must be expressly abandoned by the plaintiff, or the suit must India Law Library Docid # 2443385
(87) SRI. MANJUNATHA Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Grant of bail on parity — Petitioner seeking bail based on other co-accused being granted bail — Court considering the principle of parity subject to the role assigned to the individual accused. India Law Library Docid # 2443442
(88) GIRISH GAYAKWAD AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Abuse of Process of Court — Quashing of Proceedings — Allegations of encroachment on land leading to disputes and counter-complaints — The court must consider if proceedings are maliciously instituted for ulterior motives or to wreak vengeance. India Law Library Docid # 2443443
(89) RAJESH @RAJU LUNKARANBHAI JAIN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 (Corresponding to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 and 107 — Quashing of FIR and Proceedings — Court must examine merits of the case to determine if ingredients of Section 107 IPC are attracted, and if a prima facie case demanding trial exists. India Law Library Docid # 2443488
(90) UNITED PETROFER LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 141 — Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 528 — Quashing of complaint — Complaint filed under Section 138 of N.I — Act by Power of Attorney holder — Held maintainable if properly represented as per Apex Court decisions. India Law Library Docid # 2443489
(91) SIYA SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 33C(2) — Labour Court jurisdiction — Proceedings are akin to execution proceedings, competent to interpret award for enforcement of existing rights, but cannot issue a new award. India Law Library Docid # 2443602
(92) NARESH MANDAL Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 304B and 201/34 — Dowry death and causing disappearance of evidence — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Court upheld conviction based on consistent testimonies of material witnesses regarding cruelty and harassment for dowry soon before the deceased's disappearance, despite some witnesses turning hostile. India Law Library Docid # 2443603
(93) L.K. TRUST Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 36(1)(iii) — Deductibility of interest on borrowed capital — Assessee borrowed a substantial sum to purchase shares of another company — The Assessing Officer disallowed the deduction of interest paid on this loan, viewing the transaction as a colorable device to transfer funds to a group company for share purchase — The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal India Law Library Docid # 2443634
(94) DELHI ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION Vs. TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 61(d), 62, 125 — Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Generation Tariff) Regulations, 2011 — Regulations 4.1, 6.30, 6.31, 6.32 — Tariff determination — Balancing consumer interests and cost recovery — Power Plant — Capital cost recovery through depreciation limited by operational India Law Library Docid # 2443663
(95) AWDHESH PRASAD TRIPATHI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 82 and 83 — Proclamation and Attachment — Issuance of processes under Sections 82 and 83 of Cr.P.C — simultaneously requires court satisfaction that the accused is about to dispose of or remove property, or is absconding with no immediate prospect of arrest — Order for India Law Library Docid # 2443704
(96) ANIL KUMAR CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302/201 — Murder and causing evidence of offence to disappear — Conviction solely on circumstantial evidence — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Circumstantial evidence found to be scanty and disjointed, not forming a complete chain to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Acquittal of co-accused on India Law Library Docid # 2443705
(97) ABDUL HAKIM @ HAKIM MIAN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302/34 — Appeal against conviction for murder — One accused died during pendency of appeal — Appeal heard for sole surviving appellant — Lower court convicted appellant for murder under Section 302/34 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. India Law Library Docid # 2443706
(98) BIANGBOR RYNJAH ALIAS ERIC Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 6, 17 — Quashing of FIR and proceedings — Petitioners sought quashing of FIR and proceedings under POCSO Act on grounds of marriage and children — High Court considered peculiar facts, societal realities of Meghalaya, marital status, and existence India Law Library Docid # 2443719
(99) VADIYALA PRABHAKAR RAO AND OTHERS Vs. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Forest Laws — Hyderabad Forest Act, 1326F vs — 1355F — Inclusion of land in reserve forest — Notification issued under a repealed Act is not automatically invalid if it aligns with the provisions of the new Act — The Court presumes validity if the intention and purpose are consistent with the current law. India Law Library Docid # 2443251
(100) NEETU SOLVENTS Vs. VINEET NAGAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Environmental Law — Environmental Clearance (EC) — Ex-post facto EC — The Supreme Court has held that the concept of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance is alien to Indian environmental jurisprudence and struck down notifications allowing it — However, in cases where industries were established based on Consent to Establish India Law Library Docid # 2443252