(141) K.G. SESHADRI Vs. THE TRUSTEES OF STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-04-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 33C(2) — Maintainability of claim petition — Labour Court and High Court dismissed the appellant’s case on the technical ground of non-maintainability of the petition under Section 33C(2) of the ID Act, primarily because proceedings under this section are in the nature of execution India Law Library Docid # 2441981
(142) HEM RAJ Vs. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 and 29 — Conviction and Sentence — Separate punishments for offences under Section 20 as well as offences under Sections 25 and 29 are permissible, as these are distinct and independent offences, even if they arise from the same transaction. India Law Library Docid # 2441982
(143) THE WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO.LTD AND OTHERS Vs. DIPENDU BISWAS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Service Law — Reservations — Horizontal Reservation — PWD-LV Vacancy in Unreserved Category — Interpretation of Recruitment Notification — The Supreme Court clarified that a vacancy reserved for a person with low vision (PWD-LV) in the Unreserved (UR) category can be filled by a PWD-LV candidate from any social India Law Library Docid # 2441951
(144) RENUKA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA RESPONDENTS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Issuance of process — Scope of inquiry at pre-trial stage — Metropolitan Magistrate issuing process after being satisfied that prima facie material existed — Sessions Court setting aside process on ground of no legally enforceable debt — High Court India Law Library Docid # 2441952
(145) UCO BANK AND OTHERS Vs. SK SHRIVASTAVA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Voluntary Retirement — Notice Period — Deemed Acceptance — If an employee completes the qualifying service and gives notice for voluntary retirement, and the appointing authority does not refuse the permission within the notice period, the retirement becomes effective automatically from the date specified in the notice. India Law Library Docid # 2441953
(146) BIKRAM CHAND RANA Vs. HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 — Rule 69(1)(c) — Interpretation of "departmental or judicial proceedings" — The rule acts as a statutory bar to the payment of gratuity while either type of proceeding is pending — The use of "or" expands the scope of this bar. India Law Library Docid # 2441954
(147) GAUTAM SATNAMI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Disclosure statements and recoveries — Recoveries made pursuant to disclosure statements under Section 27 of the Evidence Act were found to be legally tenuous — Witnesses to these statements turned hostile or did not corroborate material particulars, and the recoveries themselves lacked a India Law Library Docid # 2441955
(148) SAROJ PANDEY Vs. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of summoning order — Application under Section 482 is maintainable even if a revision petition has been filed and dismissed on the same grounds — The High Court's inherent power under Section 482 is paramount and can be exercised to prevent abuse of process of court or miscarriage of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441956
(149) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. AMIT IRON PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Banking Law — Master Directions on Frauds (RBI) — Classification of accounts as 'fraud' — Principles of natural justice — Show cause notice, opportunity to reply, and reasoned order satisfy principles of natural justice in fraud classification; personal hearing not mandatory. India Law Library Docid # 2441957
(150) XXX Vs. YYY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Family Law — Maintenance — Discharge of obligations — Husband's wilful default and evasion of financial obligations through resignation from directorships and enrolling as a lawyer found to be a subterfuge to evade legal and moral duties. India Law Library Docid # 2441983
(151) DEBRAJ DUTTA Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 8 and 29 — Conviction and sentence — Reversal of acquittal — Presumption under Section 29 — High Court erred in invoking presumption under Section 29 of POCSO Act as foundational facts were not established and victim's testimony lacked credibility due to inconsistencies and lack of corroboration. India Law Library Docid # 2442774
(152) ALIVELI MALLAREDDY Vs. SURTHANI LINGANNA @ CHINNA LINGANNA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for accident — Enhancement of compensation — Claimant sustained fracture of patella and right temporal bone — Tribunal awarded Rs.70,000/-; High Court enhanced to Rs.86,562/- — Supreme Court considered claimant entitled to further enhancement — Issue of disability certificate author not examined — Doctor’s testimony examined — Disability assessed at 15% India Law Library Docid # 2443317
(153) SAJAL BOSE Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — High Court's jurisdiction — Inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC are to be exercised to prevent abuse of process of law or to secure the ends of justice — This power can be invoked if allegations in FIR do not prima facie constitute an offence, or if India Law Library Docid # 2441870
(154) SAVE MON REGION FEDERATION AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Public power, allocation of public resources, award of public contracts, execution of public works — State bound to act transparently, fairly, and consistently with equality — Process must withstand objective scrutiny and be free from arbitrariness, favouritism, or undisclosed conflicts India Law Library Docid # 2441871
(155) M/S. PIAGGIO VEHICLES PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Industrial Plot Allotment — Conditions of Lease Deed — Strict compliance required — Lessee's failure to commence construction and production within stipulated periods — Justification of delay due to scaling up facilities at another unit — Not accepted as valid excuse. India Law Library Docid # 2441872
(156) DR. S. BALAGOPAL Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Medical negligence — Consent for surgery — Allegation of interpolation in consent form for Orchidectomy — Medical Board's opinion that Orchidectomy was an appropriate procedure in cases of undescended testicle and that consent should have been obtained — No evidence of interpolation in consent form India Law Library Docid # 2441873
(157) SIVAKUMAR Vs. STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 294(b) — Conviction for uttering obscene words — Held, mere use of the word "bastard" is not sufficient to constitute obscenity, especially in heated conversations during the modern era — Conviction under Section 294(b) IPC is not sustainable and is liable to be set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2441874
(158) JAY PRAKASH YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against dismissal of criminal appeal by High Court — Conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act — Prosecution case based entirely on circumstantial evidence — No eyewitnesses — Reliability of prosecution witnesses critically examined — Admission by key witness regarding darkness and identification by voice only, India Law Library Docid # 2441875
(159) SYED MOHAMMED GHOUSE PASHA KHADRI Vs. SYED MOHAMMED ADIL PASHA KHADRI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Waqf Act, 1995 — Section 3(i) and Section 32(2)(g) — Jurisdiction of Civil Court versus Waqf Board — Distinction between Sajjadanashin and Mutawalli — Sajjadanashin is a spiritual head with religious duties, while Mutawalli is a secular manager of Waqf property — Waqf Board has jurisdiction over appointment and removal of Mutawallis but not Sajjadanashins — Civil Court retains jurisdiction over India Law Library Docid # 2441715
(160) PUNJAB AND SIND BANK Vs. SH. RAJ KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary proceedings — Punishment — Judicial review — The court's power to review punishment is limited and generally does not allow substitution of its own judgment for that of the disciplinary authority unless the punishment is illogical, suffers from procedural impropriety, or shocks the conscience of the court. India Law Library Docid # 2441716