(981) PENNURIMAI IYAKKAM AND OTHERS Vs. MANAGING DIRECTOR, TAMIL NADU URBAN HABITAT DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Tamil Nadu Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1971 — Eviction Notices — Challenge by alleged encroachers — Demolition and Reconstruction — Scope of Judicial Review — Notified Slum Area — Petitioners (encroachers) challenged eviction notices issued by Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) for demolition and reconstruction of dilapidated slum buildings — Petitioners are 'encroachers' occupying border areas/vacant lands, not 'allottees' or original slum dwellers India Law Library Docid # 2438105
(982) ABHISHWETA @ ABHISWETA MISHRA Vs. ASHOK KUMAR MISHRA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Addition of parties — Necessary party — Daughter claiming share in ancestral property — Daughter of plaintiff born through first wife sought to be impleaded as defendant in partition suit — Trial court rejected prayer assuming she would derive share through plaintiff — High Court held daughter's right is undeniable and her presence is necessary to settle India Law Library Docid # 2438147
(983) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. MASTER FREWIN SEBY DE MELO AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149(2) — Insurer's right to contest claim — Law settled by three-Judge Bench in Shila Datta’s case — Insurer, when impleaded as a party-respondent in the claim petition, is entitled to contest the claim on all available grounds, not being restricted to grounds available under Section 149(2) of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2438180
(984) MANOJ KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Service Law — Recruitment — Advertisement Conditions — Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate is a mandatory requirement for claiming reservation under Extremely Backward Class (EBC) category. India Law Library Docid # 2438192
(985) AAYISHA MUHSIN Vs. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PRINCIPAL REGISTRAR GENERAL AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Special Marriage Act, 1954 and Kerala Registration of Marriage (Common) Rules, 2008 — Name change in Marriage Certificate — Petitioner married under Special Marriage Act, 1954 and subsequently changed her name after converting to Islam — Marriage certificate issued with her original name — Authorities refused to change name citing Rule 13 of Rules 2008, which prohibits major changes — Court invoked India Law Library Docid # 2438263
(986) GOVIND RAM JAISWAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Service Law — Absorption — Higher post to lower post — Absorption of an employee serving on a higher post onto a lower post is unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2438347
(987) NOUSHAD Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to the appellant by setting aside the High Court's order rejecting the bail application — Appellant directed to furnish cash security and two sureties, cooperate with the trial, not misuse liberty, and not influence witnesses or tamper with evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2438362
(988) SUBHAM KUMAR GUPTA @ SHUBHAM KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389(1) — Suspension of sentence and grant of bail pending appeal — Appellant convicted under Section 302/120B IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment — Appeal pending before High Court — Interlocutory Application for suspension of sentence and bail dismissed by High Court — Supreme Court considers the appellant's period of custody and the India Law Library Docid # 2438374
(989) MALKARI RADHA BAI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B and 498-A — Dowry death and Cruelty by husband or relatives — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Evidence of alleged harassment and dowry demands not substantiated by reliable corroboration — Initial report to police did not mention key allegations later improved upon during evidence — Convictions and sentences set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2438445
(990) V.RABBANI BASHA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 38, 39 — Public distribution of largesse — State largesse should not create monopoly or vested interest — Distribution of state resources must be equitable and serve common good — Granting multiple licenses to a single person is detrimental to public interest and can lead to abuse. India Law Library Docid # 2438446
(991) ANDHRA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS Vs. THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 49(1)(g) — Bar Council of India Rules — Bar Council of India Proceedings dated 25.09.2025 — Fixing non-refundable nomination fee for State Bar Council elections — Principal Secretary of Bar Council of India issued the proceedings without referring to any statutory provision, rule, or regulation — Proceedings not reflecting any decision or resolution by the Bar Council of India India Law Library Docid # 2438447
(992) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. MASTER FREWIN SEBY DE MELO AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 170 — Impleading of insurer as party — Right to contest claim — When an insurer is made a party-respondent in a claim petition, it has the right to contest the claim on all available grounds, not just those specified in Section 149(2) of the Act. The rejection of an application under Section 170 by the Tribunal does not preclude the insurer from raising these grounds, India Law Library Docid # 2438514
(993) KAMYA BABBAR Vs. PARAG GOGIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of Matrimonial Case — Parties reached a settlement through Supreme Court Mediation Centre. India Law Library Docid # 2438516
(994) KUNI BHUYAN Vs. THE STATE OF ODISHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Factors for consideration — Continued incarceration not warranted at bail stage — Appellant in custody since the date of FIR along with her minor daughter (2 years old at time of incarceration) — Trial not likely to conclude soon as a significant number of witnesses have already been examined — Appeal allowed and bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2438525
(995) TAMESHWAR VERMA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Bail — Grant of — Accused with four criminal antecedents in the same district, trial commenced, continued incarceration not warranted — Accused enlarged on bail with condition to mark attendance at police station every fifteen days to allay prosecution's apprehension. India Law Library Docid # 2438546
(996) ADDL.CIT, SPL. RANGE 4 Vs. IYOGI TECHNICAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED[INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI] 05-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 40(a)(i) — Disallowance for non-deduction of TDS on payments to Associated Enterprise — Marketing services were provided by an AE outside India. The Tribunal held that reimbursement of expenses for marketing support services, where services are rendered outside India, are not taxable in India and therefore, no TDS was required. It noted that a significant portion of expenses claimed by the AE, India Law Library Docid # 2438481
(997) ABHISHEK TIWARI @ MONU TIWARI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 387, 120B, 34 — Bail — Suspension of sentence — Appeal against conviction — Appellant convicted for Arms Act offences, acquitted of IPC offences — Co-accused acquitted and another enlarged on bail — Appellant stands on same India Law Library Docid # 2438607
(998) ASHOK SINGH NATHAWAT Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Factors to consider — Delay in trial — Number of co-accused granted bail — Likelihood of trial taking a significant time to conclude, coupled with the fact that a large number of co-accused have been released on bail, can be grounds for granting bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438615
(999) DEEP CHANDRA GURJAR @ DEEPU Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8, 20, 29 — Bail — Accused driver of vehicle found carrying contraband — Driver claims ignorance of goods — Continued incarceration not warranted if trial will take time — Matters for trial court to decide claim of ignorance — Bail granted with conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2438617
(1000) PUKHRAJ Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Sections 3 and 4 — Bail — Co-accused granted bail — Release of appellants on bail is justified where co-accused have been granted bail and the trial is likely to take considerable time. India Law Library Docid # 2438619