(21) PRATIMA DAS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Education Law — Release of Academic Documents — Bonafide Student — Where a University (Manav Bharti University, which was under investigation for fake degrees) admitted, through an affidavit to the Supreme Court, that the Appellant was a bona fide student who completed and cleared all examinations for the B.A.LL.B. course (2017-2022 batch), and that the non-inclusion of her name in the Admission India Law Library Docid # 2437785
(22) ARVIND DHAM Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Section 45 — Bail — Economic Offence — Right to Speedy Trial (Article 21) — Prolonged incarceration (16 months and 20 days) without commencement or reasonable progress of trial, particularly when evidence is primarily documentary and in prosecution custody, violates the accused's right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution — India Law Library Docid # 2437786
(23) S. NAGESH Vs. SHOBHA S. ARADHYA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138, Proviso to Section 142(1)(b) — Cognizance of offence — Limitation — Delayed complaint — Requirement to condone delay before taking cognizance — The power conferred under the Proviso to Section 142(1)(b) to take cognizance of a belated complaint is subject to the complainant first satisfying the Court that there was sufficient India Law Library Docid # 2437793
(24) S. SHAKUL HAMEED Vs. TAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 163A and 166 — Nature of Claim — Interpretation — Claim Petition mentioning Section 163A, but seeking Rs.7,40,000/- compensation and alleging accident due to rash and negligent driving — Held, despite mentioning Section 163A, the nature of the claim is determined by the substance of the averments, which points to a claim under India Law Library Docid # 2437794
(25) GURUPADA BERA AND OTHERS Vs. BINOD KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with directions of Supreme Court and High Court — Directions stipulated payment of salary arrears (equivalent to basic pay of regular teachers) to part-time contractual teachers for specific periods and mandated consideration of further claims through representations, including a requirement for 'opportunity of hearing' and inspection of school records — Allegation that mandatory India Law Library Docid # 2437795
(26) PRASANNA KASINI Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Transfer of Criminal Proceedings — Grounds for Transfer — Allegation of Bias — Criminal proceedings initiated by wife transferred from Sangareddy to Hyderabad on husband's request alleging bias due to wife's relatives (one Head Constable, one Junior Assistant) working in the relevant jurisdiction — High Court passed an ex parte transfer order — Supreme Court held that mere fact of a relative working as a Head Constable in a Police Station or in the District Court does not automatically lead to India Law Library Docid # 2437796
(27) GOLDEN FOOD PRODUCTS INDIA Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Auction of Public Property — Cancellation of Highest Bid — Arbitrariness — Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) cancelled appellant's highest bid for an industrial plot (3150 sq. m.) which was 15.23% above the reserve price, on the ground that the bid was "low" compared to prices achieved for "smaller plots" (123-132 sq. m.) auctioned on the same day — Held, the cancellation was arbitrary, whimsical, and irrational because the comparison between a large industrial plot with low demand and small India Law Library Docid # 2437797
(28) THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA BAGALKOTE DISTRICT, BAGALKOT Vs. CHANDRASHEKAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (P.C. Act) — Quashing of Prosecution — Successful Trap Case — Where the allegation involves a successful trap for demand and acceptance of a bribe, and the disciplinary inquiry's exoneration was based on technical grounds (non-examination of the trap officer which the Enquiry Officer declined to summon, or witnesses standing outside the room), rather than a finding that the act did not occur, the criminal prosecution should not be quashed — The criminal court h India Law Library Docid # 2437798
(29) THE STATE (NCT) OF DELHI Vs. KHIMJI BHAI JADEJA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 395(2), 218, 219, 220, 223 —Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 120B — Cheating of multiple investors under alleged criminal conspiracy — Amalgamation of complaints/FIRs — Whether each deposit constitutes a separate transaction requiring separate FIRs, or if all transactions can be clubbed into a single FIR (treating other complainants as witnesses) — High Court ruling requiring India Law Library Docid # 2437799
(30) ABHAY KUMAR PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Service Law — Recruitment — Change in Rules Mid-Process — Bihar Engineering Services Class-II Recruitment Rules, 2019 — Bihar Engineering Service Class-II Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2022 (introducing Rule 8(5)) — The principle that ‘rules of the game cannot be changed once the game has begun’ is affirmed — Where selection process for Assistant Engineers commenced under 2019 Rules (mandating selection solely based on written India Law Library Docid # 2437800
(31) DALSUKHBHAI BACHUBHAI SATASIA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 — Section 10(3), (5), (6) — Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 (Repealing Act) — Section 3, 4 — Acquisition of excess vacant land — Vesting vs. Possession — Consequence of Repeal — Vesting of land under Section 10(3) of ULC Act confers de jure possession (title/interests) on the State, but not de facto (actual physical) possession — Acquisition of title does India Law Library Docid # 2437801
(32) SMT. SHALINI BHATEJA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — Power of Supreme Court — Petitioners sought quashing of FIR which was declined by High Court — Dispute between parties allegedly civil in nature, with multiple cases filed on the same facts in different jurisdictions — Supreme Court ordered the closing or disposal as "not pressed" of two parallel India Law Library Docid # 2437802
(33) DIVJOT SEKHON Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Admission to Professional Courses — MBBS/BDS Admissions — Sports Quota — Changes in Criteria Mid-Stream — Principle against altering "rules of the game" after commencement of selection process: The criteria for admission, determining the zone of consideration for sports achievements, cannot be altered after the admission process has commenced (after the prospectus is issued and applications are submitted) — Modifying India Law Library Docid # 2437803
(34) JASWINDER SINGH @ SHINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Law — Double Murder — Common intention or involvement via driving vehicle — Conviction solely based on appellant (accused) driving the vehicle in which assailants arrived — Evidence of key witness (PW-7, father of deceased) vague about appellant's direct role (overt act) in the crime proper — Statement regarding appellant dragging victim was omitted in the earlier police statement (Section 161 India Law Library Docid # 2437804
(35) IFGL REFRACTORIES LTD. Vs. ORISSA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Industrial Policy, 1989 — Overall financial limit (Amended Clause 4.4) — Applicability — The concept of overall financial limit introduced retrospectively applies only to expansion/modernisation/diversification of an existing unit — It does not apply to new industrial units, which are governed by Clause 4.1 and are entitled to incentives subject to unit-wise caps specified in Clauses 5.1 and 11.4.4 India Law Library Docid # 2437791
(36) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT) Vs. M/S WELKIN FOODS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Customs Tariff Act, 1975 — Customs Act, 1962 — Classification of Imported Goods — Aluminium Shelves for Mushroom Growing — Classification dispute between CTI 76109010 (Aluminium Structures) and CTI 84369900 (Parts of Agricultural Machinery) — Classification must be determined by the General Rules for Interpretation (GRI), applied sequentially, prioritizing the terms of the headings and relative Section/Chapter Notes (GRI 1) — Reliance on statutory guidance (headings and notes) trumps other class India Law Library Docid # 2437790
(37) SUBHASH AGGARWAL Vs. MAHENDER PAL CHHABRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Suit for specific performance — Readiness and willingness — Standard of proof — Appellant (plaintiff) failed to demonstrate the necessary financial capacity (readiness and wherewithal) to pay the balance consideration of Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2437731
(38) DHARMENDRA SHARMA Vs. M. ARUNMOZHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with Supreme Court Order — Directions to Development Authority (ADA) — Supreme Court previously directed ADA to pay compensation, refund amount with interest, and return non-judicial stamp worth Rs. 3,99,100 to petitioner — ADA returned expired physical stamp papers instead of refunding the value — Petitioner India Law Library Docid # 2437732
(39) PANGANTI VIJAYA Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 — Claim for Compensation — Employer-Employee Relationship — Death arising out of and in the course of employment — Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation found that the deceased driver was employed and the accident occurred during and in the course of employment, awarding compensation — High Court set aside the award based on the owner's initial counter-affidavit denying employment — Supreme Court restored the Commissioner’s award, noting that the owner India Law Library Docid # 2437733
(40) M/S BHAGHEERATHA ENGINEERING LTD. Vs. STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and Section 37 — Setting aside of Arbitral Award — Scope of judicial review — Arbitral Tribunal's jurisdiction — Contractual dispute resolution mechanism (Adjudicator to Arbitrator) — Setting aside of award by High Court on the ground that the Arbitral Tribunal was appointed to adjudicate only one dispute and exceeded its jurisdiction by deciding others — The arbitration clause was widely worded, and the conduct of the respondent-State indicate India Law Library Docid # 2437734