(1) MAMTA DEVI Vs. SANJAY KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and 13(1)(ib) — Divorce granted on grounds of cruelty and desertion — Both Family Court and High Court found evidence of cruelty and desertion by the appellant-wife — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2442108
(2) HARI RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 — Section 88 — Khatedari rights — Claim for declaration of Khatedari rights and recovery of land unlawfully encroached upon — Trial Court decreed suit based on plaintiff's inherited Khatedari rights from his father — Defendant contested case, later declared ex-parte — Appeal filed after significant delay rejected — Second appeal remanded by Board of Revenue, affirmed by High Court — Supreme Court held that original authority provided no opportunity to India Law Library Docid # 2442109
(3) DHAN JEE PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Suspension of sentence in serious offences should not be granted routinely — Appellate court must apply its mind to the nature of the offence, manner of commission, and gravity of trial court's findings — Reasons must be recorded in writing, reflecting due consideration of relevant factors — Order granting suspension India Law Library Docid # 2442110
(4) THE STATE OF KERALA Vs. M. VIJAYAKUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equality before law — Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) — Sanctioning different rates of enhancement for DA for serving employees and DR for pensioners, when both are intended to mitigate inflation, is discriminatory and violates Article 14. India Law Library Docid # 2442111
(5) KAMAL PRASAD DUBEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Contitution of India — Articles 14 & 16 — Equality in employment — Denial of promotion on discriminatory grounds — Appellant denied promotion despite long service, experience, and possessing a qualification that was accepted for similarly situated employees — High Court Division Bench erroneously set aside Single Judge’s order granting relief, creating contradiction in reasoning by first stating discretion lies with Board of Directors and then upholding Registrar’s refusal — Supreme Court allowe India Law Library Docid # 2442112
(6) POONAM DWIVEDI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections) Act, 2020 — Advertisement dated 15.12.2021 for 9212 posts of Health Worker (Female) — Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation — Clause 8.3 of advertisement requiring candidates to submit EWS certificate issued till the last date India Law Library Docid # 2442113
(7) SRI M.V. RAMACHANDRASA SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LEGAL HEIRS Vs. M/S. MAHENDRA WATCH COMPANY REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNERS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Karnataka Rent Act, 1999 — Section 46 — Revisional jurisdiction of High Court — Scope — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own findings for those of the trial court — Revisional power is supervisory and limited to examining legality, correctness, or propriety of an order, not to act as a court of first appeal — Interference is warranted only for perversity, lack of evidence, or manifest illegality. [Paras 12.1 to 12.9] India Law Library Docid # 2442114
(8) RAM CHANDRA CHOUDHARY AND OTHERS Vs. ROOP NAGAR DUGDH UTPADAK SAHAKARI SAMITI LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Rajasthan Co-operative Societies Act, 2001 — Section 32, Section 8 read with Schedule B — Bye-laws framed by District Milk Producers' Co-operative Unions — Validity — Election to Management Committee — Eligibility criteria — Held, bye-laws are valid as they operate within the statutory scheme and are traceable to the India Law Library Docid # 2442115
(9) THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND Vs. SARITA SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2026 Uttar Pradesh Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1981 — Rule 4 — Sanction of Governor for award — Extraordinary pension award requires sanction of the Governor, who exercises administrative discretion based on the rules — The Supreme Court held that the authority on whom the power to take a decision is conferred should be the one to take it, especially when the rules enumerate the India Law Library Docid # 2442043
(10) ROMA AHUJA Vs. THE STATE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 468, 469, 470, 472, 473 and 341 — Limitation for taking cognizance of offence — Relevant date for computation of period of limitation is date of filing of complaint or date of initiation of criminal proceedings, not date on which Magistrate takes cognizance — Constitution Bench decision in Sarah Mathew v. Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases [(2014) 2 SCC 62] India Law Library Docid # 2442044
(11) M/S NIRMAL UJJWAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. Vs. RAVI SETHIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2026 Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 — Section 64(d) — Investment of funds by Multi-State Co-operative Society (MSCS) — Permitted investments are in subsidiary institutions or institutions in the same line of business — Amendment aimed at preventing misuse of funds and ensuring financial discipline — "Same line of business" requires substantial or predominant sameness in core business activities, India Law Library Docid # 2442045
(12) MAURICE W. INNIS Vs. LILY KAZROONI @ LILY ARIF SHAIKH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Execution of Decree — Executing Court’s Jurisdiction — An executing court must strictly adhere to the terms of the decree and cannot modify or alter it. Its role is limited to giving effect to the decree as it stands, unless the decree is a nullity. India Law Library Docid # 2442047
(13) MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED (MSEDCL) AND OTHERS Vs. R Z MALPANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Scope of Inquiry — Limited to prima facie existence of arbitration agreement — Questions like 'accord and satisfaction', limitation, dishonesty, frivolity and arbitrability of subject matter are to be left to the arbitral tribunal under Section 16, India Law Library Docid # 2442048
(14) CHANNAPPA (D) THR. LRS. Vs. PARVATEWWA (D) THR. LRS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 105(1) — Challenge to interlocutory orders — Rejection of an application under Order 2 Rule 2 CPC does not preclude the party from raising that issue again in an appeal against the final decree, as per Section 105(1) CPC, unless a separate appellate remedy is expressly provided. India Law Library Docid # 2442049
(15) GLS FILMS INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. CHEMICAL SUPPLIERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 9 — Application for corporate insolvency resolution process — Existence of a pre-existing dispute — Adjudicating authority must reject the application if notice of dispute has been received by the operational creditor or there is a record of dispute — The dispute must bring to the notice of the operational creditor the "existence" of a dispute or the fact that a suit or India Law Library Docid # 2442050
(16) RUSSI FISHERIES P. LTD AND ANOTHER Vs. BHAVNA SETH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-04-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 52 — Doctrine of Lis Pendens — Transfers of property made during the pendency of litigation are subject to the doctrine of lis pendens and are subservient to the final decision of the court — Such transfers are not void ab initio but remain invalid if the litigation goes against the transferor. India Law Library Docid # 2442046
(17) M/S CHOPRA HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. HARBINDER SINGH SEKHON AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Principles for impleadment — A necessary party is essential for effective order, while a proper party aids complete adjudication — In writ proceedings, a person directly affected by an interim order can be joined even if not an original party. India Law Library Docid # 2441980
(18) 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
(19) 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
(20) SRI SUVAJIT PAUL Vs. FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Contract Law — Detention Charges — Transport Contractor's Claim — Court found that delay in unloading of trucks beyond the stipulated period was attributable to the respondent's (FCI's) lack of sufficient storage space, and therefore, such delay qualified as "extraordinary" under the tender agreement, entitling the contractor to detention charges. India Law Library Docid # 2442070