(1) SHISHU PAL @ SHISH RAM AND OTHERS Vs. SURJEET AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 168 — Compensation — Death of homemaker — New head of 'Loss of Domestic Care' — Basis and quantum — The conventional method of computing compensation upon the death of a homemaker suffers from an inherent disadvantage — Notional income, as assigned by earlier decisions, fails to capture the economic, emotional and managerial contributions that a homemaker makes to the household and to nation-building at large — In recognition of the multifarious yet unquantifie India Law Library Docid # 2445045
(2) GAURAV MEHLA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Service Law — Public employment — Recruitment — Mandatory rule — Non-compliance — Whether fatal — Rule 3 of Service Rules, 2003 — Presence and concurrence of departmental supervisory officials at appointment meeting — Role of such officials is supervisory and meant to cross-check compliance with recruitment norms, not to confer eligibility on candidates — Their absence at third (appointment) India Law Library Docid # 2445128
(3) ATUL CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Service Law — Compassionate appointment — Nature — Not a vested right — Compassionate appointment is not a condition of service; it is a humane response to sudden financial destitution caused by death-in-harness of the breadwinner — Claim is subject to fulfilment of all eligibility requirements under the applicable rules — However, the same principle that binds the claimant equally binds the State: refusal or India Law Library Docid # 2445129
(4) SUREKHA DOMAJI BELE Vs. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TESTING DIVISION, MSEDCL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Disciplinary proceedings — Dismissal from service — Competence of authority — Employee appointed by Superintending Engineer, dismissed by Executive Engineer — Dismissal order held valid as Executive Engineer was competent under MSEDCL Service Regulations to punish an employee of Appellant's pay grade — India Law Library Docid # 2445130
(5) SHEETAL VASANT THAKUR Vs. CHIRAG ARORA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 24, 33(5), 36, 39 — Child-sensitive judicial processes — Mandatory safeguards for child victims — Courts must ensure child-friendly procedures, minimum intrusion, and psychological safety, avoiding re-traumatisation and secondary victimisation in all proceedings concerning children, especially those involving allegations of sexual India Law Library Docid # 2445131
(6) THE COMMISSIONER, BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE Vs. K.K.UMESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 165 and 166 — Liability for injuries sustained due to falling tree branch — Injuries caused by falling tree branch while vehicle was stationary under the tree during rain — Held, not an accident "arising out of the use of a motor vehicle" as the motor vehicle did not play an active role. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2445132
(7) MAKARDHWAJ RAM Vs. JAGDISH RAI (DEAD) TH. LRS. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 11, Explanation IV — Constructive Res Judicata — Application of the principle depends on the facts and circumstances of each case, considering the ambit of earlier proceedings and the nexus of the matter to the controversy — It is founded on public policy to prevent multiplicity of proceedings and avoid parties being vexed twice over for the same litigation — India Law Library Docid # 2445133
(8) DR. RAMESH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PCPNDT Act) — Section 28(1)(a) — Cognizance of offences — Complaint by Appropriate Authority or authorized officer is a prerequisite for court to take cognizance of an offence under the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2445134
(9) BAKSISH AHMAD Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226(1) — Territorial jurisdiction — Writ petition by CAPF personnel — Delhi High Court — Jurisdiction based on situs of respondent's office —The Delhi High Court has territorial jurisdiction under Art. 226(1) of the Constitution to entertain a writ petition preferred by any enrolled member of the Border Security Force or any Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) who is aggrieved by an administrative order of termination of service, by reason of the situs of India Law Library Docid # 2445025
(10) DR. RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 392 — Third Judge — Power to give independent opinion — Options available — When an appeal is heard by a Division Bench and the Judges are divided in opinion, the appeal is laid before a third Judge under S. 392 — The third Judge is not confined to choosing between the two views expressed by the Division Bench Judges — The third Judge may: (i) agree with either of the two opinions expressed; (ii) form an independent view at divergence with both opi India Law Library Docid # 2445046
(11) M. R. VASUMATHI Vs. THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-06-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Auction Sale — Compliance with Rule 9 — Mandatory Nature — Payment of Balance 75% Beyond 15-Day Period — No Written Agreement for Extension — Sale Set Aside — Article 142 — Redemption Opportunity Granted to India Law Library Docid # 2445047
(12) KM. RASHMI RAWAT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Recruitment Process — Document Verification — Appellant failed to appear for document verification as she was unaware of the notice uploaded on the official website — The court held that the selection body had fulfilled its obligation by uploading the notice on its website, and the appellant was responsible for checking the India Law Library Docid # 2445095
(13) M/S UMESH CHANDRA MISHRA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Tender conditions — Judicial review — Court generally does not interfere in tender conditions and contractual stipulations as the issuing authority is the best judge, unless there is clear mala fide or arbitrariness. India Law Library Docid # 2445096
(14) SMT. PRIYA Vs. BIMLESH AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Courts have wide powers to allow amendments at any stage to determine the real questions in controversy between parties, pro6ded it does not cause injustice to the other side. India Law Library Docid # 2445097
(15) RAJENDRA SINGH GUSAIN Vs. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 — Sections 19, 43(3) and 43-AA(2) read with Section 13-D(f) — Rejection of nomination for election to Nagar Palika Parishad Chairperson — High Court jurisdiction under Article 226 — Alternative remedy of election petition exists — India Law Library Docid # 2445098
(16) LALIT MOHAN JOSHI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of charge-sheet and summoning order — FIR alleging offences under Sections 376 and 506 of IPC — Applicant sought quashing of charge-sheet and proceedings — Court considered submissions and FIR contents to determine if any offence was established. India Law Library Docid # 2445099
(17) RAVISH KAMAAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Applicant sought quashing of trial proceedings under POCSO Act and IPC — The prosecutrix, in her Section 164 Cr.P.C — statement, denied sexual harassment and stated the applicant had only slapped her for not doing homework and arriving late — The complainant also filed an affidavit confirming the India Law Library Docid # 2445100
(18) SEESA SANTOSH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure — Passport — Return/Surrender of Passport — Accused facing serious criminal charges — Right to travel abroad vis-à-vis right to speedy trial — Balance between individual liberty and societal interest — Accused charged with abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy since 2014, trial still at stage of committal despite lapse of over ten years — Accused, a US citizen, had misused India Law Library Docid # 2444635
(19) THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Vs. M/s BMM ISPAT LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) — Section 9 — Royalty rates for iron ore — Enhancement from 10% to 15% — Agreement for sale of extracted iron ore entered before enhancement — Royalty payable on removal or consumption of minerals — Central government's power to amend royalty rates is statutory and cannot India Law Library Docid # 2444636
(20) SAHIL ABDULSATTAR MANSURI AND OTHERS Vs. SAFIMAHAMAD FAFIRBHAI MANSURI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure — Delay in Investigation and Filing of Charge Sheet — Speedy Trial — Right to Speedy Trial and Timely Completion of Investigation are integral parts of Article 21 of the Constitution — Statutory recognition in CrPC for prompt investigation — Investigations should be completed within a reasonable time, India Law Library Docid # 2444637