(1) SANTHOSH KUMAR N.P Vs. STATE-STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KADIRUR POLICE, TELLICHERRY, KANNUR DISTRICT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(n) — Repeatedly Rape on the same woman — Discharge under Section 227 CrPC — Misconception of fact and consensual relationship — Respondent No. 2 cohabited with appellant for seven years based on an alleged marriage ceremony in Mysuru, during which physical intimacy occurred — Respondent No. 2 admitted being informed of appellant’s pre-existing marriage within months of cohabitation, yet voluntarily chose to continue the relationship — Consensual India Law Library Docid # 2457598
(2) DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION Vs. MAITHAN ALLOYS LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-10-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Fourth Proviso to Section 14, Sections 61, 173 and 174 — Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 (DVC Act) — Section 58 — Overriding effect and applicability of DVC Act — Fourth proviso to Section 14 of the Electricity Act, 2003 is a substantive provision that exempts Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) from obtaining a licence and explicitly preserves the continued application India Law Library Docid # 2457599
(3) GIRISHBHAI NATWARLAL PATEL Vs. GAUTAM PUNJABHAI PALKHIWALA (DEAD) BY LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96(3) read with Order 23 Rule 3 & Rule 3A — Consent decree — Maintainability of appeal and bar to suit — Rights of a stranger/non-party — Statutory bar on preferring an appeal against a consent decree under Section 96(3) CPC and the bar against filing an independent suit under Order XXIII Rule 3A CPC apply strictly to parties to the compromise agreement. A non-party/stranger to a consent decree, who asserts an independent legal right prejudicially affec India Law Library Docid # 2457600
(4) BANDARI RAMCHANDER AND OTHERS Vs. MAITRI COOP. HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2026 Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 — Sections 7, 8 and 9 — Land Grabbing Cases — Title and ownership of property — Subject lands situated in Survey Nos. 100 and 101 of Miyapur Village classified as sarkari poramboke as early as 1912 — State’s title and ownership clearly established through historical revenue records and statutory vesting under A.P. Abolition of Jagirs Regulation — Appellants and India Law Library Docid # 2457523
(5) SHREERAM BUILDERS Vs. UPENDRA KANTILAL THANAWALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and Section 37 (read with unamended Section 34) — Scope of judicial review — Appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is coterminous with and as broad as the jurisdiction under Section 34 — Unamended Section 34 applies to applications filed prior to 23.10.2015 — Arbitral award can be set aside if it is contrary to the fundamental policy of Indian law, against the terms of the contract, or patently illegal, going to the root of the matter. India Law Library Docid # 2457524
(6) SRINIVASA T. AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS. ETC. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2026 Karnataka Recruitment of Gazetted Probationers (Appointment by Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1997 — Recruitment process — Cancellation of 2011 recruitment — Rampant corruption, blatant nepotism, and manipulation of answer scripts and records by KPSC officials vitiated entire selection process — High Court and Supreme Court in earlier rounds rightly affirmed annulment of selection — Segregating tainted and untainted candidates when selection itself is fundamentally tainted would interfere with India Law Library Docid # 2457526
(7) M/S MANSI FINANCE (CHENNAI) LTD. Vs. M. LALITHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 and Section 141 — Proceedings under — Clarification of judgment — M/s. Mansi Finance (Chennai) Ltd. vs. M. Lalitha & Others, AIR 2026 SC 2657 dealt with vicarious liability and maintainability of complaints where loans were advanced on promissory notes and cheques were dishonoured — Such judgment did not examine or adjudicate upon the specific provisions of the Tamil Nadu Money-lenders Act, 1957 or the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 201 India Law Library Docid # 2457525
(8) TADIVALASA NAGESWARA RAO AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Landlord and Tenant — Lease agreement — Premature eviction notice — Validity — Impugned notices were issued calling upon petitioner-lessee to vacate shop premises during subsistence of an 11-month lease valid till 31.10.2026 — Petitioner was regularly paying rent — Held, notices calling upon tenant to vacate during subsistence of lease cannot be sustained in the absence of any allegation of default — Impugned eviction notices set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2457562
(9) BHUPINDER ALIAS KAKU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 430 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Fixed-term sentence — Scope and principles — Consideration for suspension of sentence of a limited duration should generally be liberal unless exceptional circumstances exist — Appellate court is not to re-appreciate evidence to find minor lacunae, but must determine if there is palpable, apparent material on record suggesting fair chances of acquittal — India Law Library Docid # 2457580
(10) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. KAPIL @ DHILLO AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Presumption of innocence in favour of accused is strengthened by an order of acquittal — Appellate court is generally reluctant to disturb findings of fact arrived at by trial court unless conclusions are palpably wrong, perverse, or based on misreading of material evidence — Mere fact that appellate court can arrive at a different conclusion on reappreciation of evidence is no ground to inter India Law Library Docid # 2457590
(11) PRITAM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH KUMARI & ORS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 52 — Doctrine of lis pendens — Commencement of suit — The doctrine of lis pendens takes effect from the precise time of presentation or institution of the plaint, not from the date notice is issued. Where the plaint was deposited in the court petition box at the sitting of the court before 10:15 AM, a sale deed executed and registered on the very same date was executed during the pendency of the suit and hit by lis pendens. India Law Library Docid # 2457591
(12) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. PROMILA DEVI AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Insurance Policy — Scope of coverage under "Act Policy" versus "Comprehensive/Package Policy" — Death or bodily injury to occupant of private car — An occupant or gratuitous passenger in a private car does not fall within the definition of "third party" under Section 147 of the Act — An "Act Policy" or "Liability Only Policy" statutorily covers only third-party risks and does not extend to occupants unless specifically covered by payment of an additional India Law Library Docid # 2457594
(13) ROOP CHAND Vs. NIKKU RAM[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 21 Rule 35 and Order 26 Rule 9 — Execution of Decree — Demarcation by Local Commissioner — Warrant of Possession — Suit for possession by removal of encroachment decreed in favour of decree holder attained finality — Local Commissioner demarcated land and reported unauthorized possession of judgment debtor over Khasra No. 403/1 — Judgment debtor objected on ground that adjoining Khasra numbers were also measured — Held, measuring adjoining lands during demarcat India Law Library Docid # 2457595
(14) V. GOPALAKRISHANAN Vs. THE STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 13(1)(e) read with 13(2) — Disproportionate assets — Burden of proof and evidentiary standards — Onus on prosecution is to establish initial foundational facts regarding known sources of income and total assets/expenditure accumulated during check period — Once prosecution establishes that assets possessed by public servant are disproportionate to known sources of income, burden shifts to accused to account for same under Section 106 of Evidence Act, India Law Library Docid # 2457335
(15) PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BHUBANESHWAR Vs. ORISSA MINING CORPORATION LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 143(2) & 292BB — Non-issuance of notice under Section 143(2) — Applicability of deeming fiction under Section 292BB — Assessment proceedings were reopened under Section 147 and notices under Section 148 were issued — Assessees requested that their original returns filed under Section 139 be treated as returns filed in response to Section 148 notice — Admittedly, no notice under Section 143(2) was issued before framing reassessment orders — Revenue contended that u India Law Library Docid # 2457336
(16) M/S THE SUPREME INDUSTRIES LIMITED Vs. M/S SUPREMO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of commercial cross-suits — Convenience of parties and avoidance of conflicting decisions — Cross-suits filed by rival parties alleging trademark infringement, passing off, and copyright infringement pending in different jurisdictions (District Judge Commercial, Indore and High Court India Law Library Docid # 2457337
(17) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. JHABRA RAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 47 [corresponding to Section 50, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC)] & Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India — Communication of grounds of arrest — Prejudice-oriented test — High Court enlarged respondent on regular bail solely on ground that grounds of arrest were not furnished in writing prior to or at time of remand — Non-furnishing of written grounds of arrest does not ipso facto render arrest illegal or entitle accused to b India Law Library Docid # 2457338
(18) M/S ROYAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S NATIONAL PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Execution and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards — Scope of Supreme Court's jurisdiction on certified question of law vs. Executing Court's jurisdiction — High Court granted liberty to seek clarification from Supreme Court as to why prior payment of principal amount in Indian Rupees in 2009 was not brought to its notice during reference on substantial question of law — Supreme Court held that once a certified substantial question of law under Article 134-A re India Law Library Docid # 2457339
(19) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. NARENDER KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2026 Armed Forces Pension Rules — Ministry of Defence (MoD) Policy Letter dated 31.01.2001 / Pension Regulations for Army, 2008, Regulation 82 — Category E(i) — Grant of War Injury Pension vs. Disability Pension — Entitlement of personnel posted in notified operational areas — Respondent contracted 'Rheumatoid Arthritis (Seropositive)' while posted at Kargil during 'Operation Rakshak' — Ministry of Defence contended that 'Operation Rakshak' is an ongoing operation and does not qualify as an operation India Law Library Docid # 2457340
(20) SOUTH BIHAR POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. Vs. INDIA POWER CORPORATION LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 4 & 16(2) — Appointment of Sole Arbitrator vs. Three-Member Panel — Waiver and Acquiescence — Distribution Franchisee Agreement provided for arbitration by a panel of three arbitrators — High Court appointed a sole arbitrator with consent of both parties, and subsequently substituted him with a new sole arbitrator, also with consent — Appellant participated in proceedings for over 18 months, consented to initial extension of time, and filed count India Law Library Docid # 2457341