(1) LAXMI KUMAR KAPUR (DECEASED) THR LRS Vs. RAVI KAPUR AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal against judgment and decree dismissing suit for partition, possession, declaration and mesne profits — Trial Court’s finding that two Wills executed by parents were identical but not mutual, conferring absolute ownership on surviving spouse, upheld — Gift deeds executed by India Law Library Docid # 2444375
(2) STATE OF NCT OF DELHI Vs. MURAIF QAMAR AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Standard of review for an appellate court — Presumption of innocence in favour of the accused is strengthened by an acquittal — Appellate court must carefully scrutinize the evidence but should not interfere unless the trial court's findings are India Law Library Docid # 2444376
(3) VARUN PURI Vs. SHYAM KISHAN SARAF[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 142 — Criminal conviction for Dishonour of cheque — Appeal to Appellate Court — Dismissal of appeals by Appellate Court without addressing grounds of appeal and without appointing Amicus Curiae when appellants/their counsel were absent — Held, dismissal of appeals for India Law Library Docid # 2444377
(4) RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA) — Section 18A — Validity of derivative contracts — Breach of position limits under SEBI Circular 2001 does not render derivative contracts void — The Circular mandates disclosure of positions exceeding limits and imposes penalties for non-disclosure, not voiding of contracts — India Law Library Docid # 2444378
(5) M/S INOX DECOR PVT. LTD. Vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS,(IMPORT), INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT, TUGHLAKABAD, NEW DELHI[CUSTOMS, EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI PRINCIPAL BENCH - COURT NO. I] 29-05-2026 Customs Tariff — Classification of Imported Goods — Dispute regarding classification of kitchen and household accessories — Appellant classified them under CTH 7323/8302, while the Department classified them under CTH 9403 as parts of furniture — The Tribunal examined the nature of the goods, their intended use, and India Law Library Docid # 2444369
(6) M/S ALUPRO BUILDING SYSTEMS PVT. LTD Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE BANGALORE-II[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Section 35G — Appeal to High Court — Exclusion from jurisdiction — High Court cannot hear appeals that involve determining questions related to the rate of excise duty or the value of goods for assessment purposes. India Law Library Docid # 2444280
(7) SANJAY DAVE Vs. ANDHRA BANK LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 62 — Appeals against NCLAT judgment — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Appellant as Promoter/Director submitted a Resolution Plan — Plan approved by Committee of Creditors (CoC) — Appellant's contentions regarding conditional Letter of Intent India Law Library Docid # 2444281
(8) DINESHCHAND SURANA Vs. UCO BANK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 & 141 — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Part III (Personal Insolvency) — Moratorium Provisions — Criminal Proceedings vs. Civil Liability — Dishonour of cheque is a criminal offence due to specific deeming fiction in Section 138, not merely a civil India Law Library Docid # 2444282
(9) MEHTAB Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 366, 374(2) — Death Sentence — Appeal against conviction and sentence — High Court partly allowed appeals by acquitting of one charge and confirming conviction and sentences for remaining offences, including death sentence — Supreme Court considered India Law Library Docid # 2444283
(10) SALIL DHAWAN Vs. PRIYANSHI GHAI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Supreme Court’s power to do complete justice — Marriage irretrievably broken down — Possibility of reconciliation non-existent — Multiple civil and criminal proceedings pending between parties — Compelling parties to remain married when ties have long been India Law Library Docid # 2444284
(11) AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC Vs. COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Competition Act, 2002 — Merger control (Section 6 read with Sections 10, 31) — Disclosure obligations — Substance over form (Regulation 9(4) and 9(5)) — Inter-connected steps — Duty of complete notification — Whether mere naming of agreements in a filing constitutes sufficient notice? — Held, notification is sufficient if inter-connected steps and linkages are placed on record and explained, enabling India Law Library Docid # 2444285
(12) HARJINDRA SINGH ETC. Vs. THE STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Criminal Law — Kidnapping for ransom under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Essential ingredients for conviction — The act of stopping children at pistol point and forcibly abducting a child satisfies the condition of threatening to cause death or hurt. India Law Library Docid # 2444286
(13) STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Vs. A.K.GABA ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Criminal Law — Appeal Against Acquittal — Powers of Appellate Court — Supreme Court's scope of interference is limited unless findings are manifestly illegal, perverse, or result in miscarriage of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2444287
(14) MOHAMMAD HANIF JAINUM KHALIFA Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 304A — Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act) — Sections 134, 187 — Rash and negligent driving causing death — Driver acted on conductor's signals for stopping and starting the bus — Driver cannot be held negligent when following conductor’s instructions — Death could be due to India Law Library Docid # 2444288
(15) A. SHAHUL HAMEED Vs. N. MALLIGARJUNA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — 'Readiness and Willingness' — Plaintiff must aver and prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform contract terms — Such readiness and willingness is gathered from totality of facts and circumstances, including conduct of parties before and after filing suit — Amount to India Law Library Docid # 2444289
(16) JAGDISH PRASAD AND OTHERS Vs. P.M. MANOJ KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Andaman & Nicobar Administration (Police Department) Group 'C' Post Recruitment Rules, 2008 — Amendment by Substitution — Effect of — Word "substituted" in amending legislation means deletion of old provision and making new one operative — The process of substitution has two steps: old rule ceases to exist, India Law Library Docid # 2444290
(17) TIKKA SHATRUJIT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SUKJIT SINGH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Succession to property of erstwhile ruler — Rule of primogeniture vs. Personal Law — After merger of princely states, private properties of rulers devolved according to personal law, not rule of primogeniture, unless explicitly stated otherwise by covenant or law. India Law Library Docid # 2444291
(18) SMALL SCALE ENTERPRENEURS ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 — Section 17 — Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (MMC Act) — Sections 127, 128A — Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act) — First Schedule, Clause 7(1) — Imposition of tax and fee — Distinction — The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is empowered to levy fees or service charges for India Law Library Docid # 2444292
(19) M/S TARINI PRASAD MOHANTY Vs. M/S SUNFLAG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 16 — Challenge to Arbitral Tribunal’s order on jurisdiction — Writ jurisdiction under Articles 226/227 of Constitution — High Court’s powers and limitations — Distinction between maintainability and entertainability of writ petition — When writ intervention is India Law Library Docid # 2444293
(20) ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND OTHERS Vs. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 324 — Representation of the People Act, 1950 — Sections 21(3) — Electoral Rolls — Special Intensive Revision (SIR) — Election Commission of India (ECI) has power to conduct SIR — Commission's authority under Article 324 operates in conformity with valid law made by India Law Library Docid # 2444294