(1) 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
(2) 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
(3) 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
(4) 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
(5) 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
(6) 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
(7) 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
(8) 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
(9) 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
(10) 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
(11) 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
(12) 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
(13) THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER/CON-2, N.F. RAILWAY, AGARTALA Vs. SRI NANI GOPAL MALLIK AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal — Application for condonation of delay of 264 days in preferring appeal against judgment and award passed by Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority — Delay occurred due to various procedural steps, including obtaining certified copy, seeking legal opinions from panel counsel and Law Officer, and preparation of appeal India Law Library Docid # 2442071
(14) GODREJ AGROVET LTD Vs. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act) — Section 3(1)(j) — Definition of 'food' — Includes substance intended for human consumption — Excludes animal feed — Note (c) to Regulation 2.5.2 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, which regulates animal feed, is ultra vires the Act, as the Act's scope is limited to food for human consumption. India Law Library Docid # 2441881
(15) THE WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO.LTD AND OTHERS Vs. DIPENDU BISWAS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Service Law — Reservations — Horizontal Reservation — PWD-LV Vacancy in Unreserved Category — Interpretation of Recruitment Notification — The Supreme Court clarified that a vacancy reserved for a person with low vision (PWD-LV) in the Unreserved (UR) category can be filled by a PWD-LV candidate from any social India Law Library Docid # 2441951
(16) RENUKA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA RESPONDENTS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Issuance of process — Scope of inquiry at pre-trial stage — Metropolitan Magistrate issuing process after being satisfied that prima facie material existed — Sessions Court setting aside process on ground of no legally enforceable debt — High Court India Law Library Docid # 2441952
(17) UCO BANK AND OTHERS Vs. SK SHRIVASTAVA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Voluntary Retirement — Notice Period — Deemed Acceptance — If an employee completes the qualifying service and gives notice for voluntary retirement, and the appointing authority does not refuse the permission within the notice period, the retirement becomes effective automatically from the date specified in the notice. India Law Library Docid # 2441953
(18) BIKRAM CHAND RANA Vs. HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 — Rule 69(1)(c) — Interpretation of "departmental or judicial proceedings" — The rule acts as a statutory bar to the payment of gratuity while either type of proceeding is pending — The use of "or" expands the scope of this bar. India Law Library Docid # 2441954
(19) GAUTAM SATNAMI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Disclosure statements and recoveries — Recoveries made pursuant to disclosure statements under Section 27 of the Evidence Act were found to be legally tenuous — Witnesses to these statements turned hostile or did not corroborate material particulars, and the recoveries themselves lacked a India Law Library Docid # 2441955
(20) SAROJ PANDEY Vs. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of summoning order — Application under Section 482 is maintainable even if a revision petition has been filed and dismissed on the same grounds — The High Court's inherent power under Section 482 is paramount and can be exercised to prevent abuse of process of court or miscarriage of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441956