(21) 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
(22) 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
(23) 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
(24) 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
(25) 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
(26) 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
(27) 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
(28) 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
(29) 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
(30) 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
(31) 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
(32) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. AMIT IRON PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Banking Law — Master Directions on Frauds (RBI) — Classification of accounts as 'fraud' — Principles of natural justice — Show cause notice, opportunity to reply, and reasoned order satisfy principles of natural justice in fraud classification; personal hearing not mandatory. India Law Library Docid # 2441957
(33) XXX Vs. YYY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Family Law — Maintenance — Discharge of obligations — Husband's wilful default and evasion of financial obligations through resignation from directorships and enrolling as a lawyer found to be a subterfuge to evade legal and moral duties. India Law Library Docid # 2441983
(34) NARESH GANJHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY, NEW DELHI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43D(5) — Bail — Proviso to Section 43D(5) imposes a complete embargo on the power to release an accused on bail if the Court is of the opinion, on perusal of the case diary or report under Section 173 CrPC, that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accusation to be prima facie true — This standard is lighter than 'not guilty' — Bail is India Law Library Docid # 2441985
(35) SRI RITESH DEBBARMA Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376D, 302, 34 — Gang rape and murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence and scientific reports — Court found that the chain of circumstantial evidence, including last seen together testimony, disclosure statements, re-creation of crime scene, and DNA analysis, was cogent and established the appellant's involvement. Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2442072
(36) PUSPA MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 371F — Non-obstante clause — Overriding effect — Special provision for Sikkim — Protection of existing laws — The non-obstante clause in Article 371F of the Constitution gives overriding effect to the special provisions for Sikkim, ensuring that certain matters are protected from being struck down as unconstitutional, even if they conflict with other provisions of the Constitution — This is crucial for maintaining the unique historical and local contexts of India Law Library Docid # 2442143
(37) SAJAL BOSE Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — High Court's jurisdiction — Inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC are to be exercised to prevent abuse of process of law or to secure the ends of justice — This power can be invoked if allegations in FIR do not prima facie constitute an offence, or if India Law Library Docid # 2441870
(38) SAVE MON REGION FEDERATION AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Public power, allocation of public resources, award of public contracts, execution of public works — State bound to act transparently, fairly, and consistently with equality — Process must withstand objective scrutiny and be free from arbitrariness, favouritism, or undisclosed conflicts India Law Library Docid # 2441871
(39) M/S. PIAGGIO VEHICLES PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Industrial Plot Allotment — Conditions of Lease Deed — Strict compliance required — Lessee's failure to commence construction and production within stipulated periods — Justification of delay due to scaling up facilities at another unit — Not accepted as valid excuse. India Law Library Docid # 2441872
(40) DR. S. BALAGOPAL Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Medical negligence — Consent for surgery — Allegation of interpolation in consent form for Orchidectomy — Medical Board's opinion that Orchidectomy was an appropriate procedure in cases of undescended testicle and that consent should have been obtained — No evidence of interpolation in consent form India Law Library Docid # 2441873