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(21) G. SATHYANARAYANA BOTHRA AND OTHERS Vs. M.D. LOKESWARI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 — Section 113-C — Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction — Binding nature of interim protection — Pendency of regularisation proceedings: High Court issued directions to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to take coercive steps and remove/demolish unauthorised constructions/deviations within
India Law Library Docid # 2449993

(22) R.J. GAJENDRA KUMAR Vs. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Service Law — Promotion — Eligibility Criteria and Feeder Post Qualifications — Reopening of Settled Appointment/Promotion: In a writ petition seeking consideration for promotion to a higher post, the Court cannot go beyond the scope of the dispute to question the employee's eligibility for the feeder post after a lapse of significant time, especially when such feeder post appointment/promotion
India Law Library Docid # 2449994

(23) VYAKTI VIKAS KENDRA INDIA Vs. MANOJ MISRA (DEAD) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Sections 15 & 17 — Environmental Damage and Restoration — World Culture Festival organized on Yamuna floodplains — Absolute and No-Fault Liability — Scope of Restoration vs. Rehabilitation — Onus of Proof — Primary onus lies on the applicant/complainant to establish a causal link between the actions of the project proponent and the alleged environmental
India Law Library Docid # 2449995

(24) BHUMIKA TRUST Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Judicial Service — Recruitment of Civil Judge (Junior Division) — Mandatory eligibility criterion of minimum 3 years' practice at the Bar — Review/Clarification of Judgement dated 20.05.2025 restoring 3-year practice requirement — Scope of transitional relaxation and structural training — Directions issued for transition and post-transition periods — Review Petitions and Writ Petition disposed of.
India Law Library Docid # 2449637

(25) PARDEEP KUMAR PRASHAR AND OTHERS Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (AIRPORT AND GENERAL)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 (CBLR) — Regulations 1(4), 10(a), 10(d), 10(e), and 10(n) read with Section 130 of the Customs Act, 1962 — Revocation of Customs Broker licence, forfeiture of security deposit, and penalty — Appellant lent his licence and dongle to his G-card holder for a monthly consideration of Rs.10,000/- and filed a Shipping Bill in the name of an exporter without obtaining authorisation or contacting the exporter — Attempted export of prohibited Red
India Law Library Docid # 2449638

(26) KHAN MARKET WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) Vs. UOI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Constitution of India — Article 226 — Writ of mandamus — Assessment of property tax and determination of rateable value by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) — Petitioner-association sought a direction commanding respondents to formulate a uniform method for fixing rateable values until the Unit Area Method is implemented. Mandamus is issued to enforce a legal right corresponding to a legal
India Law Library Docid # 2449643

(27) MADURAI FAROOQ AHMED Vs. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 136 — Public Interest Litigation / Bonafide Civic Engagement — Issuance of directions for infrastructure project — Resident filed appeal seeking time-bound completion of Limited Use Subway (LUS) at Level Crossing No. 81 in Vaniyambadi — Matter pending for almost 20 years with multiple revisions from ROB to RUB and finally to LUS — State and Railway authorities filed affidavits confirming initiation of land acquisition, design
India Law Library Docid # 2449645

(28) REHANA KHAN Vs. RIZWAN SIDDHIQUEE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 35 — Professional Misconduct — Breach of Professional Confidentiality and Media Exposure — Duty of Advocate towards Client — Disciplinary Committee of Bar Council of India removed advocate’s name from roll for two years and imposed fine/costs for disclosing privileged communications and making derogatory public remarks against client on television channels — Respondent advocate argued that he spoke to media in self-defence after being named in an FIR by the appellan
India Law Library Docid # 2449646

(29) LAKSHMI MOHAN (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S. AIRTECH PROJECTS ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 13(4) — Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 — Rule 8 & Rule 9 — Auction Sale — Minor Shortfall in Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Essential vs. Non-Essential Tender Conditions — Clause 7 of Possession-cum-Sale Notice required bidders to deposit Rs. 21,50,000/- as EMD — Bidders deposited Rs. 21,15,000/-, resulting in a shortfall of Rs. 35,000/- — Auction-purchasers deposited full 2
India Law Library Docid # 2449992

(30) NEELAM SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. AMITA PASSAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Non-payment of ad-valorem court fee — Scope of inquiry under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Court has to consider averments in plaint only — Plaintiffs asserted joint possession of inherited property as co-owners and challenged transfer deed/allotment letter as fraudulent without being executants or parties to it — Plaintiffs sought
India Law Library Docid # 2449991

(31) JERIPOTHULA RAVI KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory bail — General principles — Allegations of sexual exploitation and harassment under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — High Court held that at the stage of considering anticipatory bail, meticulous appreciation of evidence or recording findings on merits is not required — Court must evaluate the nature and gravity of allegations, specific role attributed to the accused, necessity of custodial interrogation, and risk of tampering
India Law Library Docid # 2450100

(32) KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(b) — Civil Contempt — Wilful disobedience standard — SARFAESI Act, 2002 — Section 14 — Alleged breach of direction to give seven days' notice before taking physical possession — Proceedings under Contempt of Courts Act are quasi-criminal requiring proof beyond reasonable doubt — Disobedience must be "wilful", intentional, and calculated with bad purpose — Technical shortfall in notice period due to miscalculation of dates by Tahsildar constitutes sheer in
India Law Library Docid # 2450199

(33) VIJAY RAMESH DANTANI Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 376 — Evidence — Sole testimony of minor victim — Credibility — Conviction can be founded on the sole testimony of a minor victim if it inspires confidence and is found worthy of credence. Minor contradictions or peripheral discrepancies in the testimony of a traumatized child witness regarding exact details do not erode the core substratum of the prosecution case when the testimony regard
India Law Library Docid # 2450200

(34) KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Civil Contempt — Standard of Proof — Wilful Disobedience — SARFAESI Act, 2002 — Section 14 — Notice Period Shortfall — Contempt petition filed alleging violation of Court order requiring seven days prior notice before taking physical possession — Possession notice issued on 7th October for taking possession on 13th October — Held, contempt jurisdiction requires proof beyond reasonable doubt of wilful, deliberate, or contumacious conduct — Calculation shortfall of o
India Law Library Docid # 2450201

(35) DR. GOVINDARAJA VENKATESH IYENGAR Vs. A.R.SAMPATHKUMAR AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63(c) — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Proof of Will — Execution and attestation — Suit for grant of Probate — Testatrix executed Will bequeathing property for a charitable trust — One attesting witness examined by Plaintiff gave consistent testimony regarding execution in his presence and that of co-witness — Co-witness examined by Defendant also admitted during cross-examination that Testatrix signed in his presence — Propounder successfully discharged
India Law Library Docid # 2450202

(36) TAHSEEM Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 186, 324, 334, 307, 353 and 34 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Public Gambling Act — Sections 13-A, 3 and 67 — Regular bail — Assault on police party — Petitioner allegedly fired a gunshot which did not hit anyone — No recovery of firearm from petitioner — Incarceration of over eight-and-a-half months with clean antecedents — Investigation completed, chargesheet filed, but none of the 18 prosecution witne
India Law Library Docid # 2450206

(37) HARVINDER SINGH @ KUKU AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning of additional accused — Scope and principles — Power under Section 319 Cr.P.C. is discretionary and extraordinary, to be exercised sparingly only where strong and cogent evidence exists — Test to be applied requires evidence that is more than a prima facie case as at the stage of framing charges, but short of satisfaction that evidence if unrebutted would lead to conviction — Power cannot be exercised mechanically merely because some
India Law Library Docid # 2450207

(38) GURWINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 36A(4) — Extension of time for completing investigation — Mandatory notice to accused — Special Court granted extension to prosecution to present final report beyond 180 days without issuing notice to accused — Held, extension under proviso to Section 36A(4) of NDPS Act cannot be granted without issuing prior notice to accused — Principles of natural justice require notice to accord with fair play and balance rights — Order granting
India Law Library Docid # 2450208

(39) NIC LTD. Vs. KAMLESH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Negligence — Standard of proof — Non-examination of driver — Adverse inference — Accident occurred between three-wheeler and dumper — Claimants adduced eye-witness testimonies corroborated by FIR and criminal charge-sheet — Offending vehicle's driver failed to step into witness box to controvert eye-witness statements — Held, adverse inference was rightly drawn against the driver — Evidence collectively established accident was caused due to rash and negl
India Law Library Docid # 2450209

(40) JARNAIL SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-08-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 411 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397 and 401 — Receiving stolen property — Criminal revision restricted to quantum of sentence — Petitioner convicted under Section 411 IPC did not challenge conviction on merits and limited his plea to modification of sentence — High Court perused the record and held that evidence was appreciated in the right perspective without any perversity — Conviction of the petitioner confirmed.
India Law Library Docid # 2450210

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