(221) DHIRAJ DUTTA Vs. ANIRBAN SEN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 263 — Revocation of probate — Limitation — No specific period of limitation prescribed for application for revocation of probate — Article 137 of Limitation Act, 1963 applies — Right to apply accrues when applicant has knowledge of the facts justifying revocation. India Law Library Docid # 2444415
(222) GOPI CHAND @ PAPPU Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 306 — Pardon to accomplice — Court must make an enquiry as contemplated under Section 306 before committing the case to the Court of Session. India Law Library Docid # 2444416
(223) STATE OF U.P. Vs. ANJUMAN ISHAAT-E-TALEEM TRUST AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) — Section 23 — Applicability to in-service teachers — Sub-section (1) governs eligibility for future appointments (prospective), while the first proviso to sub-section (2) specifically addresses teachers already in service, allowing them time to acquire India Law Library Docid # 2444417
(224) GOPALA AGRI FARMS PVT. LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 4 and 6 — Compensation for acquired land — Challenge to compensation awarded by High Court — Supreme Court upholds High Court's decision based on a previous judgment dealing with the same acquisition and village — Appellant denied further enhancement. India Law Library Docid # 2444418
(225) ASHOK AND OTHERS Vs. PADAM CHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 21 — Arbitration in suits — Mandatory requirement of court order of reference — For arbitration proceedings to be validly initiated or continued during pendency of a suit, parties must obtain an order of reference from the court under Section 21 — Failure to comply renders the award India Law Library Docid # 2444419
(226) MADHYA PRADESH ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. M/S JABALPUR CORRIDOR PVT. LTD. THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 & 37 — Scope of Interference — Court's jurisdiction under Section 34 is narrowly circumscribed and confined to specific grounds enumerated — Court cannot act as an appellate forum to correct factual errors or review merits — Arbitral Tribunal is master of evidence and India Law Library Docid # 2444420
(227) GENERAL MANAGER, BANK OF BARODA AND OTHERS Vs. ASHOK KUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Service Law — Termination of probationer — Regulation 16(3)(a) of Vijaya Bank (Officers’) Regulations, 1982 — Termination simpliciter vs — punitive termination — Termination deemed punitive if based on allegations of misconduct without due process, even if framed as unsatisfactory performance — Bank’s attempt to terminate for misconduct shifted to termination for unsatisfactory performance to bypass India Law Library Docid # 2444421
(228) VIJAY KUMAR KELA AND ANOTHER Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420 and 471 — Cheating and using a forged document as genuine — Criminal prosecution after settlement of loan account through compromise approved by Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) — Held, continuation of criminal prosecution in such circumstances would be oppressive, India Law Library Docid # 2444422
(229) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. MEENA KATIYAR AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149(2)(a)(ii) — Driving licence — Fake licence — Insurance Company's defence — Onus on insurer to prove negligence of insured and failure to exercise reasonable care — Breach of policy condition must be fundamental and contribute to accident — Onus on insurer to prove that insured failed in due diligence to verify genuineness of licence — Mere non-availability of records India Law Library Docid # 2444638
(230) 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
(231) 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
(232) 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
(233) 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
(234) 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
(235) THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. RAHUL DATTA BHOSALE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Grant of Anticipatory Bail — Abuse of Authority by Law Enforcers — Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order granting anticipatory bail to police officers accused of misusing their authority, extorting money, and causing stress to a citizen and his minor daughter — India Law Library Docid # 2444408
(236) ASHA RAM @ ASHUMAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-05-2026 Criminal Law — Rape — Age of Victim — Determination — Precedence of Matriculation Certificate — Rule 12 of JJ Rules, 2007 and Section 94 of JJ Act, 2015 operate similarly — The procedure for determination of age of a child victim of crime laid down in Jarnail Singh v. State of Haryana, (2013) 7 SCC 263, with reference to Rule 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 continues to apply even after the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 came India Law Library Docid # 2444587
(237) JHUTHARAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-05-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 24(2) — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Land acquisition proceedings lapse if possession is not taken and compensation is not paid within five years prior to the commencement of the 2013 Act — In this case, neither India Law Library Docid # 2445026
(238) GIRRAJ VASHISHTHA Vs. SHRI SHEELA MATA TEMPLE TRUST, AMER (JAIPUR) AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-05-2026 Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959 — Section 20 and 23 — Challenge to order under Section 23 directing amendment of trust entries — Appeal filed after approximately 10 years — Petitioner had prior knowledge of the order and entries, proved by documentary evidence — Appeal dismissed on grounds of limitation, which was well-reasoned and India Law Library Docid # 2445027
(239) KALLU @ YOGENDRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 302/34, 120B — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 3/5 — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder and Arms Act offences — Court considered evidence including ocular, medical, and forensic reports — Trial court's findings upheld due to ample evidence proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2445028
(240) STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS Vs. SADATULLAH KHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-05-2026 Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme — Eligibility for promotion — Rule requires six years of "regular service" — "Regular service" defined as service countable for seniority — Notional seniority granted by court order will count as regular service for DACP eligibility, especially when the delay in actual appointment was due to the employer's fault. India Law Library Docid # 2445029