(521) ANGELWOODS APARTMENT ALLOTTEES ASSOCIATION Vs. M LALITHA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 61 — Appeal against NCLT order — Requirement of certified copy of impugned order — Rules for filing appeal before NCLAT — Presentation of appeals under Rule 22 of NCLAT Rules, 2016 — Appeal must be accompanied by a certified copy of impugned order — Applying for certified copy before expiry of limitation period is India Law Library Docid # 2443628
(522) CANARA BANK Vs. PREM LATHA UPPAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Canara Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 — Regulation 10 — Common Proceedings — The word "may" in Regulation 10, which empowers the competent authority to direct common disciplinary proceedings against multiple employees India Law Library Docid # 2443629
(523) MOHINDER KAUR (D) THROUGH L.R. Vs. BRIJ LAL ARORA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Enhancement — Deceased was an engineering student with good academic record and potential future earnings — High Court enhanced compensation but it was found to be on the lower side — The Supreme Court assessed the monthly income at Rs. 12,000/-, added 40 India Law Library Docid # 2443630
(524) PADAM MEHTA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(a) and Article 21A — Right to education — Medium of instruction — Freedom of speech and expression includes the right to receive information in a comprehensible manner — Education must be imparted in a language that the child understands best — Right India Law Library Docid # 2443631
(525) ANN SAURABH DUTT Vs. LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAURABH IQBAL BAHADUR DUTT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Family Law — Divorce — Grounds — Cruelty and Desertion — Wife's pursuit of professional career and desire to provide safe environment for child are not grounds for cruelty or desertion India Law Library Docid # 2443632
(526) SANAND PROPERTIES P. LTD. Vs. JT. COMMR. OF I.T. RANGE 6 AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 147 and 148 — Reopening of assessment — Validity — Tangible material — Change of opinion — Assessing Officer has no power to review an assessment; reassessment must be based on tangible material, not a mere change of opinion — The discovery of fresh information during a survey, which reveals the true nature of a transaction and suggests income has escaped assessment, can form the India Law Library Docid # 2443633
(527) SANTHOSH Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Assessment of loss of earning capacity due to disability — Tribunal correctly assessed loss of earning capacity based on salary, age, and future prospects for a self-employed person, granting 20% compensation due to disability — High Court's method of calculation was erroneous. India Law Library Docid # 2443871
(528) MUKESH PASWAN Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B — Dowry Death — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution failed to prove essential ingredients of cruelty or harassment soon before death with dowry demand — No proximate link between alleged cruelty and India Law Library Docid # 2443593
(529) MOZIR UDDIN Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Inconsistency in victim's statement regarding date/month of incident — While victim alleged sexual intercourse occurred three times, the exact month varied across statements to police, Magistrate, and court testimony — Court acknowledged potential for slight India Law Library Docid # 2443716
(530) SMTI RIDIS AMKHLOO Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Applications — Principles of Bail — The court must maintain a balance between personal liberty and societal interest, considering the facts and circumstances of each case and the role of the accused. The cardinal rule is "bail and not jail", and detention before conviction should only be out of necessity. India Law Library Docid # 2443717
(531) DR. BRIJMOHAN SAPOOT KALA SANSKRITI SEWA SANSTHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 12-05-2026 Review Jurisdiction is limited and cannot be used as an appeal — A review is only maintainable on grounds of discovery of new evidence, an error apparent on the face of the record, or any other sufficient reason — Repetition of old arguments or minor mistakes are not grounds for review India Law Library Docid # 2445056
(532) K RANGANAYAKULU Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Liability of Authorized Signatory of an NGO — Appellant signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as Treasurer of an NGO for collecting electricity bills on behalf of APCPDCL. The MOU designated the NGO as responsible for remittances India Law Library Docid # 2445021
(533) MANOJ YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 42, 52A — Search and Seizure — Non-compliance with mandatory provisions — Failure to record information in writing or communicate to superior officer before search and seizure, without satisfactory explanation, vitiates the prosecution case. [Paras 32, 62-65, 78-79] India Law Library Docid # 2443664
(534) MITESH @ T.V. VAGHELA Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-05-2026 Criminal Law — Murder and offence under Bombay Police Act — Prosecution's case — Complainant's brother (deceased) running a tea stall — Dispute over a cigarette butt — Deceased informed complainant, then assaulted, and died — Deceased India Law Library Docid # 2443555
(535) URMILA DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-05-2026 Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 — Section 12C — Election Dispute — Candidate challenging election results — Prescribed Authority passed an order allowing the election petition and directing recounting of votes — Later, after recounting, the authority declared the appellant as the returned candidate — The High Court set aside this India Law Library Docid # 2443556
(536) GUNJAN @ GIRIJA KUMARI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-05-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) — Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) — Essential ingredient — "in any place within public view" — Both sections require the act of insult, intimidation, or abuse India Law Library Docid # 2443557
(537) YATIN NARENDRA OZA Vs. SUO MOTU, HIGH COURT OF GUJARATAND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-05-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(c) — Criminal Contempt — Publication of scandalous matter or doing any act that scandalises or tends to scandalise, lowers or tends to lower the authority of any court, prejudices or interferes with judicial proceedings, or obstructs justice — Appellant, President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association and a senior advocate, made unwarranted and disreputable allegations India Law Library Docid # 2443558
(538) M/S SAPPHIRE MEDIA LIMITED Vs. NBCC SERVICES LIMITED AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026 Tender and Contract Law — Eligibility Criteria — Bank Solvency Certificate — A tender required a solvency certificate issued within 6 months of the last date for submission — The court had to determine if a certificate issued after the deadline but within 6 months of submission, or one based on older financial data but issued within the timeframe, fulfilled the requirement — The court clarified that the date of issuance of India Law Library Docid # 2443560
(539) STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LTD Vs. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Challenge to arbitral award — Scope of interference is limited — Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own view for arbitrator's plausible view — Interference permissible only on grounds stated in Section 34, such as patent illegality or contravention of fundamental India Law Library Docid # 2443561
(540) LALIT KUMAR Vs. E-HOMES INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 12 — Suit for Compensation/Damages, Mandatory Injunction, Declaration and Rendition of Accounts — Dismissal of Suit under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Appeal against dismissal — The plaint must disclose facts India Law Library Docid # 2443562