(181) ANDANAYYA AND OTHERS Vs. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 28-A — Re-determination of compensation — Second application for re-determination based on High Court award maintainable even after accepting compensation based on Reference Court award — Principle of merger means appellate court's award supersedes earlier award, entitling landowners India Law Library Docid # 2441223
(182) SHARADA SANGHI AND OTHERS Vs. ASHA AGARWAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rules 99 to 101 — Execution proceedings — Objection to possession — Appellants sought specific performance decree and possession against a defendant — Respondents, claiming independent title through sale deeds executed during the pendency of the specific performance suit, objected to execution — The Executing Court dismissed the objections, but the Appellate Court set aside the order, directing appellants to file a separate suit — The India Law Library Docid # 2441224
(183) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. TARSEM SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Amendments and compensation provisions — Section 3-J introduced in 1997 removed applicability of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1894 Act) provisions for solatium and interest — Overturned by various High Courts, including reading down Sections 3-G and 3-J to grant solatium and interest — Subsequently, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, India Law Library Docid # 2441225
(184) LALI SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 15 and 25 — Bail — Appellant incarcerated for about a year with no prior criminal antecedents and only 2 out of 34 witnesses examined — Co-accused granted bail — Considering these factors, especially the absence of prior criminal history, bail granted by setting aside the impugned order and imposing terms and conditions as per the Trial Court's satisfaction. India Law Library Docid # 2441395
(185) DHEERAJ JHA @ DHEERAJ KUMAR @ RAGHAV Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 302, 328, 376(D) & 34 — Bail — Appellant seeking bail in FIR initially registered for offences including Sections 302, 328, 376(D) and 34 IPC, but chargesheeted only for Section 306 IPC — Appellant was superior of the deceased and deceased allegedly committed suicide due to an extra-marital affair — Considering period of incarceration and facts, bail granted to the appellant — Appeal allowed. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441414
(186) BIKRAM PATRA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(b) — Bail — Grant of bail to an accused facing charges under Section 20(b) of NDPS Act, considering no recovery was effected from the appellant, alleged implication based on co-accused's statement, period of incarceration undergone, and absence of prior criminal antecedents. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441424
(187) JITENDRA GOVINDBHAI CHAVDA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Anticipatory Bail — Grant or Refusal — Considerations — While considering an application for anticipatory bail, the court takes into account factors such as the nature of the allegations, the cooperative attitude of the accused during the investigation, and the existence of prior criminal antecedents — The age of the applicant can also be a India Law Library Docid # 2441432
(188) NIKHIL KUMAR @ PARAS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected anticipatory bail application — Supreme Court allowed appeal, set aside High Court's order, and directed release of appellant on bail upon arrest with specified security — Appellant directed to cooperate fully with investigation, not misuse liberty, influence witnesses, or tamper with evidence. [Paras 1–4] India Law Library Docid # 2441756
(189) PRAKASH MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 — Statement of prosecutrix — Suspended sentence — High Court dismissed application for suspension of sentence, appellant convicted under POCSO Act for life imprisonment — Supreme Court considered prosecutrix's statement under Section 164 CrPC implicating another person named 'Shankar' not arrayed as accused — Supreme Court found arguable issues in appeal and held appellant entitled to suspension of sentence — Impugned order set aside, sentence s India Law Library Docid # 2441770
(190) RAMAPPA @ RAMEGOWDA Vs. ANJINAPPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Res judicata — Principle that rejection of plaint under Order 7 Rule 11 is to be based solely on plaint averments — The High Court erred by considering materials beyond the plaint to reject it, particularly when the difference in property descriptions between suits required factual determination — Res judicata is generally a matter for trial, not for threshold rejection, unless clearly apparent from the plaint itself — Th India Law Library Docid # 2441505
(191) GREENFIELDS PLOTHOLDERS CUM RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Vs. URBAN IMPROVEMENT COMPANY PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Company Law — Appointment and Resignation of Chairman — Chairman appointed by judicial order sought personal relief to resign due to old age, and the Court directed him to file a formal application with supporting documents for listing on a future date. India Law Library Docid # 2441514
(192) ARUN KAKKAR (D) THROUGH LRS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Interim Orders — Supreme Court affirmed an interim order previously granted by the High Court and continued by the Supreme Court, making it the final order in the Special Leave Petition — The Supreme Court directed parties in the pending Regular Second Appeal (RSA) to cooperate for expeditious disposal, warned against seeking adjournments, and clarified that the High Court's or Supreme Court's orders were not final pronouncements on the merits of the case — The India Law Library Docid # 2441697
(193) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. HUKUM CHAND ALIAS MONU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Offences Against Women — Sexual Assault — Trial Court convicted accused for sexual assault based on victim's testimony corroborated by parents, medical witnesses, and others — High Court acquitted accused, citing improbabilities like distance traveled by victim and family animosity, and contradictions in witness testimonies — Supreme Court, while acknowledging the scope of interference in acquittals, analyzed India Law Library Docid # 2441206
(194) M/S BHARAT UDYOG LTD. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS M/S JAI HIND CONTRACTORS PVT. LTD.) Vs. AMBERNATH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL THROUGH COMMISSIONER AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 2(a), Sections 30 & 33 — Arbitration agreement — Validity — Held, a clause in a contract that refers disputes to the Collector for a final decision and allows for appeals within the government hierarchy does not constitute an arbitration agreement — For a valid arbitration agreement, there must be mutual consent between parties India Law Library Docid # 2441207
(195) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. BALAKRISHNAN MULLIKOTE (EX HAV 256812 M)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Army Pension Regulations, 1961 — Condonation of shortfall in qualifying service for second pension for Defence Security Corps (DSC) personnel — The Union of India's contention that condonation for shortfall in qualifying service for a second pension is not applicable to DSC personnel is rejected— The court finds that the Pension Regulations for the Army, specifically Paragraphs 125 ( India Law Library Docid # 2441208
(196) M/S. RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS LIMITED Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX (LTU)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Section 11A(1) proviso — Extended period of limitation — Invocation of extended period of limitation for recovery of excise duty on Naphtha — Requires proof of fraud, collusion, wilful misstatement, or suppression of facts with intent to evade duty — Revenue failed to establish any deliberate act of suppression India Law Library Docid # 2441209
(197) CHINTHADA ANAND Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 341, 323, 506 read with Section 34 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Appellant converted to Christianity and worked as a Pastor for ten years — High Court quashed proceedings, holding appellant disentitled to protection under SC/ST Act due to conversion — Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2441210
(198) YOGENDRA KUMAR SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Service Law — Indian Navy — Short Service Commission Officers (SSCOs) — Grant of Permanent Commission (PC) — Assessment of suitability for PC — Whether casual grading of ACRs and “Not Recommended for PC” endorsements prejudiced officers' chances of PC — Held yes, as officers were considered ineligible for PC at the time of their ACRs, leading to a distorted assessment of their inter se merit for PC — This circularity transformed past ineligibility into deemed unsuitability for career progression India Law Library Docid # 2441211
(199) LT. COL. POOJA PAL AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Army Act, 1950 — Section 12 — Eligibility for Permanent Commission for Short Service Commission Women Officers (SSCWOs) — The judgment addresses the eligibility of SSCWOs for Permanent Commission (PC), tracing the historical evolution of policies and judicial pronouncements that gradually allowed women into this scheme, India Law Library Docid # 2441212
(200) WG. CDR. SUCHETA EDN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Air Force Act, 1950 — Short Service Commission Women Officers (SSCWOs) — Permanent Commission (PC) — Denial of PC — Assessment of performance and eligibility — HRP 01/2019 — Minimum Performance Criteria — ACR gradings — Mandatory In-Service Courses (MISCs) — Categorisation — Arbitrariness — Hurried implementation — Inadequate opportunity to meet criteria — Pregnancy — Deemed qualifying service India Law Library Docid # 2441213