(481) SONAL TALPADA Vs. VEERBHAN SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — In matrimonial cases, refusal to have intercourse or denial of conjugal rights without a valid reason constitutes mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce — Withholding sexual intimacy can cause severe emotional distress and undermine the foundation of a marriage. India Law Library Docid # 2444565
(482) STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. BALRAJ SINGH @ BILLA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 37 — Grant of bail — Twin conditions under Section 37(1)(b)(ii) must be considered — High Court ignored twin conditions while granting bail in a case involving commercial quantity of narcotics — Impugned order granting bail cannot be sustained. India Law Library Docid # 2444566
(483) KULSUM NISHA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14, 15(1), 16, 39(a) & 39(c) — Uttar Pradesh Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016 (2016 Order) — Clause 2(p) — Government Order (G.O.) No — 6 of 2019 — Paragraph IV(10) — Exclusion of married daughter from definition of ‘family’ for India Law Library Docid # 2444567
(484) NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. T. YOUNIS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Act) — Section 33 and Section 34(3) — Limitation for filing application to set aside arbitral award — Exclusion of time spent in disposal of applications under Section 33 — Court held that period spent in disposal of Section 33 applications by Arbitral Tribunal must be excluded for India Law Library Docid # 2444568
(485) DARUBAI AND ANOTHER Vs. KAMALABAI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-06-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Sections 8, 10, 19 — Property of a male Hindu dying intestate — Devolution of property — Heirs taking property as tenants-in-common and not joint tenants — Each heir having a definite and separate share — No presumption of coparcenary property. India Law Library Docid # 2444507
(486) BHIKHANI DEVI AND ETC. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-06-2026 Casual Labourers (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularisation) Scheme, 1991 — Temporary status casual labourer — Entitlement to pensionary benefits — Held, entitled even in the absence of formal regularisation, provided eligibility criteria under Rule 10(1-B) of CCS (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965, are fulfilled. India Law Library Docid # 2444508
(487) CA RAMCHANDRA DALLARAM CHOUDHARY Vs. ADANI INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-06-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 62 — Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Order VIII Rule 6(3) & (4) — Limitation for filing appeal and condonation of delay in re-filing — Maximum statutory period permissible under Section 62 is 60 days (45 days plus 15 days grace period), beyond which the Court lacks jurisdiction to condone delay — An appeal must be defect-free to be validly instituted — Where a defective appeal is filed, defects must be cured within 28 days under Supreme Court Rules — Pe India Law Library Docid # 2451004
(488) RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA) — Section 18A — Validity of derivative contracts — Breach of position limits under SEBI Circular 2001 does not render derivative contracts void — The Circular mandates disclosure of positions exceeding limits and imposes penalties for non-disclosure, not voiding of contracts — India Law Library Docid # 2444378
(489) ISHWAR CHAND SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Allegations of sexual offence against father and uncle of prosecutrix — Held, complaint lacked specific factual details and material evidence to establish a prima facie case — Wide-ranging matrimonial litigation between parties India Law Library Docid # 2444423
(490) PILA PAHAN @ PEELA PAHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Pronouncement of Reserved Judgments — Guidelines issued by Supreme Court for timely pronouncement in High Courts — Maximum period of 3 months for reasoned judgments, prompt pronouncement in matters of personal liberty, and specific timelines for bail applications and appeals involving custody. India Law Library Docid # 2444424
(491) A. JOHN KENNEDY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Environmental Law — Forest Conservation — Encroachment — Supreme Court directs stringent measures for eviction of encroachers from Reserve Forests, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Tiger Reserves in Tamil Nadu, emphasizing constitutional obligation to protect ecologically sensitive regions and fragile ecosystems. India Law Library Docid # 2444425
(492) BHARAT KUMAR BADLANI Vs. SEEMA CHAUDHARY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Contempt of Court — Wilful disobedience of Court orders — Non-compliance with Supreme Court's direction to de-seal premises for nearly three months despite petitioner's repeated representations and legal notices — Officials treated judicial orders with undue delay and inaction — Such conduct undermines rule of law and India Law Library Docid # 2444426
(493) BIHAR STATE ARDH SARKARI ARAJPATI KARAMCHARI MAHA SANGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Livelihood and Dignity — Prolonged non-payment of salaries and retiral dues of employees of State-owned Corporations led to severe humanitarian consequences, including destitution and even suicides, impacting the right to livelihood and dignity guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2444427
(494) PUSHPA AND OTHERS Vs. DAYAWATI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Judgment on Admissions — Scope and Exercise of Discretion — Provision allows for speedy relief where there is no substantial dispute requiring trial, but cannot deprive a party of adjudication if controversy involves disputed questions of fact and requires evidence India Law Library Docid # 2444428
(495) PRAJWALA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 21 and 23 — Human Trafficking — Right to Rehabilitation — A combined reading of Article 21 (right to live with dignity) and Article 23 (prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour) of the Constitution establishes a fundamental right to rehabilitation for victims of trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) — Rescue alone, without rehabilitation, returns the victim to the very India Law Library Docid # 2444505
(496) ARJUN DASS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (1987 Act) — Section 51(2) — Principles of Natural Justice — Failure to supply charge memo and supporting documents to the appellant — Enquiry conducted ex-parte — Order of removal vitiated — High Court erred in holding that opportunity at India Law Library Docid # 2444411
(497) DAUDAYAL Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 21, 32, 226 — Illegal detention — Compensation in public law — Parole — Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 1958 — Rule 9 — Convict ordered to be released on permanent parole by Single Judge — Continued detention for 24 days after compliance with bail India Law Library Docid # 2444412
(498) CHATURBHUJ PRADHAN Vs. AMAR PRADHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 112 — Presumption of legitimacy — DNA test can be directed to determine paternity only when there is sufficient prima facie material to dislodge the presumption under Section 112. India Law Library Docid # 2444413
(499) STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHVENDRA NATH SRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2026 Uttar Pradesh Urban Building (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 — Section 21(8), Proviso — Enhancement of rent — Application for enhancement of rent under the proviso to Section 21(8) is permissible and maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2444414
(500) 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