(61) BONATRANS INDIA (PVT.) LTD. Vs. BONATRANS EMPLOYEES UNION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-04-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 2(s) — Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 — Unfair Labour Practice Complaint — Burden of Proof — In a complaint under the MRTU & PULP Act, if an employer disputes the status of an employee as a "workman" under Section India Law Library Docid # 2443192
(62) SADACHARI SINGH TOMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-04-2026 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Limits and Scope — Courts cannot substitute their own decisions for those of administrative authorities regarding transfers and assessments — Judicial review is limited to the decision-making process, ensuring fairness, not the correctness of the conclusion — Allegations of mala fides must be supported by concrete evidence, not mere conjectures. India Law Library Docid # 2442800
(63) STATE BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. DOHA BANK Q.P.S.C. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-04-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 5(8) — Financial Debt — Corporate Guarantees — A liability arising from corporate guarantee for money borrowed against interest qualifies as financial debt — The execution of corporate guarantees, even if challenged on grounds of timing or non-disclosure, are considered valid and enforceable if their execution is admitted or demonstrably proven, making India Law Library Docid # 2442801
(64) LUCKNOW PUBLIC SCHOOL, ELDICO AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-04-2026 Right to Education Act, 2009 — Section 12 — Uttar Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011 — Rule 8 — Neighbourhood School Obligation — A neighbourhood school has a constitutional and statutory duty to admit students forwarded by the State Government without delay, as mandated by Article 21A of the Constitution and relevant provisions of the RTE Act and UP RTE India Law Library Docid # 2442802
(65) JUSTICE SUNANDA BHANDARE FOUNDATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-04-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Implementation Monitoring — Nodal Officers — Court expressed displeasure at the delayed appointment of Nodal Officers by various States and Union Territories, deeming inaction as a serious impediment to the functioning of National Law Universities and the implementation India Law Library Docid # 2443193
(66) ANAND JAKKAPPA PUJARI @GADDADAR Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Accused's statement — Falsely implicated defence — Trial Court's finding of guilt based on incriminating circumstances — Deceased's death was homicidal, discovery of key items due to accused's actions, last seen together with accused — Accused denied allegations, claimed false implication, and asserted innocence. India Law Library Docid # 2442775
(67) NEW DELHI NATURE SOCIETY THROUGH VERHAEN KHANNA Vs. DIRECTOR HORTICULTURE DDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-04-2026 Wildlife Protection and Management — Translocation of Deer — The translocation of deer from A.N. Jha Deer Park to wildlife sanctuaries was deemed necessary due to the park's insufficient carrying capacity and the cancellation of its recognition as a "mini zoo" — The court emphasized the need for scientifically sound and humane translocation processes. India Law Library Docid # 2442776
(68) AMAN SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-04-2026 Death Sentence Procedures — Supreme Court Directives — The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of death sentences while hearing appeals and issued detailed directions for gathering comprehensive information relevant to sentencing, including reports from Probation Officers, prison authorities regarding jail conduct and work, and psychological evaluations. India Law Library Docid # 2442797
(69) A.P. STATE WAKF BOARD THROUGH CHAIRPERSON Vs. JANAKI BUSAPPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Wakf Act, 1995 — Section 83(9) — Revision — Jurisdiction — High Court in revision re-appreciated entire evidence, substituted its own findings, disregarded crucial material like recitals in partition deed and admissions of a party, and wrongly shifted onus on defendant — Such re-appreciation beyond scope of revisional powers — Impugned judgment unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2442709
(70) SIVARAMAN NAIR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Scope of inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process or secure ends of justice — Court must exercise caution in matrimonial disputes to prevent misuse of legal provisions and harassment of innocent family members, especially when allegations are generalised and sweeping without concrete evidence India Law Library Docid # 2442710
(71) STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. SUKHWINDER SINGH @ GORA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37(1)(b)(ii) — Grant of bail in commercial quantity cases — Twin Conditions — Mandatory nature — High Court must record satisfaction on reasonable grounds for believing accused is not guilty and not likely to commit offence while on bail — Failure to record satisfaction vitiates bail order India Law Library Docid # 2442711
(72) VINAY RAGHUNATH DESHMUKH Vs. NATWARLAL SHAMJI GADA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Permissibility while considering grant of leave to amend a plaint — Court can examine the merits/demerits of the case — Landlord filed suit for eviction based on bonafide need and other grounds — During appeal, landlord died — Legal heirs sought to amend plaint to incorporate their bonafide need, including that of appellant's wife and son — Trial Court dismissed the suit — Appellate Bench allowed amendment, directing issue o India Law Library Docid # 2442721
(73) HOME CARE RETAIL MARTS PVT. LTD. Vs. HARESH N. SANGHAVI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Petition under Section 9 at post-award stage by unsuccessful party — Maintainability — Bombay, Delhi, Madras and Karnataka High Courts held such petitions not maintainable — Telangana, Gujarat and Punjab & Haryana High Courts held such petitions maintainable — Supreme Court held that any party to an arbitration agreement, including an unsuccessful party, can invoke Section 9 at the post-award stage, overruling the former judgments India Law Library Docid # 2442722
(74) ANJANI TECHNOPLAST LTD. Vs. SHUBH GAUTAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Sections 7, 3(10), 5(7), 5(8) — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Admission of petition — Appeal against NCLAT order setting aside NCLT order and directing admission of Section 7 petition — Held, IBC is not a debt recovery legislation but for reorganisation and insolvency resolution — Initiation of CIRP as a substitute for execution of a civil India Law Library Docid # 2442638
(75) OM PRAKASH CHHAWNIKA @ OM PRAKASH CHABNIKA @ OM PRAKASH CHAWNIKA Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 87, 200, 202 — Anticipatory Bail — Private Complaint — Scope of Police Power — In a private complaint, once cognizance is taken and process is issued, the court typically issues summons — The police have no power to arrest the accused unless a non-bailable warrant is issued by the court along with the summons — Even during a magisterial inquiry ordered under India Law Library Docid # 2442640
(76) CHALLANI GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORY Vs. KAMAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21, Rule 97 — Execution proceedings — Objections by third parties — The Supreme Court held that Order 21, Rules 97, 98, 99, and 101 lay down a complete code for resolving disputes in execution proceedings when a third party files an objection, without the need for a separate suit. India Law Library Docid # 2442798
(77) CHAITANYA BAHUUDDESHIYA SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL AND OTHERS Vs. AUXILO FINSERVE PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act), Section 13 — Default in repayment of financial assistance — Secured creditor entitled to take possession and auction secured asset (School premises) — Petitioners repeatedly failed to honour commitments and undertakings to repay debt, even after High Court and Supreme Court orders — India Law Library Docid # 2442600
(78) UNCHGAON VILLAGE PANCHAYAT Vs. KOLHAPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Challenge to Municipal Limits — Matters concerning the specification and alteration of municipal limits under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, are legislative in nature and cannot ordinarily be adjudicated by a Civil Court through a suit seeking declarations and injunctions — The High Court correctly held that the Civil Court lacked jurisdiction India Law Library Docid # 2442601
(79) UNION OF INDIA Vs. SIR SOBHA SINGH AND SONS PVT. LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Government Grants Act, 1895 — Section 3 — Tenor of Grant — Overriding Effect — The Government Grants Act, 1895, and specifically Section 3, mandates that Government grants take effect according to their tenor, overriding any other rule of law, statute, or enactment to the contrary — This provision confers special statutory immunity and elevates the stipulations within the grant to a position of supremacy, meaning the terms of the grant prevail even if they are inconsistent with India Law Library Docid # 2442602
(80) THE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, AND OTHERS ETC. Vs. S. RAJA AND OTHERS ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-04-2026 Public Interest Litigation and Administrative Inquiry — Scope of judicial review — Initially, a Public Interest Litigation sought an inquiry into alleged encroachments and illegal land transactions — The government formed a committee, leading to the High Court disposing of the PIL, finding its objective achieved — The builder's challenge to the inquiry was also dismissed by the High Court, stating it was too early India Law Library Docid # 2442603