(721) THE STATE OF KERALA Vs. K.A. ABDUL RASHEED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe — Ingredients for establishing guilt of public servant under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) include proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification, which are sine qua non — While acceptance of bribe was admitted, the proof of demand was the crucial aspect in this case. India Law Library Docid # 2442313
(722) BHARTIYA MAZDOOR SANGH, U.P. AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) - Repeal of SICA and Abatement of Proceedings - Companies whose proceedings were pending before BIFR/AAIFR could approach NCLT within 180 days of IBC enactment - Failure to do so results in abatement and revival of earlier orders, like winding up recommendation. India Law Library Docid # 2442314
(723) J&K ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AGENCY Vs. RASH BUILDERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Seat vs. Venue — Distinction between "seat" and "venue" of arbitration is central to determining court's supervisory jurisdiction — The "seat" is the juridical home of arbitration, determining the curial law and exclusive supervisory jurisdiction — The "venue" is merely a geographical location for convenience of hearings and does not confer jurisdiction or alter the seat. India Law Library Docid # 2442320
(724) ACCAMMA SAM JACOB Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings by High Court — High Court quashed FIR and proceedings at a nascent stage when Magistrate had merely directed investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC — Sale deeds relied upon by accused were examined by High Court, treating them as determinative of the dispute, and criminal proceedings were quashed on the ground India Law Library Docid # 2442232
(725) VPS HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. PRABHAT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36 — Enforcement of Consent Award — Construction of compromise deed and consent award — Promoters undertook to defend proceedings and ensure no liability recovered from Appellants by any forum — Deposit of an amount by Appellants to prevent execution of award against their properties constituted a liability that triggered Promoters' obligation India Law Library Docid # 2442233
(726) DHANANJAY RATHI Vs. RUCHIKA RATHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 12 — Complaint under DV Act filed by Respondent-Wife after entering into a Settlement Agreement for divorce by mutual consent — Held, such proceedings were motivated to exert pressure for a better settlement and amounted to abuse of process of law — Quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2442234
(727) ASPINWALL AND CO. LTD. Vs. INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Kerala Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1991 — Section 12 — Set-off of losses — Accumulated losses of amalgamating company cannot be set-off against income of amalgamated company as it had not suffered the losses itself. India Law Library Docid # 2442235
(728) ANOSH EKKA Vs. STATE THROUGH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(d) — Disproportionate Assets — Chargesheet splitting — Allegations of acquiring disproportionate assets and tribal lands misuse — Two separate chargesheets filed from the same FIR, R.C — Case No 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(B) and R.C — Case No 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(C) — Overlapping allegations in both cases — Plea of double jeopardy raised — Supreme Court noted India Law Library Docid # 2442236
(729) FEROZE BASHA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail provisions — Conditions for bail — Power to impose conditions — Jurisdiction of Court while considering bail is confined to assessing whether accused should be released pending investigation or trial and to impose conditions to ensure fair investigation or trial — It does not extend to adjudicating civil rights or directing recovery of alleged dues — Bail condition India Law Library Docid # 2447374
(730) MAMTA DEVI Vs. SANJAY KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and 13(1)(ib) — Divorce granted on grounds of cruelty and desertion — Both Family Court and High Court found evidence of cruelty and desertion by the appellant-wife — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2442108
(731) HARI RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 — Section 88 — Khatedari rights — Claim for declaration of Khatedari rights and recovery of land unlawfully encroached upon — Trial Court decreed suit based on plaintiff's inherited Khatedari rights from his father — Defendant contested case, later declared ex-parte — Appeal filed after significant delay rejected — Second appeal remanded by Board of Revenue, affirmed by High Court — Supreme Court held that original authority provided no opportunity to India Law Library Docid # 2442109
(732) DHAN JEE PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Suspension of sentence in serious offences should not be granted routinely — Appellate court must apply its mind to the nature of the offence, manner of commission, and gravity of trial court's findings — Reasons must be recorded in writing, reflecting due consideration of relevant factors — Order granting suspension India Law Library Docid # 2442110
(733) THE STATE OF KERALA Vs. M. VIJAYAKUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equality before law — Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) — Sanctioning different rates of enhancement for DA for serving employees and DR for pensioners, when both are intended to mitigate inflation, is discriminatory and violates Article 14. India Law Library Docid # 2442111
(734) KAMAL PRASAD DUBEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Contitution of India — Articles 14 & 16 — Equality in employment — Denial of promotion on discriminatory grounds — Appellant denied promotion despite long service, experience, and possessing a qualification that was accepted for similarly situated employees — High Court Division Bench erroneously set aside Single Judge’s order granting relief, creating contradiction in reasoning by first stating discretion lies with Board of Directors and then upholding Registrar’s refusal — Supreme Court allowe India Law Library Docid # 2442112
(735) POONAM DWIVEDI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections) Act, 2020 — Advertisement dated 15.12.2021 for 9212 posts of Health Worker (Female) — Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation — Clause 8.3 of advertisement requiring candidates to submit EWS certificate issued till the last date India Law Library Docid # 2442113
(736) SRI M.V. RAMACHANDRASA SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY LEGAL HEIRS Vs. M/S. MAHENDRA WATCH COMPANY REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNERS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Karnataka Rent Act, 1999 — Section 46 — Revisional jurisdiction of High Court — Scope — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own findings for those of the trial court — Revisional power is supervisory and limited to examining legality, correctness, or propriety of an order, not to act as a court of first appeal — Interference is warranted only for perversity, lack of evidence, or manifest illegality. [Paras 12.1 to 12.9] India Law Library Docid # 2442114
(737) RAM CHANDRA CHOUDHARY AND OTHERS Vs. ROOP NAGAR DUGDH UTPADAK SAHAKARI SAMITI LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Rajasthan Co-operative Societies Act, 2001 — Section 32, Section 8 read with Schedule B — Bye-laws framed by District Milk Producers' Co-operative Unions — Validity — Election to Management Committee — Eligibility criteria — Held, bye-laws are valid as they operate within the statutory scheme and are traceable to the India Law Library Docid # 2442115
(738) NITENDRA KUMAR TOMER, SUSPENDED DIRECTOR, AMBRO ASIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNOX S.P.A. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 62, Section 9, Section 16(3), Section 17(1)(a), Section 61(2) — Appeal against admission of application under Section 9 — Competency of appeal filed by suspended director — After admission of Section 9 application, management vests in Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) — India Law Library Docid # 2442230
(739) MILIND S/O ASHRUBA DHANVE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 323, 324 read with Section 34 — Conviction and sentence upheld by High Court — Appeal to Supreme Court limited to seeking benefit of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (1958 Act) — Appellants contended that the Act is a beneficial legislation and its object is reformative, not punitive — Argued for release after admonition or on probation of good conduct — State argued that conviction and sentence do not warrant interference and benefit of 1958 Act is sought India Law Library Docid # 2442231
(740) RAJEEV MEHTA @ RAJIV KISHOR KIRTILAL MEHTA Vs. PARAM BIR SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 225 — Exercise of power — Power under Section 225 BNSS must be exercised upon receipt of a complaint of an offence that a Magistrate is authorised to take cognizance of or which has been made over to the Magistrate under Section 212 BNSS — Magistrate is mandatory required to apply Section 225 upon satisfying himself that the accused India Law Library Docid # 2447376