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(1) YUSUF Vs. VIGYAPAN LOKE DELHI ADVERTISING CGHS LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint on ground of limitation — Plaint cannot be rejected at the threshold under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC when the plaintiff relies on continuous entries and balance sheets reflecting amounts carried forward, which raise triable issues regarding acknowledgment of liability under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963 — Court ought not to delve into the depths of evidence or conclusively determine the non-existence of liability at the
India Law Library Docid # 3000178

(2) CHATUR SINGH DHRUW Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Service Law — Compulsory Retirement — Scope of judicial review — An order of compulsory retirement is not punitive or stigmatic and is based on the subjective satisfaction of the competent authority regarding public interest and administrative efficiency — Judicial review is limited to examining whether relevant material existed, whether norms/criteria prescribed by the government were observed, and whether the decision is arbitrary, perverse, or vitiated by mala fides — Courts will not re-appre
India Law Library Docid # 3000179

(3) THE CHAIRMAN NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. A.R. ABDUL GAFFAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 12 — "State" or "other authorities" — Status of National Book Trust (NBT) — National Book Trust is financially, functionally, and administratively dominated by and under the deep and pervasive control of the Government of India, making it an instrumentality or agency of the State and consequently an "authority" / "State" within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution
India Law Library Docid # 3000181

(4) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. ROHITH NATHAN AND ANOTHER, ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Supreme Court Rules / Practice — Miscellaneous Applications — Scope of clarification — Miscellaneous applications in disposed-of proceedings cannot be employed to seek a rehearing, reopen concluded issues, or secure a reconsideration of the merits of a judgment; they are maintainable only to clarify the scope, temporal operation, and implementation of directions already issued
India Law Library Docid # 3000182

(5) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 131 — Original jurisdiction — Inter-State water and power sharing disputes — Implementation of a declaratory decree — Where a suit regarding a share in power generated from inter-state hydel projects (Bhakra-Nangal and Beas Projects) is decreed in part, and subsequent differences arise regarding computation, valuation, and capital cost liabilities, the Supreme Court in the nature of execution proceedings can formulate a cashless settlement framework involvin
India Law Library Docid # 3000183

(6) J. RAJESH (MINOR) THR. HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN J. GOMATHI Vs. M. KUMARAN. (DEAD) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Hindu Law — Succession / Partition — Ancestral property — Devolution of property under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Property inherited by a son from his father upon a partition or intestate succession does not constitute Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) or coparcenary property vis-a-vis his own son — Grandson (son's son) is excluded from Class I heirs and does not acquire a right by birth in such property during the lifetime of his father — Once a partition takes place among Class I
India Law Library Docid # 3000177

(7) A. JOHN KENNEDY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 — Sections 2(c), 2(o), and 6 — Determination of forest rights — The statutory process for recognizing forest rights of Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes (FDST) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFD) must be strictly adhered to through the three-tiered mechanism (Gram Sabha, Sub-Divisional Level Committee, and District Level
India Law Library Docid # 3000180

(8) SANJAY GUPTA Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 and Article 226 — Customs Act, 1962 — Section 104 — Challenge to arrest and continued detention — DRI investigation — Maintainability of Article 32 petition — Petitioner directly approached Supreme Court under Article 32 challenging legality of arrest under Section 104 of Customs Act and seeking release — Supreme Court questioned invocation of Article 32 when identical reliefs could be examined by High Court under Article 226 — Held, petitioner must appro
India Law Library Docid # 3000992

(9) VIJENDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397, 401 and 227 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 384 — Revisional Jurisdiction — Blanket stay on trial proceedings — Legality — High Court stayed Sessions trial in revision against framing of charges, observing that allegations did not prima facie constitute offence under Section 306 IPC — Held, High Court ignored the separate charge framed for extortion under Section 384 IPC — Even if Section 306 charge was in doubt, independent charge
India Law Library Docid # 3000998

(10) SANDEEP KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 437 and 439 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B — Regular bail — Factors for consideration — Prolonged incarceration and delay in trial — Appellant remained in custody since March 2026 — Chargesheet was submitted citing 38 witnesses, rendering conclusion of trial unlikely in the near future — High Court denied bail — Held, no justification existed for continued incarceration of the appellant pending completion of trial —
India Law Library Docid # 3001007

(11) RAM VILASH KUMAR ALIAS RAM BILASH KUMAR YADAV Vs. STATE OF BIHAR & ANR.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406 and 420 — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Anticipatory bail — Private complaint — Issuance of summons — Appellant apprehended arrest in a private complaint case involving offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust along with dishonour of cheque — Only summons were issued against the appellant, requiring him to cooperate with the trial — Appellant had been continuously cooperating wi
India Law Library Docid # 3001014

(12) TINKU DAS @ TINKU KUMAR DAS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2026
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) — Information Technology Act, 2000 — Sections 66B, 66C, 66D and 84(C) — Grant of regular bail — Cyber fraud — Appellant accused of fraudulent withdrawals from depositors — In custody since February 2026 — Investigation completed and charge-sheet submitted — No criminal antecedents — Considering the period of detention undergone, completion of investigation, and absence of prior criminal record, appellant held
India Law Library Docid # 3001020

(13) SRI SUJIT DAS AND OTHERS ETC. Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-11-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(2) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 57 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 58 — Mandatory 24-hour timeline — Commencement of arrest — The conjunctive phrase "arrested and detained in custody" under Article 22(2) means the 24-hour timeline to produce an arrestee before a Magistrate commences immediately upon actual detention when personal liberty is curtailed, and not from the formally recorded time of arrest — The Constitution do
India Law Library Docid # 2458390

(14) SAU. KAMALBAI WAMAN PATIL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-11-2026
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302 and 34 — Charge of common intention — Acquittal of co-accused — Propriety of convicting sole accused for substantive offence — Accused persons were conjointly charged under Section 302 read with Section 34 without an independent charge under Section 302 simpliciter — High Court upheld acquittal of three co-accused but convicted the appellant alone under Section 302 — Held, when co-accused are acquitted, constructive liability fails — Convicting a sole accused unde
India Law Library Docid # 2458391

(15) RAMA PANDEY AND OTHERS Vs. RAM LAL (DEAD) THROUGH LR. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-11-2026
Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 — Section 19 — Consolidation scheme — Allotment of chaks — Displacement of original tenure holders — Commercial roadside land — Purpose of consolidation proceedings is not to dislodge original tenure holders from their prime commercial land and allot it to strangers having no pre-existing right or holding — High Court correctly set aside the Deputy Director of Consolidation's
India Law Library Docid # 2458387

(16) G. PAZHANIVEL Vs. S. THILAGAVATHY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-11-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11, Order 4 Rules 1 and 2 — Rejection of plaint — Stage of exercise of power — Rejection prior to registration of suit — Power under Order 7 Rule 11 can be exercised at any stage of proceedings commencing from presentation of the plaint, including before registration or issuance of summons, and at any time prior to conclusion of trial — Formal registration of a plaint does not confer invulnerability, as maintainability can always be questioned under Orde
India Law Library Docid # 2458388

(17) NARINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-11-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Interim Protection from Arrest — Conditional Relief — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B — Haryana Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishment Act, 2023 — Section 3 — Petitioner undertook to deposit the entire amount of approximately Rs. 10,00,000/- received through banking transactions/RTGS — Court directed deposit of said amount within four weeks, to be kept in an interest-bearing Fixed Deposit Receipt with
India Law Library Docid # 3000987

(18) SANTRAM & ANR. Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH & ORS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-11-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307 and 324 — Alteration of conviction — Trial Court convicted appellants under Section 307 IPC and sentenced them to five years rigorous imprisonment with fine — High Court partly allowed appeal and altered conviction from Section 307 IPC to Section 324 IPC, reducing sentence to nine months rigorous imprisonment with fine — Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of appellants as modified by the High Court.
India Law Library Docid # 3000988

(19) RAJEEVALOCHANABABU & ORS. Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-11-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Ground of parity — Applications by Accused Nos. 1 and 4 seeking bail and suspension of sentence — Allegations against applicants were similar and identical to the allegations against co-accused Nos. 2, 3, and 5, who were already granted bail and whose sentences were suspended by the Supreme Court — Held, the applicants are entitled to similar relief on the principle of parity — Sentence suspended and bai
India Law Library Docid # 3000991

(20) NEELESH SHARMA Vs. DEVENDRA SHARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-11-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Dissolution of marriage — Settlement through mediation — Appeal against High Court order rejecting claim for divorce — Parties referred to mediation and amicably settled all disputes — Respondent-husband consented to divorce — Appellant-wife paid permanent alimony of Rs. 1,00,000/- for their minor daughter — Parties agreed on visitation and communication rights for the mother with the child in father's custody — Undertaking given to abide by settlement
India Law Library Docid # 3000993

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