(341) K. K. MOHANAN Vs. AUTHORISED OFFICER / CHIEF MANAGER AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Sections 14 and 17 — High Court erred in directing the borrower to vacate and deliver possession of the secured asset to the secured creditor while the borrower's interim application for stay of confirmation and implementation of sale was pending before the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) — Such a direction would effectively dispossess the borrower without his interim application b India Law Library Docid # 2441753
(342) DUJAI LAL Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Application Pending — Supreme Court requests High Court to expedite disposal of bail application filed by an octogenarian petitioner who has been in custody since September 2024, preferably within one month of the order's communication. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441494
(343) SARAVANAN Vs. THE STATE REP BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — DNA Evidence — Reliability of DNA evidence is not infallible and its probative value varies from case to case, depending on the facts and circumstances and other corroborative or contrary evidence on record. India Law Library Docid # 2441614
(344) VIBHUTI GUDDA MINES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. REDDY VEERANNA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Section 11 — Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 — Grant of mining lease — High Court erred in quashing recommendation and approval of mining lease based on an erroneous interpretation of evaluation report and statutory provisions — The State Government and Central Government's decisions were based on due consideration of all applications as per prescribed procedures — Supreme Court allowed appeals, setting aside High Court's judgment and af India Law Library Docid # 2441616
(345) TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (A.P. TRANSCO) Vs. HARYANA MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCIL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Awards passed by Facilitation Council under MSME Act — Challenges to awards failed before ADJ, High Court, and Supreme Court — Execution proceedings initiated by decree holder — Facilitation Council's order for securing interest amount and restricting payments held to be passed without providing opportunity to appellant, violating principles of natural justice — High Court rightly set aside the order and remanded the case — Supreme Court dire India Law Library Docid # 2441685
(346) CONVENT OF OUR LADY PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHERS Vs. RATNA MITTER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Educational Institutions — Disciplinary Proceedings — Inquiry — De novo inquiry — Supreme Court held that the High Court's interpretation of a previous Supreme Court order directing a "de novo inquiry" was erroneous — The previous order clearly indicated that proceedings should resume from the stage of serving the inquiry report, not from the beginning — Therefore, a de novo inquiry was not permissible. [Paras 9 to 10] India Law Library Docid # 2441692
(347) SONAM Vs. ROHIT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 25 — Transfer of proceedings — Divorce Case — Wife seeking transfer of divorce case from Delhi to Rae Bareli, U.P — — Supreme Court considered submissions and materials on record — Held, transfer petition deserves to be allowed — Divorce case transferred to Family Court, Rae Bareli — Transferor Court to transmit entire record forthwith — Parties permitted to appear through video conferencing except when physical presence is necessary — Transfer Petition allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2441698
(348) SASMITA MOHARANA Vs. SUSEN KUMAR MAHARANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 25 — Permanent Alimony — Family Court and High Court rejecting claim for permanent alimony in entirety based on their reasoning — Supreme Court holding that the reasoning for completely denying permanent alimony is unsustainable in law, as the Act's intent is to facilitate alimony grant, even when divorce is sought by husband — Matter remanded to Family Court for fresh decision on alimony after recording evidence, while confirming the divorce decree. [Paras 1, India Law Library Docid # 2441707
(349) MANOHAR LAL Vs. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311(2) second proviso (b) — Dismissal from service without departmental inquiry — Requirement of reasonable practicability — Mere presumption or belief by disciplinary authority not sufficient — Must be based on objective facts and material on record. India Law Library Docid # 2440638
(350) SUDHANSHU KARDAM Vs. COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act) — Section 33 & 34 — Notification dated 4th January, 2021 — Identification of posts suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities — Court directs consideration for appointment in appropriate categories based on the notification and the respondent's undertaking to India Law Library Docid # 2440639
(351) SANJEEV KUMAR @ MUNMUN Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail — Appellant was enlarged on bail during trial and appeal, and conviction by trial court and High Court was based on overt act of throwing hand bombs — However, injured persons were not examined, and a key witness (PW-2) stated that bombs were thrown, causing injury — Supreme Court, considering these factors and the fact that the appellant was on bail, suspended the sentence and ordered enlargement on bail. [Paras 3 to 6] India Law Library Docid # 2441426
(352) M/S SHIVAGIRI ASSOCIATES Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994 — Rule 8A — Amendment made effective from 2016 — Lease granted in 2004 and expired in 2014 — Proviso to Rule 8A allowing extension for period lost due to court stay not applicable as it was inserted after lease expiry and commencement of amendment rule — Lease determined or lapsed prior to commencement of amendment rule — Fresh lease can only be granted through auction — Appeals dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2441444
(353) V.K. MITTAL AND OTHERS Vs. REGISTRAR GENERAL DELHI HIGH COURT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Challenge to Rule 5A of Delhi High Court Staff (Seniority) Rules, 1971 — High Court dismissed writ petition without deciding the validity (vires) of the Rule, deeming it an academic exercise as the Rule was repealed — Supreme Court held that the High Court ought to have decided the validity of the repealed Rule as it affected seniority rights — India Law Library Docid # 2441590
(354) MADHUMITA SADHUKHAN Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Where respondent failed to appear before the court despite repeated opportunities and directions, continuation of criminal proceedings against the petitioner was deemed an abuse of process and was quashed. [Paras 7-8] India Law Library Docid # 2441594
(355) PRATAP SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — High Court Orders — Interpretation of — A High Court order quashing proceedings against one accused is generally not applicable to co-accused unless explicitly stated or an order in rem — Clarification of such orders is crucial when ambiguity arises, especially when other India Law Library Docid # 2441747
(356) M/S. A.S. MET CORP. PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (ST) (FAC) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Goods and Services Tax — Challenge to assessment order — Petitioner argued that the assessment order was passed in violation of principles of natural justice due to non-supply of relevant documents — High Court rejected the writ petition, allowing the petitioner to approach the appellate authority with statutory pre-deposit — Supreme Court directed that this petition be heard along with another related writ petition. [Paras 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11] India Law Library Docid # 2441751
(357) SHILPA SHRIVASTAVA Vs. SHUBHANK SHARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Transfer Petition — 525/2025 — Proceedings pending before Family Court, Raipur, Chhattisgarh transferred to Family Court, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, as wife was firm on divorce and attempts at reconciliation failed, despite Court's efforts — Husband permitted to attend trial court proceedings online, except when physical presence is mandatory. India Law Library Docid # 2441480
(358) SANGEETA Vs. DHARMENDRA KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Transfer of Petition — Wife seeking transfer of divorce proceedings from Amritsar, Punjab to Neemkathana, Rajasthan — Distance inconvenience to wife — Husband did not appear despite service — Petition allowed. [Paras 1-7] India Law Library Docid # 2441482
(359) BABULAL YADAV AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 227 — Discharge of accused — Dowry death allegations — Supreme Court observed that it would be a travesty of justice to put the appellants, who were brothers of the deceased's father-in-law, to trial for dowry death when the allegations in the FIR were omnibus and did not specifically implicate them in dowry demands — The Court allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court's order, and discharged the appellants, allowing the trial to proceed against India Law Library Docid # 2441491
(360) ROSHANI NAMDEV Vs. LUCKY NAMDEV[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) — Section 13-B — Divorce by Mutual Consent — Waiver of cooling-off period — Where parties have been living separately for a significant period and have made genuine efforts towards reconciliation that have failed, the court may waive the mandatory six-month cooling-off period to prevent prolonged agony and facilitate an amicable resolution. [Paras 2–5] India Law Library Docid # 2441502