(441) RAHUL SETH Vs. VAISHALI ADVANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Objection to execution of compromise decree — In execution petition, primary onus lies on decree-holder to show that judgment debtor has willfully disobeyed conditions of decree — Appellants had failed to establish violation of compromise decree by respondents — In absence India Law Library Docid # 2441600
(442) PARAS SAKLECHA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Public Interest Litigation — Impleading necessary parties — High Court correctly declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation petition because the Concessionaire, who would be adversely affected by the outcome, was not impleaded as a party — The Supreme Court agreed with this reasoning and remitted the case back to the High Court for fresh adjudication after the petitioner impleads the Concessionaire and any other affected parties, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case — India Law Library Docid # 2441601
(443) PRAMOD KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 . Land Acquisition — National Highways Act, 1956 — Section 3D(1) Notification — Vesting of property in Central Government — Compensation — Where a Section 3D(1) notification under the National Highways Act, 1956, has been published, the property vests in the Central Government, and compensation must be paid to the India Law Library Docid # 2441608
(444) KERALA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Police Act, 1861 (Act V of 1861) — Section 25 — Police Regulations, 1968 — Rule 387 — Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Suo Motu Proceedings — Altercation between advocate and police officials within court premises — High Court's directions regarding arrest within court premises and constitution of Grievance Redressal Committees — Supreme Court modified certain directions — Clarified definition of "Court premises" — Modified guidelines for arrests with a focus on emergent situations and prevent India Law Library Docid # 2441746
(445) KARANARTHAM VIRAMAH FOUNDATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petition seeking directions based on alleged violation of CITES Convention — Previous similar Writ Petition examined by SIT whose report accepting no violation was accepted by Supreme Court — CITES Secretarial Document relied upon by petitioner also found no evidence of import without requisite permits or for commercial purposes, supporting SIT findings — Lawful imports validated at the time cannot be treated as prohibited later due to subsequent o India Law Library Docid # 2441754
(446) CHANDERKALA Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 21 and 29 — Bail — Appellant aged 68 years, in custody for nearly 2 years, trial progressing slowly, co-accused released on bail — Prolonged incarceration not warranted — Appeal allowed, impugned order set aside, appellant to be released on bail subject to conditions imposed by jurisdictional court and appearance on all hearing dates. [Paras 5-6] India Law Library Docid # 2441771
(447) DR. JIJI K.S. AND OTHERS Vs. SHIBU K AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Kerala Technical Education Service (Amendment) Rules, 2004 — Rule 6A — Exemption from PhD requirement — Rule 6A(i) and (ii) — Validity — Supreme Court judgment in Christy James Jose v. State of Kerala (2016) held appointments not contrary to AICTE qualifications and Special Rule 6-A(2) in tune with AICTE India Law Library Docid # 2440099
(448) TORRENT POWER LTD. Vs. ASHISH ARJUNKUMAR RATHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Committee of Creditors (CoC) — Commercial Wisdom — Legislative intent to vest decisive authority in CoC, which comprises financial creditors who bear economic consequences of failure — Decisions on viability, valuation, and haircuts are commercial, not judicial — Courts India Law Library Docid # 2440100
(449) BHAGYALAXMI CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. Vs. BABALDAS AMTHARAM PATEL (D) THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Contract Act, 1872 — Section 133 — Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contract — A variance made without the surety’s consent in the terms of the contract between the principal debtor and the creditor discharges the surety only with respect to transactions occurring subsequent to the variance. The surety remains liable for the original amount guaranteed. India Law Library Docid # 2440101
(450) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. LARSEN AND TUBRO LIMITED (L&T)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(7)(a) — Interest awarded by Arbitral Tribunal — Contractual bar — Where a contract expressly prohibits the award of pre-award and pendente lite interest, an Arbitral Tribunal cannot award such interest, even if termed as compensation, as the arbitrator is bound by the terms of the contract. India Law Library Docid # 2440102
(451) WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. Vs. ADHUNIK POWER AND NATURAL RESOURCE LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) / Power Supply Agreement (PSA) — Interpretation of Contract — Surrounding Circumstances — Evidence Act, 1872, Sections 92, 94, 95 — Contractual terms can be clarified by attending circumstances and conduct of parties, even if contract is reduced to writing, to give meaning to terms that may otherwise be meaningless or unworkable. India Law Library Docid # 2440103
(452) GUMMADI USHA RANI AND ANOTHER Vs. SURE MALLIKARJUNA RAO AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Use in Legal Proceedings — Reliance on AI-generated judgments by a court is a serious matter concerning the integrity of the judicial process — Such judgments, if non-existent or fake, amount to India Law Library Docid # 2440294
(453) ARJUN AND ANOTHER Vs. MUKESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 — Khatedari Rights — Jurisdiction — If a question of tenancy or khatedari rights arises in a civil suit, the Civil Court must raise an issue and refer it to the Revenue Court for determination — Rejection of a plaint solely on the ground that khatedari rights are involved and lie within the jurisdiction of the India Law Library Docid # 2440640
(454) ANKIT TOMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Rape on promise of marriage — Voraussetzungen — Court can quash FIR if allegations, even if taken as true, do not constitute a recognisable offence or if the process of criminal investigation is being abused — Essential elements for rape on promise of marriage are absence of consent due to inducement, misrepresentation, India Law Library Docid # 2440929
(455) THE GENERAL SECRETARY, VIVEKANANDA KENDRA Vs. PRADEEP KUMAR AGARWALLA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-02-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 105 — Lease vs. License — Determining the nature of a document is based on the substance and intention of the parties, not just its wording — A lease transfers an interest in land, while a license merely permits use without transferring ownership or interest. India Law Library Docid # 2440040
(456) IN RE: SOCIAL SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR GRADE - 8 (PART-2) PUBLISHED BY NCERT AND ANCILLARY ISSUES[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Separation of Powers — Framers took abundant caution to ensure precision in inscription of constitutional responsibilities to ensure institutional autonomy of Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary while functioning in concert to preserve the democratic fabric. India Law Library Docid # 2440283
(457) THE STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S. PANACEA BIOTEC LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-02-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 17(b) and 17(c) read with Rule 96 of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 — Misbranding of drugs — Allegation that outer carton and inner vial labels of a drug contained conflicting information regarding its composition — Held, the discrepancy amounted to misbranding. India Law Library Docid # 2440041
(458) ICICI BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. ERA INFRASTRUCTURE (INDIA) LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 — Sections 7 and 60(2) — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Initiation against principal debtor and guarantor — Co-extensive liability — Creditor can initiate CIRP against both the principal debtor and guarantor simultaneously, and also file claims in the CIRP of both. India Law Library Docid # 2440042
(459) SUHAS CHAKMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-02-2026 Prisoner Rights — Human Dignity and Rights — The strength of a constitutional democracy is tested not merely by the liberties it guarantees abstractly, but by the manner in which it treats those at its margins — Prisons, though instruments of lawful confinement, are not spaces where constitutional values cease to operate — The guarantee of life and personal dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution of India India Law Library Docid # 2440043
(460) M/S HAMDARD (WAKF) LABORATORIES Vs. COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAX, U.P. COMMERCIAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2026 Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008 — Schedule II, Part A, Entry 103 — Interpretation of entry — Non-alcoholic beverage "Sharbat Rooh Afza" — Classification as "fruit drink" — Essential character test — Common parlance test — Regulatory classification vs. fiscal classification — Burden of proof on Revenue — Interpretation favouring assessee. India Law Library Docid # 2439953