Supreme Court of India

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State of Uttar Pradesh v. Ram Swaroop @ Barkat

· Aravind Kumar; Augustine George Masih · 2026 INSC 256

The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of the accused for Section 364 IPC offences due to absence of charge and held that Section 364 IPC is not a cognate minor offence of Section 302 IPC for conviction under Section 222 CrPC.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 364 IPC Section 302 IPC Section 222 CrPC minor offence

Wg. Cdr. Sucheta EDN v. Union of India

· Surya Kant · 2026 INSC 280
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The Supreme Court held that retrospective use of ACRs prepared under limited tenure policies and abrupt imposition of new eligibility criteria for Permanent Commission on Short Service Commission Women Officers was arbitrary, directing pension benefits and mandating transparent future selection processes.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Permanent Commission Short Service Commission Women Officers Annual Confidential Reports Minimum Performance Criteria

Union of India v. Larsen & Tubro Limited

· Vipul M. Pancholi · 2026 INSC 203
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The Supreme Court upheld an arbitral award granting interest despite contractual clauses barring interest, clarifying that such clauses broadly preclude pre-award interest but do not bar post-award interest under the Arbitration Act, 1996.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitral Award Interest Contractual Bar Clause 16(3) GCC

Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation v. M/S Anoj Kumar Garwala

· R. F. Nariman; Navin Sinha · 2019 INSC 83

The Supreme Court held that a tender bid with a materially deficient bank guarantee period is non-responsive and must be rejected, dismissing the appeal and directing the work to be awarded to the next lowest bidder.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant tender conditions material deviation bank guarantee performance security

Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation v. M/S Anoj Kumar Garwala

· R. F. Nariman; Navin Sinha

The Supreme Court held that a tender bid with a bank guarantee valid for only six months instead of the required 40 months constituted a material deviation that could not be condoned, leading to dismissal of the appeal and directing acceptance of the next lowest bid.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant tender conditions material deviation bank guarantee performance security

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· 2019 INSC 88
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The Karnataka High Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC and related provisions, affirming liability of unlawful assembly members for murder committed in furtherance of common object.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant unlawful assembly Section 149 IPC murder common object

Radhamma & Ors. v. H.N. Muddukrishna & Ors.

· A.M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi · 2019 INSC 79

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a registered Will disposing of a coparcener's undivided share in Mitakshara joint family property under Section 30 of the Hindu Succession Act, dismissing the appellants' claim to an independent share.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Mitakshara joint family property Hindu Succession Act 1956 Section 30 coparcener

Radhamma v. H.N. Muddukrishna

· A. M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court held that a male Hindu coparcener can validly dispose of his undivided share in joint family property by Will under Section 30 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and dismissed the appellants' claim to an independent share.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Mitakshara coparcenary property Hindu Succession Act 1956 Section 30 Hindu Succession Act Section 68 Evidence Act

Forech India Ltd v. Edelweiss Assets Reconstruction Co. Ltd

· R. F. Nariman; Navin Sinha

The Supreme Court held that insolvency proceedings under the IBC prevail over pending winding up petitions before High Courts and allowed continuation of NCLT proceedings while permitting transfer of winding up petitions to the NCLT under amended statutory provisions.

corporate appeal_allowed Significant Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 winding up petition Companies Act, 1956 Companies Act, 2013

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· 2019 INSC 47
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The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the police investigation and charge sheet, emphasizing adherence to procedural safeguards and limiting judicial interference to cases of manifest illegality.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Investigation Police authority Procedural safeguards Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Nawaz v. State

· Mohan M. Shantanagoudar; Dinesh Maheshwari

The Supreme Court reduced the murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under provocation and upheld conviction for concealment of offence, partially allowing the appeal.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant extra-judicial confession sudden and grave provocation Section 302 IPC Section 304 Part I IPC

Ku. Bhawana v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

· Ashok Bhushan; Ajay Rastogi · 2019 INSC 10

The Supreme Court upheld that a teacher appointed as trained before another acquires training qualification ranks senior under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules, 1981, dismissing the appellant's claim to seniority.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant inter se seniority Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules, 1981 trained teacher untrained teacher

KU. BHAWANA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

· Ashok Bhushan; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court held that a teacher appointed as a trained teacher before another acquires the requisite qualification is senior under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules, 1981, dismissing the appellant's claim to seniority.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant inter se seniority Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules, 1981 trained teacher untrained teacher

Western Coalfields Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise

· A. M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court held that the six-month limitation period under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act applies independently to buyers claiming refund of excise duty paid under protest by manufacturers, and refund claims filed beyond this period are barred.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 11B Central Excise Act refund of excise duty limitation period duty paid under protest

WESTERN COALFIELDS LTD. v. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE

· A. M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court held that the six-month limitation period under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act applies to refund claims by buyers even if the manufacturer paid excise duty under protest, dismissing the buyer's time-barred refund claim.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 11B Central Excise Act refund claim limitation period excise duty paid under protest

Western Coalfields Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise

· A. M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court held that the six-month limitation under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act applies strictly to buyers claiming refund of excise duty paid under protest by manufacturers, dismissing refund claims filed beyond this period.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Central Excise Act, 1944 Section 11B refund of excise duty limitation period

Western Coalfields Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise

· A. M. Khanwilkar; Ajay Rastogi

The Supreme Court held that the six-month limitation period under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act applies separately to buyers and manufacturers, and a buyer cannot claim refund of duty paid under protest by the manufacturer beyond this period.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 11B Central Excise Act refund of excise duty limitation period duty paid under protest

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The court upheld the validity of land rights mutation and registration under Sections 29, 31, and 32 of the Act, dismissing the petitioner's challenge for lack of illegality or procedural lapse.

property appeal_dismissed Significant mutation registration land rights Section 29

Punjab Wakf Board v. Sham Singh Harike; Punjab Wakf Board v. Teja Singh

· Ashok Bhushan; K.M. Joseph

The Supreme Court held that suits for possession and injunction relating to Wakf properties are maintainable before Wakf Tribunals under the Wakf Act, 1995, clarifying the limits of civil court jurisdiction and distinguishing the Ramesh Gobindram precedent.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Wakf Tribunal jurisdiction Wakf Act 1995 Civil court jurisdiction Eviction suits

Punjab Wakf Board v. Sham Singh Harike; Punjab Wakf Board v. Teja Singh

· Ashok Bhushan; K.M. Joseph · 2019 INSC 157

The Supreme Court held that prior to the 2013 amendment, suits for eviction or possession relating to Wakf properties are maintainable only before civil courts and not Wakf Tribunals, dismissing the Punjab Wakf Board's appeals.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Wakf Tribunal jurisdiction Wakf Act, 1995 Civil court jurisdiction Eviction suit