SCMONTHLY CASE LAW ARCHIVE
Read 24 LawLens analyses of Supreme Court judgments published in September 2026, covering key rulings, legal principles and case law.
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Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank Ltd. was originally registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 and subsequently became a multi-State co-operative bank after amalgamation with banks in Gujarat and Ka...
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Petitioner No. 1 entered into an agreement with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. (JBVNL) on 17 May 2012 for supplying surplus electricity from its captive power plant to Petitioner No. 2; the agreement was renewed in...
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The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), constituted under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993, issued a Public Notice dated 22 September 2019 requiring all NCTE-recognised Teacher Education...
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Granite Gate Properties Private Limited obtained perpetual leases from the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) for developing the “Lotus Boulevard” and “Lotus Panache” housing projects in Sectors 100 an...
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The deceased left home for Hyderabad and became unreachable. Two days later, his father (PW1) received a ransom call demanding ₹2,00,000 and deposited ₹1,50,000 into an account held in the name of Geetanjali. PW1 ther...
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On 10 April 2011, a truck bearing registration no. HR-55-2812 struck a motorcycle near Brijghat Bridge. Sushant Prabhakaran, the motorcycle rider, died after being run over by the truck, while Priyanka Das, the pillio...
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The appellant was issued a caste certificate in 1984 identifying him as belonging to the “Tokre Koli” Scheduled Tribe and, on its basis, secured appointment as a Junior Engineer with the Municipal Corporation of Great...
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The appellant married Lata in January 2008. The prosecution alleged that, after marriage, the appellant and his mother and sisters subjected Lata to cruelty, harassment, insufficient food, and dowry-related demands. L...
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A lorry bearing registration no. TN-57-AQ-2165, manufactured by Ashok Leyland, was intercepted in Tamil Nadu and allegedly found carrying 66 kg of ganja.
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The Additional Commissioner of Customs, Surat, imposed a penalty of ₹425,27,99,100 on the appellant under Section 114 of the Customs Act, 1962, for allegedly mis-declaring natural diamonds as lab-grown diamonds to obt...
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M.R.R. Setty claimed ownership of 28 guntas in Survey No. 2 of Dasarahalli Village, purchased through eight sale deeds executed in 1929.
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On 11 March 2007, six-year-old Gaurav went missing after attending a village marriage. His body was recovered from a well the following morning, and the post-mortem attributed death to asphyxia caused by smothering an...
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City Financial Consumer Finance Limited (“CFCFL”), an NBFC, granted housing and other loans to the respondents in 2009. At the time of lending and creation of the mortgages, CFCFL was not a “financial institution” not...
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The appeals concerned defaults by Trading Members (“TMs”) in the Futures and Options (“F&O”) segment and the consequent liquidation by Professional Clearing Members (“PCMs”) of securities deposited as collateral.
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The parties married on 23 June 2003 and had no children. The appellant-husband alleged cruelty, including denial of matrimonial relations and insulting conduct, and stated that the respondent-wife left for her parenta...
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Bhuri and her infant daughter Guddi were found dead on a railway track on 13 September 2004. The appellant, Mahavir @ Avnish, along with his relatives, was prosecuted under Sections 302, 304B and 201 read with Section...
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On the intervening night of 4–5 January 2025, police intercepted an Ashok Leyland truck bearing registration no. RJ-14-GQ-22692 at Lunawada, Gujarat, while it was travelling from Modasa towards Vadodara.
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The State of Tamil Nadu enacted the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1983, under which it regulated fishing within the State’s territorial waters. Exercising powers under Section 5 of the Act, Tamil Nadu issu...
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The appellants were named as accused in an FIR registered at Police Station Kaptanganj, District Azamgarh, under Sections 323/34, 324, 504, 506, 307/34, 336 and 427 of the IPC and Sections 3(1)(d), 3(1)(r) and 3(2)(va...
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The prosecution alleged that, on an election day, the deceased was proceeding to his fields with his son, employee, nephew and another villager when the accused allegedly ambushed them and fired indiscriminately. The...
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The appellant, A1, was Branch Manager of Indian Bank, Anna Nagar Branch, in 1991. The prosecution alleged that, in conspiracy with A2, a retired Indian Overseas Bank officer, A1 sanctioned loans to A4 and A5, who were...
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FIR No. 249 dated 25 August 2005 was registered at Police Station Abohar, District Ferozepur (now Fazilka), under Sections 364, 325, 324 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”). The respondents were subsequentl...
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The appellant, an airline authorised to collect Foreign Travel Tax (FTT) from passengers, was required to deposit the collected tax with the Central Government within the period prescribed under Section 35(2) of the F...
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Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (“RAKIA”), an entity affiliated with the Government of Ras Al Khaimah, alleged that Nimmagadda Prasad (“NP”) misappropriated funds entrusted for the VANPIC Project in Andhra Pradesh.
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