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Civil Appeal · 2026 INSC 1094
An older qualification must still satisfy the eligibility rules governing the appointment sought. Here, the certificate's early date did not secure reinstatement, and rejection of eligibility should not be confused with a conclusive finding that the certificate was forged.
Civil Appeal · 2026 INSC 1095
A party benefiting from a conditional stay must meet its deposit requirement or face enforcement. The additional ₹15 crore deposit secures the pending dispute; it does not settle the land's final compensation or amount to an immediate payment to the landowners.
Criminal Appeal · 2026 INSC 1093
An alleged attempt to kill does not become a lesser offence simply because the victim avoided a fatal injury. Restoring this charge means the accusation must be tried; it does not establish that the accused is guilty.
Civil Appeal · 2026 INSC 1090
For the assessment in this case, assistance reducing ordinary manufacturing costs was taxable even though the government wanted to encourage industry. The purpose and actual operation of the particular subsidy mattered more than its general development label.
Criminal Appeal · 2026 INSC 1091
Proof that someone caused a serious injury does not by itself prove the additional ingredients of robbery. A court can substitute a lesser offence supported by the evidence; the sentencing reduction here depended on Appa's particular circumstances.
Special Leave Petition (Civil) · 2026 INSC 1092
Someone challenging an election must ensure that the personal-presentation requirement is met and can be proved. Merely entering the court building does not establish compliance, and a filing defect can end the challenge before the election allegations are examined.
Civil Appeal · 2026 INSC 1088
An employee who retires on 30 June may be entitled to the increment that falls due on 1 July after completing a year of service. Authorities that delay paying the amounts due must pay interest after the deadline set by the court.
Civil Appeal · 2026 INSC 1089
Recruitment must follow the qualifications stated in the advertisement and the governing Recruitment Rules. A court will not override a merit-based eligibility decision made under those rules merely because the candidate concerned was higher in the written test.
Writ Petition (Criminal) · 2026:DHC:8797
A person who occupied property only because of employment has no independent right to remain once the employment and decree end. Even when a petition fails, courts can make practical arrangements to let a person recover personal belongings.
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Log in to see moreAjinath Gulab Saykar appealed to the Supreme Court against a common judgment and a later modified order of the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), which had decided his claim along with similar claims against the Public Works Department, Ahmednagar. He argued his case was covered by an earlier Supreme Court decision (Fula Bhoru Ughade and others vs. Executive Engineer, PWD, Ahmednagar, decided 11 September 2015), which had enhanced one-time compensation for similarly situated persons from Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 1,00,000.
The Court condoned the delay in filing, granted leave, and found it unnecessary to examine the facts in detail given the limited relief sought. It directed the appellant to make a written representation to the Executive Engineer within one month, which the department was required to consider in light of the earlier Fula Bhoru Ughade judgment. If the appellant was found covered by that precedent, he was to be paid the same enhanced amount of Rs. 1,00,000 within a further month. The appeal was disposed of on these terms.
Where the Supreme Court has already settled a compensation principle for a group of similarly situated people, individuals left out of that earlier round can get the same benefit simply by making a representation to the authority, without needing a fresh full-fledged legal battle.
