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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 moreAkta Juneja sought transfer, under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure, of a matrimonial case (HMA No. 268/2015, filed by her husband Sanjeev Kumar Juneja) from the District Judge Family Court, Gurgaon, Haryana, to the Family Court, Saket, Delhi. Both parties appeared before the Supreme Court in person. The husband said he did not actually oppose the transfer itself, but was upset by allegations against him in the petition, which he called baseless, and complained that the wife was not cooperating with his court-ordered visitation rights to their minor child, Shubhan.
The Court allowed the transfer petition, moving the matrimonial case to the Family Court, Saket, Delhi. Alongside the transfer, it recorded an understanding between the parties on child visitation: the wife agreed to let the husband take the child every Sunday for three hours, on condition the child received proper attention, and the husband assured he would personally collect the child from and return the child to the wife's residence, always staying with the child during the visit. The transfer petition was disposed of on these terms.
In matrimonial transfer petitions, the Supreme Court often uses the opportunity to also iron out practical, day-to-day arrangements like child visitation directly between the parties, rather than leaving every incidental dispute to be fought out separately.
