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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 moreThe appellant's mother had purchased a property and later gifted it to him; a co-sharer of the family property, Jayamma, had separately filed a partition suit claiming a one-third share for herself and her two sisters as daughters of the original family head. The trial court dismissed the partition suit, but the Karnataka High Court reversed this on appeal and held that Jayamma and her sisters were jointly entitled to a one-third share, with a decree passed accordingly. The appellant challenged the High Court's decision before the Supreme Court.
During the pendency of the appeal, the appellant and the first respondent (Jayamma) reached a settlement and filed a memo of compromise along with a sketch dividing the property, resolving their dispute. Some of the other respondents objected that the sketch did not match the terms of the High Court's final decree, but the Supreme Court held it did not need to go into that objection since the compromise was only between the appellant and the first respondent and did not affect the other respondents' shares under the decree. The Court disposed of the appeal in terms of the compromise, making the memo and sketch part of the judgment, while expressly preserving the right of any other sharer whose share might be affected to pursue a separate remedy.
Parties to a property dispute can settle their portion of the case by mutual compromise even while an appeal is pending, and courts will give effect to such settlements, but a compromise between some parties cannot be used to override the decreed rights of other parties who were not part of that settlement.
