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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 moreA dispute arose among the trustees of the Bala Pir Trust, which runs the Balapir Dargah and its donation income. A Single Judge of the Gujarat High Court had earlier passed an interim order (03.03.2006) directing that the Dargah's donation box be sealed and operated jointly by the local Mamlatdar (revenue officer) and the trustees, pending resolution of the dispute, and had remanded the underlying dispute to the Gujarat State Wakf Board while indicating the dispute should properly be resolved before a Civil Court. A Division Bench of the High Court later modified this, vacating the remand to the Wakf Board, and the appellant challenged that modification before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court declined to go into the merits of the underlying trustee dispute, noting the order it intended to pass made that unnecessary. It permitted the appellant to pursue the remedy before an appropriate forum (as the High Court's own judgment had already given liberty to do), to be initiated within one month, and allowed the appellant to seek interim relief from that forum. In the interest of both parties, the Court directed that the existing 2006 interim arrangement, sealed donation box, joint Mamlatdar-trustee access, restrictions on disposing of trust property, continue for eight weeks to give the appellant time to pursue those remedies. It expressly clarified it had not considered the parties' rival contentions or expressed any opinion on the merits, leaving all contentions open before the forum that would actually decide the dispute.
The Supreme Court will sometimes finally dispose of an appeal not by ruling on the underlying dispute itself, but by preserving the status quo (here, a protective interim arrangement over trust funds) for a defined period and directing the parties to the proper forum: a reminder that "disposal" of an appeal doesn't always mean the substantive dispute has been decided.
