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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, one of five daughters among the eight children of K.G. Yellappa Reddy, alleged that her nephews (respondents 1 and 2, sons of her elder brother) conspired to exclude her and her sisters from a share in Rs. 33 crore compensation the family received when their jointly-owned land was acquired by the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation. She claimed the nephews fabricated a family tree omitting the five daughters and a fraudulent partition deed to corner the compensation for themselves and their uncles. The Karnataka High Court quashed the criminal complaints filed against the nephews, prompting this appeal.
The Supreme Court held that the pendency of a civil dispute over the same property does not bar parallel criminal proceedings where a prima facie criminal case exists, relying on its own precedents (including Kamaladevi Agarwal and K. Jagadish) that criminal cases must proceed to their logical end regardless of a related civil suit. Reviewing the sequence of events: the family tree excluding the daughters, the partition deed benefiting only the sons/grandsons, the distribution of the compensation, and an alleged threat to the appellant and her sisters after the fraud came to light. The Court found sufficient prima facie evidence of a deliberate conspiracy to warrant a criminal trial. It therefore set aside the High Court's quashing order and directed the trial court to continue the criminal proceedings against the nephews.
A pending civil suit over the same property or transaction is not, by itself, a ground to quash a parallel criminal complaint. If the facts disclose a prima facie case of fraud or conspiracy, the criminal process is allowed to run its own course independently of the civil litigation.
