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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 factory shed in the Talkatora Industrial Estate, Lucknow had originally been allotted to a defaulting company, M/s Surya Chemicals, which later tried to transfer it to Respondent No.1 (Avadh Delicacies). After years of litigation, the shed's allotment was cancelled and re-allotted to the Appellant (Metal Seam Co.), a neighbouring unit that needed more space, but the Allahabad High Court set aside that re-allotment in 2014 on the ground that Avadh Delicacies had not been given a hearing.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court was wrong on facts: the record showed Avadh Delicacies had in fact been given notice and an opportunity to be heard, and it had closed its own business operations years earlier with no genuine manufacturing activity to show. However, the Court also found that the Appellant itself had meanwhile been allotted two other sheds and so had no special equity to claim this particular shed either. It therefore allowed the appeal, upheld the cancellation of the original defaulting allottee's rights, set aside the fresh allotment to the Appellant too, and directed the authorities to hold a fresh public auction or invite tenders for the shed at current market value, open to any party including the original litigants.
Government land/shed allotments challenged for want of due process must be judged on the actual record of notices issued, not assumptions; and a party's own changed circumstances (such as having already received alternative allotments) can defeat its claim to special treatment even if it otherwise had a stronger case.
