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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 moreTrans Asian Shipping Services, an Indian shipping company, had an agency agreement with Bangladesh-based Beacon Shipping Lines for combined transport operations under the "Trans Asia Line" banner. After the agreement (renewed from March 2010) was terminated in March 2012, Trans Asian alleged Beacon breached several terms of the agreement and owed it over USD 134,875. When Beacon failed to respond to Trans Asian's notice invoking the agreement's arbitration clause, Trans Asian approached the Supreme Court directly under Section 11(9) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of an arbitrator.
The respondents did not appear despite being served notice. The Court examined the agreement's governing-law and dispute-resolution clauses (Clauses 18 and 19), finding they clearly provided that any unresolved dispute arising out of the agreement would be determined by arbitration under Indian law. Since a genuine, unsettled dispute existed and a valid arbitration clause covered it, the Court allowed the petition and appointed Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as the sole arbitrator to decide the dispute between the parties, with no order as to costs.
When a contract contains a clear arbitration clause and one party refuses to engage in appointing an arbitrator, the other party is not left remediless: it can approach the Supreme Court (for cases falling under Section 11(9), involving international commercial arbitration) or the relevant High Court under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act to have an arbitrator appointed and the dispute resolved.
