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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 trial court injunction dated 29.02.2008 had restricted participation in the affairs of the Pattabiram Nadargal Iyyakiya Sangam (a society) for the period 2005-2008, and the appellants feared this injunction would continue to block them from participating in the society's elections even though that period had long since passed. Fresh elections to the society had not been held, and the Registrar of the Society (one of the respondents) was before the Court.
The Supreme Court found the appellants' apprehension unjustified, since the trial court's injunction only ever concerned the specific 2005-2008 period, which had already ended. The Court directed the Registrar of the Society to conduct fresh elections within six months, conditional on the society's registration being renewed, and set a timeline for completing the renewal process (two months) and follow-up action (one further month) if renewal steps were taken. The appeal was disposed of accordingly with no order as to costs.
A court order restricting a specific past period does not automatically continue to block future, unrelated activity (like a later election) once that period has lapsed: if in doubt, the proper remedy is to go back to the court for clarification/directions rather than assume the restriction still applies.
