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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 moreThis miscellaneous application arose out of a long-running commercial dispute between the State Trading Corporation of India (STC) and Global Steel Holding Limited (GSHL), which had earlier been settled through Settlement Agreements in 2010 and 2012. Pursuant to an earlier Supreme Court order, the respondents were required to pay Rs. 600 crores in interest by 28 February 2019 to fully discharge their liabilities under those settlement agreements.
The Court was informed by counsel for both sides that the Rs. 600 crore payment had been made in full and that all liabilities under the settlement agreements now stood satisfied, with STC confirming it had no further claims against the respondents. Exercising its special powers under Article 142 read with Article 136 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court quashed a series of related legal proceedings that had arisen from the dispute, including a CBI FIR, an Enforcement Directorate case, a passport-related show cause notice, any Look Out Notice against the promoter and his family, and eleven pending criminal complaints, and recorded STC's statement that it would not pursue separate winding-up proceedings against GSHL in the Isle of Man. The application was disposed of in these terms with no order as to costs.
Once parties to a long-standing commercial dispute achieve full and verified settlement, the Supreme Court can use its special Article 142 powers to comprehensively close out all related ancillary proceedings, criminal, regulatory, and otherwise, that arose from the same underlying dispute, preventing continued litigation over a matter already resolved.
