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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 had obtained an interim injunction in a civil suit over property, but the Gujarat High Court vacated that injunction and made adverse remarks against the trial judge who had granted it. The appellant challenged this before the Supreme Court. Separately, one of the respondents had also sought to have the underlying civil suit transferred to a different court.
Rather than ruling on whether the injunction should be restored, the Supreme Court recorded that both sides agreed the ongoing disputes over transfer and interim arrangements needed to end so the underlying trial could proceed smoothly. By consent, the Court: (i) expunged the High Court's adverse observations against the trial judge, (ii) directed the suit be transferred from the original court to another court for expeditious disposal, and (iii) directed the parties to maintain status quo regarding the property's title during the pendency of the suit, while leaving either side free to approach the trial court if they wished to transfer the property, to be decided on its own merits. The trial itself was directed to proceed uninfluenced by any prior findings of either court. The appeal was thereby fully and finally disposed of on these consent terms.
Not every appeal is decided by a court adjudicating who is "right": parties can resolve an interim dispute (like an injunction fight) through practical case-management directions agreed between themselves, which the Court can convert into a final, binding order without deciding the merits of the underlying property dispute, which continues to trial separately.
