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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 moreTirumala Medical Academy Educational Society applied to open a new dental college in Nizamabad, Telangana for 2018-19. The Dental Council of India's Executive Committee recommended disapproval, citing an unresolved hospital-affiliation dispute with a rival college and a long list of infrastructure deficiencies found at a March 2018 inspection; the Union of India accepted this recommendation. The Society argued it was denied a fair opportunity to rectify the deficiencies and get a fresh inspection before the final rejection, and petitioned the Supreme Court directly after a High Court round yielded only a reconsideration (which was again rejected).
The Supreme Court held that the Respondents had indeed violated Section 10-A(3)(a) and 10(4) of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, and the procedural safeguards laid down in Royal Medical Trust v. Union of India, by rejecting the Society's proposal without giving it a further opportunity to cure deficiencies found at the March 2018 inspection or a hearing before the final rejection. However, despite finding this procedural violation, the Court declined to grant the relief sought (a re-inspection and permission for the 2018-19 session), because granting it would require relaxing the Dental Council's binding regulatory timeline, and the Society itself had contributed to the delay by not promptly furnishing required documents. The writ petition was accordingly disposed of without the requested relief, even though the violation was acknowledged.
Winning on the legal merits (proof of a procedural violation) does not automatically guarantee the practical remedy sought: courts can decline to grant relief that would require overriding a strict regulatory timeline, especially where the petitioner's own delay contributed to running out the clock.
