(1) Virinder Pal Singh ...Appellant Vs. Punjab and Sind Bank & Ors. ...Respondent(s D.D 19/03/2026

Service Law – Disciplinary Proceedings – Post-Retirement Punishment – Validity – Reduction of Pay Scale – Appellant, a Punjab & Sind Bank officer, was served a charge sheet on 30.09.2011, the same date he superannuated – Charge No. 2 (failure to ensure end-use of loan) found partly proved – Punishment of reduction by three stages in pay scale on perman...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3571 OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 10742/2026) (Arising out of Diary No. 603/2024) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 323168

(2) Sant Rohidas Leather Industries and Charmakar Development Corporation Ltd. ...Appellant(s) Vs. Vijaya Bank ...Respondent(s) D.D 19/03/2026

Consumer Law – Definition of 'Consumer' – Body Corporate – Fixed Deposit – Commercial Purpose – Dominant Object Test – Appellant, a State undertaking, deposited Rs. 9 crores as FDR with respondent-bank; bank subsequently adjusted FDR proceeds against overdraft allegedly sanctioned fraudulently without appellant's sanction – NCDRC dismissed comp...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 4841 OF 2023 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 115439

(3) The Management of Steel Authority of India and Others ...Appellants Vs. Shambhu Prasad Singh and Others ...Respondents D.D 18/03/2026

Gratuity – Withholding and Adjustment – Non-vacation of company quarters – SAIL withheld gratuity of retired employees who continued in occupation – High Court directed release relying on Ram Naresh Singh – Held: Rule 3.2.1(c) permits withholding of gratuity for non-compliance including failure to vacate – Management entitled to adjust dues including penal rent ...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. ____ OF 2026 (@ SLP (C) NOS. 25516–25517 OF 2024) WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 010175 – 010176 OF 2026 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 021316 – 021317 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 021318 – 021319 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 021320 – 021321 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 025518 – 025521 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 026140 – 026141 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 026350 – 026351 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 026352 – 026353 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 026861 – 026862 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 026863 – 026864 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. __________ OF 2026 @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 026865 – 026866 OF 2024 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 191482

(4) R. Halle ...Appellant Vs. Reliance General InsuSections 166 and 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988rance Company Limited ...Respondent D.D 18/03/2026

Motor Accident Compensation – Functional Disability vs Physical Disability – Determination of loss of earning capacity – Medical Board assessed 63% permanent disability – High Court reduced functional disability to 30% without proper reasoning – Held: Functional disability must reflect actual impact on earning capacity considering nature of work – Reduction with...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) Diary No. 37186 of 2023) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 638839

(5) Securities and Exchange Board of India ...Appellant(s) Vs. Terrascope Ventures Limited Etc. ...Respondent(s) D.D 17/03/2026

Securities Law – Preferential Allotment – Diversion of Proceeds – PFUTP Regulations – Fraud – SAT Order Set Aside – Respondent-company raised Rs. 15,87,50,000/- through preferential allotment to 42 entities disclosing objects including capital expenditure, working capital, marketing and setting up offices abroad – From the very next day of receipt of funds...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5209-5211 OF 2022 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 527837

(6) Union of India ...Petitioner(s) Vs. Prakash Industries Limited and Another ...Respondent(s) D.D 17/03/2026

Coal Supply – Compliance of Court Orders – Suspended Period – Choice of Reference Date – Union of India and SECL directed to supply coal at current price for the suspended period (09.11.2011 to 31.07.2013) in compliance with orders dated 09.04.2014 and 17.05.2019 – Respondent/PIL given the choice to select either 09.04.2014 or 17.05.2019 as the reference date for oper...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NOS. 1806-1807 OF 2025 IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 3529-3530 OF 2020 WITH MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NOS. 2111-2112 OF 2025 IN SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 3529-3530 OF 2020 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 197203

(7) United India Insurance Co. Ltd. ...Appellant Vs. Sayona Colors Pvt. Ltd. ...Respondent D.D 17/03/2026

Insurance Law – Fraudulent Claim – Fire in Godown – Arson – Respondent raised a claim of Rs. 28.20 crores attributing fire in its godown on 25.03.2011 to a short circuit — Insurance coverage enhanced shortly before the incident from Rs. 15 crores to Rs. 19 crores and an additional policy for Rs. 17 crores obtained — Truth Labs forensic report established presenc...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 6100 OF 2024 (Connected with Civil Appeal No. 10019 OF 2024) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 155983

(8) Subramani ...Appellant Vs. State of Karnataka ...Respondent D.D 17/03/2026

Criminal Law – Murder – Conviction under Sections 302 and 498A IPC – Dying Declaration – Eyewitness Testimony – Conviction Upheld – Appellant-husband convicted for pouring kerosene on his wife and setting her on fire, causing 80–90% burn injuries resulting in death after three days – Trial Court acquitted the appellant on the ground that the bathroom...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2432 OF 2010 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim SC 961981

(9) Charan Preet Singh ...Appellant(s) Vs. Municipal Corporation Chandigarh and Ors. ...Respondent D.D 17/03/2026

Service Law – Recruitment – Law Officer – Multiple Choice Examination – Ambiguous Question – Ninth Schedule and Judicial Review – Both Candidates to be Accommodated – Question No. 73 in the recruitment test asked which Schedule of the Constitution is immune from judicial review on grounds of violation of fundamental rights – The recruiting body treat...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3446 OF 2026 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 16533 of 2025) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 438791