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LiveLaw Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Arbitration and Conciliation Act [July To September]

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Arbitration — Interpretation of Negative Interest Clause — Clause 54 of NEEPCO GCC — State of U.P. v. Harish Chandra distinguished - Clause 54 of the GCC provided: "No claims for interest or damages will be entertained by the Corporation with respect to any money or balance which may be lying with the Corporation owing to any...

S. 319 CrPC | Cross-Examination Cannot Be Ignored Before Summoning Additional Accused : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside the arraignment of a woman as an additional accused under Section 319 Cr.P.C. (now Section 358 BNSS), observing that the court had failed to consider the cross-examination of the witness whose testimony formed the basis for summoning her as an accused. A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh emphasised that the witness's entire testimony must be considered before summoning an additional accused, particularly when the statements made...

Order 21 Rule 97 CPC | Executing Court Cannot Direct Third Party To File Separate Suit To Challenge Decree : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a person who is not a party to a civil decree can resist its execution by filing an application under Order XXI Rules 97–101 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), claiming an independent right, title or interest in the property. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva set aside the Karnataka High Court judgment upholding the trial court's rejection of a third party's application under Order XXI CPC to resist execution of a decree, after...

Bleaching, Dyeing Of Handloom And Powerloom Fabrics By Job Workers Not Manufacture Of Textiles To Attract Cess : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that independent textile processing units engaged in bleaching, dyeing and other processing of handloom and powerloom fabrics on a job-work basis cannot be made liable to pay textile cess under Section 5A of the Textiles Committee Act, 1963, as such activity does not amount to manufacture under the Act. A bench of Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria rejected the Revenue's contention that bleaching and dyeing constituted manufacture under Section 2(f) of the...

Supreme Court Quashes Karnataka Land Acquisition Over Fraud & Bribery In Housing Society Scheme, Orders Land Restoration To Owners

The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) set aside the land acquisition proceedings of a privately owned land for construction of a cooperative housing society in Bengaluru, after finding that the private players had lured the state government to approve the proposed extent of land for acquisition, and there was no approved housing scheme or layout plan before acquisition took place.The...

Cooperative Society Cannot Deny RTI Information To Member As Personal If Registrar Can Access Such Records : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) held that a member of a cooperative society cannot be denied information about the affairs of the cooperative society under the Right to Information Act, 2005 merely because the cooperative society doesn't come under the ambit of 'public authority'. “…a Member of the Society cannot be denied such information on the ground that it is personal to...