Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: June 22, 2026 To June 28, 2026

Reports/Judgments♦ Employee Who Didn't Inform Employer Of Address Change Can't Raise Plea Of Non-Receipt Of Show-Cause Notice : Supreme Court Case Title: M/s Rifilis Engineering Pvt. Ltd. v. Arjun Gupta | SPL(C) No. 26434/2024Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 636The Supreme Court set aside a Labour Court award directing reinstatement of an employee with back wages, holding that an employee who remained absent without authorization and failed to substantiate claims of being prevented from rejoining duty cannot seek relief on the basis of unverified assertions.The employee contended that the notice never reached him because it was sent to his permanent address in Bihar rather than his residence in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, and maintained that he had been illegally denied rejoining.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta rejected the employee's contentions and held that the employer could not be faulted for sending the notice to the address furnished by the employee himself.♦ 'Can't Direct HC Collegium' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Judicial Officer's Plea Seeking Consideration For Elevation Case Title: Arvind Malhotra v. High Court of Himachal Pradesh, | Diary no. 36875/2026The Supreme Court refused to entertain a writ petition filed by a judicial officer from Himachal Pradesh seeking the consideration of his name for elevation to the High Court, orally observing that no judicial direction can be issued to the High Court Collegium. The grievance of the petitioner was that the High Court Collegium forwarded the names of his juniors, which were ultimately approved by the Supreme Court Collegium. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that there was nothing on record to show that the High Court Collegium had rejected the petitioner's name.♦ CBSE Class XII Boards : Supreme Court Disposes Plea As CBSE Brings Formula To Assess Private Students From Gulf Case Title : Pransu Jigarkumar Patel v. The Union of India | W.P.(C) No. 747/2026The Supreme Court disposed of a writ petition filed by one Pransu Jigarkumar Patel, a private candidate from Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, who had challenged CBSE's failure to declare his Class XII Improvement Examination result despite the Board having framed a special assessment scheme for students in several Gulf countries where examinations were cancelled due to war-related tensions.A bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice Vipul M Pancholi passed the order upon being informed by the Centre that it has notified a national policy addressing the situation of private students from Gulf countries affected by the cancellation of CBSE Class XII Board exams due to the international crisis.♦ Courts Cannot Compel Plaintiff To Accept Compensation In Lieu Of Injunction When No Such Prayer Made : Supreme CourtCase Title: Rajat Kumar and Others v. S D Adarsh Jain Kanya Maha Vidyalayya Sadhaura and OthersCitation : 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 637The Supreme Court held that it is legally impermissible for an Appellate Court to award a relief not prayed for in the pleadings. Also, the Appellate Court cannot, upon setting aside the decree, remand the matter to the executing court for adjudication of issues not arising from any subsisting decree.A Bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice Atul S Chandurkar set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court's judgment, which had substituted decrees directing the removal of alleged encroachments with an award of compensation to the plaintiffs.♦ Supreme Court Stays Order Granting Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation To Man Illegally Arrested By UP Police Case Title: State of UP and Ors. v. Manoj Kumar and Anr. The Supreme Court stayed the Allahabad High Court's order which had directed the State Government to make a payment of Rs. 10 lakhs as compensation to a man for over three months' illegal detention after illegal arrest.A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva passed the order in the State's appeal challenging the High Court's decision on the limited issue of the quantum of compensation. It was informed that disciplinary action had been initiated against the concerned SHO, who had since been placed under suspension.♦ "Why Are You Opposing Adoption By Family Members?" Supreme Court Questions CARA Over Objection To US-Based Aunt Adopting ChildCase Title: X v. Central Adoption Resource Authority & Ors., W.P.(C) No. 695/2026The Supreme Court questioned the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) for opposing the adoption of a minor girl by her maternal aunt residing in the United States, orally remarking that the authority has adopted a negative attitude towards such adoptions.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a writ petition filed by a 13-year-old girl and her adoptive parents challenging a CARA clarification that prevented processing of an inter-country relative adoption after the child had already been adopted under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: June 22, 2026 To June 28, 2026

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