Weekly Judgment Digest — Updated through 20 October 2026

In This Issue

1. 1

   Supreme Court of India

   The Assistant Commissioner of Central Tax, CGST Division v. Sreenivasa Rao Ravinuthala and Another

   2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1049 · 14 October 2026

   Limitation for a Section 62 IBC appeal begins when the NCLAT pronounces its order; time properly spent obtaining a certified copy may be excluded under Section 12(2) of the Limitation Act, but pre-application inaction is not, and the 45-day period plus 15-day condonable extension remain controlling.

2. 2

   Supreme Court of India

   Sanjay Sureka @ Sanjay Kumar Sureka v. Directorate of Enforcement

   2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1048 · 14 October 2026

   A short delay in forwarding the arrest order and material to the adjudicating authority does not automatically vitiate an otherwise compliant PMLA arrest; bail was nevertheless granted given prolonged custody, numerous accused and a voluminous record.

3. 3

   Supreme Court of India

   The Secretary to Government v. Sameer Ahamed

   Diary No. 39624/2026 · 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1059 · 15 October 2026

   Pre-conversion caste status cannot simply be transposed into a different religious social order; conversion to Islam does not by itself establish membership of a notified backward Muslim community, and the Madras High Court’s invalidation of the contrary government order was upheld.

4. 4

   Supreme Court of India

   M/s Dhanlaxmi Merchandise Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others

   2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1055 · 15 October 2026

   A fresh auction cannot be cancelled solely because its bids, though above reserve price, are lower than earlier offers; rejection must rest on an objective and rational public-interest basis, and the tender process was restored.

5. 5

   Supreme Court of India

   Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College & Another v. State of West Bengal & Others

   2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1053 · 15 October 2026

   Fees for a professional course are to be fixed for the full course before admission; a mid-course increase is permissible only in exceptional, unforeseen circumstances supported by a proper regulatory determination.

6. 6

   Supreme Court of India

   B. Anasuyamma (Died) Through L.R. & Another v. B. Madhusudhan Reddy (Died) Through L.Rs. & Others

   2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1058 · 15 October 2026

   A party who relinquished a share under an operative family settlement or compromise cannot later convey that interest by gift; the gift deed could not override the binding settlement and the concurrent findings below were set aside.

7. 7

   Supreme Court of India

   Mukesh Tyagi v. State of Rajasthan & Others

   2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1057 · 15 October 2026

   Disciplinary proceedings against a retired judicial officer over his handling of a bail matter were quashed on the peculiar facts, the counselling, warning and adverse entry already administered being sufficient; pay and terminal benefits were directed to be released within three months.

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   Supreme Court of India

   Sanjay Prasad v. Madhusudan Dwivedi & Others

   2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1052 · 15 October 2026

   Larger-Bench reference: doubting an earlier approach that treated the criminal-law roots of a dispute as controlling, the Bench referred to a larger Bench when writ or contempt-related orders arise from “criminal jurisdiction” so as to bar an intra-court appeal; the earlier precedent was not overruled.

9. 9

   Supreme Court of India

   Tejaram v. State of Rajasthan

   2026 INSC 1147 · SLP (Crl.) No. 11709/2025 · 16 October 2026

   The appeal against framing of charge was dismissed; Section 17A approval was inapplicable because the alleged bribe demand was unconnected with any official recommendation or decision, and the pending larger-Bench reference did not prevent disposal.

10. 10

    Karnataka High Court

    Mahendra Kumar Mitra v. Secretary to the Government of India & Others

    W.P. No. 200448/2025 connected with W.P. No. 25515/2025 · 12 October 2026

    Sections 3 and 4 of the 2022 Karnataka Act raising SC/ST reservation to an aggregate 56% were struck down; the 50% ceiling remains binding absent extraordinary circumstances, and prior consultation with the National Commissions under Articles 338(9) and 338A(9) was mandatory.

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    Madras High Court

    K. Ponmudy v. Assistant Director

    Crl. O.P. No. 27067/2026 · 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 501 · 13 October 2026

    The PMLA prosecution was quashed because all accused had been acquitted in the scheduled predicate offence, with the Enforcement Directorate given liberty to act if a later appellate development revives the predicate case.

12. 12

    Bombay High Court

    State of Maharashtra v. Dhananjay Sakharam Bhosale

    Criminal Revision Application No. 497/2008 · 12 October 2026

    A tenure-based Additional Public Prosecutor is not a State employee or “public servant” for the invoked Prevention of Corruption Act offences; discharge was upheld and the State’s revision dismissed.

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    Delhi High Court

    Zubair Ahmed v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Another

    CRL.M.C. 2148/2025 · 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1003 · 12 October 2026

    A Magistrate may summon a person not charge-sheeted by police but must identify the supporting material and pass a speaking order; the petitioner’s summons was set aside and the issue remitted for fresh consideration.

14. 14

    Delhi High Court

    Arif v. Savia @ Raviya

    CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 622/2026 · order dated 12.10.2026

    Interim order: a husband’s pre-existing disability alone could not extinguish obligations of marriage and parenthood, but interim maintenance was reduced from ₹8,000 to ₹6,000 per month pending further hearing, with merits reserved.

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    Karnataka High Court

    Mahammed Hanif & Others v. State of Karnataka & Another

    2026:KHC:58498 · Crl.P. No. 671/2021 · 15 October 2026

    Proceedings were quashed because slogans criticising a Supreme Court verdict and calling for justice did not establish the ingredients of Sections 153A and 295A IPC, applying the protection for lawful dissent and the reasonable-person test.

16. 16

    Punjab and Haryana High Court

    Haryana 24 News Network Private Limited v. Union of India & Others

    CWP No. 30190/2026 · 5 October 2026

    A police intimation to an intermediary to block a social-media page was set aside and restoration directed, as the issuing Superintendent of Police lacked the prescribed rank and natural justice required the affected user to receive a copy of the intimation.

17. 17

    NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi

    Dickey Special Situation Investment Trust-DSSF Series 2 / Prudent ARC Limited v. Manish Agarwal & Others

    Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) Nos. 1725 and 1706/2026 · 12 October 2026

    Rejection of a resolution plan and liquidation were sustained because the plan did not meet Regulation 38(3)(a) on addressing the cause of default; CoC commercial wisdom cannot replace mandatory plan content, though a value below liquidation value was not by itself unlawful.

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    NCLT, Principal Bench, New Delhi

    Yes Bank Limited v. Anil Madan; Mavent Restructuring Services LLP (RP)

    IA No. 865/2025 in CP No. IB 839 (ND)/2024 · 12 October 2026

    A personal-guarantor insolvency application was admitted under Section 100 IBC with a Section 101 moratorium; a SARFAESI Section 13(2) notice can invoke a guarantee where its wording demands payment from the guarantor, and the borrower’s pending CIRP was no bar.

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