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Environmental compensation is more than a fine: the Amravati waste-management order

Amravati Municipal Corporation v. Ganesh Dadarao Anasane, 2026 INSC 796: restoration, reasoned valuation and solid-waste compensation guidelines.

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Cheque-bounce cases: Kuntegowda explains financial capacity and the limits of revision

Kuntegowda v. Thurubaiah, 2026 INSC 790: Section 138 conviction restored after scrutiny of cheque presumptions and the lender’s evidence.

Medical laser imagers and customs classification: why Carestream’s appeal failed

Carestream Health India v. Commissioner of Customs, 2026 INSC 837: diagnostic apparatus, accessories and Chapter 90 tariff notes.

Child accident compensation: why the Supreme Court raised Shreejita Pattnaik’s award to ₹83.38 lakh

Gayatree Pattnaik v. Arundhati Sahoo, 2026 INSC 785: child disability, lifelong care, functional disability and the revised compensation award.

Withdrawing a resignation after leaving service: what DTU v. B.S. Rawat decided

DTU v. B.S. Rawat, 2026 INSC 797: completed resignation, ratification by the competent authority and the separate NIT Calicut dispute.

Medical-college subvention after TMA Pai: why the Supreme Court rejected a five-year payment claim

Government of India v. Sri Devraj Urs Medical College, 2026 INSC 799: annual subvention, the final TMA Pai decision and proof of expenditure.

Arjun Jani acquitted after 22 years: the Supreme Court on delayed appeals and unreliable evidence

Arjun Jani @ Tuntun v. State of Orissa, 2026 INSC 802: delayed jail appeals, doubt about eyewitness evidence and rehabilitation directions.

Recalling a witness cannot repair a finished case: K. Bharathamma on Order XVIII Rule 17

K. Bharathamma v. Bandaru Sakku Bai, 2026 INSC 795: reopening evidence, judicial clarification and attempts to fill evidentiary gaps.

Does configuring imported photocopier modules amount to manufacture? The Xerox excise ruling

Commissioner of Central Excise v. Xerox India, 2026 INSC 805: kitting, evidence of manufacture and the tribunal’s factual findings.

Teacher probation and an unrecognised B.Ed. degree: the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan ruling

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public School v. M. Vimala, 2026 INSC 833: probation, recognised qualifications and the limits of the hearing objection.

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M/S Carestream Health India Pvt. Ltd. versus Commissioner of Customs

2026 INSC 837 · [2026] 8 S.C.R. 564

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Mageba Bridge Products Private Limited versus M/S Trade Centre

2026 INSC 839 · [2026] 8 S.C.R. 480

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Shatrughn Yadav versus the Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. (F.A.C.T.) and Others

2026 INSC 829 · [2026] 8 S.C.R. 550

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Securities and Exchange Board of India versus Rajeev Vasant Sheth & Ors.

2026 INSC 826 · [2026] 8 S.C.R. 525

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Rahul versus State of Uttar Pradesh and Another

2026 INSC 825 · [2026] 8 S.C.R. 506

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