This volume of the Supreme Court Cases (SCC), Part 4 of Volume 4, embodies landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court on issues like reference to arbitration, appointment of district judges, authorized officer under Legal Metrology Act, electricity distribution, port tariff revision, and more.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 11(6-A) [Omitted by Act 33 of 2019, but date of omission not yet notified], Ss. 11(6) and 8 — Matters governed by S. 11(6-A) — Reference to arbitration: Law clarified on permissibility of reference of dispute to arbitration when there are allegations of serious allegations of fraud, [Bihar State Food & Civil Supply Corpn. Ltd. v. Sanjay Kumar, (2026) 4 SCC 649]
Constitution of India — Arts. 233(1) and (2) — Appointment of District Judges/Additional District Judges — Direct recruitment of judicial officers as District Judges: Though no eligibility is prescribed under Art. 233(2) for judicial officer for being appointed as District Judge, no restriction is envisaged under Art. 233(1) on judicial officers from direct recruitment as District Judge. Rather, it enables judicial officers to be directly recruited even without prescription of period of practice (but Rules directed to be framed in this regard), [Rejanish K.V. v. K. Deepa, (2026) 4 SCC 513]
Constitution of India — Arts. 233(2) and 145(3) — Minimum number of Judges required for purpose of deciding any case involving substantial question of law: Issue relating to direct recruitment of judicial officers in Subordinate Judicial Services as District Judges and interpretation of Art. 233(2), referred to Constitution Bench of five Judges, [Rejanish K.V. v. K. Deepa, (2026) 4 SCC 596]
Energy, Power and Electricity — Electricity — Generation and Transmission/Supply/Distribution of electricity — Compensation/reimbursement for under supply: Compensation/reimbursement for under supply/less than the proportionate supply of electricity agreed upon and applicability of principle of restitution, explained, [Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. v. Essar Power Ltd., (2026) 4 SCC 626]
Legal Metrology Act, 2009 — Ss. 15 and 2(n) — Inspection, search and seizure powers of authorised officer: Scope and prior requirements for exercising power of inspection, search and seizure powers of authorised officer under Legal Metrology Act, 2009, clarified, [ITC Ltd. v. State of Karnataka, (2026) 4 SCC 603]
Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 — Ss. 48 to 52 — Revision of tariff — Validity of: Proper authority to determine revision of tariff is Tariff Authority for Major Ports. Arbitral award under an informal mechanism for resolution of disputes, set aside, [Paradip Port Authority v. Paradeep Phosphates Ltd., (2026) 4 SCC 672]
