Supreme Court: Decision based on fake precedents are void as they cannot be treated as a decision in the eyes of the law and said decisions should be set aside at an earliest

Judicial process and the judgment under challenge are tainted by the usage of materials which are said to be precedents, but in reality, they are unreal, fake, and do not exist at all. A decision of a Court or an adjudicating authority based on material which is fake and hallucinated is no decision at all, and it amounts to subversion of the rule of law. Such a decision is unsustainable and has to be set aside at the earliest7. {Para 17}

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Civil Appeal No. 11950 of 2025

Decided On: 02.07.2026

Pooja Ramesh Singh Vs. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. and Ors.

Hon'ble Judges/Coram:

Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, JJ.

Citation: 2026 INSC 668, MANU/SC/0668/2026

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Supreme Court: MACT can rely on salary certificate and pay slip of deceased while computing compensation even though the person issued it is not examined

Applying the same reasoning as in the case of Rajwati @ Rajjo and Ors. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors. (connected Civil Appeal No. 8179 of 2022), we are of the opinion that the Tribunal has correctly determined the deceased's monthly income as Rs. 11,225/- while placing reliance on documentary evidence adduced in this regard, viz., the salary certificate (Exhibit-17) and pay slip (Exhibit-18), as well as the statements of the deceased's wife and his co-workers. We do not agree with the view taken by the High Court while holding that since the person issuing the two aforementioned documents was not examined before the Tribunal the income of the deceased was assessed at Rs. 4,836/- per month in view of the minimum wages fixed by the State at the relevant time. {Para 29}

 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Civil Appeal No. 8179 of 2022 

Decided On: 09.12.2022

Rajwati and Ors. Vs. United India Insurance Company Ltd. and Ors.

Hon'ble Judges/Coram:

Krishna Murari and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ.

Author: Krishna Murari, J.

Citation: MANU/SC/1595/2022

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