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Vinergy International Pvt. Ltd v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. - IBC - Clean Slate Principle

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 - Resolution Plan - Clean Slate Principle - The Successful Resolution Applicant, who stepped into the shoes of the Corporate Debtor, cannot be fastened with the past liabilities of the corporate debtor which did not form part of the approved resolution plan, in the light

Negotiable Instruments Act

Chithra P. Nair v. Ravi Prasad - S.138 NI Act - Proper Factual Foundation Requirement

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 - Section 138 - Factual Foundation for Liability - The complainant must lay a proper factual foundation regarding the underlying transaction and the criminal liability under Section 138 cannot rest upon vague assertions or bald oral allegations bereft of foundational particulars; the pleadings and evidence must

BNSS/CrPC

A.B. Govardhan v. State - FIR Quashing - Civil Court Decree

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Quashing to prevent abuse of process - While quashing an FIR, SC observed: Where there is a decree of a civil court in favour of the accused and against the complainant, which has been satisfied, and the complainant sets the prosecution

Taxation

Commissioner of Customs, Kandla, Gujarat v. Reliance Industries Limited Citation: 2026 INSC 536 - Taxatopm

Tax Law - Burden of Proof - Onus on Taxing Authority - [...] in matters of classification of goods, the burden of proof rests on the shoulders of the Revenue. [...] The burden of proof is on the taxing authorities to show that the particular case or item in question is taxable

Indian Succession Act

Bai Avabai Hormusji Tata Trust v. Shernaz Faroukh Lawyer 2026 INSC 540 Succession Law - Police Investigation - Estate Preservation

Succession Law - Indian Succession Act 1925 - Section 247 - Status of Administrator Pendente Lite - An Administrator under Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 is appointed by the Court and is thus an officer of the Court, subject to the immediate control of the Court. [...] His

Evidence

Uperndra Khare v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 INSC 538 - Panch Witness Hostile - Investigation Deficiencies

Criminal Trial - Evidence - Merely on account of the panch witnesses turning hostile cannot be a ground to discard this important piece of evidence, if the recovery is proved through the investigating officer. (Para 18) [Context: SC upheld the concurrent findings of conviction in a murder case, placing particular

Evidence

Pawan Kumar Sharma v. Manoj Kumar 2026 INSC 539 - Evidence Law

Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 27 - When recoveries were made from the places, which were accessible to one and all and as such, no reliance could be placed on such recoveries. (Para 32) Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 106 - If the accused fails to present a

Miscellaneous

In Re: Social Science Textbook for Grade–8 (Part‑2) published by NCERT and ancillary issues - Recalling Observations

IPC/BNS

Supriya Kumari M.C. v. State of Kerala 2026 INSC 537 - S.304A IPC - Medical Negligence- Anaesthetist

Motor Accident Compensation

Raj Kumar Das (D) v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. 2026 INSC 541 - Motor Accident Compensation - Medical Records Variation - FIR Delay

Miscellaneous

Asit Baran Mondal v. Dr. Rita Sinha - Minimum Standards In ICU - Directions Issued

Legal Doctrines & Maxims

State of Himachal Pradesh v. Kundlas Loh Udyog 2026 INSC 534- Promissory Estoppel

IPC/BNS

Gour Acharjee v. State of Tripura 2026 INSC 535 - Simulated Hanging - Murder Case

BNSS/CrPC

Arti Mehta vs. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 INSC 533 - CrPC - Summoning Order After Quashing - Double Jeopardy - S.498A IPC - Domestic Violence

BNSS/CrPC

Bhikhubhai Govindbhai Patel v. State of Gujarat 2026 INSC 532 - S.482 CrPC - Quashing - FIR Long Delay - IPC - False Document - Cheating -

BNSS/CrPC

Nandkishore Mishra v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 INSC 531 Criminal Appeal- Legal Aid - Notice To Accused

Practice and Procedure

Anil Kumar Rai v. Union of India - Dismissal Without Going Into Merits - Advocate Readiness

UAPA

Tasleem Ahmed v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi - S.43D(5) UAPA - Larger Bench Reference

Evidence

Sarala Devi T.C. v. State of Kerala -S.409 IPC - Entrustment - Handwriting Evidence

Code Of Civil Procedure

Mallika v. R. Nallathambi 2026 INSC 529 - CPC - Evidence - Revenue Records

Evidence

Papan Sarkar @ Pranab v. State of West Bengal 2026 INSC 528 - S.27 Evidence Act- Concealment - Exculpatory Statement

BNSS/CrPC

Bhagat Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 527 - Inquest Report - Non- Mention Of Accused

BNSS/CrPC

Mohseen v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 526 -CrPC - Bail - Reasoned Order

IPC/BNS

Roshan Lal v. State of Haryana 2026 INSC 524 - IPC - Attempt To Murder - Gravity Of Injury

IPC/BNS