CaseCiter

V.K. Singh V. Central Bureau Of Investigation 2026 INSC 614 – CrPC- Official Secrets Act - Supply Of Documents

Official Secrets Act, 1923 ; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 207 — Supply of documents cannot be denied to the accused merely on the ground that provisions of the Official Secrets Act have been invoked against him. (Para 14) [Context: Accused under OSA claimed right to copies of classified documents used

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Ltd v. Jabalpur Corridor Pvt Ltd 2026 INSC 590 – Ss.34,37 Arbitration Act

Arbitration - Arbitration in India has not failed, however Courts sometimes have failed arbitration in India. Even the Government’s role cannot be ignored. A single doubtful precedent in the arbitration field has the potential to cast a shadow on its viability in India and its impact on the ease

Service Law

Bhikhani Devi v. Union of India 2026 INSC 612 – Temporary Status Casual Labourers -Pensionary Entitlement

Temporary Status Casual Labourers -Pensionary Entitlement—Constitution of India – Articles 14, 38, 39, 43 and 300A — Long-serving employees, whether casual or temporary, particularly those conferred a recognised status and extended benefits akin to regular employees, cannot be denied corresponding benefits including social security and pensionary benefits, and any classification resulting

Environmental Law

In Re: 2 Million Lives at Risk, Contamination in Jojari River, Rajasthan 2026 INSC 610 – Environmental Governance

Environmental Law- Constitution of India – Articles 21, 48A and 142 — Environmental governance cannot survive on paper compliance and regulatory authorities entrusted with statutory powers are expected to function as vigilant guardians of the environment and public health; The constitutional obligation to protect and improve the environment cannot be discharged through

BNSS/CrPC

Sheikh Mehmood v. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir 2026 INSC 611 –Bail Is The Rule - Not Absolute Rule - Serious Offences

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 437(1); Bail Jurisprudence “Bail is the rule and jail is an exception”, although is a cardinal principle of bail jurisprudence in India, it is not an absolute rule; the rule is sort of a guiding principle that should be kept in mind along

Hindu Succession Act

Darubai v. Kamalabai 2026 INSC 613 – Hindu Succession Act, Tenants‑In‑Common Vs Joint Tenancy; Karta‑Ship Over Property

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – Section 8 (read with Section 19) — When property devolves upon a son under Section 8, the son takes it in his individual capacity and not as karta of his own Hindu Undivided Family- Property inherited under Section 8 does not automatically assume the character of coparcenary

Land Acquisition

Gopala Agri Farms Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana 2026 INSC 593 – Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition - The Supreme Cour dismissed the landowner’s appeal seeking further enhancement of compensation for acquired land in Village Fazalwas, holding that the controversy stood concluded by its earlier decision in Krishan Kumar v. State of Haryana on the same acquisition. The Court affirmed the High Court’s

BNSS/CrPC

State of Maharashtra v. Rahul Datta Bhosale 2026 INSC 596 – Anticipatory Bail; Police Misconduct; Custodial Interrogation

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 438 (Anticipatory Bail) — In every case of anticipatory bail the factors which ought to weigh with the Courts are, the gravity of the offence, probity of the evidence, antecedents of the accused, possibilities of; flight, tampering with evidence, influencing witnesses, the impact on society

Evidence

Gopi Chand v. State (NCT of Delhi) 2026 INSC 598 – Approver’s Testimony; Criminal Conspiracy; Defect in Charge; Sentencing in Life Imprisonment

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Sections 133, 114 Illustration (b) — - Legal principles regarding the necessity of corroboration of an approver’s testimony : (a)It is not an inviolable rule of law that testimony of an approver must be independently corroborated in material particulars before it could form the basis of

Tenancy

State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raghvendra Nath Srivastava 2026 INSC 601 – Rent Control - Art. 227 Constitution

Constitution of India – Article 227 (Power of superintendence of High Courts) — Although interference of the High Court under Article 227 in rent matters is not completely barred and can be exercised in exceptional circumstances, the High Court is not meant to substitute its own decision for that of the court

Wildlife Protection Act

A. John Kennedy v State of Tamil Nadu 2026 INSC 605 – Ecologically Sensitive Forest Encroachments

Constitution of India – Articles 21, 48A and 51A(g) — The protection of wildlife, forests and ecological systems constitutes not merely a statutory obligation but a constitutional imperative flowing from Articles 21, 48A and 51A(g) of the Constitution of India. Constitutional Courts are duty-bound to ensure not only prevention and

Contempt Of Court

Bharat Kumar Badlani v. Seema Chaudhary 2026 INSC 606 - Contempt Of Court

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Contempt of the orders of this Court strikes at the very foundation of the rule of law and the authority of the judiciary. When public functionaries, who are the custodians and executors of the law, defy judicial orders with impunity, it casts a deep and

Miscellaneous

Bihar State Ardh Sarkari Arajpati Karamchari Maha Sangh v. State of Bihar 2026 INSC 607 - Bihar State Corporations - Employees Service Matter

Summary: This case is about long‑pending non‑payment of salaries, retiral dues and other emoluments to employees of five Bihar State corporations after the bifurcation of Bihar and creation of Jharkhand. The Supreme Court had constituted a Committee headed by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari (Retd.) to examine liability apportionment, employee

IBC

Cosmic CRF Limited v. Myotic Trading Private Limited 2026 INSC 608 - S. 29A IBC

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – Section 29A(c) — the ineligibility under 29A(c) has to be reckoned on the date of submission of the resolution plan. (Para 31) embargo in Section 29A(c) applies in praesenti, that is, it relates to NPA’s and shortfalls currently owing to financial creditors

Constitutional Law

Prajwala v. Union of India 2026 INSC 609 Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act - Rehabilitation Of Victims Of Trafficking - Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Constitution of India - Articles 21 and 23 ; Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act - Victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation have a fundamental right to rehabilitation, and finds that neither the existing legal framework nor its implementation amounts to “reasonable measures” to secure that right- Issued an extensive, binding “Victim

GST

Directorate General Of Goods And Services Tax Intelligence (HQS) V. Gameskraft Technologies Private Limited 2026 INSC 595 GST On Actionable Claims - Betting And Gambling Transactions

Constitution of India – Articles 246A and 366(12A) ; Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 - (i) The levy of GST on actionable claims arising from betting and gambling transactions is constitutionally valid, within the legislative competence conferred by Article 246A of the Constitution, and consistent with the statutory framework

Constitutional Law

State of Tamil Nadu v. Junglee Games India Pvt. Ltd. 2026 INSC 594 - Online Rummy & Poker - TN & Karnataka Laws

Constitution of India - Article 19- Entry 34 List II ; Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2022/2023 - Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 -Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 - States empowered to regulate and even prohibit betting on all

religion

Arjun Dass v. State of Andhra Pradesh 2026 INSC 592 - AP HR&CE Act - Removal Of Mathadhipati

Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 - The removal of a Mathadhipati from the office of the head of a religious institution is not an administrative act of ordinary character. It involves substantive civil rights involving the right to religious office and to carry on

Code Of Civil Procedure

Pushpa v. Dayawati 2026 INSC 603 - CPC - Judgment On Admission

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order XII Rule 6 — The provision confers a discretionary power upon the Court to pronounce judgment on the basis of admission made either in pleadings or otherwise, however the exercise of such power is conditioned upon the existence of a clear admission of fact and

Practice and Procedure

Pila Pahan @ Peela Pahan vs State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 604 - Delay In Judgment Pronouncement -Guidelines

Constitution of India – Article 21 — Practice and Procedure- The right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution is not confined to the expeditious conduct of a trial and extends to every stage of the proceeding and is as much violated by such delay in pronouncing

Judicial Service Exams

Dheeraj Mor v. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi - Prospective Nature - Rejanish KV CB Judgment

Judicial Service -The judgment in Rejanish K.V. v. K. Deepa has to be effected prospectively, w.e.f. 09.10.2025. The Bench, however, carved out an exception in favour of those where “any selection process [was] completed, or any appointment [was] made prior to this judgment...”. In other

Practice and Procedure

Dhiraj Dutta v. Anirban Sen 2026 INSC 602 - Limitation- Revocation of Probate- Constructive Notice

Limitation - Revocation of probate - As to when “the right to apply” would accrue, that depends on the date from which the party making the application had knowledge. (Para 8) [Context: The dispute arose from a 1989 Will of Smt. Gouriprova Sen under which her nephew, the appellant, obtained

Code Of Civil Procedure

Ashok and Ors. v. Padam Chand 2026 INSC 591 - Order 41 Rule 22 CPC -Arbitration Act 1940

Arbitration Act, 1940 - Section 21, 47 -An arbitral award made during the pendency of a civil suit concerning the same property, without a court order of reference under Section 21 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, is legally ineffective as a bar to that suit. [Context: In this case, SC

Evidence

Chaturbhuj Pradhan v. Amar Pradhan 2026 INSC 600 - DNA Test Direction Upheld

Evidence Law - DNA test - When the Court is confronted with the question whether or not to order a DNA test, the only test to be satisfied is whether the result of the DNA test is directly in issue and whether any other evidence-on-record can substitute for the answer

Constitutional Law

Daudayal v. State of Rajasthan 2026 INSC 599 - Parole - Non-Release - Illegal Detention

💡Does the 24‑day delay in release of convict after grant of parole constitute illegal detention warranting compensation? Constitution of India - Article 32 -Parole - Non-Release - Habeas corpus would be maintainable against any form of detention. Once parole had been granted and sureties produced to the satisfaction of