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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

Service Law

State of U.P. vs Anjuman Ishaat-E-Taleem Trust 2026 INSC 597 - TET Qualification -RTE

Constitution of India — Article 21A — Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - Section 23 - Extension of Time for TET Qualification —Review petition against State of U.P. vs Anjuman Ishaat-E-Taleem Trust 2026 INSC 597 - To make the verdict in Anjuman inoperative based on the

POCSO Act

Ishwar Chand Sharma & Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 587 - POCSO Cases - Matrimonial Disputes

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 63 and Section 65 / Rape — Allegation of rape in matrimonial disputes — A blanket statement alleging rape without specific acts or series of acts backed by factual details or prima facie material evidence is insufficient to set the wheels of criminal prosecution into motion. Courts must

SEBI Regulations

Reliance Industries Limited vs Securities and Exchange Board of India 2026 INSC 585 - SEBI Regulations - Fraud

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 — Regulation 2(1)(c) — Definition of "Fraud" — Requirement of Intention and Injury — The plain language of Regulation 2(1)(c) ought not to be read in a strict sense

Code Of Civil Procedure

A. Shahul Hameed v. N. Malligarjuna 2026 INSC 573 - CPC - Second Appeal - Specific Performance - Readiness & Willingness

💡Can specific performance be denied solely because the buyer did not issue notice or sue immediately after the contractual time for performance expired, if the suit is still within limitation? Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and willingness — Nature, proof and manner of assessment — Continuous readiness and willingness

Motor Accident Compensation

Sarla Devi v. Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. , 2026 INSC 575 Motor Accident Compensation - Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules - Mother's Dependency

Motor Accident Compensation - Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Section 166 ; Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 — Under social welfare legislations, the paramount consideration is awarding just and adequate compensation for all dependents of the deceased. We risk diluting the said object if one of

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Tarini Prasad Mohanty v. Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited 2026 INSC 566 - Writ Jurisdiction - Arbitration Act

Constitution of India, 1950 – Articles 226 and 227 ; Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Sections 5, 16 and 34 - If the enactment besides providing for a statutory remedy [herein, Section 34] also expects minimal judicial interference prior to the culmination of the arbitral proceedings [herein, Section 5], the said factor

Miscellaneous

Satya Narayan Shukla v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 583 - Land Acquisition - Sanyasi - Chronic Litigant

Sanyasi - Sanyas is the fourth and final stage in the traditional Hindu system of life stages, typically characterized by renunciation of material desires, family ties and worldly ambitions. [Context: The applicant, a self‑professed Sanyasi, repeatedly approached the Supreme Court challenging the acquisition of his land for a village

BNSS/CrPC

State of Tripura v. Panna Ahmed, 2026 INSC 584 - CrPC - Recall Of Witness

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 311 — The power conferred under Section 311 of the CrPC is undoubtedly wide; however, such power is required to be exercised sparingly and in judicious manner, and not arbitrarily. (Para 13) The stage at which the application came to be filed is also of

Evidence

Mehtab v. State of Uttarakhand 2026 INSC 578 - Gang Rape Case - Accused Acquitted - Death Sentence Set Aside

Criminal Trial - Circumstantial Evidence - In a case resting entirely on circumstantial evidence, each incriminating circumstance must be firmly proved, and the chain of circumstances must be so complete as to unerringly point towards the guilt of the accused and rule out every hypothesis consistent with innocence. (Para 40-41.

Taxation

Small Scale Entrepreneurs Association v. State of Maharashtra 2026 INSC 570 - MMC Act - Tax and Fee

Constitution of India - Article 265, 366(28) - Until and unless the statute provides for the imposition of tax which may include impost, no tax can be levied or collected from any person - Tax and Fee - Distinction between “tax” and “fee” having been blurred to some extent

Negotiable Instruments Act

Dineshchand Surana v. UCO Bank 2026 INSC 579 - S.138 NI Act - IBC - Moratorium Provisions Applicability

IPC/BNS

Mohammad Hanif Jainum Khalifa vs. State Of Karnataka, 2026 INSC 565 IPC - Negligence Death - Recklessness - Dictum Of Common Sense

Succession Laws

Tikka Shatrujit Singh v. Sukjit Singh 2026 INSC 571 - Succession - Rulers -Rule Of Primogeniture

Trusts

Hindustan Medical Institution v. Birla Corporation Limited & Ors., 2026 INSC 554 - S.48 Trusts Act - Exception - Governing Instrument

Negotiable Instruments Act

K Ranganayakulu v. State of Telangana 2026 INSC 555 S.138 NI Act - Sole Responsible Front Face- Drawer

Miscellaneous

Shivhare Roadlines Pvt. Ltd. v. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board 2026 INSC 556

IPC/BNS

Shahjad Ali @ Ali Ur Rehman V. State Of Uttarakhand, 2026 Insc 557 - Double Murder -Death Sentence Commuted

Miscellaneous

Amit Katyal v. State of Haryana 2026 INSC 563- Clarification Of Earlier Jt - Clubbing Of FIR

Evidence

Pune Bar Association v. Union of India - S.63(4) BSA - Hash Value Disclosure - Constitutional Validity

Constitutional Law