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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

Association for Democratic Reforms v. Election Commission of India 2026 INSC 564 - SIR Exercise Validity

BNSS/CrPC

Munna Moyuddin Shaikh v. State of Gujarat, 2026 INSC 558 - CrPC- Life Imprisonment Modification- Fixed Sentence Imposition

BNSS/CrPC

Mukesh Kumar Yadav v. State (UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands) 2026 INSC 559 - CrPC - First Time Conviction By Appellate Court - Sentence Hearing

IPC/BNS

Mahendra Rai @ Harendra Narain Singh v. State of Bihar, 2026 INSC 560 - S.149 IPC - Common Object

BNSS/CrPC

Paliniswamy Veeraraja 2026 INSC 561 - CrPC - Further Investigation - Magistrate Permission

Administrative Tribunals Act

Bency John Vs Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd 2026 INSC 562 - Railway Servants - CAT

IBC

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

Negotiable Instruments Act

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

BNSS/CrPC

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

Taxation

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

Indian Succession Act