Specific Relief Act

Anand Narayan Shukla vs. Jagat Dhari 2026 INSC 463 - S.28 Specific Relief Act - Rescission - Doctrine of Merger - Appeal Non- Prosecution

Specific Relief Act 1963 - Section 28 - (i) A decree for specific performance of a contract is in the nature of a preliminary decree and therefore, till the deed is executed pursuant to the decree, the Court that passed the decree is vested with the jurisdiction to either rescind

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Dhruv Varma vs. J K Varma - CrPC/BNSS - Revisional Jurisdiction - Sentence Enhancement Suo Motu

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 397-401 - In the absence of any challenge by the complainant seeking enhancement of sentence, the High Court, while exercising revisional jurisdiction at the instance of the accused, could not have placed the accused in a worse position than under the appellate judgment.

Land Laws

Seethamma v. State of Karnataka 2026 INSC 457 - Karnataka SC/ST (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act

Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 - The Supreme Court set aside concurrent orders of the authorities and the High Court which had annulled a sale under the Karnataka SC/ST (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, holding that the

public employment

Sunil Kumar Yadav and Others v. State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 462 - Para - Teachers

Para - Teachers-Supreme Court held that Para‑teachers engaged under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in Jharkhand have no enforceable right to blanket regularisation as Assistant Teachers or Sahayak Acharyas by judicial order, because that would bypass the statutory recruitment scheme framed under Article 309 and violate the principles in Umadevi. At

Electricity Act

Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission v. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited 2026 INSC 461 - Electricity Act - DERC Tariff Regulations

Electricity Act, 2003: DERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Generation Tariff) Regulations, 2011- Regulation 6.32 - Regulation 6.32 does not, and cannot, override the broader statutory and regulatory framework and the same does not confer an absolute and unconditional right upon the generating utility to recover depreciation

public employment

Durgapur Steel Plant v. Bidhan Chandra Chowdhury 2026 INSC 459 - Public Employment -Recruitment

Public Employment - Recruitment- The State or its instrumentalities, while filling vacancies, are obligated to adhere to the principle of comparative merit of candidates based on their performance in the recruitment process, and no discrimination is permissible. A candidate whose name appears in the select list does not acquire any

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited v. Mohammed Javed Sultan  2026 INSC 460 - S.7 IBC

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – Section 7 - The condition precedent invocation of Section 7 of the Code is the existence of a ‘financial debt’ and a ‘default’ in its repayment. The scheme of the Code is to ensure that when a debt becomes due and is not paid, the

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Elecon Engineering Company Limited v. Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited 2026 INSC 458 - S.11 Arbitration Act - Veritable Party

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 11 - In this case, Elecon Engineering, the Collaborator, was an inextricable and “veritable” party to the main contract between the Employer and the Contractor because the bid conditions required a Deed of Joint Undertaking (DJU) with joint and several liability, and the

Code Of Civil Procedure

Saroj Dilip Gandhi v. Nilesh Subhash Chopda - S.24 CPC - Transfer Of Suit- De Novo Trial

Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - Section 24- Order VII Rule 10 - There is a fine distinction between an order of return of plaint under Order VII Rule 10 and transfer of suit under Section 24 . The transfer of suit under Section 24 may be on any ground -

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Putul Rai @ Putul Devi v. State of Bihar Anticipatory Bail - Direction To Surrender

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023- Section 482 : Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 438 - Practice to direct the applicant to surrender and apply for regular bail while rejecting the anticipatory bail prayer deprecated. Putul Rai @ Putul Devi v. State of Bihar Anticipatory Bail - Direction To SurrenderPutul Rai

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Md. Ariz Hasnain @ Ariz Hasnain v. State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 456 - S.167(2) CrPC - Extension - Investigation Time

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 167(2) -A clear mandate exists restricting the custody of the accused for a period beyond 60 days or 90 days, as the case may be. If the investigation is not completed and chargesheet is not filed within the aforesaid period, it would

Motor Accident Compensation

Hansraj v. Mukesh Nath, 2026 INSC 454 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - Motor accident claim where a 14‑year‑old pillion rider suffered 100% permanent disability and challenged the limited enhancement granted by the Rajasthan High Court. The Supreme Court recalculated notional income on the basis of minimum wages, applied 40% future prospects and multiplier 18, substantially enhanced

Environmental Law

Neetu Solvents v. Vineet Nagar 2026 INSC 455- Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance

Environmental Law - The Supreme Court held that formaldehyde‑ manufacturing units in Rajasthan and Haryana, which had been validly established and operated on the basis of Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate granted by the State Pollution Control Boards, could not be forced to close solely for want of

Motor Accident Compensation

United India Insurance Company Ltd. v. N.P. Joy - Motor Accident Compensation - Major Sons - Dependency

Motor Accident Compensation - Man aged 95 years died in a road accident - The claimant-sons have failed to place any evidence on record to substantiate their dependency upon the deceased. The claimant-sons may be legal heirs, but not the dependents of the deceased for computing and awarding the compensation

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

R. Ganesh v. State of Tamil Nadu - S.294 CrPC - Document List

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 294- In case any document has been filed by the prosecution or the accused in any Court, such document is required to be included in a list. The genuineness of the documents included in the list can be ascertained by the Court by

Negotiable Instruments Act

Anilkumar Manohar Devadhar v. Praveen Adivayya Hiremath, 2026 INSC 452 - S.138 NI Act

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 - Section 138 - No legal aspects discussed in this judgment - The respondent issued two cheques of Rs. 2,00,000 and Rs. 50,00,000 to the appellant, which were dishonoured, leading to his conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act with

Disciplinary Proceedings

Dr. Nigam Prakash Narain v. National Medical Commission & Ors., 2026 INSC 453 - Disciplinary Proceedings

Disciplinary Proceedings - Once a delinquent employee had successfully defended a charge, the disciplinary authority, in absence of a fresh show cause notice, cannot punish the delinquent employee on a completely different charge which was not framed. This would be a denial of fair and reasonable opportunity of hearing and

Specific Relief Act

Habban Shah v. Sheruddin 2026 INSC 451 - S.28 Specific Relief Act

Specific Relief Act 1963- Section 28- Moving of an application under Section 28 of the Act for rescinding the contract for non-compliance of the condition is not mandatory rather optional and immaterial and that the court in a given circumstance is not powerless to treat the contract as having rescinded

Revenue Records

Vadiyala Prabhakar Rao vs Government of Andhra Pradesh 2026 INSC 450 Revenue Records - Title Proof

Revenue Records - Revenue Entries and their legal effect on the question of title- Entries in Revenue Records or Jamabandi serve only a “fiscal purpose”. Their primary function is to enable the person whose name is mutated in the records to pay the land revenue in question- A Revenue Record

Constitutional Law

Malkit Singh v. State of U.T. Chandigarh  2026 INSC 341 Street Vendors

Constitution of India - Article 19(1)(g) -Street Vendors - Every citizen has the right to practise any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business. Street vending falls squarely within this protection. At the same time, this right is not absolute. Article 19(6) permits the

Labour Law

IPCA Laboratories Limited v. Laghu Udyog Mazdoor Union (CITU)2026 INSC 345 - Industrial Disputes Act

Labour Laws -Industrial Disputes Act and other similarly situated legislations are social welfare oriented and have to be interpreted in the light of the values enshrined in the Preamble and the provisions of Part IV of the Constitution of India, more particularly Article 38, 39(a) to (e), 43 and

Matrimonial

Mamta Devi v. Sanjay Kumar 2026 INSC 346 - Matrimonial - Wife Cruelty

Read Judgment In LawLens Note - No legal aspects discussed in this judgment -The Supreme Court upheld concurrent findings of the Family Court and the Jharkhand High Court that the wife’s conduct amounted to cruelty and that she had deserted the husband within the meaning of Sections 13(1)

Service Law

Union of India v. Sunil Kumar Rai  2026 INSC 311 - Service Law - Upgradation

Read Judgment In LawLens Note: No legal aspects discussed in this judgment - Examines the validity of letter by Border Road Organization rejecting the claim for extension of Non-Functional Upgradation. Union of India v. Sunil Kumar Rai  2026 INSC 311 - Service Law - UpgradationUnion of India v. Sunil Kumar

Motor Accident Compensation

Ahsan v. Shambhu Lal Vaishnav  2026 INSC 354 - Motor Accident Compensation

Note: No legal aspects discussed in the judgment - Supreme Court enhanced motor accident compensation Ahsan v. Shambhu Lal Vaishnav  2026 INSC 354 - Motor Accident Compensation Ahsan v. Shambhu Lal Vaishnav  2026 INSC 354 - Motor Accident Compensation .pdf150 KBdownload-circle Case Info Case Information Extracted Case name: Ahsan v.

Civil Suit

Hari Ram v. State of Rajasthan  2026 INSC 350 - Voidable Transaction- Delay Condonation

Voidable Transaction- The repudiation of a voidable transaction need not necessarily be in a suit instituted to set it aside and could as well be, by way of an unequivocal conduct. (Para 14) Limitation - Delay condonation cannot be an act of generosity defeating the cause of substantial justice and