Miscellaneous Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. v. State of U.P. 2026 INSC 321 - Land Allotment The Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of Piaggio’s 33‑acre industrial lease in Surajpur by UPSIDA, finding that the company had failed, over many years, to raise construction or commence industrial production as required under the lease conditions.
CBI Investigation Save Mon Region Federation v State of Arunachal Pradesh 2026 INSC 320 - Public Resources - CBI Investigation While considering a request for CBI investigation or constitution of an SIT, the Court does not undertake an adjudication on culpability.
Indian Contract Act A.K.G. Construction and Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 312 -Blacklisting Blacklisting, being stigmatic and exclusionary in nature, cannot be imposed mechanistically but must comport with principles of natural justice and reasonableness
IPC/BNS Sivakumar v. State 2026 INSC 318 - S.294 IPC - Obscene Word - Bastard "Mere use of the word ‘bastard’, by itself, is not sufficient to arouse prurient interest of a person. More so, when such words are commonly used in modern era during heated conversations."
BNSS/CrPC Sajal Bose v. State of West Bengal 2026 INSC 322 - S 482 CrPC Where reliable and unimpeachable material demonstrably displaces the factual basis of the accusations and the prosecution is unable to effectively counter the same, the Court would be justified in invoking its inherent jurisdiction to prevent injustice.
BNSS/CrPC Dr. S. Balagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr., 2026 INSC 319 - S.482 CrPC - Questions of Fact Read Judgment In LawLens
IPC/BNS Sitaram Kuchhbedia v. Vimal Rana 2026 INSC 178 - Unlawful Assembly - Murder Even though the weapons of offence were lathis, which in the abstract may not always be characterised as a deadly weapon, their lethality depends upon the manner of use, the part of the body targeted, and the force employed
PCPNDT Act Dr. Naresh Kumar Garg v. State of Haryana 2026 INSC 176 - PCPNDT Rules - Female Foeticide - Sex Determination "Discrimination against the girl child and by extension women is still prevalent in several parts of the country. "
Evidence Shankar v. State of Rajasthan 2026 INSC 315 - Gender Justice - Dying Declaration - Medical Evidence One cannot assume that all house-hold related work falls to the woman, whereas it is only the male who is tasked with bread winning.
Companies Act 2013 Satinder Singh Bhasin v. Government of NCT of Delhi 2026 INSC 310 - Companies Act - IBC A company cannot directly or indirectly give a loan to its director without passing a special resolution in a general meeting or unless the funds correlate to the principal business activities of the company.
National Highways Act National Highways Authority of India v. Tarsem Singh 2026 INSC 291 - National Highways Act - Solatium & Interest - Land Acquisition Compensation "overturning of the principle of law cannot sustain even a formal review of the original decision once the same has attained finality."
Code Of Civil Procedure Sharada Sanghi v. Asha Agarwal 2026 INSC 292 - Dismissal For Default - Res Judicata Read Judgment In LawLens
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Central Transmission Utility of India Limited v. Sumit Binani 2026 INSC 284 - IBC - Set Off - "Set-off would mitigate against the pari passu principle which is apparent from IBC scheme.."
SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act Chinthada Anand vs State of Andhra Pradesh 2026 INSC 283 - SC- ST Act - Caste Status - Conversion to Christianity "When a person ceases to be a member of the Scheduled Caste on his conversion to Christianity, he cannot be a person aggrieved under the SC/ST Act."
BNSS/CrPC Sujoy Ghosh v. State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 267 - CrPC/BNSS - Summoning Of Accused - Quashing - Attending Circumstances
IPC/BNS V. Ganesan v. State 2026 INSC 265 - S.420 IPC - Post Dated Cheque Dishonour "Dishonour of a postdated cheque by itself is not sufficient to presume existence of a dishonest intention on part of its drawer."
Miscellaneous Management of Steel Authority of India v. Shambhu Prasad Singh 2026 INSC 263 - SAIL Gratuity Rules Read Judgment In LawLens
IPC/BNS Ankit Tomar v. State of Haryana 2026 INSC 262 - Rape - Promise To Marry - Quashing "The consent demolishes the case of the complainant that there was rape on the promise of marriage. "
BNSS/CrPC State of Uttar Pradesh v. Ram Swaroop @ Barkat 2026 INSC 256 - S.222 CrPC - Ss. 302,364 IPC Read Judgment In LawLens
BNSS/CrPC Bhola Mahto v. State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 257 - Appeal Against Conviction - Appointment Of Amicus Read Judgment In LawLens
Motor Accident Compensation R. Halle v. Reliance General Insurance Company Limited 2026 INSC 260 - Motor Accident Compensation - Functional Disability Read Judgment In LawLens
BNSS/CrPC Mohammad Kaleem v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 251 - S.319 CrPC Court need not establish guilt or conduct a detailed credibility assessment at Section 319 CrPC stage - Pre-trial scrutiny should not resemble a mini trial.
