Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra

Sadachari Singh Tomar v. Union of India - 2026 INSC 427 - Article 311 Constitution -Administrative Law - Stigmatic Order

In order to amount to a stigma, the order must be in a language which imputes something over and above mere unsuitability for the job

Civil Suit

Unchgaon Village Panchayat v. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation 2026 INSC 405 - Civil Suit - Validity Of Statutory Or Legislative Actions

Civil suit is designed for determination of civil rights inter se parties, and not for examining the validity of legislative or statutory actions of the State or its instrumentalities.

Miscellaneous

Union of India v. Sir Sobha Singh and Sons Pvt. Ltd., 2026 INSC 406 - Government Grants Act - Precedent

Observations which stray beyond the contours of the issue in question, however illuminating they may appear, do not partake of the character of binding precedent.

Land Laws

Babu Singh v. Consolidation Officer 2026 INSC 395 - Public Utility Lands

Lands meant for public utility and community purposes must be zealously protected and cannot be diverted for public use.

Service Law

K.G. Seshadri v. Trustees of State Bank of India 2026 INSC 333 -Pension Fund Rules

State Bank of India Employees’ Pension Fund Rules, 1955

Service Law

Bikram Chand Rana v. Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation, 2026 INSC 326 - Service Law - Interim Release Of Gratuity

Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965

Criminal Trial

Gautam Satnami @ Gautam Deshlahre v. State of Chhattisgarh 2026 INSC 325- Related and Interested Witness

Constitutional Law

Charan Preet Singh v. Municipal Corporation Chandigarh 2026 INSC 248 - Law Officer Exam

Read Judgment In LawLens Summary: The case arose from a recruitment exam for a single post of Law Officer in the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, where Question 73 asked which Schedule of the Constitution is immune from judicial review for violation of fundamental rights, and the recruiting body treated “Ninth Schedule”

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Manoj Kumar Mutta v. State of Andhra Pradesh 2026 INSC 215 - Anticipatory Bail - Andhra Pradesh Excise Act

Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to man accused of offences under Andhra Pradesh Excise Act

Specific Relief Act

Muddam Raju Yadav v. B. Raja Shanker (D) 2026 INSC 214- Specific Relief Act - Specific Performance Suit - Conduct Of Parties

"In a suit for specific performance, the conduct of the parties is significant.."

Civil Suit

Ogeppa (D) v. Sahebgouda (D) 2026 INSC 191 - Hereditary Pujari Rights - Evidence - Pleadings

What all should a defendant setting up a competing claim to hereditary pujari rights plead in written statement?

Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

Neelu @ Nilesh Koshti v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 INSC 173 - S.27 Evidence Act - Missing Report Lodging Delay - DNA Testing - Motive

"The basic idea embedded in Section 27 is the doctrine of confirmation by subsequent events"

Consumer Protection Act

Vinit Bahri vs MGF Developers Ltd. 2026 INSC 114- Consumer Protection Act - Commercial Purpose - Flat Purchasers

Read Judgment In LawLens Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Section 2(1)(d) -The determinative question is whether the dominant intention or dominant purpose behind purchasing the flat was to facilitate profit generation through commercial activity, and whether there exists a close and direct nexus between the purchase and such

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

C.S. Prasad vs C. Satyakumar and Others; 2026 INSC 39 - S.482 CrPC - Quashing - Civil Suit - Delay

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Contempt Of Court

Shanmugam @ Lakshminarayanan vs High Court Of Madras 2025 INSC 619 - Contempt - Create Fake Court Orders - Limitation

Contempt of Courts Act 1971- Creating fake orders of the Court is one of the most dreaded acts of contempt of court. It not only thwarts the administration of justice, but it has inbuilt intention by committing forgery of record. (Para 16) The sole object of the Court wielding its

Constitutional Law

Shyam Nandan Mehta vs Santosh Kumar 2025 INSC 586 - Writ Petition -Illegal Appointment - Incorrect Information

Constitution of India - Article 226 - Supreme Court set aside HC judgment which declared the appointment of a candidate illegal and observed: It is for the recruiting agency to take action against any candidate if incorrect information is supplied. The same cannot be made a foundation for allowing the

Criminal

State Of Himachal Pradesh vs Sanjay Kumar 2025 INSC 561 - Rape Case - Acquittal

Summary: SC upheld acquittal of accused in rape case and observed: there is material contradiction in the statement of the Prosecutrix as to the date of commission of rape. 2025 INSC 561 State Of Himachal Pradesh vs Sanjay Kumar - Rape Case - Acquittal2025 INSC 561 State Of Himachal Pradesh

Criminal

Muppidi Lakshmi Narayana Reddy Vs State Of Andhra Pradesh 2025 INSC 562 - S.498A IPC - Dowry Prohibition Act

Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 498A - Dowry Prohibition Act - The practice of involving the relatives of the husband in dowry related matters deprecated - Criminal case quashed. 2025 INSC 562 Muppidi Lakshmi Narayana Reddy Vs State Of Andhra Pradesh - S.498A IPC - Dowry Prohibition Act2025

Civil Law

Shrikanth NS vs K. Munivenkatappa 2025 INSC 557- Order XI Rule 14 CPC

Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - Order XI Rule 14 - The provision enables the Court to seek production of the documents during the pendency of the suit. (Para 9) 2025 INSC 557 Shrikanth NS vs K. Munivenkatappa - Order Xi Rule 14 CPC2025 INSC 557 Shrikanth NS vs K.

Criminal

Ramachandraiah vs M. Manjula 2025 INSC 556 - CBI Investigation

CBI Investigation - The power to direct for CBI investigation is to be exercised sparingly and in exceptional circumstances, but, when the facts so demand, it is extremely necessary to exercise the said power to provide credibility and instil confidence in order to do complete justice and for enforcing the

Criminal

Sushila vs State Of UP 2025 INSC 505 - S. 498A IPC - Implicating Husband's Relatives

Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 498A ; Dowry Prohibition Act - Practice of involving the relatives of the husband in dowry related matters deprecated. (Para 10-12) 2025 INSC 505 Sushila vs State Of UP - S. 498A IPC - Implicating Husband's Relatives2025 INSC 505 Sushila vs State Of

Criminal

S.C. Garg vs State Of Uttar Pradesh 2025 INSC 493 - S.138 NI Act - Res Judicata In Criminal Matters

Negotiable Instruments Act - Section 138 - The finding recorded by the jurisdictional criminal court in 138 NI Act proceedings between the parties would be binding to both the parties in any subsequent proceedings involving the same issue. (Para 12) Res Judicata - Principle of res judicata is equally applicable

Service Law

Jogeswar Sahoo vs District Judge 2025 INSC 449 - Service Law - Recovery From Employee

Service Law - Recovery - if the excess amount was not paid on account of any misrepresentation or fraud on the part of the employee or if such excess payment was made by the employer by applying a wrong principle for calculating the pay/allowance or on the basis of

Land Acquisition Act 1894

Kishore Chhabra vs State Of Haryana 2025 INSC 419 - Land Acquisition - Change Of Land Use

Change of Land Use - Requirement for CLU being a statutory mandate, release of land, in the absence of CLU is not permissible. (Para 8) 2025 INSC 419 Kishore Chhabra vs State Of Haryana - Land Acquisition - Change Of Land Use2025 INSC 419 Kishore Chhabra vs State Of Haryana

Service Law

Jaya Bhattacharya vs State Of West Bengal 2025 INSC 270 - Service Law - Pension

Service Law - Denial of pensionary benefits to an employee must emanate from any rule enabling the government for such denial. When the services have been regularized by treating the same as extraordinary leave the same cannot be treated as unauthorised leave for denying the pensionary benefits. (Para 11) 2025