Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Crime-Scene Re-enactment Is Not Per Se Self-Incrimination: Article 20(3) Limits, Electronic-Evidence Proof, and Appellate Restraint in Reversing Trial Findings

Date: May 20, 2026

Crime-Scene Re-enactment Is Not Per Se Self-Incrimination: Article 20(3) Limits, Electronic-Evidence Proof, and Appellate Restraint in Reversing Trial Findings Case: THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU v....

Post-Repeal Invalidity of Old-Act Posting Changes: Section 31 Savings Do Not Revive Section 13(4) Powers or Old Panels

Date: May 20, 2026

Post-Repeal Invalidity of Old-Act Posting Changes: Section 31 Savings Do Not Revive Section 13(4) Powers or Old Panels 1) Introduction Case: MANOJ KUMAR RAWAT v. STATE OF UP & ORS. (Supreme Court of...

Institutional Premises Excluded from “Re-Release” under ABC Rules, 2023: Article 21-Driven Stray Dog Removal, SOP Validity, and Feeder/Carer Tort Liability

Date: May 20, 2026

Institutional Premises Excluded from “Re-Release” under ABC Rules, 2023: Article 21-Driven Stray Dog Removal, SOP Validity, and Feeder/Carer Tort Liability Court: Supreme Court of India Date:...

Overqualification and Suppression of Educational Credentials Can Void Public Employment Where Maximum Qualification Is Prescribed

Date: May 20, 2026

Overqualification and Suppression of Educational Credentials Can Void Public Employment Where Maximum Qualification Is Prescribed 1. Introduction In GENERAL MANAGER (HR) v. K POOVARASAN, 2026 INSC...

Partition Decree with Built-in Sale/Mesne-Profits Directions is Partly Final and Executable Without a Fresh Final-Decree Application

Date: May 19, 2026

Partition Decree with Built-in Sale/Mesne-Profits Directions is Partly Final and Executable Without a Fresh Final-Decree Application 1. Introduction In JENNIFER MESSIAS v. LEONARD G LOBO (Supreme...

Article 21 “Melts Down” Section 43-D(5) UAPA in Prolonged Incarceration: K.A. Najeeb as Binding Stare Decisis and the Impermissibility of Smaller-Bench Dilution

Date: May 19, 2026

Article 21 “Melts Down” Section 43-D(5) UAPA in Prolonged Incarceration: K.A. Najeeb as Binding Stare Decisis and the Impermissibility of Smaller-Bench Dilution 1. Introduction In SYED IFTIKHAR...

Executive Instructions Give No Enforceable Right Once Article 309 Rules Supersede: “Things Done” Saving Clause Does Not Preserve an Unheld DPC

Date: May 19, 2026

Executive Instructions Give No Enforceable Right Once Article 309 Rules Supersede: “Things Done” Saving Clause Does Not Preserve an Unheld DPC 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in STATE OF...

Res Judicata Bars Repeat Order VII Rule 11 Attempts; Section 6(5) HSA Is a Saving Clause—Section 8 Rights of Daughters Survive

Date: May 16, 2026

Res Judicata Bars Repeat Order VII Rule 11 Attempts; Section 6(5) HSA Is a Saving Clause—Section 8 Rights of Daughters Survive Case: B.S. LALITHA v. BHUVANESH (2026 INSC 499) Court: Supreme Court of...

Mediclaim Reimbursement Not Deductible from MACT Medical Expenses: Contractual Benefit Independent of MV Act Compensation

Date: May 16, 2026

Mediclaim Reimbursement Not Deductible from MACT Medical Expenses: Contractual Benefit Independent of MV Act Compensation Case: THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED v. DOLLY SATISH GANDHI & ANR....

Pleadings vs Proof in Rent-Eviction: Substance over Form, Co-owner as “Landlord”, and Limited Appellate Revival of Pleading Objections

Date: May 16, 2026

Pleadings vs Proof in Rent-Eviction: Substance over Form, Co-owner as “Landlord”, and Limited Appellate Revival of Pleading Objections Case: MARIETTA D SILVA v. RUDOLF CLOTHAN LACERDA & ORS. (2026...

Reasoned Concurrence Requirement in CBI-Investigated Remission: Non-Speaking MHA Rejection Quashed; Court May Grant Premature Release Without Remand

Date: May 16, 2026

Reasoned Concurrence Requirement in CBI-Investigated Remission: Non-Speaking MHA Rejection Quashed; Court May Grant Premature Release Without Remand 1. Introduction In ROHIT CHATURVEDI v. STATE OF...

Co-mingled Pipeline Gas is an Inter-State Sale: Explanation 3 to Section 3 CST Act is Clarificatory (Retrospective) and States Cannot Levy VAT

Date: May 16, 2026

Co-mingled Pipeline Gas is an Inter-State Sale: Explanation 3 to Section 3 CST Act is Clarificatory (Retrospective) and States Cannot Levy VAT 1. Introduction This Supreme Court decision (15 May...

Stamp-Duty Guideline Value as the Statutory Baseline in NH Act Acquisitions: Single, Dissimilar Sale Exemplar as “Patent Illegality”

Date: May 16, 2026

Stamp-Duty Guideline Value as the Statutory Baseline in NH Act Acquisitions: Single, Dissimilar Sale Exemplar as “Patent Illegality” 1. Introduction This Supreme Court decision in Project Director...

Regulatory Securities as a Compensation Fund for Court-Ordered Student Relocation

Date: May 16, 2026

Regulatory Securities as a Compensation Fund for Court-Ordered Student Relocation: Equitable Fee Apportionment When a Medical College Defaults Case: SOUMYA RANJAN PANDA v. SUBHALAXMI DASH Citation:...

Hostile Witness Testimony Can Be Used to Acquit: Symmetric Use of Hostile Evidence and Collapse of Uncorroborated Medical Proof

Date: May 16, 2026

Hostile Witness Testimony Can Be Used to Acquit: Symmetric Use of Hostile Evidence and Collapse of Uncorroborated Medical Proof 1. Introduction In TALARI NARESH v. THE STATE OF TELANGANA (2026 INSC...

“Loan” Nomenclature Irrelevant: Money Advanced on Promise of Return With Interest Is a “Deposit” Under the MPID Act; MPID Remedy Independent of IPC Findings

Date: May 16, 2026

“Loan” Nomenclature Irrelevant: Money Advanced on Promise of Return With Interest Is a “Deposit” Under the MPID Act; MPID Remedy Independent of IPC Findings 1. Introduction In ALKA AGRAWAL v. STATE...

Professional Autonomy and Child Welfare Are Not “Cruelty” or “Desertion”: Expunging Patriarchal Findings and Deeming Divorce to Rest on Irretrievable Breakdown

Date: May 16, 2026

Professional Autonomy and Child Welfare Are Not “Cruelty” or “Desertion”: Expunging Patriarchal Findings and Deeming Divorce to Rest on Irretrievable Breakdown 1) Introduction Case: ANN SAURABH DUTT...

Billing/Record-Supply Grievances Against Hospitals Are Not Per Se “Criminal Offences”: Section 482 CrPC Quashing Where IPC Ingredients and 2017 Act “Offence” Are Not Pleaded

Date: May 15, 2026

Billing/Record-Supply Grievances Against Hospitals Are Not Per Se “Criminal Offences”: Section 482 CrPC Quashing Where IPC Ingredients and 2017 Act “Offence” Are Not Pleaded Case: NARAYANA HEALTH v....

Regulation 10 “May” Is Directory: No Employee Right to Insist on Common Disciplinary Proceedings

Date: May 15, 2026

Regulation 10 “May” Is Directory: No Employee Right to Insist on Common Disciplinary Proceedings 1. Introduction In CANARA BANK v. PREM LATHA UPPAL (DEAD) (2026 INSC 478, decided on 12-05-2026), the...

Revenue-Sharing in AOP Agreements Creates an Overriding Title: Upfront Gross-Receipt Share Taxable in Member’s Hands; Reassessment Valid on Post-Assessment Tangible Material

Date: May 15, 2026

Revenue-Sharing in AOP Agreements Creates an Overriding Title: Upfront Gross-Receipt Share Taxable in Member’s Hands; Reassessment Valid on Post-Assessment Tangible Material Case: SANAND PROPERTIES...