Supreme Court Case Commentaries

IBC Resolution Does Not Dilute Provident-Fund Dues or Section 7Q Interest; Discretion over Section 14B Penalty Referred to a Larger Bench

Date: Sep 10, 2026

IBC Resolution Does Not Dilute Provident-Fund Dues or Section 7Q Interest; Discretion over Section 14B Penalty Referred to a Larger Bench Case: M/S KERALA INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT...

Release of Buyback Escrow Does Not Bar an Independent PFUTP Fraud Inquiry

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Release of Buyback Escrow Does Not Bar an Independent PFUTP Fraud Inquiry Case: Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Vedanta Limited & Ors. Citation: 2026 INSC 978 | Court: Supreme Court of...

Arbitral Tribunals Must Decide “Excepted Matters” Jurisdiction in the First Instance

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Arbitral Tribunals Must Decide “Excepted Matters” Jurisdiction in the First Instance: Writ Courts Cannot Pre-empt Section 16 Case: M/s. GVV Constructions Private Limited v. The Union of India & Ors....

Zero Period Relief Requires Adequate and Effective Access, Not Mere Physical Reachability

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Zero Period Relief Requires Adequate and Effective Access, Not Mere Physical Reachability Case: NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. M/S. SUNSHINE TRADE TOWER PVT LTD Citation: 2026 INSC 975...

Pre-Regularization Service Must Count for Pension and Artificial Breaks Cannot Defeat the Pre-2004 Pension Option

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Pre-Regularization Service Must Count for Pension and Artificial Breaks Cannot Defeat the Pre-2004 Pension Option Case: PUNJAB SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD v. SATNAM SINGH Citation: 2026 INSC 965 Court:...

Date of Section 3G(1) Determination Governs Compensation Regime for National Highway Acquisitions

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Date of Section 3G(1) Determination—not the Arbitral Award—Governs the Compensation Regime for National Highway Acquisitions Case: Manav Bhanot v. National Highway Authority of India Citation: 2026...

Prior Teaching Experience Can Justify Differential Pay Within the Same Cadre Despite Identical Duties

Date: Sep 9, 2026

Prior Teaching Experience Can Justify Differential Pay Within the Same Cadre Despite Identical Duties Case: G.P. SANGEETHA AND ORS. ETC. ETC. v. THE STATE OF KERALA Citation: 2026 INSC 1004 | Court:...

Dhanraj v. State of Rajasthan — Test Identification Cannot Substitute Substantive Identification in Court

Date: Sep 8, 2026

Test Identification Cannot Substitute Substantive Identification in Court, and Trial Courts Must Actively Cure Material Evidentiary Omissions Case: DHANRAJ v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN Citation: 2026 INSC...

Mandatory CPCB Bio-Medical Waste Guidelines, Stage-Specific Land Requirements and Survival of Terms of Reference

Date: Sep 8, 2026

Mandatory CPCB Bio-Medical Waste Guidelines, Stage-Specific Land Requirements and Survival of Terms of Reference Case: M/S. PUNAHCHAKRAN PRIVATE LIMITED v. INDOTECH WASTE SOLUTION Citation: 2026 INSC...

Corporate Mens Rea Must Be Determined Through a Three-Stage Attribution Test; Non-Identification or Non-Arraignment of an Individual Does Not Alone Justify Quashing

Date: Sep 8, 2026

Corporate Mens Rea Must Be Determined Through a Three-Stage Attribution Test; Non-Identification or Non-Arraignment of an Individual Does Not Alone Justify Quashing Case: SANOFI INDIA LTD. v. CENTRAL...

Regulators May Use Express and Ancillary Powers to Mandate Performance Appraisals and Processing Fees

Date: Sep 4, 2026

Regulators May Use Express and Ancillary Powers to Mandate Performance Appraisals and Processing Fees Case: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS EDUCATION v. ASSOCIATION OF NCTE APPROVED COLLEGES TRUST...

RBI Supersession of Multi-State Co-operative Bank Boards May Continue for Up to Five Years

Date: Sep 4, 2026

RBI Supersession of Multi-State Co-operative Bank Boards Is Not Limited to Six Months and May Extend Beyond the Elected Board’s Tenure Case: SANDEEP S. GHANDAT v. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA Citation: 2026...

Acquittal Cannot Be Reversed Without Finding the Trial Court’s View Perverse or Impossible; Matrimonial Discord Alone Is Not Abetment of Suicide

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Acquittal Cannot Be Reversed Without Finding the Trial Court’s View Perverse or Impossible; Matrimonial Discord Alone Is Not Abetment of Suicide Case: SANJAY KUMAR v. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH...

Foreign Decree Enforcement: Protective Security May Be Ordered Without Finally Piercing the Corporate Veil, but Contempt Requires a Clear Undertaking

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Foreign Decree Enforcement: Protective Security May Be Ordered Without Finally Piercing the Corporate Veil, but Contempt Requires a Clear Undertaking Case: RAS AL KHAIMAH INVESTMENT AUTHORITY v....

Revenue Revision Is Absolutely Barred After the Statutory Three-Year Period, Even Where Public Land Encroachment Is Alleged

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Revenue Revision Is Absolutely Barred After the Statutory Three-Year Period, Even Where Public Land Encroachment Is Alleged Case: M.R.R. SETTY(DEAD) BY LRS v. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA Citation: 2026...

A Bank May Enforce Under SARFAESI a Live Secured Debt Acquired from an Unnotified NBFC

Date: Sep 3, 2026

A Bank May Enforce Under SARFAESI a Live Secured Debt Acquired from an Unnotified NBFC Case: Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. v. Trupti Sanjay Mehta Citation: 2026 INSC 943 Court: Supreme Court of India...

EEZ Fishing Access Cannot Be Defeated by Administrative Inaction

Date: Sep 3, 2026

EEZ Fishing Access Cannot Be Defeated by Administrative Inaction: States Must Facilitate Regulated Transit Through Territorial Waters Case: FISHERMAN CARE v. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF...

Known Facts Are Not “Discoveries”: Extra-Judicial Confession and Last-Seen Evidence Require Independent, Cogent Corroboration

Date: Sep 2, 2026

Known Facts Are Not “Discoveries”: Extra-Judicial Confession and Last-Seen Evidence Require Independent, Cogent Corroboration Case: SAHAB SINGH ALIAS SAT PAL v. STATE OF HARYANA Citation: 2026 INSC...

Under the Pre-Daily-Reporting F&O Regime, PCMs Owed No Client-Level Verification Duty and NSE Clearing Could Not Order Restitution Without Statutory Power

Date: Sep 2, 2026

Under the Pre-Daily-Reporting F&O Regime, PCMs Owed No Client-Level Verification Duty and NSE Clearing Could Not Order Restitution Without Statutory Power Case: EDELWEISS CUSTODIAL SERVICES LIMITED...

Denial of Juvenility Is a Jurisdictional Injustice Correctable by the High Court Under Section 482 CrPC

Date: Sep 2, 2026

Denial of Juvenility Is a Jurisdictional Injustice Correctable by the High Court Under Section 482 CrPC Case: MAHAVIR @ AVNISH v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Citation: 2026 INSC 942 | Court: Supreme...