Defective Merits-Based References May Permit an NCDRC Referee Member to Decide the Appeal Case: ASKARI HUSSAIN v. DINESH KUMAR Citation: 2026 INSC 929 | Court: Supreme Court of India | Date: 24...
NDPS Conveyances Cannot Be Confiscated or Disposed of by the Drug Disposal Committee Without Judicial Control Case: R Manimaran v. State of Tamil Nadu Citation: 2026 INSC 946 Court: Supreme Court of...
Judicial Service Entry Rule Modified: One-Year Actual Practice with Structured Training and Clerkship to Satisfy Practical-Exposure Requirement Introduction In Bhumika Trust v. Union of India, 2026...
Appropriate Authority, Not Police, Must Lead PCPNDT Investigations: Cognizance Cannot Be Taken on a Police Charge-Sheet Introduction In THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. BRIJ PAL SINGH, 2026 INSC 901,...
No Reopening of Hanging as Mode of Execution Without Compelling New Scientific Evidence Case Overview Case: RISHI MALHOTRA v. UNION OF INDIA Citation: 2026 INSC 873 Court: Supreme Court of India...
Bangalore Water Supply Preserved for Legacy ID Act Disputes; IR Code to Be Interpreted Independently Introduction In State of U.P. v. Jai Bir Singh, 2026 INSC 897, a nine-Judge Bench of the Supreme...
Enclosed Room Not “Within Public View” Without Public Presence or Hearing: Supreme Court Limits SC/ST Act Prosecution Introduction In Ramkrishna Chauhan v. State of U.P., the Supreme Court considered...
Demand Must Be Proved Before Section 20 Presumption: Mere Recovery of Tainted Money Cannot Sustain Corruption Conviction Introduction In RAFIKMIYA AHMEDMIYA MALEK v. STATE OF GUJARAT, the Supreme...
Lodging FIR or Claiming Maintenance Is Not Abetment of Suicide Without Instigation or Intentional Aid 1. Introduction In PATEL JOSHNABEN PRAVINKUMAR PATEL v. STATE OF GUJARAT, 2026 INSC 886, the...
Parity Cannot Sustain Bail Founded on a Perverse Order in a Premeditated Group Murder Case: YASH MAHESH GAIKWAD v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Citation: 2026 INSC 917 | Court: Supreme Court of India | Date:...
Full Family-Pension Arrears Are Payable from Death Where Delay Is Not the Widow’s Fault Case: Maya Banerjee v. Union of India & Ors. Citation: 2026 INSC 959 | Court: Supreme Court of India | Date: 20...
Rejection of a Section 156(3) CrPC Application Does Not Bar a Later FIR Disclosing Cognizable Offences 1. Introduction In PRAMOD KUMAR SHUKLA v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, the Supreme Court considered...
Separate Spousal and Parental Consortium Must Be Awarded to Each Eligible Claimant in Motor Accident Compensation Introduction In SAMEEM BEGUM v. K. VENKAT SWAMY, the Supreme Court of India...
DRT Auction Sales Survive Notice Defects Unless Substantial Injury Is Shown; Section 60(1)(ccc) Protection Is Personal to the Judgment-Debtor 1. Introduction In SHEELA GEHLOT v. MOHINI HARDAYAL...
Tender Eligibility Challenges Must Be Brought Promptly: Delay Is Judged by Procurement Progress, Not Calendar Time 1. Introduction In M/S. UTKARSH ENTERPRISES v. UNION OF INDIA, 2026 INSC 881, the...
Verified Sureties, Passport Deposit and FRRO Registration Mandated for Foreign Nationals in Commercial NDPS Bail Cases 1. Introduction In UNION OF INDIA v. CHIDIEBERE KINGSLEY NAWCHARA, the Supreme...
Election Offence Prosecutions Cannot Be Politically Withdrawn: Written Nexus for Seizures and High Court Approval Made Mandatory Introduction In THE STATE OF KARNATAKA v. PRATHIK PARASRAMPURIA, the...
Section 12 of the U.P. Gangsters Act Does Not Freeze Other Criminal Trials: Priority Applies Only Where Trial Dates Clash Introduction In Keshvendra Singh v. Shankar Singh, the Supreme Court of India...
Section 69 Evidence Act Cannot Bypass Section 68 Without Proving Unavailability of Attesting Witnesses Case Commentary: PAZHANATHAL (D) THR. LRS. v. ALAMATHAL (D) THR.LRS. Citation: 2026 INSC 860...
Lok Adalat Cannot Apportion Land Acquisition Compensation Without Consent of All Rival Claimants Introduction In Singapogu Babu Rao v. Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), the Supreme Court...