Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. R.V. Anderson Associates Limited 2026 INSC 228 - S.16 Arbitration - Statutory Waiver - Conduct Of Parties

Read Judgment In LawLens Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 - Section 4,16,34,37 - Statutory waiver under Section 4 would attract in case an objection under Section 16 challenging the composition of tribunal and lack of jurisdiction is not filed prior to the time-limit as prescribed under Section

Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

Sanjay Kumar Sharma v. State of Bihar 2026 INSC 223 - Evidence Act - Dying Declaration - S.313 CrPC

Overzealous investigation is as fatal to prosecution as are the lethargic and the tardy

Constitutional Law

Harish Rana v. Union of India 2026 INSC 222 - Passive Euthanasia

Read Judgment In LawLens Summary: The Supreme Court holds that clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) delivered via a PEG tube constitutes medical treatment, not mere basic care, and that it can lawfully be withheld or withdrawn under the passive‑euthanasia framework laid down in Common Cause, provided it is

Cooperative Society Matters

Registrar Cane Cooperative Societies & Ors. v. Gurdeep Singh Narval (D) through LRs. & Ors., 2026 INSC 216 - UP Reorganization Act- Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act

Read Judgment In LawLens Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000- Sections 87 and 93; Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 - Section 103: Sugarcane Growers Cooperative Societies of Bajpur and Gadarpur, whose areas of operation were effectively confined to Uttarakhand pursuant to steps taken under Sections 87 and 93 of the Uttar

Indian Penal Code

Sushil Kumar Purbey v. State of Bihar  2026 INSC 212 - S.498A IPC - Dowry Prohibition Act -Parents-In-Law

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.."

Companies Act 2013

Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom Limited 2026 INSC 213- Companies Act - NCLT/NCLAT Composition

Supreme Court Clarifies On Practice of a majority of Technical Members sitting in a Bench of the NCLT or the NCLAT

Code Of Civil Procedure

Gobind Singh vs Union of India 2026 INSC 211 -Order XLI Rule 27 CPC

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - Order XLI Rule 27 - The appellate court’s inquiry, while considering an application for leading additional evidence, is confined to examining whether such evidence is necessary to remove a lacuna in the case. More importantly, the appellate court may

Contempt Of Court

Israr Ahmad Khan v. Amarnath Prasad  2026 INSC 209 - Contempt - Third Parties - Belated Filing Of Appeals

Read Judgment In LawLens Contempt of Court -How third-parties/non-parties to the original proceedings can also be proceeded against for contempt? A party, once becomes or is made aware of an Order of this Court, if yet acts in wilful default or deliberate non-compliance or any such like conduct against/

Employee’s Compensation Act

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Rekha Chaudhary 2026 INSC 177 - Employees’ Compensation Act

Read Judgment In LawLens Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 - Section 4A- In this case, the High Court imposed the liability of paying the penalty component under Section 4A(3)(b) of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 upon the Insurance Company in addition to the compensation and interest component? - SC

Indian Contract Act

Bhagyalaxmi Co‑operative Bank Ltd. v. Babaldas Amtharam Patel (D) 2026 INSC 205 -Ss.133,139 Contract Act - Surety

Note You can read our notes on this judgment in our Supreme Court Daily Digests. If you are our subscriber, you should get it in our Whatsapp CaseCiter Community at about 9pm on every working day. If you are not our subscriber yet, you can register by clicking here: Read

Indian Contract Act

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. v. Adhunik Power & Natural Resource Ltd. 2026 INSC 202 - Contract Law

Read Judgment In LawLens Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 92,94 -Ordinarily, when a contract is reduced to writing, its terms must be determined from the document itself. However, this rule does not put an embargo on looking into such facts which (i) establish a link between terms of

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Union of India & Ors. v. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) 2026 INSC 203 - S.31 Arbitration Act - Post/Pre Award Interest

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 31 - Post/Pre Award Interest

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Torrent Power Ltd. v. Ashish Arjunkumar Rathi 2026 INSC 206 - IBC - Commercial Wisdom - CoC

"Commercial wisdom of the CoC enjoys primacy and cannot be supplanted by judicial review.."

Constitutional Law

Suhas Chakma v. Union of India 2026 INSC 198 - Prisons - Open Correctional Institutions - Exclusion Of Women- Directions Issued

Read Judgment In LawLens Constitution of India - Article 14,15,21- Exclusion and Under-representation of Women Prisoners from Open Correctional Institutions (OCIs) - The exclusion of women from OCIs, or failure to transfer them despite being eligible for transfer from closed prisons to OCIs, amounts to blatant gender discrimination,

Transfer Of Property Act

General Secretary, Vivekananda Kendra v. Pradeep Kumar Agarwalla 2026 INSC 199 - Lease and License - Interpretation Of Contracts

Read Judgment In LawLens Transfer of Property Act - Section 108 ; Indian Easements Act  - Section 52 - Lease and License -1) To ascertain whether a document creates a licence or lease, the substance of the document must be preferred to the form; (2) the real test is the intention

Miscellaneous

In Re: Social Science Textbook for Grade – 8 (Part‑2) Published by NCERT and Ancillary Issues

Summary: The Supreme Court of India, taking suo motu cognizance of an NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook chapter titled “The Role of the Judiciary in our Society” with a sub‑topic on “Corruption in the Judiciary”, found that the text appeared to present a biased and de‑contextualised narrative

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

ICICI Bank Limited v. Era Infrastructure (India) Limited 2026 INSC 201 - IBC - Simultaneous Proceedings Against Corporate Debtor & Principal Guarantor

Read Judgment In LawLens Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 - Section 7 - The liability of the principal borrower and surety is coextensive- IBC permits separate or simultaneous proceedings to be initiated under Section 7 by a financial creditor against the corporate debtor and the corporate guarantor. (Para 77-78) Insolvency

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

State of Kerala vs Panacea Biotec Ltd 2026 INSC 200 - S.202 CrPC -Public Servants

"public servant placed on a different pedestal..."

Taxation

Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories v. Commissioner, Commercial Tax, U.P. Commercial 2026 INSC 195 - UPVAT Act - Sharbat Rooh Afza - Fruit Drink

"Sharbat Rooh Afza” is classifiable as a fruit drink / processed fruit product under UPVAT Act

Indian Penal Code

Ghanshyam Mandal v. State of Bihar (now Jharkhand) 2026 INSC 194 - Murder - Non Recovery Of Weapons Of Assault - S.313 CrPC

Recovery of the weapons of assault is not the sine qua non for murder conviction.

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Vandana Jain v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 192 - S.482 CrPC - IPC - Forgery- Non Traceable Document

Merely because a document is not traceable in the records after several years of its issuance, it cannot be said that the document is forged

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Omkara Assets Reconstruction Private Limited v. Amit Chaturvedi 2026 INSC 189 - IBC - Companies Act - Tardy Litigators

Read Judgment In LawLens Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 ; Companies Act, 2013- Section 230 - A compromise or an arrangement under Section 230 of the Companies Act, 2013 can also be entered into in an IBC proceeding at the appropriate stage.(Para 20) Tardy Litigators - Judicial discipline, though a

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Catalyst Trusteeship Ltd. v. Ecstasy Realty Pvt. Ltd. 2026 INSC 186 - S.7 IBC - Indirectly Raising Pre-Existing Dispute Defence

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 - Section 7 - indirect way of raising a pre-existing dispute