Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Bhola Mahto v. State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 257 - Appeal Against Conviction - Appointment Of Amicus

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 374 - Henceforth, whenever an appellate court considers it desirable to appoint an amicus to represent a convict whose counsel is absent, such court may also consider the desirability of issuing a notice from the registry to the address

Motor Accident Compensation

R. Halle v. Reliance General Insurance Company Limited 2026 INSC 260 - Motor Accident Compensation - Functional Disability

Read Judgment In LawLens Motor Accident Compensation - The assessment of functional disability must be grounded in a realistic appraisal of the impact of the injury on the claimant’s capacity to earn. The inquiry is not confined to the numerical percentage of physical impairment certified by the Medical Board,

Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

Subramani v. State of Karnataka 2026 INSC 249 - Dying Declaration

Read Judgment In LawLens Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 32 - In this case, IO deposed that the deceased was not in a conscious state of mind - SC observed : That would not override the statement of the doctors who treated the deceased, especially the one who was on

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Sharla Bazliel v. Baldev Thakur 2026 INSC 252 - S.482 CrPC

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Supreme Court set aside High Court judgment that quashed a FIR alleging fraud and forgery and observed: Once the Court was apprised that investigation into the genuineness of the signatures on the disputed/questioned documents was being

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Mohammad Kaleem v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 251 - S.319 CrPC

Court need not establish guilt or conduct a detailed credibility assessment at Section 319 CrPC stage - Pre-trial scrutiny should not resemble a mini trial.

Miscellaneous

Vishvjeet v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 254

Read Judgment In LawLens Summary: Contractual toll‑plaza employees from Madhya Pradesh were arrested in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, after a scuffle with an advocate who allegedly refused to pay toll, and they remained in custody for over two months amid a hostile atmosphere created by local lawyers, including a bar‑

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

Prabhu Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh 2026 INSC 253 - RpWD Act -Upper Disability Cap

"State cannot rely on arbitrary medical disability percentages to create an insurmountable barrier to professional entry. "

Miscellaneous

Union of India v. Prakash Industries Limited 2026 INSC 250 -Coal Supply

Read Judgment In LawLens Note: No legal aspects discussed in this order Case Info Here’s the structured information from the judgment you shared: Basic Case Details Case name: Union of India v. Prakash Industries Limited and Another Neutral citation: 2026 INSC 250 Coram (Bench):Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice

Indian Contract Act

Canara Bank Overseas Branch v. Archean Industries Private Limited 2026 INSC 247 - Contract - Guarantee - Dominus Litis

Read Judgment In LawLens Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Section 126 -128,137-141 - A contract of guarantee is an undertaking to perform the promise or discharge the liability of a third person, in case of his default. It is essentially a voluntary act of taking up the burden of

Election

Ramadebi Rautray v. State of Odisha  2026 INSC 243 - Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act - Election Petition

Read Judgment In LawLens Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 - Sections 44-E and 44-J - Sections 44-E permits the election petitioner to claim relief not only for having the election of the returned candidate declared invalid, but also for declaring the election petitioner duly elected to the post. The latter

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”

Constitutional Law

Hamsaanandini Nanduri v. Union of India 2026 INSC 246 - Code on Social Security, 2020 - Maternity Benefit - Adoption

Read Judgment In LawLens Constitution of India- Articles 14, and 21 ; Code on Social Security, 2020 - Section 60(4) - Section 60(4) of the 2020 Code insofar it puts an age limit of three months on the age of the adoptive child, for the adoptive mothers to avail

Service Law

Shiny C.J. v. Shalini Sreenivasan 2026 INSC 242 - Anganwadi Workers - Graduates - SSLC

Read Judgment In LawLens Special Rules for the Kerala Social Welfare Subordinate Services, 2010 - The Supreme Court held that Anganwadi Workers who are graduates and have SSLC with 10 years’ experience are not confined only to the 11% earmarked for graduates but can also compete in the 29% quota

Corporate Law

Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Terrascope Ventures Limited Etc  2026 INSC 245 - SEBI Act & Regulations - Ratification

"When rights of multiple stakeholders are involved and certain Regulations proscribe a particular course of action any breach of the Regulation has to face its consequences. They are not in the realm of private rights which can be waived off as ratified. "

NDPS Act

State of Himachal Pradesh vs Surat Singh  2026 INSC 240 - S.50 NDPS Act - Third Option Of IO Search - Bag Search

Read Judgment In LawLens NDPS Act 1986 - Section 50 - If merely a bag is carried by person is searched without there being any search of his person, S. 50 will have no application but if bag carried by him is searched and his person is also searched, S.

Constitutional Law

Ravi Khokhar v. Union of India 2026 INSC 233 - Article 12 Constitution - AGFIS - State

Read Judgment In LawLens Constitution of India - Article 12 - Air Force Group Insurance Society (AFGIS) is a ‘State’ under Article 12- The administration of the Body is entirely in the hands of Government servants even though the body itself is a purportedly private, a self-contained society- In so

Prevention of Corruption Act

Raj Bahadur Singh v. State of Uttarakhand 2026 INSC 239 - Corruption Case

Read Judgment In LawLens Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 - The appellant, an excise constable, was trapped by the Vigilance Department while accepting a bribe of Rs. 500 from the complainant, a known illicit liquor trader, after demanding money to avoid implicating him in a case. The Trial Court convicted

auction

Om Sakthi Sekar v. V. Sukumar 2026 INSC 237 - Auction Sales - Recovery Proceedings

"The principle of finality attached to court-confirmed auction sales cannot operate to shield the process from judicial examination where the question relates to the adequacy of valuation or fixation of reserve price...."

Indian Penal Code

Rajendra v. State of Uttarakhand  2026 INSC 238 - Concurrent Rape Conviction Set Aside

"It would have been natural for the prosecutrix to disclose the incident to her family members after some time and not to somebody who is unknown to her and as such it is very difficult to accept the version of the prosecutrix. "

Constitutional Law

Mizo Chief Council Mizoram v. Union of India 2026 INSC 236 - Art.32 Constitution -Delay &. Laches

For relief to be granted in a writ petition under Article 32, a case must be made out establishing the existence of a fundamental right and its breach, actual or threatened.

Constitutional Law

Manohar Lal v. Commissioner of Police 2026 INSC 234 - Article 311 Constitution

Read Judgment In LawLens Constitution of India - Article 311(2),226- Despite the use of the words “this clause shall not apply” in the second proviso, it shall not make power of Article 311(2) inapplicable. In fact, second proviso to Article 311 is an exception for dispensing with

Prevention of Corruption Act

Central Bureau of Investigation v. Baljeet Singh  2026 INSC 221 - PC Act - Raiding Party - Interested Witness

"There is no inflexible rule of discarding the testimony of the persons in the raiding party, unless independent corroboration is available."

Constitutional Law

Union of India v. Rohith Nathan 2026 INSC 230 - UPSC -Reservation - Creamy Layer- Income

"While caste may be an indicator of historical disadvantage, it cannot be treated as the sole determinant of backwardness. "

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