Motor Accident Compensation

Neelam v. Ganga Singh 2026 INSC 512 - Motor Accident Compensation -Filial Consortium

Motor Accident Compensation - Not only spousal consortium, filial consortium can also be granted to the children for having lost the company of their father. (Para 6) Neelam and Ors. v. Ganga Singh 2026 INSC 512 - Motor Accident Compensation -Filial ConsortiumNeelam and Ors. v. Ganga Singh 2026 INSC 512

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Vasantha v. State of Tamil Nadu 2026 INSC 513 - Successive Anticipatory Bail Petitions

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 438 - Anticipatory Bail - Filing of anticipatory bail petitions in quick succession in this manner, viz., three petitions in three months, reduces that legal process, which is intended to pre-emptively secure the personal liberty of an individual in deserving cases, to a

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Susanta Kumar Dalei @ Susanta Kumar Dalai v. State of Odisha (Vigilance) 2026 INSC 510 - CrPC - Discharge - Parity Principle

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973- Section 227,28- While the standard of proof at the stage of framing of charge is not that required for conviction, there must at least exist a grave suspicion against the accused. (Para 23) At the stage of consideration of discharge, though a detailed appreciation

Service Law

Dr. Manoj Kumar Rawat v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 INSC 508 - Service Matters -State Officials - Duty To Court

Practice and Procedure - It is the duty of the State and its officials while filing their counter-affidavit and arguing the case before the Court is to provide real assistance. Such assistance ought to be based on the facts, and by applying the law applicable to the case at hand.

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Amit Katyal v. State of Haryana 2026 INSC 509 - Multiple FIRs - Consolidation

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 154 -There cannot be multiple FIRs in respect of the same occurrence or transaction giving rise to cognizable offences. The scheme of the Code of Criminal Procedure postulates a single, comprehensive investigation, with liberty to the investigating agency to conduct further investigation and

Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

State of Tamil Nadu v. Ponnusamy 2026 INSC 507 - Evidence Based On Re-Enactment Or Demonstration

Is Crime Scene Re‑enactment Based Evidence Admissible In Criminal Trials?

Constitutional Law

In Re: “City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price” 2026 INSC 506 - Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023

Constitution of India - Article 21 -The right to live with dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution of India necessarily encompasses the right of every citizen to move freely and access public spaces without living under a constant apprehension of physical harm, attack or exposure to life-threatening events such

Probation Of Offenders Act

Mahadevanna D.M. v. State of Karnataka  2026 INSC 504 - Probation - Negligent Driving - Pedestrian Death

Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 304A ; - Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Section 134(b),187; Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 - No legal aspects discussed in this judgement - The appellant, a BMTC bus driver, was convicted under Section 304-A IPC and Section 134(b) read with Section

Service Law

State of Odisha v. Sreepati Ranjan Dash 2026 INSC 505 - Service Law - Promotion -Selection Post

UAPA

Syed Iftikhar Andrabi v. National Investigation Agency, Jammu 2026 INSC 503 - UAPA Act- Bail Is The Rule

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 - UAPA Act - Constitution of India - Article 21-22 - The statutory embargo of Section 43-D(5) must remain a circumscribed restriction that operates subject to the guarantee of Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution. Therefore, we have no manner of doubt in

Code Of Civil Procedure

Jennifer Messias v. Leonard G. Lobo 2026 INSC 502 - CPC - Decree - Partition Act

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 2(2) - Partition Act, 1893 - Section 2– 4 - An Order made under Sections 2 to 4 of the Partition Act is also a deemed Decree within the meaning of Section 2(2) of the CPC. There is no need to

Constitutional Law

All India Institute of Medical Sciences v. Shailendra Bhatnagar - Writ Jurisdiction - Administrative Bodies

SC sets aside Delhi HC’s sewer-line directions, says courts can’t step into admin’s shoes

Contempt Of Court

Mohammed Hanish v. Kadakampally Manoj - Kerala HC Act- Contempt - Appeal Before Division Bench

Kerala High Court Act, 1958 - Section 5 ; Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 - Section 19 - Appeal against an interlocutory order of a Single Judge of the Kerala High Court in contempt proceedings, where the High Court had only found a prima facie case of civil contempt and summoned

Matrimonial

Hemanand v. Gausalya - Divorce -Matrimonial Appeal - Non Payment Of Maintenance Arrears

Matrimonial Appeal - Divorce Suit - The husband’s suit for divorce was decreed by the Family Court on 01.03.2017, but the High Court, in appeal (C.M.A. No. 3566 of 2019), dismissed it solely because arrears of maintenance had not been cleared. SC held: Even if

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Madan Gopal v. State of U.P.  2026 INSC 501 - False Caste Claim- Criminal Proceedings Quashed

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - The appellant, originally appointed to State service in 1984 as a ‘Mallah’ (backward class), later produced a 1993 caste certificate (Annexure P4) claiming to belong to the Scheduled Tribe ‘Majhwar’, which was found to be invalid on enquiry by the Tehsildar-

Motor Accident Compensation

Santhosh v. United India Insurance Company Ltd 2026 INSC 500 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - No legal aspects discussed in this judgment- The Supreme Court restored the MACT calculation for loss of earning capacity, upheld the High Court’s amounts under other conventional heads but deleted the Rs. 50,000 for amenities on the reasoning that the loss of earning capacity

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Sunny Chauhan v. State of Haryana - Bail - Inordinate Delay In Listing & Deciding

Supreme Court flags serious delays in High Courts’ bail hearings affecting undertrial liberty.

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Sunisha Anand v. State of Haryana 2026 INSC 494 - FIR Quashing - Civil Dispute

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482- Criminal law cannot be used to further the cause in a purely civil dispute. [Context: The Supreme Court quashed an FIR in a land dispute] Case Info Extracted Case Information Case name: Sunisha Anand v. State of Haryana & Anr.Neutral citation:

Taxation

State of Uttar Pradesh v. Reliance Industries Limited & 2026 INSC 491 - Taxation - Central Sales Tax

Constitution of India - (i.) As per Article 269(1) of the Constitution of India, the Union Government has the competence to levy and collect tax on sale and purchase of goods in the course of inter-State trade or commerce. (ii.) Article 286(1) of the Constitution of India further

Constitutional Law

B. Yerraji v. State of Andhra Pradesh 2026 INSC 495 - Compliance Of Orders - State Authorities

Constitution of India- Article 226 - Practice and Procedure -Litigants and lawyers to place on record all facts germane to or connected with the litigation before the Court. It is for the Court concerned to decide and rule as to what, in a given set of facts, constitutes a ‘material

Dharmendra Kalra v. Kulvinder Singh Bhatia 2026 INSC 492 - CPC - Striking Off Defence

Order XV Rule 5 CPC: Courts Must Avoid Mechanical Striking Off of Defence; "First Date Of Hearing" Clarified

Code Of Civil Procedure

B.S. Lalitha v. Bhuvanesh 2026 INSC 499 - S.6(5) Hindu Succession Act - Partition Suit - CPC- Res Judicata - Rejection Of Plaint

Section 6(5) Hindu Succession Act Does Not Create A Jurisdictional Bar On A Partition Suit

Motor Accident Compensation

New India Assurance Company Limited v. Dolly Satish Gandhi 2026 INSC 498 Motor Accident Compensation - Deduction Of Mediclaim - Medical Insurance

Mediclaim/ Medical Insurance Payouts Cannot Be Deducted From Motor Accident Compensation

Tenancy Laws

Marietta D’Silva v. Rudolf Clothan Lacerda 2026 INSC 496 - Bombay Rent Act - Pleadings & Proof

Pleadings, Bona Fide Need and Alternative Accommodation Under Bombay Rent Act

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Rohit Chaturvedi v. State of Uttarakhand 2026 INSC 490 - Remission Denial - Heinousness Of Crime

Heinousness of the crime cannot be the sole ground for denying remission.