Matrimonial

XXX v. YYY 2026 INSC 334 - Maintenance - Highly Educated & Professionally Qualified Wife

Even if the wife is highly educated and professionally qualified, that by itself cannot be a reason to absolve the husband from his matrimonial, paternal, moral and legal responsibility to provide for his wife and children.

FEMA

J. Sri Nisha v. Special Director, Adjudicating Authority, Directorate of Enforcement 2026 INSC 309 - FEMA - Show Cause - Writ Jurisdiction

Read Judgment In LawLens Constitution of India - Article 226 ; Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 - Section 37A - Although ordinarily a writ petition against a Show Cause Notice (SCN) may not be entertained, however, the said proposition is not an inviolable rule. Interference at the stage of SCN is

NDPS Act

Elvish Yadav @ Siddharth v. State of U.P. 2026 INSC 329 - Wild Life (Protection) Act - NDPS Act - Snake Venom Anti-bodies

Once a power is exercised without jurisdiction, it is void ab initio, and any subsequent action or proceedings which stems from it, would likewise be rendered void.

Service Law

UCO Bank v. S.K. Shrivastava 2026 INSC 328 Service Law - UCO Bank

"A positive act of passing an order of refusal is required to be undertaken by the appointing authority."

Motor Accident Compensation

Sushila v. Sudhakar - Motor Accident Compensation - Deduction Unrelated To Accident

Motor Accident Compensation - The compensation under the M.V. Act takes into account the component of loss of income which has a direct reference to the “pay and wages” that the deceased would otherwise be entitled to had the accident not occurred or the deceased survived such an accident.

Motor Accident Compensation

National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Gauri Gurudas Gaonkar - Ss 149,170 MV Act- Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 - Section 170, 149 - Motor Accident Compensation - The Insurance Company, when impleaded as a respondent in the claim petition, has the right to contest the claim on all available grounds, without any restriction to grounds available under Section 149(2). (Para 14) Case Info

Indian Penal Code

Ayyub Malik and Another vs State of Uttarakhand 2026 INSC 331 - IPC - POCSO

Aim of all legal proceedings is to arrive at justice, a meaningful and substantive.

Service Law

Bikram Chand Rana v. Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation, 2026 INSC 326 - Service Law - Interim Release Of Gratuity

Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965

Criminal Trial

Gautam Satnami @ Gautam Deshlahre v. State of Chhattisgarh 2026 INSC 325- Related and Interested Witness

A ‘related’ witness is not necessarily an ‘interested’ witness, and an ‘interested’ witness need not be a ‘related’ one.

reservation

West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. v. Dipendu Biswas 2026 INSC 330 - Reservation - Open Category - Horizontal Reservation PwD

A post earmarked for special (horizontal) reservation under the Unreserved category will be open to every candidate possessing the attribute or character of the special (horizontal) reservation.

Negotiable Instruments Act

Renuka v. State of Maharashtra 2026 INSC 327 - S.138 NI Act - Issuance Of Process

Once the basic ingredients of Section 138 N.I. Act are duly satisfied by the complainant, the rebuttal of statutory presumption by the drawer can only be made during the course of trial

Banking

State Bank of India v. Amit Iron Private Limited 2026 INSC 323 - RBI Directions - Fraud Accounts Declaration - Personal Hearing Right

Borrowers do not have a right to a personal/oral hearing before banks classify their loan accounts as “fraud” under RBI’s fraud Master Directions.

Negotiable Instruments Act

Saroj Pandey v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi 2026 INSC 324 - S.141 NI Act - Board Resolution

A Board Resolution is a document that is signed by the members of the Board of Directors for decisions taken or conclusions arrived at for matters placed before the Board for consideration and decision.

Disciplinary Proceedings

Punjab & Sind Bank v. Sh. Raj Kumar  2026 INSC 313 - Disciplinary Proceedings - Parity - Punishment

The greater the trust reposed, the stricter the scrutiny imposed.

religion

Syed Mohammed Ghouse Pasha Khadri v. Syed Mohammed Adil Pasha Khadri 2026 INSC 314 - Sajjadanashin - Mutawalli - Power Of Attorney

" A document which merely authorises another person to act on behalf of the executant cannot be construed as conferring succession to a spiritual office such as that of a Sajjadanashin. "

Constitutional Law

In Re: 2 Million Lives at Risk, Contamination in Jojari River, Rajasthan 2026 INSC 316 -Fundamental Right To Access Clean Drinking Water

The right to access clean drinking water is an integral facet of the right to life under Article 21 and cannot be compromised on account of administrative inaction or environmental neglect.

Criminal Trial

Jay Prakash Yadav v. State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 317 - Criminal Trial - Circumstantial Evidence - Murder Case - Acquittal

Every link in the chain of circumstantial evidence must be conclusively established. Even a single missing or weak link may prove fatal to the prosecution’s case.

Miscellaneous

Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. v. State of U.P. 2026 INSC 321 - Land Allotment

The Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of Piaggio’s 33‑acre industrial lease in Surajpur by UPSIDA, finding that the company had failed, over many years, to raise construction or commence industrial production as required under the lease conditions.

CBI Investigation

Save Mon Region Federation v State of Arunachal Pradesh 2026 INSC 320 - Public Resources - CBI Investigation

While considering a request for CBI investigation or constitution of an SIT, the Court does not undertake an adjudication on culpability.

Indian Contract Act

A.K.G. Construction and Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Jharkhand 2026 INSC 312 -Blacklisting

Blacklisting, being stigmatic and exclusionary in nature, cannot be imposed mechanistically but must comport with principles of natural justice and reasonableness

Indian Penal Code

Sivakumar v. State 2026 INSC 318 - S.294 IPC - Obscene Word - Bastard

"Mere use of the word ‘bastard’, by itself, is not sufficient to arouse prurient interest of a person. More so, when such words are commonly used in modern era during heated conversations."

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Sajal Bose v. State of West Bengal 2026 INSC 322 - S 482 CrPC

Where reliable and unimpeachable material demonstrably displaces the factual basis of the accusations and the prosecution is unable to effectively counter the same, the Court would be justified in invoking its inherent jurisdiction to prevent injustice.

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Dr. S. Balagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr., 2026 INSC 319 - S.482 CrPC - Questions of Fact

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Ordinarily, an issue of tampering/ interpolation in a document being a question of fact is to be determined in a trial based on evidence led therein and, therefore, courts must be loath to examine such issues in

Indian Penal Code

Sitaram Kuchhbedia v. Vimal Rana 2026 INSC 178 - Unlawful Assembly - Murder

Even though the weapons of offence were lathis, which in the abstract may not always be characterised as a deadly weapon, their lethality depends upon the manner of use, the part of the body targeted, and the force employed

PCPNDT Act

Dr. Naresh Kumar Garg v. State of Haryana 2026 INSC 176 - PCPNDT Rules - Female Foeticide - Sex Determination

"Discrimination against the girl child and by extension women is still prevalent in several parts of the country. "