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

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

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