2026 INSC 62327 May 2026
Gopalakrishna Surapaneni v. Anuradha Surpaneni
The Supreme Court, exercising its power under Article 142 of the Constitution, granted a decree of divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage despite the wife's…
Constitutional LawFamily / Matrimonial
2026 INSC 49515 May 2026
B. YERRAJI & ORS. v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ORS.
The Supreme Court held that suppression of facts bars a writ litigant only if the fact is material to the merits, and that despite the appellants' non-disclosure the State, as a model…
Service / LabourConstitutional Law
2026 INSC 62523 Mar 2026
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD v. AVTAR SINGH & ORS
The Supreme Court replaced an open-ended, periodically replenished deposit for future attendant charges with a quantified lump sum of Rs.50,00,000, holding that compensation for a claimant…
Motor Accidents
2025 INSC 147011 Dec 2025
The Secretary to Government, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (SW1) Department & Anr. v. P. Perumal
The Supreme Court rejected the State of Tamil Nadu's petition against a High Court order that had set aside the enhancement of a government servant's punishment to removal from service. It…
Service / Labour
2025 INSC 150618 Nov 2025
Rumi Borah & Ors. v. State of Assam & Ors.
The Supreme Court issued a writ of mandamus directing Assam to provincialise the services of the 214 duly recommended music teachers, holding that the High Court, having found in their…
Service / LabourConstitutional Law
2025 INSC 128204 Nov 2025
Sadiq B. Hanchinmani v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
The Supreme Court restored an FIR into an allegedly forged e-stamp rent agreement, holding that a Magistrate may refer a complaint for police investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC before…
Criminal / BNSCivil Procedure / CPC
2025 INSC 121009 Oct 2025
SANKAR PADAM THAPA v. VIJAYKUMAR DINESHCHANDRA AGARWAL
The Supreme Court held that a Trust is not a juristic person and functions only through its Trustees, so a complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonour of a cheque…
Criminal / BNS
2025 INSC 118707 Oct 2025
Dharmrao Sharanappa Shabadi & Ors. v. Syeda Arifa Parveen
The Supreme Court dismissed a suit for declaration of title based on an oral gift (Hiba), holding that a first appellate court cannot enlarge a decree without a cross-appeal, that opinion…
Family / Matrimonial
2025 INSC 118127 Sept 2025
M/s Netsity Systems Pvt. Ltd. v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
Setting aside bail granted to accused in a multi-crore cheating case, the Supreme Court held that an appeal against the grant of bail is distinct from cancellation, that in economic…
Criminal / BNS
2025 INSC 108008 Sept 2025
MALLEESWARI v. K. SUGUNA AND ANOTHER
The Supreme Court held that a High Court exceeds the limited scope of review jurisdiction under Section 114 and Order 47 Rule 1 CPC when, instead of confining itself to an error apparent on…
Constitutional LawCivil Procedure / CPCFamily / Matrimonial
2025 INSC 107103 Sept 2025
C.P. FRANCIS v. C.P. JOSEPH AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court set aside a High Court second-appeal judgment that had invalidated a registered joint will under Section 67 of the Indian Succession Act on an additional question framed…
Constitutional LawCivil Procedure / CPC