2026 INSC 110709 Oct 2026
SULTAN SINGH (DEAD) v. THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER
The Supreme Court held that under s.51(2)(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 the personal law applicable on the date of a female Bhumidhar's death governs, so that s.14(1) of the Hindu…
Property / Land
2026 INSC 108705 Oct 2026
PRASANTA KUMAR DHAR & ANR v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR
The Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings against a husband's parents under Sections 498A, 406 and 506 of the IPC and under the Dowry Prohibition Act, holding the allegations…
Criminal / BNSFamily / Matrimonial
2026 INSC 103422 Sept 2026
MIHIR PRAKASH BAJORIA v. VIDUSHI JAIN BAJORIA
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's vacation of an anti-suit injunction that had restrained a wife from prosecuting her UK divorce proceedings, holding that an anti-suit injunction is…
Family / MatrimonialCivil Procedure / CPC
2026 INSC 103322 Sept 2026
GANAPATI (DEAD) BY HIS LRS v. PRABHAKAR & OTHERS
The Supreme Court dismissed a second appeal, holding that a Hindu widow's limited interest in her deceased husband's property blossoms into absolute ownership under section 14(1) of the…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC
2026 INSC 100817 Sept 2026
DEEPAK IN JC v. STATE GOVT. OF NCT DELHI
The Supreme Court acquitted a man convicted under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, holding that the statutory presumptions in Sections 29 and 30 are rebuttable, that the prosecution must still…
Criminal / BNS
2026 INSC 98510 Sept 2026
DAKSCHINANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. v. VIDUT LOKPAL, UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court dismissed a Distribution Licensee's appeal, holding that electricity charges become 'first due' only when the licensee issues a bill quantifying the amount, and that a…
Civil — General
2026 INSC 89820 Aug 2026
PARBATSINH DOLATSANG DODIYA AND OTHERS v. RAMESHBHAI HARJIBHAI MAKWANA AND OTHERS
In two connected Civil Appeals concerning execution of a specific-performance decree and a protected-tenant claim under Section 32G of the Gujarat Tenancy Act, the Supreme Court set aside…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC
2026 INSC 88919 Aug 2026
REENA v. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND OTHERS
Motor accident compensation appeal: Supreme Court restored the Tribunal's finding that the accident was caused by the bus driver's rash and negligent driving (rejecting the High Court's 50%…
Motor AccidentsCivil Procedure / CPC
2026 INSC 81507 Aug 2026
LACHCHAPPA AND OTHERS v. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER UKP, BAGALKOT AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 to extend the same enhanced compensation rate already approved for land under the identical acquisition notification to a separate set of claimants,…
Property / LandConstitutional Law
2026 INSC 77631 Jul 2026
V.N.A.S. CHANDRAN v. S. VENILA AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court held that specific performance under Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 is a discretionary, equitable remedy that a plaintiff forfeits by inconsistent conduct —…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC