2026 INSC 87318 Aug 2026
RISHI MALHOTRA & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA
A public interest petition under Article 32 challenged Section 354(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Section 393(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which…
Criminal / BNSConstitutional LawService / Labour
2026 INSC 84012 Aug 2026
LAHRA BAI TAMRE & ORS v. STATE OF CHATTISGARH AND ORS
In a special leave petition arising from a writ petition concerning the custodial death of Shri Shravan Suryavanshi, who died in judicial custody after sustaining a head injury, the Supreme…
Criminal / BNSConstitutional Law
2026 INSC 81207 Aug 2026
IN RE: 2 MILLION LIVES AT RISK, CONTAMINATION IN JOJARI RIVER, RAJASTHAN
In a suo motu writ petition monitoring contamination of the Jojari river system in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court directed constitution of an Integrated Coordination Group and a River…
Constitutional LawCriminal / BNS
2026 INSC 74627 Jul 2026
Tejas J. Shah & Amisha T. Shah & Ors v. Mantri Technology Constellations Pvt. Ltd. (now Buoyant Technology Constellations Pvt. Ltd.) & Ors
The Supreme Court held that a moratorium under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code operates only against the corporate debtor and does not protect its promoters, directors,…
Commercial / IBCCriminal / BNS
2026 INSC 71316 Jul 2026Landmark
National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India & Ors
In a writ petition by the National Legal Services Authority, the Supreme Court held that the right to life with dignity under Article 21 does not cease on conviction, and that the continued…
Constitutional LawCriminal / BNS
2026 INSC 60729 May 2026
BIHAR STATE ARDH SARKARI ARAJPATI KARAMCHARI MAHA SANGH AND ORS v. STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS
Deciding the final report of a Committee headed by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari (Retd.), the Supreme Court settled the apportionment between Bihar and Jharkhand of unpaid salaries and retiral…
Service / LabourConstitutional Law
2026 INSC 57727 May 2026
Salil Dhawan v. Priyanshi Ghai
Exercising its power under Article 142, the Supreme Court dissolved a marriage that had irretrievably broken down over eight years of separation despite the wife opposing the decree, and…
Family / MatrimonialConstitutional LawCriminal / BNS
2026 INSC 54926 May 2026
In Re: Illegal Sand Mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary and Threat to Endangered Aquatic Wildlife
In a suo motu continuing-mandamus matter on illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary, the Supreme Court held that Articles 21, 48A and 51A(g) impose a continuing duty…
Constitutional LawCriminal / BNS
2026 INSC 52321 May 2026
Sukhendu Bhattacharjee and Others v. The State of Assam and Others
The Supreme Court held that the State of Assam, having regularized nearly 30,000 muster-roll workers under its 2005 Cabinet policy, acted arbitrarily under Article 14 in denying the same…
Service / LabourConstitutional Law
2026 INSC 50619 May 2026Landmark
In Re: Directions on Management of Stray Dogs (Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 5 of 2025)
Exercising its power under Article 142, the Supreme Court continued and strengthened its directions for implementing the Animal Birth Control framework for stray-dog management, emphasised…
Constitutional Law