2026 INSC 90020 Aug 2026
JAMNABAI AND OTHERS v. VASUDEV AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court set aside a High Court judgment that had reversed, in a second appeal, the concurrent findings of the trial court and first appellate court, holding that a revenue…
Civil Procedure / CPCProperty / Land
2026 INSC 87017 Aug 2026
UNION OF INDIA v. CHIDIEBERE KINGSLEY NAWCHARA & ORS
The Supreme Court cancelled bail granted to a Nigerian national accused of trafficking commercial quantity heroin after he jumped bail on sureties that turned out to be fabricated, and,…
Criminal / BNSConstitutional Law
2026 INSC 82911 Aug 2026
SHATRUGHN YADAV v. THE FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS TRAVANCORE LTD. (F.A.C.T.) AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court set aside the termination of a probationary employee for suppressing a criminal antecedent he was not shown to have known about, holding that suppression presupposes…
Service / LabourCriminal / BNS
2026 INSC 82511 Aug 2026
RAHUL v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER
The Supreme Court quashed a dowry-death prosecution, holding that the appellant's admitted, unimpeachable service record establishing his absence from the place of occurrence, together with…
Criminal / BNSFamily / Matrimonial
2026 INSC 82210 Aug 2026
HARPREET SAWHNEY v. PUNEET SHARMA
The Supreme Court enhanced monthly child maintenance to Rs.1,50,000 and interim spousal maintenance to Rs.30,000, holding that Provident Fund and ESPP deductions are not compulsory…
Civil Procedure / CPCFamily / Matrimonial
2026 INSC 81006 Aug 2026
MUKKERA VENKATA RATNAM & ORS v. VANTASALA CHINA VENKATESWARLU & ORS
The Supreme Court held that Civil Courts retain jurisdiction over a partition dispute situated within a Scheduled Area where both parties are non-tribals, since the jurisdictional bar…
Constitutional LawCivil Procedure / CPCProperty / Land
2026 INSC 79204 Aug 2026
RUPESH R. GAONKAR & ORS v. STATE OF GOA & ORS
The Supreme Court held that long-serving Public Works Department Labour Supply Society workers in Goa, granted temporary status under a 2014 government order, were entitled to…
Service / LabourConstitutional Law