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Supreme Court Daily Digest [20 January 2026]

Raj Singh Gehlot v. Amitabha Sen 2026 INSC 77 - Writ Petition - Burden Of Proof - S.14 NGT Act Constitution of India - Article 226 - In a writ petition, which is decided on affidavits, the burden of establishing the existence of the facts asserted squarely lies upon

Family Law

Neha Lal vs Abhishek Kumar; 2026 INSC 73; - Matrimonial Matters - Mediation - Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage

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Factories Act

Union of India v. Heavy Vehicles Factory Employees’ Union 2026 INSC 74 - Factories Act

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Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Pogadadabnda Revathi v. State of Telangana; 2026 INSC 75 -CrPC/BNSS- Remand - Accused On Bail

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Constitutional Law

Raj Singh Gehlot v. Amitabha Sen 2026 INSC 77 - Writ Petition - Burden Of Proof - S.14 NGT Act

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auction

Viney Kumar Sharma v. Improvement Trust - Public Auction - Disclosure Of Litigation

Public Auction - Authorities (such as banks, recovery officers, or state bodies) conducting public auctions are legally required to disclose all known encumbrances and litigation relating to the property, as failure to do so invalidates the sale. Suppressing such material facts renders the auction fraudulent or vitiated by material irregularity

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Prakash Atlanta (JV) v. NHAI; 2026 INSC 76 - S.34 Arbitration Act - BOCW Act- Cess Act

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Miscellaneous

State of Kerala vs Alankar Elite Inns and Hotels (P) Ltd.- Foreign Liquor Rules

Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953 - Rule 19 (iv) - The fee is leviable when permission is granted/ allowed- The law as it stands on the date when decision is taken to regularize/ permit/ allow a change, or reconstitution, would apply- No right accrued or crystallized in favour of the State

Prevention of Corruption Act

Nawal Kishore Meena v. State of Rajasthan; 2026 INSC 71 - S.17 Prevention Of Corruption Act - Investigation By State Agencies

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: Sections 17 - Section 17 does not exclude or prevents the State Police or a Special Agency of the State from registering a crime or investigating cases relating to bribery, corruption and misconduct against Central Government employes- The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) is also

Prevention of Corruption Act

Anil Daima v. State of Rajasthan 2026 INSC 72 - S.17A Prevention Of Corruption Act - Investigation By ACB

Prevention of Corruption Act 1988- Anti-Corruption Bureau of the State of Rajasthan has jurisdiction to register the criminal case under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act despite the fact that the accused is an employee of the Central Government- It is incorrect to say that it is only

Judicial Service Exams

Anubhuti Goel vs High Court of Uttarakhand - Judicial Service Exams

Judicial Service Exams -In this case, Uttarakhand Public Service Commission invited applications for Uttarakhand Civil Judge; petitioners applied, cleared prelim (30.04.2023), and sat mains (05–09.12.2023)- On 06.11.2023, Delhi High Court advertised DJS-2023; petitioners applied, got admit cards (12.12.2023), took prelim

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Rambali Sahni v. State of Bihar - S.362 CrPC - Bail - Clerical Error

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 362 - Bail - High Court recalled an order granting bail on the premise that Court Master though had recorded as petition having been rejected in the operative portion had mistakenly written as “allowed” -SC restored the bail order and observed: Once the

Consumer Protection Act

Kumud Lall v. Suresh Chandra Roy (Dead) - Consumer Protection Act - Complainant & Opposite Party Died

Consumer Protection Act 2019- A consumer complaint alleging medical negligence against a doctor was allowed by the District Forum, set aside by the State Commission, and was pending in revision before the National Commission when the doctor died; the complainant has also since died- Supreme Court to examine how the

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Compassionate Appointment

Tarun Gagat v. Rakesh Kumar - Compassionate Appointment - Delay - Cause of Action

Compassionate Appointment- A candidate who seeks appointment on compassionate ground, do not have a right to claim a particular appointment. (Para 3) - Delay Mere filing of an appeal, submitting of memorials or representation, would not revive the dead cause of action or keep the alleged cause of action alive

public employment

Gujarat Public Service Commission v. Gnaneshwary Dushyantkumar Shah ., 2026 INSC 70 - AICTE Regulations - Recruitment Of Professors

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Constitutional Law

Roshan Lal v. State of Himachal Pradesh - Second SLP After Dismissal Of Review

Constitution of India - Article 136 - Special Leave Petition - SLP withdrawn without reserving right to challenge the same after dismissal of the review petition by High Court -Another SLP challenging dismissal of review petition not maintainable. Case Info * Case Name and Neutral Citation: Roshan Lal v. State of

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Viva Highways Ltd v. Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Ltd - S.29A Arbitration Act

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 - Section 29A - Clarified Mohan Lal Fatehpuria v.Bharat Textiles 2025 INSC 1409: The intention of the Court was not to rewrite the provisions of Sections 29A(4), 29A(5) and 29A(6) of the Act and compel substitution of the arbitrator in every

National Highways Act

Riar Builders Pvt Ltd v. Union of India -National Highways Act - Compensation Of Land Owners

National Highways Act, 1956 - The remedy provided to an expropriated land owner/interested party, if such person is aggrieved by the rate of compensation determined by the competent Authority, is to invoke arbitration under Section 3G(5) read with provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act - Land owners,

public employment

Municipal Council, Nandyal v. K. Jayaram - Public Employment - Regular and Contractual - Distinction

Public Employment - Regular and Contractual - Distinction - Employment under a State entity is a public asset and every citizen of the country has a right to apply for it. In a regular employment, directly made by the said State entity, there are safeguards to ensure that the system

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Meenakshi v. State of Haryana -CrPC- Presence Of Accused For Hearing- Suspension Of Sentence

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 374, 397, 389 - directing the accused to be present before the Appellate Court or the Revisional Court would not be warranted particularly after an order for suspension of sentence has been passed and bail has been granted- to call upon the accused

SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act

Keshaw Mahto v. State of Bihar - SC-ST Act - Element Of Humiliation

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) - Even mere knowledge of the fact that the complainant is a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe is not sufficient to attract Section 3(1)(r) - Merely abusing

Preventive Detention

Alagu v. State of Tamil Nadu -Preventive Detention - Grounds

Public Appointments

State of Haryana v. Krishan Kumar & Ors.; 2026 INSC 63 - Drug Rules - Inspectors Appointment

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Taxation

Authority for Advance Rulings (Income Tax) v. Tiger Global International II/III/IV Holdings; 2026 INSC 60 - Taxation - GAAR

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