Land Acquisition

Niraj Jain v. Competent Authority‑ cum‑ Additional Collector, Jagdalpur 2026 INSC 86 - Land Acquisition

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Labour Law

Premium Transmission Private Limited v. State of Maharashtra 2026 INSC 87 - S. 10 Industrial Disputes Act

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Constitutional Law

Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority vs Scope Sales Pvt. Ltd. 2026 INSC 89 - Writ Jurisdiction - Intra Court Appeal

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Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

Bernard Lyngdoh Phawa v. State of Meghalaya 2026 INSC 85 - Evidence Act - Confession - Last Seen Together

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Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

XXX v. State of Kerala 2026 INSC 88 - S.175(4) BNSS - Complaint Against Public Servant Accused

Read Judgment In LawLens Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BNSS) - Section 175(4)- The opening words in sub-section (4) which reads “Any Magistrate empowered under Section 210, may, upon receiving a complaint against a public servant ……” have to be purposively read as ‘Any Magistrate empowered under Section 210,

Constitutional Law

Sri Mukund Maheswar v. Axis Bank Ltd 2026 INSC 84 - Writ Petition - Registry Objection

Constitution of India - Article 226 ; Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - Order I Rule 10 - Practice and Procedure - Registry - It is for petitioner to decide who is to be joined as a party and who is not to be joined. Registry cannot make inroads into areas

Motor Accident Compensation

Nirmala Bai v. Mansingh - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - Claimants claimed that deceased was cultivating land and involved in animal husbandry and milk vending - SC held: Even if the land which may be owned by the family is still subsisting the contribution of the male member of the family needs to be assessed. There

Limitation Act

Vinod Gandhi v. District Collector, Madurai - Limitation Act - Delay Condonation - State Interest

Limitation Act - Section 5 - Delay Condonation - The interest of State cannot suffer for the acts of omission/commission of its officers. [Context: Supreme Court refused to interfere with Madras High Court order condoning a very long delay in filing a review petition by the District Collector, Madurai,

Indian Penal Code

Abhijit Pandey v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 INSC 83 - S.80 BNS - Bail - Dowry Death

Read Judgment In LawLens Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 80,108 -Bail - The accused, a dentist, was charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act in connection with the death of his wife, an anaesthetist - Allowing appeal, SC granted bail noticing that (1) FIR

Specific Relief Act

Asif Ali v. Rajesab - S.20 SRA -Discretion - Specific Performance

Specific Relief Act 1963 - Section 20 (prior to 2018 amendment)- The discretion to be exercised in a case for specific performance of a contract must be sound and reasonable and not arbitrary. Even if it is lawful to grant the relief, it may not be granted by the

Indian Penal Code

Rakesh Jain v. State - S.409 IPC - Company Director - Presumption On Culpability

Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 409 - The allegations of diversion of funds by the Company - In an offence punishable under Section 409 IPC there is no presumption regarding culpability of a Director. The same would have to be established in a trial. (Para 13) [Context: The appeal

Constitutional Law

A. Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v. Secretary to Government -Writ Jurisdiction - Direction To File ChargeSheet

Constitution of India - Article 226 - High Court Direction for filing of charge-sheets by the investigating agency - If the High Court directs, at a stage prior to conclusion of investigation, that a charge-sheet has invariably to be filed upon closure of investigation in a particular case irrespective of

Daily Digest

Supreme Court Daily Digest [22 January 2026]

Hemalatha (D) v. Tukaram (D) 2026 INSC 82 - Registered Sale Deed - Declaration As Sham Document - Presumption About Validity & Genuineness Specific Relief Act 1963 - Section 34 - Declaration Suit - Registered Sale Deed -Strong presumption about the validity and genuineness- A Court must not lightly or

Registration Act

Hemalatha (D) v. Tukaram (D) 2026 INSC 82 - Registered Sale Deed - Declaration As Sham Document - Presumption About Validity & Genuineness

Specific Relief Act 1963 - Section 34 - Declaration Suit - Registered Sale Deed -Strong presumption about the validity and genuineness- A Court must not lightly or casually declare a registered instrument as a “sham” - The burden of proof to displace this presumption rests heavily upon the challenger. Such

IBC

Gloster Limited v. Gloster Cables Limited & Ors., 2026 INSC 81 - S.60 IBC - Trademark Title

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 - Section 60 - The interpretation of the phrase “arising out of or in relation to the insolvency resolution or liquidation proceedings of the corporate debtor or corporate person under this Code” will have to be contextualized with the facts arising in a given CIRP

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Naveen Kumar Sah v. State of Bihar - CrPC/BNSS - Quashing - Chargesheet Filed

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 173, 482 : Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita - Section 528 - A petition to quash the FIR does not become infructuous on submission of a police report under Section 173(2) of the CrPC, but when a police report has been submitted, particularly when

Disciplinary Proceedings

Superintending Engineer v. Labour Court Madurai - Disciplinary Proceedings - Probation - Conviction Stigma

Disciplinary Proceedings - Probation of Offenders Act - Section 12- Release of offenders on probation does not obliterate the stigma of conviction. (Para 9) Case Info Case name and neutral citation * Case name: The Superintending Engineer v. The Labour Court Madurai & Ors. * Neutral citation: Not provided in the order.

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Daily Digest

Supreme Court Daily Digest [21 January 2026]

Criminal Investigation

Peoples Union for Civil Liberties v. State of Maharashtra; 2026 INSC 79 - Police Manual For Media Briefing

Legislation

Viraj Impex Pvt. Ltd. vs Union of India ; 2026 INSC 80 - Delegated Legislation - FTDR Act - Gazette Publication

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Criminal

Sewak Ram v. State of Uttar Pradesh - Murder Case

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Practical Solutions Inc. v. State of Telangana - CrPC/BNSS - Quashing FIR

Criminal Trial

Amit Singla v. Union Territory Chandigarh - Sentencing Factor - No Repeat Offence

Daily Digest

Supreme Court Daily Digest [20 January 2026]

Family Law

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

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