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Supreme Court Daily Digest [15 January 2026]

Rajasthan Public Service Commission v. Yati Jain ; 2026 INSC 64 - Waiting List - Writ Appeal -LPA Service Law - Waiting List - The key aspects of a waiting list, in relation to service law disputes: (i) a waiting list is normally prepared after the select/merit list is drawn;

Service Law

Rajasthan Public Service Commission v. Yati Jain ; 2026 INSC 64 - Waiting List - Writ Appeal -LPA

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Transfer Of Property Act

Vayyaeti Srinivasarao v. Gaineedi Jagajyothi; 2026 INSC 59 - Transfer of Property Act - Stamp Act

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Education

Amit Kumar v. Union of India 2026 INSC 62 - Higher Educational Institutions - Student Suicides - Directions Issued

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Elegna Co-Op Housing & Commercial Society Ltd v. Edelweiss ARC Ltd, 2026 INSC 58. - S.7 IBC - Homebuyer Society Locus

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Specific Relief Act

Sanjay Paliwal v. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.; 2026 INSC 61 - Mandatory Injunction - Cloud Over Possession

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Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

State of Himachal Pradesh vs Chaman Lal; 2026 INSC 57 - Evidence Act - Dying Declaration - Appeal Against Acquittal - Hostile Witness - Motive

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Criminal Trial

Anwar Hussain v. State of Madhya Pradesh - Criminal Trial - Stock Witnesses Practice

Criminal Trial - Stock witnesses - Repeated use of the same witnesses in support of the police versions of alleged crimes- This practice goes to the very root of fairness and impartiality of investigation and could be termed anathema to a country governed by the rule of law. Case Info

Constitutional Law

Pradip @ Monu Arunkumar Chhotelal Tiwari v. State of Gujarat - SLP - Failure To Disclose All Material Facts

Constitution of India - Article 136 -When a petitioner approaches this Court for grant of relief, he/she/it is expected to do so with clean hands, disclosing all material facts. Failure to do so, would amount to an abuse of the process of this Court. [Context: In this case,

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Supreme Court Daily Digest [13 January 2026]

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

Sujata Bora v. Coal India Limited 2026 INSC 53 - RPwD Act - Corporate Social Responsibility- Reasonable Accommodation

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Constitutional Law

Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar v. State of Maharashtra 2026 INSC 56 - S.12 Right To Education Act -“Neighbourhood School” Obligation To Admit

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Prevention of Corruption Act

Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India; 2026 INSC 55 - S.17 A Prevention Of Corruption Act - Constitutional Validity - Split Verdict

Read Judgment In LawLens Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Section 17A - Constitutional Validity - Split Verdict - Justice KV Viswanathan held: Section 17A is constitutionally valid, subject to the condition that grant or refusal of the approval by the competent authority mentioned therein will depend on the recommendation

Family Law

Kanchana Rai v. Geeta Sharma 2026 INSC 54 -Ss.21,22 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

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Specific Relief Act

Alka Shrirang Chavan v. Hemchandra Rajaram Bhonsale 2026 INSC 52 - Specific Relief Act - Transfer Of Property Act - Lis Pendens

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Provident Funds Act, 1925

Union of India v. Paresh Chandra Mondal - Provident Funds Act - Nominee

Provident Funds Act, 1925 -Indian Succession Act, 1925 - In cases of a valid nomination, the amount in the provident fund account of the deceased depositor or subscriber is required to be released to the nominee - The requirement to have a probate or letters of administration or succession certificate

Motor Accident Compensation

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Master Frewin Seby De Melo - Motor Accident Compensation- Contest By Insurance Company

💡Can an Insurance Company can contest a motor accident claim on merits, on quantum of compensation. Motor Accident Compensation - Motor Vehicles Act 1988- Section 149- Insurance Company when impleaded as a respondent in the claim petition has the right to contest the claim on all available grounds, without any

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Prasanna Kasini v. State of Telangana 2026 INSC 30 - CrPC - Transfer

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Motor Accident Compensation

S. Shakul Hameed v. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd.; 2026 INSC 29 - Motor Accident Compensation

Read Judgment In LawLens Motor Accident Compensation - Motor Vehicles Act - In this case, averments in claim petition itself indicates that the accident occurred because of the rash and negligent manner in which the bus of the Corporation was being driven- SC held: Though Section 163A of the MV

Miscellaneous

Shalini Bhateja vs State of U.P. 2026 INSC 28

Read Judgment In LawLens Summary Supreme Court addressed a special leave petition by Smt. Shalini Bhateja and another seeking quashing of FIR noting parallel proceedings and allowing impleadment of the NCLT-appointed Interim Resolution Professional. It recorded that related proceedings in Delhi and Agra on the same facts stand closed or

Daily Digest

Supreme Court Daily Digest [12 January 2026]

Ansal Crown Heights Flat Buyers Association v. Ansal Crown Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. - 2026 INSC 51. Consumer Protection Act - Companies Act - IBC Consumer Protection Act, 2019 - Section 71 - Execution must strictly conform to the decree - A decree cannot, by process of execution, be employed to

Miscellaneous

Ravi Shankar Bhushan v. Union of India 2026 INSC 50

Summary:  SC recorded compliance with prior directions to recover bank dues into the Fund for persons with disabilities, acknowledged cumulative recoveries of ₹212.39 crore, and recognized that the erstwhile Trust Fund now operates as the statutory National Fund under the RPwD Act. The Court dissolved the oversight committee, relieved

Consumer Protection Act

Ansal Crown Heights Flat Buyers Association v. Ansal Crown Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. - 2026 INSC 51. Consumer Protection Act - Companies Act - IBC

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Public Employment Recruitment

State of U.P. v. Dinesh Kumar; 2026 INSC 49 - Public Employment- Non Disclosure - Criminal Cases

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Code Of Civil Procedure

Kishorilal (D) v. Gopal 2026 INSC 48 - CPC - Abatement - Specific Performance Suit - Res Judicata - Lis Pendens

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