This weekly round-up collects Supreme Court decisions covered by Legal Republic in the selected period. Each entry gives the court, case name or citation, a short holding, and a link to the full article.
Key Decisions
Ramkrushna Prahllad Dongardive vs The State of Maharashtra, 2026 INSC 1099
The Court restores a telephone clerk's 2002 acquittal: both seizure witnesses turned hostile and Section 100 was breached, so the seizure proved nothing.
Read full articleAddl. Commr. Commercial Tax vs Cadila Health Care Ltd., 2026 INSC 1078
The Court dismisses the revenue's appeals and holds that health drink powder and mix fall under the residuary entry of the M.P. Commercial Tax Act rather than the entry for non-alcoholic drinks and beverages.
Read full articleCharming Rupon vs State of Meghalaya, 2026 INSC 1102
The Court sets aside a POCSO conviction from Meghalaya: the victim and her cousin failed to identify the accused, the school teacher who prompted the FIR was withheld, and the alibi was proved.
Read full articleFederation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors., 2026 INSC 1097
The Court directs the Centre to constitute a committee on unethical pharmaceutical marketing, with recommendations in two months and a compliance affidavit.
Read full articleAjit Kumar vs State of Jharkhand, 2026 INSC 1084
The Court sets aside a clerk's conviction under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, holding that proof of demand is the sine qua non and the prosecution's trap witnesses established neither dem
Read full articleV. Pon. Paneerselvam vs S. Regupathy and Others, 2026 INSC 1092
The Court dismisses a challenge to the Thirumayam result: an election petition filed through counsel does not satisfy Section 81 of the RP Act.
Read full articleM/s. Mepco Industries Ltd. vs Commissioner of Income Tax, Madurai, 2026 INSC 1090
The Court holds a Pondicherry power subsidy quantified on actual energy charges to be a revenue receipt, and clarifies the purpose test from Sahney Steel.
Read full articleIrfan Ahmad Hakak vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors., 2026 INSC 1104
The Court restores a librarian's appointment twelve years after the post was advertised: the ambiguity in the eligibility criterion goes to the candidate who prima facie qualifies.
Read full articleRajnikant Dudhabhai Parmar vs The State of Gujarat and Ors., 2026 INSC 1101
The Court restores a prison constable's 1999 discharge: the High Court relied on a 2010 precedent that did not exist when the discharge was ordered.
Read full articleAppa vs The State of Maharashtra, 2026 INSC 1091
The Court alters a 1993 robbery conviction to Section 325 IPC: no jewellery was recovered and the panchanama beads were never linked to the mangalsutra.
Read full articleThe State of Bihar and Ors. vs Nandeshwar Kumar, 2026 INSC 1094
The Court reinstatement order: the 2006 Bihar Rules required a certificate from an NCTE-recognised training institute.
Read full articleChhaganbhai Kohyabhai Pateliya vs State of Gujarat, 2026 INSC 1088
The Court Division Bench order denying the retirement increment to former daily-wage workers, holding they were treated as permanent employees under a 1988 Government Resolution.
Read full articleAlso Noted
Sachin Gupta vs State of Chhattisgarh, 2026 INSC 1082 — The Court quashes an FIR alleging rape on the promise of marriage, applying the four-step test in Pradeep Kumar...
Modern Asset vs KNK Construction Private Limited, 2026 INSC 1103 — The Court on the IBC: a resolution applicant may pursue pre-CIRP dues owed to the corporate debtor, but the creditor's...
Shubham Equipment Private Limited and Anr. vs Rothwell Water Company Limited and Ors., 2026 INSC 1098 — The Court appoints an arbitrator under Section 11: the joint venture agreement supersedes the Korean licence agreement,...
The State of Maharashtra and Anr. vs Momin Moiuddin Gulam Hasan @ Moin Mistri and Anr., 2026 INSC 1021 — The Court restores a second extension of time for filing a charge sheet under the UAPA, holding the Bombay High Court...
Sultan Singh (Dead) through LRs and Others vs The Financial Commissioner, Government of NCT of Delhi and Others, 2026 INSC 1107 — The Court dismisses a 2012 appeal over 45 bighas in Bhawana village: a widow declared Bhumidhar in 1954 with a life...
Prasanta Kumar Dhar vs State of West Bengal, 2026 INSC 1087 — The Court quashes criminal proceedings under Sections 498A, 406 and 506 IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act against a...
Sudha Rakesh vs State of Karnataka, 2026 INSC 1086 — The Court quashes an FIR for cheating against a general power of attorney holder, holding that the foundational...
John Mathew vs Santha Paul and Ors., 2026 INSC 1020 — The Court sets aside orders of a trial court, first appellate court and High Court on a preliminary issue of limitation...
M/s. New India Assurance Company Ltd. vs M/s. Hemkund Duplex and Board Pvt. Ltd., 2026 INSC 1023 — The Court sets aside an NCDRC order directing an insurer to pay Rs 2.4 crore on a fire claim, holding that the...
Central Bureau of Investigation vs Anil Dixit, 2026 INSC 1064 — The Court sets aside orders requiring the CBI to produce unrelied documents at the charge-framing stage, directing...
M. Prema vs The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors., 2026 INSC 1105 — The Court settles a 40-year three-way seniority dispute in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service: direct recruits of the...
Abhishek vs State of Rajasthan and Ors., 2026 INSC 1093 — The Court restores a Section 307 charge after a tractor and axe attack in Nagaur, holding the High Court measured the...
Santosh B. Naik vs State of Goa, 2026 INSC 1089 — The Court holds that an NIOS Secondary School Certificate does not satisfy a recruitment rule requiring the 10th...
Jaskaran Jeet Singh Deol vs State of Punjab, 2026 INSC 1022 — The Court holds that an accused released for breach of Article 22(1) or 22(2) can be re-arrested only with a...
Kusumavati Gowda vs The Government of Karnataka and Ors., 2026 INSC 1030 — The Court directs a de novo investigation by a Karnataka SIT into the 2012 rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl,...
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority and Anr. vs Rajveer Singh and Ors., CA @ SLP (C) No. 18801 of 2025 — The Court rejects an application under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 founded on an order passed in First...
Meerut Development Authority vs Parmeshwar Dayal and Anr., 2026 INSC 1106 — The Court disposes of fifteen petitions over the Shatabdi Nagar housing scheme: the whole enhanced award goes into the...
M/s JK Paper Ltd vs Bipinchandra Natwarlal Shah and Ors., 2026 INSC 1095 — The Court conditions a stay on JK Paper depositing a further Rs 15 crore, and bars it from raising the gorge argument in...