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
Sanjay Prasad vs Madhusudan Dwivedi and Others, 2026 INSC 1128
The Court holds civil contempt is not criminal jurisdiction, allows a Special Appeal against a Single Judge's contempt order, and refers Ram Kishan Fauji to a larger Bench.
Read full articleM/s Balaji Formalin Pvt. Ltd. and Another vs Union of India and Another, 2026 INSC 1009
The Court strikes down Maharashtra rules requiring methanol to be adulterated with a bitterant and colourant, and issues suggestions on storage, transport and de-addiction.
Read full articleM/s Dhanlaxmi Merchandise Pvt. Ltd. vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Others, 2026 INSC 1125
The Court quashes the cancellation of Shahdol and Katni sand auctions, holding a bidder's earlier bid is not a continuing measure of market value.
Read full articleArcis Clean Energy Pvt. Ltd. vs Parshva Innovation, 2026 INSC 1109
The Court holds that where an arbitration clause names two places, the juridical seat is found by reading the agreement as a whole, and strikes down a Delhi appointment.
Read full articleState of Maharashtra vs Sudhir S/o Motiramji Hiwarkar and Others, 2026 INSC 1118
The Court sets aside a direction to absorb a lecturer from a no grant-in-aid college and awards Rs 10 lakh under Article 142 in full and final settlement.
Read full articleUnion of India and Others vs Hariom Projects Pvt. Ltd., 2026 INSC 1044
The Court cannot remit a Section 37 arbitration appeal to the arbitral tribunal to be treated as a Section 17 application, even by consent.
Read full articleDr. M.K. Ravi Varma and Others vs National Institute of Technology and Ors., 2026 INSC 1080
The Court upholds recovery of Academic Grade Pay from NIT teachers who had signed undertakings, and questions whether the Rafiq Masih line of authority on recovery of excess payment was correctly built.
Read full articleDr. B.C. Roy Engineering College and Another vs The State of West Bengal and Others, 2026 INSC 1120
The Court holds that fees for professional courses must be notified for the whole course before admission and cannot be varied midstream except in exceptional cases.
Read full articleKartika @ Kirtan Charan Jena and Another vs State of Odisha, 2026 INSC 1015
The Court acquits two men convicted of murder in Odisha, holding the circumstantial chain was incomplete and the alleged weapon was never produced or examined.
Read full articleDeepak vs State Govt. of NCT of Delhi, 2026 INSC 1008
The Court acquits a man convicted under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, explaining how far the presumptions in Sections 29 and 30 can carry a prosecution.
Read full articleThe Assistant Commissioner of Central Tax, CGST Division vs Sreenivasa Rao Ravinuthala and Another, 2026 INSC 1121
The Court holds limitation under Section 62 of the IBC runs from pronouncement of the NCLAT order, not from collection of the certified copy.
Read full articleHemant D. Shah HUF and Another vs Chittaranjan D. Shah HUF and Others, 2026 INSC 1111
The Court holds two non-signatories to be veritable parties to an arbitration over a Worli commercial unit, leaving limitation and estoppel to the arbitral tribunal.
Read full articleAlso Noted
Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax and Another vs M/s Omaxe Limited, 2026 INSC 1000 — The Court holds that finality attaching to an Income Tax Settlement Commission order bars reassessment under Sections...
National Seeds Corporation Ltd. vs National Agro Seed Corporation (India), 2026 INSC 1017 — The Court holds a conditional court deposit does not stop interest on an arbitral award, and refers the wider problem of...
Hardev Construction Private Limited vs Union of India and Others, 2026 INSC 1110 — The Court sets aside the rejection of a railway bid for non-submission of the original bid security paid through an...
Abdul Rajik vs State of Madhya Pradesh, 2026 INSC 1001 — The Court acquits two men convicted under the NDPS Act, holding that identifying charas by burning a sample is not proof...
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Another vs G.N. Mani Ravinder and Others, 2026 INSC 1007 — The Court holds there is no vested right to be considered for promotion under repealed rules, setting aside High Court...
H.G. Pattabi vs K.R. Suraj and Others, 2026 INSC 1041 — The Court restores a trial court judgment dismissing a partition suit, holding the High Court relied on an...
State of Himachal Pradesh vs Varinder Verma @ Jatti and Another, 2026 INSC 1028 — The Court affirms the acquittal of two men in a Himachal Pradesh double murder, finding the circumstantial chain broken...
Union of India and Others vs Col. N.C. Isaac (Retd.), 2026 INSC 993 — The Court dismisses 271 Union appeals on disability pension, finds the 2008 Entitlement Rules reproduce the 1982 scheme,...
Sanjay Sureka @ Sanjay Kumar Sureka vs Directorate of Enforcement, 2026 INSC 1124 — The Court grants PMLA bail after 20 months in custody while holding a five-day delay in forwarding arrest material does...
Pooja vs State of U.P. and Another, 2026 INSC 1119 — The Court quashes a cheating and forgery prosecution over a one-day error in the date of death on a certificate obtained...
Alladin Charities and Zakat Wakf vs Mohammed Saleem alias Mohd. Wajid Ali and Another, 2026 INSC 1122 — The Court sets aside the rejection of a waqf trust's execution objection, holding that citing Order XXI Rule 58 instead...
Haramani Sahoo and Others vs Lalita Nayak and Others, 2026 INSC 1112 — The Court allows an Order VI Rule 17 amendment refused as belated, holding the late discovery of a compromise decree...
K. Rashik vs National Insurance Company Ltd. and Another, 2026 INSC 996 — The Court upholds transfer of a motor accident claim from Chennai to Chittoor, holding no part of the cause of action...
Yogesh Premjibhai Suvariya and Anr. vs State of Gujarat and Anr., 2026 INSC 1079 — The Court quashes a 2012 Gujarat criminal case over Rs 1.19 crore of unpaid TMT bar bills: the buyers were withholding...
Mohd. Asad Choudhary vs State of Himachal Pradesh and Others, 2026 INSC 1127 — The Court directs verification of a Manav Bharti University graduate's credentials within three weeks and release of...
Union of India Through Its Secretary and Others vs Sgt Girish Kumar and Others, 2026 INSC 1113 — The Court clarifies that its February 2026 disability pension judgment cannot be mechanically applied to every claim;...
Hari Dutta Sharma vs State of U.P. and Others, 2026 INSC 998 — The Court awards Rs 10 lakh compensation for an arbitrary vehicle repossession and directs the RBI to enforce its own...
B. Anasuyamma (Died) per LR and Another vs B. Madhusudhan Reddy (Died) per LRs and Others, 2026 INSC 1126 — The Court decrees a 2007 title suit, setting aside Telangana High Court and trial court judgments that ignored a 1959...
Bharat Raj Meena vs Central Bureau of Investigation, 2026 INSC 999 — The Court acquits an RPF Divisional Security Commissioner in two CBI bribery prosecutions, holding approver testimony...
S. Panchalingu and Others vs People's Education Trust (R) and Others, 2026 INSC 1010 — The Court conflict on whether interim orders can be passed in a Section 92 CPC suit before leave is granted.