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
Dr. Jaya Thakur and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr., 2026 INSC 1040
A divided Supreme Court Bench has sent the challenge to the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 to the Chief Justice of India for
Read full articleKusumavati Gowda v. The Government of Karnataka, 2026 INSC 1030
The Court ordered a de novo investigation by a Special Investigation Team into a 2012 Karnataka case, excluding all officers from the earlier investigations.
Read full articleNaval Kishore and Anr. v. State of Punjab, 2026 INSC 1048
The Court held that a trial court is not competent to impose a special category sentence excluding remission, and substituted twenty-five years of rigorous imprisonment without remission for a direction to remain
Read full articleWaris v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2026 INSC 1050
The Court affirmed a conviction for the rape and murder of a child but commuted the death sentence to imprisonment for the remainder of natural life without remission, after curing a defect in the trial by orderi
Read full articleM/s Balaji Formalin Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, 2026 INSC 1009
The Court struck down a 2011 Maharashtra notification mandating bitterant and colourant in methanol sold to non-drug manufacturers as arbitrary and disproportionate.
Read full articleJaswinder Singh (Dead Through LRs.) v. State of Punjab, 2026 INSC 1031
The Court set aside a Prevention of Corruption Act conviction, holding that neither demand nor acceptance of the bribe had been proved by the prosecution.
Read full articleOrient Crafts Limited v. Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi, 2026 INSC 1018
The Court held that premium from the sale of export quota is not income derived from exports for a Section 80HHC deduction, upholding a Section 263 revision.
Read full articleThe State of Himachal Pradesh v. Varinder Verma @ Jatti, 2026 INSC 1028
The Court dismissed Himachal Pradesh's appeal against acquittal in a double murder, holding the circumstantial chain incomplete and a brawl not ruled out.
Read full articleNorth Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited v. Astra Construction Private Limited, 2026 INSC 1036
The Court held Clause 54 of the General Conditions of Contract bars pre-reference interest, setting aside a High Court order that had restored it.
Read full articleNational Seeds Corporation Ltd v. National Agro Seed Corporation (India), Civil Appeal 2026 (@ SLP (C) No. 5710 of 2025)
The Court held that money deposited to obtain a stay of an arbitral award does not stop interest unless it complies with Order XXI Rule 1 of the CPC.
Read full articleSubhas Chandra Sarkar v. State of West Bengal and Ors., 2026 INSC 1052
The Court held that an appeal from a Magistrate's order of acquittal lies to the Sessions Court under the BNSS, and that a judge hearing a matter finally may reject it as not maintainable even though a coordinate
Read full articleUnion of India and Ors. v. Ramdhani Prasad, 2026 INSC 1047
The Court set aside concurrent findings that an RPF Rakshak's removal violated Article 311(1), holding that the Assistant Commandant who appointed him was not subordinate to the Adjutant who removed him.
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Antonetto J. D'Souza v. Aldila Braganza and Others, 2026 INSC 1032 — The Court restored a forgery charge quashed by a Single Judge, holding absence of the original document is a trial...
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. and Ors. v. M/s GSCO (Gurmeet Singh and Company) Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., 2026 INSC 1038 — The Court appointing an arbitrator under Section 11(6) does not thereby fix its own city as the juridical seat, and that...
Sanu Varghese v. Shoukkathali, 2026 INSC 1053 — The Court order remanding a Section 138 NI Act trial for fresh defence evidence, holding that the Mandvi Cooperative...
'R' v. 'E' and Anr. (2026 INSC 1049), 2026 INSC 1049 — The Court laid down safeguards for POCSO complaints alleging abuse by a parent where a matrimonial dispute exists,...
O.P. Mehta v. Mohinder Kalta and Ors., 2026 INSC 1037 — The Court expressed reservations about whether a tender dispute turning on comparative assessment of rival bidders can...
M/s. New India Assurance Company Ltd. v. M/s. Hemkund Duplex and Board Pvt. Ltd., 2026 INSC 1023 — The Court set aside an NCDRC award in a fire insurance claim, holding repudiation under Policy Conditions 6 and 8 was...
Micky Traders v. L.R.Y. Labour Contractor, 2026 INSC 1025 — The Court held that a tender eligibility criterion cannot be satisfied by an unverified assertion of identity between a...
Mihir Prakash Bajoria v. Vidushi Jain Bajoria, 2026 INSC 1034 — The Court upheld the Calcutta High Court's vacation of an anti-suit injunction restraining a wife from prosecuting...
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Rajveer Singh, Civil Appeal 2026 (@ SLP (C) No. 18801 of 2025) — The Court held that an application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act cannot be founded on a High Court...
John Mathew v. Santha Paul, 2026 INSC 1020 — The Court held that Order XIV Rule 2(2) cannot be invoked to decide limitation as a preliminary issue once the trial of...
I.S.D.S. Private Limited v. M/s Khemka Food Products Pvt. Ltd., Civil Appeal 2026 (@ SLP (C) No. 6793 of 2026) — The Court held that Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act is not rendered otiose by state notifications designating Civil...
Jaskaran Jeet Singh Deol v. State of Punjab, 2026 INSC 1022 — The Court held that police who violate Article 22 cannot re-arrest an accused on their own; re-arrest needs a...
State of Maharashtra v. Momin Moiuddin Gulam Hasan @ Moin Mistri, 2026 INSC 1021 — The Court held that a court cannot decide when a police investigation must stop, restoring a UAPA chargesheet extension...
S. Panchalingu v. People's Education Trust, 2026 INSC 1010 — The Court held that a civil court seized of a Section 92 CPC plaint cannot pass protective interim orders until the...
Appellant-mother v. Respondent-father (2026 INSC 1043), 2026 INSC 1043 — The Court stayed concurrent orders granting a father sole custody of two children, holding that a parent facing POCSO...
Ganapati (Dead) By His LRs v. Prabhakar & Others, 2026 INSC 1033 — The Court upheld a Hindu widow's Will, holding her limited interest had blossomed into absolute ownership under Section...