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Judgments
365
Decided in 2026
365
Last 30 days
80
Latest decision
19 Oct 2026
Year covered
2026
Courts
23

Outcomes

Other / not recorded 83

365 judgments

  1. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 240Code of Civil Procedure 1908 – s.11 – Principle of constructive res judicataSupreme Court AllowedMakardhwaj Ram v. Jagdish Rai (Dead) Th. Lrs. & Anr.
  2. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 101Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Compensation – Claim petitionSupreme Court Disposed ofThe Commissioner, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike v. K.K. Umesh Kumar & Ors.
  3. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 297Constitution of India – Art. 226 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Supreme Court AllowedThe State of Madhya Pradesh v. Ravi Shankar Singh & Ors.
  4. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 220Doctrine of forum non conveniens – Constitution of India – Art.226Supreme Court AllowedBaksish Ahmad v. Union of India & Anr.
  5. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 67Constitution of India – Arts.136, 226, 14 – Inordinate delay in the investigation of the criminal complaintSupreme CourtSahil Abdulsattar Mansuri & Ors. v. Safimahamad Fafirbhai Mansuri & Ors.
  6. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 49Constitution of India – Art.142 – Hindu Marriage Act, 1955Supreme Court DismissedSonal Talpada v. Veerbhan Singh
  7. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 39Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.37 – Offences to be cognizable and and 85 NDPS Act against the respondentSupreme Court AllowedState of Punjab v. Balraj Singh @ Billa
  8. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 21Essential Commodities Act, 1955 – s.3Supreme Court AllowedKulsum Nisha v. State of U.P. & Ors.
  9. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 11Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.33, Act, 1956 – ss.3A(1), 3G(1)Supreme Court AllowedNational Highway Authority of India v. T. Younis & Anr.
  10. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 208Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – s.62 – Supreme Court Rules, 2013Supreme Court DismissedCA Ramchandra Dallaram Choudhary v. Adani Infrastructure and Developers Private Limited
  11. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 1Whether the defendant could avail the ground of legal necessity as ‘karta’ of the family, and whether the parties to the lis,…Supreme Court DismissedDarubai & Anr. v. Kamalabai & Ors.
  12. [2026] 7 S.C.R. 142CCS (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965 – r.10(1-B)Supreme Court AllowedBhikhani Devi and Etc. v. Union of India and Others
  13. [2026] 6 S.C.R. 604Penal Code, 1860 – s.302Supreme Court DismissedGour Acharje v. The State of Tripura & Ors.
  14. [2026] 6 S.C.R. 592Circumstantial Evidence – Complete chain of circumstances, when not establishedSupreme Court AllowedPapan Sarkar @ Pranab v. State of West Bengal
  15. [2026] 6 S.C.R. 539Service Law – RegularizationSupreme Court Disposed ofSukhendu Bhattacharjee and Others v. The State of Assam and Others
  16. [2026] 6 S.C.R. 521Will – Validity of Will – Exclusion of natural heirsSupreme Court DismissedParvathi Nairthi (Dead) and Ors. v. Laxmi Nairthy (Dead) Through Lrs. and Ors.
  17. [2026] 6 S.C.R. 509Issue arose as regards the exercise of power by the Visitor-President Act, 2013 – s.46(b) – Transitional provisions – Rajiv Gandhi National…Supreme Court Disposed ofVice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University v. Jitendra Singh & Ors.
  18. [2026] 6 S.C.R. 458Case of Mistaken IdentitySupreme Court AllowedSri v. State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Q Branch, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu
  19. [2026] 6 S.C.R. 486Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – ss.2(1)(k), 4, 5, 210, First proviso to s.223(1), 531Supreme Court AllowedParvinder Singh v. Directorate of Enforcement
  20. [2026] 6 S.C.R. 446Issue arose whether under the power of s.483 of BNSS 2023, the Court could have issued directions to the trial court to…Supreme Court AllowedRambalak v. State of U.P.

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