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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] 4 S.C.R. 444Impleadment – Writ Proceedings – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Supreme Court AllowedM/s Chopra Hotels Private Limited v. Harbinder Singh Sekhon & Ors.
  2. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 433State Bank of India Employees’ Pension Fund Rules, 1955 – rr.22(i)(c), 22(i)(a), 20, 7Supreme Court DismissedK.G. Seshadri v. The Trustees of State Bank of India and Another
  3. [2026] 5 S.C.R. 37Under Regulation 29 of UCO Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995 (Pension Regulation), a notice of voluntary retirement if not refused within the…Supreme Court DismissedUCO Bank & Ors. v. SK Shrivastava
  4. [2026] 5 S.C.R. 26Whether the Sessions Court as well as the High Court erred in holding that the complaint as filed by the appellant u/s.138…Supreme Court AllowedRenuka v. The State of Maharashtra and Another
  5. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 600Service law – Reservation – Filling up of unreserved vacancies by reserved candidatesSupreme Court AllowedThe West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd & Ors. v. Dipendu Biswas & Ors.
  6. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 417Circumstantial evidence – Suspicion howsoever strong, cannot take the place of proofSupreme Court AllowedGautam Satnami v. State of Chhattisgarh
  7. [2026] 5 S.C.R. 1The principal issue that arises for consideration is whether the allegations and the prima facie material relating to the award and execution…Supreme Court Directions issuedSave Mon Region Federation & Anr. v. The State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors.
  8. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 398Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, of FIRSupreme Court AllowedSajal Bose v. The State of West Bengal and Ors.
  9. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 381Issue arose whether the High Court was right in not quashing the proceedings against the appellant surgeon who performed Orchidectomy-removal of testicle…Supreme Court AllowedDr. S. Balagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
  10. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 368Penal Code, 1860 – ss.294(b), 323, 324 and 302 rw s.34 – Culpable homicideSupreme Court Partly allowedSivakumar v. State Rep. By The Inspector of Police
  11. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 350Whether the imposition of lighter punishment on the co-delinquents while imposing the punishment of ‘dismissal from service’ upon the respondent is in…Supreme Court AllowedPunjab & Sind Bank v. Sh. Raj Kumar
  12. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 331Contract – Termination – BlacklistingSupreme Court Disposed ofM/s A.K.G. Construction and Developers Pvt. Ltd v. State of Jharkhand & Ors.
  13. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 298Evidence Act, 1872 – s.32 – Dying declarationSupreme Court DismissedShankar v. State of Rajasthan
  14. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 313Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 – ss.4, 37ASupreme Court Disposed ofJ. Sri Nisha v. The Special Director, Adjudicating Authority, Directorate of Enforcement and Anr.
  15. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 286U.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1965 – U.P. Service Regulations, 1975 – regn. 85Supreme Court AllowedJai Prakash Saini v. Managing Director, U.P. Cooperative Federation Ltd. & Ors.
  16. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 273Code of under, when not availableSupreme Court DismissedSamarendra Nath Kundu & Anr. v. Sadhana Das & Anr.
  17. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 249Punjab and Sind Bank Officers’ Service Regulations, 1982 –Supreme Court DismissedVirinder Pal Singh v. Punjab and Sind Bank & Ors.
  18. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 239Penal Code, 1860 – s.420 – Offence of cheatingSupreme Court AllowedV. Ganesan v. State Rep by the Sub Inspector of Police & Anr.
  19. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 221Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.2(1)(d) – “consumer”Supreme Court DismissedSant Rohidas Leather Industries and Charmakar Development Corporation Ltd. v. Vijaya Bank
  20. [2026] 4 S.C.R. 202Motor Vehicle Accident claim – Enhancement of compensationSupreme Court AllowedR. Halle v. Reliance General Insurance Company Limited

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