https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/ Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law. en-IN Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:35:16 GMT https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/israfil-khan-vs-state-madhya-pradesh-sentence-reduced-forged-document-bail/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/israfil-khan-vs-state-madhya-pradesh-sentence-reduced-forged-document-bail/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:35:16 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria reduced a five-year rigorous imprisonment sentence to the period already undergone, applying proportionality in sentencing. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/commissioner-disciplinary-authority-delhi-municipal-corporation-section-59/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/commissioner-disciplinary-authority-delhi-municipal-corporation-section-59/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:30:17 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra held that the substituted Section 59(d) made the Commissioner the disciplinary authority, validating an Executive Engineer's dismissal. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/paramesh-vrl-logistics-functional-disability-motor-accident-compensation-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/paramesh-vrl-logistics-functional-disability-motor-accident-compensation-2026/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:25:16 GMT SC Desk A division bench corrected two calculation errors by the Madras High Court and held that a mason who lost his leg above the knee suffers 100% functional disability, not 70%. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sarafat-ali-deputy-director-consolidation-sale-deed-1957-bhumidhar-transfer/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sarafat-ali-deputy-director-consolidation-sale-deed-1957-bhumidhar-transfer/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:20:17 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria reverses concurrent findings against a 1957 sale deed, holding the amended void-transfer regime cannot operate retrospectively on accrued rights. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/oriental-insurance-kalu-ram-filial-consortium-ca-student-compensation-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/oriental-insurance-kalu-ram-filial-consortium-ca-student-compensation-2026/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:15:16 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench upheld concurrent negligence findings against a truck driver and corrected the omission of filial consortium compensation for parents of a deceased CA student. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/prakashchand-oriental-insurance-no-privity-hypothecation-vehicle-theft/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/prakashchand-oriental-insurance-no-privity-hypothecation-vehicle-theft/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:10:16 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi held that a vehicle financier has no enforceable claim against an insurer absent a direct contractual relationship. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/mohammed-khaleel-jayamma-specific-performance-readiness-willingness/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/mohammed-khaleel-jayamma-specific-performance-readiness-willingness/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:05:16 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench dismissed the buyer's appeal, holding that funds shown years after suit and a delayed filing defeat the readiness and willingness required under Section 16(c). Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/rajat-kumar-v-sd-adarsh-jain-kanya-maha-vidyalaya-high-court-cannot-substitute-injunction-decree-with-compensation/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/rajat-kumar-v-sd-adarsh-jain-kanya-maha-vidyalaya-high-court-cannot-substitute-injunction-decree-with-compensation/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:17 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and Atul S. Chandurkar sets aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that substituted a removal decree with monetary compensation never prayed for. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/rifilis-engineering-arjun-gupta-unauthorised-absence-reinstatement-set-aside/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/rifilis-engineering-arjun-gupta-unauthorised-absence-reinstatement-set-aside/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:55:16 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta reversed reinstatement and back-wages directions, holding an employee cannot benefit from his own failure to inform his employer of an address change. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/fundamental-right-to-walk-demarcated-footpaths/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/fundamental-right-to-walk-demarcated-footpaths/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:35:16 GMT SC Desk A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar held the right to walk integral to Articles 19(1)(d) and 21, with footpaths a correlative enforceable duty. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/tka-padmanabhan-abhiyan-cooperative-arbitration-consumer-forum-jurisdiction/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/tka-padmanabhan-abhiyan-cooperative-arbitration-consumer-forum-jurisdiction/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:30:16 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and V. Mohana restores a 2005 flat-delay complaint, ruling that an arbitration clause cannot displace consumer forum jurisdiction once a complaint is admitted. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/tnpsc-motor-vehicle-inspector-recruitment-workshop-experience-retrospective-approval/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/tnpsc-motor-vehicle-inspector-recruitment-workshop-experience-retrospective-approval/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:50:16 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of the Supreme Court upheld a direction to redo the TNPSC Motor Vehicle Inspector selection, ruling no vested right arises from placement in an intermediate select list. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/tnpsc-motor-vehicle-inspector-recruitment-workshop-experience-retrospective-renewal/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/tnpsc-motor-vehicle-inspector-recruitment-workshop-experience-retrospective-renewal/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:35:06 GMT Manaswi Singh A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar restores candidates excluded over workshop approval gaps, directing TNPSC to complete selection from a wider eligible pool. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/spe-lokayukt-rti-section-24-intelligence-security/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/spe-lokayukt-rti-section-24-intelligence-security/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:00:07 GMT SC Desk A division bench held the Madhya Pradesh SPE is not an intelligence and security organisation, voiding the 2011 RTI exemption notification and upholding disclosure of sanction records. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/atul-chauhan-haryana-rule-23-compassionate-appointment/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/atul-chauhan-haryana-rule-23-compassionate-appointment/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:55:06 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court division bench held that Rule 23(1) of Haryana's 2019 Rules suspends only financial assistance during criminal proceedings, not compassionate appointment, and set aside the High Court order. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/baksish-ahmad-v-union-of-india-bsf-forum-non-conveniens-delhi-high-court-article-226/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/baksish-ahmad-v-union-of-india-bsf-forum-non-conveniens-delhi-high-court-article-226/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:35:06 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma holds that forum non conveniens rarely applies where writ jurisdiction is grounded in the situs of the respondent's office under Article 226(1). Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/meenakshi-natarajan-rajya-sabha-nomination-article-329b/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/meenakshi-natarajan-rajya-sabha-nomination-article-329b/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:10:07 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar held that Article 329(b) bars writ relief against nomination rejection, leaving an election petition as the only remedy. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/makardhwaj-ram-jagdish-rai-constructive-res-judicata/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/makardhwaj-ram-jagdish-rai-constructive-res-judicata/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:05:06 GMT SC Desk A division bench held that a plaintiff who challenged only specific sale deeds was not barred from later asserting his larger, undisputed title from the 1960 deed. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gaurav-mehla-haryana-cooperative-society-rule-3-appointments/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gaurav-mehla-haryana-cooperative-society-rule-3-appointments/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:00:08 GMT SC Desk A division bench held that the absence of mandatory officials under Rule 3 was a curable, severable defect, directing the cooperative society to reconvene and reconsider the appointments. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/rohit-chaturvedi-premature-release-mha-non-speaking-order/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/rohit-chaturvedi-premature-release-mha-non-speaking-order/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:55:06 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside a non-speaking MHA letter, held heinousness alone cannot bar remission, and ordered Rohit Chaturvedi's premature release. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/surekha-bele-msedcl-dismissal-disproportionate-subsistence-allowance/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/surekha-bele-msedcl-dismissal-disproportionate-subsistence-allowance/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:50:06 GMT SC Desk A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the dismissal of an MSEDCL clerk as disproportionate while leaving the misconduct finding intact and ordering subsistence allowance. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/round-up/weekly/jun-07-13-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/round-up/weekly/jun-07-13-2026/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:27:08 GMT Legal Republic Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/high-court-uttarakhand-v-deepali-sharma-disciplinary-action-void-registrar-general/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/high-court-uttarakhand-v-deepali-sharma-disciplinary-action-void-registrar-general/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:05:48 GMT SC Desk A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi holds that the Registrar General cannot suo-motu initiate disciplinary proceedings against a judicial officer without the Chief Justice's authority. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/dhiraj-dutta-v-anirban-sen-probate-revocation-limitation-constructive-notice-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/dhiraj-dutta-v-anirban-sen-probate-revocation-limitation-constructive-notice-2026/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:00:48 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi holds that ignoring a court notice in mutation proceedings bars a later probate revocation application as time-barred. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/jayesh-kanna-v-assistant-commissioner-section-498a-non-communication-acquittal/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/jayesh-kanna-v-assistant-commissioner-section-498a-non-communication-acquittal/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:40:48 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench acquits a husband convicted solely for not speaking to his wife by phone for thirteen days, holding the prosecution failed to produce call records to support the charge. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/bbmp-tree-fall-mva-liability-act-of-god-article-142-compensation/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/bbmp-tree-fall-mva-liability-act-of-god-article-142-compensation/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:35:48 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh held that a falling tree branch is not an MVA accident, yet invoked Article 142 to enhance compensation to Rs 25 lakh. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sheetal-vasant-thakur-v-chirag-arora-pocso-child-psychological-evaluation/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sheetal-vasant-thakur-v-chirag-arora-pocso-child-psychological-evaluation/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:55:48 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of the Supreme Court has held that multi-expert psychological panels cannot be imposed on child victims in custody proceedings, laying down nineteen guidelines for trauma-informed adjudication. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/shishu-pal-v-surjeet-homemaker-loss-of-domestic-care-mact-compensation/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/shishu-pal-v-surjeet-homemaker-loss-of-domestic-care-mact-compensation/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:50:48 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh directs Rs. 30,000 per month as a minimum stand-in income for deceased homemakers, rejecting decades of conservative notional income calculations. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/vasumathi-v-authorized-officer-sarfaesi-auction-sale-quashed-rule-9-non-compliance/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/vasumathi-v-authorized-officer-sarfaesi-auction-sale-quashed-rule-9-non-compliance/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:20:49 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta set aside a 2010 auction sale, holding that the balance 75% bid amount was paid beyond the mandatory 15-day period without any written extension agreement. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/maruthupandi-v-state-pocso-conviction-set-aside-article-142/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/maruthupandi-v-state-pocso-conviction-set-aside-article-142/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:05:49 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench invoked Article 142 to quash a ten-year POCSO sentence after the victim married the convict and received Rs 10 lakh compensation, expressly barring the order from being treated as precedent. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/baksish-ahmad-v-union-of-india-bsf-delhi-high-court-forum-non-conveniens-article-226/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/baksish-ahmad-v-union-of-india-bsf-delhi-high-court-forum-non-conveniens-article-226/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:50:31 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma holds that the doctrine of forum non conveniens rarely applies where writ jurisdiction is traceable to Article 226(1). Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/vasumathi-indian-bank-sarfaesi-auction-sale-quashed-rule-9-payment-default/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/vasumathi-indian-bank-sarfaesi-auction-sale-quashed-rule-9-payment-default/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:45:31 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih set aside a 2010 auction sale, holding that late payment of the 75% balance without a written extension agreement vitiated the sale. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/chaturbhuj-pradhan-v-amar-pradhan-dna-paternity-test-supreme-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/chaturbhuj-pradhan-v-amar-pradhan-dna-paternity-test-supreme-court-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:30:31 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh dismissed a father's appeal against a DNA test order, holding that Amar Pradhan's right to know his biological parentage outweighed the privacy claim. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/ibc-section-62-appeal-refiling-delay-time-bar-adani-infrastructure/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/ibc-section-62-appeal-refiling-delay-time-bar-adani-infrastructure/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:25:31 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma holds that once the 60-day filing window and 28-day defect-cure window close, a Section 62 IBC appeal is extinguished. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/upendra-khare-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-section-302-circumstantial-evidence-hostile-panch-witnesses/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/upendra-khare-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-section-302-circumstantial-evidence-hostile-panch-witnesses/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:48:49 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale dismisses a murder appeal, holding that recovery evidence stands when proved through the investigating officer alone. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/nazibul-rahim-khan-fir-quashing-23-year-delay-criminal-proceedings/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/nazibul-rahim-khan-fir-quashing-23-year-delay-criminal-proceedings/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:43:49 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of Justices Amanullah and Mahadevan held that a 23-year gap between civil suit and criminal complaint, unexplained, renders the FIR an abuse of process. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gopi-chand-pappu-v-state-nct-delhi-approver-testimony-conspiracy-murder-sentence-modified/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gopi-chand-pappu-v-state-nct-delhi-approver-testimony-conspiracy-murder-sentence-modified/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:38:49 GMT Manaswi Singh A Supreme Court bench of Justices Narasimha and Misra upheld conspiracy-murder conviction of Gopi Chand while converting his life sentence to the period already undergone, exceeding 18 years. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gajula-thirupathi-telangana-police-recruitment-lok-adalat-compromise-moral-turpitude/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gajula-thirupathi-telangana-police-recruitment-lok-adalat-compromise-moral-turpitude/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:25:06 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Manmohan restores a constable candidate's appointment, ruling that a Lok Adalat settlement in a cheating case cannot ground an adverse character finding. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/k-ranganayakulu-v-state-of-telangana-section-138-ni-act-authorised-signatory-drawer/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/k-ranganayakulu-v-state-of-telangana-section-138-ni-act-authorised-signatory-drawer/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:20:06 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria upholds conviction of an NGO treasurer under Section 138, finding the MOU made him the effective drawer. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/round-up/weekly/may-31-jun-06-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/round-up/weekly/may-31-jun-06-2026/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:22:33 GMT Legal Republic Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/seesa-santhosh-v-state-of-telangana-passport-travel-abroad-article-21-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/seesa-santhosh-v-state-of-telangana-passport-travel-abroad-article-21-2026/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:10:11 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma held that the right to travel abroad under Article 21 must yield to the victim's right to a speedy trial in a decade-old abetment of suicide case. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/darubai-kamalabai-section-8-hsa-tenants-in-common-karta-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/darubai-kamalabai-section-8-hsa-tenants-in-common-karta-2026/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:05:11 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih holds that heirs under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act take as tenants-in-common, barring any karta claim over co-heirs' shares. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sahil-mansuri-gujarat-chargesheet-delay-supreme-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sahil-mansuri-gujarat-chargesheet-delay-supreme-court-2026/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:00:12 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih faulted the Gujarat High Court for refusing to intervene despite nearly twenty years of stalled investigation into a forgery complaint. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/bhikhani-devi-union-of-india-pension-casual-labourers-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/bhikhani-devi-union-of-india-pension-casual-labourers-2026/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:55:12 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih holds that decades of continuous service cannot be negated by administrative inaction on regularisation. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/nhai-v-younis-section-33-34-limitation-arbitration-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/nhai-v-younis-section-33-34-limitation-arbitration-2026/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:50:11 GMT Manaswi Singh A Division Bench holds that formally invoking Section 33 defers the Section 34 limitation clock regardless of whether the correction application ultimately succeeds or is found maintainable. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/royalty-rate-statutory-amendment-prevails-over-mining-contract-bmm-ispat/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/royalty-rate-statutory-amendment-prevails-over-mining-contract-bmm-ispat/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:50:10 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh holds that a statutory hike in iron ore royalty overrides a prior contractual rate, as royalty crystallises on dispatch, not on bid acceptance. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sahil-abdulsattar-mansuri-gujarat-chargesheet-delay-supreme-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sahil-abdulsattar-mansuri-gujarat-chargesheet-delay-supreme-court-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:45:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih faulted the Gujarat High Court for refusing to intervene in a forgery complaint that has remained uninvestigated for nearly twenty years. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/shephali-chakraborty-v-state-of-west-bengal-minor-property-development-agreement-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/shephali-chakraborty-v-state-of-west-bengal-minor-property-development-agreement-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:50:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh held that a built flat plus cash consideration better serves a minor's interest than an undivided share in undeveloped land. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/kulsum-nisha-v-state-of-up-married-daughter-fair-price-shop-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/kulsum-nisha-v-state-of-up-married-daughter-fair-price-shop-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:45:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe holds that excluding married daughters from the definition of "family" violates Articles 14 and 15(1) of the Constitution. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/director-mines-geology-vs-bmm-ispat-royalty-mmdr-act-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/director-mines-geology-vs-bmm-ispat-royalty-mmdr-act-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:40:10 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh held that a Central Government amendment raising iron ore royalty from 10% to 15% binds a buyer who lifted ore after the amendment, regardless of the earlier auction contract. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sonal-talpada-v-veerbhan-singh-divorce-cruelty-article-142/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sonal-talpada-v-veerbhan-singh-divorce-cruelty-article-142/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:35:09 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih dissolves a doctor-couple's marriage after 15 years of separation, holding prolonged estrangement itself constitutes cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia). Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/state-of-punjab-v-balraj-singh-billa-ndps-bail-section-37-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/state-of-punjab-v-balraj-singh-billa-ndps-bail-section-37-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:30:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside Punjab and Haryana High Court bail for an accused alleged to run a drug network from jail. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sonal-talpada-v-veerbhan-singh-divorce-cruelty-irretrievable-breakdown-article-142/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sonal-talpada-v-veerbhan-singh-divorce-cruelty-irretrievable-breakdown-article-142/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:00:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih dismisses a wife's appeal, holding that fifteen years of separation and denial of conjugal rights amount to mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/general-manager-hr-v-k-poovarasan-overqualification-employment-exchange-dismissal-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/general-manager-hr-v-k-poovarasan-overqualification-employment-exchange-dismissal-2026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:55:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of Justices Amanullah and Mahadevan restores dismissal of an employee who hid his graduate qualification to obtain a post reserved for candidates with limited education. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/alupro-building-systems-acp-cutting-grooving-not-manufacture-central-excise/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/alupro-building-systems-acp-cutting-grooving-not-manufacture-central-excise/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:50:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Pardiwala and Mahadevan held that adapting ACPs by cutting and grooving does not produce a distinct product, reversing the Karnataka High Court. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/harjindra-singh-state-up-section-364a-kidnapping-ransom-supreme-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/harjindra-singh-state-up-section-364a-kidnapping-ransom-supreme-court-2026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:45:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale upholds life sentences for two men who abducted an eight-year-old at gunpoint, ruling the firearm itself proved the statutory threat. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/shephali-chakraborty-west-bengal-minor-property-section-8-hmga-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/shephali-chakraborty-west-bengal-minor-property-section-8-hmga-2026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:40:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh reversed lower courts, holding that a built flat and cash better serve a minor's interest than undivided undeveloped land. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/dineshchand-surana-uco-bank-section-138-moratorium-ibc-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/dineshchand-surana-uco-bank-section-138-moratorium-ibc-2026/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:15:10 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Pardiwala and Viswanathan holds that personal insolvency moratorium shields only the compensatory, not the criminal, aspect of cheque dishonour proceedings. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/manjula-vs-da-srinivas-benami-plaint-rejection-supreme-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/manjula-vs-da-srinivas-benami-plaint-rejection-supreme-court-2026/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:10:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan held that clever pleading cannot disguise a benami transaction, restoring the trial court's plaint rejection and directing confiscation. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/state-of-tamil-nadu-v-junglee-games-india-online-gaming-betting-entry-34-list-ii/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/state-of-tamil-nadu-v-junglee-games-india-online-gaming-betting-entry-34-list-ii/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:05:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan holds that Entry 34 List II covers betting on games of skill, restoring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka online gaming bans. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/prajwala-v-union-of-india-victim-protection-plan-trafficking-cse-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/prajwala-v-union-of-india-victim-protection-plan-trafficking-cse-2026/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench led by Justice J.B. Pardiwala issues a comprehensive Victim Protection Plan for trafficking victims while urging Parliament to enact dedicated anti-trafficking legislation. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gameskraft-gst-online-gaming-betting-gambling-supreme-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gameskraft-gst-online-gaming-betting-gambling-supreme-court-2026/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:55:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan upholds GST on actionable claims from online gaming, ruling the 2023 amendments operate retrospectively and restoring a Rs. 21,000-crore demand against Gameskraft. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/state-of-punjab-v-balraj-singh-billa-ndps-section-37-bail-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/state-of-punjab-v-balraj-singh-billa-ndps-section-37-bail-2026/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:50:10 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh set aside Punjab and Haryana High Court bail in a commercial-quantity heroin case, holding Section 37 NDPS compliance is non-negotiable. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/nhai-v-t-younis-section-33-34-limitation-arbitration-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/nhai-v-t-younis-section-33-34-limitation-arbitration-2026/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:45:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of the Supreme Court holds that once Section 33 proceedings are formally invoked, limitation for a Section 34 challenge starts only from their disposal. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/kulsum-nisha-v-state-up-married-daughter-fair-price-shop-compassionate-allotment/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/kulsum-nisha-v-state-up-married-daughter-fair-price-shop-compassionate-allotment/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:40:09 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of the Supreme Court holds that excluding married daughters from compassionate allotment of fair price shops violates Articles 14 and 15(1) of the Constitution. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sarla-devi-reliance-general-insurance-mother-compensation-2006-rules-deduction/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/sarla-devi-reliance-general-insurance-mother-compensation-2006-rules-deduction/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:45:10 GMT SC Desk A three-judge Supreme Court bench held that deducting state compassionate assistance from a mother's accident compensation, when she was never eligible for that assistance, amounts to illegal enrichment of the insurer. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/dr-indira-saranath-v-union-of-india-railway-promotion-acr-pension/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/dr-indira-saranath-v-union-of-india-railway-promotion-acr-pension/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:40:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench found that non-communication of ACRs, destruction of service records during litigation, and fractional point-scoring without policy basis collectively prejudiced a railway medical officer's promotion. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/bency-john-v-kerala-state-electricity-board-railway-servant-central-government-weightage/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/bency-john-v-kerala-state-electricity-board-railway-servant-central-government-weightage/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:35:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that separate service rules for railway servants do not strip them of their status as Central Government employees for pay weightage purposes. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/state-lokayuktha-police-v-k-rangayya-fir-quashing-pc-act-section-7/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/state-lokayuktha-police-v-k-rangayya-fir-quashing-pc-act-section-7/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:30:10 GMT SC Desk A division bench restores an FIR quashed by the Karnataka High Court, holding that directing a complainant to pay subordinates falls within Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/pushpendra-v-state-up-fir-delay-quashing-supreme-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/pushpendra-v-state-up-fir-delay-quashing-supreme-court-2026/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:24:45 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and S.V.N. Bhatti restores FIR No.0512/2025, holding that a 24-day delay in lodging a complaint is not by itself sufficient to quash it. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/bhikhani-devi-union-of-india-pension-casual-labourers-temporary-status/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/bhikhani-devi-union-of-india-pension-casual-labourers-temporary-status/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:20:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that Department of Posts casual labourers who completed ten years under temporary status are entitled to superannuation pension regardless of formal regularisation. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/darubai-v-kamalabai-section-8-hsa-tenants-in-common-karta-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/darubai-v-kamalabai-section-8-hsa-tenants-in-common-karta-2026/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:15:10 GMT SC Desk A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih holds that heirs under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act take as tenants-in-common, extinguishing any karta authority over co-heirs' shares. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/mprdc-v-jabalpur-corridor-termination-payment-arbitration-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/mprdc-v-jabalpur-corridor-termination-payment-arbitration-2026/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:10:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar dismisses MPRDC's challenge to a BOT concession arbitral award, reaffirming minimal judicial interference and party autonomy. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/parsharvanath-weld-wires-conviction-quashed-ni-act-compounding-settlement/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/parsharvanath-weld-wires-conviction-quashed-ni-act-compounding-settlement/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:05:10 GMT SC Desk A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale quashed a cheque-dishonour conviction after the accused paid Rs. 30 lakh to the complainant and compounded the offence under Section 147 of the NI Act. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/mondira-ghosh-v-chaitali-ghosh-additional-written-statement-order-8-rule-9-cpc/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/mondira-ghosh-v-chaitali-ghosh-additional-written-statement-order-8-rule-9-cpc/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:10 GMT SC Desk A Division Bench of the Supreme Court set aside a Calcutta High Court order that allowed a defendant to reverse her own pleaded position mid-trial through an additional written statement. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/aman-singh-state-of-bihar-death-sentence-panel-meghalaya-high-court/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/aman-singh-state-of-bihar-death-sentence-panel-meghalaya-high-court/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:50:09 GMT Manaswi Singh Acting on a Supreme Court direction of 27 April 2026, the High Court Legal Services Committee of Meghalaya constituted a dedicated panel to assist in death sentence reference matters. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/four-judges-appointed-supreme-court-india-june-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/four-judges-appointed-supreme-court-india-june-2026/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:50:41 GMT Manaswi Singh The President of India, exercising power under Article 124(2), appointed four judges to the Supreme Court on 1 June 2026, including one direct advocate elevation. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/agasthyamalai-forest-encroachment-supreme-court-directions-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/agasthyamalai-forest-encroachment-supreme-court-directions-2026/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:25:53 GMT Umang Sultania A Supreme Court bench found Tamil Nadu's encroachment removal efforts "significantly below" what the crisis demands, issuing fifteen binding directions covering eviction, moratoriums, and criminal action. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gameskraft-gst-online-gaming-betting-gambling-actionable-claims-supreme-court-2026/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/gameskraft-gst-online-gaming-betting-gambling-actionable-claims-supreme-court-2026/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:20:53 GMT Umang Sultania A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan holds that online gaming platforms supply taxable actionable claims from betting and gambling, validating GST on full stake amounts. Supreme Court https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/small-scale-entrepreneurs-association-nmmc-property-tax-ttc-midc-exemption/ https://www.legalrepublic.in/supreme-court/small-scale-entrepreneurs-association-nmmc-property-tax-ttc-midc-exemption/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:15:53 GMT Umang Sultania A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that TTC MIDC industrial units were exempt from NMMC property tax only until MIDC transferred infrastructure maintenance to NMMC in December 2005. Supreme Court