Indian Court Judgments — 2026

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

K Rashik vs National Insurance Company Ltd. and Another

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court that since the accident occurred at Chittoor, only MACT, Chitto…

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Constitution CPC

16 September 2026 · Dismissed · Atul S. Chandurkar, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Hari Dutta Sharma vs State of U.P. & Ors.

Whether the action of the financier Company in repossessing the vehicle of the appellant and selling the same is in contravention of the RBI…

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Constitution CrPC Contract Act

16 September 2026 · Allowed · Alok Aradhe, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & Another vs M/s Omaxe Limited

Whether, notwithstanding an Order u/s.245D(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the Assessing Officer (AO) has jurisdiction u/s.148 of the Act, 1…

Income Tax Act, 1961 Constitution

16 September 2026 · Dismissed · N. V. Anjaria, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

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Abdul Rajik vs State of M.P.

Whether the prosecution failed to prove that the substance recovered from the accused-appellants was charas and consequently, their convicti…

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances…

16 September 2026 · Allowed · Manmohan, Sandeep Mehta

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Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association vs Union Territory of J&K and Ors.

Whether the Government Order No.25-JK(YSS) of 2026 dated 19.06.2026, insofar as it operates to deny respondent no.3 permission/NOC and relie…

Constitution

10 September 2026 · Allowed · Aravind Kumar, Vipul Manubhai Pancholi

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Securities and Exchange Board of India vs Vedanta Limited & Ors.

Issue arose whether the release of the escrow amount pursuant to the exceptions listed u/Regn 15B(8) of the Buyback Regulations precludes or…

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act… SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair… Securities and Exchange Board of India… Companies Act, 2013

9 September 2026 · Partly allowed · K.V. Viswanathan, J.B. Pardiwala

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Punjab School Education Board and Another vs Satnam Singh and Others

Issue arose as regards the entitlement of the respondentemployees of the appellant-Punjab School Education Board, to have their pre-regulari…

Punjab School Education Board Act, 1969 Punjab School Education Board (Employees’… Punjab School Education Board (Employees…

8 September 2026 · Dismissed · Shree Chandrashekhar, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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M/s GVV Constructions Private Limited vs The Union of India & Ors.

Whether the observation of the Division Bench that “the Arbitrator is at liberty to decide the claim of the appellant strictly in accordance…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Constitution Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment)… Arbitration Act, 1940

8 September 2026 · Disposed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Alok Aradhe

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M/s Punahchakran Private Limited vs Indotech Waste Solution & Ors.

Whether the NGT vide the impugned judgment was right in setting aside the second Environmental Clearance (EC) and second Consent to Establis…

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)… Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)… Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016

7 September 2026 · Allowed · Manoj Misra, J.B. Pardiwala

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Dhanraj vs State of Rajasthan

Accused-appellant was convicted u/ss.376, 376(2)(i)(j), 363, 323 of IPC. Whether the High Court fell in grave error in convicting and affirm…

IPC Protection of Children from Sexual Offences… CrPC Constitution

7 September 2026 · Allowed · Manmohan, Sandeep Mehta

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Shirish Pandharinath Patil vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Whether the order passed by the Scrutiny Committee, insofar as it invalidates the claim of the appellant of belonging to the “Tokre Koli” Sc…

Constitution

3 September 2026 · Allowed · Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, Aravind Kumar

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The Authorised Representative for Granite Gate Properties Private Limited, Ms. Rakesh Verma vs M/s New Okhla Industrial Development Authority and Ors.

Issue arose as to whether the time extension charges are to be treated as Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process-CIRP costs.

UP Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 Land Acquisition Act, 1894

3 September 2026 · K. Vinod Chandran, J.B. Pardiwala

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The National Council for Teachers Education vs Association of NCTE Approved Colleges Trust and Ors.

Issue arose as regards the regulatory powers of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to call Teacher Education Institutes (TEIs…

Constitution Right of Children to Free and Compulsory… National Council for Teacher Education Act…

3 September 2026 · Allowed · Alok Aradhe, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Sakshi Sharma vs Aman Sinha

Whether, having regard to a Settlement Agreement voluntarily and amicably arrived at between the parties through mediation, this Court shoul…

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Constitution IPC

3 September 2026 · Disposed · Sandeep Mehta, Vikram Nath

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Fisherman Care vs The Government of India Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Rep. by its Secretary and Ors.

The issue under consideration relates to the right of fishermen using purse seine nets to access the Exclusive Economic Zones [EEZ] beyond t…

Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act… Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Rules… Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf…

2 September 2026 · Disposed · Alok Aradhe, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

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Edelweiss Custodial Services Limited vs NSE Clearing Ltd. & Anr.

Issue arose whether the Professional Clearing Members (PCM) had a statutory obligation to verify the credit/debit positions of the individua…

Contract Act Securities & Exchange Board of India… Contract Act Depositories Act, 1996

2 September 2026 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, K. Vinod Chandran

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Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited vs Trupti Sanjay Mehta and Others

Whether a bank, as defined by s.2(1)(c) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest, A…

Securitisation and Reconstruction of… Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Recovery of Debts due to Banks and…

2 September 2026 · Disposed · Sanjay Kumar, Sanjeev Sachdeva

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M.R.R. Setty (Dead), by Lrs. vs Government of Karnataka and Others

Whether the exercise of jurisdiction u/s.56 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 by the Joint Director/Registrar of Land Records, on the…

Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 CPC Limitation Act, 1963 Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 2025

2 September 2026 · Allowed · Sanjay Kumar, Sanjeev Sachdeva