(1) M/S ASJ FINSOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. Vs. VIKRAM BAJAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Schedule I to Liquidation Process Regulations — Public Auction — Default in payment of balance sale consideration — Forfeiture of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) and part consideration — Successful bidder in liquidation e-auction deposited 25% of the bid amount (comprising 10% EMD and part balance consideration) but failed to pay the remaining balance consideration within the stipulated time — Bidder sought refund on grounds of absence of explicit forfeit India Law Library Docid # 2453813
(2) BIHAR STATE ARDH SARKARI ARAJPATI KARAMCHARI MAHA SANGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Non-payment of legitimate dues — Fundamental right to life and dignity — Protracted delay in recognizing and discharging legitimate monetary entitlements of workmen over several decades violates fundamental rights — Court under constitutional jurisdiction can mold public law remedies to alleviate long-standing deprivations. India Law Library Docid # 2453814
(3) SHIKHA W/O VARUN SUREKHA @SHIKHA D/O SHARADKUMAR RANIWALA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India — Article 142(1) — Matrimonial Dispute — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent and quashing of proceedings — Exercise of extraordinary powers — Marriage between parties had broken down irretrievably with parties living separately since 2022 — Multiple civil and criminal proceedings were pending between the parties and their family members — During pendency of transfer petitions, husband filed application under Article 142 seeking dissolution of marriage — Parties mutual India Law Library Docid # 2453815
(4) IN RE: RECENT RAPE INCIDENTS IN DELHI NCR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life and Personal Liberty — Public Safety and Institutional Accountability — Suo moto writ petition registered in light of recurring egregious crimes against women and minor girls in Delhi-NCR — Safety in public spaces is an intrinsic facet of the fundamental guarantee under Article 21 — Public spaces such as parks, roads, transport hubs, and subways cannot be allowed to become high-risk zones due to inadequate illumination, poor surveillance, India Law Library Docid # 2453957
(5) OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN M.V. NEREUS PROGRESS Vs. OM FREIGHT FORWARDERS LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-09-2026 Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 — Section 5(1)(b) read with Section 5(2) — Arrest of sister vessel — Statutory preconditions — Order of arrest sought against vessel on the ground that defaulting charterer continued to be its demise charterer — Valid termination of demise charterparty — Effect on arrest — To sustain an order of arrest under Section 5(2) read with Section 5(1)(b) against a sister vessel, it must be established that the defaulting entity was the India Law Library Docid # 2453498
(6) SUKHABHAI NANJIBHAI MAKWANA AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-09-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — Untoward incident — Compensation — Bona fide passenger — Absence of railway ticket — Shift of burden — Deceased fell from a train due to sudden jerk and sustained grievous injuries, subsequently succumbing to them — Claim application filed by parents was allowed by Railway Claims Tribunal, but set aside by High Court on ground that non-disclosure of travel details and absence of ticket meant victim was not a bona fide passenger — Held, mere absence of a ticke India Law Library Docid # 2453499
(7) PARAMJIT SINGH BEDI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Consent — Credibility of prosecutrix — Conviction of appellant under Section 376 IPC by Sessions Judge as affirmed by High Court — Legality of — Prosecutrix alleged that appellant forcibly took her to different locations, confined her, and committed rape — Evidence revealed prosecutrix was a major at time of incident — Prosecutrix voluntarily accompanied appellant to multiple places via car and scooter, passing through crowded streets and brightly li India Law Library Docid # 2453500
(8) WARIS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 & 376AB — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 5 & 6 — Conviction for Rape and Murder of Minor — Absence of Male DNA — Medical Evidence — Physical findings recorded during post-mortem examination showed a fresh tear at the fourchette with oozing of blood, establishing recent penetrative sexual assault upon the child child — Autopsy surgeon affirmed death was homicidal caused by throttling — Absence of male DNA in the vaginal smear India Law Library Docid # 2453322
(9) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. RAMDHANI PRASAD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2026 Constitution of India — Article 311(1) — Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 — Sections 4, 6 & 9 — Railway Protection Force Rules, 1959 — Rules 20 & 43 read with Schedules I & II — Termination/Removal from service — Competency of removing authority — Respondent, a Rakshak in the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF), was issued a call letter dated 03.05.1979 by the Commandant to report for initial training — Upon successful completion of training, formal appointment order was issued on 04.12.19 India Law Library Docid # 2453435
(10) NAVAL KISHORE AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Murder — Sentencing Power of Trial/Sessions Court — Competency to pass Special Category Sentence excluding Remission — Trial Court convicted appellants for murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment with a specific direction that they shall "remain in prison till rest of their life" — High Court affirmed the conviction and sentence without examining the competence of the Trial Court to pass such a direction — Held: While IPC Section India Law Library Docid # 2453436
(11) 'R' Vs. 'E' AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) — Section 10 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 323, 504, 506 and 34 — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 75 — Allegation of sexual harassment/assault against biological father during ongoing matrimonial and child custody dispute — Criminal proceedings initiated via FIR — Investigation transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with aid of an expert committee comprising child/adolescent p India Law Library Docid # 2453323
(12) DEBARATI BHUNIA CHAKRABORTY Vs. SUMAN SANKAR BHUNIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2026 Guardianship and Wards Act, 1890 — Sections 7 and 25 — Custody of minor children — Paramount consideration of welfare and best interests of children — Appellant-mother served as primary caregiver of minor children for years, establishing deep emotional bonds — Family Court and High Court erred in declaring respondent-father as sole custodian and branding mother's career moves India Law Library Docid # 2453190
(13) DR. JAYA THAKUR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 145(3) read with Order 38 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Reference to Constitution Bench — Split verdict by Division Bench on whether the challenge to the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution requiring a reference to a larger bench. In view of India Law Library Docid # 2453191
(14) MAHANADI COALFIELDS LTD AND OTHERS Vs. M/S GSCO (GURMEET SINGH AND COMPANY) INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(3) — Limitation for filing application to set aside arbitral award — Arbitral award was passed on 25.10.2021 and applications under Section 34 were filed on 08.12.2021 — Petitions were filed well within the three-month period prescribed under Section 34(3) of the Act — High Court's finding that the applications were barred by limitation is contrary to admitted facts India Law Library Docid # 2453192
(15) O.P. MEHTA Vs. MOHINDER KALTA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2026 Public Interest Litigation — Maintainability — Tenders and Government Contracts — Comparative assessment between competing bidders — High Court in a PIL quashed the award of tender for road construction and directed re-tendering — Held, validity of a tender involving inter-se comparative claims between competing tenderers generally cannot be raised India Law Library Docid # 2453193
(16) JASWINDER SINGH (DEAD THROUGH LRS.) Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) — Proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification by a public servant is a sine qua non in order to establish guilt under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of the Act — Mere possession and recovery of tainted currency notes from a public servant, in the absence of proof of demand, is not sufficient to establish an offence — Without evidence of demand for illegal gratificati India Law Library Docid # 2453043
(17) NORTH EASTERN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION LIMITED (NEEPCO) Vs. ASTRA CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(7) — Scope of arbitrator's power to award interest and impact of party autonomy — Section 31(7)(a) of the 1996 Act expressly subordinates the arbitrator's power to award interest to the parties' bargain through the opening words "unless otherwise agreed by the parties" — An express bar in the agreement suffices to exclude this power, even if it is not specifically addressed to the arbitrator's jurisdiction, marking a clear departure from the st India Law Library Docid # 2453045
(18) ΑΝΤΟΝΕTTO J D'SOUZA Vs. ALDILA BRAGANZA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Re-agitation of issue — Principle of 'issue estoppel' — Prior writ petition filed by accused challenging FIR and chargesheet was dismissed by Division Bench of High Court holding that prima facie material existed to frame charge — Accused subsequently filed another writ petition under Section 482 CrPC before Single Judge raising identical ground of non-production of original document without challenging earlier Division Bench order — Principle India Law Library Docid # 2453046
(19) MIHIR PRAKASH BAJORIA Vs. VIDUSHI JAIN BAJORIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 — Anti-suit injunction — Grant of anti-suit injunction in foreign matrimonial proceedings — Parameters and principles — Restraint on wife from prosecuting pending divorce and financial proceedings before UK Family Court — Power of Indian courts to issue anti-suit injunction is governed by equitable principles and doctrine of comity of courts — Anti-suit injunction is a directive to the party over whom the court has p India Law Library Docid # 2453047
(20) GANAPATI (DEAD) BY HIS LRS Vs. PRABHAKAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2026 Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937 — Section 3(2) read with Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 14(1) — Absolute ownership of widow — Propositus died in 1949 leaving behind his son from his first wife and his second wife — Widow/second wife possessed interest in husband's property by virtue of Section 3(2) of the 1937 Act — Right acquired by widow under 1937 Act is a pre-existing legal right that automatically enlarges and blossoms into absolute ownership upon enactment of Section 14(1) India Law Library Docid # 2453048