Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Consumer Law [July To September]

Consumer Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest July - September 2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Section 2(1)(g) – Insurance Act, 1938 – Section 64UM – Fire Insurance – Repudiation of claim on grounds of false declaration, manipulated accounts, and suspected arson – Scope and effect of policy forfeiture clauses - Held, when an insured willfully makes false...

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup: October 2026

JudgmentsS. 138 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Sent To Drawer's Address Is Validly Served Though Received By Family Member : Supreme CourtCase Title: SAINABA VERSUS STATE OF KERALA & ANR.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1005The Supreme Court held that a statutory demand notice under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be treated as invalid merely because it was received by a family member...

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup: September 2026

JudgmentsIf Prosecution Fails To Examine Crucial Witness, Trial Court Must Question It : Supreme CourtCase Details: Anil Singh @ Anil Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 875The Supreme Court cautioned the trial courts to proceed with alacrity during trial, especially when there is a total failure of the prosecution for not conducting examination of the...

Perception That One High Court Is Better For A Particular Dispute Is Misguided : Supreme Court Transfers IP Suit From Delhi To Madras

"The mere existence of territorial jurisdiction in various courts cannot on its own become justification for forum shopping and cannot result in the perpetuation of notions of a hierarchy among the High Courts of this country."

Hindu Succession | Grandson Has No Birthright In Property Devolved On Father In Partition Of Grandfather's Estate : Supreme Court

Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act is to be read as a self-contained provision laying down the scheme of devolution of the property of the Hindu male dying intestate

Supreme Court Directs UP Gov To Identify Undertrials Granted Bail But Haven't Been Released From Jail In 75 Districts

The Supreme Court recently directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to carry out an exercise identifying all undertrial prisoners in 55 districts who have been granted bail but have not been released due to failure to comply with bail conditions, including execution of sureties.The Court has stated that the exercise would cover all undertrial prisoners irrespective of whether they have engaged...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Motor Vehicles Act [July To September]

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Supreme Court Quarterly Digest July - September 2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Distinction between Original Stage and Appellate Stage Objections — Inapplicability of Section 21(1) CPC at Threshold - An objection to territorial competence raised at the threshold before the Claims Tribunal must be adjudicated strictly within the parameters...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Prevention Of Corruption Act [July To September]

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2), and 20 — Illegal gratification — Intermediary/Conduit — Trap operation — Failure to establish complete chain of demand, acceptance, and recovery qua the accused — Non-applicability of statutory presumption - Mere recovery of tainted currency notes...

Compulsory Retirement Order Not Punitive Or Stigmatic, So No Hearing Of Employee Needed : Supreme Court

The Court further held that an order of compulsory retirement cannot be challenged by contending that another similarly placed officer was not subjected to same action.

Public Servant Arrested & Kept In Custody For More Than 48 Hours Is Deemed Suspended; No Specific Order Needed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a public servant who is arrested and is kept in judicial custody for more than 48 hours is under 'deemed suspension', and that no specific order is required for this. With this, the bench also expressed its concern that a Bihar hospital manager accused in a bribery case had been reinstated in the same hospital, on the same post.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Evidence Law [July To September]

Evidence Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest July - September 2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 114A — Presumption as to Absence of Consent — Scope and Applicability - The statutory presumption under Section 114A of the Evidence Act does not apply mechanically merely because the prosecutrix denied consent - The denial of consent must be assessed in the overall matrix...

Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe Into Illegal Gravel Mining In Rajasthan's Luni, Jojari And Bandi Rivers, Bars New Industries Near River Ecosystem

The Supreme Court has directed the Rajasthan government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) within three days to investigate organised illegal bajri (gravel) mining in the Luni, Jojari and Bandi rivers and their tributaries, including the involvement of public officials in facilitating such activities. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, in an...