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LOK 2026 (8) SC 200 · Supreme Court of India

Shailendra Kumar Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 902 : 2026 KLT OnLine 4480

SubjectService
JudgesJustice Sanjay Karol, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
ActsThe Constitution of India, State Universities Service Rules 1983 (Chhattisgarh) - Sch.II Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam 1973 (Chhattisgarh) Constitution of India - Article 315

This judgment addresses a legal dispute regarding the appointment of a Registrar in Chhattisgarh’s state university system. The central conflict involves an appellant, Shailendra Kumar Patel, who was recommended for the position by the Public Service Commission but subsequently declared ineligible by the State Government…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 205 · Supreme Court of India

Ravi Kumar Singh Malhotra v. State of M.P.

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 899

SubjectMurder Trial
JudgesJustice Sanjay Karol, Justice Augustine George Masih
ActsBharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, Evidence Act 1872 - Section 27

This judgment regarding the criminal appeal of Ravi Kumar Singh Malhotra, who was accused of murdering his wife and son. While the Trial Court initially acquitted the appellant due to insufficient evidence and doubts regarding a child witness's testimony, the High Court later overturned that…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 206 · Supreme Court of India

Ramkrishna Chauhan v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 895 : AIR 2026 SC 3966

SubjectSC & ST
JudgesJustice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta
ActsBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

This Supreme Court of India judgment addresses a legal challenge regarding the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The appellant, a school manager, sought to overturn a High Court decision that upheld his summons for allegedly using caste-based slurs during a…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 209 · Supreme Court of India

State of Uttar Pradesh v. Brij Pal Singh

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 901

SubjectCriminal
JudgesJustice Sanjay Karol, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
ActsBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994

This judgment addressing the procedural intersection between the PCPNDT Act and general criminal law. The Court clarifies that the Appropriate Authority (AA) holds exclusive jurisdiction over investigating illegal sex selection, while the police are restricted to a supplemental, aiding role. This ruling resolves conflicting High…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 232 · Supreme Court of India

Shiv Pratap Singh @ Chinu v. State of U.P.

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 894

SubjectCriminal
JudgesJustice J.B. Pardiwala, Justice K. Vinod Chandran
ActsThe Constitution of India, Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act 1986 and Rules 2022

The Court addressed appeals from individuals, including legal professionals, who were prosecuted based on a "Gang Chart" prepared by police and administrative officials. A central finding of the ruling is that the Act is effectively "stillborn" because it fails to explicitly create or define a…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 233 · Supreme Court of India

Jamnabai v. Vasudev

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 900

SubjectProperty
JudgesJustice Sanjay Karol, Justice Augustine George Masih
ActsSpecific Relief Act 1963

This judgment revolves around a property dispute between the heirs of two brothers, Ramprasad and Vasudev, concerning the ownership of inherited agricultural land. The appellants, representing Ramprasad’s family, challenged a High Court decision that had dismissed their claims based on a 1990 revenue mutation that…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 234 · Supreme Court of India

Kuldeep Thapar v. Vijay Kalra

SubjectCivil Law
JudgesJustice M.M. Sundresh, Justice Prasanna B. Varale
ActsCode of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10

Appellant (original Defendant No. 2) was deleted from the array of parties by the Trial Court under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC prior to filing written statement. Suit was subsequently decreed. In appeal filed by Defendant No. 1 (Respondent No. 1), High Court allowed Respondent…

LOK 2026 (8) Ker. 204 · High Court of Kerala

Ayoob Hussain v. Tahasildar

Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 65675

SubjectLand Law
JudgesJustice P.V. Kunhikrishnan
ActsConservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act 2008

The judgment involving land classification disputes between private citizens and government authorities. The petitioners sought to update revenue records for their property, which was classified as paddy land despite having been reclaimed and converted years earlier. Although a previous court ruling directed the state to…