Apex Digest

Talari Naresh v. State of Telangana

(2026) INSC 486

Whether the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against the appellant for offences under Sections 302 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3(2)(v) and 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, where the sole eyewitness was the mother of the deceased (an interested witness), the other eyewitness turned hostile, witnesses on the Panchayat turned hostile, and the medical evidence contained unexplained discrepancies regarding the date and time of postmortem.

Poonam v. Dule Singh

(2025) INSC 1284

Whether a candidate's failure to disclose a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (sentencing her to one year of rigorous imprisonment) in her nomination affidavit, on the ground that the offence did not involve moral turpitude, renders her election void under Rule 24-A of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palika Nirvachan Niyam, 1994, and whether the Supreme Court should exercise its discretion under Article 136 of the Constitution to condone such non-disclosure.

Manpreet Kaur v. Harjyot Singh Bhalla

T.P.(Crl.) No. 569 of 2022

Whether the Supreme Court can dissolve a marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution of India without requiring the parties to comply with the statutory waiting period under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, where the parties have voluntarily settled all disputes including payment of Rs. 4 crores as permanent alimony.

Harpreet Kaur v. Manvinder Singh

Whether a daughter can claim a right to residence under Section 19 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 in her parental home (shared household) after being evicted by an order of the SDM, where her father and brother oppose her residence and have offered alternative rented accommodation and monthly maintenance.

V. Bhagat v. D. Bhagat

(1994) 1 SCC 337

Whether the allegations made by the wife in her written statement — that the husband is suffering from 'paranoid disorder', is a 'mental patient', 'needs expert psychiatric treatment', and that he and all members of his family are 'lunatics' with a 'streak of insanity running through the entire family' — constitute mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, entitling the husband to a decree of divorce without a full trial on the original adultery allegations.

Naveen Kohli v. Neelu Kohli

(2006) 4 SCC 558

Whether the repeated filing of criminal and civil proceedings by the wife against the husband, including false allegations, fabricated complaints, public notices denigrating him, and efforts to get him arrested, constitute mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, entitling the husband to a decree of divorce. Additionally, whether the High Court was justified in reversing the Family Court's decree of divorce.

Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra

(2025) INSC 1288

Whether Section 47 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS 2023) and Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India require that grounds of arrest be furnished in writing to every accused in every case, and what is the consequence of non-compliance, particularly in the context of offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS 2023).

Dr Sohail Malik v. Union of India

(2025) INSC 1415

Whether the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted in one department of the Central Government has jurisdiction to entertain a complaint of sexual harassment under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 against an employee of a different department; and whether the phrase 'where the respondent is an employee' in Section 11 mandates that ICC proceedings must be instituted at the respondent's workplace.

State of U.P. v. Ajmal Beg

(2025) INSC 1435

Whether the High Court was justified in reversing a conviction under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for dowry death based on omissions, inconsistencies, and contradictions in witness testimonies, and whether the prosecution had established the essential ingredients of dowry death including demand 'soon before death'.

M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India

(2025) INSC 1472

How should the conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican be reconciled with the imperative of green energy generation to address climate change concerns, specifically regarding overhead transmission lines, wind turbines, and solar installations in priority habitats?

The Deputy Commissioner and Special Land Acquisition Officer v. M/S S.V. Global Mill Limited

(2026) INSC 138

Whether Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies to first appeals preferred before the High Court under Section 74 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, or whether Section 74 constitutes a self-contained code excluding the Limitation Act. Additionally, whether Section 24(1)(a) of the 2013 Act governs awards passed after its commencement even if proceedings were initiated under the 1894 Act.

In Re: Order Dated 17.03.2025 Passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Criminal Revision No. 1449/2024 and Ancillary Issues v. We the Women of India

(2026) INSC 165

Whether the accused's actions of taking a minor victim on a motorcycle, dragging her near a culvert, and committing sexually offensive acts constituted 'preparation' or 'attempt' to commit rape. Additionally, whether guidelines are required to inculcate sensitivity and compassion in judicial approach while dealing with sexual offences.