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8 judgments in Civil law

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Tikka Shatrujit Singh v. Sukjit Singh

(2026) INSC 571

Whether the private properties declared by the erstwhile ruler of Kapurthala under the covenant of merger with the Dominion of India would devolve upon his successors by the rule of male lineal primogeniture (as applicable to the Gaddi/throne) or in accordance with the personal law (Hindu Law/Hindu Succession Act), and whether the properties purchased from the sale proceeds of such declared private properties and held in joint names are liable to partition.

27 May 2026

Justice Pankaj Mithal

PrimogeniturePrincely stateMerger covenant

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Raj Kumar Das (Dead) Through LRs v. National Insurance Co. Ltd.

(2026) INSC 541

Whether a claim petition under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 can be dismissed on the ground that the occurrence of the accident was not proved beyond reasonable doubt, when the claimant's testimony, FIR, chargesheet, and medical evidence establish the accident on a preponderance of probabilities, despite minor discrepancies in the medical history (recording 'fall from lorry'), delay in lodging FIR, and variation in vehicle registration number in oral testimony.

25 May 2026

Justice Vikram Nath

Motor accident claimSection 163A Motor Vehicles ActPreponderance of probability

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Mallika v. R. Nallathambi

(2026) INSC 529

Whether registered General Powers of Attorney executed by the appellant in favour of the respondents, allegedly as security for loans, were misused to execute sale deeds in favour of relatives, and whether the burden of proving that the GPAs were only security arrangements rests on the appellant, especially when the appellant failed to enter the witness box, failed to prove loan repayment, and instituted the suit nearly ten years after the impugned transactions.

22 May 2026

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Power of attorneyLoan securityFraudulent conveyance

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Parvathi Nairthi v. Laxmi Nairthy

(2026) INSC 521

Whether the Will executed by the testator bequeathing all his properties to his only sister, excluding his wife and children, is valid and duly proved under Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and whether the exclusion of natural heirs alone constitutes a suspicious circumstance sufficient to vitiate the Will.

21 May 2026

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

WillIndian Succession ActSection 63

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation v. Vijay Nagar Apartments

(2026) INSC 517

Whether a landowner who surrendered land reserved for a garden under Section 126(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 and signed a Letter of Intent, Undertaking, and Maintenance Agreement agreeing not to claim additional amenity TDR against the development of the garden, is nevertheless entitled to such additional TDR as statutory compensation, and whether the claim is barred by delay and laches of 17 years.

20 May 2026

Justice J.K. Maheshwari

Land acquisitionTransferable Development RightsMRTP Act

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Jennifer Messias v. Leonard G. Lobo

(2026) INSC 502

Whether a Preliminary Decree in a partition suit can be executed directly when the Advocate Commissioner reports that partition by metes and bounds is not possible, and the Preliminary Decree itself contains provisions for sale of the property and apportionment of proceeds, or whether a separate Final Decree is required before execution.

18 May 2026

Justice K.V. Viswanathan

Execution of decreePreliminary decreeFinal decree

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Soumya Ranjan Panda v. Subhalaxmi Dash

(2026) INSC 488

Whether the students transferred from a de-recognised private medical college (SRMCH) to other private medical colleges pursuant to interim orders of the Supreme Court are liable to pay fees at Government rates or at the rates applicable to private medical colleges, and how the differential fee liability should be apportioned between the students, the defaulting Trust, and the State/MCI.

14 May 2026

Justice Vikram Nath

Medical educationFee reimbursementTransfer of students

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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.

9 Feb 2026

Justice M.M. Sundresh

Land acquisitionLimitation ActCondonation of delay