(1) Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar …Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. …Respondents D.D 13/01/2026

Right to Education – Section 12(1)(c), RTE Act, 2009 – Admission of children from weaker sections and disadvantaged groups – Neighbourhood schools under statutory obligation to admit at least 25% of entry-level class strength – Provision held to be transformative and central to achieving constitutional equality of status – Effective implementation declared a national ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 10105 OF 2017 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 740011

(2) CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION ...Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA ...Respondent D.D 13/01/2026

Constitutional Law – Validity of Legislation – Section 17A, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Upheld (with interpretation) – The Court examined the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, which mandates prior approval for inquiry or investigation into offences committed by public servants in discharge of official functions or dut...

REPORTABLE # Date of decision: 13/01/2026 CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 1373 OF 2018 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 783660

(3) Ansal Crown Heights Flat Buyers Association (Regd.) …Appellant Vs. M/s Ansal Crown Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. & Others …Respondents D.D 12/01/2026

Consumer Law – Execution Proceedings – Liability of Directors and Promoters – Consumer complaints admitted only against company – Directors/promoters not proceeded against at adjudicatory stage – No notice issued, no pleadings, no findings recorded against them – Held: Execution must strictly conform to the decree – Persons against whom no adjudication of ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 8465–8466 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8539 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 10874–10877 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10878 OF 2024 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 818845

(4) The Superintending Engineer ...Appellant Vs. The Labour Court Madurai & Ors. ...Respondents D.D 12/01/2026

Service Law – Misconduct – Impersonation and Use of Bogus Educational Certificate – Departmental Punishment – Workman initially engaged as contract labour and later absorbed as Helper – Disciplinary proceedings revealed impersonation of brother and use of forged educational certificate to secure employment – After domestic enquiry, workman dismissed from service...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 23418 of 2025) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 533346

(5) Ansal Crown Heights Flat Buyers Association (Regd.) …Appellant Vs. M/s Ansal Crown Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. & Others …Respondents D.D 12/01/2026

Consumer Law – Execution Proceedings – Liability of Directors and Promoters – Consumer complaints admitted only against company – Directors/promoters not proceeded against at adjudicatory stage – No notice issued, no pleadings, no findings recorded against them – Held: Execution must strictly conform to the decree – Persons against whom no adjudication of ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 8465–8466 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8539 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 10874–10877 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10878 OF 2024 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 560096

(6) Keshaw Mahto @ Keshaw Kumar Mahto ...Appellant Vs. State of Bihar & Anr. ...Respondents D.D 12/01/2026

Criminal Law – Quashing - SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) – Essential ingredients – Quashing of proceedings – FIR alleged caste-related abuses by accused persons – No specific role or utterance attributed to the appellant – Mere presence at the spot insufficient – Held: In absence of intentional insult or abu...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. ____ OF 2026 [Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 12144 of 2025] Docid 2026 LEJ Crim SC 129098

(7) State of Uttar Pradesh & Another ...Appellants Vs. Dinesh Kumar ...Respondent D.D 12/01/2026

Service Law – Government Employment – Suppression of Criminal Antecedents – Cancellation of Appointment – Respondent selected as Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari – Required to disclose pendency of criminal cases in attestation and verification forms – Respondent answered in the negative despite two criminal cases pending against him – Held: Proper and complete di...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 196 OF 2026 (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 20292 of 2025) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 764443

(8) Kishorilal (D) Through LRs & Others ...Appellants Vs. Gopal & Others ...Respondents D.D 12/01/2026

Civil Law – Abatement of Appeal – Non-substitution of one legal heir – Estate sufficiently represented – No abatement – Vendor Kishorilal died during pendency of first appeal – All four legal heirs initially substituted – One heir (Murarilal) subsequently died – Remaining three legal heirs and transferees lis pendens continued on record – Held:...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 172 OF 2026 (@ SLP (C) No. 36787 of 2017) With CIVIL APPEAL NO. 173 OF 2026 (@ SLP (C) No. 397 of 2018) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 439104

(9) ALKA SHRIRANG CHAVAN & ANR. ...Appellant Vs. HEMCHANDRA RAJARAM BHONSALE & ORS. ...Respondent D.D 12/01/2026

  Transfer of Property Act, 1882 – Section 52 (Lis Pendens) – Applicability to Transferees Pendente Lite – Upheld – The doctrine of lis pendens, enshrined in Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, applies with full force to transfers made during the pendency of a suit – Such transfers are not void ab initio but remain subservient to the decree that ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (CIVIL) NO. 27660 OF 2025) (Arising out of SLP (CIVIL) NO. 27868 OF 2025) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 292110