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2026 SCC Vol. 7 Part 1: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution and Competition Law
Two Supreme Court rulings on the scope of CCI’s powers and validity of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

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Published on August 30, 2026August 30, 2026By Sonali Ahuja
Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Dynamic Career and Important Judgments of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, started his legal career from the District Courts and then High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, was later appointed as Supreme Court Judge on 18 May 2023.

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Published on August 29, 2026August 29, 2026By Sucheta
Case Briefs Supreme Court

Frame charges in 60-90 days, no unnecessary adjournments: SC gives directions for effective Speedy Trials in Dowry & Cruelty cases
The latest set of directives issued by the Supreme Court in pursuance of its December 2025 directions intends to address the systemic delay and ineffective implementation attending prosecutions under Sections 304-B, Section 498-A, Penal Code, 1860 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

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Published on August 29, 2026September 1, 2026By Sucheta
Case Briefs Supreme Court

Polluter-pays principle applies only where damage is attributable to the polluter; SC sets aside NGT’s liability assessment against “Art of Living International Centre”
The Court held that the mere existence of environmental degradation is insufficient. A causal connection between the conduct of the alleged polluter and the environmental damage must be established.

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Published on August 28, 2026August 27, 2026By Ritu
Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC orders Pan-India SIT probe into fraudulent motor accident claims, warns insurers against “pick and choose approach” for reporting claims
The present proceeding initially concerned with a narrow question as to whether the vehicle stated to have caused a motor accident was in fact the vehicle involved in the accident, however, subsequently revealed a much wider concern regarding fraudulent motor accident claims in a recurring and organised pattern.

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Published on August 27, 2026September 1, 2026By Ritu

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Original, yes. Author, no: Copyright Office rejects AI authorship, but not AI-generated art

While finding that “A Recent Entrance to Paradise” satisfies the limited threshold of “originality” under Section 13, the Copyright Office held that DABUS cannot be entered as an author under Section 2(d)(vi).

Case Briefs

Certiorari is supervisory and not appellate; it lies where material documentary evidence is ignored resulting in a perverse finding: Supreme Court

While the arbitrator and the Tribunal proceeded on the presumption that claimant continued to be a member of respondent Society, the Delhi High Court found that material documentary evidence concerning his resignation, transfer of his share and rejection of his subsequent membership application had been overlooked.

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Case Briefs

Calcutta High Court: Stray instances of living together after separation do not amount to “condonation of cruelty” in divorce proceedings

In the landmark judgment of N.G. Dastane v. S. Dastane, (1975) 2 SCC 326, the Supreme Court held condonation of cruelty under Section 23(1), Hindu Marriage Act and the corresponding provisions of the Special Marriage Act, a mitigating factor in grant of divorce on the ground of cruelty.

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Case Analyses

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High Courts

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