May 2026

Co-Owner Is ‘Landlord’ Under Bombay Rent Act, Can Maintain Eviction Suit Without Exclusive Title: Supreme Court

Case Name: MARIETTA D’ SILVA V. RUDOLF CLOTHAN LACERDA & ORS. Petition Number: Civil Appeal 2026 @ SLP(C) No. 31012 of 2025  Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 496 Date of Judgment: 15.05.26 Coram: HON’BLE  JUSTICE  MANOJ

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Adverse Inference Can Be Drawn Against A Party Possessing Special Knowledge Of Facts If He Fails To Enter Witness Box: Supreme Court

Case Name: MALLIKA V. R. NALLATHAMBI & ORS.Petition Number: CIVIL APPEAL NO. 9837 OF 2017Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 529Date of Judgment: 22.05.2026Coram: HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. UJJAL BHUYAN & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M PANCHOLIRelevant Provisions:

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Gravity Of Injury Not Enough To Convict For Attempt To Murder Without Proof Of Intention: Supreme Court

Case Name: ROSHAN LAL V. STATE OF HARYANA & ANRPetition Number: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2207 OF 2011Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 524Date of Judgment: 22.05.2026Coram: HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. SANJAY KAROL & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR

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Final Decree Application Not Necessary When Preliminary Decree Specifies Option If Physical Partition Was Impractical: Supreme Court

Case Name: JENNIFER MESSIAS V. LEONARD G LOBO Petition Number: Civil Appeal 2026 @ SLP(C) Nos. 8716-8717 OF 2026 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 502 Date of Judgment: 18.05.26 Coram: HON’BLE  JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN & HON’BLE 

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Non-mentioning of the author of the crime in Inquest Report cannot, by itself, be a reason to doubt the involvement of the accused: Supreme Court

Case Name: BHAGAT SINGH V. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHERPetition Number: SLP(CRL) NO. 4240 OF 2026Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 527Date of Judgment: 22.05.2026Coram: HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. SANJAY KAROL & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM

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Threat To Publish Woman’s Bathing Video On Facebook Constitutes Criminal Intimidation By Imputing Unchastity: Supreme Court

Case Name: VIJAYAKUMAR V. STATE OF TAMIL NADU   Petition No.: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2859 OF 2025  Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 525  Date of Judgement: 22nd May, 2026 Coram: Honourable Mr Justice Sanjay Karol & Honourable

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