By Binay Kumar, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India; Managing Partner, The Justice Law Partners.
Decision date: 26 October 2026. This collection brings together eight case notes covering personal liberty, land acquisition, insolvency, RTI, property execution, electricity and banking.
Arun @ Deepak v. State of U.P. — 2026 INSC 1150
Criminal justice and State compensation. Six years of undertrial custody; failed evidentiary foundations; exceptional compensation, not an automatic consequence of acquittal. Official judgment entry.
N. Arasappa v. State of Karnataka — 2026 INSC 1151
Land acquisition and public purpose. Approval of a concrete housing scheme, fraudulent acquisition and relief notwithstanding delay on established facts. Official judgment entry.
Bank of India v. S.M. Kamal Pasha — 2026 INSC 1154
Corporate insolvency. CoC cannot unilaterally withdraw a resolution plan already submitted for NCLT approval. Official judgment entry.
Muppathadam Service Co-operative Bank v. State Chief Information Commissioner — 2026 INSC 1153
Right to Information. A member’s entitlement to specified co-operative bank records through the Registrar’s statutory powers is distinguished from universal public access. Official judgment entry.
Balakrishna v. G.N. Kanniah Naidu — 2026 INSC 1155
Civil procedure and execution. Order XXI CPC provides an avenue to determine independent third-party property rights in execution. Official judgment entry.
A.P. State Wakf Board v. Syed Masood Ahmed — 2026 INSC 1152
Property and waqf law. Survey, Gazette and competing title material underpin restoration of injunctive relief. Official judgment entry.
Dakshin Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd. v. Vaibhav Metal Crusher — 2026 INSC 1157
Electricity law. Assessment and appeal mechanisms in theft-related disconnection and the distinction from final civil liability. Official judgment entry.
Atibir Industries v. State Bank of India — 2026 INSC 1156
Banking and commercial settlements. Case-specific ₹125-crore additional payment order; broader NPA and assignment questions left open. Official judgment entry.
Editorial approach: These are independent summaries intended to make judgments understandable to litigants and legal practitioners. Each decision must be read in its statutory and factual context. References to remedies or outcomes are not advice concerning any individual case.