2026 SCC Vol. 6 Part 1: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, Income Tax, Negotiable Instruments, & more
Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases in 2026 SCC Vol. 6 Part 1 on reservations, double taxation, negotiable instruments, and more.
Reservations
Madhya Pradesh HC quashes amendment giving institutional preference in PG courses in private medical colleges to MBBS graduates from MP
“Giving institutional preference in the first round would most likely entail filling up all the postgraduate seats from the institutional candidates who have qualified for MBBS from colleges within MP, as the number of postgraduate seats is far less than MBBS seats.”
Chhattisgarh HC seeks State response on alleged 100% domicile-based reservation in PG Medical Admissions
The petitioner contended that the Chhattisgarh Medical Post Graduate Admission Rules, 2021, worked in a way that would amount to 100 per cent reservation to candidates who got MBBS degree from Chhattisgarh or belonged to Chhattisgarh.
‘Selection done in slipshod manner’; Punjab and Haryana HC holds Haryana’s socio-economic bonus marks in civil service exams as unconstitutional
“The process adopted by the State must fall within the four corners of the ethos of the Constitution and equality clause, the writ petitions cannot be dismissed on technical grounds.”
Justice Hima Kohli delivers a keynote address on ‘Constitution: A living document, Journey of Democracy Challenges and New Dimensions’ at ICPS
On 28-02-205, the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (‘ICPS’) organized a program on “Constitution: A living Document, Journey of Democracy Challenges and New Dimensions”.
Social reservations need not be maintained by Educational Institution administered and managed by Minorities: Madras High Court
“State Government is within its right to impose the threshold cap of admitting students from minority community to 50 percent”
No reservation for OBC should be provided in Urban Local Body elections; Allahabad High Court directs State to notify elections immediately and to include women quota
It is inclusion not exclusion, equality not inequality and democracy not executive fiat that runs as a common thread throughout our Constitution. In a society as diverse as ours it has been the endeavour of our Constitutional Courts to further strengthen this thread.
EWS | Benefits for Economically Weaker Sections
In pursuance of insertion of clauses 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution, vide the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019
P&H HC | Reservations to be applied at final stage of selection
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amit Rawal. J. dismissed the writ petition where the language of the advertisement clearly indicated the instruction
Applying creamy layer principle to SC/ST not invalid; collection of quantifiable data to show backwardness not allowed; Nagaraj case not to be reconsidered: SC
Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Kurian Joseph, R.F. Nariman, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Indu Malhotra, JJ.,
Breaking| M. Nagaraj judgment on “Reservations in Promotions” does not require reconsideration: SC
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Kurian Joseph, R.F. Nariman, S.K. Kaul and Indu Malhotra, JJ.,
Allahabad HC strikes down ordinance granting 80% institutional reservation in LLM course
Allahabad High Court: The petitioner approached the Court under Article 226 challenging the validity of the Ordinance for Admission to LLM Course insofar