Weekly Judgment Digest — 23 October 2026

Six Supreme Court rulings of 16 October 2026: limits of Letters Patent appeals, limitation in title suits, private complaints under Section 125A RP Act, reasoned bail orders, candour in parallel remedies and the reach of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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23 October 2026 6 judgments

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Writ Appeals
Limitation
Election Law
Bail
Prevention of Corruption Act
Property Law

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1
Supreme Court of India
R. Saravanan v. Periyar University, represented by its Registrar & Others
2026 INSC 1136 · 16 October 2026
A Letters Patent Bench cannot displace a just and reasoned writ-court decision merely because it prefers another view; interference requires a material or glaring error. The removal, founded on conjectural findings, was quashed and the writ order restored.
2
Supreme Court of India
Smt. Rano Singh & Others v. Sh. Gurbax Singh (D) through LRs & Others
2026 INSC 1137 · 16 October 2026
A decades-late suit for possession founded on an agreement to sell was hopelessly time-barred; an agreement to sell does not convey title, a bare possession claim cannot survive a registered deed clouding title, and Section 53A was unavailable where the contract had been abandoned.
3
Supreme Court of India
Sri Rajkumar Madki v. Dr. Shailendra Beldale
2026 INSC 1138 · 16 October 2026
A private complaint alleging a false election affidavit under Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act is maintainable and is not controlled by Section 195(1) CrPC, though the quashing was retained on the facts as the allegation was effectively rebutted.

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