Comprehensive List of Important Cases for CLAT PG 2026/2027

Legal Bites presents a comprehensive and exam-oriented compilation of important case laws for CLAT PG 2026/2027, carefully selected from recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts. This list brings together issue-based rulings on criminal liability, civil disputes, constitutional rights, arbitration, service law, and family law, reflecting the latest judicial trends and frequently tested themes in competitive exams.

Designed for quick revision and conceptual clarity, this resource enables aspirants to streamline their preparation and stay updated with the most relevant and authoritative case laws for CLAT PG.

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Comprehensive List of Important Cases for CLAT PG 2026/2027

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1. Can a Bank Ignore Customer Instructions? Supreme Court Clarifies Liability
2. Coal Block Cancellation Triggers ‘Change in Law’ Clause: Supreme Court Allows Compensation Claims
3. Can a Magistrate Try Offences Under Chapter IV of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act? Supreme Court Answers
4. Can a University’s Defunct Status Nullify Earlier Degrees? Supreme Court Ruling
5. Is Re-Entry Mandatory under the Domestic Violence Act after Choosing Another Residence?
6. No Right to Experimental or Unverified Medical Treatment, Rules the Supreme Court
7. Arbitrary Demolition of Private Property Not Permissible
8. Scope and Interpretation of Section 175(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
9. Overdrawing Beyond Sanctioned Limit and Surety Liability
10. Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt
11. Doctrine of Lis Pendens Prevails Over Specific Relief Act
12. Can Practising Advocates Seek Leniency for Delay Due to Research Work?
13. 13-Year Delay in Summary Trial Amounts to Abuse of Process
14. ‘Sacrosanct Bond of Mother and Child’: Delhi High Court Quashes Attempt to Murder Case
15. Can a Debtor Avoid Payment After Admitting the Loan?
16. Homemaker’s Contribution Must Be Respected: Delhi High Court Grants ₹50,000 Monthly Maintenance
17. No Relief for Contractors in Biker Death Case Due to Uncovered Road Pit
18. Licence Renewal Not Retrospective in Recruitment
19. Abetment of Rape Punished with 10 Years’ Imprisonment
20. Is Re-Entry Mandatory under the Domestic Violence Act after Choosing Another Residence?
21. Junior Resident Doctor’s Stipend Constitutes Income for Exclusion from EWS Quota
22. Does Place of Birth Determine Citizenship? Delhi High Court Clarifies the Law
23. Prison Walls Cannot Nullify the Right to Medical Treatment
24. Police Cannot Freeze Bank Accounts Without Judicial Sanction, Rules Delhi High Court
25. No Right to Maintenance for Wife Who Chooses to Live Apart Without Cause
26. Employee Not Liable for Employer’s Failure to Maintain PF Records
27. Bombay High Court Allows Outgoing Sarpanchs to Continue as Administrators, Restricts Policy Decisions
28. Do Companies Also Enjoy Protection Under Section 35 of the Trademarks Act? Bombay High Court Clarifies
29. Is Mere Breach of Contract Enough to Prove Cheating? Bombay High Court Clarifies
30. Courts Bound by Statutory Minimum Sentences under the POCSO Act
31. No Judicial Permission Needed for Unmarried Women Seeking Abortion Upto 24 Weeks
32. Valid Privilege Pass Suffices to Establish BonaFide Passenger Status of Railway Employees
33. Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt
34. Extent of Karta’s Personal Liability for Decretal Debts of a Hindu Undivided Family
35. Can Courts Limit Passport Renewal Due to Ongoing Criminal Cases?
36. Interest Linked to Setting Up Business Not ‘Other Sources’ Income
37. No Relief for Concealed Income in Maintenance Disputes
38. Dismissal for Default Not Res Judicata
39. Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act
40. Overdrawing Beyond Sanctioned Limit and Surety Liability
41. Removal from Service Set Aside on Proportionality Grounds
42. Dearness Allowance
43. Arbitrary Demolition of Private Property Not Permissible
44. Doctrine of Lis Pendens Prevails Over Specific Relief Act
45. Can Legal Representatives Challenge an Arbitral Award Under Article 227? Supreme Court Clarifies
46. Absence of Full Trial Makes Foreign Judgment Unenforceable in India
47. Arbitration Clause Not Binding If It Uses ‘Can’
48. Can Civil Courts Decide Municipal Boundaries?
49. Spectrum Allocation Stands Outside Commercial Insolvency Resolution
50. Does the Payment of Gratuity Act Apply to Employees Covered under CCS (Pension) Rules?
51. Trial Court Obligated to Inform Accused of Right to Free Legal Aid Before Witness Examination
52. Is Blacklisting a Natural Outcome of Contract Termination?
53. Can a University’s Defunct Status Nullify Earlier Degrees?
54. Can a Quasi-Judicial Order Lead to Criminal Prosecution?
55. Is Focusing on a Single Decisive Issue Enough? Supreme Court on Judicial Duty
56. Is Gazette Publication Mandatory for Enforcing Subordinate Legislation?
57. Do Fines Run Concurrently Along with Concurrent Sentences?
58. Can a Public Servant Escape Bribery Conviction Because the Co-Accused Was Acquitted?
59. Is Every Quarrel with a Daughter-in-Law a Case of Cruelty or Dowry Harassment?
60. When Direct Evidence Exists as a Dying Declaration, Is Motive Still Relevant?
61. Multiple Dishonoured Cheques Do Not Create a Single Composite Cause of Action
62. Can a Dowry Complaint Backfire on the Wife and Her Family Legally?
63. Limitation Period Linked to Identification of Offender, Not Filing of Complaint
64. Supreme Court Allows First Passive Euthanasia, Grants Permission to Withdraw Life Support
65. Is the Air Force Group Insurance Society a ‘State’ Under Article 12?
66. Can a Husband Seek Habeas Corpus If His Wife Elopes?
67. Can a Married Daughter Be Denied Ex-Gratia and Leave Encashment After Her Father’s Death?
68. Menstrual Health Recognised as Integral to Right to Life Under Article 21
69. Waqf Tribunal Cannot Decide Claims Over Non-Waqf Properties
70. Does Section 482 BNSS Permit Anticipatory Bail Despite the Bar Under the SC/ST Act?

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