(241) PRAKASH ATLANTA (JV) Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-01-2026 Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 — Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act, 1996 — Applicability — Cess could not be levied or collected before the constitution of Welfare Boards, as their constitution is a condition precedent for the implementation of these Acts. India Law Library Docid # 2438393
(242) BERI MANOJ Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 161 and 164 — Statement of prosecutrix — Contradiction in statement recorded under Section 161 CrPC and Section 164 CrPC — Improvement of version after a considerable delay — Vague allegations without clear intention to cause alarm — Insufficient evidence for prosecution under Section 506 IPC. India Law Library Docid # 2438877
(243) V.ANIMA MALAR Vs. S. AADHAVAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Abuse of Process — Filing of writ petition when civil suit on same subject matter is pending — Held, filing a writ petition to seek relief already sought in a pending civil suit, especially when parties are the same, amounts to an abuse of the process of law. India Law Library Docid # 2439648
(244) 42605-B CDR YOGESH MAHLA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-01-2026 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) — Section 18 — Appeal — Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 (AFT Act) — Section 14 — Jurisdiction — Where an appeal is filed challenging the report and recommendations of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under Section 18 of the POSH Act read with Section 14 of the AFT Act, the India Law Library Docid # 2439651
(245) ASIF ALI AND OTHERS Vs. RAJESAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 20 — Discretion to decree specific performance — The court's discretion to grant specific performance is not arbitrary but must be sound and reasonable, guided by judicial principles. Even if lawful, specific performance may not be granted if it is not judicious. India Law Library Docid # 2438883
(246) NAVEEN KUMAR SAH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(2) — Charge-sheet — Quashing FIR — High Court quashed FIR without considering charge-sheet filed before passing order — Held, charge-sheet and supporting materials ought to have been brought to the notice of High Court — Impugned order unsustainable due to non-consideration of charge-sheet — Matter requires reconsideration by High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438886
(247) PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS INC. (THR. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE) Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 41A — Procedure for arrest — High Court should not direct compliance with Section 41A in a petition seeking quashing of FIR unless a prima facie case for quashing is made out, as this indirectly grants relief. India Law Library Docid # 2438889
(248) NAWAL KISHORE MEENA @ N.K MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Jurisdiction of State Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate Central Government employees — The ACB of a State has the jurisdiction to register and investigate criminal cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act against employees of the Central Government, even if the CBI is the designated agency for such matters. India Law Library Docid # 2438893
(249) ANIL DAIMA ETC. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 17-A — Inquiry or investigation into offences related to recommendations or decisions by public servants — Applicability — State Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has jurisdiction to register cases against Central Government employees within its territorial limits, even without prior consent of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — Prior approval India Law Library Docid # 2438894
(250) GUJARAT PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. GNANESHWARY DUSHYANTKUMAR SHAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Government Service — Recruitment — Challenge to Selection Process — A candidate who participates in a selection process without protest cannot challenge the rules or method of selection after being declared unsuccessful. India Law Library Docid # 2438276
(251) CONSTABLE UMA SHANKARAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Service Law — Dismissal from service — Setting aside of dismissal — Reinstatement with consequential benefits — Denial of back wages/arrears of salary — High Court found charge baseless and removal from service unjustified — Supreme Court held that denial of back wages was not justified when removal was illegal and employee was not gainfully employed elsewhere in the India Law Library Docid # 2438872
(252) A.SHANKAR @ SAVUKKU SHANKAR Vs. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Abuse of power — Dismissal of writ petition challenging alleged false cases and investigation — High Court directed completion of investigation and filing of charge sheets within specific timeframes, and also directed expedition of trials — Such directions are unwarranted and uncalled for, as they unduly interfere with executive and judicial functions and place the petitioner in a worse position for approaching the court. India Law Library Docid # 2438885
(253) VINEY KUMAR SHARMA Vs. THE IMPROVEMENT TRUST AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Sale of Property by Public Auction — Duty to Disclose Litigation — Authorities conducting public auctions have a legal obligation to disclose all known encumbrances and pending litigation related to the property. Failure to do so can invalidate the sale and render it fraudulent or irregular. India Law Library Docid # 2438892
(254) TARUN GAGAT Vs. RAKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Right to claim specific post — A candidate seeking appointment on compassionate grounds does not have a right to claim a particular appointment. India Law Library Docid # 2438898
(255) AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SHAM KRISHNA B AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Reservation in Public Employment — Migration of Reserved Category Candidates — Reserved category candidates who score higher marks than the cut-off for General Category candidates must be treated as qualified against an open/unreserved post, provided they did not avail of any concession or relaxation. Their appointment on merit in the general category does not count against the reserved category quota. India Law Library Docid # 2438266
(256) MD. FIROZ MANSURI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Bihar Pharmacists Cadre Rules, 2014 (as amended in 2024) — Rule 6(1) and Note in Appendix-I — Constitutional validity — Fixation of minimum qualification for recruitment of Pharmacist — Held valid — "Note" providing Bachelor’s/Master’s degree holders are eligible subject to possession of Diploma is not arbitrary or exclusionary — Supreme Court upheld the validity of the amended Cadre Rules, India Law Library Docid # 2438267
(257) TULASAREDDI @ MUDAKAPPA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 120-B, 201, 506 read with Section 34 — Conviction by High Court after acquittal by Trial Court — Supreme Court's role — Appellate court can review and reconsider evidence, but must respect the presumption of innocence accorded to an accused who has been acquitted. A plausible view taken by the trial court should not be overturned merely because another view is possible. India Law Library Docid # 2438268
(258) HT MEDIA LIMITED Vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER DELHI SOUTH GOODS AND SERVICE TAX[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Finance Act, 1994 — Section 65(105)(zu) — Event Management Service — Service Tax cannot be imposed if the activity does not fall strictly within the definition of "event management" as provided in the statute. Strict interpretation of taxing statutes is crucial. India Law Library Docid # 2438269
(259) X Vs. O/O SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF PEOPLE & ORS. . RESPONDENTS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 — Section 3(2), First Proviso — Constitution of Joint Committee — Proviso applies only when notices of motion given on the same day in both Houses are admitted by both Houses — Does not mandate a Joint Committee if the motion is admitted in one House and rejected in the other — Presiding Officer of the House where motion is admitted can independently proceed to constitute a India Law Library Docid # 2438270
(260) BPL LIMITED Vs. MORGAN SECURITIES AND CREDITS PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47, Rule 1, Section 152 — Review — Rectification of clerical errors — Court has the power to correct inadvertent clerical or typographical errors in its judgments to ensure accuracy and reflect the true intent of the court — Such corrections do not alter the substance of the original judgment but merely correct mistakes in its transcription. India Law Library Docid # 2438352