(261) ASIM KHA AFSAR KHA PATHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Bail — Factors to consider — Incarceration period — Two co-accused already granted bail — Appellant 1 already undergone more than six years incarceration — Appellant 1 to be released on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438612
(262) RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AJMER Vs. YATI JAIN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Public Service Commission — Recruitment — Waiting List — Validity — A waiting list has a limited validity period, usually determined by recruitment rules or a reasonable period until the next advertisement. Candidates on a waiting list do not have an indefeasible right to appointment, but can be considered if vacancies arise within the validity period and the appointing authority acts arbitrarily. India Law Library Docid # 2438221
(263) AMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 154 — Information as to the commission of cognizable offence — Mandatory registration of FIR — Court reiterates the mandatory duty to register an FIR upon disclosure of a cognizable offence and reminds educational institutions of their civic and legal obligation to promptly lodge an FIR in case of a student suicide on campus. India Law Library Docid # 2438222
(264) ELEGNA CO-OP. HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL SOCIETY LTD. Vs. EDELWEISS ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Admission of CIRP — Adjudicating Authority’s power and duty — Legal position is well-settled that once the Adjudicating Authority is satisfied that a financial debt exists and a default has occurred, it must admit the application — Inquiry under Section 7(5)(a) is confined strictly to determination of India Law Library Docid # 2438223
(265) THE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS (INCOME TAX) AND OTHERS Vs. TIGER GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL II HOLDINGS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 197, 245Q, 245R(2)(iii) — Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Mauritius, Article 13(4) — Capital Gains Tax — Advance Ruling — Tax Avoidance — The Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) rejected an application for an advance ruling on the grounds that the transaction (sale of shares of a Singapore company by a Mauritius company) was India Law Library Docid # 2438224
(266) SANJAY PALIWAL AND ANOTHER Vs. BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD. THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 41(h) — Injunction when refused — Equally efficacious remedy — A suit for mandatory injunction for removal of a wall is barred if the plaintiff has not claimed possession, and possession is disputed, as a suit for possession would be a more efficacious remedy. India Law Library Docid # 2438225
(267) VAYYAETI SRINIVASARAO Vs. GAINEEDI JAGAJYOTHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Andhra Pradesh Stamp Act — Schedule I-A, Article 47A, Explanation I — Agreement to Sell — Deemed Conveyance — For an agreement to sell to be deemed a conveyance under Explanation I, the delivery of possession must be linked to the agreement to sell, either following it or evidenced by it. If possession existed prior to the agreement and was not surrendered or changed because of the agreement, it does India Law Library Docid # 2438226
(268) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. CHAMAN LAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Dying declaration — Admissibility and weight — A dying declaration can be the sole basis for conviction if it is voluntary, truthful, and reliable, even without corroboration. The court must scrutinize it carefully for tutoring or manipulation and consider the declarant's opportunity to observe and identify the assailant and their fitness to make the India Law Library Docid # 2438227
(269) DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writs jurisdiction — Maintainability of writ petitions filed by central agencies when matter pending before High Court — Supreme Court entertained petitions under Article 32 raising serious issues of investigation interference by state agencies, despite pendency of related matters before High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438353
(270) YES BANK LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. AXIS TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure — Intervention Applications — The court noted the presence of various intervention applications and listed them, indicating that parties sought to join the ongoing proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2438355
(271) M. SAI SUDHAKAR AND ANOTHER Vs. M. CHANDRA SEKHAR RAO AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Sections 241, 242, 59, 62 — Oppression and Mismanagement — Company Law Tribunals (NCLT and NCLAT) — Nature of orders — NCLT order directing exit option without considering merits of oppression and mismanagement allegations was unjustified — NCLAT rightly remanded the matter to NCLT for adjudication on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2438363
(272) ADDL. REGISTRAR ENQUIRIES-5 HON’BLE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA Vs. K.A. SALEEM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Natural Justice — Audi Alteram Partem — Rule against condemned unheard — A judicial or quasi-judicial authority must provide an opportunity of hearing to a person before passing an order that is adverse to their interests. India Law Library Docid # 2438384
(273) PEOPLES UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Police Manual for Media Briefing — States directed to evolve policy considering Amicus Curiae's Manual — Action to be completed within three months — Supreme Court website to upload Manual within two weeks — Contempt Petition closed. (Paras 2, 3, 4, 7) India Law Library Docid # 2438474
(274) AMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Supreme Court's plenary powers — While exercising powers under Article 142, the Supreme Court issued directions based on the recommendations of a Task Force concerning student suicides in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) India Law Library Docid # 2438515
(275) SUMIT Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Factors for granting bail — Continued incarceration not warranted at this stage where trial has commenced but is unlikely to conclude soon, and a separate writ petition regarding case transfer is pending consideration. India Law Library Docid # 2438536
(276) SHASHI KUMAR CHOUDHARY AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 132(1)(c) — Fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC) — Bail — High Court reversed bail granted by Magistrate — High Court found due procedure under BNSS, 2023 complied with — Grounds of arrest and relevant documents served to arrestees, with acknowledgement — Intimation of arrest given to wife/mother, also acknowledged — Videography of India Law Library Docid # 2438547
(277) SAHIL KHAN Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Supreme Court sets aside the High Court's order refusing bail, finding further detention of the appellant unnecessary pending trial. India Law Library Docid # 2438666
(278) JAMNA PRASAD ASATI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Appeal against dismissal of bail application by High Court — Appellant arrested under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 & 34 of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Trial in progress, evidence of only one witness recorded out of sixteen — Trial likely to take time — Supreme Court India Law Library Docid # 2438668
(279) SWARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of — Septuagenarian appellant suffering from Parkinson’s disease, old age related ailment and forgetfulness — Appellant already joined investigation and complied with court orders — Custodial interrogation not necessary in light of health India Law Library Docid # 2438669
(280) MOHAMMAD SALIM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Factors considered — Trial in progress, substantial evidence recorded, no necessity for further detention. India Law Library Docid # 2438687