(261) 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
(262) 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
(263) 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
(264) 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
(265) 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
(266) 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
(267) NARINDERDEEP TANDAN @ NARINDERDEEP TANDON @ NENA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Conditions of Bail — Court directed release on bail in anticipation of arrest, subject to terms and conditions imposed by trial court — Further directed appellant not to dissuade witnesses, and to attend police station if called for further investigation — Clarified that grant of bail India Law Library Docid # 2438517
(268) KUSUM KUMARI @ SONI KUMARI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Denial by High Court — Appellant aggrieved by denial of anticipatory bail by High Court — Supreme Court opinion that custodial interrogation not warranted — Appellant to cooperate with investigation — Supreme Court directs no coercive action. India Law Library Docid # 2438529
(269) ANIL Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence — Appeal pending for seven years in High Court — Appellant has undergone more than nine years in custody with remission — High Court rejected application for suspension of sentence — Supreme Court granted leave, set aside High Court's order, and suspended sentence, releasing appellant on bail, considering the delay in appeal India Law Library Docid # 2438541
(270) MANOJ DAHARIYA Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 137(2), 87, 64 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 6 — Bail — Appellant is uncle of co-accused, role attributed is innocuous, serious allegations of kidnapping made against appellant — Appellant in jail since 06.11.2024 — Eight material India Law Library Docid # 2438684
(271) M/S BRIDGE AND ROOF COMPANY (INDIA) LTD. Vs. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MANDI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Contract Law — Bid Process — Justification for submitting undertaking — Company justified in submitting an undertaking that it had never been blacklisted by government bodies if it still stood by that submission. India Law Library Docid # 2438708
(272) ANUBHUTI GOEL AND ANOTHER Vs. THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petition seeking quashing of rejection letter and permission to appear for viva-voce examination — Petitioners were serving as Civil Judges in Uttarakhand; applied for Delhi Judicial Services Examination; cleared preliminary and main exams; faced rejection from Uttarakhand High Court for permission to attend viva-voce of Delhi exam — India Law Library Docid # 2438895
(273) SATENDER KUMAR ANTIL Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 35(3) — Notice of appearance — Mandatory issuance of notice in cases of offences punishable up to 7 years imprisonment. India Law Library Docid # 2439388
(274) VIMLA DEVI Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Bail, Grant of — Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant, who was seeking it after the High Court rejected her prayer. The appellant was an accused in a case registered under Sections 498-A, 323 & 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. A charge-sheet had been filed, and the court was of the considered opinion that further custodial interrogation was India Law Library Docid # 2438611
(275) 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
(276) 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
(277) 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
(278) 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
(279) 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
(280) 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