(321) SUJATA BORA Vs. COAL INDIA LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act) — Sections 2(y), 2(ze) — Appointment under reserved quota — Management Trainee recruitment by Coal India Limited (CIL) — Denial of appointment based on initial finding of unfitness and recruitment process expiry — Appellant suffering from disability above the benchmark (57%) based on subsequent AIIMS medical report — Expiry of India Law Library Docid # 2438082
(322) KANCHANA RAI Vs. GEETA SHARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 — Sections 21(vii) and 22 — Maintenance of Dependents — Widow of Son — Legal entitlement to claim maintenance from the estate of the deceased father-in-law — Interpretation of "any widow of his son" under Section 21(vii) — The phrase "any widow of his son" is clear and unambiguous, applying to a son's widow irrespective of whether the son India Law Library Docid # 2438083
(323) ALAGU Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1982 — Section 3(1) — Preventive detention — Person already in jail — Requirements for valid detention order — (i) Detaining authority must know detenue is in jail; (ii) Must have cogent material to believe there's a real possibility of release on bail soon; (iii) Must be India Law Library Docid # 2438275
(324) A. JAHIR Vs. THE STATE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 — Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 377 — Applicability of POCSO Act — Occurrence took place before the Act came into force — Offence cognate in nature with Section 377 IPC — No prejudice caused to accused by shifting charge from POCSO Act to Section 377 IPC — Sentence modified to period already undergone. India Law Library Docid # 2438610
(325) CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Justice K.V. Viswanathan upheld the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act but held that it must operate with mandatory independent screening by the Lokpal or Lokayukta, whose recommendation would be binding on the Government, in order to cure the defects identified in Vineet Narain and Subramanian Swamy and to balance protection of honest public servants with the rule of law, whereas Justice B.V. Nagarathna, in dissent, held that Section 17A is India Law Library Docid # 2438085
(326) THE STATE OF HARYANA Vs. KRISHAN KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Drug Rules, 1945 — Rule 49 — Essential Qualifications — Appointment of Drug Inspector/Drug Control Officer — State Government cannot prescribe qualifications different from those prescribed by Central Government under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules. India Law Library Docid # 2438228
(327) ANIL KUMAR @ KASHI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory bail — Grant of anticipatory bail — Factors to consider — Filing of charge sheet — Pendency before Trial Court — Non-cooperation of appellants — Issuance of bailable warrants — Direction for appearance before Trial Court — Grant of anticipatory bail on terms and conditions to satisfaction of Trial Court — Liberty to Trial Court to India Law Library Docid # 2438350
(328) STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. ALANKAR ELITE INNS AND HOTELS (P) LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Kerala Abkari Act, 1954 — Section 67(2) and (3) & Rule 19(iv) of Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953 — Regularization of hotel liquor license after reconstitution of Board of Directors without prior permission — Fee leviable based on the law in force at the time the permission or regularization is *granted*, not when the violation occurred — No right accrues to the State to demand fee until the act is permitted or allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2438361
(329) UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. SABA WANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Administrative Law — Policy Implementation — Judicial Review — When a policy decision is challenged, courts may require clarification on its implementation, particularly concerning specific clauses and their impact on selections and appointments. India Law Library Docid # 2438367
(330) M/S RIAR BUILDERS PVT LTD AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Sections 3G and 3J — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Landowners aggrieved by compensation — High Court declared Sections 3G and 3J unconstitutional, invalidating the arbitral mechanism — Landowners withdrew Section 34 petitions — Supreme Court stayed High Court's judgment, reviving the arbitral framework temporarily — Landowners India Law Library Docid # 2438373
(331) STATE OF UP AND OTHERS Vs. MANISH DWIVEDI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Delay in Application — A deceased police officer's son applied for compassionate appointment 15 years after his father's death, having attained majority 4 years prior. The High Court directed reconsideration based on sympathy and educational pursuits, deeming the delay bona fide. India Law Library Docid # 2438377
(332) BAREILLY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. OM PRAKASH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 / 2013 — Compensation — Deposit — Deposit of 100% compensation by development authority directed by High Court — Supreme Court substitutes this with deposit of 50% pending final decision by High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438379
(333) ANWAR HUSSAIN Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Criminal Procedure — Investigation Integrity — Use of "stock witnesses" — Repeated use of the same witnesses to support police versions of alleged crimes, known as "stock witnesses," is a practice that undermines the fairness and impartiality of investigations and is contrary to the rule of law. India Law Library Docid # 2438386
(334) SANJEEV AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Sections 2/3 — Proceeding under the Act initiated solely on basis of a Sessions Case under Indian Penal Code — Acquittal in the solitary Sessions Case — Basis for the Gangster Act proceeding no longer in existence — Proceedings under Gangster Act liable to be quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2438508
(335) JAGRUTI DHANESH THORAT Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Bail — Parity — Principle of parity to be considered for granting bail, especially when other co-accused with similar or identical allegations have been enlarged on bail. The court can deviate from parity if the accused has a demonstrably higher role or is on a significantly different footing, but this requires careful examination. India Law Library Docid # 2438540
(336) HARISH RANA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Medical Examination by Secondary Board — Report filed — Copy provided to counsel for petitioner and respondent — Counsel requested to study report and assist court. India Law Library Docid # 2438662
(337) SHAHID SALIM KHAN Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Delay in Trial — Long incarceration for over three years and six months without framing of charges — All co-accused granted bail — Appellant entitled to bail on grounds of delay in commencement of trial and period of incarceration. India Law Library Docid # 2438665
(338) ALAGU Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Preventive Detention — Conditions for Detaining a Person Already in Custody — Awareness of Custody, Likelihood of Release, and Likelihood of Future Prejudicial Activities — For preventive detention of a person already in jail, the detaining authority must be aware of the custody, have grounds to believe there's a real possibility of release on bail or otherwise, and be satisfied that on release, the person India Law Library Docid # 2438674
(339) JAGDISH CHAND SHARMA Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Factors considered — Delay in lodging FIR — Nature of injuries — Duration of incarceration — Supreme Court granted bail to appellant despite opposition from State, considering delay in FIR, minimal use of weapons, and over eight months of custody. India Law Library Docid # 2438675
(340) VIKASH KUCHBANDIYA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence and release on bail — Appeal pending for eight years — Appellant has suffered substantial period in custody (11 years 5 months 24 days) — Co-accused granted bail — High prospect of early hearing of appeal is remote — Supreme Court inclined to India Law Library Docid # 2438686