(441) MOHSIN @ PRADEEP Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Bail — Appeal against High Court's refusal of bail lies in Supreme Court — Supreme Court can grant bail if further detention is not necessary, considering the stage of trial. India Law Library Docid # 2438527
(442) DINESH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence — Appeal pending for seven years before High Court after conviction for serious offences — Appellant has undergone substantial period of custody (10 years, 5 months, 23 days) — Prospects of early hearing are remote due to pending appeals in High Court — Prima facie case for suspension of sentence made out based on the India Law Library Docid # 2438528
(443) K ASHOK Vs. M/S ANNAVAR ADIKE COMPANY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Compromise reached between parties before Lok Adalat — Respondent admitted no further amount due — Court set aside conviction and sentence based on compromise, treating it as compounding of the offence India Law Library Docid # 2438530
(444) M.C. MEHTA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Environment — Air Quality — Delhi NCR — Persistent issue of worsening Air Quality Index (AQI) despite various measures. India Law Library Docid # 2438672
(445) ARVIND KUMAR DAS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Grant of bail by Supreme Court — Appellant booked for offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and POCSO Act, 2012 — Appellant claimed to be the victim of a false complaint filed due to neighbourly dispute — Appellant in custody since November 2024 and trial at advanced stage with thirteen out of sixteen witnesses examined — India Law Library Docid # 2438683
(446) DEEPANSHU Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 8 read with Section 20(b)(ii)(C) — Offence — Conviction for offence — Concurrent findings of conviction by trial court and High Court — Appeal to Supreme Court — Supreme Court inclined to modify sentence but not conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2438685
(447) MANJU KUMARI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Bail — Grant of — Accused lady — Appellant is a lady and entitled to protection under Section 480 of Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Further detention pending trial not necessary — Appeal allowed and bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2438698
(448) SALOCHNA PARDI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 18 — Bar on anticipatory bail — The bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act is not absolute and does not apply if the allegations do not prima facie disclose an offence under the Act, particularly if there is no specific allegation that the offence was committed on the grounds of caste. India Law Library Docid # 2438873
(449) ROSHAN LAL Vs. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Review Petition — Rejection of — Special Leave Petition against original order dismissed as withdrawn — Subsequent Special Leave Petition against rejection of review petition not maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2438899
(450) SUBHASH AGGARWAL Vs. MAHENDER PAL CHHABRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Suit for specific performance — Readiness and willingness — Standard of proof — Appellant (plaintiff) failed to demonstrate the necessary financial capacity (readiness and wherewithal) to pay the balance consideration of Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2437731
(451) DHARMENDRA SHARMA Vs. M. ARUNMOZHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with Supreme Court Order — Directions to Development Authority (ADA) — Supreme Court previously directed ADA to pay compensation, refund amount with interest, and return non-judicial stamp worth Rs. 3,99,100 to petitioner — ADA returned expired physical stamp papers instead of refunding the value — Petitioner India Law Library Docid # 2437732
(452) PANGANTI VIJAYA Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 — Claim for Compensation — Employer-Employee Relationship — Death arising out of and in the course of employment — Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation found that the deceased driver was employed and the accident occurred during and in the course of employment, awarding compensation — High Court set aside the award based on the owner's initial counter-affidavit denying employment — Supreme Court restored the Commissioner’s award, noting that the owner India Law Library Docid # 2437733
(453) M/S BHAGHEERATHA ENGINEERING LTD. Vs. STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and Section 37 — Setting aside of Arbitral Award — Scope of judicial review — Arbitral Tribunal's jurisdiction — Contractual dispute resolution mechanism (Adjudicator to Arbitrator) — Setting aside of award by High Court on the ground that the Arbitral Tribunal was appointed to adjudicate only one dispute and exceeded its jurisdiction by deciding others — The arbitration clause was widely worded, and the conduct of the respondent-State indicate India Law Library Docid # 2437734
(454) NAK ENGINEERING COMPANY PVT. LTD. Vs. TARUN KESHRICHAND SHAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Necessary party vs. Proper party — Definition and test — A necessary party is one without whom no effective order or decree can be made; the suit is liable to be dismissed if a necessary party is not impleaded — A proper party is one whose presence enables the court to completely and adequately India Law Library Docid # 2437735
(455) BHADRA INTERNATIONAL (INDIA) PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 12(5) read with Seventh Schedule — Ineligibility of Arbitrator — Unilateral Appointment — Effect of 2015 Amendment Act — Section 12(5) renders any person whose relationship falls under the Seventh Schedule ineligible to be appointed as an arbitrator, notwithstanding any prior agreement — Where the arbitration clause empowers the Chairman of one party (Airports Authority of India) to unilaterally appoint the India Law Library Docid # 2437736
(456) MOTILAL OSWAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED Vs. SANTOSH CORDEIRO AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6-A) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Scope of judicial review — The court, while considering an application under Section 11, must confine its examination to the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement, as mandated by the un-notified but effective Section 11(6-A) — The court's role is merely to inspect or scrutinize India Law Library Docid # 2437737
(457) NIRBHAY SINGH SULIYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Judicial Officer — Removal from Service — Misconduct — Judicial orders and grant of bail — A judicial officer, with 27 years of unblemished service, was removed based solely on four bail orders where Section 59-A of the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, 1915 (imposing twin conditions for bail) was not expressly mentioned, contrasted with 14 other India Law Library Docid # 2437738
(458) ANJANI SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 504 read with 34 — Appreciation of Evidence — Sole Eye Witness Testimony (PW-1) — Reliability — Where a sole eye witness's testimony is wavering, inconsistent regarding the scene of the crime and the specific role of the accused, and where motive is alleged only against the PW but multiple innocent persons were killed at close range (suggesting targeted killing) without motive, the testimony India Law Library Docid # 2437739
(459) GULFISHA FATIMA Vs. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43D(5) — Bail — Accused Sharjeel Imam — Role attributed is that of a "principal ideologue and early architect" of the alleged conspiracy, involving the creation of coordination platforms (WhatsApp groups), mobilization through pamphlets, and delivery of speeches advocating disruptive "Chakka Jam" (road blockage/paralysis of essential services) as India Law Library Docid # 2437740
(460) ADANI POWER LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (SEZ Act) — Section 30 — Customs Act, 1962 — Section 12 — Levy of Customs Duty on Electrical Energy — Clearance from Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) — Absence of Charging Event — Electrical energy generated in India within an SEZ and supplied to DTA is not ‘imported into India’ under Section 12 of the Customs Act — The deeming fiction in Section 30 of the SEZ India Law Library Docid # 2437741