(621) 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
(622) 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
(623) 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
(624) 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
(625) 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
(626) 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
(627) 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
(628) 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
(629) 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
(630) VIJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397 & 401 — Revisional Jurisdiction — Delay in disposal of criminal revision petitions — Serious offences like dowry death — Revision petition pending for 23 years with interim orders — High Courts should ensure trials are not held up for long periods by interim orders, especially in serious crimes — Justice must be done swiftly for both accused and India Law Library Docid # 2438703
(631) MR. SASTRI VENKAT RAMANI AND ANOTHER Vs. JAI CORP LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Admission of petition — Interim order — Appeal against interim order denying stay of NCLT order admitting insolvency petition — Appellants argued existence of arguable issues including no existing debt due to novation and no default — Supreme Court directed to grant stay India Law Library Docid # 2438707
(632) PANCHAVATIGE MUTT Vs. GRAMA PANCHAYATHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Declaratory suit and permanent injunction — Suit for declaration of ownership and possession — Plaintiff failed to prove ownership and possession of suit schedule property — Trial Court and High Court dismissed the suit — Supreme Court found no reason to India Law Library Docid # 2438875
(633) SEWAK RAM Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 304 Part II, 148, 307, 323 read with Section 149 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — High court modified conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part II due to inability to ascertain if appellant’s firearm injury was the cause of death — This finding of the High Court remained unchallenged by the State — Supreme Court considered the India Law Library Docid # 2438888
(634) AMIT SINGLA Vs. UNION TERRITORY CHANDIGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 456 — House-trespass with intent to commit offence or to intimidate, insult or annoy — Conviction upheld — Appeal focused on reduction of sentence. India Law Library Docid # 2438890
(635) KUMUD LALL Vs. SURESH CHANDRA ROY (DEAD) THR LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Complaint for medical negligence — Death of doctor and complainant during pendency of proceedings — Liability of doctor's estate for compensation through legal heirs — Court appoints Amicus Curiae to assist in addressing the fate of the complaint in light of the new Act provisions. India Law Library Docid # 2438897
(636) 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
(637) 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
(638) 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
(639) 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
(640) 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