(721) STATE OF TELANGANA Vs. NALLA BALU @ DURGAM SHASHIDHAR GOUD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of Proceedings — Social Media Posts — High Court's Guidelines — Supreme Court dismissed Special Leave Petitions against High Court's judgment quashing criminal proceedings related to social media posts, upholding the High Court's guidelines for police and magistrates. India Law Library Docid # 2439644
(722) ASHISH SATISH MITTAL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court allowed appeals and directed Trial Court to release appellants on bail subject to conditions deemed appropriate by the Trial Court to ensure their presence in proceedings India Law Library Docid # 2444275
(723) BIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Bail – Grant of – Supreme Court granted bail to the petitioner considering previous bail in another matter, dismissal of state's SLP against it, petitioner's seven months in custody, filing of police report, and the disproportionate assets case relating to a past period. India Law Library Docid # 2447007
(724) JAGDEV PURIA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — High Court dismissed petition without considering if allegations disclosed a criminal offence — Plea that dispute was civil in nature and no false document was created or intention to cheat existed — Held, High Court should have examined prima facie if India Law Library Docid # 2447008
(725) DONIYAR VILDANOV Vs. THE STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) — Sections 8, 20, 23 — Recovery of contraband — Search and seizure — Procedural safeguards — Failure to comply with mandatory provisions of the Act concerning search and seizure, including informing the accused of their rights to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, vitiates the entire process and raises reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2438791
(726) DR. JAYA THAKUR Vs. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to health — Includes right to menstrual health, sexual and reproductive health, and bodily autonomy for adolescent girls. India Law Library Docid # 2438921
(727) M/S SAISUDHIR ENERGY LTD. Vs. M/S NTPC VIDYUT VYAPAR NIGAM LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order under Section 34 — Scope of interference by appellate court — Appellate court under Section 37 should only determine if the court under Section 34 exercised its jurisdiction properly and without exceeding its scope — Re-working and re India Law Library Docid # 2438825
(728) M/S. RHYTHM COUNTY Vs. SATISH SANJAY HEGDE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Sections 15, 20 — Environmental compensation — Quantification — Project cost — NGT has discretion to mould relief based on polluter pays principle, scale of offending activity, and capacity of violator — Project turnover or cost can be relevant yardstick for determining compensation — India Law Library Docid # 2438826
(729) CAPTAIN PRAMOD KUMAR BAJAJ Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Writ Petition — Petitioner claiming protracted persecution and targeted departmental vendetta — Sought remedy invoking extraordinary jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2438827
(730) DR. S. MOHAN Vs. THE SECRETARY TO THE CHANCELLOR, PUDUCHERRY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, PUDUCHERRY AND OTHERS ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 254(2) and Seventh Schedule, List I, Entry 66 vs. List III, Entry 25 — Presidential Assent — Repugnancy — Doctrine of repugnancy and Arvind A. Patni v. State of Maharashtra, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 256 — The requirement of Presidential assent under Article 254(2) of the Constitution for India Law Library Docid # 2438828
(731) BHOLA NATH Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equality before law — Arbitrariness — State as a model employer is obligated to act with fairness and cannot exploit employees or take advantage of their unequal bargaining power — Prolonged contractual engagement on sanctioned posts, followed by abrupt discontinuation India Law Library Docid # 2438829
(732) USMAN ALI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 439 — Bail — Cancellation of bail — Supreme Court's power to interfere with High Court's bail order — Supreme Court ordinarily does not interfere with High Court orders granting bail, but will intervene if discretion was exercised without due application of mind or contrary to law — India Law Library Docid # 2438830
(733) YASH CHARITABLE TRUST AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 — Stem Cells — Definition of "drug" — Stem cells are considered "substances" under Section 3(b)(i) of the Drugs Act, 1940 and fall within the definition of "drugs." Stem cell-derived products are always considered "new drugs." Autologous stem cells used in India Law Library Docid # 2438831
(734) YATENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Dismissal for default — Restoration — High Court's refusal to restore complaint — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order and restored the complaint case to the trial court's file in the interest of justice. (Paras 4, 5, 6) India Law Library Docid # 2439025
(735) REKHA Vs. GOLF LINKS FINANCE AND RESORTS PVT. LTD.ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — Offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is compoundable with the consent of parties even after conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2439645
(736) BALAJI Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Bail Conditions — Statement of Accused — Petitioner enlarged on bail subject to conditions, one of which was based on his statement made in court admitting he would marry the complainant — The petitioner cannot pick and choose conditions, India Law Library Docid # 2444277
(737) MRITUNJAY TIWARI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 — Clause 3(c) defining “Caste-based Discrimination” — Incorporation argued as restrictive and exclusionary — Claim that it renders individuals from non-reserved/general classes remediless against caste-based India Law Library Docid # 2438790
(738) M/S AARSUDAY PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE (P) LTD Vs. JOGEN CHOWDHURY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114A, Rules 17, 27, 28 of West Bengal Panchayat (Gram Panchayat Administration) Rules, 2004 — Competency of Gram Panchayat to grant building permission — Not competent if area governed by Act of 1979 and development plan exists — Panchayat Samiti is the competent authority. India Law Library Docid # 2438792
(739) MONTY GOYAL Vs. NAVRANG SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 38 — Appeal against Bar Council of India judgment — Professional misconduct — Failure to act with reasonable diligence and absence from Court hearing leading to dismissal of quashing petition — High Court ordered quashing of FIR subject to deposit of costs — Costs not deposited in time, FIR quashing order recalled and petition dismissed — Application to recall dismissal India Law Library Docid # 2438793
(740) JAGDEEP CHOWGULE Vs. SHEELA CHOWGULE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(4) — Application for extension of time to make arbitral award — Where an arbitral tribunal is constituted by the High Court under Section 11(6), any application for extension of time under Section 29A(4) would lie with the High Court. Where an arbitral tribunal is India Law Library Docid # 2438794