(261) STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE Vs. M.MUNEER AHAMED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 197 — Sanction for prosecution — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 217 — Delay in decision on sanction — High Court's direction for deemed sanction if decision not taken within one month — Supreme Court notes a Coordinate Bench decision India Law Library Docid # 2440293
(262) HARBINDER SINGH SEKHON AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 — Master Plan — Binding force — Change of Land Use (CLU) — Master Plan is a statutory instrument that governs land use and development; it is not a mere policy document and has binding force. Any development contrary to the operative plan is impermissible unless the plan is altered according to law. India Law Library Docid # 2439501
(263) M/S. AIRAVAT INDUSTRIES AND ANOTHER Vs. BANK OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 14 — Powers of District Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate — Nature of function — The function of a Magistrate under this section is ministerial, not adjudicatory. (Para 4) India Law Library Docid # 2439650
(264) M/S EVEREST AUTOMOBILES Vs. M/S RAJIT ENTERPRISES[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Complaint under — Victim’s right to appeal — A co-ordinate bench held that a complainant in a Section 138 case is a 'victim' entitled to file an appeal against acquittal under Section 372 of the CrPC without special leave under Section 378(4) CrPC. India Law Library Docid # 2439537
(265) SANJAY KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Examination of accused — Requirements — Duty of court and prosecutor — It is mandatory to pose specific questions to the accused regarding each piece of incriminating evidence adduced against them — Failure to do so renders the examination inadequate and incurable injustice to the accused. India Law Library Docid # 2439539
(266) B. PRASHANTH HEGDE Vs. STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Application for initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Limitation period — Acknowledgement of debt — Balance sheets as acknowledgement — Corporate Debtor’s balance sheets, signed by a director and produced by the Corporate Debtor itself in other proceedings, can serve as a valid acknowledgement of debt under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963, extending the period of limitation. India Law Library Docid # 2439386
(267) R. SAVITHRI NAIDU Vs. M/S THE COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 21 Rule 102 — Enforcement of Arbitral Award — Deemed Decree — Protection for bona fide claimants under Rules 98 and 100 do not apply to a transferee pendente lite — Transferee pendente lite is someone to whom property is transferred after the institution of the suit or arbitration in which the decree was passed — If India Law Library Docid # 2439372
(268) UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS Vs. SGT GIRISH KUMAR AND ORS. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-02-2026 Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 — Section 22 — Arrears of disability pension — Limitation period — Claims for arrears of disability pension due to broad banding are not barred by limitation or delay and laches, especially when the legal position was settled by a Supreme Court judgment in Ram Avtar case. India Law Library Docid # 2439373
(269) ZEBA KHAN Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 — Forgery, Cheating and using forged documents — Grant of bail — High Court order granting bail to accused set aside — Inconsistent facts and suppressed material antecedents considered by High Court — Forged LL.B degree relied upon by accused for India Law Library Docid # 2439283
(270) N. MANOHARAN, ETC. Vs. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972— Section 2(e)— Applicability to employees of Heavy Water Plant (HWP), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)— HWP is a project managed by the Heavy Water Projects Board of the DAE and is an adjunct or ancillary to the DAE, not a separate legal entity— Employees are considered Central Government servants and fall within the exclusionary clause of Section 2(e) India Law Library Docid # 2439284
(271) K. RAJAIAH Vs. THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Disciplinary proceedings — Fabrication of medical certificate — Duty of inquiry officer — Where a charge of forgery is alleged, and the key evidence involves a disputed signature, the inquiry officer must take greater caution, including potentially referring the matter to a handwriting expert, especially when the consequences of a proved charge include mandatory dismissal. Failure to do so, if it leads to a finding India Law Library Docid # 2439285
(272) RAMA KANT SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 352, 351(2), 3(5), 103(1) — Anticipatory Bail — Serious offence like murder — Although anticipatory bail can be granted in murder cases, it requires the court to be convinced of false implication due to personal vendetta or political rivalry. The accused must prove more than a prima facie case of false implication. India Law Library Docid # 2439534
(273) SHIVAJI GANGADHAR INGALE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — FIR lodged on allegations of rape and sexual exploitation — Prosecutrix in affidavit admitted consensual relationship with accused, stating FIR was lodged due to family differences and anger, not any actual crime — POCSO Act not in force during alleged incidents, and prosecutrix was adult when FIR was lodged India Law Library Docid # 2439540
(274) KAMINIBEN AND OTHERS Vs. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Liability of Insurance Company — Gratuitous Passenger in Goods Vehicle — Where a deceased was travelling in a goods vehicle, with the primary purpose being to carry goods (Ganesh idol for immersion) and travelling being incidental, the deceased is considered a gratuitous India Law Library Docid # 2440291
(275) HEMLATA EKNATH PISE Vs. SHUBHAM BAHU-UDDESHIYA SANSTHA WADDHAMNA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Civil Procedure — Remand by High Court — High Court should ideally address all issues with reasons before remanding matters, not focus on a single decisive point, to ensure clarity, finality, and respect for litigants' rights. India Law Library Docid # 2439375
(276) ABDUL KHALEK AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Constitutional Law — State's duty to protect forests — Article 48A and 51A(g) of the Constitution mandate the State to protect and improve the environment, forests, and wildlife, and impose a similar duty on citizens. This reflects a shared responsibility to prevent, regulate, and remedy environmental harm. India Law Library Docid # 2439220
(277) J. MUTHURAJAN AND ANOTHER Vs. S. VAIKUNDARAJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Grounds — Allegations of coercion, undue influence, and misrepresentation impacting the fairness of a family arrangement deed (KBPP) are matters of evidence and cannot be summarily rejected at the plaint stage, especially when such coercion might not be explicit but arise from family dynamics. India Law Library Docid # 2439221
(278) DR. ANAND RAI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(v), 3(2)(va) — Essential ingredients — Charges under SCST Act require proof of victim's caste, accused's knowledge of victim's caste, and intent to insult or cause harm. India Law Library Docid # 2439222
(279) IN RE: ORDER DATED 17.03.2025 PASSED BY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD IN CRIMINAL REVISION NO. 1449/2024 AND ANCILLARY ISSUES[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 354B — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 9, 10, 18 — Distinction between 'preparation' and 'attempt' — High Court erroneously reduced charges from attempt to commit rape to a lesser offence based on a misinterpretation of the stage of the crime — Supreme Court held that the India Law Library Docid # 2439530
(280) SEENI HAJA MOHAMMED Vs. STATE REPRESENTED THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022 — Interpretation of Rules — Subordinate legislation — Cannot override parent statute — Rules of 2022 restrict disposal to tender or auction, but must be read harmoniously with the parent NDPS Act — Rules do not divest Special India Law Library Docid # 2439532