(521) VIJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 401 & 397 — Criminal Revision Petition — Delay in disposal — Supreme Court expresses grave concern over delay of 23 years by High Court in deciding a criminal revision petition challenging framing of charge in a dowry death case — Directs Registrar General to submit entire record, order sheets, and statistics of case disposal by the High Court. (Paras 19, 21, 23, 24, India Law Library Docid # 2438182
(522) GAURAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Appeal against High Court order rejecting bail — Appellants incarcerated for over two and a half years — No direct evidence of assaulting deceased — Trial not likely to conclude soon — Prosecution witnesses of fact examined, only police witnesses remain — India Law Library Docid # 2438608
(523) SUMIT BANSAL Vs. M/S MGI DEVELOPERS AND PROMOTERS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Separate Causes of Action — Quashing of Complaint under Section 482 Cr.P.C. — Where multiple cheques are issued in relation to the same underlying liability, but are distinct instruments (drawn on different accounts, presented on different dates, and dishonoured separately), each dishonour gives rise to a separate cause of action under India Law Library Docid # 2437924
(524) C.S. PRASAD Vs. C. SATYAKUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent power of High Court to quash criminal proceedings — Principles governing exercise of power — High Court must exercise power sparingly, cautiously, and avoid usurping function of trial court or conducting mini-trial — Only requirement is to examine whether uncontroverted allegations in FIR, taken at face value, disclose commission of any cognizable offence — Reliability, sufficiency, or acceptability of evidence is not for India Law Library Docid # 2437925
(525) STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. BHAWANA MISHRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Service Law — Appointment — Ayurvedic Nursing Training Course — Right to Appointment — Candidates admitted to the course in a Government institution do not acquire an automatic right to appointment as Ayurvedic Staff Nurse upon completion of training, especially when there is a significant change in Government policy and the number of candidates available due to the grant of permission to private India Law Library Docid # 2437926
(526) THE JOINT DIRECTOR (RAYALASEEMA), ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, A.P. AND ANOTHER ETC. Vs. DAYAM PEDA RANGA RAO ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 2(s) and 2(o) — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 — Sections 2(f), 100, 101, 102 — Quashing of FIRs — Jurisdiction of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Police Station post-bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh — High Court quashed Anti-Corruption Bureau FIRs on hyper-technical ground of lack of specific notification India Law Library Docid # 2437927
(527) STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS Vs. ANANTA KUMAR MOHAPATRA (DEAD) THR. LRS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Impleadment of legal representatives — Appeal abated on death of respondent — Court condones delay and impleads legal representatives after details are furnished — Not necessary to keep appeal pending solely for impleadment. India Law Library Docid # 2438358
(528) AYESHA JAIN Vs. AMITY UNIVERSITY, NOIDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Affidavits — Personal affirmation by designated authorities — Supreme Court directed Cabinet Secretary of Union of India and Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories to file personally affirmed affidavits, with no delegation allowed — Union of India filed affidavit through Secretary, Department of Higher Education, stating reasons for Cabinet Secretary not filing personally and seeking exemption — Court expressed surprise at non-compliance and India Law Library Docid # 2438359
(529) GORIJAVOLU SRINIVASA RAO Vs. MUSUNURI SATYANARAYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956 — Section 15 & 16 — Agricultural tenant's right of first purchase — Determination of sale price — Violation of status quo order during sale proceedings — Declaration of sale deeds as void — Restoration of possession upon appeal — An agricultural tenant has a right of first purchase under Section 15. Proceedings under Section 16 for determining sale India Law Library Docid # 2438369
(530) THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SATWINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 140, 149, 166 — Compulsory Insurance — Liability of Insurer — Contributory Negligence — Wrongful Parking — Driver of minor age without license — Compensation — Recovery Rights — Appeal allowed to grant recovery rights to appellant insurance company from owner of wrongly parked vehicle (Bolero) when deceased was travelling in another vehicle (Maruti Zen) India Law Library Docid # 2438380
(531) SEEMA BHATTI Vs. SAT PAL GUPTA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for death in accident — Enhancement by Supreme Court — Appellant's husband died in accident, compensation awarded by Tribunal enhanced by High Court — Supreme Court further enhanced compensation on appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2438381
(532) RAVINDER SINGH SIDHU Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 161 & 173 — Transfer of cases — Consolidation of FIRs — Supreme Court consolidated multiple FIRs registered against a petitioner in different states by treating the first FIR as principal FIR and subsequent FIRs as statements under Section 161 CrPC, allowing supplementary chargesheets and transfer/merger of cases where cognizance was taken. India Law Library Docid # 2438535
(533) FAUSTINE LIGURA DIKONA Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 20(a)(ii)(c), and 29 — Conviction and Sentence — Suspension of Sentence — Appellant convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and fine. Appeals filed challenging conviction. Arguments for suspension of sentence based on serious medical grounds (stroke, corneal transplant) and having undergone more than half of India Law Library Docid # 2438537
(534) DEBASHISH KHAMARU Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Continued incarceration for over one and a half years after filing of chargesheet is not warranted — Release on bail may be ordered on imposing appropriate terms and conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2438677
(535) RIYA KHATKAR Vs. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ of Mandamus — Medical grounds for migration — Petitioner sought migration from one law university to another due to severe medical issues (hypsophobia leading to anxiety and panic attacks) — Supreme Court directed the original university to issue necessary India Law Library Docid # 2438682
(536) MANNU PRAJAPATI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20(b) and 29 — Bail — Special Leave Petition against rejection of bail by High Court — Petitioner in custody for offences under NDPS Act — Seeking bail on medical grounds due to son's critical condition requiring liver transplant — Respondent State not making India Law Library Docid # 2438700
(537) H.GURUSWAMY AND OTHERS Vs. A. KRISHNAIAH SINCE DECEASED BY LRS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 13 and Order 43 Rule 1(d) — Application for recall of abatement order — Rejection by Trial Court and subsequent setting aside by High Court — Supreme Court held that High Court erred in condoning inordinate delay of approximately 2200 days without proper consideration India Law Library Docid # 2440697
(538) RAMBALI SAHNI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 362 — Alteration or review of judgment or order — Prohibition against — Except for clerical or arithmetical error — High Court recalled earlier bail order on basis of mistake in recording operative part of judgment by Court Master — High Court erroneously accepted apology and recalled bail order when no clerical or arithmetical error was present India Law Library Docid # 2438896
(539) VIVA HIGHWAYS LTD Vs. MADHYA PRADESH ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 29A(4), 29A(5) and 29A(6) — Extension of arbitrator's mandate — Supreme Court's intention in Mohan Lal Fatehpuria judgment was not to mandate substitution of arbitrator in every case of mandate extension — This is also evident from India Law Library Docid # 2438900
(540) MUSLIMVEETIL CHALAKKAL AHAMMED HAJI Vs. SAKEENA BEEVI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell — Denial of execution of sale deed by co-sharer (defendant) regarding her 1/11th share of property (land for school) — Affirmation and ratification — Effect of subsequent affidavit ratifying earlier acts of India Law Library Docid # 2437830