(61) THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER Vs. SADIQ PASHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-10-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(b)(ii)C and Section 67 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — High Court quashed proceedings against respondent (accused no. 3) who had fled the spot, relying on precedents where convictions or bail cancellations were based solely on confessional statements under Section 67 — Supreme Court held that precedents concerning convictions or bail matters have no application to a case pending India Law Library Docid # 2454626
(62) MARTANDA SINGH Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 375 and 90 — Rape — Promise to marry — Consensual relationship spanning three years between adults — Second respondent, an engineering graduate, willingly permitted physical relationship after courtship knowing consequences — Failure to keep a promise to marry on a future uncertain date due to reasons that are not clear does not amount to misconception of fact unless accused had never really intended to marry from India Law Library Docid # 2454627
(63) M/S AWADHESH SINGH GAUTAM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH & ORS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-09-2026 Contract Law — Standard Bidding Document — Clause 44.1 and Clause 53.1(ii) of General Conditions of Contract — Clause 4.1 of Special Conditions of Contract — Cross-contract recovery — Alleged overpayment under earlier contracts sought to be recovered by deducting running bills of subsequent independent contracts — Permissibility — Held, none of the contractual clauses authorized cross-contract deduction — Clause 4.1 governing technical audit mandates opportunity of hearing, approval of Chief Exe India Law Library Docid # 2454263
(64) ORRIS INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-09-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 9, Section 65 — Power of Adjudicating Authority to recall CIRP admission order — Fraud and collusion — Existence of debt and default constitutes a jurisdictional fact for initiating CIRP — Parties invoking statutory insolvency jurisdiction are under a public law obligation not to deceive or mislead the tribunal — Fraud in public law corrupts the adjudication process — Where admission of a Section 9 petition is procured fraudulently in collusion betw India Law Library Docid # 2454264
(65) STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER Vs. SAINABA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-09-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 proviso (b) — General Clauses Act, 1897 — Section 27 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 114 — Statutory demand notice — Presumption of service — Notice sent by registered post to correct address of drawer was received by his mother — Held, "giving of notice" is distinct from "receipt of notice" — Mandatory requirement of proviso (b) to Section 138 is complied with once notice is properly addressed, pre-paid, and dispatched by registered post — Complaina India Law Library Docid # 2454265
(66) STERLING HOLIDAY RESORTS LIMITED Vs. M/S P.M. ASSOCIATES AND ORS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-09-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Rules 8 and 9 of Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 — Mandatory Nature of Procedure — Auction Sale — Procedural safeguards in Rules 8 and 9 are mandatory and must be strictly followed. Solicitation and receipt of bids during an operative restraint order of the DRAT is illegal and devoid of legal effect. Applying the maxim actus curiae neminem gravabit, the period during which the restr India Law Library Docid # 2454266
(67) BOMBAY GARAGE AHMEDABAD LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. JP ISCON PRIVATE LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 2 Rule 2 — Bar of suit — Omission to sue for one of several reliefs — Plaint in subsequent suit seeking specific performance based on an oral agreement — Plaintiff had previously instituted a suit for permanent injunction against alienation of suit property based on the same cause of action — Said earlier suit was withdrawn seeking liberty to file a fresh suit — Held, a subsequent suit claiming specific performance is barred by Order 2 Rule 2 when no leav India Law Library Docid # 2454043
(68) SANJAY BADAYA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Grant of Regular Bail — Pre-trial Incarceration — Prolonged Delay in Trial — Chargesheets filed and investigation complete qua the appellants — Evidence predominantly rests on voluminous documentary records and electronic trails already in safe custody of investigating agency — Trial yet to commence due to pending investigation against co-accused, absconding accused, and recent grant of sanction for prosecution — P India Law Library Docid # 2454044
(69) SAURABH BAJAJ Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-09-2026 Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004 — Sections 6, 10 & 11 — Illegal transport of cattle — Reverse burden of proof — Proof of essential ingredients — Interception of truck carrying cattle and escorting vehicle — Appellant convicted under Section 10 for alleged violation of Section 6 — Reverse presumption under Section 11 applies only when the essential ingredients alleging the offence are first proved by the prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2454543
(70) SURINDER AHUJA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-09-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 23(1) First Clause — Determination of market value — Spatial contiguity, project-wide parity, and suburban potential — Acquisition of land across six contiguous villages for the construction of Aspal Extension Drain — Reference Court enhanced the market value to Rs. 5,00,000/- per acre relying on the 1996 Sultanpur benchmark (Ex. PW-7/1) and local evidence establishing that the acquired land fell within 5 km of municipal limits ("Special Village" classificati India Law Library Docid # 2454041
(71) MULLA AFROZ Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-09-2026 National Security Act, 1980 — Section 3(2) — Preventive Detention — Inadmissibility of extra-judicial confession before police — Subjective satisfaction resting on uncorroborated confession — Appellant detained under NSA following violence during mosque survey — Confessional statement made while in police custody formed a core basis for the detention order — Held, an accused enjoys fundamental rights against self-incrimination under Article 20(3) of the Constitution, which finds statutory reflec India Law Library Docid # 2454042
(72) M/S ASJ FINSOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. Vs. VIKRAM BAJAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Schedule I to Liquidation Process Regulations — Public Auction — Default in payment of balance sale consideration — Forfeiture of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) and part consideration — Successful bidder in liquidation e-auction deposited 25% of the bid amount (comprising 10% EMD and part balance consideration) but failed to pay the remaining balance consideration within the stipulated time — Bidder sought refund on grounds of absence of explicit forfeit India Law Library Docid # 2453813
(73) BIHAR STATE ARDH SARKARI ARAJPATI KARAMCHARI MAHA SANGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Non-payment of legitimate dues — Fundamental right to life and dignity — Protracted delay in recognizing and discharging legitimate monetary entitlements of workmen over several decades violates fundamental rights — Court under constitutional jurisdiction can mold public law remedies to alleviate long-standing deprivations. India Law Library Docid # 2453814
(74) SHIKHA W/O VARUN SUREKHA @SHIKHA D/O SHARADKUMAR RANIWALA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India — Article 142(1) — Matrimonial Dispute — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent and quashing of proceedings — Exercise of extraordinary powers — Marriage between parties had broken down irretrievably with parties living separately since 2022 — Multiple civil and criminal proceedings were pending between the parties and their family members — During pendency of transfer petitions, husband filed application under Article 142 seeking dissolution of marriage — Parties mutual India Law Library Docid # 2453815
(75) IN RE: RECENT RAPE INCIDENTS IN DELHI NCR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life and Personal Liberty — Public Safety and Institutional Accountability — Suo moto writ petition registered in light of recurring egregious crimes against women and minor girls in Delhi-NCR — Safety in public spaces is an intrinsic facet of the fundamental guarantee under Article 21 — Public spaces such as parks, roads, transport hubs, and subways cannot be allowed to become high-risk zones due to inadequate illumination, poor surveillance, India Law Library Docid # 2453957
(76) STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. RAMESH SUKRYA MHATRE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Sections 121(1), 132, 189(2), 190, 191(2), 351(2) and 352 read with Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act, 2010 — Sections 3 and 4 — Assault on doctors and medical staff — Cancellation of bail granted by High Court — High Court granted bail to respondents without recording any intervening circumstance India Law Library Docid # 2454659
(77) GEETA BAI AND OTHERS Vs. K. ARJUN SINGH AND ORS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-09-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 6 (as amended by Act 39 of 2005) — Partition suit — Rights of daughter — Necessary party — Daughter of a common ancestor possesses an undivided share in the suit schedule property by operation of amended Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. In a suit for partition, such daughter, or her legal heirs upon her demise, are indispensable and necessary parties to the proceedings. Partition proceedings conducted and concluded without impleading the daughter India Law Library Docid # 2455576
(78) OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN M.V. NEREUS PROGRESS Vs. OM FREIGHT FORWARDERS LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-09-2026 Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 — Section 5(1)(b) read with Section 5(2) — Arrest of sister vessel — Statutory preconditions — Order of arrest sought against vessel on the ground that defaulting charterer continued to be its demise charterer — Valid termination of demise charterparty — Effect on arrest — To sustain an order of arrest under Section 5(2) read with Section 5(1)(b) against a sister vessel, it must be established that the defaulting entity was the India Law Library Docid # 2453498
(79) SUKHABHAI NANJIBHAI MAKWANA AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-09-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — Untoward incident — Compensation — Bona fide passenger — Absence of railway ticket — Shift of burden — Deceased fell from a train due to sudden jerk and sustained grievous injuries, subsequently succumbing to them — Claim application filed by parents was allowed by Railway Claims Tribunal, but set aside by High Court on ground that non-disclosure of travel details and absence of ticket meant victim was not a bona fide passenger — Held, mere absence of a ticke India Law Library Docid # 2453499
(80) PARAMJIT SINGH BEDI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Consent — Credibility of prosecutrix — Conviction of appellant under Section 376 IPC by Sessions Judge as affirmed by High Court — Legality of — Prosecutrix alleged that appellant forcibly took her to different locations, confined her, and committed rape — Evidence revealed prosecutrix was a major at time of incident — Prosecutrix voluntarily accompanied appellant to multiple places via car and scooter, passing through crowded streets and brightly li India Law Library Docid # 2453500