(801) THE PRINCIPAL INDIAN INSTITUTE OF NURSING COLLEGE CAMPUS Vs. SHEKAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Insurance Policy — Interpretation of terms — Premium charged for "employee/driver" — Clause interpreted to cover both employee and driver. India Law Library Docid # 2438372
(802) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. R. EZONG AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Appeal against acquittal — Dismissal for non-prosecution — Restoration — High Court dismissed CBI's appeal against acquittal for repeated non-appearance of counsel — Supreme Court allowed appeals, set aside High Court orders, and restored the appeal to file for hearing on merits, observing that appeals under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 deserve to be India Law Library Docid # 2438375
(803) SANJAY JAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Sections 132(1)(b), 132(1)(c) and 132(1)(i) — Bail — Non-surrender after interim bail withdrawal — Accused arrested for operating fictitious firms and issuing fake bills to fraudulently avail Input Tax Credit — Released on interim bail due to COVID-19 decongestion measures — Supreme Court withdrew interim bail order, directing surrender — Accused regularly India Law Library Docid # 2438378
(804) DEPA VENKAT REDDY @ VENKANNA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Conviction under — Sentence reduction — Appeal allowed in part — Sentence reduced to that already undergone by the appellant — Appellant directed to be released forthwith if not required in any other case. India Law Library Docid # 2438385
(805) DATTI RAM Vs. STATE OF H.P[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20 and 29 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Appellant convicted and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment — Appeal filed in High Court with application for suspension of sentence and bail dismissed — Supreme Court grants special leave to appeal and suspends the sentence — Grounds India Law Library Docid # 2438510
(806) SATYAJIT DAS AND ANOTHER Vs. AJIT KUMAR TRIPATHY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Compliance with Court Orders — Affidavit Required — Court directed the Special Secretary to Government, General Administration and Public Grievance Department to file an affidavit explaining the manner in which the Court's order, specifically a statement made by the Advocate General for the state, had been complied with. India Law Library Docid # 2438521
(807) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Public Interest Litigation — Canine Menace — Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report highlighting the issue of stray dogs attacking children and directs further hearings. India Law Library Docid # 2438524
(808) BHAGAT SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 294, 34 — Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959) — Sections 25 and 27 — Bail — Appellant alleged to be part of unlawful assembly and exhorting firing — Actual complicity of appellant to be determined after trial — Appellant in custody for over one year and six months — Held, appellant entitled to discretionary relief of bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438545
(809) RAHUL PARASHAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Sections 3 & 4 — Bail — Serious charges against appellants Rahul Parashar and David Mario Denis for offences under PMLA, involving utilization of proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs.73 lakhs — Appellant Devender Singh is a driver — Appellants have undergone incarceration for two years and six months, and trial has just commenced with 41 prosecution witnesses India Law Library Docid # 2438663
(810) PRAVEEN MANIK KADAM Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected anticipatory bail application — Supreme Court allowed appeal, set aside High Court order — Appellant to be released on bail upon arrest, subject to furnishing cash security and sureties — Appellant to cooperate with investigation and not misuse liberty — Order protects appellant if he India Law Library Docid # 2438671
(811) RANBIR SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — A writ petition can be dismissed if it is frivolous and appears to be an abuse of the legal process. India Law Library Docid # 2438680
(812) MEENAKSHI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure — Appearance of accused in Appellate Court — Requirement for accused to appear in appellate court after sentence suspension and bail is not warranted and serves no purpose — Purpose of bail and suspension of sentence is to allow accused to await appeal outcome without constant physical presence — Such India Law Library Docid # 2438688
(813) RAJENDRA VERMA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Bail Application — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Appellant in jail for extended period — Trial progressing slowly with many witnesses yet to be examined — Co-accused already granted bail — Grounds for granting bail established. India Law Library Docid # 2438693
(814) RAJA Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 12D(b)(ii)(C), 25, 29(1) — Bail — Appellant charged under NDPS Act — Granted bail as contraband was not recovered from conscious possession — Co-accused with similar charges granted bail by the Supreme Court — CDR reports alone not India Law Library Docid # 2438695
(815) THE UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. PARESH CHANDRA MONDAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960 — Rule 33(ii) — Provident Funds Act, 1925 — Sections 4(1)(b), 4(1)(c)(i) and 5 — Nominee's right to GPF amount — A valid nominee under the rules is entitled to receive the GPF amount of a deceased subscriber, and this right has primacy. India Law Library Docid # 2438702
(816) UV ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED Vs. ELECTROSTEEL CASTINGS LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 7 — Application by Financial Creditor — Rejection of application — Appeal against NCLAT order affirming NCLT rejection — Central Issue — Whether Deed of Undertaking constitutes a 'Contract of Guarantee' under Section 126 of the Indian India Law Library Docid # 2437781
(817) ELECTROSTEEL CASTINGS LIMITED Vs. UV ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 62 — Resolution Plan — Effect on third-party security providers/promoters — Extinguishment of Debt — Where a Resolution Plan explicitly reserves the rights of financial creditors against any third party (including a security provider or existing promoter) in relation to any portion of "Unsustainable Debt," the approval of the Resolution Plan for the Corporate Debtor (ESL) does not automatically extinguish India Law Library Docid # 2437782
(818) KADIRKHAN AHMEDKHAN PATHAN Vs. THE MAHARASHTRA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Service Law — Departmental Enquiry — Post-Superannuation Proceedings — Jurisdiction — Employee of Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation — Corporation initiated departmental proceedings against a superannuated employee (after 11 months of retirement) for alleged financial losses — Corporation sought to apply Rule 27 of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982 ('1982 Pension India Law Library Docid # 2437783
(819) UNION OF INDIA Vs. G. KIRAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Indian Forest Service Examination (IFS) — Cadre Allocation — Reserved Category Candidate Claiming Unreserved Vacancy (General Insider Cadre) — Effect of Availing Relaxation in Preliminary Examination — Rules for a Competitive Examination to be held by UPSC in 2013 ('Exam Rules, 2013') — Rule 14(ii) Proviso — Cadre Allocation Policy (2008/2011) — Paragraph 9 — A reserved category candidate (SC) who secured marks below the general cut- India Law Library Docid # 2437784
(820) PRAMILA KHARE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Sections 85, 80 & 3(5) — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Appeal allowed — Appellant is mother-in-law of victim — Other co-accused family members granted bail — Appellant is a lady and entitled to protection under Section 480, Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Given these factors and nature of allegations, bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2438609