(41) RAJU SHANTARAM KOLI Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 31(1) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 376 and 342 — Sentence — Imposition of consecutive life sentences in a single trial — Legality of — Appellant convicted for offences under Sections 302 and 376 read with 342 IPC and awarded two life sentences, directed to run consecutively — Held, life sentences awarded for multiple offences in a single trial cannot be directed to run consecutively — Since imprisonment for life implies India Law Library Docid # 2457224
(42) UNION OF INDIA Vs. MOHAMED RIFAS @ MOHAMED RIGBAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43D(7) — Bar on grant of bail to foreign national — Applicability and essential conditions — Section 43D(7) commences with a non-obstante clause overriding sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 43D. To invoke the bar under Section 43D(7), three conditions must conjunctively co-exist: (i) the person must be an accused of an offence under UAPA; (ii) such person must India Law Library Docid # 2457225
(43) ECL FINANCE LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. ABHINAV MUKHERJEE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Sections 5(8), 5(7), and 3(12) — Financial Debt and Default — Corporate Guarantee — Uninvoked Guarantee — Non-occurrence of default under a corporate guarantee or hypothecation agreement prior to the commencement of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) does not disqualify a lender from being a financial creditor — A facility qualifies as a financial debt under Section 5(8) regardless of whether a default has occurred — Any entity to whom a f India Law Library Docid # 2457226
(44) BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. S.M. KAMAL PASHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Sections 12A, 30(2), 30(4) & 31 — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 — Regulation 30A — Approved Resolution Plan — Withdrawal or modification after CoC approval — Permissibility — Held, once a Resolution Plan is approved by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) with the required statutory majority, it is binding inter se the CoC and the Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA) under India Law Library Docid # 2456842
(45) THE MUPPATHADAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. Vs. THE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Sections 2(f) & 2(j) — Definition of "Information" and access to records of a private body/Co-operative Society — Member of a Co-operative Society sought copies of a construction agreement and General Body Meeting minutes — Appellant-Society contended it is not a "public authority" and the Registrar cannot access its documents without a pending inquiry — Held, Section 2(f) defines "information" to include material relating to a private body which "can be accessed India Law Library Docid # 2456843
(46) THE A.P. STATE WAKF BOARD, (NOW TELANGANA STATE WAKF BOARD) Vs. SYED MASOOD AHMED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Waqf Act, 1954 — Section 4 & Section 5(2) — Publication of list of waqf properties — Finality of Gazette Notification — Land attached to Mosque, Dargah, and Graveyard — Service Inam — High Court erred in setting aside the injunction decree granted in favour of the Waqf Board on the ground of absence of occupancy certificate or revenue pahanis. Survey Commissioner's Report and subsequent Gazette Notification published under Section 5(2) of the Waqf Act conclusively identified the entire suit prop India Law Library Docid # 2456844
(47) N. ARASAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 3(f)(vi) and Section 4(1) — Prior approval of housing scheme sponsored by Co-operative Society — Mandatory requirement — Framing of scheme forma et descriptio (layout and blueprint) disclosing total eligible members, plot sizes, and broad mode of development — Held, approval cannot be granted on a mere requisition or sketch without a proper layout plan placed before the Government — Acquisition initiated without prior approval of a proper scheme India Law Library Docid # 2456845
(48) ARUN @ DEEPAK Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65B — Admissibility of Electronic Records — CCTV footage and Call Detail Records (CDR) — Admissibility of electronic evidence depends on mandatory compliance with Section 65B — Neither the CCTV footage obtained from the Tehsil nor the CDR reports of mobile numbers were supported by a mandatory certificate under Section 65B of the Evidence Act — CCTV footage was blurry, rendering identification of persons travelling on the motorcycle unviable India Law Library Docid # 2456846
(49) BALAKRISHNA (DEAD) THR. LRS Vs. G.N. KANNIAH NAIDU (DEAD) THR. LRS. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21, Rule 101 — Bar to separate suit — Scope of Executing Court's jurisdiction — Executing Court possesses full jurisdiction under Order 21, Rule 101 CPC to decide all questions (including questions relating to right, title, or interest in the property) arising between the parties to a proceeding on an application under Rule 97 or Rule 99 — A separate suit to set aside the decree or determine title is explicitly barred — High Court's finding that the third India Law Library Docid # 2457037
(50) ATIBIR INDUSTRIES CO. LTD. Vs. STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Sections 5 & 13 — Assignment of debt to Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) — Retrospective NPA classification — Equitable settlement of assignment liability — Appellant (borrower) challenged NPA classification of its loan account and subsequent e-auction/assignment by Respondent No. 1 (Bank) in favour of Respondent No. 2 (ARC) — Single Judge set aside NPA classification and debt India Law Library Docid # 2457038
(51) DAKSHIN GUJARAT VIJ COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. VAIBHAV METAL CRUSHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 126, 135(1A), 154(5) & 154(6) — Theft of electricity — Procedure for assessment of amount for restoration of electricity supply — Third proviso to Section 135(1A) enables consumer facing theft charges to seek restoration of disconnected electricity supply upon deposit or payment of "assessed amount" — Absence of specific assessment procedure for theft cases under Supply Code — Held: In absence of separate statutory provision, "assessed amount" under third proviso India Law Library Docid # 2457039
(52) THE ASSESSING OFFICER, TEXTILES COMMITTEE Vs. M/S. PREMIUM SUITING PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Textiles Committee Act, 1963 — Section 5A — Levy of Textile Cess — Exemption to Handloom and Powerloom Industry — Job Work Processing — Show cause notice raising a demand of textile cess was issued to the respondent, an independent processor engaged in bleaching, dyeing, and processing 100% man-made fabrics on a job work basis for small handloom and powerloom units — High Court quashed the demand — Held — Section 5A provides an express exemption from cess on textiles manufactured out of handloom India Law Library Docid # 2457040
(53) GOPAL LODHI Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 528 [corresponding to Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC)] — Quashing of criminal proceedings involving heinous non-compoundable offences on the ground of compromise — Offence of Rape under Section 64(1) BNS and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — High Court quashed the complaint relying solely on a compromise between the parties — Held, inherently exercising powers under Section 528 BNSS / Section 482 CrPC to quash pr India Law Library Docid # 2457343
(54) SENIOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER Vs. MOHAMMED KAMRAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483 — Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Sections 16(2)(b), 132(1)(b), 132(1)(c), 132(1)(f) and 135 — Abuse of process of law and suppression of material facts — Pursuit of parallel remedies — Respondent filed criminal petition for bail before High Court and simultaneously filed another bail application before Sessions Court, followed by a writ petition under Article 226 challenging arrest and seeking interim release — Rejection o India Law Library Docid # 2455898
(55) NAGENDRA RAY Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 & Section 439 — Grant of Anticipatory Bail and Regular Bail — Non-consideration of material evidence by High Court — Video footage and witness statements — Non-application of mind — High Court granted anticipatory bail to one accused and regular bail to co-accused without considering key evidence, including video footage of the incident showing the presence of accused at the scene and statements of witnesses under India Law Library Docid # 2455899
(56) SRI. RAJKUMAR MADKI Vs. DR. SHAILENDRA BELDALE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2026 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 125-A — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 195(1)(a) & Section 200 — Maintainability of private complaint against candidate for filing false affidavit — High Court held that a private complaint under Section 125-A of RoP Act cannot be directly filed by a voter and must pass muster the rigours of Section 195(1) CrPC, requiring complaint only by Election Commission/public servant — Held, Section 195(1)(a) CrPC specifically lists IPC o India Law Library Docid # 2455900
(57) SMT. RANO SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SH. GURBAX SINGH (D) TH LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Agreement to Sell vs. Registered Sale Deed — Effect on Title — An Agreement to Sell does not, by itself, transfer title or create any interest or charge in immovable property — Absolute ownership rights can crystallize only upon the execution and registration of a valid Sale Deed in accordance with law — Where the original allottee entered into an Agreement to Sell containing a mandatory condition to complete construction within three years, but fail India Law Library Docid # 2455901
(58) R. SARAVANAN Vs. PERIYAR UNIVERSITY REP BY ITS REGISTRAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2026 Letters Patent (Madras) — Clause 15 — Intra-Court Appeal — Scope of interference with writ Court's discretion — Appeal before Division Bench against order of writ Court — Extent of jurisdiction — Letters Patent Bench sitting as a Court of Correction exercises the same jurisdiction as is vested in the Single Judge, but must give due weight to the decision of the writ Court where it has exercised its discretion on relevant considerations — Division Bench cannot interfere with the decision rendered India Law Library Docid # 2455902
(59) TEJARAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 17A — Requirement of prior approval for investigation — Applicability to demand of illegal gratification — Section 17A contemplates prior approval before initiating enquiry or investigation into offences relatable to any recommendation made or decision taken by a public servant in the discharge of official functions or duties — Act of demanding illegal gratification is a pure criminal act unconnected to discharge of official functions and not relatabl India Law Library Docid # 2455893
(60) S. GURURAJ Vs. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY/COMMISSIONER OF LAND ADMINISTRATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2026 Tamil Nadu Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 — Sections 3(15), 3(16), 11 and 14-A — Grant of Ryotwari Patta over waterbody poramboke — Validity of — Subject matter recorded as "Government Poramboke Kanakkan Kuttai" in 1911 Resettlement Register and Town Survey records — District Revenue Officer granted Ryotwari Patta treating land as non-kuttai ryoti land under G.O.Ms. No. 1300 — Commissioner of Land Administration set aside patta holding it fraudulent, barred by limitat India Law Library Docid # 2455894