(381) SOURAV KANTI SARKAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Reservation Policy — Backlog Vacancies — Candidates from non-reserved category cannot challenge appointments made to reserved category backlog vacancies, especially when such posts were duly identified and advertised for reserved category candidates, and the challenged appointments have been subsisting for a considerable period. India Law Library Docid # 2441389
(382) NAVIN PATHAK @ NAVEEN PATHAK Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Anticipatory Bail — Appellant joined investigation as per earlier court order — Held, custodial interrogation not necessary and sufficient grounds exist for anticipatory bail — Impugned High Court order rejecting bail set aside and bail granted on terms and conditions to be fixed by trial court — Appellant directed to cooperate with further investigation and not to influence witnesses. India Law Library Docid # 2441390
(383) HARISHCHANDRA YADAV Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20(B) and 29 — Bail application — Appellant an accused for offences under Sections 20(B) and 29 of NDPS Act — Large quantity of contraband seized from vehicle — Chargesheet filed, charges framed, and nineteen witnesses to be examined, which would consume considerable time — Quantity seized being intermediate — Balancing the delay in trial and quantity of contraband, appellant entitled for bail — Appeal allowed and appellant ordered India Law Library Docid # 2441392
(384) BADI BAHU Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 — Inquest proceedings — Supreme Court directed CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of a deceased girl, aged 20 years, who allegedly died while taking her uncle's dead body in a private ambulance engaged by the police — The Court emphasized that it was not delving into the facts of the death but was directing an inquiry based on witness statements during inquest proceedings and subsequent press statem India Law Library Docid # 2441406
(385) MOHMEDHANIF KASAMBHAI BEEWALA Vs. BHAGUBHAI S. GOHIL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Administrative Law — Natural Justice — Principles of — Order to shut down a poultry farm issued without providing a specific opportunity to rectify alleged deficiencies or comply with requirements — State authorities acting on public pressure without identifying specific breaches — Closure order lacked clarity on actionable steps required from the appellant — Insufficient evidence of specific directions given, which remained unaddressed — Supreme Court intervened to set aside the orders of closu India Law Library Docid # 2441413
(386) ROJINA SARDAR Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 20(b)(ii)(c), 25 and 29 — Grant of anticipatory bail — Appellant, a lady, granted anticipatory bail in case involving commercial quantity of contraband, after filing of chargesheet — High Court’s impugned order set aside — Appellant directed to cooperate with further proceedings and comply with terms set by Trial Court. [Paras 1 to 3] India Law Library Docid # 2441441
(387) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. BALRAJ SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — MACP Scheme — Applicability date — The MACP Scheme is applicable with effect from 01.09.2008, not from 01.01.2006. [Paras 5–6] India Law Library Docid # 2441588
(388) SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. NANDHITHA N.S. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 174 — Contempt of Court — Collector, Bangalore, Karnataka, failed to recover amount as arrears of land revenue as directed by Supreme Court — Court issued notice to Collector to explain non-compliance and show cause why strict view should not be taken. India Law Library Docid # 2441596
(389) NARENDER BHARDWAJ Vs. M/S 108 SUPER COMPLEX R.W.A. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Section 14 — Jurisdiction of Tribunal — Tribunal has jurisdiction only over civil cases where a substantial question relating to environment, within the scope of enactments listed in Schedule I, is involved — An alleged encroachment and illegal construction, if violating municipal laws or town planning acts not listed in Schedule I, do not fall within the Tribunal's jurisdiction — The impugned order directing removal of such construction was quashed and set as India Law Library Docid # 2441603
(390) REJANISH K.V Vs. K. DEEPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 233(2) — Interpretation of — Judicial officers are eligible for appointment as District Judges through direct recruitment, and their past service as judicial officers counts towards the minimum practice requirement — This decision overrules a previous judgment in Dheeraj Mor v — High Court of Delhi. India Law Library Docid # 2441605
(391) GUJARAT PUBLIC SCHOOL Vs. NAYA GUJARAT KAMDAR UNION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Interference with Mediation and Settlement Process — Court took strong objection to individuals attempting to scuttle settlement and influence workmen, directing police to ensure non-interference and to take suo motu action if injunction violated. India Law Library Docid # 2441607
(392) RAJENDRA RAO MANNEWAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 — Rule 9(2)(b) — Proceedings not instituted before retirement — Cannot be initiated for events more than four years prior to institution — Charge sheet quashed by CAT for want of sanction attained finality — Fresh inquiry barred if event is more than 4 years old from CAT's decision — High Court's order permitting de novo inquiry set aside. [Paras 3-11] India Law Library Docid # 2441611
(393) DEEPAK SHARMA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 — Sections 85 and 316(2) — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Where an appellant accused has joined investigation as per earlier court orders, and custodial interrogation is not required, Supreme Court may set aside the High Court's order rejecting bail and direct release on bail subject to trial court's conditions, clarifying that observations and bail grant do not constitute findings on merits of the case. [Paras 2, 6–8, 11–12] India Law Library Docid # 2441709
(394) PRIYA Vs. ARVIND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(A) — Transfer of Proceedings — Wife filed petition to transfer a divorce case filed by husband from Jaipur, Rajasthan to Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh due to distance and inconvenience — Husband did not appear despite service of notice — Court allowed the transfer petition considering the inconvenience to the wife and the distance between the two locations — Transferee court has discretion to allow virtual presence of husband until necessarily required. [Paras 1 to India Law Library Docid # 2441745
(395) T. K. IMTHIAS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337, 338, and 304A — Conviction maintained for rash and negligent driving resulting in injuries and death — Supreme Court reduced the sentence to the period already undergone by the appellant, considering the age of the incident and the appellant having suffered part of the sentence — Sentence of fine to remain intact — Appeal allowed in part. [Paras 2-7] India Law Library Docid # 2441767
(396) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. BALJEET SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7 — Demand and acceptance of bribe — Complainant's testimony regarding demand by accused (A2) on a specific date was clear and corroborated by other witnesses — Pre-trap proceedings were also established — Recovery of marked notes from A2’s person and hand wash turning pink confirmed the trap — Despite inconsistencies in complainant's testimony India Law Library Docid # 2440567
(397) ANURAG KRISHNA SINHA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Manifest Arbitrariness — Srimati Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library (Requisition & Management) Act, 2015 — Held, the Act is manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14 as it involves complete vesting of property, dissolution of trust, absence of India Law Library Docid # 2440568
(398) POORANMAL Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34, 201 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 103(1)/3(5), 238 — Circumstantial evidence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence must fulfill stringent conditions — Circumstances must be fully established, consistent only with hypothesis of guilt, conclusive in nature, exclude every possible hypothesis except guilt, and form complete chain of evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440569
(399) RACHANA GANGU AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life — Includes Right to Health — State has positive obligation to safeguard health and ensure conditions for meaningful life — Absence of uniform policy for compensation for death/injury after vaccination raises constitutional concerns warranting institutional response. India Law Library Docid # 2440570
(400) REGISTRAR CANE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND OTHERS Vs. GURDEEP SINGH NARVAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 — Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 — Section 103 — Legal status of Cooperative Societies after State reorganisation — Cooperative societies restructured under the Reorganisation Act are not automatically deemed Multi-State Cooperative Societies under Section 103 of the India Law Library Docid # 2440571