(441) AMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Supreme Court's plenary powers — While exercising powers under Article 142, the Supreme Court issued directions based on the recommendations of a Task Force concerning student suicides in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) India Law Library Docid # 2438515
(442) SUMIT Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Factors for granting bail — Continued incarceration not warranted at this stage where trial has commenced but is unlikely to conclude soon, and a separate writ petition regarding case transfer is pending consideration. India Law Library Docid # 2438536
(443) SHASHI KUMAR CHOUDHARY AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 132(1)(c) — Fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC) — Bail — High Court reversed bail granted by Magistrate — High Court found due procedure under BNSS, 2023 complied with — Grounds of arrest and relevant documents served to arrestees, with acknowledgement — Intimation of arrest given to wife/mother, also acknowledged — Videography of India Law Library Docid # 2438547
(444) VIMLA DEVI Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Bail, Grant of — Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant, who was seeking it after the High Court rejected her prayer. The appellant was an accused in a case registered under Sections 498-A, 323 & 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. A charge-sheet had been filed, and the court was of the considered opinion that further custodial interrogation was India Law Library Docid # 2438611
(445) ASIM KHA AFSAR KHA PATHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Bail — Factors to consider — Incarceration period — Two co-accused already granted bail — Appellant 1 already undergone more than six years incarceration — Appellant 1 to be released on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438612
(446) SAHIL KHAN Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Supreme Court sets aside the High Court's order refusing bail, finding further detention of the appellant unnecessary pending trial. India Law Library Docid # 2438666
(447) JAMNA PRASAD ASATI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Appeal against dismissal of bail application by High Court — Appellant arrested under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 & 34 of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Trial in progress, evidence of only one witness recorded out of sixteen — Trial likely to take time — Supreme Court India Law Library Docid # 2438668
(448) SWARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of — Septuagenarian appellant suffering from Parkinson’s disease, old age related ailment and forgetfulness — Appellant already joined investigation and complied with court orders — Custodial interrogation not necessary in light of health India Law Library Docid # 2438669
(449) MOHAMMAD SALIM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Factors considered — Trial in progress, substantial evidence recorded, no necessity for further detention. India Law Library Docid # 2438687
(450) VIJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397 & 401 — Revisional Jurisdiction — Delay in disposal of criminal revision petitions — Serious offences like dowry death — Revision petition pending for 23 years with interim orders — High Courts should ensure trials are not held up for long periods by interim orders, especially in serious crimes — Justice must be done swiftly for both accused and India Law Library Docid # 2438703
(451) MR. SASTRI VENKAT RAMANI AND ANOTHER Vs. JAI CORP LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Admission of petition — Interim order — Appeal against interim order denying stay of NCLT order admitting insolvency petition — Appellants argued existence of arguable issues including no existing debt due to novation and no default — Supreme Court directed to grant stay India Law Library Docid # 2438707
(452) BIZITZA RETAIL VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 MSME Framework — Revival and Rehabilitation — Banks are obligated to consider MSME revival framework before classifying accounts as NPA, as per Supreme Court judgments in Pro Knits and Shri Shri Swami Samarth Construction. India Law Library Docid # 2438734
(453) SWAPAN KUMAR PANJA Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Section 7(1)(a)(ii) — Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 — Paragraphs 4 and 35 — Conviction for violation — Trial Court found appellant guilty — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution case based on alleged discrepancy in fertilizer stock and failure to produce proper records — appellant convicted and sentenced — Appeal filed before High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438735
(454) SRI SEW PRASAD BISWAS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Tripura Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Reservation Act, 1991 — Section 11 — Onus of Proof — The onus is on the appellants to prove they belong to the Scheduled Caste community. This burden becomes heavier when it is found that the SC certificate of the son was issued before that of his father. India Law Library Docid # 2438835
(455) ANUBHUTI GOEL AND ANOTHER Vs. THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petition seeking quashing of rejection letter and permission to appear for viva-voce examination — Petitioners were serving as Civil Judges in Uttarakhand; applied for Delhi Judicial Services Examination; cleared preliminary and main exams; faced rejection from Uttarakhand High Court for permission to attend viva-voce of Delhi exam — India Law Library Docid # 2438895
(456) PANCHAVATIGE MUTT Vs. GRAMA PANCHAYATHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Declaratory suit and permanent injunction — Suit for declaration of ownership and possession — Plaintiff failed to prove ownership and possession of suit schedule property — Trial Court and High Court dismissed the suit — Supreme Court found no reason to India Law Library Docid # 2438875
(457) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 243B, 243C, 243G, 243I, 243J, 243K, 309 — Panchayats — Establishment and powers — Panchayats are self-governing institutions empowered by the State legislature to make their own decisions — State government is not competent to decide recruitment conditions of Panchayat employees. India Law Library Docid # 2439081
(458) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. MURLIDHAR SHARMA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Madhya Pradesh Uchha Nyayalaya (Khand Nyaypith ko Appeal) Adhiniyam, 2005 — Section 2(1) — Appeal against order of Writ Court — Employees of Zila Panchayat, District Indore — Grant of 6th Pay Commission benefits — Recovery of excess payment ordered without opportunity of hearing or show cause notice — Writ petition allowed by Writ Court, quashing recovery orders — Appeal by State — Consideration of whether India Law Library Docid # 2439082
(459) RAMESH PRATAP SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. RAM SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. HITLER PRASAD (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. SMT. PARWATI BAI VERMA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63; Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Will Execution and Attestation — Suspicious Circumstances — Testator disinheriting wife and children without strong reasons — Will beneficiaries not close relatives and belonging to different castes and financial strata — Suit to declare Will and subsequent mutation and sale deeds void — Trial Court's decree upheld on appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2439083
(460) DAYARAM @ DAYLA DECEASED THROUGH LRS ANTER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. RAJU BAI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 21 — Rehearing of Appeal — Condonation of Delay — Sufficient Cause — Party's duty to engage counsel and brief them — Not to act as a watchdog for the advocate's appearance — Ignorance of court procedures is common and parties may trust advocates — If a party has done all that is expected to participate in proceedings, they should not suffer due to the advocate's India Law Library Docid # 2439084