(1) MANOJ Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Sections 3, 7 — Cement Control Order, 1967 — Maharashtra Cement (Licensing and Control) Order, 1973 — Decontrol of cement price and distribution from March 1, 1989 — Conviction for offences relating to cement contravention after decontrol — Unsustainable in law — Prosecution fundamentally unsustainable due to absence of operative control order on relevant date. India Law Library Docid # 2439380
(2) BALMUKUND SINGH GAUTAM Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Absconding accused — General rule is that an absconder is not entitled to anticipatory bail, exception being when court is prima facie satisfied that no case is made out against the accused after perusing FIR, case diary, and other materials — Accused absconded for almost six and a half years, threatened victim, had criminal India Law Library Docid # 2439381
(3) PAWAN KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Service Law — Regularisation of Services — Casual Workers — Supreme Court held that casual workers who were similarly situated to those whose services had been regularised in previous judgments, should also have their services regularised. The Court noted that the work performed was perennial and fundamental to the functioning of the department, and that excluding these workers amounted to discrimination. India Law Library Docid # 2439382
(4) THE TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION Vs. ANNA NAGAR CRICKET CLUB AND ANOTHER ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Cricket Association Rules — Applicability of Supreme Court Judgments — A district cricket association's rules and bye-laws are not necessarily required to be identical to those of the national cricket governing body (BCCI) based on previous Supreme Court judgments, as the specific rulings in those cases did not mandate such precise conformity for district associations. India Law Library Docid # 2439383
(5) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 14, Section 238 — Telecom laws — Spectrum — Nature of — Can spectrum, even if treated as an asset in corporate debtor's books, be subjected to proceedings under IBC? — Held, No. Spectrum is a natural resource, the right to use which is granted by the Government under a licence, not ownership. The IBC cannot override the specific statutory regime governing telecommunications law. India Law Library Docid # 2439384
(6) ZUBAIR. P Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Kerala Education Rules, 1959 — Rule 6(2)(24)(iii) of Chapter XXXII — State Eligibility Test (SET) for Higher Secondary School Teacher (HSST) — Purposive interpretation — While the rule does not explicitly mention "in the concerned subject" for SET qualification, context, purpose, and the scheme of the SET examination (Paper II based on post-graduate specialization) indicate that the SET must be in the subject of appointment. India Law Library Docid # 2439385
(7) R. SAVITHRI NAIDU Vs. M/S THE COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 21 Rule 102 — Enforcement of Arbitral Award — Deemed Decree — Protection for bona fide claimants under Rules 98 and 100 do not apply to a transferee pendente lite — Transferee pendente lite is someone to whom property is transferred after the institution of the suit or arbitration in which the decree was passed — If India Law Library Docid # 2439372
(8) UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS Vs. SGT GIRISH KUMAR AND ORS. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-02-2026 Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 — Section 22 — Arrears of disability pension — Limitation period — Claims for arrears of disability pension due to broad banding are not barred by limitation or delay and laches, especially when the legal position was settled by a Supreme Court judgment in Ram Avtar case. India Law Library Docid # 2439373
(9) B. PRASHANTH HEGDE Vs. STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Application for initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Limitation period — Acknowledgement of debt — Balance sheets as acknowledgement — Corporate Debtor’s balance sheets, signed by a director and produced by the Corporate Debtor itself in other proceedings, can serve as a valid acknowledgement of debt under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963, extending the period of limitation. India Law Library Docid # 2439386
(10) ZEBA KHAN Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 — Forgery, Cheating and using forged documents — Grant of bail — High Court order granting bail to accused set aside — Inconsistent facts and suppressed material antecedents considered by High Court — Forged LL.B degree relied upon by accused for India Law Library Docid # 2439283
(11) N. MANOHARAN, ETC. Vs. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972— Section 2(e)— Applicability to employees of Heavy Water Plant (HWP), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)— HWP is a project managed by the Heavy Water Projects Board of the DAE and is an adjunct or ancillary to the DAE, not a separate legal entity— Employees are considered Central Government servants and fall within the exclusionary clause of Section 2(e) India Law Library Docid # 2439284
(12) K. RAJAIAH Vs. THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Disciplinary proceedings — Fabrication of medical certificate — Duty of inquiry officer — Where a charge of forgery is alleged, and the key evidence involves a disputed signature, the inquiry officer must take greater caution, including potentially referring the matter to a handwriting expert, especially when the consequences of a proved charge include mandatory dismissal. Failure to do so, if it leads to a finding India Law Library Docid # 2439285
(13) HEMLATA EKNATH PISE Vs. SHUBHAM BAHU-UDDESHIYA SANSTHA WADDHAMNA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Civil Procedure — Remand by High Court — High Court should ideally address all issues with reasons before remanding matters, not focus on a single decisive point, to ensure clarity, finality, and respect for litigants' rights. India Law Library Docid # 2439375
(14) J. MUTHURAJAN AND ANOTHER Vs. S. VAIKUNDARAJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Abuse of process — Family arrangement (KBPP) and Conciliation Award — Allegations of undue influence, coercion, misrepresentation, and fabrication — Grounds for challenge were distinct for KBPP and Award — Lower courts erred in rejecting plaint by treating documents as one Conciliation Award and dismissing allegations of fraud due to admitted execution of KBPP — Allegations of coercion need not be limited to India Law Library Docid # 2439200
(15) ABDUL KHALEK AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Constitutional Law — State's duty to protect forests — Article 48A and 51A(g) of the Constitution mandate the State to protect and improve the environment, forests, and wildlife, and impose a similar duty on citizens. This reflects a shared responsibility to prevent, regulate, and remedy environmental harm. India Law Library Docid # 2439220
(16) J. MUTHURAJAN AND ANOTHER Vs. S. VAIKUNDARAJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Grounds — Allegations of coercion, undue influence, and misrepresentation impacting the fairness of a family arrangement deed (KBPP) are matters of evidence and cannot be summarily rejected at the plaint stage, especially when such coercion might not be explicit but arise from family dynamics. India Law Library Docid # 2439221
(17) DR. ANAND RAI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(v), 3(2)(va) — Essential ingredients — Charges under SCST Act require proof of victim's caste, accused's knowledge of victim's caste, and intent to insult or cause harm. India Law Library Docid # 2439222
(18) THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER Vs. M/S S.V. GLOBAL MILL LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-02-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 24(1)(a) — Applicability of the 2013 Act when award passed after its commencement, even if proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act — Provisions of the 2013 Act, except for rehabilitation and resettlement entitlements, apply to compensation determination. India Law Library Docid # 2439190
(19) SUMIT Vs. STATE OF U P AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-02-2026 Anticipatory Bail — Grant is not automatically terminated by filing of chargesheet or taking of cognizance; protection continues until further orders from a competent court, unless specific reasons are recorded for curtailment. India Law Library Docid # 2439286
(20) STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS Vs. MANAGING COMMITTEE OF NAMATARA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-02-2026 Odisha Education Act, 1969 — Section 24B — Grant-in-aid — Appeal filed by State against Tribunal's order was time-barred and not accompanied by the certified copy of the impugned order — High Court dismissed the appeal on this ground — State sought recall of the order, along with an application for condonation of delay — High Court rejected the condonation of delay application, noting the appeal was India Law Library Docid # 2439387