(741) BHOLA NATH Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equality before law — Arbitrariness — State as a model employer is obligated to act with fairness and cannot exploit employees or take advantage of their unequal bargaining power — Prolonged contractual engagement on sanctioned posts, followed by abrupt discontinuation India Law Library Docid # 2438829
(742) USMAN ALI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 439 — Bail — Cancellation of bail — Supreme Court's power to interfere with High Court's bail order — Supreme Court ordinarily does not interfere with High Court orders granting bail, but will intervene if discretion was exercised without due application of mind or contrary to law — India Law Library Docid # 2438830
(743) YASH CHARITABLE TRUST AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 — Stem Cells — Definition of "drug" — Stem cells are considered "substances" under Section 3(b)(i) of the Drugs Act, 1940 and fall within the definition of "drugs." Stem cell-derived products are always considered "new drugs." Autologous stem cells used in India Law Library Docid # 2438831
(744) YATENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Dismissal for default — Restoration — High Court's refusal to restore complaint — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order and restored the complaint case to the trial court's file in the interest of justice. (Paras 4, 5, 6) India Law Library Docid # 2439025
(745) REKHA Vs. GOLF LINKS FINANCE AND RESORTS PVT. LTD.ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — Offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is compoundable with the consent of parties even after conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2439645
(746) BALAJI Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Bail Conditions — Statement of Accused — Petitioner enlarged on bail subject to conditions, one of which was based on his statement made in court admitting he would marry the complainant — The petitioner cannot pick and choose conditions, India Law Library Docid # 2444277
(747) MRITUNJAY TIWARI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 — Clause 3(c) defining “Caste-based Discrimination” — Incorporation argued as restrictive and exclusionary — Claim that it renders individuals from non-reserved/general classes remediless against caste-based India Law Library Docid # 2438790
(748) M/S AARSUDAY PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE (P) LTD Vs. JOGEN CHOWDHURY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114A, Rules 17, 27, 28 of West Bengal Panchayat (Gram Panchayat Administration) Rules, 2004 — Competency of Gram Panchayat to grant building permission — Not competent if area governed by Act of 1979 and development plan exists — Panchayat Samiti is the competent authority. India Law Library Docid # 2438792
(749) MONTY GOYAL Vs. NAVRANG SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 38 — Appeal against Bar Council of India judgment — Professional misconduct — Failure to act with reasonable diligence and absence from Court hearing leading to dismissal of quashing petition — High Court ordered quashing of FIR subject to deposit of costs — Costs not deposited in time, FIR quashing order recalled and petition dismissed — Application to recall dismissal India Law Library Docid # 2438793
(750) JAGDEEP CHOWGULE Vs. SHEELA CHOWGULE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(4) — Application for extension of time to make arbitral award — Where an arbitral tribunal is constituted by the High Court under Section 11(6), any application for extension of time under Section 29A(4) would lie with the High Court. Where an arbitral tribunal is India Law Library Docid # 2438794
(751) K.M. SHAJI Vs. M. V. NIKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Sections 8A, 98, 99, 100(1)(b), 100(1)(d)(ii), 123(2)(a)(ii), 123(3), 123(4) — Election Petition — Corrupt Practices — Declaration of election void — Disqualification — Power to disqualify rests with the President of India, not the High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438930
(752) RAM SINGH Vs. RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH @ MOTI SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 100(1)(d)(iv) — Election petition — Grounds for declaring election void — Improper rejection/refusal of postal ballot papers — High Court found non-compliance with provisions of the 1951 Act, Rules of 1961, and the Handbook for Returning Officer, leading to declaration of India Law Library Docid # 2438931
(753) MUNNI DEVI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B — Dowry death — Essential ingredients — Death caused otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of marriage, and soon before death, victim subjected to cruelty or harassment by husband or his relative for dowry demand — Prosecution must prove that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment ‘specifically’ by the accused in India Law Library Docid # 2439596
(754) THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. REKHA SONI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Public Service Commission — Recruitment Rules — Wait list candidate — Right to appointment — Rule 12(7) of Recruitment Rules, 2019, allowing recommendation from wait list for vacancy arising from resignation, is an enabling provision that confers discretion on the Commission, not an absolute right to appointment. India Law Library Docid # 2439647
(755) INDRAVADAN N. ADHVARYU PIPALA FALI MODHVADA Vs. LAXMINARAYAN DEV TRUST[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 2(j) — Definition of "Industry" — Respondent-Trust is a temple and a charity-based institution, not carrying on any manufacturing or profit-making activity, hence not an "industry" under the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2439649
(756) HABIB ALLADIN AND OTHERS Vs. MOHAMMED AHMED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2026 Wakf Act, 1995 — Jurisdiction of Tribunal — Sections 6, 7, 83, 85 — Declaration of a property as waqf or not — Tribunal's jurisdiction is confined to properties specified in the "list of Auqaf" (published under Section 5(2) or registered under Section 37) — Civil suits for injunction simpliciter regarding properties not in the list are not maintainable before the Tribunal. India Law Library Docid # 2438755
(757) THE STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. SARABJIT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 386 — Powers of Appellate Court — Power to remand — High Court acquitted respondent without proper reasoning. Supreme Court found the High Court's judgment cryptic and based on assumptions. Consequently, the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's acquittal and remanded the matter for fresh consideration on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2439591
(758) BHAKTI VINAYKUMAR KHATU AND ANOTHER Vs. JAYANTI BHASKAR SHIRSAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction of High Court — Challenge to a Compromise Decree passed by Lok Adalat — High Court’s power under Article 227 to interfere when there is a violation of procedure or gross injustice. India Law Library Docid # 2439601
(759) SHYAM CHANDRAN Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Exercise of power — Court directing return of certificates and acceptance of undertaking from candidate admitted to Super Specialty course, to allow him to pursue the course and fulfill bond obligations later. India Law Library Docid # 2438870
(760) CHINTAN RAJUBHAI PANSERIYA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(b), 22(c), 25, 27-A and 29 — Bail — Petitioner arrested for possession of Mephedrone, in custody for 3.5 years, charge not framed — Prosecution intends to examine 159 witnesses — Held, given the prolonged incarceration and the large number of witnesses, appellate court exercised discretion in favour of granting bail, subject to India Law Library Docid # 2438874