(241) EDUCATION PROMOTION SOCIETY FOR INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Constitution of India, Article 32 — Writ Petition — Withdrawal — Petitioners requested withdrawal of writ petitions, stating they had become infructuous due to subsequent developments. Court dismissed petitions as withdrawn, noting undertaking given by petitioners. India Law Library Docid # 2438376
(242) SHIMBHU @ SHIMBHU DAYAL Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction and Sentence — Appeal to High Court — Dismissal of — Special Leave Petition to Supreme Court — Incident occurred on 24.03.2011, deceased was son of petitioner — Accused reportedly picked up axe and hit deceased on head during a quarrel over stones, leading to death — High Court upheld trial court's conviction and life imprisonment sentence. India Law Library Docid # 2438511
(243) ITWARI RAM PATEL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Appeal against High Court order rejecting bail — Appellant accused of instigation to murder, with murder occurring day after alleged instigation — No allegation of direct assault on deceased — Appellant suffering incarceration for over 14 months — Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2438518
(244) MOHSIN @ PRADEEP Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Bail — Appeal against High Court's refusal of bail lies in Supreme Court — Supreme Court can grant bail if further detention is not necessary, considering the stage of trial. India Law Library Docid # 2438527
(245) DINESH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence — Appeal pending for seven years before High Court after conviction for serious offences — Appellant has undergone substantial period of custody (10 years, 5 months, 23 days) — Prospects of early hearing are remote due to pending appeals in High Court — Prima facie case for suspension of sentence made out based on the India Law Library Docid # 2438528
(246) K ASHOK Vs. M/S ANNAVAR ADIKE COMPANY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Compromise reached between parties before Lok Adalat — Respondent admitted no further amount due — Court set aside conviction and sentence based on compromise, treating it as compounding of the offence India Law Library Docid # 2438530
(247) PRAMILA KHARE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Sections 85, 80 & 3(5) — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Appeal allowed — Appellant is mother-in-law of victim — Other co-accused family members granted bail — Appellant is a lady and entitled to protection under Section 480, Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Given these factors and nature of allegations, bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2438609
(248) SARITA PANDEY Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Anticipatory bail — Grant of — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order rejecting anticipatory bail application — Factors considered: nature of allegations, omission by investigating agency to call for interrogation despite interim protection, and status of appellant as a lady entitled to protection under Section 480 of Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Para India Law Library Docid # 2438614
(249) DURVIJAY SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Section 103(1) – Offence of administering poison – Bail granted – Appellant in custody since 12.12.2024 – Trial commenced, one witness examined – Defence plea of consensual relationship and deceased consuming poison voluntarily, not at appellant's instance – Supreme Court, without delving into India Law Library Docid # 2438622
(250) MAHESH KHATRI @ BHOLI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Inordinate delay in trial commencement — Petitioner in custody since October 2022, trial yet to formally commence, arguments on framing charges ongoing — Prosecution to examine 125 witnesses — Desired speedy conclusion of trial by setting up Special Courts — India Law Library Docid # 2438625
(251) M.C. MEHTA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Environment — Air Quality — Delhi NCR — Persistent issue of worsening Air Quality Index (AQI) despite various measures. India Law Library Docid # 2438672
(252) ARVIND KUMAR DAS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Grant of bail by Supreme Court — Appellant booked for offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and POCSO Act, 2012 — Appellant claimed to be the victim of a false complaint filed due to neighbourly dispute — Appellant in custody since November 2024 and trial at advanced stage with thirteen out of sixteen witnesses examined — India Law Library Docid # 2438683
(253) DEEPANSHU Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 8 read with Section 20(b)(ii)(C) — Offence — Conviction for offence — Concurrent findings of conviction by trial court and High Court — Appeal to Supreme Court — Supreme Court inclined to modify sentence but not conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2438685
(254) MANJU KUMARI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Bail — Grant of — Accused lady — Appellant is a lady and entitled to protection under Section 480 of Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Further detention pending trial not necessary — Appeal allowed and bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2438698
(255) SALOCHNA PARDI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-01-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 18 — Bar on anticipatory bail — The bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act is not absolute and does not apply if the allegations do not prima facie disclose an offence under the Act, particularly if there is no specific allegation that the offence was committed on the grounds of caste. India Law Library Docid # 2438873
(256) SUBHASH AGGARWAL Vs. MAHENDER PAL CHHABRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Suit for specific performance — Readiness and willingness — Standard of proof — Appellant (plaintiff) failed to demonstrate the necessary financial capacity (readiness and wherewithal) to pay the balance consideration of Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2437731
(257) DHARMENDRA SHARMA Vs. M. ARUNMOZHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with Supreme Court Order — Directions to Development Authority (ADA) — Supreme Court previously directed ADA to pay compensation, refund amount with interest, and return non-judicial stamp worth Rs. 3,99,100 to petitioner — ADA returned expired physical stamp papers instead of refunding the value — Petitioner India Law Library Docid # 2437732
(258) PANGANTI VIJAYA Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 — Claim for Compensation — Employer-Employee Relationship — Death arising out of and in the course of employment — Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation found that the deceased driver was employed and the accident occurred during and in the course of employment, awarding compensation — High Court set aside the award based on the owner's initial counter-affidavit denying employment — Supreme Court restored the Commissioner’s award, noting that the owner India Law Library Docid # 2437733
(259) M/S BHAGHEERATHA ENGINEERING LTD. Vs. STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and Section 37 — Setting aside of Arbitral Award — Scope of judicial review — Arbitral Tribunal's jurisdiction — Contractual dispute resolution mechanism (Adjudicator to Arbitrator) — Setting aside of award by High Court on the ground that the Arbitral Tribunal was appointed to adjudicate only one dispute and exceeded its jurisdiction by deciding others — The arbitration clause was widely worded, and the conduct of the respondent-State indicate India Law Library Docid # 2437734
(260) NAK ENGINEERING COMPANY PVT. LTD. Vs. TARUN KESHRICHAND SHAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Necessary party vs. Proper party — Definition and test — A necessary party is one without whom no effective order or decree can be made; the suit is liable to be dismissed if a necessary party is not impleaded — A proper party is one whose presence enables the court to completely and adequately India Law Library Docid # 2437735