(61) KUSUM KUMARI @ SONI KUMARI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Denial by High Court — Appellant aggrieved by denial of anticipatory bail by High Court — Supreme Court opinion that custodial interrogation not warranted — Appellant to cooperate with investigation — Supreme Court directs no coercive action. India Law Library Docid # 2438529
(62) ANIL Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence — Appeal pending for seven years in High Court — Appellant has undergone more than nine years in custody with remission — High Court rejected application for suspension of sentence — Supreme Court granted leave, set aside High Court's order, and suspended sentence, releasing appellant on bail, considering the delay in appeal India Law Library Docid # 2438541
(63) MANOJ DAHARIYA Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 137(2), 87, 64 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 6 — Bail — Appellant is uncle of co-accused, role attributed is innocuous, serious allegations of kidnapping made against appellant — Appellant in jail since 06.11.2024 — Eight material India Law Library Docid # 2438684
(64) M/S BRIDGE AND ROOF COMPANY (INDIA) LTD. Vs. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MANDI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Contract Law — Bid Process — Justification for submitting undertaking — Company justified in submitting an undertaking that it had never been blacklisted by government bodies if it still stood by that submission. India Law Library Docid # 2438708
(65) A.SHANKAR @ SAVUKKU SHANKAR Vs. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Abuse of power — Dismissal of writ petition challenging alleged false cases and investigation — High Court directed completion of investigation and filing of charge sheets within specific timeframes, and also directed expedition of trials — Such directions are unwarranted and uncalled for, as they unduly interfere with executive and judicial functions and place the petitioner in a worse position for approaching the court. India Law Library Docid # 2438885
(66) VINEY KUMAR SHARMA Vs. THE IMPROVEMENT TRUST AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Sale of Property by Public Auction — Duty to Disclose Litigation — Authorities conducting public auctions have a legal obligation to disclose all known encumbrances and pending litigation related to the property. Failure to do so can invalidate the sale and render it fraudulent or irregular. India Law Library Docid # 2438892
(67) TARUN GAGAT Vs. RAKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-01-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Right to claim specific post — A candidate seeking appointment on compassionate grounds does not have a right to claim a particular appointment. India Law Library Docid # 2438898
(68) RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AJMER Vs. YATI JAIN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Public Service Commission — Recruitment — Waiting List — Validity — A waiting list has a limited validity period, usually determined by recruitment rules or a reasonable period until the next advertisement. Candidates on a waiting list do not have an indefeasible right to appointment, but can be considered if vacancies arise within the validity period and the appointing authority acts arbitrarily. India Law Library Docid # 2438221
(69) AMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 154 — Information as to the commission of cognizable offence — Mandatory registration of FIR — Court reiterates the mandatory duty to register an FIR upon disclosure of a cognizable offence and reminds educational institutions of their civic and legal obligation to promptly lodge an FIR in case of a student suicide on campus. India Law Library Docid # 2438222
(70) ELEGNA CO-OP. HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL SOCIETY LTD. Vs. EDELWEISS ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Admission of CIRP — Adjudicating Authority’s power and duty — Legal position is well-settled that once the Adjudicating Authority is satisfied that a financial debt exists and a default has occurred, it must admit the application — Inquiry under Section 7(5)(a) is confined strictly to determination of India Law Library Docid # 2438223
(71) THE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS (INCOME TAX) AND OTHERS Vs. TIGER GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL II HOLDINGS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 197, 245Q, 245R(2)(iii) — Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Mauritius, Article 13(4) — Capital Gains Tax — Advance Ruling — Tax Avoidance — The Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) rejected an application for an advance ruling on the grounds that the transaction (sale of shares of a Singapore company by a Mauritius company) was India Law Library Docid # 2438224
(72) SANJAY PALIWAL AND ANOTHER Vs. BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD. THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 41(h) — Injunction when refused — Equally efficacious remedy — A suit for mandatory injunction for removal of a wall is barred if the plaintiff has not claimed possession, and possession is disputed, as a suit for possession would be a more efficacious remedy. India Law Library Docid # 2438225
(73) VAYYAETI SRINIVASARAO Vs. GAINEEDI JAGAJYOTHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Andhra Pradesh Stamp Act — Schedule I-A, Article 47A, Explanation I — Agreement to Sell — Deemed Conveyance — For an agreement to sell to be deemed a conveyance under Explanation I, the delivery of possession must be linked to the agreement to sell, either following it or evidenced by it. If possession existed prior to the agreement and was not surrendered or changed because of the agreement, it does India Law Library Docid # 2438226
(74) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. CHAMAN LAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Dying declaration — Admissibility and weight — A dying declaration can be the sole basis for conviction if it is voluntary, truthful, and reliable, even without corroboration. The court must scrutinize it carefully for tutoring or manipulation and consider the declarant's opportunity to observe and identify the assailant and their fitness to make the India Law Library Docid # 2438227
(75) DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writs jurisdiction — Maintainability of writ petitions filed by central agencies when matter pending before High Court — Supreme Court entertained petitions under Article 32 raising serious issues of investigation interference by state agencies, despite pendency of related matters before High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438353
(76) YES BANK LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. AXIS TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure — Intervention Applications — The court noted the presence of various intervention applications and listed them, indicating that parties sought to join the ongoing proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2438355
(77) M. SAI SUDHAKAR AND ANOTHER Vs. M. CHANDRA SEKHAR RAO AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Sections 241, 242, 59, 62 — Oppression and Mismanagement — Company Law Tribunals (NCLT and NCLAT) — Nature of orders — NCLT order directing exit option without considering merits of oppression and mismanagement allegations was unjustified — NCLAT rightly remanded the matter to NCLT for adjudication on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2438363
(78) ADDL. REGISTRAR ENQUIRIES-5 HON’BLE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA Vs. K.A. SALEEM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Natural Justice — Audi Alteram Partem — Rule against condemned unheard — A judicial or quasi-judicial authority must provide an opportunity of hearing to a person before passing an order that is adverse to their interests. India Law Library Docid # 2438384
(79) PEOPLES UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Police Manual for Media Briefing — States directed to evolve policy considering Amicus Curiae's Manual — Action to be completed within three months — Supreme Court website to upload Manual within two weeks — Contempt Petition closed. (Paras 2, 3, 4, 7) India Law Library Docid # 2438474
(80) 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