(1)
Yerram Vijay Kumar …Appellant Vs.
The State of Telangana & Anr. …Respondents D.D
09/01/2026
Criminal Law - Companies Act, 2013 – Fraud – Cognizance on Private Complaint – Bar under Section 212(6) – Special Court took cognizance of offences under Sections 448 and 451 of the Companies Act on a private complaint alleging falsification of company records and fraudulent filings – Section 448 provides no independent punishment and makes the accused “liable u...
(2)
X …Appellant Vs.
State of Uttar Pradesh & Another …Respondents D.D
09/01/2026
POCSO Act – Bail – Cancellation – Heinous Sexual Offences against Minor – Grant of Bail by High Court set aside – Accused granted bail by High Court in a case involving allegations of repeated aggravated penetrative sexual assault, gang rape, abduction and intimidation of a minor girl aged about 14 years – Charges attracted punishment of life imprisonment and de...
(3)
Sumit Bansal ...Appellant Vs.
M/s MGI Developers and Promoters and Another ...Respondents D.D
08/01/2026
Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Multiple Cheques – Same Underlying Transaction – Distinct Causes of Action – Complainant entered into Agreement to Sell with accused firm – On failure to execute sale deed, multiple cheques issued by firm and proprietor from different accounts on different dates – Each cheque presented separately and dishonoured i...
(4)
Ultratech Cement Ltd. ...Appellant Vs.
The State of Gujarat & Ors. ...Respondents D.D
08/01/2026
Taxation - Motor Vehicles Act – Section 2(28) – Definition of “Motor Vehicle” – Construction Equipment Vehicles – Exclusion Clause – Dumpers, loaders, excavators, dozers, surface miners and similar heavy earth moving machinery used exclusively within factory or enclosed premises – Though mechanically propelled and capable of movement, vehic...
(5)
Roshini Devi ...Appellant Vs.
The State of Telangana and Others ...Respondents D.D
08/01/2026
Criminal Law - Preventive Detention – Drug Offender – Public Order vs. Law and Order – Detention based on three criminal cases under NDPS Act alleging possession and peddling of Ganja – Mere registration of offences and pendency of bail applications insufficient to establish disturbance of “public order” – Absence of material showing harm, danger, alarm or...
(6)
C.S. Prasad ...Appellant Vs.
C. Satyakumar and Others ...Respondents D.D
08/01/2026
Criminal Procedure Code – Section 482 – Quashing of Proceedings – Scope and Limits – High Court quashed prosecution holding dispute to be purely civil and relying on prior civil decree upholding settlement deeds – Supreme Court reiterates that inherent powers cannot be used to conduct a mini-trial or evaluate credibility of allegations – At quashing stage, alleg...
(7)
The Joint Director (Rayalaseema) Anti-Corruption Bureau Andhra Pradesh & Another …Appellants Vs.
Dayam Peda Ranga Rao and Others …Respondents D.D
08/01/2026
Criminal Law – FIR – Jurisdiction of Police Station – Anti-Corruption Bureau – High Court quashed FIRs registered under PC Act on ground that ACB Central Investigation Unit, Vijayawada was not notified as police station under Section 2(s) CrPC – Held: Approach hyper-technical and unsustainable – Declaration of ACB offices as police stations under G.O.Ms. No.268 ...
(8)
State of Uttar Pradesh and Others ...Appellants Vs.
Bhawana Mishra ...Respondents D.D
08/01/2026
Service Law – Appointment to Public Post – Ayurvedic Staff Nurse – Legitimate Expectation – Mere admission to training course not conferring right to appointment – Respondents completed Ayurvedic Nursing Training from Government institutions and claimed appointment as a matter of right based on past practice – High Court directed consideration of candidature on ...
(9)
Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt. Ltd. ...Appellant(s) Vs.
Tuticorin Port Trust ...Respondent(s) D.D
07/01/2026
Arbitration – Scope of Judicial Interference – Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration Act – Arbitral award granting idle time compensation for Backhoe Dredger (BHD) was upheld under Section 34 by Single Judge – Division Bench under Section 37 reversed award interpreting contract differently – Supreme Court held that appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is narrower a...