(1) KANCHANA RAI Vs. GEETA SHARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 — Sections 21(vii) and 22 — Maintenance of Dependents — Widow of Son — Legal entitlement to claim maintenance from the estate of the deceased father-in-law — Interpretation of "any widow of his son" under Section 21(vii) — The phrase "any widow of his son" is clear and unambiguous, applying to a son's widow irrespective of whether the son India Law Library Docid # 2438083
(2) SUJATA BORA Vs. COAL INDIA LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act) — Sections 2(y), 2(ze) — Appointment under reserved quota — Management Trainee recruitment by Coal India Limited (CIL) — Denial of appointment based on initial finding of unfitness and recruitment process expiry — Appellant suffering from disability above the benchmark (57%) based on subsequent AIIMS medical report — Expiry of India Law Library Docid # 2438082
(3) CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Justice K.V. Viswanathan upheld the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act but held that it must operate with mandatory independent screening by the Lokpal or Lokayukta, whose recommendation would be binding on the Government, in order to cure the defects identified in Vineet Narain and Subramanian Swamy and to balance protection of honest public servants with the rule of law, whereas Justice B.V. Nagarathna, in dissent, held that Section 17A is India Law Library Docid # 2438085
(4) DINESH BIWAJI ASHTIKAR Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) — Section 12 — Constitutional Mandate — Free and Compulsory Education — Admission of children from weaker and disadvantaged sections — Obligation of "neighbourhood school" to admit twenty-five percent of class strength from weaker and disadvantaged sections (Section 12(1)(c)) is transformative, securing the preambular objective of 'equality of status' and the constitutional right under Article India Law Library Docid # 2438086
(5) COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY AND ANOTHER Vs. DABUR INDIA LTD.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Application seeking to amend plaint to challenge subsequent advertisements by Defendant is rejected where original plaint already contained pleadings concerning the issue underlying the new advertisements — Suit for permanent injunction against disparagement of Plaintiffs' product/ingredient India Law Library Docid # 2438040
(6) PRADEEP KUMAR Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 376 (Rape), 342 (Wrongful Confinement), 506 (Criminal Intimidation) — Acquittal on appeal — Prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Allegation of continuous illegal confinement and repeated rape (November 2013 to January 2014) — Photographic India Law Library Docid # 2438041
(7) ALKA SHRIRANG CHAVAN AND ANOTHER Vs. HEMCHANDRA RAJARAM BHONSALE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 52 — Doctrine of Lis Pendens — Applicability to transferees pendente lite — Sale of property during pendency of suit for specific performance — Where property is transferred by judgment debtor during pendency of suit and after registration of lis pendens, the transfer is neither illegal nor void ab initio but remains subservient to the rights determined by the decree — India Law Library Docid # 2438078
(8) ANSAL CROWN HEIGHTS FLAT BUYERS ASSOCIATION (REGD.) Vs. M/S ANSAL CROWN INFRABUILD PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Section 71 — Execution of Order — Judgment Debtor Company — Liability of Directors/Promoters — Execution must strictly conform to the decree; it cannot be employed to shift or enlarge liability to bind persons who were neither parties to the decree nor otherwise legally liable thereunder — Where consumer complaints were consciously proceeded against the Company alone (Corporate Debtor), and directors/promoters were dropped as parties during India Law Library Docid # 2438079
(9) STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER Vs. DINESH KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Service Law — Recruitment and Appointment — Suppression of Criminal Antecedents — Candor and Integrity — Application forms (Attestation and Verification Forms) required disclosure of pending criminal cases — Applicant answered in the negative despite two criminal cases pending against him (Case Crime Nos. 198/2019 and 215/2018) — Non-disclosure was repeated (in both forms) and India Law Library Docid # 2438080
(10) KISHORILAL (D) THR. LRS AND OTHERS Vs. GOPAL AND OTHERS (S)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 4 — Abatement of Appeal — Non-substitution of Legal Representatives (LRs) — Suit for Specific Performance — Deceased Party's Estate Represented by Surviving LRs and Lis Pendens Transferees — Where one of the LRs of a deceased original party (vendor in a specific performance suit) dies during appeal, the appeal does not abate if the deceased party's interest (estate) remains sufficiently represented by the surviving LRs and the India Law Library Docid # 2438081
(11) PANKAJ Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (PoCSO Act) — Evidence of Child Victims — Although minor inconsistencies are expected due to the tender age of victims, contradictions concerning the essential details of the sexual assault, coupled with contradictory medical findings, render the evidence unsafe for sustaining a conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2438035
(12) ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES LIMITED Vs. E. R. SQUIBB AND SONS, LLC AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Patents Act, 1970 — Section 48 — Rights of Patentees — Legal Framework — While intellectual property rights require protection, Section 48 only grants the exclusive right to prevent third parties from dealing with "that product" which is the subject matter of the patent claim; this protection must be balanced against the public interest, especially concerning life-saving medicines, and requires a clear showing of India Law Library Docid # 2438036
(13) KALYAN DASS THROUGH LR'S Vs. PRAVEEN CHAWLA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 — Section 29 — Applicability — The protection under Section 29 against ejectment applies to persons in lawful possession of property forming part of the compensation pool, such as tenants or allottees under the Evacuee Property Act — The provision is inapplicable where the suit property was not an evacuee property but Government-built property for rehabilitation, and the defendant/appellant claimed status as a licensee under the India Law Library Docid # 2438037
(14) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI Vs. M/S RAM NIWAS GOEL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 — Appeal against Commercial Court Judgment — Challenge to a decree for recovery, declaration (of certain orders as null and void), and permanent injunction — Admitted facts included the award of work for construction of a school, delays due to COVID-19 lockdown, and site hindrances (existence of trees) — Builder's claim for recovery India Law Library Docid # 2438038
(15) MR GAUTAM MONDAL THROUGH HIS WIFE MRS ASHIMA MUKHERJEE MONDAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS STANDING COUNSEL AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Territorial Jurisdiction and Forum Conveniens — Even if a part of the cause of action arises within a High Court’s territorial jurisdiction (e.g., where the impugned order was passed), the Court retains the discretion to refuse to exercise jurisdiction by invoking the doctrine of forum conveniens if another forum is more appropriate and India Law Library Docid # 2438039
(16) SURINDER MOHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Service Law — Recruitment — Eligibility Criteria — Educational Qualifications — Intelligence Assistant (Constable) and Intelligence Officer (Sub-Inspector) in Punjab Police Intelligence Wing — Challenge to rejection of candidature based on non-fulfilment of prescribed educational qualifications — Prescribed qualification requires a graduate with an 'O' Level Certificate from DOEACC/NIELIT or equivalent institution India Law Library Docid # 2437936
(17) KRISHMA KUMRA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483 (equivalent to Section 439 CrPC, 1973) — Regular Bail — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 21, 22, 29 — Bail in Commercial Quantity Cases — Factors for granting bail include prolonged incarceration (over 1 year, 3 months, 22 days), slow pace of trial (no prosecution witness examined yet), and the right India Law Library Docid # 2437937
(18) JAWAHAR SAW MILLS PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. GANESH SAW MILL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 15(4) — Transfer of suits from Civil Court to Commercial Court (Section 15(2)) — Applicability of Section 15(4) and Proviso to timelines — Section 15(2) and 15(4) apply only to suits pending on the date of establishment of the Commercial Court — Suits filed before a Civil Court subsequent to the establishment of the Commercial Court and later transferred to it are India Law Library Docid # 2437952
(19) THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Vs. ANURUDH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Determination of Victim's Age — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) — Section 94 — Procedure for Determination of Age — Bail Stage — Medical Age Determination — Determination of the victim’s age, which is the sine qua non for applying the POCSO Act, is fundamentally a matter for trial, not the bail stage. — India Law Library Docid # 2437969
(20) M/S JINDAL EQUIPMENT LEASING CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX DELHI - II, NEW DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 28, 47(vii), 2(47), 2(14) — Taxability of Amalgamation — Shares held as Stock-in-Trade vs. Capital Assets — Receipt of shares of amalgamated company in lieu of shares of amalgamating company — If the shares of the amalgamating company were held as capital assets, the receipt of shares of the amalgamated company is a "transfer" under Section 2(47) but exempt from Capital Gains India Law Library Docid # 2437970