(81) RAJ BAHADUR AND OTHERS Vs. PAWAN KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleading parties — Plaintiff is dominus litis and has the right to implead necessary parties — If the original plaintiff does not oppose the impleadment application, and the suit is at an early stage, and the impleaded party has similar grievances and cause of action, impleadment is justified to avoid multiplicity of litigation and ensure full adjudication. India Law Library Docid # 2438426
(82) MANJIT KAUR Vs. MANPREET KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 13 — Setting aside ex-parte order — Condonation of delay — Sufficient cause — Petitioner's claim of illiteracy contradicted by records — Previous counsel's alleged lapse not a sufficient reason for condonation of significant delay — Petitioner's explanations for delay were vague and general, failing to meet the required scrutiny — Petitioner's actions showed a casual India Law Library Docid # 2438427
(83) GANGA COTTON AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SIRSA Vs. DAKSHIN HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ jurisdiction — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Abuse of process of court — Proceedings initiated with malicious intent rather than genuine legal purpose are liable to be quashed — Prosecution of appellants for offences under IPC Sections 376, 376A, 376D, 420, 120B of IPC, and Section 8 of POCSO Act — Allegations of sexual assault on a minor — Medical evidence showing no sign of sexual assault — Dying declaration India Law Library Docid # 2438428
(84) BALBIR KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. JARNAIL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) – Second Appeal – Scope of – Treated as appeals under Section 41 of Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 of CPC – No question of law required to be framed. India Law Library Docid # 2438429
(85) BALA RANI AND ANOTHER Vs. NOOR MOHAMMAD AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149 — Liability of insurer — Statutory liability — Insurer cannot be absolved of statutory liability nor granted recovery rights when a fundamental breach of policy conditions is not proven — Mere presence of a deceased in a goods vehicle as a gratuitous passenger does not ipso facto constitute contributory negligence or absolve the insurer unless a fundamental India Law Library Docid # 2438430
(86) SANJEEV AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Sections 2/3 — Proceeding under the Act initiated solely on basis of a Sessions Case under Indian Penal Code — Acquittal in the solitary Sessions Case — Basis for the Gangster Act proceeding no longer in existence — Proceedings under Gangster Act liable to be quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2438508
(87) JAGRUTI DHANESH THORAT Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Bail — Parity — Principle of parity to be considered for granting bail, especially when other co-accused with similar or identical allegations have been enlarged on bail. The court can deviate from parity if the accused has a demonstrably higher role or is on a significantly different footing, but this requires careful examination. India Law Library Docid # 2438540
(88) 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
(89) 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
(90) 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
(91) 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
(92) 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
(93) 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
(94) 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
(95) 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
(96) 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
(97) 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
(98) 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
(99) AJAY KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, NORTHERN RAILWAY[CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI] 12-01-2026 Administrative Law — Judicial Review of Disciplinary Proceedings — Scope and Parameters — The power of judicial review in disciplinary matters is limited to correcting errors of law, procedural errors leading to manifest injustice or violation of natural justice, and examining the decision-making process, not the merits of the decision itself — Intervention is warranted only if findings are based on no evidence, are perverse, or shock the judicial conscience, or if statutory rules/principles of India Law Library Docid # 2438089
(100) SH. RAJESH KUMAR Vs. GNCT THROUGH DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION[CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI] 12-01-2026 Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 — Section 19 — Service Matters — Appointment of Guest Teacher (Primary) — Selection process challenged alleging denial of appointment despite securing higher marks (17.182) than selected candidate (16.768) in SC category — Allegation of error in result publication, non-inclusion, and selection of less meritorious candidates — Contention of Applicant having higher marks and subsequent acquisition of CTET qualification — Reliefs sought: India Law Library Docid # 2438090