(841) TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED Vs. INDERJEET SAHNI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Clause 12 of Loan Agreement lists Mumbai/Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai as places where arbitration can be held, giving the Lender the choice. This language indicates these are seats of arbitration, not mere venues. As the Lender chose Mumbai, the Bombay High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the application for appointment of an arbitrator. India Law Library Docid # 2438959
(842) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 131 — Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court — Inter-State river water dispute — Suit instituted by one State against another State and Union of India for declaration, injunction, and direction concerning diversion of water from an inter-State river — Jurisdiction invoked based on dispute between States and failure of Union to act. India Law Library Docid # 2438970
(843) MISHA SOMANI Vs. RITURAJ SOMANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13B(2) — Divorce by mutual consent — Cooling-off period — Supreme Court's power to waive the statutory period — High Court misconstrued earlier judgments in Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur and Amit Kumar v. Suman Beniwal — The conditions for waiver are illustrative, not mandatory India Law Library Docid # 2439602
(844) RAJIA BEGUM Vs. BARNALI MUKHERJEE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 8 and 11 — Referral to arbitration — Appointment of arbitrator — Dispute regarding existence of arbitration agreement — Serious allegations of forgery and fabrication of Admission Deed — High Court's conflicting orders — Whether disputes can be referred to arbitration when arbitration agreement's existence is seriously disputed — Supreme Court held India Law Library Docid # 2438934
(845) STATE OF TELANGANA Vs. NALLA BALU @ DURGAM SHASHIDHAR GOUD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of Proceedings — Social Media Posts — High Court's Guidelines — Supreme Court dismissed Special Leave Petitions against High Court's judgment quashing criminal proceedings related to social media posts, upholding the High Court's guidelines for police and magistrates. India Law Library Docid # 2439644
(846) SMT. JAIBUN NISHA Vs. MOHD. SIKANDAR[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Mahomedan Law — Bequest to heir and limit of testamentary power — A Muslim can bequeath only one-third of his property by Will without the consent of other heirs. Bequests in excess of the legal third cannot take effect unless the heirs consent thereto after the death of the testator. The onus is on the legatee to prove compliance with these provisions, not on the heir to disprove them. Courts below erred in shifting the India Law Library Docid # 2440582
(847) MAHAVEER CHAIK Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 506, 323, 342 — Conviction for rape upheld — Consent obtained under fear of injury or misconception of fact is not valid consent as per Section 90 IPC — Evidence of victim, medical reports, and forensic evidence corroborated the prosecution's case — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440583
(848) SMT. MONALISA AGRAWAL Vs. DEVANAND PATEL AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Complaint filed through Power of Attorney holder — Maintainability — Complaint is maintainable if the Power of Attorney holder has awareness about the transaction related to the dishonour of the cheque and business managed by him. The Appellate Court's finding that the Power of Attorney holder's evidence is not acceptable is perverse and illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2440584
(849) VISHWAKARMA PATEL Vs. FULESHWAR RAO AND OTHER[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173, 166 — Motor Accident Compensation — Enhancement of Award — Claimant sustained 100% permanent disability due to accident, leading to amputation of left leg and fracture in right leg — Tribunal awarded compensation but claimant sought enhancement — Court considered established legal principles for calculating compensation, including loss of earning India Law Library Docid # 2440585
(850) KAMALNARAYAN SAHU AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 450, 376D, 302 r/w 120B — Criminal conviction — Circumstantial evidence — DNA evidence — The Court affirmed the conviction and sentence imposed on the appellants based on a comprehensive analysis of circumstantial evidence, particularly the DNA report. The established circumstances included homicidal death by asphyxiation, presence of semen in the deceased’s India Law Library Docid # 2440586
(851) ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHER Vs. HARVINDER NAGPAL[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 02-02-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 19 — Appeal against State Commission order — Insurance claim repudiation — Suppression of material facts — DLA diagnosed with cancer and underwent treatment prior to policy issuance — Failure to disclose in proposal form — amounted to suppression of material facts — State Commission order India Law Library Docid # 2440688
(852) JHULKA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES Vs. MONEESH KUMAR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(b) — Civil Contempt — Willful Disobedience — For a charge of civil contempt to be sustained, there must be willful and intentional disobedience of a court order. Mere delay in compliance due to administrative reasons, without evidence of intent to defy the court, does not India Law Library Docid # 2438922
(853) SUKHMINDERJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108 — Abetment of Suicide — Elements of Offence — Mere allegations of quarrel and harassment are insufficient to attract Section 306 IPC without evidence of mens rea (intent) on the part of the accused to abet the suicide. India Law Library Docid # 2438923
(854) RAJ KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. SATYAWAN AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 149(2) and 150 — Insurance Company's Liability — Driving Licence — Requirement of specific endorsement for Light Transport Vehicle (LTV) — Held, driving licence for a Light Motor Vehicle does not automatically cover driving an auto-rickshaw without specific endorsement, and thus the Insurance Company is exonerated from liability in such cases. India Law Library Docid # 2438924
(855) DONIYAR VILDANOV Vs. THE STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) — Sections 8, 20, 23 — Recovery of contraband — Search and seizure — Procedural safeguards — Failure to comply with mandatory provisions of the Act concerning search and seizure, including informing the accused of their rights to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, vitiates the entire process and raises reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2438791
(856) DR. JAYA THAKUR Vs. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to health — Includes right to menstrual health, sexual and reproductive health, and bodily autonomy for adolescent girls. India Law Library Docid # 2438921
(857) SURESH Vs. SANJAY[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Proof of notice — Onus on complainant to prove notice was sent to correct address and received by accused — Failure to do so leads to acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2439223
(858) CHATTAR SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 — Section 26 — Bar of Jurisdiction — Civil court jurisdiction is not barred if the order impugned is violative of law or natural justice — The nature of the dispute regarding non-utilization of surplus land prior to the enforcement of the 1972 Act is amenable to the jurisdiction of the civil court, especially when no alternative remedy is available. India Law Library Docid # 2439320
(859) ASHOK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337, 338 — Rash and negligent driving causing hurt and grievous hurt — Revision petition against conviction and sentence — Petitioner not challenging conviction, only seeking benefit of probation/admonition — Plea based on compromise, age, clean record, and length of suffering trial — Court considers nature of offence, absence of mens rea, and object of Probation of Offenders Act. India Law Library Docid # 2439321
(860) GURWINDER SINGH Vs. MUKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Enhancement of compensation — Appeal against award for death of deceased — Sole issue for determination is quantum of compensation — Claimant's income assessed on lower side and future earning capacity not considered — Appeal allowed to enhance compensation. India Law Library Docid # 2439322