(901) M/S. RAJPUTANA FREIGHT CARRIER Vs. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 19(1)(g) — Contract Law — Interpretation of Guidelines — Blacklisting of entire fleet for one tanker found with duplicate dip rod — Court found guidelines allowing such action for specific serious malpractices, including duplicate dip rod, therefore, not arbitrary or illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2439993
(902) RADHAKISHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of Sentence pending Appeal — Discretionary Power — Post — conviction — Appellate court's power to suspend sentence under Section 389 CrPC is discretionary and operates post — conviction, requiring assessment of the sustainability of the conviction in law. India Law Library Docid # 2439994
(903) SURESH Vs. SANJAY[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Appeal against acquittal — Lower appellate court acquitted the accused on two grounds: (1) notice of dishonour was not sent to the correct address and not received by the accused; and (2) the complainant failed to prove the source of the money allegedly lent as a loan. The High Court found the approach and conclusion of the lower appellate court to be neither illegal nor perverse and therefore, dismissed the appeal against ac India Law Library Docid # 2439057
(904) ANUPAMA CHAND Vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-4, HYDERABAD.[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 143(2) — Notice — Service vs. Issuance — For assessment proceedings following a search, it is mandatory to *serve* the notice under Section 143(2) on the assessee within twelve months from the end of the month in which the return was filed — Mere *issuance* of the notice within the period is not sufficient if it is not actually served on the assessee within that time — Failure to serve the notice within the stipulated period vitiates the entire assessment India Law Library Docid # 2438940
(905) JYOTI BALIRAM THORAT AND OTHERS Vs. MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1974 — Section 35 — Determination of compensation for land acquisition — Statutory procedure mandates monetary compensation by way of agreement or calculation based on net average monthly income — Award of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary compensation is illegal and arbitrary. India Law Library Docid # 2438947
(906) SHRI. GOVIND GOMA GAIKAR, SMT. LAXMI GOVIND GAIKAR (BOTH DECD.) THROUGH LRS.) SHRI. SHANKAR GOVIND GAIKAR AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI. GOPAL BABU PATIL (DECD.THROUGH LRS.) SMT. RUKMINI GOPAL PATIL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Maharashtra Tenancy And Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 — Section 43 — Transfer of land purchased by a tenant — Prohibition on transfer without Collector's sanction — Agreement for sale conditional on obtaining State's permission — No permission obtained — No valid transfer occurred. India Law Library Docid # 2438948
(907) PRANAY ATUL MEHTA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Factors to consider — Application for pre-arrest bail requires consideration of prima facie case against accused, nature and gravity of accusation, severity of punishment, danger of absconding, character of accused, likelihood of repetition, apprehension of influencing witnesses, and danger of justice being thwarted India Law Library Docid # 2438949
(908) SUNITA ISHWAR SAMOTA AND ANOTHER (APPLICANTS) AND SANMAN TRADE IMPEX PVT LTD. (CLAIMANT/DECREE HOLDER) Vs. BABA MUNGIPA STEEL INDUSTRY AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 58 — Adjudication of claims to or objections to attachment of property — Powers of Executing Court — The court can comprehensively adjudicate claims, including questions of right, title, or interest, and inquire into the fraudulent nature of a transaction or the good faith of a transferee, India Law Library Docid # 2438950
(909) YATENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Dismissal for default — Restoration — High Court's refusal to restore complaint — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order and restored the complaint case to the trial court's file in the interest of justice. (Paras 4, 5, 6) India Law Library Docid # 2439025
(910) THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. VAISHALI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 30-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal by Insurance Company — Appellate Court’s power to modify award — Applicability of Order XLI Rule 33 of CPC — Appellate Court can enhance compensation even if insurer appeals and claimants do not, to ensure just compensation and conformity with legal India Law Library Docid # 2439634
(911) MAHESH ANANT PATIL Vs. NWKRTC, BELGAUM DIVISION, BELGAUM[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 30-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Compensation for motor vehicle accidents — No-fault liability — Claimant not required to prove negligence — Tribunal rightly held claim under Section 163-A maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2439635
(912) REKHA Vs. GOLF LINKS FINANCE AND RESORTS PVT. LTD.ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — Offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is compoundable with the consent of parties even after conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2439645
(913) SHAITAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 346 — Bail Application — Speedy Trial — Fundamental Right under Article 21 of Constitution — Prolonged incarceration of an under-trial prisoner without speedy trial leading to violation of Article 21 of the Constitution — Courts have power to grant bail on grounds of violation of India Law Library Docid # 2440179
(914) SRI VENKATARAYAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing of proceedings — Re-investigation — Held, where investigation is shoddy and primary accused is a serving police officer, further investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) is warranted in the interest of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2439836
(915) DIVISIONAL MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. BATTALA SUDHAKAR BABU[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 30-01-2026 Insurance Law — Repudiation of claim — Grounds for repudiation — Overloading — The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held that to invalidate an insurance claim on the grounds of overloading, the insurance company must provide conclusive proof of such overloading — A discrepancy in consignment weight, where India Law Library Docid # 2440689
(916) RAKESH KUMAR SHUKLA Vs. ALOK EYE HEALTH AND OPTICAL CENTRE[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 30-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d), 2(1)(g), 12 — Medical Negligence — Deficiency in Service — Consumer Status — District Forum dismissed complaint on preliminary ground, failing to decide on merits of medical negligence and deficiency in service — State Commission accepted petitioner as a consumer but wrongly held that a diploma holder could prescribe allopathic medicines — Prescription of allopathic India Law Library Docid # 2440690
(917) MRITUNJAY TIWARI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 — Clause 3(c) defining “Caste-based Discrimination” — Incorporation argued as restrictive and exclusionary — Claim that it renders individuals from non-reserved/general classes remediless against caste-based India Law Library Docid # 2438790
(918) M/S AARSUDAY PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE (P) LTD Vs. JOGEN CHOWDHURY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114A, Rules 17, 27, 28 of West Bengal Panchayat (Gram Panchayat Administration) Rules, 2004 — Competency of Gram Panchayat to grant building permission — Not competent if area governed by Act of 1979 and development plan exists — Panchayat Samiti is the competent authority. India Law Library Docid # 2438792
(919) MONTY GOYAL Vs. NAVRANG SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 38 — Appeal against Bar Council of India judgment — Professional misconduct — Failure to act with reasonable diligence and absence from Court hearing leading to dismissal of quashing petition — High Court ordered quashing of FIR subject to deposit of costs — Costs not deposited in time, FIR quashing order recalled and petition dismissed — Application to recall dismissal India Law Library Docid # 2438793
(920) JAGDEEP CHOWGULE Vs. SHEELA CHOWGULE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(4) — Application for extension of time to make arbitral award — Where an arbitral tribunal is constituted by the High Court under Section 11(6), any application for extension of time under Section 29A(4) would lie with the High Court. Where an arbitral tribunal is India Law Library Docid # 2438794