(941) BHAGWAT KUSHWAHA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 363, 366, 376 — Kidnapping, Abduction, Rape — Age of victim — Trial court held victim to be major — This finding was not challenged by the appellant — In the absence of documentary evidence regarding victim's age, trial court's finding that victim was major is not interfered with. India Law Library Docid # 2438856
(942) SANJAY WAHI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973/Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 BNSS (Section 482 Cr.P.C.) and Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 — Jurisdiction of High Court to quash cognizance order — A writ petition invoking both Article 226 of the Constitution and Section 528 BNSS (formerly Section 482 Cr.P.C.) allows the High Court to quash an FIR, charge-sheet, and cognizance order even after India Law Library Docid # 2438857
(943) SMT. KASHMIRI AND OTHERS Vs. U.P.S.R.T.C. THRU REGIONAL MANAGER AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Claimants argued that tribunal’s assessment of notional income/wages was inadequate, failed to award compensation for future prospects, applied an incorrect multiplier, and made an insufficient deduction for personal expenses. India Law Library Docid # 2438858
(944) OM PRAKASH GUPTA Vs. RADHEY SHYAM GUPTA[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Rejection of Plaint — Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 — Scope of Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Court must confine itself to plaint averments and documents filed by plaintiff — Defence of defendant and his documents cannot be considered — If triable issues arise, plaint cannot be rejected summarily. India Law Library Docid # 2438859
(945) NARESH CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction requires circumstances to be fully proved, conclusive, form a complete chain, be consistent only with guilt, and exclude all other hypotheses. India Law Library Docid # 2438860
(946) KULDEEP VERMA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 69 — Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means — Prima facie case — Allegations of sexual intercourse on false promise of marriage are sufficient to proceed with trial if victim alleges she was unaware of accused's marital status and promise of marriage was false from inception. India Law Library Docid # 2438861
(947) PREM SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 — Section 28 — Restoration application — Delay — Condonation — Delay of over 11 years in filing restoration application to recall an order passed on merits cannot be condoned merely by stating a date of knowledge, especially when the land in question is a public road and the applicant has a history of conflict with India Law Library Docid # 2438862
(948) GIRISHA S AND OTHERS Vs. JAYA CLINIC AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Enhancement of compensation — Deceased minor child aged 6 months — Tribunal awarded Rs. 5,50,000/- — Appellants sought enhancement, arguing KSRTC bus driver's negligence caused accident and compensation awarded was meager — Court considered Supreme Court India Law Library Docid # 2439613
(949) SHRI. JAYANT JADHAV AND ANOTHER Vs. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPT. OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND APPELLATE AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-01-2026 Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 — Section 26(1)(k) — Disqualification for being a Councillor — Interest in works or contracts of Corporation — Leasehold rights acquired by spouses through auction prior to petitioners becoming Councillors — Not attracted — The disqualification under Section 26(1)(k) applies if a Councillor has an interest in work or contract with the Corporation, either directly or indirectly. Where India Law Library Docid # 2439614
(950) NIRMALA BAI AND OTHERS Vs. MANSINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for motor accident — Assessment of income — Court can enhance the income of the deceased from ₹5,000/- per month to ₹8,000/- per month considering the nature of occupation (cultivation, animal husbandry, milk vending) and contribution to family. India Law Library Docid # 2438881
(951) RAI SINGH MARKAM ETC. Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 5(g) & 6 read with Section 376D of Indian Penal Code — Conviction and Sentence — Victim's age 16 years 4 months and 26 days — Evidence of prosecutrix and medical evidence corroborated — Defence failed to elicit anything substantial in cross-examination — High Court rightly affirmed Trial Court's conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2439654
(952) SMT. PREM DEVI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 13-01-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Section 10A(2)(c) — "Sunset Clause" — Mining lease — Court confirmed that a letter of intent (LOI) issued by a State Government before the commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015, for granting a India Law Library Docid # 2440190
(953) UNION OF INDIA Vs. NO. JC-804009 N EX NB SUB - SURENDER KUMAR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 13-01-2026 Army Act, 1950 — Disability Pension — Rounding off of Disability Element — A service member injured in the line of duty, even after completing their tenure or retiring on age, is entitled to the benefit of rounding off their disability pension if the disability is attributable to or aggravated by military service, especially when there is no evidence to the contrary. India Law Library Docid # 2440191
(954) THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER Vs. THE LABOUR COURT MADURAI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — Section 12 — Effect of release on probation — Release on probation does not erase the stigma of conviction — Conviction for an offense remains valid and can be a basis for departmental action or punishment, even if the offender is released on probation. India Law Library Docid # 2438887
(955) RAVI SHANKAR BHUSHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Implementation of Court directions — Compliance — Court had directed a committee to oversee implementation of directions related to a fund for persons with disabilities. A compliance affidavit was filed showing successful recovery of India Law Library Docid # 2438901
(956) SHIV DARSHAN Vs. ADDL. COLLECTOR F/R AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 12-01-2026 U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 — Section 4-A — Determination of irrigated land — Prescribed Authority must examine Khasras for Faslis 1378-1380, latest village map, and other relevant records, and may conduct local inspection — Failure to do so renders the order illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2438913
(957) M/S. HINDUJA HOUSING FINANCE LTD. Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Section 14 — Assistance of Magistrate in taking possession of secured asset — Mandate for expeditious disposal — The Act aims for swift recovery of dues by financial institutions without undue delay — Delays in India Law Library Docid # 2438914
(958) PRIYANKA SIDU NIMSE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 12-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Recruitment Process — Eligibility Criteria — Disqualification — Petitioner challenging disqualification from recruitment for Arogya Sevak (Female) post based on holding GNM diploma instead of prescribed ANM diploma — Court held that holding a higher qualification does not automatically make a candidate eligible for a post requiring a specific lower qualification, unless rules expressly state so. India Law Library Docid # 2439017
(959) HARI DAYAL RAI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 156(3) & 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Non-compliance with Priyanka Srivastava guidelines (mandatory affidavit support for Section 156(3) applications) — Supreme Court has indicated these guidelines are for abundant caution to avoid frivolous complaints — Non-compliance may lead to quashing, but not an absolute mandate; discretion rests with the court. India Law Library Docid # 2439415
(960) DR. VIJAY AND OTHERS Vs. M.P. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 12-01-2026 Recruitment Law – Eligibility Criteria – Post Graduate Additional Registration – Requirement of obtained by cut-off date held unsustainable when not expressly stated as essential in original advertisement. India Law Library Docid # 2439048