(101) VINIT BAHRI AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S MGF DEVELOPERS LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of 'consumer' — 'Commercial purpose' exclusion clause — Onus of proof — The service provider (developer) bears the onus to prove that a complainant obtained services for a commercial purpose to exclude them from the definition of 'consumer'. The complainant only needs to prove the initial elements of the definition. India Law Library Docid # 2438988
(102) TARA SINGH (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. FURAN SINGH (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63; Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Proof of Will — Requirements — Testator of sound mind, Will attested by at least two witnesses, and at least one attesting witness examined to prove execution. India Law Library Docid # 2439213
(103) ROMESH CHANDER (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. BACHITTAR SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell — Father executing agreement for son residing abroad — Sufficiently empowered by subsequent Power of Attorney — Court held father was duly competent to execute sale deed on behalf of son. India Law Library Docid # 2439214
(104) ANKHIM HOLDINGS PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. ZAVERI CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 15(2) — Termination of mandate and substitution of arbitrator — High Court declared arbitral proceedings void due to moratorium under IBC. Supreme Court held that Section 15(2) mandates appointment of substitute arbitrator, and prior proceedings remain valid unless parties agree otherwise. High Court exceeded jurisdiction by declaring proceedings a nullity. India Law Library Docid # 2439191
(105) STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER Vs. DATA RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100/101 — Second Appeal — Scope — In Punjab and Haryana, second appeals are treated under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 of CPC. No question of law needs to be framed for such appeals. India Law Library Docid # 2439335
(106) MOHTASHEM BILLAH MALIK Vs. SANA AFTAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 25 — Custody of minors — Paramount consideration is welfare of children, but other factors such as conduct of parties, financial capacity, standard of living, comfort, and education of children are also relevant and cannot be ignored. India Law Library Docid # 2439374
(107) VARUN SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 18B and 28A — Failure to furnish information — Licensee’s failure to provide requested information within the stipulated time constitutes a complete offence, regardless of subsequent partial compliance or license cancellation. India Law Library Docid # 2439393
(108) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. NITISH RANJAN[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Railway Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1968 — Rule 14(ii) — Departure from regular enquiry — Disciplinary authority must record satisfaction with reasons in writing for invoking Rule 14(ii) — Satisfaction without valid reasons is contrary to constitutional mandate and principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2439394
(109) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. AWADHESH KUMAR SHARMA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968, Rule 14(ii) — Power to dispense with inquiry — Requirements — Disciplinary authority must record satisfaction and reasons in writing for believing it is not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry, to avoid arbitrary exercise of power and uphold principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2439395
(110) LAWKUSH PASWAN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Service Law — Dismissal from service — Quashing of orders — Petitioner sought quashing of dismissal orders and reinstatement with consequential benefits — Previous writ petition challenging dismissal was remitted for reconsideration of quantum of punishment only, not guilt — Petitioner approached appellate authority for reconsideration of quantum of punishment, which upheld the original dismissal. India Law Library Docid # 2439396
(111) AMITAV KIRAN @ AMIT ASTHANA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 409 & 420 — Criminal Breach of Trust and Cheating — Allegations of deception and misappropriation of government funds for solar pumping system installation — Court finds direct and specific allegations of deception from the inception, thus constituting the offence of cheating. India Law Library Docid # 2439392
(112) C. VELUSAMY Vs. K INDHERA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(5) — Extension of arbitrator's mandate — Court can entertain application to extend arbitrator's mandate even after an award is rendered, provided the award was made after the statutory time limit expired — Such an award is unenforceable, but it does not prevent the Court from exercising its power to extend the mandate. India Law Library Docid # 2438937
(113) M/S AGARWAL ASSOCIATES (PROMOTERS) LTD Vs. M/S SHARDA DEVELOPERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34, Section 37, Section 29 — High Courts' power of intervention under Article 226/227 of Constitution — Limited scope for interlocutory orders from Arbitral Tribunals — Proceedings before Arbitral Tribunal are subject to limited India Law Library Docid # 2438965
(114) VARUN KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE (SHO RAJINDER NAGAR)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Age determination — Bone Ossification Test — In cases of sexual assault under POCSO Act, when determining victim's age using bone age ossification test, the upper age given in the reference range should be considered. India Law Library Docid # 2438966
(115) SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 — Section 4C — Conversion of land — Application for conversion dismissed on ground of petitioner being a lessee, not a raiyat — Petitioner owned 14.33 acres of land, which was within the 15-acre ceiling for non-agricultural land retention under Section 6(1)(c) of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 — Retention under Section 6(1)(b) and (c) is automatic and effective from the date of vesting — An order under Section 6(3) requiring a specific use for fa India Law Library Docid # 2438967
(116) THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of Delay — State Authorities — Bureaucratic delays — State machinery cannot claim a separate period of limitation and bureaucratic delays are not a sufficient cause for condoning inordinate delay in filing appeals — The law of limitation binds everyone, including the government. India Law Library Docid # 2438968
(117) NER-II TRANSMISSION LTD. TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE NER-II TRANSMISSION LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. SUMITRA DEBBARMA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 164 — Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 — Section 16(3) — Compensation for loss of trees and land use — Jurisdiction of District Judge — Award for loss of income from commercial exploitation of land is speculative and outside the scope of jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2438969
(118) P.SURESH Vs. D.KALAIVANI AND OTHERS[SUPRME COURT OF INDIA] 03-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — High Court's power of superintendence — Exercise of power — Availability of alternative remedy — When a specific remedy is available in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), such as Order VII Rule 11 for rejection of a plaint, the High Court should not exercise its supervisory powers under Article 227 to achieve the same result. The power under India Law Library Docid # 2438994
(119) B.SHANTHI Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 03-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(5) — Right to make effective representation — Failure to supply legible copies of material documents relied upon by detaining authority — Vitiates detention — Detenu not supplied legible copies of pages 59 and 61 of booklet — Impaired constitutional right to make effective India Law Library Docid # 2439034
(120) BRANCH MANAGER THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD Vs. NIRMAL AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 03-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeals against awards of Claims Tribunal — Insurance company filed appeal challenging the finding that it was liable to pay compensation, arguing a breach of policy terms due to the vehicle operating outside its authorized permit area. India Law Library Docid # 2439060