(1) MANGRA CHAMPIA Vs. LALA CHAMPIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Appellants convicted under Sections 302/34 of the Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Grounds for appeal included failure of prosecution to establish charges beyond reasonable doubt and lack of evidence for common intention. India Law Library Docid # 2439343
(2) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAFIQUE DADU DAL. AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — High Court can review, reappreciate and reconsider evidence, but must be mindful of double presumption of innocence in favour of accused, and should not interfere if trial court's view is a possible and reasonable conclusion on evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2439287
(3) BAIJU ORAON Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 304 Part I, 34 — Murder vs. Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder — Dispute over house construction — Brothers quarreling, leading to one brother's death — Held to be culpable homicide not amounting to murder due to lack of premeditation, acting in heat of passion during a India Law Library Docid # 2439288
(4) RAM BABU YADAV Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Sections 66 & 73 — Penalty for false declaration — Mens Rea — For punitive action, deliberate intent to defraud must be proven; mere operational variations or clerical errors do not constitute a false declaration without evidence of concealment or loss of freight. India Law Library Docid # 2439289
(5) SMTI TEILYNTI LYNGDOH Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Regulations — Mandatory PhD Requirement for Promotion — Prospective Application — Requirement of a PhD for promotion to a higher grade payment under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) is prospective and applies only to those joining service after a specified date India Law Library Docid # 2439290
(6) HOTEL NEW METRO Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 11-02-2026 Hotels and Hospitality — Hiring of Hotel Premises for Protected Persons — Government Liability — Claims for accommodation and catering charges incurred by a hotel for protected political persons are legally binding on the government. India Law Library Docid # 2439291
(7) LAMA TENZIN Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Aст, 2013 — Section 26(2) and First Schedule — Multiplication Factor — Purpose and Determination — The Act mandates the application of a multiplication factor between 1.00 and 2.00 when determining compensation for land India Law Library Docid # 2439292
(8) MUTHU NADAR ARUN SANDRON AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHER[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 420 — Cheating — Dishonest intention and fraudulent inducement from inception — Allegations revolved around non-payment in a commercial transaction — No evidence of fraudulent inducement or dishonest intention at the commencement of dealings — Dispute appears to be primarily civil in nature. India Law Library Docid # 2439293
(9) SOMU DAMODARA RAO Vs. P ADINARAYANA AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Compensation — Claims under Section 163-A — Caps in Schedule II can be deviated from if circumstances justify — Court can award compensation higher than claimed, especially by a minor or in cases of severe injury, to ensure "just compensation". India Law Library Docid # 2439294
(10) SUNIL KUJUR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing as accused — Court's power to summon additional accused is extraordinary and must be exercised judiciously, with extreme care and caution, balancing personal liberty and societal interest. India Law Library Docid # 2439351
(11) DR. VINOD KUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Fundamental Rules, 1922 — Rule 56(bb) — Age of superannuation for doctors — Amendment enhancing age to 65 years but restricting it to non-administrative assignments — Amended rule stipulates 62 years as norm, with continuation up to 65 years being optional and conditional on acceptance of specific functional roles like teaching, clinical care, and public health — Exclusion from administrative posts beyond 62 does not constitute reduction in rank as it regulates duties during optional India Law Library Docid # 2439196
(12) DHANANJAI JHA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3 & 4 — Cruelty and dowry demand — Quashing of proceedings — Allegations in FIR were general and omnibus against aged parents residing separately abroad — Marriage dissolved by divorce decree prior to FIR — No prima facie case India Law Library Docid # 2439295
(13) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. DHANWATI DEVI AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award — Driver holding licence for Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) is competent to drive transport vehicle within prescribed weight limit — Distinction between LMV (Private) and LMV (Transport) is not a bar to driving a transport India Law Library Docid # 2439296
(14) LOVEPREET SINGH @LOVE Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 21, 25, 29 — Bail — Applicant in custody for over two years — No recovery of drugs from applicant's possession — Applicant not owner of vehicle from which contraband was recovered — Sole evidence connecting applicant to recovery is disclosure India Law Library Docid # 2439297
(15) HUKUM LAL B.P. Vs. MEGHWATI DEVI @ JYOTI CHOUHAN[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) — Cruelty and Desertion — Allegations of cruelty and desertion by husband against wife were not substantiated by cogent evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2439348
(16) ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, CENTRALISED PENSION PROCESSING CENTRE (CPPC) AND OTHERS Vs. BINDESHWAR PRASAD PASWAN AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Pensionary Benefits — Excess Payment — Deduction — Bank entitled to deduct excess pension revision arrears due to 6th PRC, but not amounts paid for notional promotion benefits. India Law Library Docid # 2439345
(17) FARAH TABASSUM Vs. MOHAMMAD MOJMAIL HAQUE[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Appeal to High Court — Scope of — The High Court, as a first appellate court, can examine all questions of law and fact, reappraise evidence, and arrive at its own conclusions, similar to a re-hearing of the original suit. India Law Library Docid # 2439346
(18) JYOTI KUMAR SINGH Vs. SMT. RUNA SINGH[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — To establish cruelty as a ground for divorce, the conduct must be grave and weighty, rendering it unreasonable for one spouse to live with the other, and going beyond ordinary wear and tear of married life. India Law Library Docid # 2439347
(19) SMTI. DIS CHYRMANG Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to child in conflict with law — Statutory rule — Bail is a statutory rule for a child in conflict with law, irrespective of the offence’s nature — Denial of bail is permissible only on specific grounds: association with criminals or exposure to moral, physical, or psychological danger — Further exception is when release would "defeat the ends of India Law Library Docid # 2439192
(20) P.S.A.V. PRASAD Vs. HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATION), HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Reconsideration of compassionate appointment — Delay in filing writ petition — Petitioner sought compassionate appointment based on his father's medical invalidation retirement. The scheme for compassionate appointment was initially struck down by the High Court, later revived by the Supreme Court. Petitioner filed India Law Library Docid # 2439193