(201) UMANG RASTOGI, AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Protection of arrested persons — Right to be informed of grounds of arrest — Arrestee must be informed of the grounds for arrest, both orally and in writing — Failure to do so renders the arrest illegal, as per Supreme Court judgments. India Law Library Docid # 2438745
(202) SHANTI DEVI Vs. ADDL. COLLECTOR ADMN./ D.D.C. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 — Section 12 — Recording of names — Previous adjudication — Res judicata — Order allowing restoration of revision is upheld when it allows for proper hearing of a party not impleaded in earlier proceedings, despite objections regarding limitation and previous adjudication. India Law Library Docid # 2438746
(203) GOLAP GOWALA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Uxoricide — Conviction upheld — Appeal dismissed — Court found that the circumstantial evidence established a complete chain pointing unequivocally to the appellant's guilt. India Law Library Docid # 2438842
(204) ABU ANSAR AZAD AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review of Policy — Scope — Writ court's power to interfere with government policy is limited — Interference only if policy is unconstitutional, manifestly arbitrary, irrational, discriminatory without reasonable classification, or contrary to statute — Economic and India Law Library Docid # 2438843
(205) RAHUL BABAN ZAWARE AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 22-01-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 18 — Bar of Section 438 Cr.P.C. — Applicability — Offence committed in public view — If an offence under the Act is committed in public view, Section 18 of the Act creates an absolute bar against granting anticipatory bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438979
(206) SUNIL Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 22-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 and Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 166 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code — Impleading accused — Quashing of complaint — Petitioner, an advocate, advised client on land transaction — Inquiry report and complaint did not show direct involvement in preparing false documents or India Law Library Docid # 2438980
(207) SAHEBRAO AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 22-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Equitable Relief — Unclean Hands — Suppression of Material Facts — Petitioners obtained benefits contrary to binding orders and undertakings thus approached the court with unclean hands and suppressed material facts, disentitling them to equitable relief. India Law Library Docid # 2438981
(208) SBI GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. VISHAL DINKAR INGLE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 22-01-2026 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30(1) third proviso — Appeal by employer — Deposit of amount payable — The requirement to deposit the amount payable under the order appealed against, as stipulated in the third proviso to Section 30(1) of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, applies only to appeals against orders India Law Library Docid # 2438982
(209) TRACKON COURIERS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. B.N. SRINIVAS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 29(9) — Infringement of registered label mark — Prominent and essential feature — Unauthorized use of a word that forms a prominent and essential part of a registered composite/label mark amounts to infringement — Plaintiff is the registered proprietor of "TRACKON" marks, with "TRACKON" being the India Law Library Docid # 2438983
(210) YOGESH ASHOK DESHMUKH AND OTHERS Vs. NILIMA NANDU MHATRE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 - Section 29 and Bombay Village Panchayat (Delivery of Notice of Resignation) Rules, 1965, Rule 3(3) — Resignation of Sarpanch — Validity — Procedural compliance — Non - compliance with Rule 3(3) regarding acknowledgment of resignation in prescribed Form II vitiates the resignation India Law Library Docid # 2438984
(211) ATUL NIHALE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Sections 415, 407 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Appeal against conviction and sentence and reference for confirmation of death sentence. Facts indicate conviction for heinous offences including those under POCSO Act. Held that conviction is India Law Library Docid # 2439109
(212) SMT. REKHA JAIN Vs. GENERAL PUBLIC[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, Section 8(2) and Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, Section 29 — Powers of natural guardian — Transfer or lease of minor's immovable property — Requires prior court permission — Appeals against refusal of permission lie under Section 47 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, not as a First Appeal India Law Library Docid # 2439110
(213) SRI BHUKYA RAMJA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Regularization of services — Temporary appointment on compassionate grounds converted to full contingent appointment — Petitioner seeking regularization as last grade post with consequential benefits — Court to consider representation for regularization of services and treating temporary service as regular. India Law Library Docid # 2439203
(214) LABHJIT SINGH Vs. MALKIT KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Application for rejection under Order 7 Rule 11(a) and (d) dismissed — Plaint does not lack cause of action and is not barred by law — Suit involves mixed questions of fact and law and cannot be summarily dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2439299
(215) LADHA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. JOGINDER BAI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — First Appellate Court’s judgment — Requirements — A first appellate court must appreciate all evidence, record its own conclusions with reasons, and address all issues and contentions raised by the parties. Failure to do so renders the judgment infirm. It must also discuss evidence in detail and provide findings on each issue framed by the trial court. (Paras 22, 23, India Law Library Docid # 2439300
(216) SHANGARA SINGH Vs. PIARA SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Sections 10 and 16(c) — Specific performance of an agreement to sell — Plaintiff's suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell agricultural land — Plaintiff alleged execution of agreement and payment of sale consideration — Defendant denied execution, claiming the agreement was obtained under duress — Trial Court decreed the suit, but the First Appellate Court reversed the India Law Library Docid # 2439301
(217) ROOPA MEHRA @ RUKMANI Vs. SHYAM BHARDWAJ[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — Judgment of First Appellate Court — Requirements — Must set out points for determination, record decision thereon, and give reasons — Affirming trial court's judgment also requires compliance — Non-observance leads to infirmity. India Law Library Docid # 2439302
(218) KAVITA MINOR Vs. JAGDISH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition — Compensation — Motor Vehicular Accident — Injuries — Appeal against award of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Appellant, a minor, sustained grievous injuries including mid-arm amputation due to rash and negligent driving of respondent No.1 — Tribunal awarded India Law Library Docid # 2439303
(219) SHRI RAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. ROHIT AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 & 168 — Motor accident claim — Involvement of offending vehicle disputed — Mediation not useful when vehicle's involvement is in dispute. India Law Library Docid # 2439304
(220) STATE OF HARYANA Vs. HAKAM SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of Appellate Court’s powers — Appellate Court must be slow to reverse an order of acquittal, as it strengthens the presumption of innocence — Interference is only justified if the trial court’s approach was palpably illegal or its conclusions were wholly unsustainable — If two plausible views exist, the appellate court cannot interfere with an India Law Library Docid # 2439305