(281) THE MANAGER, ICICI LOMBARD GEN INS. CO. LTD. Vs. J. SUBRAMANYA AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award — Enhancement of compensation — Claimant sustained grievous injuries in road accident. Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs. 82,800/-. Insurer contended that the claimant himself was accused in the accident and filed a false complaint colluding with the owner and police. Court examined the multiple complaints, FIR, and 'B' report filed by the India Law Library Docid # 2439845
(282) SURE WAVES MEDIA TECH PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MR. FATHIRAJ[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 13(1-A) — Appeal against judgment and decree of Commercial Court — Lessee sought refund of rent and security deposit, and damages; Lessors counter-claimed for arrears of rent and charges — Commercial Court rejected lessee's suit, partly allowed lessors' counter-claim — Appeal concerned dispute over termination of lease and liability for rent — Court analyzed lease terms, India Law Library Docid # 2439846
(283) GREEN FINCH TEAM MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. BUNDL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Patent illegality — Commercial Court set aside award solely on ground that witness was not competent — High Court found this premise to be erroneous as award was based on admitted documents and interpretation of agreement. India Law Library Docid # 2439847
(284) 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
(285) 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
(286) 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
(287) 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
(288) NEERAJ SHARMA Vs. STATE BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Transfer of Employee — Medical Condition — Courts should consider medical condition and require employers to show pragmatic approach and empathy, especially when an employee suffers from ailments that affect their physical capabilities. India Law Library Docid # 2440174
(289) HANS KUMAR RAJWADE Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 16 — Regularization of contractual employees — Employees appointed through due process on sanctioned posts and rendering long, uninterrupted service of over a decade cannot be denied regularization merely based on "contractual" label in appointment orders — State cannot perpetuate ad-hocism by relying on contractual nomenclature — Rejection of regularization claim must be reasoned and not cryptic or mechanical, especially when substantive features of India Law Library Docid # 2440659
(290) SHEO PUJAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 & 16 — Public Employment — Equality of Opportunity — Appointments made without advertisement or due process violate constitutional guarantees. India Law Library Docid # 2439349
(291) MAHAVEER PRASAD Vs. SURESH KUMAR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Court's power to grant consequential relief — Plaintiff's application to add a plea regarding mortgaged property was rejected by the trial court, yet the court erroneously granted relief concerning the property — The High Court held that the trial court has jurisdiction to award consequential relief when decreeing a suit, and granting liberty to India Law Library Docid # 2440088
(292) KAMLESH BAI KUSHWAHA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65B — Admissibility of Call Detail Records — Call detail records are inadmissible if not accompanied by a certificate under Section 65B of the Evidence Act, especially when the certificate is provided by a constable who obtained the details, not India Law Library Docid # 2440255
(293) BRAJESH SINGH Vs. RAM PRASAD DEHARIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 M.P. Panchayat Raj and Gram Swaraj Act, 1993 — Section 14(2) and M.P. Panchayat Nirvachan Niyam, 1995 — Rule 31(1) — Reservation for Scheduled Caste — Qualification to contest — A candidate must belong to the Scheduled Caste category recognized by law to contest elections for seats reserved for Scheduled Castes. India Law Library Docid # 2440256
(294) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. BHAGWATI RAIKWAR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) — Appeal against Acquittal — Appreciation of Evidence — The appellate court must meticulously examine the evidence and cannot interfere with the trial court's findings unless they are perverse, illegal, or based on misappreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2440257
(295) RADHA RATHORE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Appointment of Anganwadi Sahayika — Eligibility Criteria — Age Calculation for Bonus Marks — The date of 1st January of the selection year is prescribed only for determining the minimum and maximum age for appointment, not for awarding bonus marks. Bonus marks for being an unmarried lady over 30 years of age should be assessed India Law Library Docid # 2440258
(296) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. ASHISH AND ANR. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 10(2) — Driving License Validity — A driver possessing a Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) license, which is for four-wheelers, at the time of a two-wheeler accident, is considered to be driving a vehicle of a completely different class, thus violating Section 10(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act. India Law Library Docid # 2440259
(297) ARJUN MANGHANI Vs. SAPPHIRE FOODS INDIA PVT. LTD THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY MR. DEEPAK TALUJA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Application for Appointment of Arbitrator — Existence of Arbitration Agreement — The Court's role under Section 11 is to determine if an arbitration agreement exists, not to conduct a detailed inquiry into the merits of the dispute. The Arbitral Tribunal is the primary authority to decide India Law Library Docid # 2440260
(298) M/S. MADHYA PRADESH FLYING CLUB LTD. Vs. HASEENA KHATUN KHAN AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 4(1B) and Explanation II — Wage Cap — The amendment in 2009 deleted the deeming provision that capped monthly wages, allowing compensation to be calculated on actual wages proven, even if they exceed a notified amount, in furtherance of the Act's social welfare purpose. India Law Library Docid # 2440261
(299) M/S. MOBISY TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD. Vs. M/S. J.G. HOSIERY PVT LTD.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — MSMED Act, 2006, Section 18 — The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) does not, in all cases, compel micro and small enterprises to exclusively resort to the Facilitation Council and does not bar arbitration under a valid contractual clause when the statutory mechanism has not been invoked. India Law Library Docid # 2439844
(300) GURUCHARAN @ BABLOO Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH P.P[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 460, 302 — Grievous hurt or death in commission of lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, Murder — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 3, 25 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(8), 313 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Conviction based on ocular testimony corroborated by scientific evidence including ballistic report and post-mortem report India Law Library Docid # 2440197