(301) DR. GURDEEP SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 33 — Indigent Person — Application to sue without paying court fees — Court must interpret "indigent person" liberally, considering economic realities and legislative intent to ensure access to justice — Test for indigency is actual possession of means to pay court fees, not hypothetical earning India Law Library Docid # 2440199
(302) ASHOK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 376, 384 — Circumstantial Evidence — Unexplained delay in FIR lodging — Held to be a circumstance that puts the court on guard against embellishment and false implication. India Law Library Docid # 2440200
(303) 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
(304) 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
(305) TOMIN ETE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Promotees vs. Direct Recruits — Dispute over seniority and consequential benefits between promotees and direct recruits in the Department of Hydro Power Development. Petitioners claim eligibility for promotion from 2002, officiated as Assistant Engineers and received pay scale in 2009, but received substantive promotion only in 2019, making them junior to direct recruits appointed later. India Law Library Docid # 2439194
(306) SATYA PAUL Vs. ALKA INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Sections 47, 57, 125 — Removal, cancellation, and rectification of registered trademarks — Prior adoption and use of trademark ARUN by petitioner since 1962 — Respondent no.1 registered trademark AiC ARUN in 2010, significantly later than petitioner’s prior registrations and extensive use — Deceptive similarity between marks established, as "ARUN" is the dominant and essential part of both — Adding prefix "AiC" does not differentiate marks India Law Library Docid # 2439197
(307) AJAY Vs. STATE AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 300 & 304 — Distinction between murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Factors to consider: intention, knowledge, nature of weapon, manner of use, surrounding circumstances. Absence of premeditation and sudden quarrel. Exception IV to Section 300 IPC — Application in cases of sudden fight in heat of passion without premeditation. India Law Library Docid # 2439198
(308) INDIAN BANK Vs. MOHAN MURTI SHANDILYA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Section 14 — Powers of Magistrate — Magistrate can take possession of secured asset upon being satisfied with the affidavit of the secured creditor. India Law Library Docid # 2439199
(309) SATYANARAYAN Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Chhattisgarh High Court (Appeal to Division Bench) Act, 2006 — Section 2(1) — Appeals against orders passed by Single Judge in petitions filed exclusively under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 — Held, no appeal lies against such orders before the Division Bench as these fall under the category of orders passed in supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 — It is not necessary to ascertain whether the Single Judge exercised power under Article 226 or 227 when the petition is speci India Law Library Docid # 2440660
(310) RAMESH KUMAR BUNKAR Vs. UCO BANK[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Delay in initiation — Show cause notice issued after 20 years of incident — Petitioner acquitted in criminal case related to the incident — No justification for the delay — Court held that protracted disciplinary proceedings cause mental agony and injustice to the employee — Petition allowed and show cause notice quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2440661
(311) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. NO.14415346L, EX HAV PALVINDER SINGH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 07-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Armed Forces Tribunal — Disability Pension — Appeal against AFT order granting disability pension — Court found AFT order to be legal and upheld it — Petition dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2439195
(312) R.K. SINGH @ RAJIV KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and criminal proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Contention that no offence made out against petitioner, continuation of proceedings amounts to abuse of process. India Law Library Docid # 2439350
(313) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SURINDER SINGH TOMOR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Common Award — Appeals and Cross-Appeals — Consolidation for Disposal — Three claim petitions decided by a common award by the Tribunal were assailed by both the respondents (Union of India) and the claimants through separate appeals and cross-appeals. Since all appeals and cross-objections arose from the same common India Law Library Docid # 2439071
(314) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHHOTALAL SIYARAM KSHATRIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of appellate court’s power — Appellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate, and reconsider evidence, and can reach its own conclusions on facts and law, but must consider the presumption of innocence which is reinforced by acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2439072
(315) M.SAKTHI @ SIVA SAKTHI Vs. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE OFFICE, DHARMAPURI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164(5) — Statement of victim — Victim's statement indicating she voluntarily went with the appellant due to mutual attraction and innocence of two youngsters — This fact is considered by the court when deciding on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2439073
(316) NANKU SINGH Vs. VIKRAM SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Amendment at the stage of arguments — Allowing amendment to introduce a time-barred claim is impermissible — Such amendment deprives the defendant of a valuable accrued right and a valid defense. India Law Library Docid # 2439332
(317) THE BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., Vs. SABU S/O JOSEPH AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 06-02-2026 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30(1) — Appeal by Insurance Company — Awarded compensation modified — Insurance company not liable for interest and medical expenses if excluded by policy terms — Employer solely liable for these. India Law Library Docid # 2439850
(318) SOMA Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against conviction — Dying declaration — Reliability — Lack of contemporaneous medical certification regarding deceased's fitness, uncertainty about authorship and recording place, and contradictions in witness testimony rendered dying declaration unreliable — Medical India Law Library Docid # 2440087
(319) R. RAGAVENDRAN AND OTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 44(2) — Protection of witnesses — Conditions precedent for exercise of power — Court must record its satisfaction that a witness's life is in danger, based on available materials — Measures for secrecy must be with recorded reasons and applied to each witness individually. India Law Library Docid # 2439040
(320) DR TRIVEDI MAHARSHI DINESHBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 16 — Articles 39(d) — Equal pay for equal work — Medical education — Senior Residents discharging duties of Assistant Professors — Entitled to minimum salary of Assistant Professors — Principle of equal pay for equal work applicable even to contractual employees and those undergoing bonded service — Deviation from this principle violates Articles 14 and India Law Library Docid # 2439041