(961) SATYABIR SINGH Vs. M.P. INDUSTRIAL DEVLOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Scope of judicial review — In-charge or ad-hoc appointments are temporary and do not create vested rights — Interference warranted only for mala fides or statutory violations, not established here. India Law Library Docid # 2439095
(962) HEMANT SOREN Vs. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, THROUGH DEOVRAT JHA, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT RANCHI ZONAL OFFICE[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code / Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Summoning — Dishonouring summons — The stage of taking cognizance and issuing process requires the Magistrate to be satisfied that a prima facie case is made out, not sufficient grounds for conviction. The defense of the accused or merits of the evidence are not to be examined at this stage. India Law Library Docid # 2439520
(963) HINDUSTAN COPPER LIMITED Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 — Section 19 — Cognizance of offences — Complaint must be made by Central Government or authorized authority/officer, or after 60 days' notice to them — Complaint filed by Regional Officer of State Pollution Control Board without proper authorization rendering it unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2439521
(964) ANIL KUMAR AGRAWALA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Mines and Minerals — Prospecting Licence — Discovery of new mineral — Deemed prospecting licence — Where a prospecting licence for one mineral (Magnetite) was granted, and during operations a new mineral (Granite) was discovered and reported to the authorities, the licence is deemed to have been granted for the new mineral as well, irrespective of whether it was initially listed. India Law Library Docid # 2439522
(965) JHARKHAND INT NIRMATA SANGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Mines and Minerals Regulation Act, 1957 — Section 3(e) — Definition of 'Minor Minerals' — Includes ordinary clay, ordinary sand, and other minerals declared by the Central Government — Brick-earth and ordinary earth declared as minor minerals by notification. India Law Library Docid # 2439523
(966) SACHCHIDANAND PRASAD AND OTHERS Vs. CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, JHARKHAND URJA VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme — Upgradation is to the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy, not the next promotional post. India Law Library Docid # 2439524
(967) MAHESH MAHATO AND OTHERS Vs. SHIBANI MAHATO AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i) and 13(1)(i-a) — Divorce — Adultery and Cruelty — Allegations of adultery were not supported by direct evidence and the husband failed to provide specific dates of alleged incidents. The court held that serious charges on a spouse's character cannot be decided on mere probability. India Law Library Docid # 2439525
(968) SANTOSH PATHAK Vs. SARIKA KUMARI AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 12(1)(c), 13(1-a), 13(1-b) — Annulment of marriage based on fraud — Allegation of misrepresentation of educational qualification and employment at the time of marriage — Evidence did not establish fraud as to a material fact or circumstance that would warrant annulment. India Law Library Docid # 2439526
(969) KRISHNA KUMAR Vs. RAJNI LAL AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i) & (i-a) — Divorce — Cruelty and Adultery — Allegations of adultery must be proven beyond reasonable doubt with cogent evidence; a bald allegation is insufficient to dissolve a marriage. India Law Library Docid # 2439527
(970) VIJAY MUKHIYA Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20(b)(ii)(c), 22(c), 23(c) — Conviction for offence — Appeal against — Seizure of contraband from roof of appellant's house- Contraband not found in conscious physical possession — Prosecution failed to establish mandatory procedural safeguards under NDPS Act — Non-compliance with Section 52A of NDPS Act regarding sealing, India Law Library Docid # 2438185
(971) OM PARKASH CHAUDHARY AND OTHER Vs. BALDEV SINGH MANKOO AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13-B and Section 18-A(4) — Eviction petition by NRI landlord — Application for leave to contest — Splitting of tenancy — Held, not a case of splitting of tenancy as the tenant occupied a hall and a shop, and separate eviction petitions were filed for these two distinct portions — Dismissing landlord's claim solely on technicality of splitting tenancy would thwart purpose of Section 13-B and be contrary to justice, equity, and good India Law Library Docid # 2438322
(972) BALDEV SINGH Vs. SMT. JASBIR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of interference — Limited jurisdiction to interfere in concurrent findings of fact by lower courts — Interference allowed only for errors in law or procedure, not for errors of fact, even if gross. India Law Library Docid # 2438323
(973) JOGA SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. KAILASHNATH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913 — Right of Pre-emption — Applicability of — Suit land located within Municipal Committee Rania — Notification dated 08.10.1985 issued by Haryana Government excludes sale of land in municipal areas from pre-emption — This notification is valid and applicable. India Law Library Docid # 2438324
(974) BAJAJ ALLIANZE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. SHILPA JAIN (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 168 — Compensation — Quantum — Income Tax Returns — Admissibility — Income Tax Returns filed after the date of accident are admissible for calculation of income of the deceased. India Law Library Docid # 2438325
(975) NARESH KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. DAKSHIN HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 & 39(d) — Doctrine of Equal Pay for Equal Work — Fundamental right — Enforceable through Articles 14 & 16 — Directive Principles of State Policy informs fundamental rights — State cannot pay unequal wages for identical work without rational classification — Such discrimination is exploitative and violates human dignity. India Law Library Docid # 2438326
(976) RAJ KUMAR SAINI Vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, HARIDWAR AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — Section 2(zk) — Promoter — Definition includes a person who develops land into a project for sale of plots, whether with or without structures, and also includes assignees. India Law Library Docid # 2438341
(977) SRI SEW PRASAD BISWAS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Tripura Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Reservation Act, 1991 — Section 11 — Onus of Proof — The onus is on the appellants to prove they belong to the Scheduled Caste community. This burden becomes heavier when it is found that the SC certificate of the son was issued before that of his father. India Law Library Docid # 2438835
(978) BIZITZA RETAIL VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 MSME Framework — Revival and Rehabilitation — Banks are obligated to consider MSME revival framework before classifying accounts as NPA, as per Supreme Court judgments in Pro Knits and Shri Shri Swami Samarth Construction. India Law Library Docid # 2438734
(979) SWAPAN KUMAR PANJA Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Section 7(1)(a)(ii) — Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 — Paragraphs 4 and 35 — Conviction for violation — Trial Court found appellant guilty — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution case based on alleged discrepancy in fertilizer stock and failure to produce proper records — appellant convicted and sentenced — Appeal filed before High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438735
(980) PEOPLES WATCH RAJASTHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to life and personal liberty — Right to dignity and basic amenities — Prisoners are entitled to basic human rights, including adequate food, clean water, and medical care, as well as dignity and self-respect, which are cornerstones of the Indian Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2440189