(1) 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
(2) J. MUTHURAJAN AND ANOTHER Vs. S. VAIKUNDARAJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Abuse of process — Family arrangement (KBPP) and Conciliation Award — Allegations of undue influence, coercion, misrepresentation, and fabrication — Grounds for challenge were distinct for KBPP and Award — Lower courts erred in rejecting plaint by treating documents as one Conciliation Award and dismissing allegations of fraud due to admitted execution of KBPP — Allegations of coercion need not be limited to India Law Library Docid # 2439200
(3) THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER Vs. M/S S.V. GLOBAL MILL LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-02-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 24(1)(a) — Applicability of the 2013 Act when award passed after its commencement, even if proceedings initiated under the 1894 Act — Provisions of the 2013 Act, except for rehabilitation and resettlement entitlements, apply to compensation determination. India Law Library Docid # 2439190
(4) 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
(5) 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
(6) 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
(7) 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
(8) 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
(9) 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
(10) 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
(11) 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
(12) 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
(13) FEDERAL BANK LTD. Vs. B M BAJAJ THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 19 — Effect of payment on account of debt — Part-payments made towards a debt before the expiry of the prescribed limitation period result in a fresh period of limitation being computed from the date of such payment — Subsequent payments, even after the account was declared NPA, revive the cause of action and extend limitation. India Law Library Docid # 2439026
(14) V. PATHMAVATHI AND OTHERS Vs. BHARTHI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim petition for compensation — Deceased victim earning monthly income of Rs. 10,000/- (driver) — MACT and High Court assessed income at Rs. 6,000/- and Rs. 7,000/- respectively — Held, salary certificate and employer's affidavit constitute cogent documentary evidence, mandating acceptance of Rs. 10,000/- as monthly income. India Law Library Docid # 2439068
(15) JANE KAUSHIK Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Transgender Rights — Advisory Committee — Appointment of Members — Supreme Court allows application to include Ms. Aparna Mehrotra as a member of the Advisory Committee formed earlier to represent the Centre for Law and Policy Research and its scholarship in transgender rights. India Law Library Docid # 2439069
(16) AMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Court Procedure — Appointment of Technical Consultant — Supreme Court directs appointment of former Chief Statistician of India as Technical Consultant to National Task Force for data analysis. India Law Library Docid # 2439070
(17) 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
(18) 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
(19) 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
(20) THARAMMEL PEETHAMBARAN AND ANOTHER Vs. T. USHAKRISHNAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65 — Secondary evidence — Admissibility — Requirement of laying factual foundation stating original document existed and secondly establishing valid reasons for non-production of original — Mechanical copies, such as photocopies, are considered secondary evidence, but their admissibility depends on fulfilling the conditions of Section 65 — Failure to do so renders such evidence inadmissible India Law Library Docid # 2439065