(1) C. VELUSAMY Vs. K INDHERA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(5) — Extension of arbitrator's mandate — Court can entertain application to extend arbitrator's mandate even after an award is rendered, provided the award was made after the statutory time limit expired — Such an award is unenforceable, but it does not prevent the Court from exercising its power to extend the mandate. India Law Library Docid # 2438937
(2) M/S AGARWAL ASSOCIATES (PROMOTERS) LTD Vs. M/S SHARDA DEVELOPERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34, Section 37, Section 29 — High Courts' power of intervention under Article 226/227 of Constitution — Limited scope for interlocutory orders from Arbitral Tribunals — Proceedings before Arbitral Tribunal are subject to limited India Law Library Docid # 2438965
(3) VARUN KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE (SHO RAJINDER NAGAR)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Age determination — Bone Ossification Test — In cases of sexual assault under POCSO Act, when determining victim's age using bone age ossification test, the upper age given in the reference range should be considered. India Law Library Docid # 2438966
(4) SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 — Section 4C — Conversion of land — Application for conversion dismissed on ground of petitioner being a lessee, not a raiyat — Petitioner owned 14.33 acres of land, which was within the 15-acre ceiling for non-agricultural land retention under Section 6(1)(c) of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 — Retention under Section 6(1)(b) and (c) is automatic and effective from the date of vesting — An order under Section 6(3) requiring a specific use for fa India Law Library Docid # 2438967
(5) THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of Delay — State Authorities — Bureaucratic delays — State machinery cannot claim a separate period of limitation and bureaucratic delays are not a sufficient cause for condoning inordinate delay in filing appeals — The law of limitation binds everyone, including the government. India Law Library Docid # 2438968
(6) NER-II TRANSMISSION LTD. TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE NER-II TRANSMISSION LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. SUMITRA DEBBARMA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 164 — Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 — Section 16(3) — Compensation for loss of trees and land use — Jurisdiction of District Judge — Award for loss of income from commercial exploitation of land is speculative and outside the scope of jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2438969
(7) BHASKAR YADAV Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[DELHI HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 45 — Twin Test — Essential to satisfy court there are reasonable grounds for believing the accused is not guilty of money laundering and is not likely to commit an offence while on bail — Applies to anticipatory bail applications in PMLA cases — Court not required to delve deep into merits but to assess prima facie case and likelihood of reoffending India Law Library Docid # 2438920
(8) SATINDER SINGH BHASIN Vs. COL. GAUTAM MULLICK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process — Real Estate Project — Financial Creditors/Allottees — Threshold Requirement — Section 7(1) second proviso — Minimum number of allottees — Ascertained on the date of filing of the application. India Law Library Docid # 2438932
(9) SANDEEP SINGH BORA Vs. NARENDRA SINGH DEOPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 — Section 131H — Election Disputes — Proper remedy for grievances arising from election matters, including improper rejection of nominations, is an election petition as prescribed by this Act — High Court should not entertain writ petitions in such cases as there is an efficacious alternative remedy. India Law Library Docid # 2438933
(10) VIKRANT HAPPY HOMES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 and Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Multiplier Factor — Central Government’s notification for land acquisition for national highways under Section 3-A(1) of the National Highways Act prevails over State Government’s notification and GRs on multiplier factor — Central Government has exclusive India Law Library Docid # 2438946
(11) TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED Vs. INDERJEET SAHNI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Clause 12 of Loan Agreement lists Mumbai/Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai as places where arbitration can be held, giving the Lender the choice. This language indicates these are seats of arbitration, not mere venues. As the Lender chose Mumbai, the Bombay High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the application for appointment of an arbitrator. India Law Library Docid # 2438959
(12) RAJIA BEGUM Vs. BARNALI MUKHERJEE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 8 and 11 — Referral to arbitration — Appointment of arbitrator — Dispute regarding existence of arbitration agreement — Serious allegations of forgery and fabrication of Admission Deed — High Court's conflicting orders — Whether disputes can be referred to arbitration when arbitration agreement's existence is seriously disputed — Supreme Court held India Law Library Docid # 2438934
(13) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 131 — Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court — Inter-State river water dispute — Suit instituted by one State against another State and Union of India for declaration, injunction, and direction concerning diversion of water from an inter-State river — Jurisdiction invoked based on dispute between States and failure of Union to act. India Law Library Docid # 2438970
(14) JHULKA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES Vs. MONEESH KUMAR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(b) — Civil Contempt — Willful Disobedience — For a charge of civil contempt to be sustained, there must be willful and intentional disobedience of a court order. Mere delay in compliance due to administrative reasons, without evidence of intent to defy the court, does not India Law Library Docid # 2438922
(15) SUKHMINDERJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108 — Abetment of Suicide — Elements of Offence — Mere allegations of quarrel and harassment are insufficient to attract Section 306 IPC without evidence of mens rea (intent) on the part of the accused to abet the suicide. India Law Library Docid # 2438923
(16) RAJ KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. SATYAWAN AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 149(2) and 150 — Insurance Company's Liability — Driving Licence — Requirement of specific endorsement for Light Transport Vehicle (LTV) — Held, driving licence for a Light Motor Vehicle does not automatically cover driving an auto-rickshaw without specific endorsement, and thus the Insurance Company is exonerated from liability in such cases. India Law Library Docid # 2438924
(17) DONIYAR VILDANOV Vs. THE STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) — Sections 8, 20, 23 — Recovery of contraband — Search and seizure — Procedural safeguards — Failure to comply with mandatory provisions of the Act concerning search and seizure, including informing the accused of their rights to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, vitiates the entire process and raises reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2438791
(18) M/S SAISUDHIR ENERGY LTD. Vs. M/S NTPC VIDYUT VYAPAR NIGAM LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order under Section 34 — Scope of interference by appellate court — Appellate court under Section 37 should only determine if the court under Section 34 exercised its jurisdiction properly and without exceeding its scope — Re-working and re India Law Library Docid # 2438825
(19) M/S. RHYTHM COUNTY Vs. SATISH SANJAY HEGDE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Sections 15, 20 — Environmental compensation — Quantification — Project cost — NGT has discretion to mould relief based on polluter pays principle, scale of offending activity, and capacity of violator — Project turnover or cost can be relevant yardstick for determining compensation — India Law Library Docid # 2438826
(20) CAPTAIN PRAMOD KUMAR BAJAJ Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Writ Petition — Petitioner claiming protracted persecution and targeted departmental vendetta — Sought remedy invoking extraordinary jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2438827