(221) 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
(222) 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
(223) 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
(224) 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
(225) 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
(226) ASIANET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vs. M/S JEEVAN TELECASTING CORPORATION LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Delay in filing appeal — Appeal filed beyond time by 792 days — Delay condoned given pending review applications before Tribunal, which were also delayed. India Law Library Docid # 2439589
(227) MOSTARI BANU Vs. THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-02-2026 Public Interest Litigation — Election Process — Manpower for Election Commission — State's undertaking to provide officers for election duties — Court directs State to ensure reporting of officers and grants discretion to Election Commission to utilize their services. India Law Library Docid # 2439590
(228) 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
(229) 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
(230) 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
(231) 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
(232) 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
(233) 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
(234) 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
(235) 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
(236) 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
(237) 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
(238) 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
(239) THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY AND OTHERS Vs. T I RAJU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-02-2026 Contract Law — Interest on Delayed Payment — Public Project Agreement — Clause stipulating settlement of claims based on budget availability and seniority, and waiving claims for damages or interest for delayed settlement — Contractor included this clause, indicating awareness and acceptance — Clause binds parties and governs India Law Library Docid # 2440292
(240) 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