(321) LAWKUSH PASWAN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Service Law — Dismissal from service — Quashing of orders — Petitioner sought quashing of dismissal orders and reinstatement with consequential benefits — Previous writ petition challenging dismissal was remitted for reconsideration of quantum of punishment only, not guilt — Petitioner approached appellate authority for reconsideration of quantum of punishment, which upheld the original dismissal. India Law Library Docid # 2439396
(322) JITENDER KUMAR PANDEY AND OTHERS Vs. SUMAN GAUTAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zilla Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961 — Section 15(2) — No Confidence Motion — Powers of District Magistrate — District Magistrate cannot determine the genuineness of signatures on India Law Library Docid # 2439547
(323) M/S. KABRA AND ASSOCIATES AND OTHERS Vs. REKHA RAJKUMAR HEMDEV AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Maintainability of Consumer Complaint — Election of Remedy — Complainants initially approached Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — Filed two complaints, one seeking registration of project and another for refund of amount paid for flats — First complaint dismissed by RERA holding registration not India Law Library Docid # 2439548
(324) SUNNY CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Applications — Pendency in High Courts — Supreme Court expresses disappointment over delays in hearing bail applications, noting that liberty of individuals should not be jeopardized by prolonged pendency — Individuals languish in jail while bail applications remain unheard for extended periods — This situation persists despite previous directives from Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2439550
(325) E. ANITHA Vs. THE UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Puducherry Reservation of Other Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1994 and rules thereunder — Community Certificate for reservation — Appellant born in Puducherry, educated and married within Union Territory — Previous community certificates issued based on residence — Denial of fresh certificate based on father's alleged residence in Tamil Nadu at some point — India Law Library Docid # 2439553
(326) AMITAV KIRAN @ AMIT ASTHANA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 409 & 420 — Criminal Breach of Trust and Cheating — Allegations of deception and misappropriation of government funds for solar pumping system installation — Court finds direct and specific allegations of deception from the inception, thus constituting the offence of cheating. India Law Library Docid # 2439392
(327) MARIKUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TAMILNADU[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 04-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C), 29(1), 25 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Suspension of sentence and bail — Court considered whether mandatory procedure under Section 52A(2)(c) was followed and whether the contraband recovered was actually 'ganja' as defined. India Law Library Docid # 2439033
(328) MOHTASHEM BILLAH MALIK Vs. SANA AFTAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 25 — Custody of minors — Paramount consideration is welfare of children, but other factors such as conduct of parties, financial capacity, standard of living, comfort, and education of children are also relevant and cannot be ignored. India Law Library Docid # 2439374
(329) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (ANTI-CORRUPTION BRANCH) Vs. SHIVA MURTHY S.K. AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 308(1) — Trial of approver violating pardon — Certificate by Public Prosecutor does not automatically forfeit pardon — Court must apply its mind and be prima facie satisfied of violation after hearing approver. India Law Library Docid # 2439841
(330) IIFL FINANCE LTD. Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 94 — Summons to produce documents or things — Investigating officer's power to issue summons is broad and essential for investigation, not subject to technical objections or premature claims of civil rights. Compliance is achieved by production, distinct from seizure. India Law Library Docid # 2439842
(331) ANKHIM HOLDINGS PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. ZAVERI CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 15(2) — Termination of mandate and substitution of arbitrator — High Court declared arbitral proceedings void due to moratorium under IBC. Supreme Court held that Section 15(2) mandates appointment of substitute arbitrator, and prior proceedings remain valid unless parties agree otherwise. High Court exceeded jurisdiction by declaring proceedings a nullity. India Law Library Docid # 2439191
(332) N. RAJARAM Vs. R. MURALI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 9 Rule 13 — Application to set aside ex-parte decree — Who can maintain — Conflicting decisions of Supreme Court — One decision holds that a third party to a decree can apply, while a later decision holds the contrary, without referring to the earlier one — Subsequent judgments have followed the first decision, again without acknowledging the later one — Need for a larger India Law Library Docid # 2439598
(333) GULABKALI Vs. AASHISH GAUTAM @ ARVIND KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Cancellation — Order granting bail can be cancelled or annulled by a superior court if it is perverse, passed on irrelevant material, or without fully appreciating the facts, circumstances, and gravity of the offence. India Law Library Docid # 2439599
(334) SUMITRA Vs. ASHISH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 372 (proviso) — Victim's appeal against acquittal, conviction for lesser offence, or inadequate compensation — Complainant’s dissatisfaction with sentence alone, even after conviction and grant of probation, does not fall within the categories for appeal under the proviso to Section 372 India Law Library Docid # 2440080
(335) LAJENDRA SINGH @ LALI Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(2)(n), 5(L)/6 POCSO Act, 2012, 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act, 1989 — Appeal against conviction — Age of prosecutrix — Burden of proof — Prosecution failed to conclusively establish the prosecutrix was a minor at the time of India Law Library Docid # 2440081
(336) HARI BABU AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 341, 353, 333 — Wrongful Restraint, Assault or Criminal Force to Public Servant in Discharge of Duty, Grievously Hurting Public Servant in Discharge of Duty — Conviction upheld on re — appraisal of evidence — Prosecution established unlawful assembly, trespassing, and destruction of property India Law Library Docid # 2440082
(337) RAMESH KUMAR SIDHANA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against acquittal — Crucial evidence regarding car's gear and ignition status indicates it was driven into the canal, not pushed — Trial court's acquittal of respondent Ramlal upheld due to lack of evidence supporting the allegation of pushing the car. India Law Library Docid # 2440083
(338) LAXMAN KUMAWAT Vs. MADAN SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 04-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Motor accident — Injuries sustained — Permanent disability assessed at 13% — Tribunal treated claimant as unskilled labour — Contention that claimant should be considered skilled labour — Held, "Beldar" falls under category of unskilled labour as per India Law Library Docid # 2440176
(339) LATE SURENDRA PRATAP SHIKSHA SAMITI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 04-02-2026 National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 — Section 16 — Affiliation by Examining Body — An examining body (University) shall not grant affiliation unless the applicant institution has obtained recognition from NCTE under Section 14 or permission for a new course under Section 15. The recognition order itself is subject to fulfillment of India Law Library Docid # 2440245
(340) NIRMALA CHOUHAN Vs. HIGH COURT OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 16(1), 16(4) — Recruitment Rules — Horizontal Reservation — Special Reservation for Women — Candidate from reserved category securing more marks than last selected candidate in unreserved category — Whether can be adjusted against unreserved vacancies — Held, such migration depends India Law Library Docid # 2440246