(621) GOLAP GOWALA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Uxoricide — Conviction upheld — Appeal dismissed — Court found that the circumstantial evidence established a complete chain pointing unequivocally to the appellant's guilt. India Law Library Docid # 2438842
(622) ABU ANSAR AZAD AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review of Policy — Scope — Writ court's power to interfere with government policy is limited — Interference only if policy is unconstitutional, manifestly arbitrary, irrational, discriminatory without reasonable classification, or contrary to statute — Economic and India Law Library Docid # 2438843
(623) SAGHEER AHMAD Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 22-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 and 201 — Murder and causing disappearance of evidence — Appeal against conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for murder and 4 years rigorous imprisonment for causing disappearance of evidence — Prosecution case: Deceased child taken by appellant on pretext of exhibition, later found dead — Defence arguments: Absence of motive, India Law Library Docid # 2438743
(624) M/S SAI DHAM APARTMENTS AND ANOTHER Vs. RAVI KUMAR MEHROTRA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 43 Rule 1(r) — Appeal against order of interim injunction — An appellate court should not interfere with the trial court's discretion in granting or refusing an injunction unless the order is arbitrary, capricious, perverse, or ignores settled legal principles. India Law Library Docid # 2438744
(625) UMANG RASTOGI, AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Protection of arrested persons — Right to be informed of grounds of arrest — Arrestee must be informed of the grounds for arrest, both orally and in writing — Failure to do so renders the arrest illegal, as per Supreme Court judgments. India Law Library Docid # 2438745
(626) SHANTI DEVI Vs. ADDL. COLLECTOR ADMN./ D.D.C. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 — Section 12 — Recording of names — Previous adjudication — Res judicata — Order allowing restoration of revision is upheld when it allows for proper hearing of a party not impleaded in earlier proceedings, despite objections regarding limitation and previous adjudication. India Law Library Docid # 2438746
(627) M/S GOLDEN GATE PROJECTS AND ANOTHER Vs. SRI YOGESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-01-2026 Injunction Orders — Compliance — Supreme Court reiterates the importance of full compliance with court orders, even if parties later reach an agreement among themselves, unless a joint petition for recall or modification is filed. India Law Library Docid # 2439603
(628) VINOD GANDHI Vs. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MADURAI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-01-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of delay — Court can take a pragmatic view in condoning delay based on facts and circumstances, considering the consequences on the litigation. India Law Library Docid # 2438882
(629) SRI. KANCHIPATHI @ KIRAN Vs. MANAGER, IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Enhancement of compensation — Appellant's grounds for challenge included incorrect notional income calculation by the Tribunal, absence of award for loss of amenities, and loss of income during treatment — Respondent insurance company conceded errors in notional income and absence of award for loss of India Law Library Docid # 2439630
(630) SMT. TULASAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. M.S. SEETHALAKSHMI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 — Article 5(e)(i) — Agreement to Sell immovable property — Stamp duty — Possession delivered prior to agreement — Held, Article 5(e)(i) is not applicable if possession was already with the purchaser before the Agreement to Sell was executed, as the statute only provides options for possession being India Law Library Docid # 2439631
(631) MAXLINEAR TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. APTAMITRA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10(2) — Striking out or adding parties — Necessary and Proper Parties — A necessary party is one whose absence prevents an effective decree, while a proper party's presence aids complete adjudication. A party not found to be necessary or proper cannot be impleaded against the plaintiff's wishes. India Law Library Docid # 2439632
(632) SRI ANJINAPPA AND OTHERS Vs. SRI MAREGOWDA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) and (d) — Rejection of plaint — Agreement to sell granted land prior to expiry of non-alienation period — Transaction void ab initio — Transfer of granted land without prior government permission is prohibited — Agreement to sell, constitutes a 'transfer' under the Act — Such agreement is void and unenforceable — Suit for specific performance of such India Law Library Docid # 2439666
(633) MUDRA DEVELOPERS AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. AASHIRVAD INFRA DEVELOPERS AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — Section 223 — Examination of complainant — Proviso requires hearing the accused before taking cognizance — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Proceedings under Section 138 are summary in nature as per Section 143 of NI Act — Section 5 of BNSS states that BNSS does not affect special laws — Because NI Act is a India Law Library Docid # 2439667
(634) SRI. RAJEEV GOWDA B.V. Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 132, 224, 352, 351(3), 56, 79 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing FIR — High Court’s power to interfere — High Court should not stifle investigation into cognizable offences unless no offence is disclosed — Quashing is an exception, not the rule — FIR is not an encyclopedia, and merits of allegations should not India Law Library Docid # 2439668
(635) RAKESH JAIN Vs. STATE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Conditions for granting bail — High Court rejected extension of interim bail on failure to deposit balance amount as undertaken — Supreme Court directed High Court to decide bail application on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2438884
(636) THE STATE OF TRIPURA Vs. ALAMGIR HOSSAIN AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 21-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/25/29 — Appeal against acquittal — Trial Court's error in closing prosecution evidence prematurely — Acquittal without providing full opportunity to prosecution is erroneous. India Law Library Docid # 2438813
(637) OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI PRIYALAL NAG AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 21-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — "Consumer" — Disinvestment of shares — Investor's claim for allotment of shares or refund — Transaction for purchase of existing shares for personal investment, not for trading or commercial purpose — Investor held to be a consumer. India Law Library Docid # 2438814
(638) STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. NANDKUMAR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 21-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 378(1) — Appeal against acquittal — Offence under Sections 498-A and 304-B read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code — Acquittal by trial court — State appeal challenging acquittal — High Court considering submissions of both sides — Facts of the case — Prosecution case — Accused's defence India Law Library Docid # 2438985
(639) NITIN OMPRAKASH AGRAWAL Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 21-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376 and 417 — Rape and Cheating — Discharge of accused — Court's role at discharge stage — Court must proceed on the assumption that prosecution material is true and evaluate it to see if it discloses ingredients of the alleged offence — Court should not conduct a mini-trial or delve into the probative value but determine if there is a ground for presuming the offence has been committed. India Law Library Docid # 2439002
(640) TELFORD MARINE DMCC Vs. BHAMBHANI SHIPPING LIMITED AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 21-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Interim measures — Post-award petition — Petitioner sought to restrain the sale of the respondent's only asset, a vessel, to secure an arbitral award — Court dismissed the petition as the sale of the vessel had already taken place and the sale proceeds were used to satisfy a secured debt, leaving no surplus for the petitioner. India Law Library Docid # 2439003