(721) MOHD. HANEEF AND OTHERS Vs. DEPUTY DIRECTOR CONOSLIDATION SULTANPUR[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 19-01-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Sale of immovable property — Requirements — For property valued at one hundred rupees or more, sale must be by a registered instrument — An unregistered sale deed does not transfer title. India Law Library Docid # 2438769
(722) VEENA SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Sections 3A, 3D, 3G — Land acquisition for National Highway — Validity of second Section 3D notification — No change in alignment — Second notification issued due to obstruction by landowners during survey — Land vested in Central Government — Judicial review scope limited — Public interest prevails over private interest. India Law Library Docid # 2438770
(723) ASIF ALI AND OTHERS Vs. RAJESAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 20 — Discretion to decree specific performance — The court's discretion to grant specific performance is not arbitrary but must be sound and reasonable, guided by judicial principles. Even if lawful, specific performance may not be granted if it is not judicious. India Law Library Docid # 2438883
(724) NAVEEN KUMAR SAH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(2) — Charge-sheet — Quashing FIR — High Court quashed FIR without considering charge-sheet filed before passing order — Held, charge-sheet and supporting materials ought to have been brought to the notice of High Court — Impugned order unsustainable due to non-consideration of charge-sheet — Matter requires reconsideration by High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438886
(725) PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS INC. (THR. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE) Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 41A — Procedure for arrest — High Court should not direct compliance with Section 41A in a petition seeking quashing of FIR unless a prima facie case for quashing is made out, as this indirectly grants relief. India Law Library Docid # 2438889
(726) NAWAL KISHORE MEENA @ N.K MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Jurisdiction of State Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate Central Government employees — The ACB of a State has the jurisdiction to register and investigate criminal cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act against employees of the Central Government, even if the CBI is the designated agency for such matters. India Law Library Docid # 2438893
(727) ANIL DAIMA ETC. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 17-A — Inquiry or investigation into offences related to recommendations or decisions by public servants — Applicability — State Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has jurisdiction to register cases against Central Government employees within its territorial limits, even without prior consent of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — Prior approval India Law Library Docid # 2438894
(728) DEEPAK MADHU WAGHMARE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Prosecution failed to establish the chain of circumstantial evidence — Moti failure — Non-examination of material witnesses — Inconsistencies in panchnama — Recovery of clothes from open space — Doubtful seizure of weapon — Failure to prove voluntary confession — Trial vitiated due to non-compliance with Section 313 Cr.P.C. — Accused entitled to acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2439009
(729) ADITYA BIRLA HOUSING FINANCE LTD. Vs. AXIS BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Interim measures — Preservation of subject matter of arbitration — Court can pass interim orders against third parties not privy to arbitration agreement if necessary to aid arbitral proceedings and protect the subject matter — Deposit of title deeds with court registry considered appropriate interim measure. India Law Library Docid # 2439010
(730) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. PRAKASH SHIVHARE AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 19-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Insurance Company's Liability — Fitness Certificate — Absence of a valid fitness certificate for a vehicle does not absolve the insurance company from its liability to pay compensation, especially when the insurance policy itself has no condition regarding fitness. India Law Library Docid # 2439099
(731) DHARMANAND @ DHANNALAL AND OTHERS Vs. YASHWANT AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 19-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of interference — High Court can interfere in second appeal only on a substantial question of law, not on mere questions of fact — Erroneous findings of fact, even if grossly inexcusable, do not warrant interference in second appeal if there is no clear error of law India Law Library Docid # 2439100
(732) RINKU LODHA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 19-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of suicide — Essential ingredients — Prosecution must prove instigation or intentional aiding with a positive act that drives the deceased to suicide with no option — Mere demand for repayment of loan, even if accompanied by retention of the debtor's motorcycle, does not constitute abetment of suicide under Section 107 IPC, as it does not amount to instigation or intentional aid India Law Library Docid # 2439101
(733) ANIL KUMAR Vs. SAHARA Q GOLD MART LTD;, SAHARA INDIA BHAWAN, 1-KAPURTHALA COMPLEX, LUCKNOW (U.P.) AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8 — Application for reference to arbitration — Timing — Must be filed not later than the date of submitting the first statement on the substance of the dispute — Filing written statement addressing the merits of the dispute constitutes submission to the jurisdiction of the Civil Court and estops reliance on arbitration clause subsequently India Law Library Docid # 2439208
(734) GODREJ DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTIES LLP Vs. M/S. GODREJ PROPERTIES LTD. AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29-A — Extension of mandate — Application for extension of mandate of arbitrator filed by an individual claiming to be authorized signatory and designated partner of a firm — Firm's contention that the individual was not authorized and was a stranger to the firm — Court's observations on the individual's locus standi in an application for recalling dismissal of the extension India Law Library Docid # 2439209
(735) BALWANT (DECEASED) THR LRS AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. RAM BAI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 114 — Presumption as to lawful marriage — Long and continuous cohabitation as husband and wife, coupled with public and official recognition, raises a strong presumption of marriage — Burden to rebut this presumption lies heavily on the party denying the marital relationship. India Law Library Docid # 2439210
(736) MANAGEMENT OF M/S NEUTRAL PUBLISHING HOUSE LIMITED (PRABHAT KHABHAR) Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Working Journalists Act, 1955 — Section 17(1) and 17(2) — Jurisdiction for wage claims — Section 17(1) deals with recovery of admitted dues, while Section 17(2) allows the State Government to refer any question or dispute regarding the amount due to a Labour Court for adjudication. India Law Library Docid # 2439518
(737) RAJESH KUMAR Vs. SHRI ANAND KUMAR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 138 and 145 — Cross-examination — Confronting witness with part of a document — "Pigeon hole method" or "window method" — Not specifically provided for in Evidence Act — Permissible only where witness is an expert in handwriting/signatures — Method can be deceptive and confusing — Court rightly refused to permit this method to a non-expert witness. India Law Library Docid # 2439971
(738) PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. NEMCHAND AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34, Section 37 — Interference with Arbitral Awards — Scope limited to grounds in Section 34, particularly public policy and patent illegality — Appellate court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own view — Interference only if award shocks conscience of the court. India Law Library Docid # 2439972
(739) GUJARAT PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. GNANESHWARY DUSHYANTKUMAR SHAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Government Service — Recruitment — Challenge to Selection Process — A candidate who participates in a selection process without protest cannot challenge the rules or method of selection after being declared unsuccessful. India Law Library Docid # 2438276
(740) STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. JASWINDER KAUR @ GHUKKAR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Liberal approach — When required — A liberal approach should be taken for condoning delay to promote substantial justice, which includes adjudicating a claim on its merits rather than rejecting it based on limitation. However, this liberal approach cannot be a substitute for a reasonable explanation. The applicant must provide cogent, credible, and clear reasons for the delay. Inexplicable delay should not be condoned. India Law Library Docid # 2438328