(741) M/S. SUPER CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATES Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Tender Proceedings - Rejection of Bid - Scope of Judicial Review - Courts should not interfere with tender evaluation unless the process is mala fide, arbitrary, or irrational. The tendering authority, being the author of the tender documents, is best placed to interpret its requirements. Interference is warranted only if the decision-making process is flawed, not just to correct perceived errors of judgment or commercial choices. India Law Library Docid # 2438339
(742) M/S DELTA LTD. Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 7(7) — Appeal by employer — Deposit of amount — Conditions for admission of appeal — Proviso to Section 7(7) requires employer to deposit amount equal to gratuity required to be deposited under Section 7(4) at the time of filing appeal — Such deposit refers to the entire amount India Law Library Docid # 2438731
(743) SANKAR SHAW AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 201 — Murder and Causing Disappearance of Evidence — Circumstantial Evidence — Held, conviction sustainable when prosecution establishes a complete chain of evidence including motive, last seen theory, and pervasive control of the accused over the victim's person and property. Relying on the five principles laid down in Sharad Birdhichand Sharda India Law Library Docid # 2438732
(744) SAJAL KANTI ROY @ SUBRATA @ SUBHO AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 6, 7, 32 — Res Gestae, Dying Declaration — Victim's spontaneous shouts naming assailants after being shot are admissible under Section 6 as part of the same transaction — Victim's statement pleading for mercy is admissible under Section 7 as it shows the circumstances surrounding the event — Victim's oral dying declaration is admissible under Section 32 as it indicates the cause India Law Library Docid # 2438733
(745) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Vs. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 7 — Jurisdiction — Declaration of marital status and consequential entitlement to terminal and pensionary benefits arising from a marital relationship — Held to fall within the jurisdiction of the Family Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438942
(746) XXXX Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 and 420 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Sections 69 and 318(2) — Quashing of FIR — Consensual sexual relationship on promise of marriage — Held, merely because a relationship turns sour or fails to culminate in marriage, it cannot automatically be branded as rape or cheating, especially when the consent was given based on love and passion, not solely due to a false promise. India Law Library Docid # 2439615
(747) THE PRESIDENT, HAVING OFFICE AT NOSAGERE GRAMAPANCHAYATH, NOSAGERE VILLAGE AND OTHERS Vs. SRI. NAGARAJ AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 & 227 — Writ Petition — Challenge to Trial Court's orders — Non-compliance with earlier order — Imposition of costs and rejection of applications. India Law Library Docid # 2439616
(748) SMT. RAMAKKA AND OTHERS Vs. SRI. V. HARI DAS AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Employees Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 22 — Award — Appeal — Challenging exoneration of Insurance Company — Deceased driver stopped lorry temporarily at sales tax check post as required by law — Accident occurred while deceased was on footpath — Held, temporary stoppage during journey and mandatory stops are within the course of employment — Deceased's presence at check post was India Law Library Docid # 2439617
(749) CONSTABLE UMA SHANKARAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-01-2026 Service Law — Dismissal from service — Setting aside of dismissal — Reinstatement with consequential benefits — Denial of back wages/arrears of salary — High Court found charge baseless and removal from service unjustified — Supreme Court held that denial of back wages was not justified when removal was illegal and employee was not gainfully employed elsewhere in the India Law Library Docid # 2438872
(750) M/S. SHRI VENKATESHWARA MINERALS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-01-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 — Section 8A(3) — Deemed extension of mining lease — Rule 22-D of Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 — Minimum area requirement for mining lease — Lease granted after insertion of Rule 22-D and its proviso — Violation of minimum area requirement makes lease void under India Law Library Docid # 2439618
(751) MALAPPA Vs. M/S. ALLIED BUILDERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 19-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Suit filed before wrong forum — If a suit is filed before the wrong forum, the plaint should be returned for presentation before the correct court, not rejected outright. India Law Library Docid # 2439638
(752) DEVKRISHNA AND OTHER Vs. KALURAM AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 19-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 13 and Order 5 Rule 17 & 19 — Setting aside ex-parte judgment and decree — Refusal of summons — Proper service of summons is essential for proceeding ex-parte — Court must examine process server and witnesses when summons is reported as refused — Such India Law Library Docid # 2440187
(753) SRI AMARESH DEBBARMA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 17-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ petitions — Delay — Petitioners approached High Court belatedly — Court directed extension of benefit of minimum pay scale from a period preceding three years from the date of filing of respective writ petitions. India Law Library Docid # 2438811
(754) MR. ASHWANI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 17-01-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 — Rule 45 — Failure to comply with time limit for analysis of drug samples — The rule mandates Government Analysts to report within 60 days, with provision for extension for valid reasons — In this case, extension was sought after the 60-day period expired, and it was unclear if the extension was granted — This non-compliance vitiates the entire prosecution proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2439011
(755) RAVINDRA @ RITESH BAPU NIKUMB Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 17-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4 and 6 — Penetrative sexual assault and aggravated penetrative sexual assault — Conviction for these offences cannot be sustained if the prosecution fails to prove the age of the victim beyond reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2439012
(756) RAMESH @ BHAIJAN MOHAN PATIL Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 17-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 396 — Dacoity with Murder — Liability of all participants — If any one of five or more persons committing dacoity commits murder during that dacoity, every person involved is liable for the murder, regardless of who inflicted the fatal blow. India Law Library Docid # 2439013
(757) STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. M/S. PATWARDHAN INFRASTURCTURE PVT. LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 17-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against arbitral award and judgment upholding it — Standard of review for Section 37 Court is same as Section 34 Court, especially concerning pre-2015 amendments — Grounds for interference under Section 34 prior to 2015 amendments were limited, not including "patent illegality" or Explanation 1 to Section 34(2)(b)(ii) concerning public policy. India Law Library Docid # 2439014
(758) M/S TANDON AND COMPANY THRU. PROPRIETOR RAVI TANDON AND OTHERS Vs. DEBT. RECOVERY TRIBUNAL LKO. THRU. PRESIDING OFFICER AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 16-01-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 14 — Rectification of typographical error in order — District Magistrate has power to correct typographical errors in orders passed under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act, as these are ministerial acts and not adjudicatory. India Law Library Docid # 2438771
(759) OM PRAKASH Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 16-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 376 — Murder and Rape — Circumstantial evidence — Eye-witness account — Absence of eye-witness to the incident — Case resting solely on circumstantial evidence requires prosecution to establish a complete chain of circumstances pointing exclusively to the guilt of the accused and inconsistent with his innocence — If two views are possible, the one favouring the accused must be adopted. India Law Library Docid # 2438772
(760) BHOOLAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 16-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304 r/w 34 — Causing death by negligence — Conviction affirmed — Prior land dispute established motive — Attack was premeditated and brutal, indicating knowledge that it was likely to cause death — Cumulative effect of multiple injuries caused death, not just specific stab wounds. India Law Library Docid # 2438773