(821) OM PARKASH CHAUDHARY AND OTHER Vs. BALDEV SINGH MANKOO AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13-B and Section 18-A(4) — Eviction petition by NRI landlord — Application for leave to contest — Splitting of tenancy — Held, not a case of splitting of tenancy as the tenant occupied a hall and a shop, and separate eviction petitions were filed for these two distinct portions — Dismissing landlord's claim solely on technicality of splitting tenancy would thwart purpose of Section 13-B and be contrary to justice, equity, and good India Law Library Docid # 2438322
(822) BALDEV SINGH Vs. SMT. JASBIR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of interference — Limited jurisdiction to interfere in concurrent findings of fact by lower courts — Interference allowed only for errors in law or procedure, not for errors of fact, even if gross. India Law Library Docid # 2438323
(823) JOGA SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. KAILASHNATH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913 — Right of Pre-emption — Applicability of — Suit land located within Municipal Committee Rania — Notification dated 08.10.1985 issued by Haryana Government excludes sale of land in municipal areas from pre-emption — This notification is valid and applicable. India Law Library Docid # 2438324
(824) BAJAJ ALLIANZE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. SHILPA JAIN (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 168 — Compensation — Quantum — Income Tax Returns — Admissibility — Income Tax Returns filed after the date of accident are admissible for calculation of income of the deceased. India Law Library Docid # 2438325
(825) NARESH KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. DAKSHIN HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 & 39(d) — Doctrine of Equal Pay for Equal Work — Fundamental right — Enforceable through Articles 14 & 16 — Directive Principles of State Policy informs fundamental rights — State cannot pay unequal wages for identical work without rational classification — Such discrimination is exploitative and violates human dignity. India Law Library Docid # 2438326
(826) RAJ KUMAR SAINI Vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, HARIDWAR AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — Section 2(zk) — Promoter — Definition includes a person who develops land into a project for sale of plots, whether with or without structures, and also includes assignees. India Law Library Docid # 2438341
(827) DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writs jurisdiction — Maintainability of writ petitions filed by central agencies when matter pending before High Court — Supreme Court entertained petitions under Article 32 raising serious issues of investigation interference by state agencies, despite pendency of related matters before High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438353
(828) YES BANK LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. AXIS TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure — Intervention Applications — The court noted the presence of various intervention applications and listed them, indicating that parties sought to join the ongoing proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2438355
(829) M. SAI SUDHAKAR AND ANOTHER Vs. M. CHANDRA SEKHAR RAO AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Sections 241, 242, 59, 62 — Oppression and Mismanagement — Company Law Tribunals (NCLT and NCLAT) — Nature of orders — NCLT order directing exit option without considering merits of oppression and mismanagement allegations was unjustified — NCLAT rightly remanded the matter to NCLT for adjudication on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2438363
(830) ADDL. REGISTRAR ENQUIRIES-5 HON’BLE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA Vs. K.A. SALEEM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Natural Justice — Audi Alteram Partem — Rule against condemned unheard — A judicial or quasi-judicial authority must provide an opportunity of hearing to a person before passing an order that is adverse to their interests. India Law Library Docid # 2438384
(831) PEOPLES UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Police Manual for Media Briefing — States directed to evolve policy considering Amicus Curiae's Manual — Action to be completed within three months — Supreme Court website to upload Manual within two weeks — Contempt Petition closed. (Paras 2, 3, 4, 7) India Law Library Docid # 2438474
(832) AMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Supreme Court's plenary powers — While exercising powers under Article 142, the Supreme Court issued directions based on the recommendations of a Task Force concerning student suicides in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) India Law Library Docid # 2438515
(833) SUMIT Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Factors for granting bail — Continued incarceration not warranted at this stage where trial has commenced but is unlikely to conclude soon, and a separate writ petition regarding case transfer is pending consideration. India Law Library Docid # 2438536
(834) SHASHI KUMAR CHOUDHARY AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 132(1)(c) — Fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC) — Bail — High Court reversed bail granted by Magistrate — High Court found due procedure under BNSS, 2023 complied with — Grounds of arrest and relevant documents served to arrestees, with acknowledgement — Intimation of arrest given to wife/mother, also acknowledged — Videography of India Law Library Docid # 2438547
(835) SAHIL KHAN Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Supreme Court sets aside the High Court's order refusing bail, finding further detention of the appellant unnecessary pending trial. India Law Library Docid # 2438666
(836) JAMNA PRASAD ASATI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Appeal against dismissal of bail application by High Court — Appellant arrested under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 & 34 of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Trial in progress, evidence of only one witness recorded out of sixteen — Trial likely to take time — Supreme Court India Law Library Docid # 2438668
(837) SWARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of — Septuagenarian appellant suffering from Parkinson’s disease, old age related ailment and forgetfulness — Appellant already joined investigation and complied with court orders — Custodial interrogation not necessary in light of health India Law Library Docid # 2438669
(838) MOHAMMAD SALIM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Factors considered — Trial in progress, substantial evidence recorded, no necessity for further detention. India Law Library Docid # 2438687
(839) VIJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397 & 401 — Revisional Jurisdiction — Delay in disposal of criminal revision petitions — Serious offences like dowry death — Revision petition pending for 23 years with interim orders — High Courts should ensure trials are not held up for long periods by interim orders, especially in serious crimes — Justice must be done swiftly for both accused and India Law Library Docid # 2438703
(840) MR. SASTRI VENKAT RAMANI AND ANOTHER Vs. JAI CORP LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-01-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Admission of petition — Interim order — Appeal against interim order denying stay of NCLT order admitting insolvency petition — Appellants argued existence of arguable issues including no existing debt due to novation and no default — Supreme Court directed to grant stay India Law Library Docid # 2438707