(941) MS. MANISHA CHHAREL Vs. SECURITY PRINTING AND MINTING CORPORATION[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 12-01-2026 Compassionate Appointment Scheme, 2012 — Eligibility — Dependent family members — Petitioner's elder brother was gainfully employed in government service, residing separately, and financially independent — Not considered a "dependent" under the scheme. India Law Library Docid # 2439052
(942) ALKA SHRIRANG CHAVAN AND ANOTHER Vs. HEMCHANDRA RAJARAM BHONSALE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 52 — Doctrine of Lis Pendens — Applicability to transferees pendente lite — Sale of property during pendency of suit for specific performance — Where property is transferred by judgment debtor during pendency of suit and after registration of lis pendens, the transfer is neither illegal nor void ab initio but remains subservient to the rights determined by the decree — India Law Library Docid # 2438078
(943) ANSAL CROWN HEIGHTS FLAT BUYERS ASSOCIATION (REGD.) Vs. M/S ANSAL CROWN INFRABUILD PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Section 71 — Execution of Order — Judgment Debtor Company — Liability of Directors/Promoters — Execution must strictly conform to the decree; it cannot be employed to shift or enlarge liability to bind persons who were neither parties to the decree nor otherwise legally liable thereunder — Where consumer complaints were consciously proceeded against the Company alone (Corporate Debtor), and directors/promoters were dropped as parties during India Law Library Docid # 2438079
(944) STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER Vs. DINESH KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Service Law — Recruitment and Appointment — Suppression of Criminal Antecedents — Candor and Integrity — Application forms (Attestation and Verification Forms) required disclosure of pending criminal cases — Applicant answered in the negative despite two criminal cases pending against him (Case Crime Nos. 198/2019 and 215/2018) — Non-disclosure was repeated (in both forms) and India Law Library Docid # 2438080
(945) KISHORILAL (D) THR. LRS AND OTHERS Vs. GOPAL AND OTHERS (S)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 4 — Abatement of Appeal — Non-substitution of Legal Representatives (LRs) — Suit for Specific Performance — Deceased Party's Estate Represented by Surviving LRs and Lis Pendens Transferees — Where one of the LRs of a deceased original party (vendor in a specific performance suit) dies during appeal, the appeal does not abate if the deceased party's interest (estate) remains sufficiently represented by the surviving LRs and the India Law Library Docid # 2438081
(946) COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY AND ANOTHER Vs. DABUR INDIA LTD.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Application seeking to amend plaint to challenge subsequent advertisements by Defendant is rejected where original plaint already contained pleadings concerning the issue underlying the new advertisements — Suit for permanent injunction against disparagement of Plaintiffs' product/ingredient India Law Library Docid # 2438040
(947) PRADEEP KUMAR Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 376 (Rape), 342 (Wrongful Confinement), 506 (Criminal Intimidation) — Acquittal on appeal — Prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Allegation of continuous illegal confinement and repeated rape (November 2013 to January 2014) — Photographic India Law Library Docid # 2438041
(948) PRADIP @ MONU ARUNKUMAR CHHOTELAL TIWARI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail application — Suppression of material facts — Petitioner failed to disclose a previous case registered against him under the Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 — Such failure violates the principle that a petitioner approaching the court for relief must do so with clean hands and disclose all material facts — Failure to disclose amounts to abuse of the process of the court — Special leave petition dismissed on this ground. (Paras 2, 3, 4) India Law Library Docid # 2438178
(949) MD. SAIF ALI ANSARI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — False promise vs. Breach of promise — Sexual exploitation based on a false promise to marry, made with no intention to marry from the outset, vitiates consent and constitutes rape. However, a mere breach of a promise to marry, due to supervening circumstances or unforeseen events, does not amount to rape. The promise must be false from the beginning and directly linked to the decision to engage in sexual activity. India Law Library Docid # 2438186
(950) M.S.ANIL Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) and Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120B — Appeal against conviction and sentence for accepting bribe. Accused 1 acquitted, Accused 2 convicted under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2), Accused 3 convicted under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) and 120B. Held, for offences under PC Act, proof of demand and acceptance of bribe is essential. Mere recovery of tainted money is not sufficient. Accused apprehended at India Law Library Docid # 2438258
(951) CHOORAPILAN JAMEELA AND OTHERS Vs. PADAVANNA SHAMSEER AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Lease expiry — Eviction — Maintainability of Writ Petition against private individual — Lease deed for a petroleum retail outlet expired, and the petitioners sought eviction of the first respondent (a private individual) who was in possession. The Court held that a Writ Petition is not maintainable for eviction against a private individual, as the India Law Library Docid # 2438259
(952) BABU C.G. Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to life and personal liberty — Fair Trial — A fair trial is a fundamental right, encompassing procedures that are just, fair, and reasonable. This right is violated by unfair, arbitrary, or natural justice-flouting procedures. India Law Library Docid # 2438260
(953) KESHAW MAHTO @ KESHAW KUMAR MAHTO Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) — Ingredients for offence — Mere knowledge of complainant's caste is insufficient — Accusation must specify intentional insult or intimidation with intent to humiliate, or abuse by caste name, motivated by the victim's caste — Allegations against appellant must clearly demonstrate that the acts India Law Library Docid # 2438277
(954) OSTUKA CHEMICALS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. TRANS ENGINEERS INDIA PVT. LTD.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Power of superintendence — Commercial Courts Act, 2015, Section 8 — Bar against revision — High Court's power under Article 227 is constitutional and cannot be curtailed by statute — Revision under Article 227 is maintainable against interlocutory orders of Commercial Courts, despite Section 8 of the Act — Power to be exercised sparingly India Law Library Docid # 2438305
(955) KULDEEP SINGH Vs. MISHRI LAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 13 — Setting aside ex parte decree — Petitioner challenged an ex parte judgment and decree directly before the High Court without first filing an appeal before the District Judge — The petitioner also failed to file an appeal against the order dismissing their application under Order India Law Library Docid # 2438306
(956) PARAMJIT SINGH Vs. VEER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28 — Rescission of agreement to sell — Application for rescission dismissed when decree-holder applied for deposit within stipulated period, and delay in court's order was attributable to court, not decree-holder. India Law Library Docid # 2438307
(957) LAKHVIR SINGH Vs. DHARA SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 118(a) — Presumption of consideration — Once execution of a pronote is proved, the court must presume that it was made for consideration — The burden shifts to the defendant to rebut this presumption with cogent evidence — Mere denial or raising doubts is insufficient — A plaintiff is not required to independently prove consideration unless the defendant India Law Library Docid # 2438308
(958) VIJAY Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 250 — Application for discharge — Court at the stage of framing charge is only required to form a presumptive opinion regarding existence of factual ingredients of alleged offences — Court is not required to weigh the probative value of evidence or assume prosecution story as truth — Defence of accused is not to be considered at the stage of discharge India Law Library Docid # 2438309
(959) GREENKO KA01 IREP PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MUJAWAR PETROLEUMS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure — Settlement of dispute — Parties reached an agreement to shift a retail outlet — The Supreme Court issued directions for the shifting process and granted time limits for each step, including stock removal, de-gasification, and infrastructure shifting. India Law Library Docid # 2438623
(960) PANKAJ Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (PoCSO Act) — Evidence of Child Victims — Although minor inconsistencies are expected due to the tender age of victims, contradictions concerning the essential details of the sexual assault, coupled with contradictory medical findings, render the evidence unsafe for sustaining a conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2438035