(141) BAHADUR CHAND (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR RAVINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH COLLECTOR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Power of review is limited and does not permit re-agitation of issues that have already been finally decided. India Law Library Docid # 2439325
(142) MEWA SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) TH. HIS LR Vs. RAJU SINGH @ RAJA SINGH (DECEASED) TH. HIS LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 and Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional evidence — Remand — Appellate court allowed application for additional evidence and remanded case to trial court for recording evidence, granting one effective opportunity to appellant. India Law Library Docid # 2439326
(143) BIMLA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. SATYA PARKASH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Enhancement — Death of deceased was due to rash and negligent driving of bus — Tribunal assessed monthly income of deceased as Rs. 2,100/- (labourer) — Evidence also showed deceased owned agricultural land and ran a milk dairy — Court enhanced monthly income to Rs. 2,700/- considering managerial skills India Law Library Docid # 2439327
(144) MANISH KOOMAR @ MANISH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing order of cancellation of anticipatory bail — Bail cannot be cancelled solely on the ground of non-compliance with terms of a compromise agreement. India Law Library Docid # 2439403
(145) CHETNA KUMAR Vs. DR. PRASOON KUMAR[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Enhancement — Wife seeking enhancement of maintenance amount granted by Family Court, arguing it's insufficient in light of husband's income and status — While husband's income was considered, the Court found the amount granted by the Family Court to be appropriate considering all factors. India Law Library Docid # 2439404
(146) GAUTAM MISHRA Vs. PREETI MISHRA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Permanent Alimony and Maintenance — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25 — Factors for determining quantum: respondent's income and property, applicant's income and property, conduct of parties, and other circumstances — Objective is to prevent destitution, not punishment. India Law Library Docid # 2439405
(147) JHULKA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES Vs. MONEESH KUMAR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(b) — Civil Contempt — Willful Disobedience — For a charge of civil contempt to be sustained, there must be willful and intentional disobedience of a court order. Mere delay in compliance due to administrative reasons, without evidence of intent to defy the court, does not India Law Library Docid # 2438922
(148) SUKHMINDERJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108 — Abetment of Suicide — Elements of Offence — Mere allegations of quarrel and harassment are insufficient to attract Section 306 IPC without evidence of mens rea (intent) on the part of the accused to abet the suicide. India Law Library Docid # 2438923
(149) RAJ KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. SATYAWAN AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 31-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 149(2) and 150 — Insurance Company's Liability — Driving Licence — Requirement of specific endorsement for Light Transport Vehicle (LTV) — Held, driving licence for a Light Motor Vehicle does not automatically cover driving an auto-rickshaw without specific endorsement, and thus the Insurance Company is exonerated from liability in such cases. India Law Library Docid # 2438924
(150) DONIYAR VILDANOV Vs. THE STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) — Sections 8, 20, 23 — Recovery of contraband — Search and seizure — Procedural safeguards — Failure to comply with mandatory provisions of the Act concerning search and seizure, including informing the accused of their rights to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, vitiates the entire process and raises reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2438791
(151) M/S SAISUDHIR ENERGY LTD. Vs. M/S NTPC VIDYUT VYAPAR NIGAM LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order under Section 34 — Scope of interference by appellate court — Appellate court under Section 37 should only determine if the court under Section 34 exercised its jurisdiction properly and without exceeding its scope — Re-working and re India Law Library Docid # 2438825
(152) M/S. RHYTHM COUNTY Vs. SATISH SANJAY HEGDE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Sections 15, 20 — Environmental compensation — Quantification — Project cost — NGT has discretion to mould relief based on polluter pays principle, scale of offending activity, and capacity of violator — Project turnover or cost can be relevant yardstick for determining compensation — India Law Library Docid # 2438826
(153) CAPTAIN PRAMOD KUMAR BAJAJ Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Writ Petition — Petitioner claiming protracted persecution and targeted departmental vendetta — Sought remedy invoking extraordinary jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2438827
(154) DR. S. MOHAN Vs. THE SECRETARY TO THE CHANCELLOR, PUDUCHERRY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, PUDUCHERRY AND OTHERS ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 254(2) and Seventh Schedule, List I, Entry 66 vs. List III, Entry 25 — Presidential Assent — Repugnancy — Doctrine of repugnancy and Arvind A. Patni v. State of Maharashtra, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 256 — The requirement of Presidential assent under Article 254(2) of the Constitution for India Law Library Docid # 2438828
(155) BHOLA NATH Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equality before law — Arbitrariness — State as a model employer is obligated to act with fairness and cannot exploit employees or take advantage of their unequal bargaining power — Prolonged contractual engagement on sanctioned posts, followed by abrupt discontinuation India Law Library Docid # 2438829
(156) USMAN ALI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 439 — Bail — Cancellation of bail — Supreme Court's power to interfere with High Court's bail order — Supreme Court ordinarily does not interfere with High Court orders granting bail, but will intervene if discretion was exercised without due application of mind or contrary to law — India Law Library Docid # 2438830
(157) YASH CHARITABLE TRUST AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 — Stem Cells — Definition of "drug" — Stem cells are considered "substances" under Section 3(b)(i) of the Drugs Act, 1940 and fall within the definition of "drugs." Stem cell-derived products are always considered "new drugs." Autologous stem cells used in India Law Library Docid # 2438831
(158) DR. JAYA THAKUR Vs. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to health — Includes right to menstrual health, sexual and reproductive health, and bodily autonomy for adolescent girls. India Law Library Docid # 2438921
(159) ANUPAMA CHAND Vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-4, HYDERABAD.[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 143(2) — Notice — Service vs. Issuance — For assessment proceedings following a search, it is mandatory to *serve* the notice under Section 143(2) on the assessee within twelve months from the end of the month in which the return was filed — Mere *issuance* of the notice within the period is not sufficient if it is not actually served on the assessee within that time — Failure to serve the notice within the stipulated period vitiates the entire assessment India Law Library Docid # 2438940
(160) JYOTI BALIRAM THORAT AND OTHERS Vs. MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 30-01-2026 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1974 — Section 35 — Determination of compensation for land acquisition — Statutory procedure mandates monetary compensation by way of agreement or calculation based on net average monthly income — Award of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) instead of monetary compensation is illegal and arbitrary. India Law Library Docid # 2438947