(61) STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER Vs. CONFEDERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 309 — Power to frame rules for recruitment and conditions of service — Such power is extensive and expansive, and must be exercised in a just, fair, and reasonable manner, conforming to Articles 14 and 16. India Law Library Docid # 2439020
(62) DHARMENDRA KUMAR @ DHARMENDRA KUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Magistrate's power to take cognizance — Even after accepting a police final report, a Magistrate can proceed on a protest petition if it meets the requirements of a complaint and is supported by inquiry witness statements. India Law Library Docid # 2439035
(63) MUKESH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Rejection of Application — Younger brother employed in Central Government — Petitioner sought compassionate appointment after father's death — Appointment Committee rejected application on ground that younger brother was already employed as Inspector in ITBP — Petitioner claimed separation from brother and argued brother's affidavit supporting joint family was India Law Library Docid # 2439036
(64) AYSHA KHATUN Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Challenging opinion of Foreigners Tribunal — Petitioner declared foreigner — Evidence presented by petitioner, including voter lists and school certificate, found insufficient to establish Indian citizenship — Tribunal's finding upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2439038
(65) HEMEN CHANDRA DAS Vs. RAMESH CHANDRA KHAKHLARI AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Assam Secondary Education (Provincialised Schools) Rules, 2018 — Rule 14(1) Proviso — Seniority of Graduate Teachers — Determined from the date of receiving Graduate Scale of Pay, provided the teacher is a Graduate — A person receiving Graduate Scale of Pay without being a Graduate cannot claim seniority from that date. India Law Library Docid # 2439039
(66) STATE OF KERALA Vs. NIRADEEPAM ROLLER FLOUR MILL[KERALA HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Sections 3(1), 6A, 6A(2), 6A(3)(c), 6C(2) — Confiscation of essential commodity — acquittal in prosecution — entitlement to price and interest — The entitlement to compensation and interest under Section 6C(2) of the Essential Commodities Act arises only when the person concerned is acquitted in a prosecution instituted for the contravention of an order under Section India Law Library Docid # 2439042
(67) DORAIRAJ Vs. DORAISAMY (DEAD) THROUGH LRs AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-02-2026 Hindu Law — Joint Family Property — Acquisition of Property — Presumption of Joint Nature — Proof of Ancestral Property and Income-Yielding Nucleus — Once ancestral properties yielding income are established, and acquisitions are made during the subsistence of a joint family, the burden shifts to the claimant to prove self-acquisition. India Law Library Docid # 2439022
(68) SHASHIN PATEL AND ANOTHER Vs. UDAY DALAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-02-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 152, 154, 23(2) — Societies Act — Membership — Dispute regarding grant of membership to successor of deceased tenant — Held, where an AGM resolution to admit a member has not been revoked, and the successor has genuinely sought membership and paid requisite amounts, denial of membership would create anomaly; subsequent transfer of India Law Library Docid # 2439023
(69) PRAMOD KUMAR NAVRATNA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(n) — Rape — Repeated commission on the same woman — Elements — Requires at least one act of sexual assault followed by multiple acts under fear, pressure, captivity, or continued deceit, where the woman is vulnerable and unable to escape — A series of acts separate in nature, not a continuation of a single transaction. India Law Library Docid # 2439024
(70) M/S DUSTERS TOTAL SOLUTIONS SERVICES PVT. LTD Vs. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(1)(c) — Appeal against order dismissing Section 34 petition — Scope of interference — Limited to grounds under Section 34 — Cannot re-examine merits or evidence unless award is patently illegal, perverse, or violates fundamental policy of Indian law. India Law Library Docid # 2439027
(71) JONES LANG LASALLE BUILDING OPERATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. TECHPARK MAINTENANCE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order setting aside arbitral award — Scope of appeal is limited to the grounds available under Section 34 of the Act — Appellate court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own view for that of the arbitrator unless the award is patently illegal or against public policy. India Law Library Docid # 2439028
(72) SMT TWINKLE VINAYAK Vs. SH VISHAL VERMA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Family Law / Child Custody — Right to Education and Personal Development — Mother's right to pursue higher education and personal development is recognized as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution, which cannot be unreasonably restricted solely due to custody arrangements, especially when it aligns with the child's best interests. India Law Library Docid # 2439029
(73) RENAISSANCE BUILDCON COMPANY PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. TARJINDER KUMAR BANSAL AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 10 — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 17, 27(5) — Maintainability of Contempt Petition — Violation of Arbitral Tribunal's Order — Petitioners sought initiation of contempt proceedings against respondents for allegedly violating an order passed by a Sole Arbitrator under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Respondents raised a India Law Library Docid # 2439030
(74) PRASHANT KUMAR JHA Vs. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of FIR — Compromise — Victim's consent for quashing — Victim appeared before court and stated she did not wish to pursue prosecution due to inconvenience and family commitments — Court considered victim's anguish and decided not to compel her to undergo further court appearances. India Law Library Docid # 2439031
(75) RAGHUVEER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN BENCH HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 05-02-2026 Criminal Trial — Circumstantial Evidence — Incomplete Chain of Events — Prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of events leading to the irresistible conclusion of guilt. India Law Library Docid # 2439074
(76) SHABIR HASSAN Vs. AJAY GUPTA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13 — Eviction of tenant — Shop-cum-Flat (SCF) in Chandigarh is considered a non-residential building — Eviction can be sought on bona fide grounds for both residential and non-residential buildings. India Law Library Docid # 2439075
(77) MOHD. RIAZ MALIK Vs. UT OF J&K TH. COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY TO GOVT. HOME DEPT. CIVIL SECRETARIAT, JAMMU[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 05-02-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Order of Detention — Non-application of mind — Grounds of detention verbatim reproduction of police dossier — Detaining Authority required to form subjective satisfaction, not merely adopt sponsoring agency's report — Detaining Authority’s failure to independently evaluate India Law Library Docid # 2439076
(78) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. SMT. BACHHI DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Motor accident claim — Negligence — Proof of — FIR not a prerequisite — Claimants need only to establish negligence on preponderance of probabilities — Testimony of an independent eye-witness is sufficient if it is credible and free from material contradictions. India Law Library Docid # 2439077
(79) RAMKALI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20, 20-C, 27-A, 29, 61 — Grant of Regular Bail — Petitioner named in co-accused's disclosure statement, but no recovery made from petitioner — Petitioner is a first-time offender, in custody for a significant period, and trial is ongoing with many witnesses yet to be examined — Such circumstances warrant grant of bail as further incarceration is not required. India Law Library Docid # 2439078
(80) RAJASTHAN STAFF SELECTION BOARD (RSSB) Vs. LOKESH KUMAR YADAV AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 05-02-2026 Recruitment — Junior Engineer (Civil) — Eligibility — Educational Qualification — Candidate appearing for final year examination allowed to apply but required to obtain qualification before examination — Candidate passed VIII Semester examination on 31.05.2019, marksheet issued on 03.06.2019 — First semester due paper not conducted due to Covid-19, candidate deemed passed vide University India Law Library Docid # 2439079