(681) SHRI S.P. VERMA Vs. SHRI PRALEEN CHOPRA[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 09-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Sections 2(1)(d) and 17 — Complainant as consumer — Joint venture versus service recipient — Transaction was a redevelopment where developer provided services of brand new construction in exchange for rights in property, making complainant a consumer, not a partner in joint venture. India Law Library Docid # 2438715
(682) BRANCH MANAGER JILA SAHAKARI KENDRIYA BANK AND OTHERS Vs. RAMU PAL AND OTHERS[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 09-01-2026 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) — Operational Guidelines — Liability for misreporting — In cases of compulsory farmers' coverage under PMFBY, if there is substantial misreporting by the nodal bank or its branch, the concerned bank alone is liable for such misreporting and its consequences. India Law Library Docid # 2438716
(683) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. KANTI LAL[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 09-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 13(4) — Evidence — Admissibility of reports from criminal proceedings — FSL reports, medical certificates, and police investigation reports not per se admissible in consumer proceedings unless duly proved by affidavits of authors. India Law Library Docid # 2438717
(684) M/S SBI CARDS & PAYMENTS SERVICES PVT. LTD. Vs. SRI. HARANDRA NARAYAN MAHAPATRA[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 09-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Sections 19, 2(1)(d) — Appeal against State Commission order — Delay in filing of appeal condoned — Parties referred to as per complaint before State Commission. Complainant alleged wrong reporting in CIBIL records leading to denial of loans and financial facilities. India Law Library Docid # 2438718
(685) THE AUTHORISED OFFICER TRANS CAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. MR. S. PARAMAGURU[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 09-01-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Consumer — Purchase of premium vehicle for business promotion and enhancing business profile — Not a commercial purpose — Desire to maintain lifestyle or possess a premium vehicle for personal impression is not commercial activity for profit generation — Complainant admittedly self-employed with no material to show vehicle deployed for commercial India Law Library Docid # 2438719
(686) KASHMIRA BIBI AND ANOTHER Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Victim travelling as passenger in auto-rickshaw met with accident due to high speed, resulting in death — Claimants are legal heirs of the deceased — Trial court awarded compensation, which is under challenge in appeal for being inadequate — Appellants India Law Library Docid # 2438780
(687) RAM CHANDRA PRASAD @ DAS AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 106(4) — Bond of good behaviour — Sentence reduced to period already undergone, subject to furnishing a bond for good behaviour due to the prolonged delay in the case. India Law Library Docid # 2438781
(688) SADOU AXOM PRATHAMIK TET UTTIRNO SIKSHAK SAMAJ AND OTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 16(1) — Equality before law and equal opportunity — Grant of Dearness Allowance (DA) — Contractual teachers vs. regular teachers — Members of petitioner association working as contractual assistant teachers were denied arrears of Dearness Allowance that had been paid to regular teachers — Government had previously decided to give contractual teachers the same India Law Library Docid # 2438818
(689) MAITRAYEE CHAKRAVARTY Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-Organisation of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017 — Section 3(1)(vii) & 3(1)(ix) — Provincialisation — Eligibility Criteria — Minimum student enrollment and appearance in final exams — Court found data provided by Gauhati University unreliable and favored data from the College Principal, deeming it sufficient to meet India Law Library Docid # 2438819
(690) NIRMAL KUMAR SHARMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Finance Act, 1994 — Section 73(1) proviso — Extended period of limitation for recovery of service tax — Invoked only if there is fraud, collusion, willful misstatement, suppression of facts, or contravention with intent to evade tax. India Law Library Docid # 2438820
(691) ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. THE ELECTRICITY OMBUDSMAN AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 56 — Power to disconnect supply of electricity — Notice period — Requirement of issuing a notice of not less than 15 clear days before permanent disconnection is mandatory — However, the actual disconnection is at the discretion of the licensee and not obligatory under the law — Discretion must be exercised reasonably and judiciously, not arbitrarily. India Law Library Docid # 2438821
(692) SHRI. CHESTERFIELD SUJA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Review Petition — Leave to file — Applicants not parties to the original order — Applicants seek leave to file a review petition against an order they were not a party to. India Law Library Docid # 2438837
(693) SHRI. NOZRUL ISLAM Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Civil Procedure — Writ Petition — Quashing of appointment — Petitioner claimed appointment as Assistant Teacher based on a committee resolution and appointment letter — Respondents contended the resolution was not in school records and appointment was made by the President alone, without advertisement or proper India Law Library Docid # 2438838
(694) MONU TANTI Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376D — Gang Rape — Ingredients — Evidence — Victim's testimony — Corroboration — Medical evidence — Delay in examination — Age of victim — Common intentionThe court upheld the conviction for gang rape, finding the victim's testimony reliable and corroborated by other India Law Library Docid # 2438847
(695) SMTI. LAXMI KARUWA Vs. STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction for murder based on circumstantial evidence — Sufficient evidence to establish homicidal death, occurrence inside the house, presence of accused at the time, extrajudicial confession, unnatural conduct, and failure to explain incriminating circumstances — India Law Library Docid # 2438848
(696) NITUL SARMAH Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Conviction on sole testimony of prosecutrix — Not permissible where entire case is improbable or unlikely — Medical evidence must support the prosecution case — Absence of evidence of recent sexual intercourse and presence of old hymen tears suggest consensual act, not forced. India Law Library Docid # 2438849
(697) MOKSEDUL HOQUE Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 42(2) — Compliance with — Information recorded in writing must be communicated to immediate superior within 72 hours. — Non-compliance with this provision renders the entire trial vitiated. India Law Library Docid # 2438850
(698) RAJAT RABHA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 read with Section 3 — Aggravated penetrative sexual assault — Repeated sexual assault — Conviction upheld where victim was a child as defined by the Act and accused repeatedly sexually assaulted her, resulting in pregnancy. India Law Library Docid # 2438851
(699) POGADADABNDA REVATHI AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 167 (now Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 187) — Police Custody — Bail — If an accused has been granted bail, police custody cannot be granted without first cancelling the bail. Granting police custody to an accused who is already on bail is an indirect way of cancelling bail without following the proper legal India Law Library Docid # 2438891
(700) SHIVDHARI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 09-01-2026 U.P. Revenue Code, 2016 — Section 66(2) and Rule 64(2)(b) — Cancellation of housing lease — Limitation period for aggrieved person — A person aggrieved by a housing lease allotment must file a complaint within three years from the date of allotment, as per Section 66(2) of the Rules. India Law Library Docid # 2438902