(241) SURAJ BHAN AND OTHERS Vs. NIADRI DEVI (DEAD) THROUGH HER LRS.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-01-2026 Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913 — Section 19 & 20 — Notice to pre-emptor — Obligation of pre-emptor to prove non-service of statutory notice by vendor — Failure to discharge this burden renders pre-emption claim unsustainable — Even if vendor is not a necessary party, pre-emptor must prove lack of notice under Section 19. India Law Library Docid # 2439231
(242) DHANPATI DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. DHBVNL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-01-2026 Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 — Compensation — Deduction from salary — Provident fund, pension, or insurance amounts cannot be deducted from the deceased's salary when calculating income or loss of earning for compensation purposes. India Law Library Docid # 2439232
(243) JASKARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Essential ingredients — Issuance of cheque to discharge a legally enforceable debt, dishonour upon presentation, legal notice issued to the accused, and failure to make payment despite notice — All these ingredients were fulfilled in this case. India Law Library Docid # 2439233
(244) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. NARINDER PAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 21-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 168 — Motor accident claims — Compensation — Enhancement — Appellant, a practicing advocate, suffered grievous injuries in a motor vehicular accident resulting in 100% permanent functional disability, complete bilateral hearing loss, permanent neurological impairment, and persistent India Law Library Docid # 2439298
(245) TANALA SATYANARAYANA DIED AND OTHERS Vs. TANALA RAMA RAO DIED AS PER LRS AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — High Court's power to interfere with findings of fact by the First Appellate Court is limited to cases where findings are erroneous, contrary to mandatory provisions of law, based on inadmissible evidence, or arrived at without evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2438435
(246) DABLU KUJUR Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 439 — Grant of bail — Appellant convicted under Section 302/120B IPC — No direct involvement in the murder proved by prosecution — Conspiracy angle based on alleged threats from jail and previous enmity due to inter-family marriage — Key witnesses' testimonies did not establish direct participation in firing or concrete evidence of conspiracy beyond India Law Library Docid # 2438477
(247) SUNIL KUMAR TIWARI AND OTHERS Vs. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Constitution of India, Articles 14 and 16 — Equality and Non-discrimination — Academic standards — Differentiation based on academic qualifications — A statutory expert body like AICTE can differentiate between teachers possessing Ph.D. and those without for pay and career progression, as long as it is rational and serves the object of enhancing academic standards. India Law Library Docid # 2438652
(248) SUDAM BHOWMIK Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 326 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapon or means — Conviction upheld — Ocular testimony of the injured victim corroborated by medical evidence regarding stab injuries, even if some inconsistencies were present in witness testimonies. India Law Library Docid # 2438726
(249) SK. MORSED ALI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 118 — Child witness — Preliminary examination — Duty of trial judge to ascertain capacity to depose and understand the duty to speak the truth — Questions put to minor witness must be recorded for appellate court's review. India Law Library Docid # 2438727
(250) ISLAM Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder and Common Intention — Appeal against conviction and sentence of life imprisonment — Plea of FIR being ante-timed due to discrepancies in distance between incident site and police station, and Yamin being named as accused yet witnessing inquest — High Court found no force, citing trial court’s explanation for FIR dispatch time and practice of long India Law Library Docid # 2438762
(251) TEJVEER AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Hostile witnesses — The prosecution must establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Even when key witnesses turn hostile, a conviction can be sustained if the circumstantial evidence forms a complete chain excluding all other hypotheses of innocence. India Law Library Docid # 2438763
(252) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SONU KUMAR AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurer's contentions: accident caused by claimant's sole negligence and Tribunal erred in not deducting medical expense reimbursement from compensation. India Law Library Docid # 2438764
(253) RAMESH CHANDRA SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 20-01-2026 Rules of Evidence — Departmental Enquiry — Judicial review — High Court's jurisdiction is supervisory, not appellate — Reappreciation of evidence is not permissible. India Law Library Docid # 2438765
(254) KRISHNA MOHAN TEWARI AND ANOTHER Vs. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER JUDICIAL FAIZABAD AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 20-01-2026 Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 122B — Eviction from unauthorized occupation — If a person is in unauthorized occupation of land, they can be evicted through the procedure provided under Section 122B of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2438766
(255) JANKI PRASAD AND OTHERS Vs. DISTT. REGISTRAR/ ADDL. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE (FINANCE AND REVENUE AMBEDKAR NAGAR AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 20-01-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Sections 35, 72, 73, 74, 77 — Admitting signatures on a document does not automatically mean admitting execution of the document. A person may sign a blank paper which is later converted into a document, or sign without understanding its contents. Refusal to register a document when execution is denied, even if signatures are admitted, is legally sound. India Law Library Docid # 2438767
(256) PIYUSH VERMA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Cancellation of — Allegation of violation of condition for full cooperation with trial — Accused sought exemption from personal attendance due to being out-of-station with spouse — Application was for exemption, not adjournment — Exemption from India Law Library Docid # 2438761
(257) SMT. CHHABI PODDER AND OTHERS Vs. SRI KRISHNA PODDER[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 115 — Revision — High Court's revisional jurisdiction is limited and does not permit correction of errors of fact or law made by subordinate courts, unless such errors relate to the jurisdiction of the court to try the dispute. Errors must concern the manner in which a decision is reached, not the decision itself. India Law Library Docid # 2438812
(258) KISHORE SAIKIA Vs. ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Delay and Laches — Extraordinary writ jurisdiction is discretionary and ordinarily does not assist the tardy or indolent — Unexplained delay in filing writ petition, coupled with creation of third party rights and confirmation of appointments, may lead to declining relief — India Law Library Docid # 2438845
(259) SALEHA KHATUN Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 20-01-2026 Foreigners Act, 1946 — Section 9 — Onus of proof of not being a foreigner — In cases under the Act, the burden of proving that a person is not a foreigner lies on that person, notwithstanding anything in the Indian Evidence Act — This is because facts relating to birth, parentage, and citizenship are within the personal knowledge of the individual. India Law Library Docid # 2438846
(260) PRAVIN SATYANARAYAN BATTULWAR AND OTHERS Vs. MEENA PRAVIN BATTULWAR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 20-01-2026 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 12 — Quashing of proceedings — Domestic relationship — Relationship in the nature of marriage — Essential ingredients to establish — Held, the couple must hold themselves out as akin to spouses, be of legal age to marry, qualified to enter into marriage, and have voluntarily co-habited for a significant period. India Law Library Docid # 2439006