(41) RAM NARAYAN MEENA Vs. SHRI NIRANJAN ARYA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-01-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Power to Punish for Contempt — Standard of Proof — Exercise of power to punish for contempt must be reserved for cases involving clear violation of the court’s order — Since contempt proceedings and subsequent punishment are serious consequences, these powers should be invoked only when a clear case of "wilful disobedience" is established — The petitioner alleging breach must establish India Law Library Docid # 2437944
(42) KHARTARAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021 — Rules 8, 10, 15 — Parole — Conditions for Release — Indigent Prisoner — Constitutional Mandates (Articles 14 and 21) — Insistence on furnishing sureties for release on sanctioned parole, where a prisoner's indigence and inability to furnish sureties are established and undisputed, amounts to constructive denial of parole and renders the concession illusory; this insistence is legally unsustainable, constitutionally impermissible, and morally India Law Library Docid # 2437948
(43) NANDKISHOR ONKAR MAWASKAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 06-01-2026 Maharashtra Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution) Order, 1975 — Clause 24 — Revisional Jurisdiction of Hon'ble Minister — Scope of Revision — A Revisional Authority must record positive finding regarding the legality or propriety of the impugned order or irregularity of proceedings before setting it aside — The Hon'ble Minister exceeded jurisdiction by quashing cancellation of Authorization and India Law Library Docid # 2437954
(44) SHRI. PRAMOD Vs. THE GENERAL MANAGER AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 06-01-2026 Service Law — Appointment on Compassionate Grounds — Voluntary Retirement on Medical Grounds — Scheme for Compassionate Appointment — Applicability of Schemes — Where an employee voluntarily retired on medical grounds before the introduction of a new scheme (Scheme of 2015 effective from 05.08.2014) but had pending applications, the application must be considered under the prior governing India Law Library Docid # 2437955
(45) ALANKAR PADAJI MHATRE AND OTHERS Vs. NAMDEO NARAYAN NAIK SINCE DECEASED THR. LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 23 Rule 1(1) — Withdrawal/Abandonment of Suit/Claim — Plaintiff is 'dominus litus' — Plaintiff has an absolute right to abandon the suit against all or any defendants, or abandon part of the claim (e.g., deleting a defendant and a suit property) unconditionally; permission of the court is not peremptory for such abandonment — Court cannot compel a plaintiff to prosecute a suit against their wish — Unconditional abandonment under India Law Library Docid # 2437957
(46) ANKUR DAVID AND OTHERS Vs. NILL[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Divorce Act, 1869 — Section 10A(1) — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent — Period of separation — Constitutional Validity — The stipulation in Section 10A(1) requiring a separation period of "two years or more" for filing a mutual consent divorce petition was declared unconstitutional and read down to a period of "one year" by the Kerala High Court in Saumya Ann Thomas v. Union of India Law Library Docid # 2437962
(47) NUR HUSSAIN ALI Vs. JATINDRA BHARALI[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 (Dishonour of Cheque) — Legally Enforceable Debt Requirement — For an offence under Section 138, the dishonoured cheque must represent a legally enforceable debt on the date of maturity or presentation — If the drawer makes a part payment of the sum represented on the cheque between the date it is drawn and when it is presented for encashment, the India Law Library Docid # 2437964
(48) TAFIKA MANOWARA RAHMAN Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Inter-establishment transfer on own request — Effect on seniority — The petitioner was transferred on her own request from the establishment of Respondent No. 5 (Dhansiri Project Division) to the establishment of Respondent No. 4 (Mangaldai Division) with a specific stipulation in the transfer order (dated 19-08-2005) that her seniority in the new establishment (Respondent No. India Law Library Docid # 2437965
(49) M/S. OM TELECOM LOGISTICS PVT. LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Assam Value Added Tax Act, 2003 — Section 89 — Compounding of Offence — Delegation of Power — Superintendent of Taxes (Respondent No. 3) ordered compounding of offence under Section 85(1)(n) upon petitioner's request — Challenge raised that Superintendent of Taxes lacked jurisdiction under Section 89 to compound — Section 89 grants power to the Commissioner of Taxes; however, Rule India Law Library Docid # 2437966
(50) PRATUL KR DAS AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Assam Craftsman Training Service Rules, 1993 — Rule 3(c)(iv) — Cadre of Senior Instructor — Interpretation of 'Instructor' — The cadre of Senior Instructor includes the posts of Instructor (Social Studies) and Instructor (English language), in addition to those specifically enumerated in Rule 3(c)(iv), based on the interpretation of the term 'Instructor' within the Rule context as established in prior judicial India Law Library Docid # 2437967
(51) RAVINDER SINGH GANDOAK Vs. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311A — Power of Magistrate to order specimen signatures or handwriting — Challenge to Magistrate's order directing Petitioner to give handwriting samples — Petitioner placed in Column 12 of Chargesheet (insufficient evidence) and claims never to have been arrested — Proviso to Section 311A mandates arrest as a condition for the order — Interpretation of Proviso: The proviso’s requirement that “the person has at some time been arrested” applies to an India Law Library Docid # 2437889
(52) MANOJ MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (GNCTD) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent power of High Court — Quashing of FIR and consequential proceedings — The High Court can exercise its inherent power to quash criminal proceedings, including the FIR and ensuing charge-sheet/charge orders, when the allegations, even if taken on face value, do not disclose the commission of cognizable offences or where the proceedings amount to an India Law Library Docid # 2437890
(53) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. KULWANT RAI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(2)(b) — Appeal against acquittal — Powers of Appellate Court — Role of Appellate Court is to ensure justice; acquittal supported by overwhelming evidence of guilt should be set aside — Trial Court erred in disbelieving the complete prosecution case based on trivial discrepancies despite substantial evidence proving recovery and counterfeit nature of notes, and voluntary extra-judicial confession (statement under Section 108 Customs Act) India Law Library Docid # 2437891
(54) M/S. SUPREME INFRASTRUCTURE INDIA LTD. Vs. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, ARMY HEADQUARTER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Scope of Interference — Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards — The scope of interference under Section 34 is limited and not appellate; it does not permit re-appreciation of evidence or substitution of the court's view for that of the Arbitral Tribunal — Interference is warranted only on grounds expressly provided, such as patent illegality, perversity, or contravention of the India Law Library Docid # 2437892
(55) MOHD BURHAN AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI TRILOKI NATH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 — Section 14(1)(e) — Bona fide requirement — Assessment date — The bona fide need of the landlord must be examined as on the date of the institution of the eviction proceedings — Once an eviction order is passed, the subsequent death of the landlord during the pendency of a review or appeal proceedings does not extinguish the right to obtain possession as the legal heirs are fully entitled to India Law Library Docid # 2437893
(56) KAMALKISHORE BAGHEL Vs. UDAY SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 05-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Claim for Compensation — Enhancement of Compensation — Assessment of Compensation — The Claims Tribunal's assessment of the claimant's income at Rs. 2,000/- per month and the overall compensation awarded were deemed fair and just, warranting no interference by the High Court — Claimants' appeal for enhancement dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2437899
(57) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. HARISH CHANDRA SENGAR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 05-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Maintainability of Claim Petition — Structured Formula — Section 163-A provides for a distinct scheme for immediate relief to a section of people whose annual income does not exceed Rs. 40,000/-; claims of those earning above this limit must be determined under Chapter XII of the Act — If the claimant's asserted or proven annual income exceeds Rs. 40,000/-, the India Law Library Docid # 2437900
(58) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. MERAMAN KARA MER AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Appellate court can interfere in acquittal only in exceptional cases where there are compelling circumstances and the judgment is found to be perverse — The court must bear in mind the presumption of innocence of the accused, which is bolstered by the trial court's acquittal — Interference should be India Law Library Docid # 2437901
(59) NITINBHAI MAVJIBHAI SINOJIYA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879 — Section 65 — Non-Agricultural (NA) Permission — Scope of Authority — The competent authority while considering an application for NA permission under Section 65 only has the power to ascertain if the applicant is the 'occupant' of the land and is not empowered to examine or determine the applicant's title to the land in question. India Law Library Docid # 2437902
(60) HEIRS L.R. OF DECD. THAKARDAKODARJI VIRAJI AND OTHERS Vs. MARWADI CHAMPAKLAL MANGILAL AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of Jurisdiction — Substantial Question of Law — The jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 100 is circumscribed and can be exercised only in relation to a substantial question of law—A question of law is 'substantial' if it is debatable, not settled by law or binding precedent, and materially affects the rights of the parties India Law Library Docid # 2437903