(1) R. RAGAVENDRAN AND OTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 44(2) — Protection of witnesses — Conditions precedent for exercise of power — Court must record its satisfaction that a witness's life is in danger, based on available materials — Measures for secrecy must be with recorded reasons and applied to each witness individually. India Law Library Docid # 2439040
(2) DR TRIVEDI MAHARSHI DINESHBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 16 — Articles 39(d) — Equal pay for equal work — Medical education — Senior Residents discharging duties of Assistant Professors — Entitled to minimum salary of Assistant Professors — Principle of equal pay for equal work applicable even to contractual employees and those undergoing bonded service — Deviation from this principle violates Articles 14 and India Law Library Docid # 2439041
(3) FEDERAL BANK LTD. Vs. B M BAJAJ THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 19 — Effect of payment on account of debt — Part-payments made towards a debt before the expiry of the prescribed limitation period result in a fresh period of limitation being computed from the date of such payment — Subsequent payments, even after the account was declared NPA, revive the cause of action and extend limitation. India Law Library Docid # 2439026
(4) V. PATHMAVATHI AND OTHERS Vs. BHARTHI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim petition for compensation — Deceased victim earning monthly income of Rs. 10,000/- (driver) — MACT and High Court assessed income at Rs. 6,000/- and Rs. 7,000/- respectively — Held, salary certificate and employer's affidavit constitute cogent documentary evidence, mandating acceptance of Rs. 10,000/- as monthly income. India Law Library Docid # 2439068
(5) JANE KAUSHIK Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Transgender Rights — Advisory Committee — Appointment of Members — Supreme Court allows application to include Ms. Aparna Mehrotra as a member of the Advisory Committee formed earlier to represent the Centre for Law and Policy Research and its scholarship in transgender rights. India Law Library Docid # 2439069
(6) AMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Court Procedure — Appointment of Technical Consultant — Supreme Court directs appointment of former Chief Statistician of India as Technical Consultant to National Task Force for data analysis. India Law Library Docid # 2439070
(7) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SURINDER SINGH TOMOR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Common Award — Appeals and Cross-Appeals — Consolidation for Disposal — Three claim petitions decided by a common award by the Tribunal were assailed by both the respondents (Union of India) and the claimants through separate appeals and cross-appeals. Since all appeals and cross-objections arose from the same common India Law Library Docid # 2439071
(8) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHHOTALAL SIYARAM KSHATRIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of appellate court’s power — Appellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate, and reconsider evidence, and can reach its own conclusions on facts and law, but must consider the presumption of innocence which is reinforced by acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2439072
(9) M.SAKTHI @ SIVA SAKTHI Vs. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE OFFICE, DHARMAPURI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164(5) — Statement of victim — Victim's statement indicating she voluntarily went with the appellant due to mutual attraction and innocence of two youngsters — This fact is considered by the court when deciding on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2439073
(10) THARAMMEL PEETHAMBARAN AND ANOTHER Vs. T. USHAKRISHNAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65 — Secondary evidence — Admissibility — Requirement of laying factual foundation stating original document existed and secondly establishing valid reasons for non-production of original — Mechanical copies, such as photocopies, are considered secondary evidence, but their admissibility depends on fulfilling the conditions of Section 65 — Failure to do so renders such evidence inadmissible India Law Library Docid # 2439065
(11) KANTA AND OTHERS Vs. SOMA DEVI (DEAD) THROUGH LR. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 14(1) — Right to maintenance ripened into absolute ownership — A limited interest in property acquired by a Hindu female in lieu of maintenance ripens into absolute ownership. India Law Library Docid # 2439066
(12) STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS Vs. JAI HIND PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 — Sections 6(1)(j), 57A, 53 — Powers of Revenue Officer — Review — Notification investing Revenue Officer with powers of Civil Court does not confer power of review; such power must be statutorily conferred — Power of review is a judicial function and cannot be exercised by executive authorities without express legislative mandate, to uphold separation of India Law Library Docid # 2439067
(13) 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
(14) 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
(15) 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
(16) 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
(17) 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
(18) 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
(19) 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
(20) 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