(1) KALAMUDDIN Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[PATNA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — Relative Merit Points System — Calculation of merit points — Father of petitioner died in harness — Petitioner's application rejected due to low merit points — Dispute regarding points awarded under heads of lump-sum terminal benefits and annual family income — Undisputed record established that family received Rs. 29,63,673/- exceeding the maximum threshold, attracting zero points, and sons had certified annual income of Rs. 3,60,000/-, also attracting India Law Library Docid # 2455625
(2) RAJESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA @ RAJESH SHRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 406 and 34 — Criminal breach of trust — Auction of repossessed vehicle — Failure to deliver vehicle — Quashing of cognizance — Complainant participated in an auction conducted by company, deposited tender and bid amounts, but vehicle was allegedly not delivered and sold to another — Petitioner was Regional Business Head of the auctioning company — Amount was deposited directly with company and not with petitioner — Held, the necessary ingredients of criminal breach of India Law Library Docid # 2455638
(3) NANDU THAKUR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 34 and 307 — Common Intention — Attempt to murder — Constructive liability — Deceased co-accused fired at informant while appellant allegedly held the informant from behind — Mere act of catching hold of a victim does not automatically establish common intention to commit murder — Prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the act was done in furtherance of a shared common intention — Evidence at best showed similar intention, which cannot attract Section 34 India Law Library Docid # 2455656
(4) ARCIS CLEAN ENERGY PVT. LTD Vs. PARSHVA INNOVATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Territorial Jurisdiction — Seat vs. Venue of Arbitration — High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) in respect of disputes arising out of a Franchise Agreement — Impugned order questioned on the ground that the Delhi High Court lacked territorial jurisdiction as the juridical seat of arbitration was in Goa — Held: Determination of whether a place is a "seat" or a mere "venue" requires an evaluation India Law Library Docid # 2455427
(5) HEMANT D. SHAH HUF AND ANOTHER Vs. CHITTARANJAN D. SHAH HUF AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Reference of non-signatories to arbitration — Concept of 'Veritable Party' — Prima facie determination by Referral Court — Non-signatory partners claiming rights through subsequent partnership deeds over the subject asset of the firm — If the disputed retirement deed of the appellants is held invalid, parties revert to the earlier partnership deed containing the arbitration clause, thereby India Law Library Docid # 2455428
(6) HARDEV CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Government Contracts and Tenders — Tender Process — Submission of Bid Security — E-payment vs. Physical Original — Rejection on hyper-technical grounds — Appellant’s bid was rejected for non-submission of the physical original of the Bid Security, despite having paid via e-payment gateway and uploading the digital receipt along with the tender document — Clause 2.20.6(ii) of Request For Proposal (RFP) required physical delivery of the form India Law Library Docid # 2455429
(7) HARAMANI SAHOO AND OTHERS Vs. LALITA NAYAK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings post commencement of trial — Exercise of judicial discretion — Appellants sought amendment of plaint to incorporate foundational facts and challenge a compromise decree passed in a separate suit concerning a portion of the suit property, after learning about it through certified copies obtained in 2020 — Trial Court and High Court rejected the amendment application on grounds of delay, limitation, and lack of due diligen India Law Library Docid # 2455432
(8) UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS Vs. SGT GIRISH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026 Armed Forces / Pension — Disability Pension and Arrears — Scope of Precedential Relief — Application for clarification of common judgment regarding grant of disability pension and broad-banding benefits with arrears — Clarified that the judgment rendered in the specific context of re-computation/broad-banding for ex-servicemen cannot be construed to automatically grant disability India Law Library Docid # 2455434
(9) PRAKASH KESHAV ALIAS BUNTY ALIAS BABA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 65(2), 75(1) and 351(2) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 3(a) and 4(2) — Penetrative sexual assault — Rejection of bail — Applicant sought bail citing unexplained delay in lodging FIR and absence of injuries or medical signs of sexual assault — High Court held that the minor victim was aged 11 years and supported the prosecution case in her statement — Delay in FIR and lack of medical injury do not, by themselves, warrant India Law Library Docid # 2455458
(10) KOMAL Vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Public Land — Submerged land of Category 6(1) — Allegation of encroachment — Non-allotment of submerged land — Petitioner, an elected Gram Pradhan, sought directions to District Magistrate to decide pending representation for removal of unauthorized encroachment from Category 6(1) submerged Gram Sabha land — High Court disposed of writ petition without expressing opinion on merits, directing District Magistrate to decide representati India Law Library Docid # 2455460
(11) AARTI BHATT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory bail — Cancellation of anticipatory bail — Allegation of property mutation based on a forged will — First Information Report lodged — Sessions Court granted anticipatory bail considering that the dispute carried the colour of a civil litigation, the accused was a woman, and lodging of FIR would cause unnecessary humiliation and harassment, while imposing appropriate conditions — State counsel opposed cancellation stating no grounds were made ou India Law Library Docid # 2455472
(12) GAJENDRA SINGH AND ORS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 307, 323 and 498-A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3 and 4 — Inherent powers — Quashing of proceedings — Applicants challenged Magistrate's order rejecting the police final report submitted in their favour and directing further investigation — Allegations of cruelty and dowry harassment — Held, factual submissions concerning the manner of investigation and surrounding circumstances do not justify exe India Law Library Docid # 2455484
(13) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. RAM RAKHI DEVI AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 149 and 173 — Liability of Insurer — Breach of policy condition — Plying vehicle without valid permit — Principle of pay and recover — Offending truck caused fatal accident — Owner and driver remained ex parte and failed to produce permit — Held, permit is documentary evidence, and when insured fails to produce it, burden cannot be shifted to insurer to prove its non-existence — Plying without permit constitutes a fundamental statutory infraction — Tribunal er India Law Library Docid # 2455437
(14) PERI ANNAPURNA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 75 — Cruelty to child — Essential ingredients — Requirement of actual charge of or control over child — Petitioner worked as a School Co-ordinator — Allegation of making a five-year-old child stand outside the classroom and denying access to water and washroom over unpaid fees — Held, a plain reading of Section 75 requires proof that the accused had actual charge of or control over the victim child — Requisite statutory relat India Law Library Docid # 2455578
(15) SURESH KUMAR RAM @ SURESH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005 — Departmental inquiry — Natural justice — Delinquent employee in judicial custody — Deprivation of fair opportunity — Disciplinary proceeding against petitioner was initiated and concluded within 33 days while he was detained in jail — Inquiry report submitted prior to his release on bail — Held, petitioner received no opportunity whatsoever to effectively defend himself or participate in the inquiry — Conducting the inq India Law Library Docid # 2455629
(16) MUNNI DEVI @ NANNI DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 and Section 202 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 341, 323, 504 and 34 — Taking of cognizance — Rejection of plea to summon all accused — Complainant challenged Magistrate's order taking cognizance only against two accused persons instead of all named accused under various penal provisions and the Dayan Act — High Court declined to interfere under Section 482, holding that the Magistrate passed a reasoned order upon examining the complainant's India Law Library Docid # 2455643
(17) CICLX Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 and Section 3 — Bail to Child in Conflict with Law — Mandatory nature and exceptions — Grant of bail to a child in conflict with law is the general rule and denial is an exception — Bail can only be refused if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the release would bring the juvenile into association with any known criminal, expose them to moral, physical, or psychological danger, or defeat the ends of justice — India Law Library Docid # 2455649
(18) M. PREMA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Inter se Seniority between Direct Recruits, Special Appointees, and Compassionate Appointees — Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1955, Part II, Rule 10(a)(i) & Rule 48 — Special Absorption Rules, 1987, Clause 10 — Inter se seniority dispute between Direct recruits selected through competitive examination, Special appointees appointed on temporary basis under Rule 10(a)(i) and subsequently regularised, and Compassionate appointees — High Court held Direct India Law Library Docid # 2455035
(19) SULTAN SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2026 Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 — Section 51(2)(a)(ii) read with Section 53 — Succession to Bhumidhari rights of Hindu female/widow — Transformation of limited interest into absolute estate — Interplay with Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA) — Deceased female Bhumidhar (Khajano) inherited a limited life estate in the subject agricultural holding prior to the commencement of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 — Upon the enactment of the HSA, 1956, by virtue of Section 14(1) read with the Explanation the India Law Library Docid # 2455036
(20) CHARMING RUPON Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Rape of minor suffering from intellectual disability — Benefit of Doubt — Re-appreciation of evidence — Unexplained delay of 10 days in lodging FIR — Star prosecution witnesses (child victim and her cousin) completely failed to identify the accused before the Court and admitted that the name of the accused was supplied by victim's mother — Victim admitted to being instructed by Special Public Prosecutor prior to giving testimony India Law Library Docid # 2455037