(1) CHARAN DASS AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Interim bail made absolute — Petitioners joined investigation as per court order, nothing to be recovered — Parties settled dispute amicably and filed petition to quash FIR — Chances of conviction remote — Interim bail confirmed. India Law Library Docid # 2440165
(2) GANGA RAM Vs. SURENDER KUMAR[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency, etc., of funds in the account — Compounding of offence — Offence under Section 138 is compoundable — High Court can compound the offence even after conviction, subject to compliance with certain conditions — Adherence to Apex Court guidelines is essential. India Law Library Docid # 2440166
(3) M/S RANDHAWA CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S ROPEWAYS AND RAPID TRANSPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HP LTD. (RTDC) AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 & Order 14 Rule 2 — Preliminary Issues — Test for determining preliminary issue — Issues that can be decided purely on law without evidence and touch upon jurisdiction or statutory bar to suit may be treated as preliminary — Mixed issues of law and fact, or issues of law India Law Library Docid # 2440167
(4) DR. JIJI K.S. AND OTHERS Vs. SHIBU K AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Kerala Technical Education Service (Amendment) Rules, 2004 — Rule 6A — Exemption from PhD requirement — Rule 6A(i) and (ii) — Validity — Supreme Court judgment in Christy James Jose v. State of Kerala (2016) held appointments not contrary to AICTE qualifications and Special Rule 6-A(2) in tune with AICTE India Law Library Docid # 2440099
(5) TORRENT POWER LTD. Vs. ASHISH ARJUNKUMAR RATHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Committee of Creditors (CoC) — Commercial Wisdom — Legislative intent to vest decisive authority in CoC, which comprises financial creditors who bear economic consequences of failure — Decisions on viability, valuation, and haircuts are commercial, not judicial — Courts India Law Library Docid # 2440100
(6) BHAGYALAXMI CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. Vs. BABALDAS AMTHARAM PATEL (D) THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Contract Act, 1872 — Section 133 — Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contract — A variance made without the surety’s consent in the terms of the contract between the principal debtor and the creditor discharges the surety only with respect to transactions occurring subsequent to the variance. The surety remains liable for the original amount guaranteed. India Law Library Docid # 2440101
(7) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. LARSEN AND TUBRO LIMITED (L&T)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(7)(a) — Interest awarded by Arbitral Tribunal — Contractual bar — Where a contract expressly prohibits the award of pre-award and pendente lite interest, an Arbitral Tribunal cannot award such interest, even if termed as compensation, as the arbitrator is bound by the terms of the contract. India Law Library Docid # 2440102
(8) WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. Vs. ADHUNIK POWER AND NATURAL RESOURCE LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) / Power Supply Agreement (PSA) — Interpretation of Contract — Surrounding Circumstances — Evidence Act, 1872, Sections 92, 94, 95 — Contractual terms can be clarified by attending circumstances and conduct of parties, even if contract is reduced to writing, to give meaning to terms that may otherwise be meaningless or unworkable. India Law Library Docid # 2440103
(9) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. AMSON AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR)] 27-02-2026 Central Administrative Tribunal — Jurisdiction — High Court can interfere with CAT's order in writ proceedings if there is a manifest error of law. India Law Library Docid # 2440112
(10) SMTI. EVANGELIST KHONGJEE Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Accused charged under Section 142 BNS, 2023 read with Section 3(a)/4 of POCSO Act, 2012 — Allegation of sexual relationship with a minor — Survivor's statement under Section 180 BNSS admits love relationship and consensual sex — High Court India Law Library Docid # 2440113
(11) PRABHU PRASAD SAO @ PRABHU SAO @ PRABHU SAW @ PRABHU SAHU @ PRABHU PRASAD SAHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NATIONAL INVESTIGATING AGENCY[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43D(5) — Grant of bail — Delay in trial — Long incarceration and lack of progress in trial are grounds for granting bail, even under special statutes like UAPA. India Law Library Docid # 2440114
(12) USMAN KHAN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 309 — Speedy Trial — Mandate for day-to-day proceedings once witness examination starts, with special reasons required for adjournment, to ensure timely conclusion of trial. India Law Library Docid # 2440115
(13) MANAGER, LEGAL (T.P. CLAIM), CHOLOMANDALAM, M/S. GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. KHORDHA Vs. PRIYADARSHI DAS AND ANOTHER[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166, 173(1) — Motor Accident Claims — Appeals by Insurer and Claimant — Challenge to quantum of compensation awarded for injuries sustained in motor vehicular accident — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.1,12,71,231/- — Insurer appealed challenging disability assessment; India Law Library Docid # 2440116
(14) STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR Vs. JAVAID AHMAD GANAI AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 27-02-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Exception to General Rule — Not a Matter of Right — Appointments under SRO 43 are exceptions to the general rule of public service appointments based on merit and equality under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Such appointments are primarily to assist families facing financial hardship due to the death of a government employee and are not a guaranteed right or India Law Library Docid # 2440117
(15) SHER-E-KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, JAMMU THROUGH ITS VICE CHANCELLOR Vs. DR. ANKUR SHARMA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 27-02-2026 Civil Services Regulations (J&K) — Schedule XIX and Rule 14(b) of Leave Rules — Foreign Assignment — Government employee required to obtain prior permission for foreign employment — Applying and appearing for interview without formal permission constitutes misconduct. India Law Library Docid # 2440118
(16) D.K. BHUIYA Vs. A. K. SINHA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(5) and Section 34(3) — Limitation for setting aside award — Compliance with Section 31(5) is essential for triggering the limitation period under Section 34(3) — If a signed copy of the arbitral award is not delivered to the party itself, the limitation period for applying to set aside the award does not begin — India Law Library Docid # 2440119
(17) NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Sections 64 and 77 — Protest against compensation — If the award becomes effective on a particular date, any correspondence or actions prior to that date are irrelevant for determining acceptance or protest of the award — Protest must be contemporaneous with or precede the receipt of compensation for a India Law Library Docid # 2440120
(18) ATUL BAJAPEI Vs. MR. V. N. AMBADE[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Contempt of Court — Wilful Disobedience — A contempt petition requires proof of wilful and deliberate disobedience of a court order. If an order is ambiguous or lacks specific direction on a matter, it is better to seek clarification from the original court rather than proceeding with contempt. India Law Library Docid # 2440278
(19) MOHAMMAD NASIRQURESHI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against additional persons — A court can summon a person not already facing trial alongside other accused if evidence presented during proceedings suggests their involvement — This evidence must be adduced before the trial court and not merely India Law Library Docid # 2440279
(20) GUMMADI USHA RANI AND ANOTHER Vs. SURE MALLIKARJUNA RAO AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-02-2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Use in Legal Proceedings — Reliance on AI-generated judgments by a court is a serious matter concerning the integrity of the judicial process — Such judgments, if non-existent or fake, amount to India Law Library Docid # 2440294