(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) 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
(5) 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
(6) 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
(7) RAJEEV GOSWAMI @ RAJIB GOSWAMI Vs. ON THE DEATH OF RADHIKA PRASAD KHOUND, HIS LEGAL HEIRS SMT. SUDESNA KHOUND AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 115 — Revisional Jurisdiction — High Court’s power under Section 115 CPC is limited. It can interfere only if a subordinate court exercises jurisdiction not vested in it, fails to exercise vested jurisdiction, or acts illegally or with material irregularity, provided no appeal lies India Law Library Docid # 2439037
(8) 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
(9) 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
(10) 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
(11) 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
(12) 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
(13) PRAMOD KUMAR NAVRATNA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(n) — Rape — Repeated commission on the same woman — Elements — Requires at least one act of sexual assault followed by multiple acts under fear, pressure, captivity, or continued deceit, where the woman is vulnerable and unable to escape — A series of acts separate in nature, not a continuation of a single transaction. India Law Library Docid # 2439024
(14) M/S DUSTERS TOTAL SOLUTIONS SERVICES PVT. LTD Vs. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(1)(c) — Appeal against order dismissing Section 34 petition — Scope of interference — Limited to grounds under Section 34 — Cannot re-examine merits or evidence unless award is patently illegal, perverse, or violates fundamental policy of Indian law. India Law Library Docid # 2439027
(15) JONES LANG LASALLE BUILDING OPERATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. TECHPARK MAINTENANCE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order setting aside arbitral award — Scope of appeal is limited to the grounds available under Section 34 of the Act — Appellate court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own view for that of the arbitrator unless the award is patently illegal or against public policy. India Law Library Docid # 2439028
(16) SMT TWINKLE VINAYAK Vs. SH VISHAL VERMA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Family Law / Child Custody — Right to Education and Personal Development — Mother's right to pursue higher education and personal development is recognized as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution, which cannot be unreasonably restricted solely due to custody arrangements, especially when it aligns with the child's best interests. India Law Library Docid # 2439029
(17) RENAISSANCE BUILDCON COMPANY PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. TARJINDER KUMAR BANSAL AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 10 — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 17, 27(5) — Maintainability of Contempt Petition — Violation of Arbitral Tribunal's Order — Petitioners sought initiation of contempt proceedings against respondents for allegedly violating an order passed by a Sole Arbitrator under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Respondents raised a India Law Library Docid # 2439030
(18) PRASHANT KUMAR JHA Vs. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of FIR — Compromise — Victim's consent for quashing — Victim appeared before court and stated she did not wish to pursue prosecution due to inconvenience and family commitments — Court considered victim's anguish and decided not to compel her to undergo further court appearances. India Law Library Docid # 2439031
(19) PRAMOD KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(8) — Further investigation — Police/investigating agency cannot conduct further investigation after a closure report has been accepted by the Magistrate without prior leave of the Magistrate or Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438989
(20) RUPESH KUMAR MEENA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Civil Services Examination — Cadre Allocation — Seniority — Claim for re-allocation to an 'insider' vacancy based on non-joining of candidates senior in merit list — Court held that such a process cannot be adopted as it would render cadre allocation fluid and unsettled for all time. India Law Library Docid # 2438990