(141) 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
(142) 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
(143) 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
(144) 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
(145) 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
(146) NANKU SINGH Vs. VIKRAM SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Amendment at the stage of arguments — Allowing amendment to introduce a time-barred claim is impermissible — Such amendment deprives the defendant of a valuable accrued right and a valid defense. India Law Library Docid # 2439332
(147) A (MOTHER OF X) Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Section 3 — Grounds for termination — Woman’s reproductive autonomy — Whether a woman can be compelled to continue a pregnancy against her will — Held, a woman cannot be compelled to continue a pregnancy, especially if she is a minor, as it infringes upon her bodily and decisional autonomy and can cause significant physical and mental trauma. India Law Library Docid # 2439541
(148) 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
(149) 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
(150) 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
(151) 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
(152) 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
(153) R.K. SINGH @ RAJIV KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and criminal proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Contention that no offence made out against petitioner, continuation of proceedings amounts to abuse of process. India Law Library Docid # 2439350
(154) 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
(155) ITC LIMITED Vs. AASHNA ROY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Deficiency in Service — Compensation — Inadequacy of evidence for claim — Supreme Court set aside compensation awarded by the National Commission, holding that photocopies of documents without proper proof of authenticity and without attempts to cross-examine authors or respondent herself, were insufficient to justify a huge claim. India Law Library Docid # 2439201
(156) VIVA HIGHWAYS LTD Vs. MADHYA PRADESH ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(6) — Court's power to substitute an Arbitrator — Misinterpretation of "obligates" by High Court — The expression "obligates" in Section 29A(6) means that a substitute Arbitrator would be appointed if the situation warrants, not that the mandate of an Arbitrator automatically terminates and a substitute must be appointed. India Law Library Docid # 2439588
(157) RATUL BHARALI AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Evidence — Age of victim — Investigating Officer stated that radiological report indicated age above 18 and below 19, but school certificate showed age as 15 years on a particular date, leading to non-annexation of the radiological report to the chargesheet. India Law Library Docid # 2439592
(158) MEHAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 372 (proviso) and Section 378(4) — Appeal against acquittal — Victim's right to appeal — A victim, as defined under Section 2(wa) of Cr.P.C., has the right to file an appeal against a judgment of acquittal under the proviso to Section 372 of Cr.P.C. — Such a victim does not require to obtain leave to appeal against an acquittal under Section 378(4) of Cr.P.C. — High Court's refusal to grant leave to appeal to a victim against an acquittal without co India Law Library Docid # 2439593
(159) M/s. NAV NIRMAN BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, GOVT OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2026 Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 8(7) — Confiscation of property when trial cannot be concluded — Special Court cannot decide on Section 8(7) application if an appeal against the Section 8(3) confirmation order is pending before a higher forum like the Appellate Tribunal — Doctrine of merger applies — Proceedings under Section 8(7) are deemed stayed until the confirmation order becomes final. India Law Library Docid # 2439600
(160) THE BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., Vs. SABU S/O JOSEPH AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 06-02-2026 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30(1) — Appeal by Insurance Company — Awarded compensation modified — Insurance company not liable for interest and medical expenses if excluded by policy terms — Employer solely liable for these. India Law Library Docid # 2439850