(181) 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
(182) 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
(183) 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
(184) 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
(185) 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
(186) RANJIT KUMAR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Jurisdiction — Revisional power — Statutory basis — Revisional and appellate powers are creations of statute. No party has an inherent right to appeal or revision. Revisional jurisdiction can only be exercised if it is vested by statute. An order passed without jurisdiction is a nullity. India Law Library Docid # 2439341
(187) SMT. CHAMPA KUMARI @ SAMPA Vs. SAHEB MAHAKUD[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19(1) — Appeal — High Court has the power to examine all questions of law and fact in a first appeal and can reappraise the entire evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2439344
(188) ABDUL SATTAR Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337, 338, 304(A) — Accident and death due to negligence — Review petition for review of conviction — Appeal arising out of conviction for causing death by negligence — Supreme Court allowed review petition, restored special leave petition to file, and granted leave to appeal — Court considered age of deceased (13 years) and negligence of appellant — Section 304(A) India Law Library Docid # 2439594
(189) M/S. KESARI ENTERPRISES AND OTHERS Vs. CHIEF OFFICER, CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, CHINTAMANI TALUK AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 05-02-2026 Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 — Section 256 — Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1964 — Schedule XIII, Part I, Items 2 & 3 — Trade Licence for exhibition of cinematographic films — Competent Authority — Regulation of exhibition of cinematographic films is governed by the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1964, under which the Deputy Commissioner is the licensing authority — The Karnataka India Law Library Docid # 2439843
(190) VINIT BAHRI AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S MGF DEVELOPERS LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of 'consumer' — 'Commercial purpose' exclusion clause — Onus of proof — The service provider (developer) bears the onus to prove that a complainant obtained services for a commercial purpose to exclude them from the definition of 'consumer'. The complainant only needs to prove the initial elements of the definition. India Law Library Docid # 2438988
(191) 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
(192) 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
(193) MOHTASHEM BILLAH MALIK Vs. SANA AFTAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 25 — Custody of minor children — Determination of custody requires consideration of paramount welfare of children along with other factors like conduct of parties, financial capacity, standard of living, and comfort/education of children. High Court's view that only welfare is relevant is incorrect. India Law Library Docid # 2438991
(194) U.P. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COUNCIL INSTRUCTOR WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Right to Education Act, 2009 — Section 24(3) — Grievance redressal mechanism — While the Act provides for grievance redressal, it primarily pertains to defaults by teachers or disciplinary actions against them. It should not be read in isolation from other provisions and does not operate as an absolute bar to writ jurisdiction, especially when a matter has been adjudicated on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2438992
(195) M/S EMINENT COLONIZERS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. RAJASTHAN HOUSING BOARD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Pre-2015 Amendment regime — Precedential value of Section 11 Court's order — Where the Section 11 Court appointed an arbitrator, the order, being a judicial order, became final and binding on the parties and subsequent proceedings, including India Law Library Docid # 2438993
(196) PARUL RUPARELLA AND ANOTHER Vs. CAMME WANG AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Trademarks Act, 1999 — Sections 29 and 53 — Infringement and Passing Off — Interim Injunction — Registered Trademark Holder's Claim — For an interim injunction in a suit for infringement and passing off, the plaintiff with a registered trademark is entitled to an order of injunction unless the defendant can establish continuous uninterrupted prior user — The court must assess if a strong prima facie India Law Library Docid # 2438995
(197) HANSABEN W/O JIVAN BARIYA Vs. SAKARBHAI RAMBHAI SOLANKI AND OTEHRS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope — High Court can interfere with concurrent findings of fact by lower courts only if they are erroneous due to being contrary to mandatory provisions of law, settled legal position, based on inadmissible evidence, or arrived at without evidence — Reappreciation of evidence to reach another possible view is not permissible — India Law Library Docid # 2438996
(198) PUNEET CHATURVEDI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), Section 528 — Quashing of FIR — Power to be exercised sparingly — Court cannot inquire about reliability/genuineness of allegations at FIR stage — Focus is on whether FIR discloses cognizable offence. India Law Library Docid # 2438997
(199) M/S. FYSOLATE TECHNOLOGIES AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 — Section 5(1) — Sale in the course of export — Meaning — Requires an integrated series of activities from agreement of sale with a foreign buyer to delivery for transport out of India, inextricably linked to the sale. India Law Library Docid # 2438998
(200) ANIRUDDHA NAGAR Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-02-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 19(3) and Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 — Section 323 — Prosecution Sanction — Refusal of sanction by competent authority (President-in-Council) under PC Act cannot be set aside by exercising concurrent jurisdiction under State Act. India Law Library Docid # 2438999