(61) ABHIJIT PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108, 80, 103, 85 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Offences — Abetment to suicide, Dowry death, Murder — Allegations of extra-marital relationship, demand of money/dowry — Deceased died of poisoning/injection — Autopsy findings — Prosecution case not strong at bail India Law Library Docid # 2438575
(62) COMMANDANT AND OTHERS Vs. BASAVARAJ A.K.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-01-2026 Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955, Rule 29 — Revision Petition — Dismissal of Revision Petition under Rule 29 of CRPF Rules, 1955 by Revisional Authority does not preclude further legal recourse. India Law Library Docid # 2438871
(63) BIHAR INDUSTRIAL AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS Vs. M/S SCOPE SALES PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ jurisdiction — Discretionary nature — High Courts can decline to entertain a writ petition if granting relief would not serve or advance public interest, even if a substantial legal point is raised. Relief may be denied if interfering with an order would cause more harm to society. Courts must maintain social balance by interfering only when India Law Library Docid # 2438879
(64) SRI MUKUND MAHESWAR AND ANOTHER Vs. AXIS BANK LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Rejection on technical grounds — High Court erred in rejecting the writ petition on technical objections raised by the Registry without considering the serious allegations of fraud and collusion made by the appellants. The maxim "fraus omnia corrumpit" (fraud unravels everything) dictates that such allegations should not be dismissed on mere technicalities. India Law Library Docid # 2438880
(65) SYED MOHAMMED SHABBUDDIN Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 300A — Right to Property — Land Acquisition — Writ Petition — Mandamus — High Court directing initiation and conclusion of land acquisition proceedings and payment of compensation for deprivation of property for over 25 years. India Law Library Docid # 2438929
(66) MRS. BANOTHU BHARATHI @ LASYA @ BUJJI Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, HYDERABAD.[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 23-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 84 — Act done by a person of unsound mind — Elements — Defence of insanity under Section 84 of IPC does not require proof beyond reasonable doubt, but on a preponderance of probabilities — Even if insanity is not conclusively proved, evidence may raise a reasonable doubt about mens rea, entitling the accused to acquittal — Crucial time for determining unsoundness of India Law Library Docid # 2438943
(67) GLOSTER LIMITED Vs. GLOSTER CABLES LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-01-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 60(5)(c) — Jurisdiction of Adjudicating Authority — Declaration of title to trademark — NCLT exceeded its jurisdiction by declaring title to trademark "Gloster" in favour of the Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA) while adjudicating an application under Section 60(5) of the IBC, as the issue of trademark title was a highly contentious dispute beyond the India Law Library Docid # 2438475
(68) HEMALATHA (D) BY LRS. Vs. TUKARAM (D) BY LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-01-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 58(c) — Mortgage by conditional sale — Proviso strictly requires that the condition for mortgage must be part of the sale document itself, not in a separate agreement. India Law Library Docid # 2438568
(69) ISLAM Vs. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 363, 342, 506 — Appeal challenging judgment convicting and sentencing appellant for kidnapping, wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation and sexual assault on a child — Grounds for India Law Library Docid # 2438569
(70) PARVEEN KUMAR Vs. EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Export Inspection Council Employees (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1978 — Rule 11(2) — Appointment of inquiry officer — A retired public servant can be appointed as an inquiry officer, as the rule does not explicitly exclude them and the definition of "public servant" in the Indian Penal Code, 1860, includes persons paid for public duties. India Law Library Docid # 2438570
(71) PALI HILLS BREWERIES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. CARLSBERG INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside arbitral award — Scope of interference — Court cannot act as appellate authority or re-appreciate evidence — Interference only allowed on grounds of patent illegality, perversity, or contravention of public policy. India Law Library Docid # 2438571
(72) INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED Vs. SH RAMPAL SO HARI RAM[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 25(F) — Retrenchment compensation — Where the entire cause of action arises outside the territorial jurisdiction of a court, the mere fact that the head office of the management is located within its jurisdiction does not confer jurisdiction on that court. India Law Library Docid # 2438572
(73) SRI SRI DODHIMOHAN JEW REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESENT SEVA PUJA COMMITTEE Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Hindu Law — Sebait’s right to sue — A sebait represents a deity and is generally the only one competent to file a suit in the deity's name. However, in exceptional cases, a third party can sue on behalf of the deity if the sebait is unable or unwilling to act, but this requires court appointment as a next friend. India Law Library Docid # 2438723
(74) JAGADISH MISHRA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband — Ingredients of Section 498A IPC have not been proved against the Appellant beyond reasonable doubt, hence the conviction is set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2438724
(75) BIPLAB CHHETRI @ BIPLAB CHETTRI Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Serious offences — While delay in trial and prolonged incarceration are factors to consider for bail under Article 21 of the Constitution, the gravity and heinousness of the offence, especially in murder cases, must be given paramount importance. The court must assess the overall circumstances, and delay alone is not an absolute ground for India Law Library Docid # 2438725
(76) SAGHEER AHMAD Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 22-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 and 201 — Murder and causing disappearance of evidence — Appeal against conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for murder and 4 years rigorous imprisonment for causing disappearance of evidence — Prosecution case: Deceased child taken by appellant on pretext of exhibition, later found dead — Defence arguments: Absence of motive, India Law Library Docid # 2438743
(77) M/S SAI DHAM APARTMENTS AND ANOTHER Vs. RAVI KUMAR MEHROTRA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 43 Rule 1(r) — Appeal against order of interim injunction — An appellate court should not interfere with the trial court's discretion in granting or refusing an injunction unless the order is arbitrary, capricious, perverse, or ignores settled legal principles. India Law Library Docid # 2438744
(78) UMANG RASTOGI, AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Protection of arrested persons — Right to be informed of grounds of arrest — Arrestee must be informed of the grounds for arrest, both orally and in writing — Failure to do so renders the arrest illegal, as per Supreme Court judgments. India Law Library Docid # 2438745
(79) SHANTI DEVI Vs. ADDL. COLLECTOR ADMN./ D.D.C. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 22-01-2026 U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 — Section 12 — Recording of names — Previous adjudication — Res judicata — Order allowing restoration of revision is upheld when it allows for proper hearing of a party not impleaded in earlier proceedings, despite objections regarding limitation and previous adjudication. India Law Library Docid # 2438746
(80) ANANDA CHANDRA PANDA (DEAD) THROUGH LRs. Vs. THE COLLECTOR, KEONJHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Questions to be determined by the Court executing decree — Application under Section 47 after execution proceedings are closed and decree is satisfied is not maintainable — All questions relating to execution, discharge, or satisfaction of a decree must be raised and India Law Library Docid # 2438795