(621) BHARTIBEN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction based on extrajudicial confession — Court must be satisfied with the voluntariness and truthfulness of the confession — The evidentiary value depends on the person to whom it is made and the circumstances — Corroboration is not strictly required but adds credibility. India Law Library Docid # 2440949
(622) SONA NEWANDRAM SHARMA Vs. NARENDRA HARESHBHAI SHARMA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13B — Divorce by mutual consent — Appeal filed challenging Family Court's order allowing divorce by mutual consent — Parties had jointly applied for divorce by mutual consent and agreed to terms including payment of permanent alimony — Husband issued a cheque for permanent alimony which was India Law Library Docid # 2440950
(623) HEIRS OF DECD. KHEMCHAND MEGHRAAJ AND OTHERS Vs. HEIRS OF DECD. JAGANNATH GAURISHANKER AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(l) — Eviction on ground of tenant acquiring suitable alternative residence — The Act applies if the tenant has built, acquired vacant possession of, or been allotted a suitable residence after the Act came into force — The word "acquisition" should be interpreted broadly to mean having a roof over one's head, even if legally acquired by a family India Law Library Docid # 2440951
(624) JAGMAL DAYABHAI VALA Vs. JUNAGADH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THROUGH COMMISSIONER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 25B(2), 25F — Retrenchment — Condition precedent for retrenchment — Workman must prove completion of 240 days of continuous service in the preceding 12 months — Burden of proof lies on the workman — Mere affidavits or self-serving statements are insufficient — Employer's non India Law Library Docid # 2440952
(625) DISTRICT PRIMARY EDUCATION OFFICER AND ANOTHER Vs. SABIHABEN AYUBHBHAI VORA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — A Civil Court cannot assume the role of an interview committee or appointing authority to re-assess interview marks, grant additional marks, or direct an authority to appoint a candidate — Such actions are beyond the court's jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2440953
(626) STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER Vs. ANIL J. JHATAKIA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 55 — Suit for compensation for breach of contract — Starting point of limitation — The period of limitation for a suit for compensation for breach of contract begins to run from the date the contract is broken or when the breach occurs, or if the breach is continuing, when it ceases. India Law Library Docid # 2440954
(627) SATYA DEVI Vs. MUMTAZ HUSSAIN AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Barred by law — Doctrine of res judicata and Section 10 CPC raised as grounds — Court can consider only averments in plaint and documents filed with it, not defence in written statement — Plea of res judicata requires final decision and adjudication of issues, which cannot be determined at Order 7 Rule 11 stage when matter is pending India Law Library Docid # 2441096
(628) SATISH SASAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-02-2026 Constitutional of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Locus Standi — Petitioners failed to plead or demonstrate infringement of any legal, fundamental, or statutory right by the impugned SRO or consequential actions — Mere assertion of being President of a Sabha, social activist, or prominent citizen does not confer India Law Library Docid # 2441097
(629) CHANGA RAM Vs. STATE OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-02-2026 Allotment of Land — Encroachment — Failure to inform bidder about encroachment renders subsequent actions unfair — Public authorities obligated to act fairly and transparently. India Law Library Docid # 2441098
(630) NOSHAD AHMED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-02-2026 Jurisdiction — Territorial jurisdiction of High Court — Cause of action — For a High Court to entertain a writ petition, a material, essential, or integral part of the cause of action must have arisen within its territorial jurisdiction — The mere residence of the petitioner or the service of an order at their residential address within the court's jurisdiction does not, by itself, constitute a part of the cause of action for India Law Library Docid # 2441099
(631) PRAKASH SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Criminal Law — Burden of Proof — Prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — In cases based on circumstantial evidence, each circumstance must be interconnected and exclude any possibility of innocence. India Law Library Docid # 2441255
(632) THE STATE REP BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CBCID, COIMBATORE RANGE Vs. MARAN @ SENGUTTAVAN @ MANIVANNAN @ MULLAIVALAVAN @ KANNAIYAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1)(b) — Appeal against acquittal — Kidnapping and associated offences — Prosecution failed to prove conspiracy due to inconsistencies in witness testimonies and lack of corroboration. India Law Library Docid # 2441556
(633) S. RAJENDRAN Vs. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (BENAMI PROHIBITION) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2026 Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 vs. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Jurisdiction — Orders passed under Benami Act cannot be questioned before authorities under IBC — NCLT lacks jurisdiction to entertain challenges to provisional attachment orders under Benami Act — Remedy lies exclusively before competent forum under Benami Act — IBC cannot be converted India Law Library Docid # 2439907
(634) OMKARA ASSETS RECONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED. Vs. AMIT CHATURVEDI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2026 Companies Act, 1956 — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 238 (IBC) — Overriding effect of IBC — Scheme of arrangement (SOA) under Companies Act vs. Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under IBC — Delay and non-compliance with statutory timelines in the SOA process renders it defunct — IBC provisions prevail over inconsistent provisions in other laws — India Law Library Docid # 2439908
(635) CATALYST TRUSTEESHIP LTD. Vs. ECSTASY REALTY PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Adjudicating authority must satisfy itself that a financial debt exists and there is a default — Pre-existing dispute is not a bar to admitting an application by a financial creditor under Section 7, unlike in the case of an operational creditor under Section 9. India Law Library Docid # 2439909
(636) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. KANIKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Deduction of amounts received under Haryana Compassionate Assistance to Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 — Supreme Court clarifies that only benefits directly replacing lost income are deductible from compensation awarded under the Motor India Law Library Docid # 2439910
(637) ISRAR AHMAD KHAN Vs. AMARNATH PRASAD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with Court Order — Alleged contemnors offered excuses and administrative hurdles for non-compliance of order passed in 2025, which was to be complied within three months. India Law Library Docid # 2440104
(638) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. TATA AIG GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Liability for accident — Determining fault between two insurance companies — Focus on evidence presented before the Tribunal — Criminal case confession and FIR details are secondary to evidence led before the Tribunal in determining civil liability. India Law Library Docid # 2440105
(639) M/S SHRI KRISHNADAS TIKARAM A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REPRESENTED THR ITS PARTEN SHRI ASHWANI GAUTAM Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Section 8-A(6) — Amended in 2015 — Deemed Extension of Lease — Mining leases granted before the amendment are deemed extended up to 50 years from the grant date or until 31.03.2020, whichever is later, provided lease conditions are met. India Law Library Docid # 2440267
(640) SMT. KARUNA BAJPAI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 24-02-2026 Government Service — Departmental Enquiry — Principles of Natural Justice — A departmental inquiry must adhere to principles of natural justice. This includes providing the employee with a copy of the inquiry report, allowing them to present a reply to the findings, and ensuring witnesses' statements are recorded in their presence with an opportunity for cross-examination. Failure to do so vitiates the punishment order. India Law Library Docid # 2440268