(821) NARENDRA SINGH YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 17-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Judicial Review of Expert Decisions — Courts have a limited role in reviewing decisions of expert committees, especially when no mala fides are alleged. It is generally prudent to leave academic and expert decisions to the experts themselves. Judicial review should focus on the decision India Law Library Docid # 2440311
(822) DR. GIRJA SHANKAR GUPTA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 17-02-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Competence of Authority — A review of applicable service rules is necessary to determine the competent authority for initiating disciplinary action against an employee. The court must ascertain which set of rules govern the employee's service to correctly identify the authority and procedure. India Law Library Docid # 2440312
(823) MUNNA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 17-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 50 — Search and Seizure — Fair Investigation — Mandatory compliance with Section 50 requires individual notification of the accused's right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate — Joint communication of this right to multiple accused is invalid and dilutes the safeguard — Failure to comply with Section 50 renders recovery suspect and vitiates conviction — Strict compliance, not substantial India Law Library Docid # 2440829
(824) RADHEY LAL GUPTA Vs. SHYAM SUNDER GUPTA ALIAS GANESH PRASAD GUPTA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 17-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 43 Rule 1(r) read with Section 104 — Appeal against order rejecting interim injunction — Plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case or balance of convenience in his favour regarding disputed property alleged to be HUF property — Trial court's findings that no evidence existed for India Law Library Docid # 2440830
(825) ARUN PRATAP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 17-02-2026 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 — Section 25, Rule 21(2) of Rules of 2011 — Pupil-Teacher Ratio — Redeployment of teachers to maintain ratio — Government Order dated 14.11.2025 — Challenged — Held, policy decision in public interest is not subject to judicial review unless arbitrary, discriminatory, or in violation of statutory provisions or constitutional mandates — India Law Library Docid # 2440977
(826) SMT. JOHRA BEGAM ALIAS JOHRA KHATOON Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF REVENUE AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 17-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 22 Rule 4 and Order I Rule 10 — Appeal filed against a deceased person — Suit or appeal filed against a sole defendant who died before the institution of the suit or appeal is a nullity from its inception — Such an appeal is non est and no application for substitution of legal heirs under Order 22 India Law Library Docid # 2440978
(827) ANJANABEN JAYANTBHAI GAJERA AND OTHERS Vs. RAMJIBHAI MEPABHAI GAJERA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — The Court may at any stage allow amendment of pleadings if necessary for determining the real questions in controversy — Pro6so: no amendment after trial commencement unless due diligence is shown — In this case, amendment India Law Library Docid # 2441050
(828) SAPNA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. SHEETAL AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 17-02-2026 Constitutional of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 16 — Violation of principles of equality and non-arbitrariness — Selection process vitiated due to arbitrary inclusion of candidates with qualifications not prescribed in advertisement or draft recruitment rules, making the selection invalid from the beginning. India Law Library Docid # 2441030
(829) SAYARI NARASIMHULU (DIED PER LRS.) AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA, REPTD AND SEVEN OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 17-02-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17(2)(vi) — Compromise decree — Necessity of registration — A compromise decree does not require registration if it pertains only to the suit property and does not include property outside the subject matter of the suit — Non-registration of such a decree does not render it null and void. India Law Library Docid # 2441473
(830) THILLAINAYAGAM (DIED) BY LRS AND OTHERS Vs. ANJAMMAL AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 17-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 — Appeal against a judgment and decree of the Trial Court — Plaintiffs filed suit for partition and mandatory injunction — Trial Court dismissed the suit — High Court dismissed the appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2441569
(831) GURUVACHAN SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c) — "Untoward Incident" — Bona Fide Passenger — Burden of proof — Claimant's initial burden to prove by affidavit of relevant facts, shifting burden to Railways — Mere absence of ticket does not negate claim of bona fide passenger. India Law Library Docid # 2439505
(832) RAMSAROJ Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 — Section 15(1)(a) and Section 2(p)(iii) — Known rowdy — Externment proceedings initiated against petitioner classified as a "known rowdy" based on recurrent involvement in criminal activities, including recent offenses under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. India Law Library Docid # 2439507
(833) JAMES MATHEW AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120B r/w 420 — Criminal conspiracy and cheating — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) — Abuse of official position — For conviction under Section 420 IPC, intention to cheat must exist at the inception of the transaction — Evidence showing the nature of loan was changed to an ordinary loan with higher interest rate due to inability to construct India Law Library Docid # 2439508
(834) SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD Vs. MUHAAMMADKANI RAWTHER AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Kerala High Court Act, 1958 — Section 5(i) — Maintainability of Writ Appeal — Against interim order — Test is whether the order substantially affects rights and liabilities or causes prejudice, not merely procedural. India Law Library Docid # 2439509
(835) TOGY GEORGE Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Inherent jurisdiction of High Court — Quashing of proceedings — Settled disputes — High Court can exercise inherent powers to quash criminal proceedings when the dispute between parties has been amicably settled, particularly in cases involving non-grave offences India Law Library Docid # 2439510
(836) SREEKALA Vs. AJITH KUMAR[KERALA HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Family Court Act, 1984 / Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Conflicting Orders — Exceeding Jurisdiction — Family Court order injuncting appellant from residence, despite prior protection order from Judicial Magistrate, held improper and set aside — Family Court cannot virtually sit in appeal over a Magistrate’s order. India Law Library Docid # 2439511
(837) VINAY KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Dismissal of High Court application — Supreme Court intervention — Appellant aggrieved by denial of anticipatory bail by High Court — Supreme Court granted leave, set aside High Court order, and directed bail upon arrest, subject to appellant cooperating with investigation within legal limits. India Law Library Docid # 2439533
(838) TAJ PARVEEN AND OTHERS Vs. EZAZULLA SHARIFF AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 23 Rule 1(3) and (4) — Withdrawal of suit without liberty to file fresh suit — Not always an absolute bar to a second suit — Object is to prevent abuse of process, not extinguish rights — Previous suits dismissed for non-prosecution or withdrawn on memo stating settlement, without objection from defendants — Later suit filed for declaration and injunction, not for partition — Cause of action for injunction is recurring — Dismissal for non- India Law Library Docid # 2439678
(839) M/S MILLENIUM REALTECH PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S OPAQUE INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order under Section 34 — Scope of interference — Appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is narrow and limited to examining legality of findings by the court under Section 34, and cannot reassess merits of arbitral award. India Law Library Docid # 2439502
(840) MOIDEEN KUTTY K @ M. K. FAIZY Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[DELHI HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 439 CrPC — Bail Application — Applicant arrested on 03.03.2025, in custody since then — Applicant’s name not in initial FIR or ECIR, only surfaced in 7th Supplementary Prosecution Complaint — No prima facie allegations against applicant in predicate offence proceedings by NIA — Delated inclusion in ED’s complaint, not in NIA India Law Library Docid # 2439503