(861) ZUBAIR. P Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Kerala Education Rules, 1959 — Rule 6(2)(24)(iii) of Chapter XXXII — State Eligibility Test (SET) for Higher Secondary School Teacher (HSST) — Purposive interpretation — While the rule does not explicitly mention "in the concerned subject" for SET qualification, context, purpose, and the scheme of the SET examination (Paper II based on post-graduate specialization) indicate that the SET must be in the subject of appointment. India Law Library Docid # 2439385
(862) BHAGABAN GANTYAYAT Vs. THE STATE OF ORISSA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — FIR Registration — Offences under Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 420, 423, 468, 471, 201 — Allegations of forging gift deed and fraudulent transfers of property — Dispute primarily civil in nature, given criminal colour — No prima facie material to establish India Law Library Docid # 2439895
(863) NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE CONSUMERS FEDERATION OF INDIA LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCIL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 — Section 18 — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Maintainability of Writ Petition — Orders passed under Section 18 of the MSMED Act, 2006, which are considered 'Awards' under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, are not amenable to challenge India Law Library Docid # 2440109
(864) KAMLA SHANKAR NAGDA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8/29 — Framing of charge — Requirements — Court must apply judicial mind and not merely endorse charge — sheet — Mere allegations or uncorroborated statements of co — accused are insufficient — Need for prima facie material showing essential ingredients of offence — Impugned order setting aside due to non — application of mind and lack of reasoning. India Law Library Docid # 2440110
(865) STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE Vs. M.MUNEER AHAMED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 197 — Sanction for prosecution — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 217 — Delay in decision on sanction — High Court's direction for deemed sanction if decision not taken within one month — Supreme Court notes a Coordinate Bench decision India Law Library Docid # 2440293
(866) HARBINDER SINGH SEKHON AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 — Master Plan — Binding force — Change of Land Use (CLU) — Master Plan is a statutory instrument that governs land use and development; it is not a mere policy document and has binding force. Any development contrary to the operative plan is impermissible unless the plan is altered according to law. India Law Library Docid # 2439501
(867) DALIP KUMAR Vs. M/S SHREE SAI IRON AND STEEL STORE AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 148(2) — Suspension of Sentence — Deposit of Compensation — Court grants one-month extension for compliance with order to deposit 20% of compensation amount, despite previous failure, and directs depositing original Demand Draft before trial court. No coercive action to be taken India Law Library Docid # 2440498
(868) LARSEN AND TOUBRO LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Sections 28, 29, 75(3) — Registration — Amendment and Cancellation — Orders passed in the name of a non-existent entity due to amalgamation are void — Petitioner company's prior entity (LTHE) amalgamated with the petitioner under NCLT order — GST authorities continued to pass orders in the India Law Library Docid # 2440171
(869) T.N JAGADEESH Vs. CHAIRMAN / DEPUTY COMMISSIONER THE DISTRICT CASTE AND INCOME VERIFICATION COMMITTEE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 & 227 — Writ Jurisdiction — Scope of — Court does not sit in appeal over findings of fact by statutory authorities; jurisdiction is supervisory and corrective, not substitutive. Interference warranted only for jurisdictional error, violation of natural justice, patent illegality, perversity, or manifest non-application of mind. Court is not concerned with plausibility of a view if it is supported by material. India Law Library Docid # 2439633
(870) M/S. AIRAVAT INDUSTRIES AND ANOTHER Vs. BANK OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-02-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 14 — Powers of District Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate — Nature of function — The function of a Magistrate under this section is ministerial, not adjudicatory. (Para 4) India Law Library Docid # 2439650
(871) BABULAL DEEWAN Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review of Mercy Petitions — Mercy is not a legal right and is not ordinarily subject to judicial review — It is an act of grace that begins where legal rights end. India Law Library Docid # 2440309
(872) AVINASH PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 91, 256, 293 & 233, Section 94 of BNSS — Dismissal of application for calling defence witnesses and expert — Admissibility of expert reports without formal proof — Trial court's rejection of application solely on grounds of delay, general directions for speedy disposal, or Section 293 CrPC is unsustainable India Law Library Docid # 2440310
(873) RAM NARAIN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Recording of statement of accused on proforma of old Act (Cr.P.C., 1898) — Held to be an irregularity, not an illegality vitiating the trial — Old forms are deemed to be under corresponding provisions of the new Code by Section 484(2)(b) Cr.P.C., 1973 and Section 8 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 — No prejudice caused to the appellants established to warrant quashing of proceedings — Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440831
(874) SHIV PUJAN VERMA Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Prosecution failed to establish a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances — Extra-judicial confession was weak and unsupported by corroboration — Recovery of alleged murder weapons was not supported by India Law Library Docid # 2440832
(875) JAI KUMAR AGGARWAL Vs. DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF GST INTELLIGENCE AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) — Section 69 — Arrest of person — Requirement of furnishing grounds of arrest — It is mandatory to furnish grounds of arrest in writing to the arrestee along with the arrest memo — Failure to do so renders the arrest and subsequent remand illegal — The court must ensure that the "reasons to believe" recorded by the Commissioner are based on credible evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440833
(876) STATE OF U.P. THRU. DISTT.MAGISTRATE LAKHIMPUR KHERI AND OTHERS Vs. VINOD KUMAR CHOPRA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of Delay — State's application for condonation of delay — While earlier judgments allowed latitude for bureaucratic delays, recent Supreme Court pronouncements emphasize that administrative lethargy and laxity are not sufficient grounds for condoning delay — The state must demonstrate bona fides and vigilance, not merely rely on procedural red tape — India Law Library Docid # 2440834
(877) MOHD. SHAKEEL Vs. MUNNI DEVI THRU. LEGAL HEIRS OPPOSITE PARTY AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Revisional jurisdiction — High Court can interfere with orders passed by subordinate courts if they are illegal or arbitrary — Petitioner challenged an order allowing the impleadment of a third party in a suit for specific performance — Held, impugned order was not illegal or arbitrary, and the petition lacked merit. India Law Library Docid # 2440981
(878) MATHUPOTRA SOHIL Vs. NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU, JAMMU[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 8/20/25/27A/29 — Framing of charge — Court at the stage of framing charge is not required to conduct a meticulous appreciation of evidence, but only to determine if a prima facie case exists. India Law Library Docid # 2441031
(879) GAGANDEEP SINGH SAMBYAL Vs. MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO JAMMU AND KASHMIR BANK LTD AND ORS.[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Scope of Judicial Review — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or act as an appellate authority over Enquiry Officer's findings — The court can only examine if the enquiry was conducted by a competent authority, if procedures were followed, if principles of natural justice were adhered to, and if findings are based on some material evidence, or if irrelevant material influenced the India Law Library Docid # 2441032
(880) VIDYA SAGAR SHARMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 (DTVSV Act) — Section 4(2) and 4(6) — Revival of proceedings — Filing of declaration under Section 4(1) leads to automatic withdrawal of pending appeals from the date of issuance of certificate under Section 5(1) — Failure to comply with the conditions of the Act or the undertaking given under Section 4(5) results in presumption that the declaration was never made — All India Law Library Docid # 2441033