(901) ABHISHEK FINLEASE LTD Vs. PRAVINBHAI JITENDRABHAI MANIYAR AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Contract Law — Loan Agreement and Promissory Note — Evidence — Trial court dismissed suit based on handwriting expert opinion regarding agreement allegedly signed by Defendant No — 1 — Court found Defendant No — 2's signature on promissory note undisputed and an agreement (Exhibit-104) admitting liability — India Law Library Docid # 2440970
(902) THE HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA THROUGH ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR BHARAT BHUSHAN Vs. RANO DEVI AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order refusing to set aside an arbitral award — Scope of appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is limited and subject to the same grounds as a challenge under Section 34 — Courts should not interfere with an arbitral award in a casual or cavalier manner — Mere possibility of an alternative view on facts or interpretation of a contract does not India Law Library Docid # 2441035
(903) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. SARDARBHAI KANJIBHAI DAMOR AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's power to reassess evidence is extensive, but should give proper weight to the trial court's view, presump-tion of innocence, and benefit of doubt — If the trial court's reasoning is plausible and cannot be dislodged, the High Court should not interfere with acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2441053
(904) SHRI YOGRAJ (SINCE DECEASED, THROUGH LRS) AND ANOTHER Vs. SHRI RAM KUMAR GUPTA[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Jurisdiction — Revisional Court — Limits of powers — Revisional court under Provincial Small Cause Courts Act cannot re-appreciate evidence or enter into questions of title, particularly when such issues have been previously decided and attained finality — Revisional court transgressed its limited scope by undertaking a fresh evaluation of evidence and overlooking established documentary evidence and public records. India Law Library Docid # 2441308
(905) PRATIBHA RAWAT Vs. PHARMACY COUNCIL STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Pharmacy Act, 1948 — Section 12 — Education Regulations, 1991 — Regulation 4, Chapter II — Pharmacist Registration — Eligibility based on 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics — Petitioner did not secure passing marks in Chemistry in 10+2 — Admission to Diploma in Pharmacy — Suppression of facts or fraud not established — College responsible for admission process and document India Law Library Docid # 2441309
(906) MOOL CHANDRA @ MOOLA OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 366A, 376(2)(l), 376D — Need for unimpeachable proof — Absence of seizure memo and recovery documents for incriminating exhibits — Possibility of tampering or contamination — Forensic evidence loses evidentiary sanctity without proper chain of custody — Conviction cannot be sustained on such unverified material. India Law Library Docid # 2441310
(907) AAVESH ANSARI @ CHOTU Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 41(1)(b) — Grounds of arrest — Communication of grounds of arrest in writing is mandatory — Arrestee must be informed of the precise acts done by them which constitute the offense — Simply informing of the law applicable is not sufficient — Arrestee has the right to understand why they have been arrested, including the basic facts constituting an offence and the India Law Library Docid # 2441311
(908) LATEEF RAHMAN SHARFAN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Section 3, 2(1)(u) — Offence of money laundering is independent of the scheduled offence, but is intrinsically linked to proceeds of crime derived from a scheduled offence — The Act’s machinery can be invoked if there are proceeds of crime involved in any India Law Library Docid # 2441470
(909) SAGAR ASIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MR. V. AGASTYA SAGAR AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 16(6) — Challenge to Arbitrator's jurisdiction — Party whose objection to Arbitrator's jurisdiction is rejected must first exhaust remedies under Section 34 of the Act after the arbitral award is made, and cannot approach the Appellate Court directly at the Section 16 stage. India Law Library Docid # 2441471
(910) SHRI NARESH DARNAM Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Jurisdiction — Service Matters — Employees working in organizations notified under CAT Rules must approach CAT first for service-related grievances, rather than directly filing a writ petition in the High Court, unless exceptional circumstances apply. India Law Library Docid # 2441461
(911) K. V. R. KANNAN Vs. G. RAMACHANDRAN (DIED) BY LRS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 12-02-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and willingness of plaintiff — Plaintiff must prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform contract till final decision — Mere averment in plaint is insufficient — Burden of proof lies on plaintiff — Availability of funds is crucial — Plaintiff's failure to adduce India Law Library Docid # 2441570
(912) THE STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE Vs. AMBEDKAR AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Accused acquitted by trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2441571
(913) SUNIL KUJUR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing as accused — Court's power to summon additional accused is extraordinary and must be exercised judiciously, with extreme care and caution, balancing personal liberty and societal interest. India Law Library Docid # 2439351
(914) ZEBA KHAN Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 — Forgery, Cheating and using forged documents — Grant of bail — High Court order granting bail to accused set aside — Inconsistent facts and suppressed material antecedents considered by High Court — Forged LL.B degree relied upon by accused for India Law Library Docid # 2439283
(915) N. MANOHARAN, ETC. Vs. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972— Section 2(e)— Applicability to employees of Heavy Water Plant (HWP), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)— HWP is a project managed by the Heavy Water Projects Board of the DAE and is an adjunct or ancillary to the DAE, not a separate legal entity— Employees are considered Central Government servants and fall within the exclusionary clause of Section 2(e) India Law Library Docid # 2439284
(916) K. RAJAIAH Vs. THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-02-2026 Disciplinary proceedings — Fabrication of medical certificate — Duty of inquiry officer — Where a charge of forgery is alleged, and the key evidence involves a disputed signature, the inquiry officer must take greater caution, including potentially referring the matter to a handwriting expert, especially when the consequences of a proved charge include mandatory dismissal. Failure to do so, if it leads to a finding India Law Library Docid # 2439285
(917) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAFIQUE DADU DAL. AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — High Court can review, reappreciate and reconsider evidence, but must be mindful of double presumption of innocence in favour of accused, and should not interfere if trial court's view is a possible and reasonable conclusion on evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2439287
(918) BAIJU ORAON Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 304 Part I, 34 — Murder vs. Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder — Dispute over house construction — Brothers quarreling, leading to one brother's death — Held to be culpable homicide not amounting to murder due to lack of premeditation, acting in heat of passion during a India Law Library Docid # 2439288
(919) RAM BABU YADAV Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Sections 66 & 73 — Penalty for false declaration — Mens Rea — For punitive action, deliberate intent to defraud must be proven; mere operational variations or clerical errors do not constitute a false declaration without evidence of concealment or loss of freight. India Law Library Docid # 2439289
(920) SMTI TEILYNTI LYNGDOH Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Regulations — Mandatory PhD Requirement for Promotion — Prospective Application — Requirement of a PhD for promotion to a higher grade payment under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) is prospective and applies only to those joining service after a specified date India Law Library Docid # 2439290