(941) SUBHASHCHANDRA GUPTA Vs. AJAY KUMAR SHARMA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 5 Rule 20 — Substituted Service — Requirements for — Court must be satisfied that defendant is evading service or summons cannot be served in ordinary way — Mere assertion of plaintiff is insufficient. India Law Library Docid # 2440835
(942) NARSINHBHAI PATHUJI THAKOR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A and 306 — Cruelty and abetment of suicide — Conviction for offences under Section 498A and 306 IPC — Appeal against conviction — While alleged harassment due to inability to conceive was claimed as cause for suicide, evidence showed matrimonial family sought medical India Law Library Docid # 2440971
(943) PIRZADA SAIYED BAHAUDDIN B. KADRI(SINCE DECD.THRO HEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope — High Court cannot interfere with findings of fact by the first Appellate Court unless they are contrary to law, based on inadmissible evidence, or made without any evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2440972
(944) VIRA MERU JOTWA Vs. RAMSHI SIDI GADHE AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Application for condoning a colossal delay of 16 years and 9 months in joining legal heirs as appellants — Applicants failed to provide convincing or cogent reasons for the extensive delay — Mere assertion of a "dormant" appeal or blaming the advocate does not constitute sufficient cause — The applicants' reasons were vague, evasive, India Law Library Docid # 2440973
(945) COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT RMPP VIDYALAYA INTER COLLEGE GURUKUL NARSAN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Uttarakhand School Education Act, 2006 — Section 29(7) — Director's power to examine validity of election — In absence of dispute between rival committees, Director has no power to examine election validity, which must be raised under Societies Registration Act, 1860. India Law Library Docid # 2441312
(946) VINEET SHARMA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance for wife and child — Revisional Court's scope of interference — Limited, but permissible when order shows non-consideration of material or results in inequity. India Law Library Docid # 2441314
(947) USHA MITTAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 145/146(1) — Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — Section 528 — Jurisdiction of Magistrate under Sections 145/146(1) CrPC — Proceedings under Section 145 CrPC become infructuous once a competent civil court assumes jurisdiction over the dispute regarding possession and grants an injunction — Magistrate cannot pass any further order in such infructuous India Law Library Docid # 2441315
(948) M/S. PIONEER ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES LIMITED Vs. M/S. RAS Al KHAIMAH INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 11-02-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 12A — Exemption from pre-institution mediation — Plaintiff can be exempted if the suit requires urgent interim relief, and the purpose of Section 12A is not to paralyze deserving cases for injunctions but to encourage mediation for non-urgent suits. India Law Library Docid # 2441469
(949) HUKUM LAL B.P. Vs. MEGHWATI DEVI @ JYOTI CHOUHAN[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) — Cruelty and Desertion — Allegations of cruelty and desertion by husband against wife were not substantiated by cogent evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2439348
(950) ABDUL KHALEK AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Constitutional Law — State's duty to protect forests — Article 48A and 51A(g) of the Constitution mandate the State to protect and improve the environment, forests, and wildlife, and impose a similar duty on citizens. This reflects a shared responsibility to prevent, regulate, and remedy environmental harm. India Law Library Docid # 2439220
(951) J. MUTHURAJAN AND ANOTHER Vs. S. VAIKUNDARAJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Grounds — Allegations of coercion, undue influence, and misrepresentation impacting the fairness of a family arrangement deed (KBPP) are matters of evidence and cannot be summarily rejected at the plaint stage, especially when such coercion might not be explicit but arise from family dynamics. India Law Library Docid # 2439221
(952) DR. ANAND RAI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(v), 3(2)(va) — Essential ingredients — Charges under SCST Act require proof of victim's caste, accused's knowledge of victim's caste, and intent to insult or cause harm. India Law Library Docid # 2439222
(953) DHANANJAI JHA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3 & 4 — Cruelty and dowry demand — Quashing of proceedings — Allegations in FIR were general and omnibus against aged parents residing separately abroad — Marriage dissolved by divorce decree prior to FIR — No prima facie case India Law Library Docid # 2439295
(954) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. DHANWATI DEVI AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award — Driver holding licence for Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) is competent to drive transport vehicle within prescribed weight limit — Distinction between LMV (Private) and LMV (Transport) is not a bar to driving a transport India Law Library Docid # 2439296
(955) LOVEPREET SINGH @LOVE Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 21, 25, 29 — Bail — Applicant in custody for over two years — No recovery of drugs from applicant's possession — Applicant not owner of vehicle from which contraband was recovered — Sole evidence connecting applicant to recovery is disclosure India Law Library Docid # 2439297
(956) IN RE: ORDER DATED 17.03.2025 PASSED BY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD IN CRIMINAL REVISION NO. 1449/2024 AND ANCILLARY ISSUES[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 354B — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 9, 10, 18 — Distinction between 'preparation' and 'attempt' — High Court erroneously reduced charges from attempt to commit rape to a lesser offence based on a misinterpretation of the stage of the crime — Supreme Court held that the India Law Library Docid # 2439530
(957) SEENI HAJA MOHAMMED Vs. STATE REPRESENTED THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022 — Interpretation of Rules — Subordinate legislation — Cannot override parent statute — Rules of 2022 restrict disposal to tender or auction, but must be read harmoniously with the parent NDPS Act — Rules do not divest Special India Law Library Docid # 2439532
(958) RCM INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED Vs. THE STATE HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 35 and 36 — Enforcement of Arbitral Award — Contractual clauses requiring pre-deposit before challenging an award are not mandatory and do not override statutory provisions. India Law Library Docid # 2439538
(959) ATHARV CHATURVEDI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Power to do complete justice — Supreme Court's power to pass orders to secure complete justice invoked due to patent disadvantage faced by an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidate in obtaining MBBS admission. India Law Library Docid # 2439549
(960) I.S. D.S. PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S KHEMKA FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 134 — Suit for passing off — Jurisdiction — Requirement of institution in a court not inferior to a District Court — High Court held suit maintainable before Civil Judge, Senior Division, functioning as a Commercial Court — Supreme Court issued notice and stayed further proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2439551