(961) ADAVAYYA Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 5(j)(ii), 5(l) read with Section 6 and Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 376(2)(h), (i), (n) — Appeal against conviction — Delay in lodging complaint — Victim's age not conclusively proven by admissible documents — DNA report excluded accused as biological father — Access of other persons to victim's house — Enmity between India Law Library Docid # 2439681
(962) AMIN KHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 362 BNSS (akin to Section 323 CrPC) — Committal of case — When an offence is exclusively triable by the Court of Sessions and a counter — case involves offenses triable by a Magistrate, the Magistrate's case should be committed to the Court of Sessions to ensure both are tried together by the same court. India Law Library Docid # 2440089
(963) JAI KISHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397(3) — Second Revision — Prohibition — A party cannot file a second revision petition after an earlier revision has been decided. The form of the petition doesn't matter, only the substance of the relief sought. The purpose is to ensure finality and prevent multiplicity of challenges. India Law Library Docid # 2440090
(964) FAKIRCHAND S/O LATE DHURJI NAI DECEASED THRU. LRS SMT. SUNDRBAI AND OTHERS Vs. RAMCHANDRA S/O LATE NATHAJI NAI DECEASED THRU. LRS SMT. SAMPATBAI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — High Court's power of superintendence — Interference with orders of subordinate courts — Limitations on interference, avoiding re-appreciation of evidence or acting as an appellate court. India Law Library Docid # 2440262
(965) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. AANAND BABELE[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Compassionate Appointment Scheme — COVID-19 Pandemic — Eligibility — Death of employee of local body funded by MGNREGA scheme — Funds for such employees are part of a centrally sponsored scheme and not from the Consolidated Fund of the State or India for the purpose of compassionate appointment. India Law Library Docid # 2440263
(966) MAHENDRA PRASAD AGARWAL Vs. ARVIND KUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(b) — Wilful disobedience of order of court — Repeated orders of High Court to reconsider claims of lecturers did not lead to finality — Government repeatedly passed orders rejecting claims based on policy — Contempt petition filed alleging non-compliance — Supreme Court notes a pattern India Law Library Docid # 2440286
(967) RAVI VALMIK Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302, 304 Part II — Murder vs Culpable Homicide — The court modified a conviction for murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the IPC, finding that the act was reckless and lacked intent to kill, fitting the criteria of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC. India Law Library Docid # 2440298
(968) RAJU Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 — Section 69 — Sexual intercourse by deceitful means or promise to marry without intention to fulfill — The allegations in an FIR, taken at face value, if they indicate that sexual intercourse occurred based on a false promise of marriage and the promise was not fulfilled, prima facie discloses a cognizable India Law Library Docid # 2440299
(969) PARAS SAKLECHA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Judicial Review of Policy Decisions — Courts generally avoid interfering with economic and policy decisions of the State, limiting review to legality and not wisdom. Such policies can be interfered with only if they are arbitrary, discriminatory, or mala fide. India Law Library Docid # 2440300
(970) KHEKH RAM Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Bhartiya Nagrik Surakasha Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Section 483 — Regular Bail — Petitioner arrested for alleged offenses of obstructing lawful discharge of duty, assault, and causing hurt — Grounds for bail include prolonged custody, ill health requiring hospital admission and potential further treatment — Acquittals in previous India Law Library Docid # 2440500
(971) THE MANAGER, ICICI LOMBARD GEN INS. CO. LTD. Vs. J. SUBRAMANYA AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award — Enhancement of compensation — Claimant sustained grievous injuries in road accident. Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs. 82,800/-. Insurer contended that the claimant himself was accused in the accident and filed a false complaint colluding with the owner and police. Court examined the multiple complaints, FIR, and 'B' report filed by the India Law Library Docid # 2439845
(972) SURE WAVES MEDIA TECH PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MR. FATHIRAJ[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 13(1-A) — Appeal against judgment and decree of Commercial Court — Lessee sought refund of rent and security deposit, and damages; Lessors counter-claimed for arrears of rent and charges — Commercial Court rejected lessee's suit, partly allowed lessors' counter-claim — Appeal concerned dispute over termination of lease and liability for rent — Court analyzed lease terms, India Law Library Docid # 2439846
(973) GREEN FINCH TEAM MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. BUNDL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Patent illegality — Commercial Court set aside award solely on ground that witness was not competent — High Court found this premise to be erroneous as award was based on admitted documents and interpretation of agreement. India Law Library Docid # 2439847
(974) DR. VINOD KUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Fundamental Rules, 1922 — Rule 56(bb) — Age of superannuation for doctors — Amendment enhancing age to 65 years but restricting it to non-administrative assignments — Amended rule stipulates 62 years as norm, with continuation up to 65 years being optional and conditional on acceptance of specific functional roles like teaching, clinical care, and public health — Exclusion from administrative posts beyond 62 does not constitute reduction in rank as it regulates duties during optional India Law Library Docid # 2439196
(975) J. MUTHURAJAN AND ANOTHER Vs. S. VAIKUNDARAJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Abuse of process — Family arrangement (KBPP) and Conciliation Award — Allegations of undue influence, coercion, misrepresentation, and fabrication — Grounds for challenge were distinct for KBPP and Award — Lower courts erred in rejecting plaint by treating documents as one Conciliation Award and dismissing allegations of fraud due to admitted execution of KBPP — Allegations of coercion need not be limited to India Law Library Docid # 2439200
(976) ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, CENTRALISED PENSION PROCESSING CENTRE (CPPC) AND OTHERS Vs. BINDESHWAR PRASAD PASWAN AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Pensionary Benefits — Excess Payment — Deduction — Bank entitled to deduct excess pension revision arrears due to 6th PRC, but not amounts paid for notional promotion benefits. India Law Library Docid # 2439345
(977) FARAH TABASSUM Vs. MOHAMMAD MOJMAIL HAQUE[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Appeal to High Court — Scope of — The High Court, as a first appellate court, can examine all questions of law and fact, reappraise evidence, and arrive at its own conclusions, similar to a re-hearing of the original suit. India Law Library Docid # 2439346
(978) JYOTI KUMAR SINGH Vs. SMT. RUNA SINGH[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — To establish cruelty as a ground for divorce, the conduct must be grave and weighty, rendering it unreasonable for one spouse to live with the other, and going beyond ordinary wear and tear of married life. India Law Library Docid # 2439347
(979) HERO CYCLES LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. HERO ECOTECH LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 39 Rule 2A and Section 151 — Contempt Proceedings — High Court setting aside trial court order — Supreme Court found trial court did not adjudicate application under Order 39 Rule 2A in accordance with law — Held, if applicants seek inquiry, both sides must be granted reasonable India Law Library Docid # 2439655
(980) NEERAJ SHARMA Vs. STATE BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Transfer of Employee — Medical Condition — Courts should consider medical condition and require employers to show pragmatic approach and empathy, especially when an employee suffers from ailments that affect their physical capabilities. India Law Library Docid # 2440174