(341) SHYAM YAGNESH SACHDEV Vs. NAMEE[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Interim maintenance — Wife's earning capacity — Held, merely because a wife is educated and capable of earning does not absolve the husband of his obligation to pay maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2440943
(342) JASBIR SINGH OBEROI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 27-02-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 147, 148, 148A, 149, 151 — Reassessment proceedings — Validity of notice — Assessment Year 2013-14 — Petitioner challenged reassessment proceedings on grounds of limitation and lack of proper sanction — Petitioner argued that proceedings were barred by limitation under proviso to Section 149, as amended by Finance Act, 2021 — Supreme Court in Union India Law Library Docid # 2441083
(343) SURISHTA DEVI Vs. NATIONAL HYDROELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 27-02-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Lump Sum Payment Scheme — Scheme in force at time of employee's death is applicable, not one that came into effect later — Rejection of claim based on a later scheme is invalid. India Law Library Docid # 2441091
(344) RAM SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 27-02-2026 Service Law — Government Order applicability — Petitioners employed by M/s Himalayan Wool Combers Private Limited, established after 24.01.1978, cannot claim benefits under Government Order dated 25.01.2018, which applies to employees of J&K Industries Limited, J&K HC(S&E), and J&K Handloom Silk Weaving Factory, as their service conditions and employment history are India Law Library Docid # 2441092
(345) RAKESH KUMAR Vs. GULSHAN KUMAR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 27-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1997 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Existence of arbitration agreement is a prerequisite condition for invoking Section 11(6) — Respondent did not dispute execution or existence of Partnership Deed dated 01.04.1996, which contained the arbitration clause — Arbitration clause stands admitted and requires no further proof at this stage. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2441093
(346) C. SRINIVAS Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 16 and Section 23 — Jurisdiction of Commissioner/Director to entertain second appeal — The Act provides for a two-tier mechanism: adjudication by the Tribunal and appeal to the Appellate Tribunal (District Collector) — The Act does not confer any further appeal or revisional jurisdiction on the Commissioner/Director against the India Law Library Docid # 2441476
(347) IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD. Vs. KRISHNABAI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 26-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurance Company appealing award fastening liability upon them — Issues include seating capacity of vehicle, premium paid, and applicability of Motor Vehicle Rules. India Law Library Docid # 2440276
(348) VEER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 50 — Compliance Regarding Search of Person — The court found that no questions were asked regarding the violation of Section 50 of the NDPS Act during the trial, nor was it raised as a ground in the appeal. Therefore, the objection regarding non-compliance India Law Library Docid # 2440277
(349) MEDION BIOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Objection to execution of compromise decree — In execution petition, primary onus lies on decree-holder to show that judgment debtor has willfully ובdisobeyed conditions of decree — Appellants had failed to establish violation of compromise decree by respondents — In absence of cogent proof of such violation, execution cannot be sustained — Burden India Law Library Docid # 2440374
(350) UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. KHEM RAJ VERMA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Administrative Law — Delay and Laches — Writ petitions challenging Tribunal orders — Union of India filed writ petition after a significant delay of over two years from the Tribunal's decision — Held, vested rights accrued in favour of the litigant and such delayed petitions are not maintainable — Courts cannot permit free play to challenge orders whimsically after unreasonable delay without justifiable reasons — India Law Library Docid # 2440375
(351) STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDEV SINGH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Service Law — Counting of Contract Service for Pensionary Benefits — Employees sought to count contract service rendered from 2004 to 2014 for pensionary benefits — The High Court allowed this claim based on a previous judgment which had attained finality — The employees restricted their claim to India Law Library Docid # 2440376
(352) ANKUSH THAKUR Vs. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act) — Section 3(1) — Order of detention — Challenge to — Non-application of mind by detaining authority — Petitioner detained for three months based on two FIRs under NDPS Act — Time gap of over one and a half years between second FIR and detention order — Detaining authority merely repeated India Law Library Docid # 2440377
(353) SHIV DUTT SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equal treatment — Denial of revised pay to contractual employees continuing on strength of court orders is discriminatory and violates Article 14 of the Constitution. Petitioners, who are contractual employees continuing their service on the strength of court orders, are performing the same duties as other contractual employees and therefore cannot be denied the revised India Law Library Docid # 2440407
(354) KULTAR SINGH Vs. JOINT REGISTRAR (MARKETING) COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES H.P. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Cooperative Societies Act, 1968 (Himachal Pradesh) — Section 93 and Section 49 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Appeals before Appellate Authority — Applicability of Section 5 of Limitation Act to proceedings under Section 93 of the Act — Held, provisions of Limitation Act are not excluded from applicability to India Law Library Docid # 2440408
(355) JYOTI Vs. RAKESH DHIMAN[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 9 — Transfer of proceedings — Wife's convenience is primary consideration — Court should prefer wife's convenience unless strong reasons exist against it — Inconvenience due to distance and financial constraints are valid grounds for transfer. India Law Library Docid # 2440409
(356) RAJINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Financial Rules (FR) — Rule 22(1)(a)(1) and Rule 22(1)(a)(2) — Pay fixation upon promotion — When a government servant is appointed to a post with duties and responsibilities of greater importance, their initial pay should be fixed by giving one increment from the post they were promoted from — If the new post does not involve duties of greater importance, the benefit of an additional increment under FR India Law Library Docid # 2440410
(357) MANOJ KUMAR Vs. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonor of cheque — Criminal revision petition filed challenging conviction and sentence — Accused deposited entire compensation amount with courts — Respondent-bank had no objection to compounding the offence subject to release of deposited amount — Court India Law Library Docid # 2440411
(358) RAM HIRDAY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder with common intention — For conviction under Section 34 IPC, prosecution must establish a pre-arranged plan or meeting of minds among accused — Mere presence at the scene ofoccurrence or possession of a weapon does not automatically establish common intention — To invoke Section 34, it must be proven that the criminal act was committed by several persons in India Law Library Docid # 2440780
(359) RAMCHANDRA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence for life imprisonment — Appellants convicted by Sessions Judge for murder of two deceased — Held, evidence of eyewitnesses coupled with medical report sufficiently established guilt of appellants beyond reasonable doubt — Contentions regarding doubtful place of incident, non-recovery of weapons, and contradictions in India Law Library Docid # 2440781
(360) KISHAN LAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 26-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Murder — Conviction — Appeal against — Dismissed — Sole surviving appellant convicted for murder along with other co-accused (now deceased) — Prosecution case based on testimony of informant, brother of deceased — Eyewitnesses named in FIR turned hostile — Appellant's counsel argued that conviction based solely on interested testimony of informant and hence unsafe — Court held that conviction can be based on testimony of solitary witnes India Law Library Docid # 2440782