(401) HEIRS OF DECD. KHEMCHAND MEGHRAAJ AND OTHERS Vs. HEIRS OF DECD. JAGANNATH GAURISHANKER AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(l) — Eviction on ground of tenant acquiring suitable alternative residence — The Act applies if the tenant has built, acquired vacant possession of, or been allotted a suitable residence after the Act came into force — The word "acquisition" should be interpreted broadly to mean having a roof over one's head, even if legally acquired by a family India Law Library Docid # 2440951
(402) JAGMAL DAYABHAI VALA Vs. JUNAGADH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THROUGH COMMISSIONER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 25B(2), 25F — Retrenchment — Condition precedent for retrenchment — Workman must prove completion of 240 days of continuous service in the preceding 12 months — Burden of proof lies on the workman — Mere affidavits or self-serving statements are insufficient — Employer's non India Law Library Docid # 2440952
(403) DISTRICT PRIMARY EDUCATION OFFICER AND ANOTHER Vs. SABIHABEN AYUBHBHAI VORA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — A Civil Court cannot assume the role of an interview committee or appointing authority to re-assess interview marks, grant additional marks, or direct an authority to appoint a candidate — Such actions are beyond the court's jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2440953
(404) STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER Vs. ANIL J. JHATAKIA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 55 — Suit for compensation for breach of contract — Starting point of limitation — The period of limitation for a suit for compensation for breach of contract begins to run from the date the contract is broken or when the breach occurs, or if the breach is continuing, when it ceases. India Law Library Docid # 2440954
(405) SATYA DEVI Vs. MUMTAZ HUSSAIN AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Barred by law — Doctrine of res judicata and Section 10 CPC raised as grounds — Court can consider only averments in plaint and documents filed with it, not defence in written statement — Plea of res judicata requires final decision and adjudication of issues, which cannot be determined at Order 7 Rule 11 stage when matter is pending India Law Library Docid # 2441096
(406) SATISH SASAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-02-2026 Constitutional of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Locus Standi — Petitioners failed to plead or demonstrate infringement of any legal, fundamental, or statutory right by the impugned SRO or consequential actions — Mere assertion of being President of a Sabha, social activist, or prominent citizen does not confer India Law Library Docid # 2441097
(407) CHANGA RAM Vs. STATE OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-02-2026 Allotment of Land — Encroachment — Failure to inform bidder about encroachment renders subsequent actions unfair — Public authorities obligated to act fairly and transparently. India Law Library Docid # 2441098
(408) NOSHAD AHMED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-02-2026 Jurisdiction — Territorial jurisdiction of High Court — Cause of action — For a High Court to entertain a writ petition, a material, essential, or integral part of the cause of action must have arisen within its territorial jurisdiction — The mere residence of the petitioner or the service of an order at their residential address within the court's jurisdiction does not, by itself, constitute a part of the cause of action for India Law Library Docid # 2441099
(409) PRAKASH SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Criminal Law — Burden of Proof — Prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — In cases based on circumstantial evidence, each circumstance must be interconnected and exclude any possibility of innocence. India Law Library Docid # 2441255
(410) THE STATE REP BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CBCID, COIMBATORE RANGE Vs. MARAN @ SENGUTTAVAN @ MANIVANNAN @ MULLAIVALAVAN @ KANNAIYAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 25-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1)(b) — Appeal against acquittal — Kidnapping and associated offences — Prosecution failed to prove conspiracy due to inconsistencies in witness testimonies and lack of corroboration. India Law Library Docid # 2441556
(411) M/S SHRI KRISHNADAS TIKARAM A PARTNERSHIP FIRM REPRESENTED THR ITS PARTEN SHRI ASHWANI GAUTAM Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Section 8-A(6) — Amended in 2015 — Deemed Extension of Lease — Mining leases granted before the amendment are deemed extended up to 50 years from the grant date or until 31.03.2020, whichever is later, provided lease conditions are met. India Law Library Docid # 2440267
(412) SMT. KARUNA BAJPAI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 24-02-2026 Government Service — Departmental Enquiry — Principles of Natural Justice — A departmental inquiry must adhere to principles of natural justice. This includes providing the employee with a copy of the inquiry report, allowing them to present a reply to the findings, and ensuring witnesses' statements are recorded in their presence with an opportunity for cross-examination. Failure to do so vitiates the punishment order. India Law Library Docid # 2440268
(413) LALE @ LALLU RAVAT Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 450 and Section 376 r/w POCSO Act, Section 3/4 — Conviction for house trespass to commit offense punishable with death, and rape of a child — The appellant was convicted under Section 450 IPC for entering a house with the intention of committing an offense punishable with death, and under India Law Library Docid # 2440269
(414) SMT. CHHOTI DEVI TOMAR Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 24-02-2026 Suspension of Government Servant — Payment of Allowances — A government servant placed under suspension due to arrest in a criminal case is not entitled to full pay and allowances for the suspension period if the criminal prosecution was not at the instance of the department, even if subsequently acquitted. Fundamental Rule 54 India Law Library Docid # 2440270
(415) SHRIDHAR LAL ATERIA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 24-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review of Administrative Actions — Orders of Disciplinary and Appellate Authorities — Punishments imposed must be based on valid and justifiable reasons and cannot be arbitrary. India Law Library Docid # 2440271
(416) PAWAN KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Civil Services — Regularization — Contractual service for seniority and other benefits — Petitioner appointed on contract basis on recommendations of selection committee, later regularized without break — Contractual service to be counted for seniority, pay fixation, and other consequential benefits, with actual benefits from India Law Library Docid # 2440483
(417) RAM PYARI Vs. STATE OF H.P.AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 54 — Appeal against award in land acquisition case — Appellant failed to produce evidence before Reference Court multiple times — Evidence of appellant closed and reference petition dismissed — However, appellant applied to produce additional evidence of another award India Law Library Docid # 2440484
(418) SHRI SURMUKH SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and consequential proceedings — Compromise between parties — Extent of High Court's power — High Court has inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even in non-compoundable cases on the basis of a compromise, but this power must be exercised India Law Library Docid # 2440485
(419) STATE OF H.P. Vs. DHRUV DEV[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337, 338 — Appeal against acquittal — High Court can interfere with acquittal only if judgment is perverse, based on misreading or omission of evidence, or leads to a conclusion no reasonable person could reach. India Law Library Docid # 2440486
(420) HANSA DEVI Vs. DIWAKAR DUTT[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Revision petition challenged conviction and sentence for dishonour of cheque — Complainant received the entire compensation amount and had no objection to compounding the offence — Held, offence can be compounded even after conviction under Section 147 of the Act, as per Supreme Court guidelines — Impugned judgments quashed and accused acquitted — Accused to pay 5% of cheque amount as compounding fee. India Law Library Docid # 2440487