(601) BABUBHAI ISHWARBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879 — Section 135(C) — Mutation of revenue entry based on registered sale deed — A person acquiring rights through a registered document is exempted from reporting to the designated officer, implying the officer has a duty to mutate the entry even without notice to other parties. India Law Library Docid # 2441052
(602) R.SRINIVAS Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 16-02-2026 Parent Statute and Delegated Legislation — Validity of Rule — Sub-rule (3) of Rule 21 of the Telangana Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2011, which empowers the District Collector/District Magistrate to order eviction of children/legal heirs from the property of senior citizens, was challenged as unconstitutional and ultra vires the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior India Law Library Docid # 2441472
(603) NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE CONSUMERS FEDERATION OF INDIA LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCIL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 — Section 18 — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Maintainability of Writ Petition — Orders passed under Section 18 of the MSMED Act, 2006, which are considered 'Awards' under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, are not amenable to challenge India Law Library Docid # 2440109
(604) KAMLA SHANKAR NAGDA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8/29 — Framing of charge — Requirements — Court must apply judicial mind and not merely endorse charge — sheet — Mere allegations or uncorroborated statements of co — accused are insufficient — Need for prima facie material showing essential ingredients of offence — Impugned order setting aside due to non — application of mind and lack of reasoning. India Law Library Docid # 2440110
(605) DALIP KUMAR Vs. M/S SHREE SAI IRON AND STEEL STORE AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 148(2) — Suspension of Sentence — Deposit of Compensation — Court grants one-month extension for compliance with order to deposit 20% of compensation amount, despite previous failure, and directs depositing original Demand Draft before trial court. No coercive action to be taken India Law Library Docid # 2440498
(606) LARSEN AND TOUBRO LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Sections 28, 29, 75(3) — Registration — Amendment and Cancellation — Orders passed in the name of a non-existent entity due to amalgamation are void — Petitioner company's prior entity (LTHE) amalgamated with the petitioner under NCLT order — GST authorities continued to pass orders in the India Law Library Docid # 2440171
(607) T.N JAGADEESH Vs. CHAIRMAN / DEPUTY COMMISSIONER THE DISTRICT CASTE AND INCOME VERIFICATION COMMITTEE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 & 227 — Writ Jurisdiction — Scope of — Court does not sit in appeal over findings of fact by statutory authorities; jurisdiction is supervisory and corrective, not substitutive. Interference warranted only for jurisdictional error, violation of natural justice, patent illegality, perversity, or manifest non-application of mind. Court is not concerned with plausibility of a view if it is supported by material. India Law Library Docid # 2439633
(608) BABULAL DEEWAN Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review of Mercy Petitions — Mercy is not a legal right and is not ordinarily subject to judicial review — It is an act of grace that begins where legal rights end. India Law Library Docid # 2440309
(609) AVINASH PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 91, 256, 293 & 233, Section 94 of BNSS — Dismissal of application for calling defence witnesses and expert — Admissibility of expert reports without formal proof — Trial court's rejection of application solely on grounds of delay, general directions for speedy disposal, or Section 293 CrPC is unsustainable India Law Library Docid # 2440310
(610) RAM NARAIN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Recording of statement of accused on proforma of old Act (Cr.P.C., 1898) — Held to be an irregularity, not an illegality vitiating the trial — Old forms are deemed to be under corresponding provisions of the new Code by Section 484(2)(b) Cr.P.C., 1973 and Section 8 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 — No prejudice caused to the appellants established to warrant quashing of proceedings — Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440831
(611) SHIV PUJAN VERMA Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Prosecution failed to establish a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances — Extra-judicial confession was weak and unsupported by corroboration — Recovery of alleged murder weapons was not supported by India Law Library Docid # 2440832
(612) JAI KUMAR AGGARWAL Vs. DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF GST INTELLIGENCE AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) — Section 69 — Arrest of person — Requirement of furnishing grounds of arrest — It is mandatory to furnish grounds of arrest in writing to the arrestee along with the arrest memo — Failure to do so renders the arrest and subsequent remand illegal — The court must ensure that the "reasons to believe" recorded by the Commissioner are based on credible evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440833
(613) STATE OF U.P. THRU. DISTT.MAGISTRATE LAKHIMPUR KHERI AND OTHERS Vs. VINOD KUMAR CHOPRA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of Delay — State's application for condonation of delay — While earlier judgments allowed latitude for bureaucratic delays, recent Supreme Court pronouncements emphasize that administrative lethargy and laxity are not sufficient grounds for condoning delay — The state must demonstrate bona fides and vigilance, not merely rely on procedural red tape — India Law Library Docid # 2440834
(614) MOHD. SHAKEEL Vs. MUNNI DEVI THRU. LEGAL HEIRS OPPOSITE PARTY AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Revisional jurisdiction — High Court can interfere with orders passed by subordinate courts if they are illegal or arbitrary — Petitioner challenged an order allowing the impleadment of a third party in a suit for specific performance — Held, impugned order was not illegal or arbitrary, and the petition lacked merit. India Law Library Docid # 2440981
(615) MATHUPOTRA SOHIL Vs. NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU, JAMMU[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 8/20/25/27A/29 — Framing of charge — Court at the stage of framing charge is not required to conduct a meticulous appreciation of evidence, but only to determine if a prima facie case exists. India Law Library Docid # 2441031
(616) GAGANDEEP SINGH SAMBYAL Vs. MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO JAMMU AND KASHMIR BANK LTD AND ORS.[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Scope of Judicial Review — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or act as an appellate authority over Enquiry Officer's findings — The court can only examine if the enquiry was conducted by a competent authority, if procedures were followed, if principles of natural justice were adhered to, and if findings are based on some material evidence, or if irrelevant material influenced the India Law Library Docid # 2441032
(617) VIDYA SAGAR SHARMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 (DTVSV Act) — Section 4(2) and 4(6) — Revival of proceedings — Filing of declaration under Section 4(1) leads to automatic withdrawal of pending appeals from the date of issuance of certificate under Section 5(1) — Failure to comply with the conditions of the Act or the undertaking given under Section 4(5) results in presumption that the declaration was never made — All India Law Library Docid # 2441033
(618) M/S H.P.SINGH & CO. Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 13-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1997 (J&K) — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Petitioner seeking appointment of arbitrator due to disputes arising from a contract — Respondents averring that petitioner signed a supplementary agreement and a "No Claim Certificate" for full and final settlement — The "No Claim Certificate" and supplementary agreement are considered "excepted matters" under India Law Library Docid # 2441034
(619) VIVEK NEGI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Promotion Eligibility — Qualifying Service — Petitioner not eligible for promotion as Administrative Officer due to lack of requisite three years of qualifying service on the feeder post of Head Assistant, as per recruitment rules. India Law Library Docid # 2441305
(620) SMT. BASANTI BISHT AND OTHERS Vs. MAHENDRA KUMAR AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 140 — Motor accident compensation claim — Death of deceased in road accident due to rash and negligent driving — Appeal by claimants for enhancement of compensation and appeal by insurance company for quashing award — Appeals arise out of common judgment and award and involve identical questions of fact and law — Both appeals disposed of together. India Law Library Docid # 2441306