(681) 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
(682) 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
(683) 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
(684) 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
(685) 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
(686) 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
(687) 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
(688) 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
(689) 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
(690) 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
(691) 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
(692) 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
(693) 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
(694) 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
(695) HANS KUMAR RAJWADE Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 16 — Regularization of contractual employees — Employees appointed through due process on sanctioned posts and rendering long, uninterrupted service of over a decade cannot be denied regularization merely based on "contractual" label in appointment orders — State cannot perpetuate ad-hocism by relying on contractual nomenclature — Rejection of regularization claim must be reasoned and not cryptic or mechanical, especially when substantive features of India Law Library Docid # 2440659
(696) SUNIL KUMAR DUBLISH Vs. SRI RAMESH CHANDRA DUBLISH (SINCE DEAD) AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 — Applicability — Whether a suit is barred by Section 4(1) of the Benami Act is a disputed question of fact that cannot be decided at the stage of an Order 7 Rule 11 CPC application, especially when the plaint alleges that the property was purchased from Joint Hindu Family (HUF) funds or India Law Library Docid # 2440836
(697) K.P. PANKAJ (KESHAV PRASAD PANKAJ) GOVERNMENT CONTACTOR AND SUPPLIERS Vs. CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Territorial jurisdiction — Where a court finds it lacks territorial jurisdiction, it should return the plaint for presentation to the competent court under Order 7 Rule 10 CPC, not reject it under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Trial court erred in rejecting the plaint India Law Library Docid # 2440837
(698) SACHIN KUMAR Vs. SMT NIDHI DOHRE AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 7(1), Explanation (c) — Property dispute between spouses — Jurisdiction — Suits and proceedings between parties to a marriage concerning property of either party are exclusively cognizable by the Family Court. India Law Library Docid # 2440838
(699) SHIVAM CHAURASIYA THRU. HIS BROTHER MR. MANAS CHAURASIYA Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME AFFAIRS LKO. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 10-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Right to be informed of grounds of arrest — This is a mandatory constitutional safeguard and not a mere procedural formality — Failure to inform the arrested person of the grounds of arrest in writing renders the arrest illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2440839
(700) DR. APARAJITA CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Medical College & Hospital Administration — Director-cum-Professor post — Designation of Head of Department as Director-cum-Professor — Government Orders dated 20.01.1976 and 26.07.1976 established the practice of designating the Head of Department as Director-cum-Professor, without creating a separate post. This practice continued with subsequent Government Orders, including the one regarding the Regional India Law Library Docid # 2440840