(701) GORDON JOHN TEXTILES LTD Vs. GHCL LTD AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 13(b) — Foreign judgment — Enforceability in India — Whether a judgment is "on merits" — Foreign judgment is not conclusive if not given on the merits of the case — A judgment is considered "on merits" if the court has examined the correctness of the claim based on evidence or material, not merely on the absence or inadequacy of a defense — A summary India Law Library Docid # 2440974
(702) NANJUNDA Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Criminal Procedure — Arrest — Grounds of arrest — furnishing of — failure to furnish grounds of arrest in writing to accused prior to remand proceedings would render arrest illegal and entitle accused to release. India Law Library Docid # 2441167
(703) SMT. G. SAI LAXMI Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — No-Objection Certificate (NOC) — Requirement of NOC from family members for compassionate appointment can be waived if obtaining it is practically impossible due to family disputes, especially when the applicant has provided an affidavit undertaking to care for the concerned family India Law Library Docid # 2441348
(704) SUNIGANTI VITTALAIAH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS.[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-02-2026 Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 — Section 3(3) — Inclusion of Gram Panchayat into Municipality — Court considered the legislative history and found that Section 3(3) confers express legislative competence upon the State to alter or amend Schedule-I so as to include any “local area” within a Municipality — The power so conferred is plenary and traceable to the constitutional framework under Part IX-A of India Law Library Docid # 2441468
(705) SHEO PUJAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 & 16 — Public Employment — Equality of Opportunity — Appointments made without advertisement or due process violate constitutional guarantees. India Law Library Docid # 2439349
(706) MAHAVEER PRASAD Vs. SURESH KUMAR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Court's power to grant consequential relief — Plaintiff's application to add a plea regarding mortgaged property was rejected by the trial court, yet the court erroneously granted relief concerning the property — The High Court held that the trial court has jurisdiction to award consequential relief when decreeing a suit, and granting liberty to India Law Library Docid # 2440088
(707) KAMLESH BAI KUSHWAHA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65B — Admissibility of Call Detail Records — Call detail records are inadmissible if not accompanied by a certificate under Section 65B of the Evidence Act, especially when the certificate is provided by a constable who obtained the details, not India Law Library Docid # 2440255
(708) BRAJESH SINGH Vs. RAM PRASAD DEHARIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 M.P. Panchayat Raj and Gram Swaraj Act, 1993 — Section 14(2) and M.P. Panchayat Nirvachan Niyam, 1995 — Rule 31(1) — Reservation for Scheduled Caste — Qualification to contest — A candidate must belong to the Scheduled Caste category recognized by law to contest elections for seats reserved for Scheduled Castes. India Law Library Docid # 2440256
(709) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. BHAGWATI RAIKWAR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) — Appeal against Acquittal — Appreciation of Evidence — The appellate court must meticulously examine the evidence and cannot interfere with the trial court's findings unless they are perverse, illegal, or based on misappreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2440257
(710) RADHA RATHORE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Appointment of Anganwadi Sahayika — Eligibility Criteria — Age Calculation for Bonus Marks — The date of 1st January of the selection year is prescribed only for determining the minimum and maximum age for appointment, not for awarding bonus marks. Bonus marks for being an unmarried lady over 30 years of age should be assessed India Law Library Docid # 2440258
(711) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. ASHISH AND ANR. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 10(2) — Driving License Validity — A driver possessing a Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) license, which is for four-wheelers, at the time of a two-wheeler accident, is considered to be driving a vehicle of a completely different class, thus violating Section 10(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act. India Law Library Docid # 2440259
(712) ARJUN MANGHANI Vs. SAPPHIRE FOODS INDIA PVT. LTD THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY MR. DEEPAK TALUJA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Application for Appointment of Arbitrator — Existence of Arbitration Agreement — The Court's role under Section 11 is to determine if an arbitration agreement exists, not to conduct a detailed inquiry into the merits of the dispute. The Arbitral Tribunal is the primary authority to decide India Law Library Docid # 2440260
(713) M/S. MADHYA PRADESH FLYING CLUB LTD. Vs. HASEENA KHATUN KHAN AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 4(1B) and Explanation II — Wage Cap — The amendment in 2009 deleted the deeming provision that capped monthly wages, allowing compensation to be calculated on actual wages proven, even if they exceed a notified amount, in furtherance of the Act's social welfare purpose. India Law Library Docid # 2440261
(714) M/S. MOBISY TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD. Vs. M/S. J.G. HOSIERY PVT LTD.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — MSMED Act, 2006, Section 18 — The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) does not, in all cases, compel micro and small enterprises to exclusively resort to the Facilitation Council and does not bar arbitration under a valid contractual clause when the statutory mechanism has not been invoked. India Law Library Docid # 2439844
(715) GURUCHARAN @ BABLOO Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH P.P[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 460, 302 — Grievous hurt or death in commission of lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, Murder — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 3, 25 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(8), 313 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Conviction based on ocular testimony corroborated by scientific evidence including ballistic report and post-mortem report India Law Library Docid # 2440197
(716) DR. GURDEEP SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 33 — Indigent Person — Application to sue without paying court fees — Court must interpret "indigent person" liberally, considering economic realities and legislative intent to ensure access to justice — Test for indigency is actual possession of means to pay court fees, not hypothetical earning India Law Library Docid # 2440199
(717) ASHOK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 376, 384 — Circumstantial Evidence — Unexplained delay in FIR lodging — Held to be a circumstance that puts the court on guard against embellishment and false implication. India Law Library Docid # 2440200
(718) SMTI. DIS CHYRMANG Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to child in conflict with law — Statutory rule — Bail is a statutory rule for a child in conflict with law, irrespective of the offence’s nature — Denial of bail is permissible only on specific grounds: association with criminals or exposure to moral, physical, or psychological danger — Further exception is when release would "defeat the ends of India Law Library Docid # 2439192
(719) P.S.A.V. PRASAD Vs. HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATION), HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Reconsideration of compassionate appointment — Delay in filing writ petition — Petitioner sought compassionate appointment based on his father's medical invalidation retirement. The scheme for compassionate appointment was initially struck down by the High Court, later revived by the Supreme Court. Petitioner filed India Law Library Docid # 2439193
(720) TOMIN ETE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Promotees vs. Direct Recruits — Dispute over seniority and consequential benefits between promotees and direct recruits in the Department of Hydro Power Development. Petitioners claim eligibility for promotion from 2002, officiated as Assistant Engineers and received pay scale in 2009, but received substantive promotion only in 2019, making them junior to direct recruits appointed later. India Law Library Docid # 2439194