(721) SATYA PAUL Vs. ALKA INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Sections 47, 57, 125 — Removal, cancellation, and rectification of registered trademarks — Prior adoption and use of trademark ARUN by petitioner since 1962 — Respondent no.1 registered trademark AiC ARUN in 2010, significantly later than petitioner’s prior registrations and extensive use — Deceptive similarity between marks established, as "ARUN" is the dominant and essential part of both — Adding prefix "AiC" does not differentiate marks India Law Library Docid # 2439197
(722) AJAY Vs. STATE AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 300 & 304 — Distinction between murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Factors to consider: intention, knowledge, nature of weapon, manner of use, surrounding circumstances. Absence of premeditation and sudden quarrel. Exception IV to Section 300 IPC — Application in cases of sudden fight in heat of passion without premeditation. India Law Library Docid # 2439198
(723) INDIAN BANK Vs. MOHAN MURTI SHANDILYA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Section 14 — Powers of Magistrate — Magistrate can take possession of secured asset upon being satisfied with the affidavit of the secured creditor. India Law Library Docid # 2439199
(724) SATYANARAYAN Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Chhattisgarh High Court (Appeal to Division Bench) Act, 2006 — Section 2(1) — Appeals against orders passed by Single Judge in petitions filed exclusively under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 — Held, no appeal lies against such orders before the Division Bench as these fall under the category of orders passed in supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 — It is not necessary to ascertain whether the Single Judge exercised power under Article 226 or 227 when the petition is speci India Law Library Docid # 2440660
(725) RAMESH KUMAR BUNKAR Vs. UCO BANK[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Delay in initiation — Show cause notice issued after 20 years of incident — Petitioner acquitted in criminal case related to the incident — No justification for the delay — Court held that protracted disciplinary proceedings cause mental agony and injustice to the employee — Petition allowed and show cause notice quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2440661
(726) SUJEET Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 304-B, 498-A, 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act — Appeal against conviction under Section 302 IPC — Acquittal from charges under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act — Conviction solely based on dying declaration — Dying declaration requires careful scrutiny — Doctor’s certification only stating ‘conscious’ not ‘fit mental state’ renders dying declaration India Law Library Docid # 2440841
(727) KAMALESH AGNIHOTRI @ KAMAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 308(2), 351(2), 352 — Application to quash charge sheet and summoning order — Allegations of extortion and criminal intimidation — Held, the allegations in the FIR and charge sheet, even if taken as true, do not constitute the offenses charged — No material to show intentional putting in fear of injury or dishonest inducement to deliver property — No intentional insult likely to India Law Library Docid # 2440842
(728) SABZA BEGUM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NOW UT) OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ jurisdiction — High Court's power to redress injustice — The High Court under Article 226 has wide powers to reach injustice wherever it is found and mould reliefs to meet peculiar requirements, not being subject to English procedural restrictions. India Law Library Docid # 2441036
(729) VINAY ANAND BOURAI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-02-2026 State Government Health Scheme — Reimbursement of medical bills — Petitioner retired from service and was a Golden Card holder — Received treatment for lung cancer — Submitted bills for reimbursement under the scheme. India Law Library Docid # 2441316
(730) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. NO.14415346L, EX HAV PALVINDER SINGH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 07-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Armed Forces Tribunal — Disability Pension — Appeal against AFT order granting disability pension — Court found AFT order to be legal and upheld it — Petition dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2439195
(731) R.K. SINGH @ RAJIV KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and criminal proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Contention that no offence made out against petitioner, continuation of proceedings amounts to abuse of process. India Law Library Docid # 2439350
(732) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SURINDER SINGH TOMOR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Common Award — Appeals and Cross-Appeals — Consolidation for Disposal — Three claim petitions decided by a common award by the Tribunal were assailed by both the respondents (Union of India) and the claimants through separate appeals and cross-appeals. Since all appeals and cross-objections arose from the same common India Law Library Docid # 2439071
(733) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHHOTALAL SIYARAM KSHATRIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of appellate court’s power — Appellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate, and reconsider evidence, and can reach its own conclusions on facts and law, but must consider the presumption of innocence which is reinforced by acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2439072
(734) M.SAKTHI @ SIVA SAKTHI Vs. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE OFFICE, DHARMAPURI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164(5) — Statement of victim — Victim's statement indicating she voluntarily went with the appellant due to mutual attraction and innocence of two youngsters — This fact is considered by the court when deciding on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2439073
(735) NANKU SINGH Vs. VIKRAM SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Amendment at the stage of arguments — Allowing amendment to introduce a time-barred claim is impermissible — Such amendment deprives the defendant of a valuable accrued right and a valid defense. India Law Library Docid # 2439332
(736) THE BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., Vs. SABU S/O JOSEPH AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 06-02-2026 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30(1) — Appeal by Insurance Company — Awarded compensation modified — Insurance company not liable for interest and medical expenses if excluded by policy terms — Employer solely liable for these. India Law Library Docid # 2439850
(737) SOMA Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against conviction — Dying declaration — Reliability — Lack of contemporaneous medical certification regarding deceased's fitness, uncertainty about authorship and recording place, and contradictions in witness testimony rendered dying declaration unreliable — Medical India Law Library Docid # 2440087
(738) R. RAGAVENDRAN AND OTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 44(2) — Protection of witnesses — Conditions precedent for exercise of power — Court must record its satisfaction that a witness's life is in danger, based on available materials — Measures for secrecy must be with recorded reasons and applied to each witness individually. India Law Library Docid # 2439040
(739) DR TRIVEDI MAHARSHI DINESHBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 16 — Articles 39(d) — Equal pay for equal work — Medical education — Senior Residents discharging duties of Assistant Professors — Entitled to minimum salary of Assistant Professors — Principle of equal pay for equal work applicable even to contractual employees and those undergoing bonded service — Deviation from this principle violates Articles 14 and India Law Library Docid # 2439041
(740) RAJINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF H.P AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-02-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483 — Application for regular bail — Applicant booked under Sections 64 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 6 of POCSO Act — Court considered nature of accusations, gravity of offence, severity of punishment, and danger of absconding or influencing witnesses India Law Library Docid # 2440501