(841) M/S AGARWAL ASSOCIATES (PROMOTERS) LTD Vs. M/S SHARDA DEVELOPERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34, Section 37, Section 29 — High Courts' power of intervention under Article 226/227 of Constitution — Limited scope for interlocutory orders from Arbitral Tribunals — Proceedings before Arbitral Tribunal are subject to limited India Law Library Docid # 2438965
(842) VARUN KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE (SHO RAJINDER NAGAR)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Age determination — Bone Ossification Test — In cases of sexual assault under POCSO Act, when determining victim's age using bone age ossification test, the upper age given in the reference range should be considered. India Law Library Docid # 2438966
(843) SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 — Section 4C — Conversion of land — Application for conversion dismissed on ground of petitioner being a lessee, not a raiyat — Petitioner owned 14.33 acres of land, which was within the 15-acre ceiling for non-agricultural land retention under Section 6(1)(c) of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 — Retention under Section 6(1)(b) and (c) is automatic and effective from the date of vesting — An order under Section 6(3) requiring a specific use for fa India Law Library Docid # 2438967
(844) THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of Delay — State Authorities — Bureaucratic delays — State machinery cannot claim a separate period of limitation and bureaucratic delays are not a sufficient cause for condoning inordinate delay in filing appeals — The law of limitation binds everyone, including the government. India Law Library Docid # 2438968
(845) NER-II TRANSMISSION LTD. TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE NER-II TRANSMISSION LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. SUMITRA DEBBARMA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 164 — Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 — Section 16(3) — Compensation for loss of trees and land use — Jurisdiction of District Judge — Award for loss of income from commercial exploitation of land is speculative and outside the scope of jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2438969
(846) YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIE CO LTD Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Patents Act, 1970 — Section 16(1) — Divisional Application — Filing Before Grant — Applicant's Right to File — Petitioner sought to file a divisional application after parent patent was granted — Section 16(1) clearly states that a divisional application must be filed before the grant of the parent patent — Petitioner's attempt to file post-grant was correctly rejected by the Patent Office. India Law Library Docid # 2439032
(847) HANS RAJ DOI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 03-02-2026 Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 — Section 9(f) — Desertion — Essential ingredient of animus deserendi (intention to permanently abandon service) is negated if the member voluntarily resumes duty within a short period. — Charge of desertion is legally unsustainable if there is no intention to permanently abandon service. India Law Library Docid # 2440177
(848) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (APPEAL), JAIPUR Vs. CERAMIC TABLEWARE PVT. LTD.[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 03-02-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 149 — Amendment of Bill of Entry — Power to amend — Power exists to amend Bill of Entry even after it has been passed, provided amendment is sought on the basis of documentary evidence that existed at the time of clearance of goods. India Law Library Docid # 2440178
(849) SMT. CHANDA KACHER AND OTHERS Vs. KAMLESH KACHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 22 Rule 4 and Rule 9 — Substitution of legal representatives — Application for substitution filed after the expiry of 90 days without a separate application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act was considered as implicitly containing a prayer to set aside abatement, which is permissible in the interest of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2440247
(850) RAMASHANKAR MATHUR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 03-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Quashing of charge sheet — Charge sheet issued by respondent No. 2 (Collector) that too in excess of jurisdiction — Held, Charge sheet issued under Section 14 of M.P. Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966, however, services of Petitioner are governed by the M.P. Panchayat India Law Library Docid # 2440248
(851) LALA PRASAD (DIED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. SAFI MOHAMMED AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second appeal — Jurisdiction limited to substantial questions of law — Interference only if findings of First Appellate Court are perverse, contrary to law, or based on misreading or non-consideration of material evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2440578
(852) M/S TATA PROJECTS LTD Vs. CHHATTISGARH INFOTECH PROMOTION SOCIETY[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Scope of inquiry at this stage is limited to the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement — Courts should refrain from conducting mini-trials or entering into disputed factual questions that fall within the arbitral domain — Allegations of India Law Library Docid # 2440579
(853) LAXMI YADAV Vs. URMILA YADAV AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63; Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Proof of Will — For a Will to be validly executed, it must be attested by at least two witnesses who saw the testator sign or acknowledge the signature, and who themselves signed in the testator's presence. The burden is on the propounder to prove the Will and remove suspicious circumstances. In this case, the attesting witness's testimony was contradictory and unreliable, and the beneficiary's husband played a India Law Library Docid # 2440580
(854) RAMKRISHNA PANDEY Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 23 — Annulment of gift deed — Gift deed by senior citizens in favour of a relative can be annulled even without an express maintenance clause if circumstances and conduct imply a duty of care that is breached — Concurrent findings of neglect by lower tribunals are generally not to be re-examined in writ or appellate jurisdiction unless perverse or illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2440581
(855) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. RAMCHANDRAPAL SINGH AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30 — Appeal against award of compensation — Insurance Company's liability — Transfer of ownership of vehicle prior to accident — Registered owner remains liable for compensation even if vehicle sold but registration not updated — Insurer of registered owner is liable to indemnify — Supreme Court decisions in Pushpa @ Leela & others Vs — Shakuntala and others and Brij Bihari India Law Library Docid # 2440853
(856) STATE OF TELANGANA Vs. NARSING PRASAD SHROFF AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 — Sections 2(o), 2(q) and 8(3) — Applicability of Act — Lands primarily used for agriculture and not included in Master Plan are excluded from definition of "urban land" and "vacant land" — Proceedings initiated under the Act in such cases are without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2441464
(857) BHASKAR YADAV Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[DELHI HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 45 — Twin Test — Essential to satisfy court there are reasonable grounds for believing the accused is not guilty of money laundering and is not likely to commit an offence while on bail — Applies to anticipatory bail applications in PMLA cases — Court not required to delve deep into merits but to assess prima facie case and likelihood of reoffending India Law Library Docid # 2438920
(858) DARSHAN SINGH Vs. NACHATTER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Amendment application filed after framing of issues and conclusion of plaintiffs' evidence — Trial commenced and made substantial progress — Proviso to Order 6 Rule 17 CPC applies — Amendment cannot be permitted. India Law Library Docid # 2439323
(859) MUNSHI RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. DHARA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 9 — Abatement of suit — Amended provision in Punjab and Haryana — Suit does not abate if no application for impleadment is made within the time limit — Judgment can be pronounced notwithstanding the death of a party, with the same effect as if pronounced before death — Legal representatives can continue the suit if they step into the shoes of the India Law Library Docid # 2439324
(860) BAHADUR CHAND (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR RAVINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH COLLECTOR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Power of review is limited and does not permit re-agitation of issues that have already been finally decided. India Law Library Docid # 2439325