Husband Cannot Enjoy Benefit of Consent Divorce and Then Claim Inability to Transfer Property Settled in Lieu of Alimony: Delhi High Court Adverse Inference Can't Be Drawn Against Bank For Non-Production Of Unproven Documents To Discharge Guarantors: Gujarat High Court Existing Petrol Pump Owners Have No Locus Standi To Challenge NOC Granted To Rival Outlets Merely To Eliminate Business Competition: Allahabad High Court Parking Space Lease Deeds Attract Stamp Duty Under Indian Stamp Act; Collector Under Section 31 Cannot Impose Penalty: Punjab & Haryana High Court Pending Crime Branch Probe No Bar To Bail When Initial Medical Evidence Points To Suicide: Orissa High Court Mortgagee In Possession Can Be Recognized As Statutory Tenant By Religious Institution: Madras High Court Dismisses Appeal Following Settlement 138 NI Act | Demand Notice Clubbing Stale Or Premature Cheques With Valid Ones Is Legally Invalid: Calcutta High Court Non-Disclosure of Settlement & Subsequent Sales as 'Just Cause' Under S. 263 Indian Succession Act: Madras HC Quashes Probate Grant Subsequent Property Auction Renders Decree For Return Of Factory Infructuous, Sets Aside Trial Court Direction: Kerala High Court Municipal Corporations Cannot Be Burdened With ESI Dues And Penal Damages Prior To Statutory Notification Under Section 1(5) ESI Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court Child Witnessing Mother's Murder By Father Is A Reliable Witness, Testimony Cannot Be Mechanically Discarded: Calcutta High Court Order 39 Rule 2A CPC Aims To Secure Compliance, Attachment And Imprisonment Are Not Ends In Themselves: Bombay High Court High Court Refuses To Interfere With CISF Constable's Dismissal For Sleeping On Duty And Misbehaving In J&K Prosecution Cannot Fill Gaps In Circumstantial Evidence Merely Because Delivery Occurred Inside Private Bathroom: Kerala High Court Acquits Mother In Infanticide Case Mere Presence And Possession Of Stick Cannot Establish Common Intention To Commit Murder Without Proof Of Functional Relationship: Allahabad High Court

(1) Koli Parshottambhai Narsinhbhai & Anr. ...Petitioners Vs. State of Gujarat through Secretary (Appeals) & Ors. ...Respondents D.D 17/02/2026

Revenue Law – Suo Motu Proceedings – Delay – Section 79A – Bombay Land Revenue Code – Petitioners purchased agricultural land bearing Survey No. 59/paiki/1, Moje Ghanshyampur, Taluka Limbdi, District Surendranagar admeasuring 8 Acres 32 Gunthas from heirs of Raja Bechar under registered sale deed dated 19.03.1990 – Mutation Entry No. 650 certified on 24.05.1992 ...

GUJARAT # CIVIL EXTRAORDINARY JURISDICTION SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 253 OF 2013 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Guj 874514

(2) Radhey Lal Gupta …Appellant (Plaintiff) Vs. Shyam Sunder Gupta @ Ganesh Prasad Gupta & 7 Others …Respondents D.D 17/02/2026

Temporary Injunction – HUF Property – Burden to Prove Joint Family Nucleus – Plaintiff alleged that disputed property “Shanker Godam” purchased in 1943 in name of Gaya Prasad was from HUF funds – No documentary evidence of existence of HUF in 1943 or of adequate joint family nucleus produced – Estate duty assessment order of 1974 insufficient to establish ...

ALLAHABAD # FIRST APPEAL FROM ORDER No. 2756 of 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Allh 141732

(3) Sapna Devi & Anr. …Petitioners Vs. Sheetal & Ors. …Respondents D.D 17/02/2026

Service Law – Recruitment – Change of Eligibility Criteria Midway – Advertisement prescribed 10+2 with Diploma in Knitting from ITI – During selection, Board issued clarification extending eligibility to Diploma in Knitting/Textile from recognized Institution/ITI – Selected candidates possessed qualifications like Diploma in Handloom Technology and Textile Technology ...

JAMMU AND KASHMIR # WP (C) No. 628/2022 WP (C) No. 1670/2023 (Clubbed) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil J&K 796499

(4) Jayant Vats ...Petitioner Vs. State (NCT of Delhi) ...Respondent D.D 17/02/2026

Bail – Rape on False Promise of Marriage – Section 376 IPC and Section 69 BNS – Long-standing relationship between parties since 2018 – Allegations that physical relations were established on repeated assurances of marriage and representations that kundalis had matched – Subsequent refusal to marry on ground of non-matching of kundalis – Earlier complaint withdr...

DELHI # BAIL APPLICATION NO. 422 OF 2026 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Del 226908

(5) Mubas M.H. / Aloshious Xavier …Petitioners Vs. State of Kerala & Others …Respondents D.D 17/02/2026

Public Interest Litigation – Maintainability – Challenge to Government programme involving expenditure of ₹20 Crores – Allegation of misuse of public funds and violation of Rules of Business – Held: Petitioners, as citizens raising issue of public finance and constitutional compliance, have locus – Court can examine policy decisions where arbitrariness, illegality o...

KERALA # WP(PIL) No. 4 of 2026 WP(PIL) No. 8 of 2026 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Kerl 500015

(6) Ashok Kumar and Others ...Applicants Vs. Smt. Meera Devi ...Respondent D.D 17/02/2026

Civil Law – Violation of Status Quo Order – Order 39 Rule 2A CPC – Applicants alleged that respondent raised construction over disputed property despite interim order directing parties to maintain status quo – High Court earlier directed trial court to conduct enquiry regarding alleged violation – Trial Court failed to conduct enquiry and merely obtained spot inspecti...

MADHYA PRADESH # MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL CASE (MCC) NO. 39 OF 2022 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil MP 170607

(7) Arun Pratap Singh and 37 others …Petitioner(s) Vs. State of U.P. and 4 others …Respondent(s) D.D 17/02/2026

Education Law – RTE Act, 2009 – Teacher Redeployment – Validity of G.O. dated 14.11.2025 – Government Order issued to maintain prescribed pupil–teacher ratio under Section 25 of the 2009 Act – Challenge on grounds of arbitrariness, mid-session transfer and absence of procedure – Held: G.O. is supplemental and curative in nature, issued to ensure strict sta...

ALLAHABAD # WRIT – A No. 179 of 2026 (Along with Writ – A Nos. 787 of 2026, 568 of 2026, 707 of 2026 and 564 of 2026) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Allh 897642

(8) Prosecutrix (X) ...Petitioner Vs. State & Anr. / Sumit ...Respondents D.D 17/02/2026

Rape – Consent on Promise of Marriage – Discharge – Prosecutrix alleged physical relations on false assurance of marriage – Record revealed long-standing relationship of two years – Single incident alleged – Delay in complaint and FIR – No material indicating force, coercion or false inducement from inception – Held: No prima facie material to show c...

DELHI # CRL.REV.P. 630/2017 CRL.REV.P. 648/2017 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Del 430489

(9) Rahul Gandhi …Petitioner Vs. Bharatiya Janata Party …Respondent D.D 17/02/2026

Criminal Law – Defamation – Section 199 Cr.P.C. – “Person aggrieved” – Complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party represented by State Secretary – Authorization issued by President of State Unit – No material to show authorization by National Party – Held, complaint not instituted by competent person representing alleged aggrieved entity –...

KARNATAKA # CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14473 OF 2024 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim karnt 936125