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) United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Rep. by its Branch Manager ...Appellant Vs. Derangula Ratna & Others ...Respondents D.D 13/02/2026

Motor Accident Compensation – Conventional Heads – Loss of Love and Affection and Expectancy of Life – Tribunal awarded Rs.3,00,000/- towards loss of love and affection and Rs.1,00,000/- towards loss of expectancy of life – Appellant contended such grant contrary to principles laid down in National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi – Held: Claimants not entitled to c...

ANDHRA PRADESH # SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO. 220 OF 2019 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil AP 457597

(2) Ajit Kishan ...Appellant Vs. State of Odisha ...Respondent D.D 13/02/2026

Criminal Law – House-Trespass – Section 450 IPC – Appellant convicted for house-trespass allegedly committed with intent to commit rape – Trial Court acquitted appellant of charge under Section 376 IPC on categorical finding that sexual relationship was consensual – Held: When foundational charge of rape fails and no independent evidence establishes intent to commit o...

ORISSA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL (CRLA) NO. 736 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Ori 300373

(3) Kelu Charan Behera @ Kalu @ Chittaranjan Pattanaik ...Petitioner Vs. State of Odisha ...Opposite Party D.D 13/02/2026

Bail – Economic Offences – Alleged Cheating in Land Transactions – Petitioner accused of inducing informants to part with approximately Rs.3.5 crores on promise of registration of sale deeds – Allegations of impersonation, forged documents and non-registration despite receipt of substantial consideration – Investigation resulted in charge-sheet – Held: While all...

ORISSA # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION BLAPL NOS. 7068, 8167 & 8283 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Ori 928260

(4) Krishna Kumar V.L. & Others ...Petitioners Vs. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Others ...Respondents D.D 13/02/2026

Service Law – Recovery from Salary – Surety Liability – Petitioners stood as guarantors for loans availed by deceased employee from Co-operative Society – Upon default and death of principal debtor, Society initiated recovery from petitioners’ salary – Tribunal upheld recovery – Held: Liability of surety is co-extensive with that of principal debtor under ...

KERALA # OP (CAT) No. 51 of 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Kerl 398461

(5) Sonu @ Bhagwan Bhakt and 5 Others ...Appellants Vs. State of U.P. and Another ...Respondents D.D 13/02/2026

Criminal Law – Supplementary Report – Section 173(8) CrPC – Nature – Supplementary report forms integral part of primary report – Court must treat both reports conjointly – Cumulative effect of all reports to be considered before forming opinion on prima facie case [Paras 10, 17, 19].   Further Investigation – Submission of Final Report after Co...

ALLAHABAD # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 10405 OF 2024 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Allh 136181

(6) S. Muneeswaran & Revathi ...Appellants/Accused Nos.1 & 2 Vs. State ...Respondent/Complainant D.D 13/02/2026

Criminal Law – Murder of Minor Child – Parents Administering Poison – Deceased mentally retarded child in exclusive custody of accused parents – Accused purchased “Tafgor” (Dimethoate – organophosphorus insecticide) and administered by mixing in cool drink at temple – Admission made by mother at time of hospital admission recorded in Accident Registe...

MADRAS # CRL.A(MD) No.76 of 2023 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Mad 380118

(7) Ram Narain and Others ...Appellants Vs. State of U.P. ...Respondent D.D 13/02/2026

Criminal Law – Murder – Common Intention – Section 302/34 IPC – Accused armed with gun, farsa, bhala and lathi lay in wait in field and suddenly attacked deceased – Deceased dragged to field and brutally assaulted – Injuries multiple and grievous – Held: Conduct of accused in arriving together armed with deadly weapons, concerted assault and fleeing only a...

ALLAHABAD # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 492 OF 1982 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Allh 978913

(8) Davinder Singh ...Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ...Respondents D.D 12/02/2026

Service Law – Police Personnel – Dismissal from Service – Acquittal in Criminal Case – Petitioner dismissed under Rule 16.2 PPR on account of involvement in NDPS case – Subsequently acquitted by Trial Court – Held: Acquittal not ipso facto ground for reinstatement – Court required to examine nature of acquittal and findings recorded by Criminal Court [Para...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 4287 OF 2026 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil PH 921939

(9) Ms. Ragini Sanghi & Mrs. Gita Sanghi ...Petitioners (Defendants No.2 and 1) Vs. Ms. Jyotsana Sanghi ...Respondent No.1 (Plaintiff) D.D 12/02/2026

Civil Law – Amendment of Plaint – Order VI Rule 17 CPC – Scope and Principles – Court reiterated that amendments necessary for determining real controversy should ordinarily be allowed – Hyper-technical approach to be avoided – Merits of amendment to be tested at trial – Delay alone not a ground to reject amendment – Limitation plea can be framed as ...

MADHYA PRADESH # MISC. PETITION No. 5912 of 2025 WITH MISC. PETITION No. 5125 of 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim MP 921125