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) XXX ...Appellant / Respondent (in Contempt) Vs. XXX ...Respondent / Petitioner (in Contempt) D.D 23/01/2026

Family Law - Child Custody – Welfare of Child – Paramount Consideration – Tender Years Doctrine – Appeal by mother challenging Family Court judgment granting sole custody of two minor children to father – Court examined continued relevance of tender years doctrine – Held: Doctrine founded on outdated stereotypes and cannot be applied as a determinative rule in m...

DELHI # APPELLATE JURISDICTION / CONTEMPT JURISDICTION MAT.APP.(F.C.) NO. 279 OF 2024 with CM APPLs. 48675/2024, 48676/2024, 58539/2024 & 70136/2025 CONT.CAS (C) NO. 203 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Del 703200

(2) ANI Technologies Private Limited & Ors. ...Appellant Vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. ...Respondent D.D 23/01/2026

Motor Vehicles Law – Bike Taxis as Transport Vehicles – Sections 2(7), 2(25), 2(47), 41(4), MV Act, 1988; Rule 2, CMV Rules, 1989; Central Government Notification S.O.1248(E) dated 05.11.2004; Central Government Clarification No. RT-11021/34/2023-MVL dated 22.01.2024 – Affirmative Finding – The High Court held that a motorcycle, capable of carrying a rider and a pillion pas...

KARNATAKA # APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT APPEAL NO. 906 OF 2025 (MV) C/W WRIT APPEAL NO. 848 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 863 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 948 OF 2025 (MV), WRIT APPEAL NO. 962 OF 2025 (MV) (Arising out of Final Judgment and Order dated 02.04.2025 passed by the Learned Single Judge of this Hon'ble High Court in Writ Petition No.19869/2021, W.P. No.6421/2022 (MV), W.P. No.24569/2023 (MV), W.P. No.14627/2021 (MV)) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Karnt 554655

(3) Jabbar Khan …Appellant / Plaintiff Vs. Rajendra Kumar Jaiswal …Respondent / Defendant D.D 23/01/2026

Property Law – Sale of Immovable Property – Execution through Power of Attorney – Burden of Proof – Appellant claimed ownership on basis of sale deed executed by alleged power of attorney holder of original owner – Power of attorney neither produced nor proved – Held: In absence of proof of authority, sale deed cannot confer valid title on purchaser [Paras 9&nda...

MADHYA PRADESH # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 175 OF 2002 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil MP 519781

(4) Smt. Rangamma & Ors. …Petitioners Vs. G. Manoj Kumar & Ors. …Respondents D.D 23/01/2026

Civil Law – Review – Scope and limits – Order XLVII Rule 1 CPC – Review sought against dismissal of application for condonation of delay – Held: Review jurisdiction is confined to correction of error apparent on face of record – Reappreciation of facts or rehearing on merits impermissible [Paras 6, 25]. Limitation – Condonation of Delay – Nearly s...

KARNATAKA # CIVIL APPELLATE / REVIEW JURISDICTION REVIEW PETITION NO. 46 OF 2025 IN RFA NO. 1016 OF 2004 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Karnt 842543

(5) Union of India …Petitioner Vs. Lt. Col. S. K. Rathore (Deceased) through widow Collen Rathore & Ors. …Respondents D.D 23/01/2026

Disability Pension – Armed Forces Tribunal – Judicial Review – Medical Board Opinion – Constitutional and Lifestyle Diseases – Union of India challenged a batch of orders of the Armed Forces Tribunal granting disability pension to Army and Navy personnel suffering from diseases such as diabetes mellitus, primary hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, leukemia, panic dis...

BOMBAY # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BATCH OF WRIT PETITIONS (Lead Matter: WRIT PETITION NO. 1994 OF 2024, with connected writ petitions) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Bom 644747

(6) RUDRESH @ RUDRAIAH ...Appellant Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA ...Respondent D.D 23/01/2026

Criminal Law – Murder – Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Conviction Confirmed – Prosecution established motive, preparation, recovery of the dead body, and medical/scientific evidence forming a complete chain of circumstantial evidence against the accused for the murder of a 3.5-year-old child – The accused harbored hatred towards the child's mother and gran...

KARNATAKA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.69 OF 2018 (Arising out of S.C.NO.10018/2017) Docid 2026 LEJ Crim karnt 730772

(7) Garima Singh …Petitioner Vs. State of U.P. and 2 Others …Respondents D.D 22/01/2026

Service Law – Assistant Teacher – Appointment Obtained by Fraud – Cancellation After 15 Years of Service – Petitioner appointed as Assistant Teacher in 2010 and continued in service for nearly 15 years – Appointment cancelled by District Basic Education Officer on verification of records and STF enquiry finding educational and domicile certificates forged and belongin...

ALLAHABAD # WRIT – A WRIT PETITION NO. 19634 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Allh 824408

(8) Reeshaan Thajuddin Sheikh @ Rishaan Thajuddin @ Rishan …Appellant Vs. National Investigation Agency …Respondent D.D 22/01/2026

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 – Bail – Section 43D(5) – Statutory Embargo – Appeal under Section 21(4) NIA Act against rejection of bail – Accused alleged to be member of proscribed terrorist organisation Islamic State – Involvement in radicalisation, conspiracy, reconnaissance, arson and terror funding through cryptocurrency – Held: When Cour...

KARNATAKA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1548 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Karnt 235272

(9) Sri Madhu Ram Deka …Petitioner Vs. The State of Assam and Another …Respondents D.D 22/01/2026

Negotiable Instruments Act – Cheque Dishonour – Interim Compensation – Section 143-A – Trial court directed accused to pay 20% of cheque amount as interim compensation – Accused denied issuance of cheque, denied signature and existence of bank account – Held: Power under Section 143-A is discretionary and can be exercised only upon prima facie satisfaction of in...

GAUHATI # CRIMINAL REVISION JURISDICTION CRL. REV. P. NO. 396 OF 2024 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Gau 566767