Medical Report Missing Injured's Signature, Unexplained 9-Hour FIR Delay Fatal To Prosecution Case: Allahabad High Court Acquits Attempt To Murder Convicts Fresh Notice Mandatory To Ex-Parte Defendants If Plaint Is Substantively Amended: Madhya Pradesh High Court Divorce | Initial Bickering Between Spouses During Early Marriage Does Not Constitute Cruelty: Madras High Court Sports Council Cannot Dissolve Registered Society Or Conduct Its Elections; Can Only Withdraw Recognition: Kerala High Court Incarceration Without Trial Amounts To Punishment: Himachal Pradesh HC Grants Bail To Murder Accused Denied Medical Care In Jail Compliance Is Not Protection: Kerala High Court Holds Local Authority Cannot Deny Industrial License Merely Over Unscientific Public Protests Allotment Of Seat By Bypassing Higher-Ranked Candidates In Merit List Results In Gross Injustice: Calcutta High Court Dismisses LLM Admission Plea Blacklisting Not An Automatic Consequence Of Contract Termination, Requires Specific Show-Cause Notice: Supreme Court Power Of Attorney Cannot Operate As Mode Of Succession To Religious Office Of Sajjadanashin: Supreme Court Higher-Ranking Employees Cannot Claim Parity In Punishment With Subordinates Under Article 14: Supreme Court Waqf Board Lacks Jurisdiction To Appoint 'Sajjadanashin', Civil Court Can Decide Dispute As Office Is Distinct From 'Mutawalli': Supreme Court 144 BNSS | Husband Cannot Directly Challenge Ex-Parte Maintenance Order In High Court, Must Apply For Recall: Allahabad High Court No Absolute Bar On Relying Upon Post-Notification Sale Deeds For Determining Land Acquisition Compensation: Bombay High Court 138 NI Act | Plea That Cheque Was Stolen Is An Afterthought If No Police Complaint Is Lodged: Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction Cannot Expect Claimant To Preserve Every Bill: P&H High Court Enhances Accident Compensation From Rs 95,000 To Rs 7.7 Lakhs

(1) Ovinder Sood and Another …Petitioners Vs. Shivdarshan Kaur and Others …Respondents D.D 20/01/2026

Order 39 CPC – Non-compliance with Rule 3 – Subsequent ex parte injunction impermissible – Refusal to restore electricity supply upheld – Trial Court directed to decide injunction application expeditiously.   Civil Procedure – Temporary Injunction – Order 39 Rule 3 CPC – Effect of Non-Compliance – Petitioners earlier granted ex parte injun...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL REVISION JURISDICTION CR NO. 9945 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil PH 993308

(2) Yusuf Khan s/o. Bahadur Khan …Appellant (Original Accused No. 6) Vs. State of Maharashtra & National Investigation Agency …Respondents D.D 20/01/2026

Bail – UAPA – Section 43D(5) – Prima Facie True Test – At the stage of bail, Court is required to assess material on broad probabilities and not conduct a detailed trial – Documents and investigation material to be taken as they are, without testing admissibility or reliability – Held: Accusation against the appellant found prima facie true on cumulative assessm...

BOMBAY # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1144 OF 2024 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Bom 654559

(3) Kakhashan Khan ...Appellant Vs. Gayasuddin Khan ...Respondent D.D 20/01/2026

Matrimonial Law - Maintenance Law – Divorced Muslim Woman – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) Section 127 / Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (Act, 1986) Section 3(2) – Enhancement Allowed – A divorced Muslim woman is not precluded from invoking Section 127 Cr.P.C. for enhancement of maintenance even if the initial order was passed under Sect...

ORISSA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION RPFAM No.260 of 2017 RPFAM No.293 of 2017 (Arising out of order dated 07.10.2017 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Bhubaneswar, in Criminal Proceeding No.121 of 2016) Docid 2026 LEJ Crim Ori 579978

(4) Ravindra Motibhai Prajapati ...Petitioner Vs. Income Tax Officer Ward 2(3)(4) Surat ...Respondent D.D 20/01/2026

Income Tax – Reassessment – Search Cases – Applicability of Old Regime – Search conducted on 09.05.2024 falling between 01.04.2021 and 01.09.2024 – By virtue of Section 152(3), provisions of Sections 147 to 151 as they stood prior to Finance (No.2) Act, 2024 applicable – Reassessment notice issued under Section 148 governed by old regime [Paras 5, 7].   ...

GUJARAT # SPECIAL CIVIL JURISDICTION R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18013 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Guj 118161

(5) DFSC-cum-District Manager …Applicant/Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana and Others …Respondents D.D 20/01/2026

Limitation – Condonation of Delay – Criminal Revision – Delay of 168 Days – Application by State Instrumentality – Applicant sought condonation on grounds of administrative lapses, non-availability of staff, late receipt of file and multiple legal opinions – No cogent, credible or plausible explanation furnished for prolonged delay – Bald assertions withou...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL REVISION JURISDICTION CRM-22208-2025 in/& CRR-1412-2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Crim PH 832354

(6) Sunil Kumar Tiwari & Others …Petitioners Vs. Government of NCT of Delhi & Others …Respondents D.D 20/01/2026

Service Law – Lecturers in Government Polytechnics – Career Advancement Scheme – Academic Grade Pay (AGP) – Petitioners appointed as Lecturers between 1989–1999 and promoted to Selection Grade with AGP ₹9,000 – Junior Lecturers possessing Ph.D. granted AGP ₹10,000 – Petitioners challenged prescription of Ph.D. qualification as discriminatory – He...

DELHI # CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION W.P.(C) NO. 9163 OF 2018 WITH W.P.(C) NO. 1696 OF 2019 AND W.P.(C) NO. 2446 OF 2019 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Del 969579

(7) Ramkishna Pandey & Shrimati Shakuntala Mishra ...Petitioners Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others ...Respondents D.D 20/01/2026

of Parents – Gift Deed – Implied condition of care – Failure to provide basic amenities – Tribunal can infer condition from conduct and circumstances – Cancellation of gift deed upheld under Section 23, Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 – Writ interference declined. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 200...

CHHATTISGARH # WRIT JURISDICTION WPC NO. 87 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Chhat 442569

(8) Tanala Satyanarayana (Died) and Others …Appellants Vs. Tanala Rama Rao (Died) as per LRs and Others …Respondents D.D 20/01/2026

Specific Performance – Second Appeal – Scope under Section 100 CPC – High Court reiterated that interference in second appeal is permissible only when findings of the First Appellate Court are perverse, based on no evidence, inadmissible evidence, or contrary to settled principles of law – Reappreciation of evidence not permissible [Paras 16, 31].   Specific Perf...

ANDHRA PRADESH # SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION SECOND APPEAL NO. 364 OF 2015 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil AP 388897

(9) Sri Teshee Venkatesh …Petitioner Vs. State of Karnataka and Others …Respondents D.D 20/01/2026

Writ Jurisdiction – Suspension of Membership – Society Dispute – Petitioner, a member of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, suspended pending inquiry on allegations of misconduct and complaints of financial irregularities – Petitioner submitted representation expressing regret, willingness to tender unconditional apology and withdraw allegations – Primary question wh...

KARNATAKA # WRIT JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 38775 OF 2025 (GM-KSR) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil Karnt 512882