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Sh. Kulbhushan Chawla and Ors. v. Smt. Veena Chawla and Ors.

Delhi High Court · 23 Feb 2026 · 2024:DHC:4213

The Delhi High Court allowed modification of a consent decree to replace a fixed base price with sale at prevailing market rates upon joint application including legal heirs of a deceased party.

civil appeal_allowed

Neelu @ Nilesh Koshti v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Supreme Court of India · 20 Feb 2026 · 2026 INSC 173

The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, including recovery of the body at the accused's instance under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, and credible identification despite decomposition.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Sriganesh Chandrasekaran & Others v. M/S Unishire Homes LLP & Others

Supreme Court of India · 20 Feb 2026 · 2026 INSC 172

The Supreme Court held that landowners are not jointly liable with the developer for delay compensation in a real estate project under a Joint Development Agreement but must transfer title along with the developer.

civil appeal_dismissed

Union of India v. Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited

Supreme Court of India · 20 Feb 2026 · 2026 INSC 174

The Supreme Court held that telecom licensees continuing operations after quashing of their licences are liable to pay the reserve price from the date of quashing, with interest payable only from the expiry of the show-cause notice period.

administrative appeal_allowed

Parsvnath Developers Ltd. v. Mohit Khirbat

Supreme Court of India · 20 Feb 2026 · 2026 INSC 170

The Supreme Court upheld the NCDRC's orders directing the developer to deliver possession with Occupancy Certificate and pay compensation for delay, holding that statutory consumer rights override unfair contractual limitations.

consumer_protection appeal_dismissed

Asian Paints Limited v. Manju Rani Jindal & Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 20 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court granted permanent injunction and costs to Asian Paints Ltd. against defendants using the deceptively similar mark SUPER ASIAN PLUS, affirming trademark infringement and passing off principles under the Commercial Courts Act.

civil appeal_allowed

Pidilite Industries Limited v. The Union of India

High Court of Bombay · 20 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court quashed a GST transitional credit recovery order for violation of natural justice and remanded the matter for fresh consideration after furnishing verification reports and granting a fair hearing.

administrative appeal_allowed

FinTree Education Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Fintree Finance Pvt. Ltd.

High Court of Bombay · 20 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court held that strict disclosure under amended Order XI CPC applies equally to intellectual property suits, allowing only limited amendments and documents created post-suit or genuinely in answer to Defendant's case, while rejecting belated production of documents already in Plaintiff's possession without reasonable cause.

civil appeal_allowed

Asian Paints Limited v. Manju Rani Jindal & Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 20 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court granted permanent injunctions and compensatory costs to Asian Paints Limited against Defendants using a deceptively similar mark SUPER ASIAN PLUS, affirming trademark infringement and passing off.

civil appeal_allowed

Sanjay Sanyal v. The State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 20 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court held that departmental disciplinary proceedings do not constitute 'other legal proceedings' under the Atrocities Act and quashed the FIR alleging false and malicious prosecution under the Act.

criminal petition_allowed

Gourab Mondal @ Shanu & Another v. State of West Bengal

Supreme Court of India · 18 Feb 2026 · 2026 INSC 184

The Supreme Court modified the High Court's sentence from life imprisonment without remission till natural life to life imprisonment for twenty years without remission, balancing punishment severity with the possibility of reformation.

criminal appeal_allowed

Priyanka Kumari and Ors. v. State of Bihar and Ors.

Supreme Court of India · 18 Feb 2026 · 2026 INSC 167

The Supreme Court held that degrees awarded by a university established under a statute later declared ultra vires are valid if obtained prior to invalidation, and terminated employees on this ground are entitled to reinstatement without back wages.

civil appeal_allowed

Power Trust v. Bhuvan Madan

Supreme Court of India · 18 Feb 2026 · 2026 INSC 166

The Supreme Court upheld the admission of CIRP against Hiranmaye Energy Ltd., holding that restructuring proposals failing pre-implementation conditions do not bar insolvency proceedings and that the Adjudicating Authority's role at admission is limited to verifying default without assessing viability.

corporate appeal_dismissed

University of Pune v. Shashank Balkrishna Bangale

High Court of Bombay · 18 Feb 2026

The High Court upheld compulsory retirement of a Junior Engineer for misconduct in tender procedures and illegal gratification, limiting judicial review to procedural fairness and evidence sufficiency without reappreciation of facts.

administrative appeal_allowed

Schaeffler India Ltd. v. Chief Controlling Revenue Authority

High Court of Bombay · 18 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court held that stamp duty is chargeable only on the NCLT Mumbai order sanctioning a composite scheme of amalgamation and not on underlying transactions or separate NCLT Chennai orders, quashing the excess stamp duty demand.

tax petition_allowed

Ms. Heena Qasim Phoplunkar v. The State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 18 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition directing MPSC to include the petitioner in the merit list, holding that a clerical error in the EWS certificate's financial year, clarified by the issuing authority, does not invalidate the certificate.

administrative appeal_allowed

Raghav Rajesh Aggarwal v. The State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 18 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR and charge-sheet alleging rape on false promise of marriage where the relationship was consensual and the complainant was married, holding no offence was made out under Section 376(2)(n) IPC.

criminal petition_allowed

Municipal Corporation, Pune v. The State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 18 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court held that candidates selected as Assistant Teachers on an unaided basis cannot be validly appointed as Shikshan Sevaks on honorarium, quashing such appointment orders and directing fresh appointments with pay scale.

administrative petition_allowed

Regional Director, Employees' State Insurance Corporation v. M/s. Bombay Gymkhana Ltd.

High Court of Bombay · 17 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court held that in absence of an express limitation period under the ESI Act, orders imposing damages under Section 85-B must be passed within a reasonable period of five years, and set aside a damages order passed after fourteen years as time-barred.

administrative appeal_dismissed

Jitendra Gorakh Megh v. Gorakh Govind Megh

High Court of Bombay · 17 Feb 2026

The Bombay High Court held that Section 105 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 cannot be misused as a litigation tactic to challenge an adversary's legal capacity without proper proof of mental illness and dismissed the Interim Application accordingly.

civil appeal_dismissed