(121) RAJESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 31-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of Sentence — Distinction between bail (pre-conviction) and suspension of sentence (post-conviction) is crucial — Suspension of sentence requires the appellate court to prima facie assess the sustainability of the conviction and sentence, considering if the grounds of appeal present a substantial and arguable case. India Law Library Docid # 2448462
(122) RAKHIBEN W/O SANJAYKUMAR AGRAWAL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-07-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 14 — Moratorium & Preservation of Corporate Debtor’s Assets — Pre-condition Deposit for Anticipatory Bail from Corporate Debtor's Funds — Where a Director of a Corporate Debtor (CD) deposits funds in Court to comply with a pre-condition for the grant of anticipatory bail in a criminal proceeding (alleging cheating), and such amount is transferred from the bank account of the CD, the deposited funds constitute India Law Library Docid # 2448525
(123) M/S VASANTA RESORTS AND SPA PVT. LIMITED. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-07-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 107 — Dismissal of Appeal as Time-Barred — Condonation of Delay — High Court's Power under Article 226 — The petitioner challenged the dismissal of its appeal under Section 107 of the CGST Act as time-barred, along with the retrospective amendment to Section 17(5)(d) — Under the CGST Act, the Appellate Authority lacks statutory power to condone delay India Law Library Docid # 2448544
(124) M/S VIMLA FUELS AND METALS LIMITED Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-07-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 14 — Moratorium — Effect on funds deposited in criminal proceedings — Held, where a Corporate Debtor's director had deposited amounts, traceable to the CD's bank account, in a criminal proceeding as a condition for anticipatory India Law Library Docid # 2448558
(125) TANMAY Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-07-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Section 111 — Organized Crime — Ingredients and scope — Statutory provisions of Section 111 BNS are pari materia with Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) and Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime Act, 2015 (GCTOCA) — Organised crime requires existence of a continuing unlawful activity committed by or on behalf of an India Law Library Docid # 2448798
(126) SANJAY KUMAR SONI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 47 Rule 1 — Scope of Review — Discovery of new and important matter or evidence — Facts in knowledge of party but not produced or argued during original proceedings — Petitioner sought review of order dismissing writ petition for compassionate appointment, claiming material documents could not be produced earlier due to family circumstances and lack of access — Held, facts which were already within the knowledge of the party but were not produced or argue India Law Library Docid # 2448799
(127) SACHIN THAKUR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-07-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483(3) [corresponding to Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 439(2)] and Section 528 [corresponding to CrPC, Section 482] — Cancellation of Bail — Practice and Procedure — Maintainability of Successive Applications — Proper Forum — Applicant/complainant moved an application under Section 483(3) BNSS before the High Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to India Law Library Docid # 2448859
(128) SHAKUNTALA AND OTHERS Vs. ROBERT ANTHONY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-07-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Sections 33, 35 and 38 — Hindu/Christian Succession — Applicability of S. 33 confined to property owned by deceased male; erroneous application by High Court set aside — Where property was purchased and registered in the joint names of two wives, the same is owned by them and not by the husband, India Law Library Docid # 2448312
(129) STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER Vs. PRABHU SHANKAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Scope of inquiry — Mini-trial impermissible — At the stage of considering quashing of an FIR, the Court's inquiry is confined to whether the allegations, taken at face value, prima facie disclose commission of a cognizable offence — Court cannot conduct a "mini-trial" by sifting evidence, assessing probabilities, or evaluating witness credibility — High Court India Law Library Docid # 2448313
(130) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. OM PARKASH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-07-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 3 and 5 — Validity of driving license — Burden to prove renewal — Insurer's liability — Where the driver's license had lapsed for a period spanning the date of accident and was purportedly renewed only later upon payment of penalty, the onus to establish valid renewal for the intervening period lies on the driver/owner — Absence of official record establishing continuous validity, coupled India Law Library Docid # 2448314
(131) S.P. CHANDRAKAR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-07-2026 General Clauses Act, 1897 — Section 21 — Cooperative Societies — Registrar's rule-making power — Includes power to amend/delete — General Clauses Act, 1897, S. 21 applied — A statutory authority empowered to frame rules governing service conditions inherently possesses the power to amend, alter, or delete such rules, by application of the India Law Library Docid # 2448315
(132) THE DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX, (INTERNATIONAL TAXATION) Vs. M/S STAR CRUISES (INDIA) P. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-07-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 44B — "Carriage" of passengers — Meaning and scope of — Cruise operations by non-resident shipping entity — Held, the word "carriage" under Section 44B cannot be restrictively construed to mean movement only from Port A to Port B. A round-trip cruise voyage, where passengers have the option to disembark at intermediate ports without compulsion to return to the originating port, India Law Library Docid # 2448316
(133) VISHNU KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-07-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 415 — Appeal — Maintainability — Conviction recorded for first time by appellate court reversing acquittal — An appeal under Section 374 CrPC (Section 415 BNSS) is not maintainable against a judgment of conviction recorded by a Sessions Court while exercising appellate jurisdiction and reversing an order of acquittal passed by the Trial India Law Library Docid # 2448317
(134) KAMAL SINGH Vs. PINPOINT MULTI STRATEGY MASTER FUND (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PINPOINT MULTI STRATEGY FUND) AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 30-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 41 — Disclosure order against judgment debtor — Scope — Held, disclosure order directing Appellant to disclose assets, bank accounts and alienations from commencement of foreign litigation, and restraining dealing with assets, upheld — Disclosure order does not determine attachability but merely locates assets in aid of prospective attachment; India Law Library Docid # 2448329
(135) JAYSHREE KAUSHIK Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 30-07-2026 Service Law — Reduction of Pay — Principles of Natural Justice — Order reducing petitioner's basic pay and grade pay passed without issuing show cause notice or affording opportunity of hearing — Deduction effected prior to service of notice — Such re-fixation resulting in civil consequences held unsustainable in absence of compliance with principles of natural justice — Impugned order set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2448333
(136) GIRNAR (SANTACRUZ) CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. DISTRICT DEPUTY REGISTRAR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 30-07-2026 Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act, 1963 — Section 11 — Scope and ambit of Competent Authority's jurisdiction — Held, enquiry before the Competent Authority under S. 11 is directed towards identifying and enforcing the promoter's statutory obligation under the agreement executed under S. 4 of MOFA — It is an exercise of statutory enforcement, not adjudication of proprietary rights — Competent Authority India Law Library Docid # 2448326
(137) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. KAMLESH AKA KARAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-07-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 3 — Circumstantial evidence — Last seen theory — Prosecution proved deceased left home and was last seen alive on the route to her uncle's well, but no witness saw her enter accused's house or accompany him; "last seen together" not strictly established through direct ocular testimony — Held, circumstance relevant but insufficient by itself and must be assessed with other India Law Library Docid # 2448366
(138) SUDHENDU PRAKASH GAUTAM Vs. S.L. CHAUDHARY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-07-2026 Advocates Act, 1961 — Sections 35 and 38 — Professional Misconduct — Duty of Advocate to Act Decently in Court Premises — Every advocate owes a duty to maintain proper, decent, and professional behavior within the Court premises toward their own clients, opposing counsel, and opposing litigants — Any act of violence, physical assault, threats, or indecent behavior committed by a lawyer against India Law Library Docid # 2448526
(139) UPMA HANDA AND OTHERS Vs. SHARWAN MANTA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-07-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Civil Contempt — Scope of Jurisdiction — Compliance with Explicit Directions — Prohibition Against Travelling Beyond Four Corners of Order — The petitioners filed contempt petitions alleging that following the High Court's quashing of an recovery order, the respondent failed to re-fix and restore their higher pay scale — The respondent proved that the specific direction in the underlying judgment to refund the recovered amount with interest—was fully India Law Library Docid # 2448545
(140) AMAR NATH SHARMA AND ANOTHER Vs. DEEPAK KALIA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 8 Rule 1 and Order 8 Rule 10 — Extension of Time for Filing Written Statement to Counter-Claim — Directory Nature of Procedural Rules — Exercise of Supervisory Jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution — Petitioners/defendants challenged order of trial Court dismissing their application under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC, which sought closure of the non-counter India Law Library Docid # 2448546