(221) M/S DEEPAK AGRO INDUSTRIES Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Finance Act, 2017 — Section 73(8) — Construction of — Payment of tax, interest, and penalty prior to adjudication — Proceedings are deemed concluded — However, this does not preclude adjudication if such payment is made under protest and a detailed reply is filed. India Law Library Docid # 2440383
(222) SHESH RAJ Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Service Law — Withdrawal of Office Order — Petitioner aggrieved by withdrawal of service benefits due to an office order — Subsequent office orders declaring the original order infructuous and withdrawing it with immediate effect — Petition deemed disposed of as grievance is addressed. India Law Library Docid # 2440384
(223) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. SONAM HISHEY[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Appeal filed by State was barred by 323 days — Application for condonation of delay supported by affidavit citing non-receipt of intimation from Advocate General's office and departmental knowledge gained upon filing of execution petition — Court found India Law Library Docid # 2440385
(224) KUNDAN LAL (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS SALOCHANA DEVI Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Himachal Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1968 — Section 93 — Award passed under — Appeal against award dismissed as barred by limitation — Writ petition filed later on coming to know about recovery proceedings — Single Judge dismissed the writ petition on delay — Held, Single Judge should have called for reply to India Law Library Docid # 2440386
(225) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. ANUJ KUMARI[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal — State's appeal filed after inordinate delay of 709 days — Delay explained by bureaucratic indifference and inaction — Delay not condoned as condonation cannot be claimed as a right and explanation offered was a lame excuse — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440387
(226) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. PHILOMINA KERKETTA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) — Appeal against acquittal — High Court's power to re-appreciate evidence — Interference in acquittal judgment is warranted only when the trial court's approach is vitiated by manifest illegality or the conclusion is perverse — If two views are possible, the appellate court cannot interfere India Law Library Docid # 2440624
(227) RAM KHILAVAN Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376 and 450 — Rape and House Trespass — Conviction based on prosecutrix's testimony — Accused acquitted — Court held that while conviction can be based solely on prosecutrix's testimony, it must be of sterling quality, unimpeachable, consistent, and corroborated by surrounding circumstances including medical and scientific evidence — In this case, absence of medical corroboration for alleged injuries, non-production of FSL report, hostility of seizure witness, a India Law Library Docid # 2440625
(228) ASHOK KUMAR AGRAWAL Vs. SMT. BADKA DAI BAIRAGI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 13 — Setting aside ex parte award — Petitioner failed to appear because he had shifted residence and was unaware of proceedings — Court found sufficient cause for delay in filing application to set aside award — Ex parte award set aside and case restored for fresh adjudication. India Law Library Docid # 2440626
(229) M/S SHRI BAJRANG POWER AND ISPAT LIMITED Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-02-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 — Rule 27(2)(k) and 27(3) — Imposition of additional conditions in mining lease — State Government can impose further conditions for mineral development with prior approval of Central Government or at its instance; however, conditions related to indemnity against third-party claims do not require such approval — Petitioner India Law Library Docid # 2440627
(230) MAHIPAL SINGH RANA Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 24-02-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 21(b) — Revisionary jurisdiction of National Commission — Limited to cases of material irregularity, illegality or perversity — Condonation of delay — Court has discretion but must be based on sufficient cause and acceptable explanation. India Law Library Docid # 2440720
(231) M/S. A.P. KNITWEARS Vs. SBI GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 24-02-2026 Insurance Law — Fire Insurance Claim — Assessment of Loss — Survey Report — Admissibility and Weightage — Admissibility of Survey Report as Primary Evidence — In insurance claims, a survey report, prepared by an expert after physical inspection, is considered primary and significant evidence — It cannot be disregarded without strong contrary evidence showing arbitrariness or unreasonableness. India Law Library Docid # 2440721
(232) OMKAR MISRA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 24-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3/4 — Appeal against conviction for murder — Evidence of eyewitnesses P.W.-1 and P.W.-2 contained contradictions regarding the manner of assault and the sequence of events, creating doubt on the prosecution story — Complainant (P.W.-1) falsely stated his parents were deceased, impacting his credibility — Absence of India Law Library Docid # 2440789
(233) PETER BECK UND PARTNER VERMOGENSVERWALTUNG GMBH Vs. PRAKASH INDUSTRIES LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 44A — Execution of foreign decrees — United Kingdom as a reciprocating territory — Indian courts should enforce judgments of foreign courts — Recognition of foreign rights outweighs practical difficulties — Alcon Electronics Private Limited v. Celem S.A. of FOS 34320 Roujan, Frane and Another (2012) 2 SCC 253 relied upon. India Law Library Docid # 2439740
(234) SHOBHA NAMDEV SONAVANE Vs. SAMADHAN BAJIRAO SONVANE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439(2) — Bail — Cancellation of Bail — Appeal against High Court order granting bail — Supreme Court can interfere if bail order is based on extraneous considerations or ignores relevant material, distinct from cancellation for misuse of bail. India Law Library Docid # 2439890
(235) AMAD NOORMAMAD BAKALI Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-02-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 135(1)(b)(i) — Conviction — Admissibility of statements under Section 108 — Statements recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962, by authorized officers are admissible in evidence if made voluntarily and do not violate Sections 24, 30, or 34 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 India Law Library Docid # 2439891
(236) SITARAM KUCHHBEDIA Vs. VIMAL RANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 149, 304 Part II — Murder vs. Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder — Vicarious Liability — Unlawful Assembly — Appeal against High Court's judgment altering conviction from Section 302/149 to 304 Part II/149 IPC — Supreme Court restored trial court's conviction for murder — High Court's reasoning for altering conviction was flawed — Section 149 IPC creates India Law Library Docid # 2439892
(237) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. REKHA CHAUDHARY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-02-2026 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 4A(3)(b) — Penalty for default in payment of compensation — Employer's liability — Legislative intent of amendment in 1995 aimed to separate penalty from compensation and interest, placing it solely on the employer due to personal fault or negligence, to ease the burden on India Law Library Docid # 2439893
(238) DR. NARESH KUMAR GARG Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-02-2026 Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 — Section 30(1) and Rule 18A(2)(ii) — Search and Seizure — Validity of search authorised by a single member of the District Appropriate Authority — Ratio in Ravinder Kumar applies, holding such a search illegal. However, evidence collected during an illegal search is not automatically vitiated and India Law Library Docid # 2439894
(239) VIKRAM NATH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ petition seeking compassionate appointment — Rejection of application on ground of applicant's age at time of father's death — Held, compassionate appointment is exception to general rule of recruitment, meant to mitigate hardship of deceased employee's family — Employer cannot be compelled to wait indefinitely for minor child to attain majority for India Law Library Docid # 2440095
(240) MS SIMRAN Vs. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-02-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Possession of Arms and Ammunition — "Possession" requires conscious knowledge or mental element, not just physical custody without awareness. India Law Library Docid # 2440107