(61) SHYAM MURMU AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 — Section 71-A — Restoration of land — Order passed by Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) for restoration of land was set aside by Deputy Commissioner (DC) on grounds that a previous Title Suit had been decreed in favour of the petitioners' predecessors and this fact was suppressed by respondents — India Law Library Docid # 2441976
(62) RAVISHANKAR KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review — High Court can interfere with orders of Tribunal if there is an error apparent on the face of the order or if the findings are perverse. India Law Library Docid # 2441977
(63) JUGESHWAR MAHTO @ YOGESHWAR MAHTO Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43D(5) — Bail — Test for rejection — Court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accusation is prima facie true based on case diary or report under Section 173 CrPC, before considering general principles of bail. India Law Library Docid # 2442018
(64) SMT. TUHINA MAJUMDER (DEBBARMA) Vs. SRI AMIT DEBBARMA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19(4) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397, 401 — Maintenance order challenged — High Court can modify maintenance amount awarded by Family Court considering factual matrix and evidence on record. India Law Library Docid # 2442073
(65) THE BRANCH MANAGER, CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. DAL BAHADUR THAPA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Insurance Company challenging MACT’s direction to pay compensation — Court upheld MACT’s award, modifying it based on established legal principles for calculating compensation, including future prospects, India Law Library Docid # 2442142
(66) MRS. SRIJANA GURUNG AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 & Section 151 — Application for injunction — Appeal against rejection of injunction order — Rejection of application by District Judge for failure to show irreparable loss and disproportionate inconvenience to plaintiffs — High Court's view — When a prima facie case is India Law Library Docid # 2442144
(67) BHIM SINGH LAKARA Vs. CBI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for offences under Section 161 IPC and Sections 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 — Prosecution case successfully established demand and acceptance of illegal India Law Library Docid # 2441857
(68) TALENT UNLIMITED ONLINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. AFFLE INDIA LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2)(b) — Appeal against order of Arbitral Tribunal granting interim relief — Scope of interference by Appellate Court is limited and narrow, exercisable only when the order is perverse, arbitrary, or contrary to law — Appellate Court should not substitute its view for that India Law Library Docid # 2441858
(69) AJIT KUMAR GOLA Vs. STATE (GNCTD) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Condonation of delay — Explanation for delay — Petitioner sought condonation of 412 days delay in filing a Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition, claiming the delay was due to being a practicing advocate who needed time to understand the impugned order and conduct legal India Law Library Docid # 2441859
(70) DINESH KUMAR Vs. NEETI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Maintenance — Appeal against interim maintenance order, modification by appellate court — Husband and wife both challenged the interim maintenance awarded by the appellate court — Husband contended maintenance was arbitrary and excessive, wife argued it was meagre — Court considered income affidavits, financial status, and obligations of parties to determine maintenance. India Law Library Docid # 2441984
(71) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SHREYA[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Employment Law — Termination of Engagement — Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) — Misrepresentation of Educational Qualification — Where a candidate for GDS misrepresented their 10th-grade subject from Sanskrit to Hindi-A/Hindi-B in the online application, this constituted "suppressio veri and suggestio falsi" and misled the India Law Library Docid # 2441820
(72) SHAILENDRA PRASAD SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Mines and Minerals — Forfeiture of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Technical glitch in e-auction portal — Petitioner prevented from participating in bidding process due to admitted technical error — Forfeiture of EMD without affording opportunity of hearing violates principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441821
(73) JAGDISH YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — High Court’s power to re-evaluate evidence — The court is required to re-appreciate the evidence and re-assess the conclusions arrived at by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2441822
(74) BHARAT MAHTO AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder charges — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 27 — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Eye-witness testimonies — Contradictions in testimonies — Presence of witnesses at the scene of occurrence — Land dispute as motive — Investigation process — Delay in FIR registration — Non-examination of material witness — Sufficiency of Section 313 Cr.P.C examination — Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2441823
(75) SIKKIM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. SIKKIM INFORMATION COMMISSION AND ANOTHER[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Writ Petition — Challenge to Orders of State Information Commission — Petitioner seeking disclosure of consolidated merit list and marks of candidates — Respondent No.2 filing RTI application — SPIO providing information after completion of process — First Appellate Authority directing SPIO to seek consent of selected candidates under Section 11 of RTI Act — Respondent No.2 India Law Library Docid # 2442145
(76) SYED MOHAMMED GHOUSE PASHA KHADRI Vs. SYED MOHAMMED ADIL PASHA KHADRI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Waqf Act, 1995 — Section 3(i) and Section 32(2)(g) — Jurisdiction of Civil Court versus Waqf Board — Distinction between Sajjadanashin and Mutawalli — Sajjadanashin is a spiritual head with religious duties, while Mutawalli is a secular manager of Waqf property — Waqf Board has jurisdiction over appointment and removal of Mutawallis but not Sajjadanashins — Civil Court retains jurisdiction over India Law Library Docid # 2441715
(77) PUNJAB AND SIND BANK Vs. SH. RAJ KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary proceedings — Punishment — Judicial review — The court's power to review punishment is limited and generally does not allow substitution of its own judgment for that of the disciplinary authority unless the punishment is illogical, suffers from procedural impropriety, or shocks the conscience of the court. India Law Library Docid # 2441716
(78) M/S A.K.G. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Contract Law — Termination and Blacklisting — Principles of Judicial Review — Courts must apply distinct standards of legality, rationality, and proportionality when reviewing administrative actions related to contract termination and blacklisting, considering the differing gravity of these measures and their consequences. India Law Library Docid # 2441717
(79) SATINDER SINGH BHASIN Vs. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Section 185 — Loan to directors — Violation of Section 185 — Loan from company to director for securing bail without special resolution — Deposit of Rs. 50 Crores for bail sourced from company funds without proper approval — Held to be not sustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2441718
(80) SHANKAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 and 342 — Conviction for murder and wrongful confinement — Concurrent findings of conviction from Trial Court and High Court — Supreme Court's scope of interference is restricted to manifest errors in law, misappreciation of evidence, or omission of crucial evidence — Supreme Court India Law Library Docid # 2441855