(701) SRI TAPAN NATH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 read with Section 401 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 323 — Revision against conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Non-examination of material witnesses — Accused persons summoned under Section 319 CrPC and convicted under Section 323 IPC — Informant was the solitary witness supporting prosecution case — Alleged injured victims, namely informant's brother and parents, were not examined by prosecution — Investigating Officer also not examin India Law Library Docid # 2454272
(702) DR DEBASISH BEHERA AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI. S. PRABHU AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 12 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 215 — Wilful disobedience of Court order — Request for extension of time for compliance — Administrative and political constraints — Contempt petition filed alleging non-compliance of writ court directions — Advocate General submitted that the proposal had been cleared by the bureaucracy and placed before the State Cabinet for approval, seeking time due to upcoming elections — High Court considered the request and India Law Library Docid # 2454273
(703) SRI SUBHAJIT SUTRADHAR Vs. SMT. TANUJA SARKAR[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 28(4) — Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Condonation of delay of 171 days in filing matrimonial appeal — Ground that engaged counsel failed to inform about dismissal of divorce petition — Held, the plea was baseless and unconvincing as it was the litigant's primary duty to track proceedings instituted by him — Applicant failed to apply for certified copy within the 90-day limitation period and offered no material explain India Law Library Docid # 2454274
(704) SRI RANJIT SARKAR Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Section 2(r) and Section 34 — Reservation in direct recruitment — Persons with benchmark disabilities — Candidate with 100% blindness — Petitioner successfully cleared selection process and was issued an offer of appointment for the post of Lower Division Clerk under SC (PH) category — Department subsequently cancelled the appointment citing 100% permanent visual impairment — Held, Section 2(r) defines benchmark disability as not less than 40% of a India Law Library Docid # 2454275
(705) RUPAK MAJUMDER Vs. THE (TO BE REPRESENTED BY) THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Service and Education Law — Teachers Eligibility Test (T-TET 2024) — Evaluation and Answer Key — Inconsistency in Answer Keys — Principle of Estoppel — Disputed question regarding Anarchic theory of intelligence was identically asked in T-TET 2022 where option (B) was accepted as correct in the final answer key — Petitioner marked option (B) in T-TET 2024, but TRBT treated option (D) as correct — Held, recruiting authority cannot deviate from its previously finalized answer key without notificat India Law Library Docid # 2454277
(706) SURASEN TRIPURA Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Service Law — Promotion — Claim for retrospective promotion upon quashing of earlier penalty — Pendency of subsequent departmental proceedings — Petitioner's earlier penalty was set aside by the High Court with directions to extend all benefits as if no penalty was imposed — While financial benefits were released, promotion was denied due to the initiation of a fresh departmental proceeding with framed charges — Held, although the initial impediment was removed, promotion or convening a review D India Law Library Docid # 2454287
(707) DASARI SUMA TEJA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Sections 2(g) and 23 — Protection of Senior Citizens — Transfer of shares via gift deed — Respondent senior citizen transferred company shares to his son, who subsequently failed to provide care and maintenance — Son falls within definition of 'relative' under Section 2(g) — Section 23 is a standalone provision intrinsically linked to the Act's objective of preventing exploitation of senior citizens — Obligation of donee to maint India Law Library Docid # 2453965
(708) K.V.S. RAMA RAO Vs. THE STATE OF A P[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service Rules, 1998 — Rule 6, Annexure I — Minimum qualification for Junior Auditor — Petitioner possessing a polytechnic diploma equivalent to Intermediate was appointed on compassionate grounds — Authorities contended that a Bachelor's Degree was mandatory under Ministerial Service Rules amended via G.O.Ms.No.135 dated 12.05.2014 — Held, rules prevailing on the date of appointment govern compassionate appointments under rehabilitation schemes — The Andhra Pradesh Min India Law Library Docid # 2453966
(709) M/S.SRI SATYA SAI CONSTRUCTIONS AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Government Contracts — Tender Discount and Price Adjustment — Validity of deduction — Petitioner executed construction of residential schools — Respondent authorities issued memos deducting tender discount percentage from price adjustment value, reducing amounts payable — Petitioner challenged action as contrary to relevant Government Orders, arguing price adjustment ensures real-time payments — Held, deducting tender discount percentage on price adjus India Law Library Docid # 2453967
(710) SMT. TALASILA SANTHI Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Preventive Detention — Detenu already in custody — Validity of detention order — Detention order can be validly passed against a person already in judicial custody if the detaining authority is aware of such custody and records its satisfaction that there is a real possibility of release on bail and subsequent indulgence in activities prejudicial to public order — Detaining authority duly recorded such satisfaction regarding the detenu's custody in a pending crime — No illegality found in passin India Law Library Docid # 2453968
(711) PALLA YUVARAJ YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF AP[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Police Standing Orders — A.P. Police Manual, Standing Order No. 601 — Opening of rowdy sheet — Requirement of habituality — Opening of a rowdy sheet is not an automatic consequence of registering a criminal case — Power of preventive policing must be exercised within the parameters prescribed by the Standing Orders and cannot be exercised mechanically — Rowdy sheet cannot be opened in a routine or casual manner — For classifying a person as a rowdy, authorities must establish that such person ha India Law Library Docid # 2453969
(712) KATI DEVI AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498-A — Compounding of non-compoundable offence — Compromise in matrimonial and family dispute — Supreme Court precedent — Informant and appellants entered into an amicable settlement after disputes regarding compassionate appointment were resolved — Informant received appointment India Law Library Docid # 2454230
(713) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. PAYAL MANIKPURI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Cross-objection — Condonation of delay — Claimants filed a cross-objection seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal with a delay of 14 days — High Court considered the application for condonation of delay and, upon due consideration, condoned the delay of 14 days and admitted the cross-objection for final hearing. India Law Library Docid # 2454590
(714) BIKASH RANJAN SAMAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Delay of 2348 days — Sufficient cause — Interlocutory application seeking condonation of substantial delay — Taking into consideration the grounds pleaded and the explanation offered towards the delay of 2348 days, High Court inclined to condone the delay subject to payment of cost of Rs.2,000/- to the Juvenile Justice Fund managed by the Odisha State Legal Services Authority, notwithstanding the objections raised by the State. India Law Library Docid # 2454620
(715) UNIWORTH LTD. (WOOLWORTH INDIA LTD.) Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XLVII Rule 1 — Scope of Review Jurisdiction — Error apparent on the face of record — Review jurisdiction is not an inherent power and cannot be exercised to rehear a case or sit in appeal over one's own judgment — Review cannot be sought on the ground that a decision is erroneous on merits — An error apparent on the face of the record must be self-evident and should not require a long-drawn process of reasoning or re-appreciation of evidence — Erroneous f India Law Library Docid # 2454575
(716) DR. SANJAY PRAKASH Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498-A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 106 — Cruelty — Scope and testimony of related witnesses — Cruelty under Section 498-A is not confined to dowry demands but encompasses any wilful conduct causing mental or physical harm to the wife — Deceased sustained multiple unexplained injuries within the specific knowledge of the husband, attracting Section 106 of the Evidence Act — Testimony of close relatives, including minor children, cannot be discarded as interested India Law Library Docid # 2454577
(717) HINABEN D/O BHARATBHAI MALI W/O HITESH NARSINHBHAI PARMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Constitution of India — Consensual marriage of adults — Right to marry person of choice — Police protection against threats and violence — Major individuals are fully entitled to marry anyone of their own free will and volition without parental approval — Neither family members nor community can harass, threaten, or commit violence against such couples — Administration and police authorities throughout the country are legally obligated to ensure that adult couples marrying against parental conse India Law Library Docid # 2455023
(718) SAIYAD SHAJUDDIN SAIYAD SHAMSUDDIN SAIYAD (SAYYED SHAJODIN SAYYED SHAMSHODIN) Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory bail — Governing factors — Discretion to grant pre-arrest bail must be exercised judiciously, cautiously, and strictly in line with established precedents — Parameters include nature and gravity of accusation, criminal antecedents of applicant, possibility of fleeing from justice, and whether arrest is sought to injure or humiliate the accused — Elaborate examination of evidence and detailed discussion on merits should be avoi India Law Library Docid # 2455024
(719) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. RATI RAM[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of appellate interference — Acquittal reinforces the presumption of innocence of the accused — Appellate court should not disturb an order of acquittal merely because another view is possible upon re-appreciation of evidence — Interference is warranted only in exceptional circumstances where the trial court's judgment is palpably wrong, manifestly perverse, based on misreading or omission of material evidence, India Law Library Docid # 2454049
(720) DIVYA H.K. Vs. BHARATH KUMAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Interim Maintenance — Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities — Duty of parties — Guidelines in Rajnesh v. Neha — Family Court awarded Rs. 10,000/- per month as interim maintenance to wife — Both parties challenged the order — Husband claimed to be a milk vendor possessing only 1 acre 12 guntas of disputed land — Record revealed husband owned an additional 1 acre of land not disclosed in his affidavit — Held, full and truthful disclosure of assets and liabili India Law Library Docid # 2454053