(861) TT ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF ENGINEER CUM SECRETARY, ENERGY & POWER DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8 — Arbitration Clause — Writ Petition maintainability — A writ court can exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction even if an arbitration clause exists in the contract; however, factual disputes are best resolved through arbitration rather India Law Library Docid # 2443715
(862) TNGEN MURUH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 — Appeal against conviction for murder — Appellants convicted by Sessions Judge and sentenced to life imprisonment — Held, prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt due to inconsistencies and lack of corroboration between eye-witness testimonies and medical evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2443722
(863) SRI SANTOSH KUMAR MISHRA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125(4) — Maintenance — Wife living separately by mutual consent — Onus of proof — Petitioner failed to prove that parties were living separately by mutual consent — The proceeding under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, filed for divorce by mutual consent, was dropped — The averments in the joint petition, in absence of a final decree and India Law Library Docid # 2443835
(864) PARTAP SINGH Vs. HARBHAJAN SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell — Suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell was decreed by the trial court and affirmed by the first appellate court — The present appeal was filed by the third defendant who was a subsequent purchaser of the property. India Law Library Docid # 2444019
(865) JOGINDER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. KESAR SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Hindu Law — Joint Family Property — Alienation by Karta — Requirement of Legal Necessity — The court found that the father (Karta) had mortgaged and sold ancestral property, and that these transactions were for legal necessity, including marrying his daughters, redeeming previous mortgages, and purchasing agricultural India Law Library Docid # 2444020
(866) TEJ KAUR (DECEASED) THROUGH HER LRS AND ANOTHER Vs. GURDEV SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal Scope — While regular second appeals are filed under Section 100 CPC, in Punjab and Haryana, they are treated as appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918; therefore, no question of law needs to be framed for adjudication. India Law Library Docid # 2444021
(867) STATE OF HARYANA Vs. PANNA LAL[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Punjab Civil Services Rules, Vol .II, Rule 3.17A(d) and Rule 4.19(a) — Resignation from public service — Entails forfeiture of past service and no pension is payable. India Law Library Docid # 2444022
(868) BALBIR KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. SATINDERPAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional Evidence — Application for additional evidence to rectify clerical discrepancy in Khasra numbers in revenue records was rejected as it did not bear material significance for adjudication of the controversy and the issues could be determined without it. India Law Library Docid # 2444023
(869) GAGANDEEP KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 107 — Abetment of suicide — Essential ingredients for offence — Prosecution must establish instigation, conspiracy, or intentional aiding — A proximate and active role is necessary to establish criminal liability — Mere marital discord or emotional distress does not India Law Library Docid # 2444024
(870) HARKOMAL PREET KAUR Vs. AMRITPAL SINGH @ BEANT AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for injuries — Functional disability assessed at 100% due to severe injuries like amputation, leading to complete loss of earning capacity, despite medical certification of 70% physical disability. India Law Library Docid # 2444025
(871) RAM CHAND AND OTHERS Vs. SH. ATMA PRAKASH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 168 — Compensation for death in motor accident — Assessment of income — Tribunal correctly considered salary certificate and land records showing agricultural income to arrive at deceased's monthly income. India Law Library Docid # 2444026
(872) NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. JOGINDER KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 The appeal has been preferred by the appellant-Insurance Company against the Award dated 28.10.2016 passed by the learned Tribunal in the claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, whereby the claim petition filed by the respondent No.1 to 5/claimants was allowed and the appellant-Insurance company was held liable to pay the compensation to respondent No.1 to 5/claimants to the tune of Rs.24,45,108/-along with interest @ 6% per annum on the ground that the compensation is India Law Library Docid # 2444027
(873) JHALAK CONSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER Vs. ULHASNAGAR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 — Section 51 — Revocation of development permission — Developer obtained permission by misleading authorities with incorrect documents and plans — Held, fraud vitiates all orders and permissions obtained through fraud are null and void. India Law Library Docid # 2444163
(874) LRS OF SUNNY Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Administrative Law — Regularization of service — Judicial precedent — Supreme Court judgments on regularization of long-serving temporary employees, emphasizing fairness and preventing exploitation, are to be followed and not mechanically applied in a manner that denies legitimate claims. India Law Library Docid # 2444670
(875) M/S. SAHARA EX SERVICEMEN WELFARE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, RAM KISHORE VYAS BHAWAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Aggrieved party challenged cancellation order of work order and agreement on grounds of illegality and arbitrariness. India Law Library Docid # 2445071
(876) VISHAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 143, 302 — Bail application dismissed as petitioner prima facie involved in serious offence of murder, specifically named in FIR, and role attributed by eye-witnesses. India Law Library Docid # 2445072
(877) NEERAJ SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 457, 380, 411 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 5/27(1) — Evidence — Contradictions between First Information Report (FIR) and witness testimonies — Inconsistencies noted in the FIR regarding the direct witnessing of the shooting by Smt — Saraswati Devi (PW2), stating only a suspicion that the bullet might have India Law Library Docid # 2446849
(878) SURENDRA SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Civil Services — Selection Process — Writs of Mandamus — Where candidates sought directions to treat a specific option as correct and to revise selection lists, the Court held that it would not interfere with the opinion of the expert body unless there was a clear jurisdictional error or illegality. India Law Library Docid # 2446850
(879) STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. MADHAV PRASAD DOBHAL AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Service Law — Pay Parity — Lab Technicians claimed parity in pay-scale with Dental Hygienists and X-ray Technicians — The Court found that educational qualifications and work performed were similar, and historically, pay scales were either the same or that of Dental Hygienists was lower — Denial of higher pay-scale to Lab Technicians without sound reasoning was held arbitrary and violative of India Law Library Docid # 2446851
(880) DHARMESH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 — Sections 5(2) and 4(2) — Administrative vs — Judicial Orders — During ongoing consolidation proceedings, administrative authorities (District Magistrate and Deputy Director Consolidation) lack the power to pass orders regarding disputed land that effectively nullify decisions of consolidation courts — Only consolidation courts have the jurisdiction to decide India Law Library Docid # 2446852