(961) HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Assessment proceedings — Where an assessment order is passed after an unreasonable delay, it can be quashed by the court. India Law Library Docid # 2444166
(962) SMT. SITA DEVI Vs. FIRM M/S. VINOD TEXTILES AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 22-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 26 Rule 9 — Appointment of Local Commissioner — Such appointment is a discretionary power of the trial court meant to elucidate matters in dispute, not to collect evidence for a party — The court cannot delegate its adjudicatory function to a commissioner, and the appointment should not be used to fill lacunae or for a roving inquiry. India Law Library Docid # 2445068
(963) PRAHLAD SAHAI Vs. HARYANA ROADWAYS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 168 — Just Compensation — Award of compensation for prosthetic limb — No fixed guidelines for compensation amount — Courts can deviate from governmental notifications if they are too low — Emphasis on "restitutio in integrum" principle to restore the claimant as close as possible to their pre-injury state — Claimants are entitled to choose private centres for prosthetic limbs India Law Library Docid # 2442583
(964) M/s. MARG LIMITED Vs. SUSHIL LALWANI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Cause of Action — Valuation and Court Fees — The Supreme Court reiterated that Order 7 Rule 11 allows rejection of a plaint if it does not disclose a cause of action, is undervalued, insufficiently stamped, or barred by law — It clarified that a plaint should not be rejected at the threshold if it contains averments that, taken at face India Law Library Docid # 2442584
(965) MESSER GRIESHEIM GMBH (NOW CALLED AIR LIQUIDE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH) Vs. GOYAL MG GASES PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 13 — Conclusiveness of foreign judgment — Enforceability in India — Summary judgment granted by foreign court without full trial despite existence of triable issues and crucial documentary evidence like Balance Sheets and Board Minutes, particularly when the respondent was denied leave to defend — Such procedure prevents a fair adjudication and is not rendered "on India Law Library Docid # 2442585
(966) S. LEOREX SEBASTIAN AND ANOTHER Vs. SAROJINI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 263 — Revocation of probate — Just cause — Fraudulent grant by concealing material facts or false suggestions — Failure to cite necessary parties — Grant of probate is a judgment in rem and binds the world — Persons with even a slight interest, including subsequent transferees from heirs, are entitled to citation before probate is granted — Failure to implead appellants and legal India Law Library Docid # 2442586
(967) SATHYAN NARAVOOR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Prisoners with Disabilities — This case concerns the rights and conditions of prisoners with disabilities, focusing on the effective implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and constitutional guarantees of dignity, equality, and non-discrimination within prison systems. India Law Library Docid # 2442587
(968) NIKHAT PARVEEN @ KHUSBOO KHATOON Vs. RAFIQUE@SHILLU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 112 — Presumption of legitimacy — Birth during marriage being conclusive proof of legitimacy — While Section 112 raises a conclusive presumption, it is rebuttable — Modern scientific advancements like DNA testing, where conclusive and undisputed, can override this presumption, especially when the child's legitimacy is not the sole issue and the test is conducted with consent. India Law Library Docid # 2442588
(969) BABU SINGH Vs. CONSOLIDATION OFFICER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 132 — Prohibition of Bhumidhari rights — Land originally recorded as Category-6 (barren/non-agricultural) that was later purportedly re-categorised to Category-5 (cultivable) on the basis of an order by the Sub-Divisional Officer, was found to be public utility land (khalihan and pasture) falling under Section 132, meaning no India Law Library Docid # 2442589
(970) ANIL KUMAR @ KALLU Vs. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 394, 34 — Murder and Robbery — Circumstantial Evidence — Homicidal death proved by medical evidence establishing cause of death due to shock from injury to neck vessels. India Law Library Docid # 2442591
(971) SANDEEP KUMAR Vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT) AIR CARGO COMPLEX[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 28(9) — Extension of time for adjudication — Non-communication of extension order to noticee — Held, not fatal to adjudication as Section 28 does not mandate such communication, though prudent for the department to do so — Reliance placed on this Court's decision in Pranij Heights India Pvt Ltd vs. The Joint Commissioner of Customs. India Law Library Docid # 2442592
(972) AJAY MAHTO Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313, 374 and 391 — Appeal against conviction — Murder charge under Section 302, IPC — Circumstantial evidence — Last seen theory — Requirement to prove complete chain of circumstances excluding all possibilities of innocence — Conflicting statements of prosecution witnesses regarding crucial details, including non-disclosure of material India Law Library Docid # 2442593
(973) SMT. PREM LATA SUREKHA Vs. SH. CHAKRADHARI SUREKHA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order dismissing Section 34 application — Scope of interference limited to grounds under Section 34 — Not an independent assessment of award merits — Appellate court must ascertain if Section 34 court exceeded its scope — Concurrent findings of Arbitrator and Section 34 court should be disturbed with extreme caution — Mere India Law Library Docid # 2442594
(974) SHIVA NAND Vs. SUKH LAL SHARMA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Easement by Prescription and Necessity — Plaintiff claimed right of way through common passage over defendants’ land by prescription and necessity, asserting it was the sole access to his property — Evidence showed plaintiff had provided an affidavit from landowners permitting use of alternative passage and admitted the claimed passage was more convenient but not absolutely necessary — Court held that for easement by necessity, absolute necessity, not mere convenience, must be proven, and an alt India Law Library Docid # 2442743
(975) M/S. NATIONAL AGENCIES Vs. SBI GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Insurance Law — Burglary Insurance Policy — Interpretation of "Burglary" — A burglary insurance policy covers theft involving actual forcible and violent entry into or exit from the premises India Law Library Docid # 2442793
(976) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION JABALPUR Vs. CHOTELAL KHURASIYA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 M.P. Industrial Relations Act, 1960 — Section 108 — M.P — Industrial Relations Rules, 1961 — Rule 48-A — Execution of Award — Limitation — Provisions of the Act prevail over rules if they conflict — Section 108 of the Act provides for recovery of amounts due as if it were a fine under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, for which no India Law Library Docid # 2442794
(977) M/S. MCM WORLDWIDE PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 16(2), (5) & (6) and Section 34 — Challenge to Arbitrator's order rejecting plea of lack of jurisdiction — When an arbitrator rejects a plea regarding lack of jurisdiction under Section 16(2), the aggrieved party must wait until the final award is passed before challenging this decision under Section 34 of the Act — The decision under Section 16(2) does not India Law Library Docid # 2442796
(978) S. ANAND Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU REPRESENTED BY ITS INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process — Appellant, a purchaser for valuable consideration, was not involved in alleged fabrication of Will or its use with knowledge of forgery — Charge of criminal conspiracy and cheating under IPC not substantiated against appellant — Mere fact of purchasing property through a India Law Library Docid # 2442799
(979) DR. SAJAD AHMAD BHAT Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 21-04-2026 Employment Law — Provisional Engagement — Security Clearance — An employee engaged on a provisional basis, subject to security clearance, cannot claim reinstatement or refute termination based on an adverse report if they accepted these conditions at the India Law Library Docid # 2443108
(980) M. LAKSHMI NARASIMHA ACHARYULU AND OTHERS Vs. M. GOPALAMMA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal — Maintainability — An appeal under Section 96 of the CPC lies against a decree, not merely against a finding on an issue — A party who has succeeded in the suit cannot appeal solely on the basis of a finding against them if the overall decree is in their favour and their prayer in the written statement was for dismissal of the suit, which was granted by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2443126