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(361) SRI KALIDINDI RAMA KRISHNA RAJU Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-10-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Disputed questions of fact — Appellant sought a Writ of Mandamus for delivery of possession of two house plots allegedly allotted in 1955 — Respondents contended that allottees failed to execute agreements, raise constructions within the stipulated 24 months, and that various public facilities and a Tribal Museum had been established thereon over decades — Settled law that the High Court, in the exercise of its extraordinary jurisdi
India Law Library Docid # 2456393

(362) ASWA SATYANARAYANA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-10-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 91 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 94 — Production of documents — Premature stage — Right of accused — An accused cannot claim the production of documents not relied upon by the prosecution as a matter of right at an earlier stage of trial. The appropriate stage for invoking Section 91 Cr.P.C. to summon such documents arises only when the accused enters upon defence evidence. The Court must determine relevance and necessity whil
India Law Library Docid # 2456411

(363) POCHINAPEDDI BALASUBRAHMANYAM AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF AP AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-10-2026
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7(a) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Quashing of proceedings — Scope of inherent powers — Petitioner sought quashing on grounds of retaliatory complaint, recovery from an open area, disputed electronic evidence, and defective sanction — Held, inherent powers cannot be exercised to conduct a mini-trial when a prima facie cognizable offence is disclosed — Direct recovery from petitioner's person is not indispensable as demand
India Law Library Docid # 2456414

(364) ARCIS CLEAN ENERGY PVT. LTD Vs. PARSHVA INNOVATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Territorial Jurisdiction — Seat vs. Venue of Arbitration — High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) in respect of disputes arising out of a Franchise Agreement — Impugned order questioned on the ground that the Delhi High Court lacked territorial jurisdiction as the juridical seat of arbitration was in Goa — Held: Determination of whether a place is a "seat" or a mere "venue" requires an evaluation
India Law Library Docid # 2455427

(365) HEMANT D. SHAH HUF AND ANOTHER Vs. CHITTARANJAN D. SHAH HUF AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Reference of non-signatories to arbitration — Concept of 'Veritable Party' — Prima facie determination by Referral Court — Non-signatory partners claiming rights through subsequent partnership deeds over the subject asset of the firm — If the disputed retirement deed of the appellants is held invalid, parties revert to the earlier partnership deed containing the arbitration clause, thereby
India Law Library Docid # 2455428

(366) HARDEV CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026
Government Contracts and Tenders — Tender Process — Submission of Bid Security — E-payment vs. Physical Original — Rejection on hyper-technical grounds — Appellant’s bid was rejected for non-submission of the physical original of the Bid Security, despite having paid via e-payment gateway and uploading the digital receipt along with the tender document — Clause 2.20.6(ii) of Request For Proposal (RFP) required physical delivery of the form
India Law Library Docid # 2455429

(367) HARAMANI SAHOO AND OTHERS Vs. LALITA NAYAK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings post commencement of trial — Exercise of judicial discretion — Appellants sought amendment of plaint to incorporate foundational facts and challenge a compromise decree passed in a separate suit concerning a portion of the suit property, after learning about it through certified copies obtained in 2020 — Trial Court and High Court rejected the amendment application on grounds of delay, limitation, and lack of due diligen
India Law Library Docid # 2455432

(368) UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS Vs. SGT GIRISH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026
Armed Forces / Pension — Disability Pension and Arrears — Scope of Precedential Relief — Application for clarification of common judgment regarding grant of disability pension and broad-banding benefits with arrears — Clarified that the judgment rendered in the specific context of re-computation/broad-banding for ex-servicemen cannot be construed to automatically grant disability
India Law Library Docid # 2455434

(369) PRAKASH KESHAV ALIAS BUNTY ALIAS BABA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 65(2), 75(1) and 351(2) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 3(a) and 4(2) — Penetrative sexual assault — Rejection of bail — Applicant sought bail citing unexplained delay in lodging FIR and absence of injuries or medical signs of sexual assault — High Court held that the minor victim was aged 11 years and supported the prosecution case in her statement — Delay in FIR and lack of medical injury do not, by themselves, warrant
India Law Library Docid # 2455458

(370) KOMAL Vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Public Land — Submerged land of Category 6(1) — Allegation of encroachment — Non-allotment of submerged land — Petitioner, an elected Gram Pradhan, sought directions to District Magistrate to decide pending representation for removal of unauthorized encroachment from Category 6(1) submerged Gram Sabha land — High Court disposed of writ petition without expressing opinion on merits, directing District Magistrate to decide representati
India Law Library Docid # 2455460

(371) AARTI BHATT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory bail — Cancellation of anticipatory bail — Allegation of property mutation based on a forged will — First Information Report lodged — Sessions Court granted anticipatory bail considering that the dispute carried the colour of a civil litigation, the accused was a woman, and lodging of FIR would cause unnecessary humiliation and harassment, while imposing appropriate conditions — State counsel opposed cancellation stating no grounds were made ou
India Law Library Docid # 2455472

(372) GAJENDRA SINGH AND ORS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 307, 323 and 498-A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3 and 4 — Inherent powers — Quashing of proceedings — Applicants challenged Magistrate's order rejecting the police final report submitted in their favour and directing further investigation — Allegations of cruelty and dowry harassment — Held, factual submissions concerning the manner of investigation and surrounding circumstances do not justify exe
India Law Library Docid # 2455484

(373) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. RAM RAKHI DEVI AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 149 and 173 — Liability of Insurer — Breach of policy condition — Plying vehicle without valid permit — Principle of pay and recover — Offending truck caused fatal accident — Owner and driver remained ex parte and failed to produce permit — Held, permit is documentary evidence, and when insured fails to produce it, burden cannot be shifted to insurer to prove its non-existence — Plying without permit constitutes a fundamental statutory infraction — Tribunal er
India Law Library Docid # 2455437

(374) PERI ANNAPURNA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 75 — Cruelty to child — Essential ingredients — Requirement of actual charge of or control over child — Petitioner worked as a School Co-ordinator — Allegation of making a five-year-old child stand outside the classroom and denying access to water and washroom over unpaid fees — Held, a plain reading of Section 75 requires proof that the accused had actual charge of or control over the victim child — Requisite statutory relat
India Law Library Docid # 2455578

(375) SURESH KUMAR RAM @ SURESH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005 — Departmental inquiry — Natural justice — Delinquent employee in judicial custody — Deprivation of fair opportunity — Disciplinary proceeding against petitioner was initiated and concluded within 33 days while he was detained in jail — Inquiry report submitted prior to his release on bail — Held, petitioner received no opportunity whatsoever to effectively defend himself or participate in the inquiry — Conducting the inq
India Law Library Docid # 2455629

(376) MUNNI DEVI @ NANNI DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 and Section 202 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 341, 323, 504 and 34 — Taking of cognizance — Rejection of plea to summon all accused — Complainant challenged Magistrate's order taking cognizance only against two accused persons instead of all named accused under various penal provisions and the Dayan Act — High Court declined to interfere under Section 482, holding that the Magistrate passed a reasoned order upon examining the complainant's
India Law Library Docid # 2455643

(377) CICLX Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 and Section 3 — Bail to Child in Conflict with Law — Mandatory nature and exceptions — Grant of bail to a child in conflict with law is the general rule and denial is an exception — Bail can only be refused if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the release would bring the juvenile into association with any known criminal, expose them to moral, physical, or psychological danger, or defeat the ends of justice —
India Law Library Docid # 2455649

(378) POOJA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-10-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420 and 465 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Wrong date of death furnished in death certificate — Appellant furnished mother's death date as 21.11.2019 instead of actual date 20.11.2019 through a Jan Sewa Kendra due to lack of technical savvy, amid pending civil disputes with sister
India Law Library Docid # 2455666

(379) PRAVIN MARUTI BHOSALE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 12-10-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 8, 12 and 17 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 137(2), 65(1), 87 and 49 — Regular bail — Consensual relationship — Applicant aged 31 years accused of sexual assault on 16-year-old victim — Supplementary statement of victim revealed consensual love affair for over two years, physical relationship, and voluntary elopement to another city without force, deceit, or vi
India Law Library Docid # 2455669

(380) SALGAOCAR MINING INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 12-10-2026
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Sections 2(1)(u) and 3 — Proceeds of crime — Scheduled offence — Requirement of subsisting predicate offence — Authorities under the PMLA cannot prosecute any person on a notional basis or assumption that a scheduled offence was committed — The existence of a scheduled offence is an absolute condition precedent for proceeds of crime to arise — If the predicate offence ceases to exist due to quashing of the FIR, discharge, or acquittal by a competent cou
India Law Library Docid # 2455671

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