(901) RAJESH KUMAR PASWAN Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Testimony of prosecutrix — Sufficiency for conviction — Minor victims were repeatedly subjected to sexual exploitation by appellant under false pretext of securing employment — Defence alleged delay in lodging FIR and consensual relationship — Held, in rape cases, the sole testimony of the victim is sufficient to convict the accused if found reliable and trustworthy — Minor age of the victims was confirmed by radiological evidence — Ocular testimony India Law Library Docid # 2455220
(902) CHOTU MANDAL AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 82 — Proclamation for person absconding — Mandatory requirements — Recording of satisfaction and specification of time and place — The court issuing a proclamation under Section 82 of Cr.P.C. must record its satisfaction that the accused is absconding or concealing himself to evade arrest — Additionally, the court is legally required to explicitly mention the time and place for appearance of the accused in the order itself by which the proclamation India Law Library Docid # 2455221
(903) COSMOPOLITAN CLUB (REGD) AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 — Section 25 — Scope of Registrar's Enquiry Jurisdiction — Suo Motu Exercise of Power — Section 25 empowers the Registrar to enquire into the constitution, working, and financial condition of a registered society. When acting suo motu upon receiving a complaint, the Registrar must independently apply his mind and satisfy himself that an enquiry is warranted, rather than treating the complaint as an automatic trigger. The Act confers a limited statutory India Law Library Docid # 2455289
(904) INDIRANAGAR CLUB AND ANOTHER Vs. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 — Section 25(1) — Enquiry by Registrar — "On his own motion" — Independent application of mind — Scope and requirement — Held, exercise of discretionary suo motu power under Section 25(1) requires the Registrar to independently consider the complaint, replies of the society, and material available on record to arrive at his own satisfaction regarding the need and expediency of holding an enquiry — While information may be received from external sources, India Law Library Docid # 2455291
(905) M/S. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. AMARAVATHI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Goods vehicle — Unauthorised passenger — Liability of insurer — Deceased fell from a goods vehicle and succumbed to injuries — Claimants asserted the deceased was employed as a load man, but claim petition noted self-employment and no evidence proved employment under vehicle owner — Held, in the absence of evidence, the deceased must be treated as an unauthorised passenger — Section 147 does not require an insurer to cover liability for a passenger in a g India Law Library Docid # 2455294
(906) THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND ANOTHER Vs. RIHANA[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of writ petition — Medical negligence — Disputed questions of fact — Sterilisation failure — Claim for compensation founded on medical negligence cannot be adjudicated under Article 226 when serious and genuine factual disputes exist regarding standard of care, natural recanalisation, consent, and refusal to terminate pregnancy — Determination of such issues requires oral and documentary evidence, cross-examination, and expert opinion, India Law Library Docid # 2455304
(907) A.CHRISTOPHER Vs. THE STATE OF TAMILNADU AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 05-10-2026 Service Law — Retirement and Pensionary Benefits — Counting of past service — Unaided or Self-financing Post — Petitioner sought to count service rendered as a P.G. Assistant in a private minority school on a self-finance basis from 04.07.1994 to 02.01.2002 for pay re-fixation and pensionary benefits upon appointment to an aided sanctioned post in another school. Held, services rendered by a teacher in a self-finance stream or an unaided post cannot be counted towards service in an aided post an India Law Library Docid # 2455319
(908) HIGH COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION Vs. SHRI DILIP WAGH[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Rules governing Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings — Rules 9.2 and 9.3 — Prohibition on unauthorized recording — Individual caught video recording High Court proceedings on a mobile phone without prior written permission and attempting to delete the footage — High Court observed that Rules strictly bar audio or video recording, taking screenshots, or relaying proceedings without written authorization — Any violation compromises courtroom discipline, invites prosecution under the I India Law Library Docid # 2455267
(909) STATE OF HP AND ORS. Vs. RANJEET SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Execution Proceedings — Scope of Executing Court — Directions to reconsider representation — Fresh rejection order passed — Learned Single Judge in execution proceedings held rejection unjustified and directed compliance with earlier judgment — Division Bench held that where original directions required reconsideration and the competent authority subsequently passed a fresh rejection order, executing court cannot adjudicate upon merits of such rejection — Appropriat India Law Library Docid # 2455340
(910) LACHMAN Vs. STATE OF H.P. & ORS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Himachal Pradesh Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1968 — Constitution of India, Articles 14 and 21 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20 and 29 — Grant of parole — Purpose and parameters — Convict sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment sought 42 days' temporary release to maintain family ties — Held, parole affords prisoners an opportunity to maintain links with society and aids reformation — Mere heinousness or nature of the offence cannot be a India Law Library Docid # 2455341
(911) SANJAY PANT Vs. RAMA NAND VISHWAKARMA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Evidence through Special Power of Attorney — Competence to depose — Trial Court acquitted the accused on the ground that the complainant did not enter the witness box and examined his special power of attorney without seeking court permission — Held, the finding of the Trial Court is unsustainable — Relying on Supreme Court precedent, a power-of-attorney holder is legally competent to depose and verify on oath the contents of a complaint, provided India Law Library Docid # 2455372
(912) NARINDER KUMAR Vs. RISHI MALHOTRA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 147 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence post-conviction — Revision petition dismissed on merits upholding conviction and sentence — Subsequent compromise entered into between parties — Maintainability of compounding application — Held, High Court while exercising powers under Section 147 of the Act can proceed to compound the offence even in cases where the accused stands convi India Law Library Docid # 2455373
(913) SINDHU S NAIR Vs. SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT[KERALA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Fundamental Rights — Personal Liberty and Autonomy — Choice of attire and dignity — Headmistress restrained by School Manager from entering school wearing churidar instead of saree — Held, what dress a citizen wears is a matter of personal choice and fundamental right — Neither society nor an individual can dictate a citizen's attire without backing of law — A woman's dignity cannot be made contingent upon conformity with another's preferred attire — Decently worn c India Law Library Docid # 2455383
(914) M/S DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR.[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Sections 2A, 2(oo) and 25F — Retrenchment — Scope and maintainability of dispute — Termination of workman was effected by issuing a letter along with one month notice pay rather than inflicting punishment via disciplinary action — Such termination falls squarely within the definition of "retrenchment" under Section 2(oo) and is covered under Section 2A — Payment of one month notice pay establishes prima facie compliance with Section 25F — Proceedings before the In India Law Library Docid # 2455410
(915) K. AMOSE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Natural justice — Waiver and estoppel — Delinquent participated in enquiry and cross-examined departmental witnesses, but subsequently abandoned proceedings alleging bias of Enquiry Officer and absented from his official headquarters — Held, principles of natural justice cannot be put in a straitjacket formula — Where a delinquent employee, despite awareness of proceedings, voluntarily abstains or abandons enquiry at his own risk, the plea of violation of India Law Library Docid # 2455411
(916) AMITAVA SARDAR Vs. MRS. LUMA MONDAL (NEE SARDAR)[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Special Marriage Act, 1954 — Section 27(1)(d) — Dissolution of marriage — Ground of cruelty — Non-consummation and prolonged separation — Parties resided together for only one month following solemnization of marriage in 2004 — Evidence and cross-examination established that the marriage was never consummated without any physical incapacity or valid reason — Continuous separation and unilateral refusal of conjugal relations cause profound mental anguish amounting to mental cruelty — Matrimonial India Law Library Docid # 2455412
(917) SHRI. JAG NARAYAN Vs. SMT. KAMAL DEVI AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR)] 05-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100(5) — Scope of jurisdiction in second appeal — Confined to substantial question of law — Hearing of second appeal without formulation of substantial questions of law is illegal — Second appellate jurisdiction must be exercised strictly within statutory parameters prescribed by Section 100 CPC — Parties are entitled to address arguments only in relation to formulated substantial question of law — Court cannot travel beyond framed questions to adjudica India Law Library Docid # 2455413
(918) UNION OF INDIA Vs. M/S K.P. TRADING AND COMPANY[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR)] 05-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34 and 37 — Scope of judicial interference — Limited appellate jurisdiction — Interference with an arbitral award is strictly circumscribed and courts cannot act as courts of appeal to re-evaluate evidence or correct factual errors — Award can be set aside only on grounds of patent illegality, manifest lack of reasoning, or perversity defying logic — Where the arbitrator recorded findings based on contemporaneous correspondence and contract terms India Law Library Docid # 2455414
(919) MERAAJ AHMED Vs. KRISHNA SAHA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR)] 05-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 4 and Order 8 Rule 1 — Substitution of legal representatives — Opportunity to file additional written statement and adduce evidence — Original defendant had already filed written statement disclosing defence — After substitution, legal representatives appeared on multiple adjourned dates but took no steps to file an additional written statement or lead evidence — Held, court did not commit procedural irregularity merely because a separate date was India Law Library Docid # 2455415
(920) IN RE: RECENT RAPE INCIDENTS IN DELHI NCR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-10-2026 Criminal Law — Preventive Policing & Crimes Against Women — Broken Windows Theory — Application of the "Broken Windows" theory to public safety and crime prevention — Visible and unattended signs of disorder, civic neglect, non-functional CCTV cameras, broken streetlights, and unmonitored dark stretches convey a perception of diminished vigilance and neglect — Such neglect creates conditions conducive to disorder and provides a safe haven for anti-social elements — Public safety cannot be viewed India Law Library Docid # 2455431