(1) SH. VIJAY BAHADUR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Sections 2(29) and 124-A — Compensation claim — Bona fide passenger — Non-recovery of train ticket — Burden of proof — Tribunal dismissed the claim petition primarily on the ground that no ticket was recovered from the deceased — Held, mere absence or non-recovery of a ticket from the deceased does not, by itself, negate bona fide passenger status where the claimants discharge the initial burden through sworn testimony — The burden thereafter shifts upon the Railways to prov India Law Library Docid # 2455097
(2) MRS. RADHA GOYAL Vs. GAURAV GOYAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(b) — Court-Fees Act, 1870 — Section 7(iv)(b) and Schedule II Article 17(vi) — Suit for partition — Valuation and court fees — Plaintiff claimed fixed court fee alleging joint possession — Holistic reading of plaint revealed plaintiff was not in physical possession of any suit property, necessitating payment of ad-valorem court fees — Despite repeated opportunities and specific court directions to separately value each relief and pay deficit cour India Law Library Docid # 2455103
(3) MAHESWAR @ MAHESH KANDA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 154 — Unexplained delay in lodging FIR — Absence of medical evidence linking assault to death — Incident occurred on 16-05-2020, victim died on 29-05-2020, and FIR was filed on 11-06-2020 — Explanation that delay was caused by post-death ceremonies did not explain inaction prior to death — Prosecution failed to produce medical records or examine treating doctors from three hospitals — Witness testified deceased India Law Library Docid # 2455154
(4) SHAILENDRA BULANI Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 420, 406, 294 and 506 — Quashing of FIR and charge-sheet — Property transaction — Complainant alleged non-execution of sale deed despite paying advance consideration under an alleged agreement to sell — Record revealed that a prior agreement to sell regarding a portion of the same plot had already been executed in favour of petitioner's mother, wherein the complainant was an attesting witness — High Court hel India Law Library Docid # 2455172
(5) HARIKISHAN PARIHAR Vs. SUMAN[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 09-10-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 28 and Section 13(1-A) — Appeal against decree of divorce — Maintainability on merits after contracting second marriage — Respondent wife sought dismissal of appeal on the ground that appellant husband contracted a second marriage after the decree of divorce — Appellant did not refute the allegation and conceded not pressing the appeal on merits — Held, challenge against the decree of divorce stood relinquished in view of the appellant's second marriage, restri India Law Library Docid # 2455185
(6) MANISH KHANDELWAL AND OTHERS Vs. DEEPAK KUMAR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-10-2026 Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 — Section 158(3) and Section 165(7-b) — Transfer of Bhumiswami land — Requirement of permission — Rejection of mutation application on ground that land was Government/patta land transferred without Collector's permission — Held, requirement of prior permission for transfer under Section 158(3) read with Section 165(7-b) was introduced via Amendment Act, 1992 w.e.f. 28.10.1992 — Predecessors had acquired Bhumiswami rights prior to the 1992 amendment — Conseq India Law Library Docid # 2455196
(7) CHANDERLAL NAVLANI (DEAD) THROUGH HIS LRS. Vs. MADHUSUDAN (DEAD) THROUGH HIS LRS.[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-10-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Sections 16(c) and 20 — Contract Act, 1872 — Section 55 — Specific performance of agreement to sell immovable property — Time as essence of contract — Readiness and willingness — Presumption is that time is not the essence of a contract for sale of immovable property unless explicitly agreed — Mere specification of a date for completion does not make time fundamental — Plaintiff demonstrated continuous readiness and willingness through prompt newspaper publication and India Law Library Docid # 2455202
(8) SRI. K.R.PRADEEP AND ANOTHER Vs. THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Wealth Tax Act, 1957 — Section 35B and Section 35(O) — Prosecution for failure to furnish returns — Default in filing returns by due date — Petitioner contended that prosecution could not be launched without prior regular assessment, determination of net wealth, or statutory notice under Sections 14(2) and 17 — Held, prosecution under Section 35B can be initiated once a taxpayer defaults in filing returns within the due date — Issuance of notice or prior assessment is not a prerequisite — Under India Law Library Docid # 2455292
(9) A.CHIDAMBARAM Vs. STATE REP.BY, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 175(3) — Scope of jurisdiction — Direction for investigation — The jurisdiction conferred upon a Magistrate under Section 175(3) of BNSS is neither adjudicatory nor determinative. The Magistrate is not empowered to appreciate evidence, determine admissibility of documents, assess competing probabilities, or conduct a mini-trial at this threshold stage. The statutory function is strictly confined to determining whether the complaint, read as a wh India Law Library Docid # 2455295
(10) ANNAPURNA SWADISHT LIMITED Vs. GEF FOODS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 29(2)(b) — Infringement and deceptive similarity — Phonetic identity — Cognate and allied goods — Plaintiff registered the trademark "ANNAPOORNA" for spices and mixes, whereas defendant used "ANNAPURNA" / "ANNAPURNA SWADISHT" for packaged snacks — Marks held phonetically identical — Even though plaintiff's goods require cooking while defendant's are ready-to-eat, the goods are allied foodstuffs sold through similar channels to the same class of consumers — Ordinar India Law Library Docid # 2455297
(11) C. DHANALAKSHMI Vs. G. LALITHA AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63(c) — Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Proof of execution of Will — Testamentary capacity — Suit for grant of Letters of Administration — One attesting witness examined as the other had died — Witness testified that he saw the testatrix sign the Will and thereafter attested it along with the other witness — Testatrix managed her day-to-day affairs till death and specifically excluded her son while referencing an earlier Will executed in his favour India Law Library Docid # 2455303
(12) R.RAVI Vs. THE STATE REP.BY ITS THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 09-10-2026 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000 — Clause 4(1)(b) and Clause 7(1)(c) — Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Section 7(1)(a)(ii) — Possession of empty LPG cylinders — Allegation of unauthorized storage — Clause 4(1)(b) prohibits storage or transportation of cylinders filled with LPG in non-upright positions and has no application to empty cylinders — Clause 7(1)(c) permits possession of cylinders by distributors and consumers — Petitioner held subsisting di India Law Library Docid # 2455309
(13) KARUPPASAMY Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 09-10-2026 Bail — Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 14-A(2) — Principle of Parity — Co-accused released — Trial Court denied bail to appellant primarily because he had been absconding and a non-bailable warrant was pending against him — High Court held that investigation was already completed and case was taken on file — Since all other co-accused were granted bail either by trial Court or High Court, denying bail to appellant alone was unfair — Princi India Law Library Docid # 2455310
(14) JEGAN Vs. ANISH[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 09-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Enhancement of compensation — Assessment of permanent disability — Claimant suffered crush injury to right foot with metatarsal bone fractures, multiple surgeries, and skin grafting — Medical Board assessed permanent disability at 15% — Tribunal awarded Rs. 75,000/- computing at Rs. 5,000/- per percentage — High Court held that for an accident occurring in the year 2017, the applicable rate is Rs. 7,000/- per percentage of disability — Disability compensa India Law Library Docid # 2455311
(15) S.THIRAVIYASAMY Vs. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 09-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 25 — Religious procession — Use of public roads — Communal objection — Petitioner sought mandamus to take out a church chariot procession through a route objected to by another community — Held, right to freely profess and practice religion under Article 25 cannot be denied merely because persons of another community reside along the route or another religious place of worship is situated there — Public roads are secular spaces, and administrative authoritie India Law Library Docid # 2455330
(16) M/S. BHANDUP ESTATE AND OTHERS Vs. INDUBHAI RAJARAM OHOL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 23 Rules 3 and 3-A — Setting aside consent decree — Authority of Constituted Attorney and Advocate — Challenge to consent decree after thirty years alleging fraud and lack of authority by Manager — General Power of Attorney conferred broad powers, including authority to defend, submit to judgment, and compromise suits — Advocate representing Defendant also executed consent terms — Advocate holding vakalatnama possesses implied authority to settle — Record India Law Library Docid # 2455256
(17) MR. CHARANJIT SINGH BRIGHT Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 General Insurance (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1975 — Rule 30(ii) — Constitution of India — Article 311(2)(b) — Dispensation of departmental inquiry — Mandatory requirement of recording reasons — Power to dispense with regular inquiry is an exception to the normal rule — Disciplinary authority must record specific, objective, and cogent reasons in writing establishing that holding an inquiry is not reasonably practicable — Mere ipse dixit or mechanical invocation of Rule 30(ii) withou India Law Library Docid # 2455257
(18) M/S VIDYA CATERERS Vs. BHARAT PETROLEUM CORP. LTD & ORS.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Constitution of India — Article 226 — Judicial review in tender and contractual matters — Scope of interference — Author of the tender document is the best judge to understand and appreciate its requirements — Court in exercise of writ jurisdiction cannot sit as an appellate authority or substitute its own interpretation for that of the author unless the decision-making process suffers from manifest arbitrariness, perversity, or mala fides — Technical evaluation and comparison of bids by courts India Law Library Docid # 2455258
(19) ASHWIN ASHARA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of writ petition — Private contractual disputes — Redevelopment agreement — Petitioners sought a writ against a private developer claiming additional area, amenities, and compensation under a redevelopment agreement — Held, writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked as a substitute for ordinary civil remedies to adjudicate private claims against a private entity not discharging any public duty — Where the dispute is rooted purely in private co India Law Library Docid # 2455259
(20) CONSTABLE SUSHIL KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HP AND ORS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-10-2026 Punjab Police Rules — Rule 16.38 — Scope and Procedure — Complaint alleging criminal offence by police officer in official duties — Superintendent of Police is required to immediately inform the District Magistrate — District Magistrate determines whether the investigation shall be conducted by a selected Magistrate of the first class or a police officer — Upon establishment of a prima facie case, judicial prosecution ordinarily follows — Departmental proceedings may be held only if specifically India Law Library Docid # 2455338