(1) ABHINAV JAIN Vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 147, 148, 148A, 149, 151 — Reassessment proceedings — Initiation — Limitation — Corrigendum — Held that corrigendum extending time to file reply, even if issued after initial period, can be considered valid if done within overall limitation to correct errors and provide adequate opportunity to assessee. India Law Library Docid # 2442225
(2) URVASHI AGGARWAL Vs. INDER PAUL AGGARWAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Standard of proof — Mere trivial irritations and quarrels are normal wear and tear of married life and insufficient for divorce; cruelty must be grave and weighty, making it impossible for a spouse to live with the other. India Law Library Docid # 2442226
(3) RISHABH GEHLOT Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrC) — Section 37 — Bail Application — Grant of bail — Applicant spent more than 1/3rd of maximum imposable sentence in jail, and is a first-time offender — Section 479 BNSS mandates release on bail in such circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2442227
(4) GULSHAN KHURANA Vs. MANJU MONGA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Landlord and Tenant — Tenancy dispute — Ejectment and recovery of rent and mesne profits — Suit for possession, recovery of arrears of rent and mesne profits decreed by Trial Court and upheld by Appellate Court — Tenant admitted landlord-tenant relationship and service of legal notice for termination of tenancy — Tenant failed to prove agreement to sell property — Tenancy established by overwhelming India Law Library Docid # 2442228
(5) KIRAN DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(2) defining “untoward incident” — Claim for compensation against death — For a claim to succeed, deceased must be a bona fide passenger and the incident must be an “untoward incident” as defined in the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2442229
(6) ARVIND KUMAR R Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 11-04-2026 Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2004 (KPIDFE Act) — Addition of Offences — While Section 9 of the KPIDFE Act may bar the grant of anticipatory bail, this bar applies at the time of the initial registration of the crime — If the KPIDFE Act is invoked later, and anticipatory bail was already granted based on the initial charges, the earlier anticipatory bail order remains valid until cancelled through due process. India Law Library Docid # 2442150
(7) TT ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF ENGINEER-CUM-SECRETARY, ENERGY AND POWER DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM AND ANOTHER[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 7 — Arbitration Agreement — Separability of Arbitration Clause — An arbitration clause embedded in a contract is treated as an independent agreement and survives even if the underlying contract is invalidated or terminated, allowing an arbitral tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2442140
(8) RABDEN SHERPA Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 226 – Writ Petition – Privacy – Disclosure of Information about FIR – Petitioner sought directions against State and Media regarding disclosure of their name and FIR details — The Court held that reporting the fact of FIR registration and its contents does not constitute a media trial. India Law Library Docid # 2442141
(9) SRI SUVAJIT PAUL Vs. FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Contract Law — Detention Charges — Transport Contractor's Claim — Court found that delay in unloading of trucks beyond the stipulated period was attributable to the respondent's (FCI's) lack of sufficient storage space, and therefore, such delay qualified as "extraordinary" under the tender agreement, entitling the contractor to detention charges. India Law Library Docid # 2442070
(10) THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER/CON-2, N.F. RAILWAY, AGARTALA Vs. SRI NANI GOPAL MALLIK AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal — Application for condonation of delay of 264 days in preferring appeal against judgment and award passed by Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority — Delay occurred due to various procedural steps, including obtaining certified copy, seeking legal opinions from panel counsel and Law Officer, and preparation of appeal India Law Library Docid # 2442071
(11) GODREJ AGROVET LTD Vs. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act) — Section 3(1)(j) — Definition of 'food' — Includes substance intended for human consumption — Excludes animal feed — Note (c) to Regulation 2.5.2 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, which regulates animal feed, is ultra vires the Act, as the Act's scope is limited to food for human consumption. India Law Library Docid # 2441881
(12) NARESH GANJHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY, NEW DELHI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43D(5) — Bail — Proviso to Section 43D(5) imposes a complete embargo on the power to release an accused on bail if the Court is of the opinion, on perusal of the case diary or report under Section 173 CrPC, that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accusation to be prima facie true — This standard is lighter than 'not guilty' — Bail is India Law Library Docid # 2441985
(13) SRI RITESH DEBBARMA Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376D, 302, 34 — Gang rape and murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence and scientific reports — Court found that the chain of circumstantial evidence, including last seen together testimony, disclosure statements, re-creation of crime scene, and DNA analysis, was cogent and established the appellant's involvement. Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2442072
(14) PUSPA MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 371F — Non-obstante clause — Overriding effect — Special provision for Sikkim — Protection of existing laws — The non-obstante clause in Article 371F of the Constitution gives overriding effect to the special provisions for Sikkim, ensuring that certain matters are protected from being struck down as unconstitutional, even if they conflict with other provisions of the Constitution — This is crucial for maintaining the unique historical and local contexts of India Law Library Docid # 2442143
(15) ALOK PANDA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND ANOTHER[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Amicable settlement between parties — High Court's inherent power to quash proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C — is distinct from power of compounding under Section 320 Cr.P.C — Power can be invoked to secure ends of India Law Library Docid # 2441876
(16) IDEL SK @ GABA SK AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — Affidavit requirement — Failure to support application under Section 156(3) with a mandatory affidavit, as required by the Supreme Court in Priyanka Srivastava v — State of U.P., renders the Magistrate's direction to register an FIR jurisdictionally flawed — However, if a charge sheet has already been filed following an investigation, this India Law Library Docid # 2441877
(17) BAIDYANATH MANDAL @ BAIJNATH MANDAL Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 325/34 — Conviction for voluntarily causing grievous hurt — Grievous injury not proved beyond reasonable doubt — Opinion of doctor based on X-ray report which was conducted about one month after the incident, X-ray plate did not reveal it was of the victim, and the person who conducted X-ray was not examined and was not a radiologist — Conviction under India Law Library Docid # 2441878
(18) CHAUDHARY BHAGUBHAI MANSANGBHAI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PC&PNDT Act) — Section 28(1) & (2) — Cognizance of offences — Trial of offences — Court can take cognizance of offence under PC&PNDT Act only on a complaint made by the appropriate authority or authorized officer — Offences are triable by Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate First Class. India Law Library Docid # 2441879
(19) BRIJMOHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR.[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-04-2026 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 430 — Application for suspension of sentence — Applicants convicted and sentenced for various offences including Sections 148, 341, 323/149, 324/149, 307/149, 302/149 IPC and Arms Act — Allegations involve assault resulting in death and dangerous injuries — Trial Court convicted based on cogent material including injured eyewitness testimony and FSL India Law Library Docid # 2441880
(20) STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED Vs. DHANANJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Inquiry Officer's findings not proved — Disciplinary Authority differing from findings must record reasons and communicate to employee — Requirement of natural justice — Supreme Court in Punjab National Bank vs — Kunj Behari Mishra (1998) 7 SCC 84 held that Disciplinary Authority must record tentative India Law Library Docid # 2441975