(161) VIKRAM SINGH CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Contractor registration — Arbitrary eligibility condition — A condition restricting contractor registration to those registered in a specified prior year, previously held arbitrary and discriminatory by the Court, held equally invalid when reintroduced in a subsequent advertisement — Impugned advertisement quashed upon the municipal body adopting fresh, non-discriminatory guidelines ensuring fairness and equal opportunity to all contractors. [Paras 5, India Law Library Docid # 2448213
(162) BABLU DEHURY @ ULA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 proviso — Bail to child in conflict with law — Rule and exception — Bail to a child in conflict with law is the rule, and detention the exception — Denial of bail on the ground of "danger to personal life and safety" or possible association with undesirable elements is unsustainable where the specific circumstances constituting such apprehension are neither disclosed nor discussed in the order — Gravity of offence alone ca India Law Library Docid # 2448214
(163) SANTOSH @ GANIA @ GANESWAR BEHERA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Bail — Commercial quantity — Twin conditions — Where the accused is implicated for transporting contraband exceeding commercial quantity, and prima facie material connects him to the offence, disputed identity alone (raised at the bail stage) does not satisfy the twin conditions India Law Library Docid # 2448215
(164) BISHAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 47 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Grounds of arrest — Oral communication and delayed plea — Where the arrest memo discloses the grounds of arrest, orally explained and signed by the accused, and the plea of non-compliance is raised for the first time after a gap of two years without any prejudice being shown, such belated plea does not vitiate the arrest — The requirement of written communication of arrest grounds, per Mihir Raj India Law Library Docid # 2448216
(165) IBRAHIMBHAI RAHIMBHAI CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Amicable settlement — Inherent power under S — 482 CrPC exercised to quash FIR and consequential proceedings for offences including under S — 376 IPC upon amicable settlement between the parties, where the complainant unequivocally confirms settlement and expresses no objection to quashing, and continuation would amount to abuse of process without serving any purpose. [Paras 6–9] India Law Library Docid # 2448217
(166) HIRMAN DAS MAHANT AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Service Law — Cancellation of Promotion — Nature of Proceedings — Cancellation of a promotion, on the ground that the Departmental Promotion Committee had recommended the same in violation of statutory Rules and eligibility conditions, constitutes administrative rectification of an erroneous promotional exercise and not a punitive or disciplinary action — Such correction does not require a regular disciplinary India Law Library Docid # 2448291
(167) SMT. SEEMA BANJARE Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Chhattisgarh Panchayats (Gram Panchayat Ke Sarpanch Tatha Up-Sarpanch Ke Virudh Avishwas Prastav) Rules, 1994 — Rules 3(1) and 3(3) — Motion of No-Confidence — Verification of Proposal — Where the Sub-Divisional Officer-cum-Prescribed Authority verifies that the proposal for a motion of no confidence is signed by the requisite number of Panchas, records satisfaction thereof in the order-sheet, and India Law Library Docid # 2448292
(168) VIGNESH RAMESH KAMBLE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 — Sections 55 and 56 — Externment — Subjective satisfaction — Distinction — Satisfaction required to be recorded under S. 55 (action against gang/body of persons) is qualitatively different from that required under S. 56 (action against an individual person) — S. 55 requires satisfaction regarding movement/encampment of gang causing danger, alarm or reasonable suspicion of India Law Library Docid # 2448322
(169) ANANTA RAJARAM WALUNJ RUPEE NAGAR Vs. GRUPO ANTOLIN PUNE (P) LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 2A(2) — Perversity in findings of Enquiry Officer — Charge of claiming excess conveyance allowance for period April 2012-June 2012 — Enquiry Officer's own finding recorded two distances (16.5 km via straight route and 22 km via delinquent's route) based on witness's deposition — Held, when evidence itself supported existence of alternate 22 km route matching India Law Library Docid # 2448323
(170) STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH PP Vs. NARPAT SINGH[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 154 — First Information Report — Plea of ante-timing — FIR alleging aggravated sexual assault, murder and concealment though victim's whereabouts/body not yet known does not render it ante-timed; informant need not possess direct evidence of every ingredient before lodging FIR; suspicion based on surrounding circumstances suffices. Prior Roznamcha entries recording only a missing-child report do not equate to FIR and their omissions do not India Law Library Docid # 2448371
(171) HOUSING COMMISSIONER, RAJASTHAN HOUSING BOARD AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. PLATINUM DEVELOPERS AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-07-2026 Housing Board Allotment Cancellation — The court reviewed an order canceling a plot allotment — The Housing Board argued the bidder failed to deposit the remaining amount within the stipulated time — The bidder claimed a general ban imposed by the Board prevented them from depositing the funds — The court found the cancellation India Law Library Docid # 2448467
(172) DEEPAK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 107 read with Section 74 — Alternative Efficacious Remedy — Condonation of Delay in Filing Appeal — Pre-deposit Conditions — The petitioner sought the quashing of a final demand order (Form DRC-07) issued under Section 74 of the GST Act, imposing an additional demand of Rs. 28,54,142/- comprising tax, interest, and enhanced penalty — Despite India Law Library Docid # 2448543
(173) THE JAMMU & KASHMIR CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LTD Vs. ANIL KISHORE GUPTA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 27-07-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 7(7) — Appeal — Pre-deposit requirement — Restoration of appeal — Appellate Authority made restoration conditional on deposit of interest @ 10% per annum — Held, statutory requirement under Section 7(7) is deposit of gratuity amount determined by Controlling Authority, not interest component — Insistence on deposit of interest as condition precedent for India Law Library Docid # 2448719
(174) BIRESH SINGH BAGHEL Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 — Rules 9(4), 9(6)(b), and 64 — Grant of provisional pension and withholding of full retirement benefits — Institution of judicial proceedings — Mere registration of FIR under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 prior to retirement does not amount to institution of judicial proceedings — Under Rule 9(6)(b), criminal judicial proceedings are deemed to be instituted only on the date on which the Magistrate takes cognizance of the police report or India Law Library Docid # 2448807
(175) PHOOL CHAND KOSTA Vs. CENTRAL M.P. GRAMIN BANK AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank (Officers and Employees) Service Regulations, 2010 — Regulations 39 and 45 — Continuation of Disciplinary Proceedings and Imposition of Punishment Post-Superannuation — Delinquent employee served with charge-sheet prior to reaching age of superannuation — Under Regulation 45, employee deemed to be in service for purpose of continuation and conclusion of disciplinary proceedings — Major penalties India Law Library Docid # 2448808
(176) MIRA SHAW Vs. WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 24-07-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — S. 163(1), (2), (3) — Disconnection of supply — Prior notice — Refusal of access — Held, licensee duly served notice for inspection/meter replacement; consumer's repeated refusal of access, despite challenges to the notice being unsuccessful before courts, justified disconnection after expiry of statutory notice period; plea of absence of prior India Law Library Docid # 2447990
(177) EK PRAYAAS EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY Vs. ABDUL MAJEED AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 24-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rules 97-101, 103 — Executing Court declining jurisdiction — Nature of order — Held, an order rejecting an application under Order XXI Rule 101 solely on the ground of lack of jurisdiction, without any inquiry into rights, title or interest of parties, does not amount to "adjudication" and cannot be treated as a deemed decree under Order XXI Rule 103; such order is not appealable. India Law Library Docid # 2447991
(178) ANIL VAILAPARAMPIL ABRAHAM Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, KOLKATA ZONE – I[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 24-07-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 45 — Twin conditions for bail — Held, statutory bar under S. 45 requires positive satisfaction that accused is not guilty and unlikely to commit offence while on bail; economic offences involving public deposits are "class apart" and cannot be equated with ordinary offences; petitioner, holding top-tier position in Crisis Management Team, failed to displace presumption of guilt. India Law Library Docid # 2447992
(179) ABDUR RAHAMAN @ ABDUR RAHMAN Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 24-07-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) — Foreigners Act, 1946 — S. 14A(b) — Appeal against sentence on plea of guilt — Held, no appeal lies on merits of conviction where accused pleaded guilty, but appeal challenging quantum of sentence is maintainable; sentence reduced to period already undergone (1 year 6 months out of maximum 3 years) considering deportation already effected pursuant to earlier order. [Paras 4, 7] India Law Library Docid # 2447993
(180) HPSEBL AND ANR Vs. NARENDER KUMAR[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-07-2026 Service Law — Revised Pay Regulations — Option for pay fixation — Delay in filing writ — Held, limitation for challenging denial of benefit of 15% pay hike runs from date of employee's actual knowledge, not from date of mere uploading of order on department's website; publication on website insufficient to fix constructive notice for orders having serious financial implications on individual employees. India Law Library Docid # 2447994