(241) GANESH DATT TIWARI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-07-2026 Service Law — Pay parity — Upgraded pay scale — Delay in decision on representation — Petitioners, Draftsmen in Uttarakhand Pey Jal Nigam, claimed upgraded pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 granted to similarly placed posts in other departments retrospectively from 01.04.2001 — Despite favourable recommendation by Chief Engineer, no decision taken by State Government — Writ petition disposed of directing State to decide pending representations within three months by reasoned, speaking order. [Para 6] India Law Library Docid # 2447972
(242) MUKESH CHANDRA DEORARI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-07-2026 Uttarakhand Annual Transfer for Public Servants Act, 2017 — Section 17(1)(a), proviso — Compulsory transfer — Seniority-based option — Petitioner, transferred compulsorily from accessible to remote area, contended that employee with lesser service in accessible area ought to have been accommodated against his exercised option instead of a junior — Held, since transferred employee already joined the substituted station pursuant to compliance timeline, no interference warranted at this stage — Lib India Law Library Docid # 2447973
(243) M.LAKSHMI ALIAS GAYATRI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 306 r/w S. 107 — Abetment of suicide — Quashing of FIR — General allegations of matrimonial discord and harassment, without particulars of a direct, proximate and intentional act of instigation, insufficient to constitute abetment — Mere harassment or strained relations, absent deliberate conduct intended to drive the deceased to suicide, does not satisfy mens rea under S. 107 — FIR alleging harassment by wife and in-laws quashed as abuse of process, allegations not di India Law Library Docid # 2448001
(244) KIRAN Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Successive bail application — Regular Bail — IPC Ss. 34, 302, 307, 324, 394 — Petitioner (accused No. 1) in custody over four years six months, two earlier bail applications dismissed — Only two of forty-five charge-sheet witnesses examined despite charges framed in 2023 — Co-accused with similar role already released on bail — Held, prolonged incarceration and slow trial progress, coupled with parity, justify grant of regular bail notwithstanding earlier r India Law Library Docid # 2448002
(245) BIJAY KUMAR MUDULI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 13-07-2026 Service Law — Recovery of excess pay from retiral benefits — Impermissibility — Following the principles in State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih, recovery from a retired employee of excess payment made due to an erroneous pay fixation, without any misrepresentation or fraud on the employee's part, is impermissible in law, particularly where recovery is directed after retirement and from retiral dues — Recovery of ₹4,72,536/- from petitioner's retiral benefits set aside with direction for expeditious r India Law Library Docid # 2448244
(246) AMAR THAPA Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Commercial Quantity — Bail Application — Grant of bail for offences involving commercial quantity requires satisfaction of two conditions: reasonable grounds to believe accused is not guilty and not likely to commit offence while on bail, after India Law Library Docid # 2447506
(247) MS PHARMACEUTICALS Vs. NITYAM PHARMA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Statutory notice — Validity must reflect legally enforceable debt — Notice demanding less than cheque amount due to admitted part payments is not per se invalid if computation is disclosed — Whether such demand makes the notice valid India Law Library Docid # 2447507
(248) M/S BRANDAVAN FOOD PRODUCTS Vs. INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LTD.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Interim protection sought by petitioner against demand notice from respondent — Dispute arose from license agreement for on-board catering services — Petitioner contended respondent illegally increased concession fee due to increase in train coaches, which was not permitted by India Law Library Docid # 2447510
(249) DALCHAND AHIR Vs. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 10-07-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 15 and 16 — Denial of appointment — Arbitrary and discriminatory action — Petitioner denied appointment as Special Education Teacher based on Non-recognition by NCTE, while RCI recognition was the relevant criterion for the post. India Law Library Docid # 2447515
(250) SHRI GANGA SINGH (HANDICAPPED) Vs. SMT. DEVI SINGH AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 — Section 20(3) — Maintenance — Major unmarried daughter — Application for maintenance filed under Section 125 Cr.P.C. when it should have been under Section 20(3) HAM Act — Court cannot refuse relief due to mentioning a wrong India Law Library Docid # 2447516
(251) BHERUSINGH Vs. KARULAL[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 10-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397, 401 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal — Rejection of appeal on a 12-day delay without considering merits is hyper-technical and defeats substantial justice — Courts should adopt a liberal approach for short delays to advance justice. India Law Library Docid # 2447517
(252) ROSHNI KERKETTA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Review Jurisdiction — Scope and Limitations — A review petition cannot be used as an appeal in disguise, and it is generally exercised for correction of a mistake, not to substitute a new view, unless there is a glaring omission or patent mistake in the original order. India Law Library Docid # 2447577
(253) BINOD KUMAR RAI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Administrative Law — Principles of Natural Justice — Prejudgment of Issue — Vice Chancellor declared termination illegal but simultaneously made prejudicial observations against the employee's competence for a higher post — This violates natural justice as it prejudges the very issue left for the Governing Body to decide. India Law Library Docid # 2447596
(254) SANTOSH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 21 — Powers of Registering Authority — A registering officer's duty is to ensure the property description in a document is sufficient for identification and not to verify the executant's title or the correctness of survey/record of rights entries. India Law Library Docid # 2447597
(255) GRAM PANCHAYAT NERE THROUGH ITS SARPANCH VANDANA JALINDHAR JADHAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE & FOREST DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 — Sections 22-A and 40 — Gairan Land — Allotment for Public Housing Scheme — State Government's power to dispose of its land under Section 40 is absolute and not fettered by Section 22-A, even if it pertains to Gairan land. India Law Library Docid # 2447667
(256) RAJENDRA PRASAD Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 166 and 167 — Station House Officer (SHO) — Duty to supervise investigation — SHO has a constitutional and legal duty to ensure investigation is fair, transparent, and based on evidence, without bias, fear, or favour. India Law Library Docid # 2447680
(257) K.PANEER SELVAM Vs. THE OFFICIAL TRUSTEE OF TAMIL NADU[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Review Application — Dismissal — Court's discretionary order permitting a tenant to pay enhanced rent after lease expiry is not to be reviewed further, especially when the tenant has occupied the property for an extended period without a valid lease. India Law Library Docid # 2447849
(258) T.R.KRISHNAMOORTHY Vs. K.KUPPUSAMY[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 10-07-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 118 — Promissory Note — Presumption of consideration — Defendant admitted execution of promissory note — Failed to rebut presumption of consideration with probable defence. India Law Library Docid # 2447850
(259) DR. SURAJ SONI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 197 — Sanction for prosecution of public servant — Applicability — Applicant, a government Medical Officer, summoned for offence of electricity theft under S. 135, Electricity Act, allegedly committed while In-charge of a government health centre — Held, act complained of bore reasonable connection with official India Law Library Docid # 2447970
(260) BABLI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-07-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Sections 2(13), 9(2), 9(3), 19 — Child in conflict with law — Mandatory reference to Board — Applicants aged between 16-18 years on date of offence, summoned under S. 319 Cr.P.C. in murder trial — Trial court, despite finding applicants below 18 years, declined to refer them to Juvenile Justice Board India Law Library Docid # 2447971