(261) SAGAR SHRIVAS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Regular bail — Theft — No recovery from accused, implication based on co-accused's memorandum statement — Applicant arrested in connection with offence under Ss. 331(4), 305(a) & 3(5) BNS, no article seized from his possession, implication resting on memorandum statement of co-accused and suspicion — Applicant in custody since 16.02.2026, no criminal antecedents, trial likely to take time — Held, without commenting on merits, applicant ent India Law Library Docid # 2448295
(262) I.M. GAURI Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-07-2026 Service Law — Promotion — Retrospective promotions — Continuity of service vs. entitlement to promotion — Distinct concepts — Order of Tribunal directing reinstatement with period of termination "not to be counted for any purpose except continuity of service" does not confer enforceable right to retrospective promotions — Continuity of service merely preserves employer-employee relationship, while promotion is governed by applicable service rules/promotion India Law Library Docid # 2448372
(263) GAURAV MISHRA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 23-07-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 24(2) — Lapse of acquisition proceedings — Acquisition proceedings lapse if compensation has not been paid and physical possession has not been taken within five years from the date of award, or if these conditions are not met by the commencement of the 2013 Act — The India Law Library Docid # 2448470
(264) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. MADAN LAL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 23-07-2026 Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955, Section 15 and 19 — Khatedari rights — Conferment of — Mutation entry dated 12.04.1961 in favour of Madan Lal — Cancellation of — Grounds for cancellation — Madan Lal being a minor and father being a Patwari — Held, Madan Lal was not a minor on the date of mutation entry, and father's position as Patwari did not prove undue influence — Khasra Girdawari entries prior to 1955 Act India Law Library Docid # 2448471
(265) ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. M/S SHITAL SINGH ISHER SINGH KHORANA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 23-07-2026 Insurance Law — Breach of Policy Terms — An insurance company sought to avoid liability for a vehicle accident, arguing the vehicle was carrying unauthorized passengers in breach of the policy — However, the driver was acquitted in criminal proceedings, and the injured parties stated they were not in the tanker — The District Forum and State Commission found the insurance company liable, and the High India Law Library Docid # 2448725
(266) DIVISIONAL MANAGER, J&K STATE FOREST CORPORATION Vs. SH. SHER SINGH AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 23-07-2026 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 4(1)(c) and Schedule IV — Assessment of compensation for permanent disablement — Requires assessment of loss of earning capacity by a qualified medical practitioner — Commissioner cannot determine loss of earning capacity solely based on oral testimony of medical experts India Law Library Docid # 2448726
(267) MOHD. YAQOOB Vs. FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER (REVENUE) JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 23-07-2026 Administrative Law — Revisional Jurisdiction — Financial Commissioner's power to correct jurisdictional errors — The Financial Commissioner was justified in setting aside the Additional Deputy Commissioner's order because it decided the appeal on merits without first addressing the significant delay in filing the appeal, which was a jurisdictional error — Furthermore, the order violated principles of natural justice by India Law Library Docid # 2448727
(268) MOHD HAZZAK LOHAR AND OTHERS Vs. COMMISSIONER STATE TAX, EXCISE & TAXATION COMPLEX AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2026 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 129(3) — Detention, seizure and release of goods and conveyances in transit — Mandatory timelines for issuing show cause notice and passing penalty order — The provision requiring the proper officer to issue a notice within seven days of detention/seizure and pass an order within seven days of service of notice for payment of penalty is mandatory — Failure to adhere to India Law Library Docid # 2448728
(269) M/S. MAHADEVA ENTERPRISES Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2026 Writ Jurisdiction — Suppression of Material Fact — Effect on Entitlement to Relief — A writ petitioner who participates in a re-auction of the very subject-matter without disclosing that fact to the Court while obtaining an interim stay against the same re-auction is guilty of suppression of a material fact going to the root of the matter, disentitling him to relief — Such conduct amounts to tacit acceptance of the rejection of his earlier bid, and the writ court is justified in declining to adj India Law Library Docid # 2448781
(270) AVULA BHANU PRAVEEN REDDY Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406, 420 — Mutual Exclusivity of Criminal Breach of Trust and Cheating — Criminal breach of trust under S. 406 presupposes lawful entrustment of property followed by dishonest misappropriation, whereas cheating under S. 420 requires fraudulent inducement and deception at the very inception of the transaction — The two offences, being predicated on distinct and antithetical mental elements, cannot co-exist on the same set of facts and cannot both be alleged simul India Law Library Docid # 2448782
(271) DAMARLA VENKATA BHARGAV Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 14-A — Bail — Absence of Tangible Material for Apprehension of Tampering — Continued judicial custody cannot be justified merely on the ground that investigation is pending or co-accused are absconding — Where the record disclosed no tangible material suggesting that the accused, if released, would tamper with evidence or influence witnesses, and the alleged incriminating document already stood seized and sent f India Law Library Docid # 2448783
(272) PATAMSETTTI VENKATA RAMA RAO Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2026 Endowments Law — Alienation of Temple Property — Civil Court Alone Competent to Cancel Sale Deed — A writ petition in public interest alleging inaction of endowment authorities in protecting alienated temple land is not maintainable where the authorities had, in fact, earlier initiated proceedings for cancellation of the sale deed before the Endowments Tribunal, which were held to be without jurisdiction, jurisdiction to cancel a registered sale deed and order resumption vesting solely in the co India Law Library Docid # 2448784
(273) DHIRAJ YADAV @ DHIRAJ KUMAR YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 23-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 82 — Proclamation for person absconding — Mandatory requirement of specifying time and place — Court issuing proclamation under Section 82 CrPC must record its satisfaction that accused is absconding or concealing himself and must explicitly mention time and place for appearance in order itself — Order passed by Magistrate failing to fix time and place for appearance of accused is not in accordance with law India Law Library Docid # 2448985
(274) STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) Vs. JOGINDER KUMAR @ JINDI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-07-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 8 — Appeal against acquittal — Inconsistencies in prosecution evidence regarding date and time of incident and lodging of FIR — Trial court's appreciation of evidence not perverse or wholly unsustainable — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2447909
(275) RASHMIKANT JYANTILAL PATEL RASHMIKANT @ R.K.PATEL JAYANTILAL GANDALAL PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 22-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Applicant not named in FIR, implicated solely on co-accused's statement — No recovery or discovery from applicant, no evidence of aiding or abetting. India Law Library Docid # 2447907
(276) BHARATBHAI BABUBHAI VACHHETA AND ANOTHER Vs. NAVINCHANDRA MOHANLAL SHAH AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 22-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Abuse of process of court — Where allegations in FIR do not prima facie constitute any offence, or disclose a cognizable offence, or are absurd and improbable, or there is a legal bar, or the proceeding is malicious, the court may quash the FIR to secure the ends of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2447908
(277) HARSH RAJNIKANT KILACHAND Vs. AMRISH RAJNIKANT KILACHAND[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-07-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 301 — Removal of Executor — Prolonged and unexplained failure to distribute estate — Court found that nearly ten years after probate was granted, the estate remained undistributed, which alone was sufficient ground for removal. India Law Library Docid # 2448013
(278) THE GENERAL MANAGER, BOMBAY ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING Vs. USHA INDRAJEET YADAV AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 22 — Limitation for filing cross-objection — Cross-objection filed after a significant delay of over 14 years from the date of admission of the appeal — No application for extension of time or condonation of delay filed — Cross-objection dismissed as time-barred. India Law Library Docid # 2448014
(279) MADHUR NAINA CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-07-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 18 — Bifurcation of Society — Revisional authority cannot routinely remand proceedings without detailed analysis of lower authorities' findings — Remand order must be supported by cogent reasons and a valid need for re-adjudication. India Law Library Docid # 2448015
(280) RANJANA YOGESH JADHAV Vs. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-07-2026 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 — Admission under RTE quota — Rejection of proposal due to non-production of father's caste certificate — Held, hyper-technical and arbitrary, infringing child's fundamental right to education. India Law Library Docid # 2448016