(301) M/S. MOHANLAL SHUKLA Vs. S.P. SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order XLIII Rule 1(c) — Condonation of delay — Restoration of appeal — Appellant sought restoration of an appeal dismissed for want of prosecution after approximately fifteen years — Application for condonation of delay was dismissed by the District Judge for insufficient cause. India Law Library Docid # 2448265
(302) LATE MOHAMMAD ISRAIL THROUGH ITS LRS SMT. HALIMA BI AND OTHERS Vs. ASHFAQ AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 22 Rule 4(2) and Order 18 Rule 17 — Legal Representatives — Defence — A legal representative stepping into the shoes of a deceased defendant must adopt the defence of the original defendant and cannot file a contradictory written statement or claim independent rights without proper procedure — India Law Library Docid # 2448266
(303) SAVITA AND OTHERS Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT HIGHWAYS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and 37 — Setting aside of award — Appeal against dismissal of application under Section 34 — Land acquisition compensation — Identical facts and circumstances in multiple cases — Different outcomes by different judicial officers — Breach of public policy. India Law Library Docid # 2448267
(304) OYSTER BUILDING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MR. HARI NARAYAN PATIDAR (KULMI ) DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL LRS MR. SU AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Application dismissed — Agreement for land development contained an arbitration clause for disputes related to construction — The dispute arose from the sale of land to a third party, which was not a construction-related dispute — Therefore, the arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2448268
(305) ANIL KUMAR SAHU Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Framing of Charges — Scope of Interference — At the stage of framing charges, the court's role is limited to determining if the evidence, taken at face value, raises a strong suspicion of the commission of alleged India Law Library Docid # 2448269
(306) JAMNALAL DHAKAD Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Section 3(1) and Section 10 — Detention order — Grounds for detention — Petitioner alleged to be involved in multiple NDPS cases — Petitioner claimed false implication India Law Library Docid # 2448270
(307) RAMANPREET SINGH @ VINNI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 18 — Anticipatory Bail — Statutory Bar — Appeal against rejection of anticipatory bail — The court must examine if the material collected during investigation discloses a prima facie commission of offences under the Act — If such material exists, India Law Library Docid # 2448271
(308) NARENDRA KUMAR Vs. DEVILAL AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Property Law — Title and Possession — An unregistered agreement to sell, even if it leads to possession, cannot confer title to immovable property exceeding Rs — 100 in value — Such an instrument is inadmissible as evidence of title due to non-compliance with the Registration Act, 1908, and Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Therefore, a claim for title based on such a document will fail. India Law Library Docid # 2448272
(309) CHHATTISGARH LOK AYOG Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 22 — Overriding effect — Non obstante clause — Held, S. 22 confers overriding effect on RTI Act only to the extent of inconsistency with any other law, not a blanket repeal — RTI Act has not repealed Official Secrets Act or other confidentiality provisions, which continue to operate unless held inconsistent with the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2448332
(310) CHATURBHUJ AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. SHANTI DEVI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 8 Rule 6A — Counter-claim against co-defendant — In a suit for partition, a defendant is considered a party suing, thus a counter-claim can be made against co-defendants — The general rule that a defendant cannot file a counter-claim against a co-defendant does not strictly apply in partition India Law Library Docid # 2448475
(311) ANAND SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Prisoner's Right to Property — A person in jail, whether an undertrial or convicted prisoner, retains the fundamental right to own and dispose of their property — This right is protected under Articles 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and is not forfeited due to imprisonment, unless specifically restricted by law or court orders. India Law Library Docid # 2448476
(312) GEETHA Vs. STATE POLICE CHIEF OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 161 — Hit-and-run cases — Investigation and Compensation Scheme — In hit-and-run accident cases where offenders remain untraced despite CCTV availability, High Court directed constitution of District-level Special Squads under the State Police Chief for coordinated, technology-driven investigation, and urged Central Government to strengthen the 'Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022' along lines of statutory compensation models in India Law Library Docid # 2448671
(313) XXXXX Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 r/w S. 5(l)(m)(n) — Sole testimony of child victim, sterling witness — Delay in disclosure of prolonged sexual assault explained by the child's fear of his mother does not render his testimony unreliable — Where the victim's evidence is convincing and corroborated by family members, he qualifies as a sterling witness, and absence of India Law Library Docid # 2448672
(314) MOHD. QASIM Vs. UT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR THROUGH COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY (HOME) AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Preventive detention is intended to prevent a person from committing future acts, not to punish them for past actions — Therefore, detention orders based on stale or remote incidents, such as an FIR from 2023 for an order passed in 2025, are invalid — The grounds for detention must have a live and proximate link to the need for detention, and a mere reference to past criminal activities is insufficient without a India Law Library Docid # 2448735
(315) BASHARAT RAZAQ AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of Proceedings — High Court's Inherent Power — The High Court can quash criminal proceedings, FIRs, or complaints in its inherent jurisdiction, even for non-compoundable offences, when parties have amicably settled their disputes, especially in matrimonial matters — India Law Library Docid # 2448736
(316) MANDEEP KOUR Vs. UT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR THROUGH POLICE STATION UDHAMPUR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Sections 8, 21, 22, 37 — Bail Application — Accused travelling in a vehicle from which contraband was recovered — No recovery from personal possession — Accused is a young woman, married shortly before the incident, and has no prior criminal record — Trial is India Law Library Docid # 2448737
(317) RAMANDEEP SINGH Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8, 18, and 37 — Bail application — Commercial quantity — While Section 37 imposes stringent conditions for bail in cases involving commercial quantities, these restrictions cannot lead to indefinite incarceration of an accused awaiting trial — The right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution is a fundamental right and must be balanced India Law Library Docid # 2448738
(318) MOHAMMAD SHAFI RESHI Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Cooperative Societies Act, 1989 (J&K) — Section 29(4) — Retirement Age — Urban Cooperative Bank — Petitioner's service conditions governed by statutory rules (SRO 233 of 1988) fixing retirement at 58 years — Board of Management's extension beyond this age was beyond its competence and void — Petitioner had no India Law Library Docid # 2448739
(319) VANDANA AGGARWAL Vs. PRATIK GOYAL AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-07-2026 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — S. 3, Expln. II — Domestic Incident Report — Nature and status of — Held, DIR is a document prepared to assist the Magistrate and cannot substitute or supersede the original complaint under S. 12 — Complaint and DIR must be read cumulatively, not in isolation — DIR has no independent legal existence apart from the complaint India Law Library Docid # 2447729
(320) ANURAG Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 376(2)(n) and 377 — Rape on false promise of marriage and unnatural sex — Discharge application — Framing of charges sustained — Long-term physical relationship established on alleged false promise of marriage Prosecutrix submitted identity proof during hotel check-ins, and physical relations occurred once more even after she discovered petitioner's marriage to a third party — Petitioner sought discharge claiming a consensual India Law Library Docid # 2447730