(321) SWAPAN KUMAR PANJA Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Section 7(1)(a)(ii) — Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 — Paragraphs 4 and 35 — Conviction for violation — Trial Court found appellant guilty — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution case based on alleged discrepancy in fertilizer stock and failure to produce proper records — appellant convicted and sentenced — Appeal filed before High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438735
(322) SRI SEW PRASAD BISWAS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Tripura Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Reservation Act, 1991 — Section 11 — Onus of Proof — The onus is on the appellants to prove they belong to the Scheduled Caste community. This burden becomes heavier when it is found that the SC certificate of the son was issued before that of his father. India Law Library Docid # 2438835
(323) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 243B, 243C, 243G, 243I, 243J, 243K, 309 — Panchayats — Establishment and powers — Panchayats are self-governing institutions empowered by the State legislature to make their own decisions — State government is not competent to decide recruitment conditions of Panchayat employees. India Law Library Docid # 2439081
(324) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. MURLIDHAR SHARMA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Madhya Pradesh Uchha Nyayalaya (Khand Nyaypith ko Appeal) Adhiniyam, 2005 — Section 2(1) — Appeal against order of Writ Court — Employees of Zila Panchayat, District Indore — Grant of 6th Pay Commission benefits — Recovery of excess payment ordered without opportunity of hearing or show cause notice — Writ petition allowed by Writ Court, quashing recovery orders — Appeal by State — Consideration of whether India Law Library Docid # 2439082
(325) RAMESH PRATAP SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. RAM SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. HITLER PRASAD (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. SMT. PARWATI BAI VERMA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63; Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Will Execution and Attestation — Suspicious Circumstances — Testator disinheriting wife and children without strong reasons — Will beneficiaries not close relatives and belonging to different castes and financial strata — Suit to declare Will and subsequent mutation and sale deeds void — Trial Court's decree upheld on appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2439083
(326) DAYARAM @ DAYLA DECEASED THROUGH LRS ANTER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. RAJU BAI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 21 — Rehearing of Appeal — Condonation of Delay — Sufficient Cause — Party's duty to engage counsel and brief them — Not to act as a watchdog for the advocate's appearance — Ignorance of court procedures is common and parties may trust advocates — If a party has done all that is expected to participate in proceedings, they should not suffer due to the advocate's India Law Library Docid # 2439084
(327) BASANTIBAI BEWA AND OTHERS Vs. RADHESHYAM[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second appeal — Maintainability — A second appeal can only be entertained by the High Court if it involves a substantial question of law. It is not every question of law that may be raised; it must be of substance, essential, real, important, or considerable, not merely technical or academic. The High Court must be satisfied that such a question exists and it should be India Law Library Docid # 2439085
(328) PRADEEP CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 13(1)(e), 13(2), 19(1) — Criminal misconduct, requirement of previous sanction — Petitioner challenging charge-sheet and rejection of discharge application on grounds of sanction issued by incompetent authority and lack of application of mind by competent authority — Court's duty at discharge stage is to find prima facie case, not to delve into defence evidence or validity of sanction in India Law Library Docid # 2439086
(329) RAMESH KUMAR MEHRA Vs. ANAND MALVIYA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Legally enforceable debt or liability — Cheques issued as security for a loan repayment — If loan not repaid by due date and cheques presented and dishonoured, Section 138 is attracted. India Law Library Docid # 2439087
(330) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. NISAR MOHD AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of suicide — Essential ingredients — Requires clear mens rea, an active or direct action, and instigation that led the deceased to commit suicide seeing no other option — Mere harassment is not sufficient. India Law Library Docid # 2439088
(331) SATYABIR SINGH Vs. M.P. INDUSTRIAL DEVLOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Scope of judicial review — In-charge or ad-hoc appointments are temporary and do not create vested rights — Interference warranted only for mala fides or statutory violations, not established here. India Law Library Docid # 2439095
(332) STATE OF KERALA Vs. P.H.MUNEER[KERALA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 13(1)(e) r/w 13(2) — Dishonest and fraudulent retention of property — Disproportionate assets — Accused public servant alleged to have amassed assets disproportionate to known income — Calculation of assets and income involves disputed facts requiring evidence — Court at discharge stage should not conduct a mini-trial by evaluating evidence to resolve India Law Library Docid # 2438257
(333) P.G.THOMAS THARAKAN Vs. THE STATE LAND BOARD[KERALA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 — Sections 85(5), 86 — Vesting of excess land with government — Divesting of land — Petitioner offered alternate land for surrender which was accepted and acted upon by the government. Original land had vested with the government. No statutory provision for divesting. Court invoked extraordinary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution to India Law Library Docid # 2438256
(334) RAJRANI AND OTHERS Vs. NIKHIL MINOR THROUGH SUBHASH CHANDER AS NEXT FRIEND AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 and Section 153 — Amendment of pleadings — Correction of plaintiff's name in suit title — Amendment allowed to rectify inadvertent mistake in naming the plaintiff as minor's grandfather instead of the minor through next friend — Property relinquished to minor before suit filing — Amendment necessary for proper adjudication — Avoids multiplicity of India Law Library Docid # 2438315
(335) FATEH JANG SINGH CHAHAL AND OTHERS Vs. VARINDER KAUR MANN AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925, Section 63 — Evidence Act, 1872, Section 68 — Holographic Will — Proof of Execution — Holographic Wills (entirely in testator's handwriting) carry greater presumption of genuineness, reflecting testator's mental process and deliberate intent. — Suspicious circumstances must be real and substantial, not speculative. — Age, illness, or unequal disposition are not inherently India Law Library Docid # 2438316
(336) BAKSHISH SINGH Vs. NACHHATTAR KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Appellant sought condonation of 2464 days' delay in filing the appeal, citing illness and misunderstanding of limitation starting from certified copy delivery date — The court noted that while a liberal approach is generally adopted, sufficient cause must be shown for the delay — Established legal principles emphasize that delay cannot be India Law Library Docid # 2438317
(337) KAMLESH DEVI AND OTHER Vs. RISHI PAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 — Section 6(1) — Devolution of interest in coparcenary property — Proviso — Dispositions made prior to December 20, 2004, are not affected by the amendment — Property transferred via consent decree dated March 18, 1991, before the amendment came into force — Suit filed in 2002, outside the purview of the amended Act — Plaintiffs cannot claim rights in property transferred before the amendment. India Law Library Docid # 2438318
(338) SUNITA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. KANWAR PAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for motor accident death — Enhancement of compensation — Appellants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Accident occurred on 19.10.2016, deceased Mahabir Singh was 52 years old, working as JE in Electricity Department — Tribunal calculated loss of earning after deducting India Law Library Docid # 2438319
(339) LALA AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 and 201 — Murder and concealment of evidence — Appeals against conviction and life imprisonment — Case based on circumstantial evidence — Court must ensure chain of circumstances is complete and irresistibly leads to guilt of accused. India Law Library Docid # 2438320
(340) BIJENDER SINGH AND ANOTHER AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Statement of accused — Incriminating material — Disclosure statements of accused which are self-incriminatory cannot be used against them by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2438321