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(401) MANGESH ANANT KUDALKAR Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) — Sections 175(3) and 173 — Procedure for directing investigation — A complaint seeking direction for investigation under Section 175(3) BNSS cannot be entertained as a matter of course — The complainant must first exhaust remedies under Section 173(1) and 173(4) BNSS, which involve
India Law Library Docid # 2448025

(402) SHRI. SOHANSINGH FATTESINGH ANAND Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 15-07-2026
Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 — Section 147-A — Imposition of "transfer charges" by Local Body — Local Body not empowered to independently levy charges beyond Section 147-A — Such charges are arbitrary and illegal. [Paras 1, 2, 3(d), 3(f), 4(a), 4(c), 5(b), 5(c), 5(d), 5(e), 5(f), 5(g), 5(h), 5(j), 5(o), 6(II), 6(III)]
India Law Library Docid # 2448032

(403) PRIYANKA CHETAN SHIRSATH Vs. CHETAN SAHEBRAO SHIRSATH[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 15-07-2026
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 15 — Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Divorce decree — Remarriage after expiry of limitation period — A second marriage contracted after the expiry of the statutory period for filing an appeal against a divorce decree, and in the absence of any stay, is legally valid and binding.
India Law Library Docid # 2448033

(404) SOHEL ALI AIJAZ ALI Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 15-07-2026
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 18 — Anticipatory Bail — Offence of insult or intimidation in public view — For an offence under Section 3(1)(r) or 3(1)(s) to be attracted, the insult or intimidation must occur in a place within public view, meaning
India Law Library Docid # 2448037

(405) BANDU VISHWANATH MATTE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 15-07-2026
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 — Indian Penal Code, Sections 376, 376AB, 376(2)(f), 376(2)(k), 376(2)(n) — Sexual assault on daughter by father — Victim aged 12 years — Pregnancy confirmed by medical examination — DNA report confirming accused as biological father — Conviction
India Law Library Docid # 2448038

(406) MR. GAURAV BIDRE Vs. STATE OF GOA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 15-07-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(8) — Further Investigation — Requirement of Prior Leave — Supreme Court judgments establish that while Section 173(8) does not explicitly mandate prior court leave for further investigation, it is a settled practice and a procedural propriety to seek such permission — The power to direct further investigation rests with the Magistrate/Court, not the
India Law Library Docid # 2448045

(407) FAIZAM ALAM @ SRI FAIZAN ALAM Vs. STATE OF ORISSA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules, 2017 — Rule 5 — BNSS, S. 503 — Interim release of seized vehicle — Refusal of interim release solely on ground of doubted ownership, despite Registration Certificate, insurance policy and physically traced Engine/Chassis particulars establishing prima facie ownership, is not sustainable, since interim release cannot be refused mechanically — Vehicle used for illegal cattle transportation released on furnishin
India Law Library Docid # 2448240

(408) ARJUN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 42, 42(1) Proviso, and 42(2) — Compliance with Search, Seizure, and Reporting Requirements — Total Non-Compliance vs. Delayed Compliance: Where information regarding the transport of contraband is received prior to interception, the recovery cannot be treated as a chance recovery. While delayed compliance with Section 42 with a satisfactory explanation may be acceptable in emergent situations,
India Law Library Docid # 2448381

(409) MANAGER SACRED HEART COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) Vs. MINIPRIYA R.[KERALA HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026
Mahatma Gandhi University Act, 1985 — Section 63(6) — Maintainability of writ petition despite statutory appellate remedy — Disciplinary proceedings against teacher of aided college in violation of statutory Statutes — Statutory right of appeal before Appellate Tribunal under S. 63(6) does not oust writ jurisdiction where disciplinary proceedings are initiated and punishment imposed in violation of
India Law Library Docid # 2448579

(410) TRAVANCORE COCHIN CHEMICALS LTD Vs. THE GENERAL SECRETARY, TCC THOZHILALI UNION, UDYOGAMANDAL[KERALA HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Interference with Industrial Tribunal Award — Staleness of claim as a ground of patent illegality — Industrial dispute raised after inordinate and unexplained delay (7 years for promotion claim, 12 years for pay-parity claim) renders the claim stale — Burden lies on workman to explain such delay, and failure to do so, coupled with the Tribunal's omission to consider the objection despite it being specifically raised, constitutes patent illegality warra
India Law Library Docid # 2448585

(411) SATHEESH KUMAR K Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026
Administrative guidelines — Valuation of trees on public land — Substitution of forestry expert by Assistant Engineer held arbitrary — Guideline replacing the Assistant Conservator of Forests (Social Forestry) with the Assistant Engineer of the Local Self Government Department as valuer of trees, without rational explanation, held unsustainable — Valuation of trees requires domain expertise in forestry, botany and dendrology which falls outside the functions of an Assistant Engineer as enumerate
India Law Library Docid # 2448586

(412) SHIFNA.K Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026
Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Section 3(1) — Preventive detention — Delay in passing detention order snapping live and proximate link — No fixed period is prescribed for passing a detention order, but prejudicial activities must retain a live and proximate nexus with the order — Undue and unexplained delay may snap that link even though the test of proximity is not mechanical — Mere reference to the file's routine movement through sponsor
India Law Library Docid # 2448587

(413) HARBACHAN SINGH CHAWLA AND OTHERS Vs. SSP, SRINAGAR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 15-07-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 [corresponding to Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 482] — Quashing of FIR and Criminal Proceedings — Offences under Sections 420, 506, and 120-B of IPC — Amicable Settlement/Compromise in Private/Commercial Disputes — The High Court, in exercise of its inherent powers under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023, can validly quash criminal proceedings, including an FIR and the underlying order passed under Section 156(3) CrPC, where the dis
India Law Library Docid # 2448650

(414) ATIKELA SRAVANI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 35(3) — Arrest for Offences Punishable up to Seven Years — Mandate of Notice Before Arrest — For offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years, arrest is not mandatory but is an exception to be exercised with circumspection — The investigating officer must first consider necessity of arrest under S. 35(1)(b) and ordinarily issue notice under S. 35(3), BNSS (corresponding to S. 41-A, CrPC), consistent with the guidelines in Arnesh Kumar
India Law Library Docid # 2448778

(415) GULFAM @ IMRAN Vs. NCT DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 12 and 11(iv) — Indian Penal Code, 1872 — Section 354D — Stalking and sexual harassment of a minor — Accused repeatedly followed a 17-year-old girl despite her clear disinterest, with the intent to threaten and sexually harass her, constituting the offences of
India Law Library Docid # 2447601

(416) DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. SATISH KUMAR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026
Land Acquisition and Allotment Policy — Entitlement to alternative plot — Recommendations for allotment of alternative plots are subject to availability and do not confer a vested right, especially when policies are revised or updated prior to actual allotment — The right is merely to be considered for such allotment based on
India Law Library Docid # 2447602

(417) XXX Vs. YYY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Interim Maintenance — Appeal as continuation of Original Proceeding — An appeal filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act is a continuation of the original matrimonial proceeding — Therefore, the word "proceeding" in Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955,
India Law Library Docid # 2447603

(418) RAJARAM FOOD PRODUCTS INDIA LIMITED Vs. THE JOINT DISTRICT REGISTRAR (CLASS-1) AND COLLECTOR OF STAMPS, NASHIK AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026
Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17(2)(xii) and Section 89(4) — Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 — Article 16 of Schedule I — Sale Certificate — Auction Sale — A sale certificate issued in a public auction sale by a liquidator under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is exempt from compulsory registration — Only a copy needs
India Law Library Docid # 2447606

(419) MONARCH ORCHID CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026
Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 154B-7 — Membership in Housing Society — Auction purchaser cannot claim membership without clearing past maintenance dues of previous owner — The law mandates payment of society dues for a transfer of share or interest to be effective, and this applies to auction sales
India Law Library Docid # 2447607

(420) UNISTAR METALS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. GE POWER LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Jurisdiction — The clause stating that competent courts at the place of the buyer's registered office have exclusive jurisdiction for the order and implementation of arbitral awards determines the jurisdiction for a Section 11 application and the seat of arbitration.
India Law Library Docid # 2447608

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