(481) APSRTC, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF CIVIL ENGINEER-II MUSHEERABAD, HYDERABAD AND ANOTHER Vs. R. VENKAT REDDY[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 20 — Reference to arbitration — Powers of the "Court" — Under the 1940 Act, the Court does not become functus officio after appointing an arbitrator, and retains control over the arbitral proceedings until a judgment and decree are passed — The Court can entertain subsequent applications arising out of the reference. India Law Library Docid # 2438265
(482) ABUZAR AHMED AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A, 504 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Quashing of FIR — Allegations primarily relate to marital discord and perceived household issues, not the grave cruelty or unlawful demands required by law — Vague and omnibus allegations without specific instances or evidence do not meet statutory thresholds — Tendency to misuse Section 498A IPC in India Law Library Docid # 2438333
(483) MUKESH GAUR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Quashing of Bank Account Freeze — Inherent Jurisdiction — Application for quashing of bank account debit freeze order and de-freezing of accounts — Maintainable invoking inherent jurisdiction of High Court — Continuous debit freeze after investigation and charge-sheet submission, without a subsisting judicial order, is arbitrary, illegal and without authority India Law Library Docid # 2438343
(484) KOMMIREDDINAGU @ GANESH, HINDU Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 106 — Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible — When prosecution establishes incriminatory circumstances, accused has a duty to explain them. India Law Library Docid # 2438436
(485) GADDE VENKATA SUSEELA AND OTHERS Vs. GADDE SEETHAMAHA LAKSHMI AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order VI Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Amendments should be allowed if necessary for determining the real question in controversy, provided they do not cause injustice or prejudice to the other side — Amendments should be disallowed if they seek to withdraw clear admissions, raise time-barred claims, fundamentally change the nature of the suit, are malafide, or India Law Library Docid # 2438437
(486) GUNDLA GOVINDA RAJULU AND OTHERS Vs. PEDDISETTY SRINIVASA KUMAR AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Generally allowed to determine real questions in controversy and avoid multiplicity of proceedings, pro6ded it does not cause injustice or prejudice — However, amendments are to be disallowed if they withdraw admissions, raise time-barred claims, substantially change the nature of the suit, are mala fide, or cause loss India Law Library Docid # 2438438
(487) THE APSRTC Vs. MEDA BHANU MANOJ AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 168, 169 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Summary procedure — A.P. Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, Rule 476(7) — FIR, Post-mortem report, etc., can be basis for claim, but not exhaustive — Tribunal can consider other oral or documentary evidence — "Shall" in Rule 476(7) is directory, not mandatory. India Law Library Docid # 2438439
(488) KELLER GROUND ENGINEERING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Withholding payment for completed work — Petitioner, a subcontractor, completed works at Polavaram Irrigation Project. State sanctioned imprest amount for direct payment to subcontractors due to main contractor's financial distress. Petitioner received direct instructions from respondent authorities and had work progress acknowledged in India Law Library Docid # 2438440
(489) S.B.G. SARMA Vs. BANK OF BARODA MUMBAI AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Banking service regulations — Disciplinary proceedings against retired employee — Charge memo issued after retirement — Held to be without jurisdiction — No disciplinary action can be initiated after an employee retires, unless specifically provided by rules. India Law Library Docid # 2438441
(490) SMT SARBANI MAZUMDAR @ SARKAR ALIAS SARBANI SARKAR MAZUMDAR Vs. SRI PRABHAT MAJUMDAR ALIAS PRAVAT MAZUMDAR[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ib) — Desertion — Wife admitted living separately since 2007 — No evidence of cruelty by husband or justification for separation — Wife failed to prove any animus revertendi or intention to return to conjugal life — Husband's previous divorce suits withdrawn to sustain marriage — Wife's allegations of cruelty and ulterior motive by husband disproved — Wife found India Law Library Docid # 2438782
(491) DR. SOMA MANDAL DEBNATH Vs. SRI TANMOY DEBNATH[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Special Marriage Act, 1954 — Section 27(1)(d) — Cruelty — Irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a component of cruelty — Supreme Court decision in Rakesh Raman v. Kavita (2023) 17 SCC 433 establishes that an irretrievably broken-down marriage constitutes cruelty, even if not a standalone ground for divorce under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. India Law Library Docid # 2438783
(492) FULMONI BARIK AND OTHERS Vs. SISIR KUMAR MONDAL AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Second Appeal — Interference by High Court — High Court should be slow to interfere with judgments decided on facts in a second appeal, but not when the Trial Court fails to appreciate evidence properly and apply the correct principal of law. India Law Library Docid # 2438784
(493) SRI ZONUNFELA RAWIHTE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 16 — Equality before Law and Equality of Opportunity in Public Employment — Fixed Pay Policy — Arbitrary and Discriminatory — Held, a policy of fixed pay for employees appointed to regular posts after a selection process is arbitrary, irrational, and unreasonable, violating India Law Library Docid # 2438833
(494) PINKI SAHA ROY AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Applicant sought bail for husband accused of murder and conspiracy — Husband in custody for over 496 days — Prima facie materials indicated husband's involvement as mastermind, coordinating crime, extorting money, and attempting to destroy evidence India Law Library Docid # 2438834
(495) SHAILENDRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 394, 302, 307 IPC — Appeal — Abatement — Accused-appellants dying during appeal — Appeal abates in relation to the deceased appellants but survives for the remaining appellant. India Law Library Docid # 2438903
(496) ABHINASH SHARMA ALIAS AVINASH SHARMA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 375 & 90 — Rape — Consent — Vitiated Consent — For consent to be vitiated by a false promise of marriage, the promise must have been false from its inception, made with no intention of being fulfilled, and must have been the sole reason for the woman's decision to engage in the sexual act. A mere breach of India Law Library Docid # 2438904
(497) AVANISH CHANDRA SRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 239 — Discharge of accused — Trial Court's power — Magistrate can discharge an accused only when the charge is considered groundless — This determination is based solely on the police report and documents submitted with it under Section 173 Cr.P.C., along with any examination of India Law Library Docid # 2438905
(498) SANGAM LAL Vs. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeals against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award — Two appeals filed, one by insurer for reduction of compensation and another by claimant for enhancement — Both appeals arising from the same judgment and award decided together. India Law Library Docid # 2438906
(499) DEEPAK KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 08-01-2026 Constitution of India — Article 309, Entry 41 of List II (State List), Entry 19 of List III (Concurrent List) — Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 33N — Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945 — Rule 49 — U.P. Food and Drug Administration Department Gazetted Officers' (Drugs) Service Rules, 1995 — Rule 8 (as amended in 2015) — India Law Library Docid # 2438907
(500) SHRI. B.SREENIVASA GANDHI Vs. ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY, UNDER PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 08-01-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 6(2) and Section 6(5)(b) — Adjudicating Authority composition — Show-cause notice issued by a single member is valid, as Section 6(5)(b) allows the Chairperson to constitute a bench with one or two members — This interpretation is consistent with the principle of statutory construction to give effect to all provisions. India Law Library Docid # 2438939