(541) KARNAIL SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 323, 324, 326 read with Section 34 — Criminal Revision — Conviction for causing hurt and grievous hurt — Appeal partly allowed acquitting co-accused — Revision dismissed against petitioners — Concurrent findings of trial and appellate courts upheld — No illegality or perversity found. India Law Library Docid # 2444016
(542) PARAMJEET Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 34 — Cheating and Forgery — Conviction affirmed — Accused used forged documents, including salary certificate and property documents, to obtain a car loan — Despite co-accused's acquittal, petitioner's conviction upheld as documentation was in his name and India Law Library Docid # 2444017
(543) ANNAPURNA TIWARI AND ANOTHER Vs. RAKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Fatal accident — Original claim petition dismissed by the Tribunal on the ground that the involvement of the offending vehicle and rash and negligent driving were not proved — Appellants contended that the Tribunal failed to appreciate the evidence and prayed for India Law Library Docid # 2444018
(544) SHREE RAJASTHAN SYNTEX LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Rajasthan Electricity (Duty) Act, 1962 — Sections 3, 3-B, 3-C — Levy of electricity duty, water conservation cess, and urban cess — Electricity procured through open access from a trader outside the State — The Act applies to consumption of electricity within Rajasthan, irrespective of the source of generation — The taxable event is consumption, not the sale transaction — Petitioners, as India Law Library Docid # 2444665
(545) GOKAL RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Re-investigation vs. Further Investigation — The court may order a re-investigation if the initial investigation is found to be fundamentally flawed, unfair, tainted, or actuated by extraneous considerations, to secure the ends of justice — Further investigation is a continuation of the original investigation to supplement material, while re-investigation is an India Law Library Docid # 2444666
(546) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. JAMUNA KANWAR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30 — Appeal against compensation award — Commissioner awarded compensation, interest, and funeral expenses — Appellant-Insurance Company contested the award, primarily on grounds of income assessment and validity of the driver's license — Court analyzed the definition of 'Light Motor Vehicle' under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and its India Law Library Docid # 2444667
(547) UNION OF INDIA Vs. SHRI V. S. SAINI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 39 — Appeals against orders dismissing applications to set aside arbitral awards — Court's power to interfere is limited to grounds specified in Section 30 of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2444668
(548) LRS OF DHANRAJ AND OTHERS Vs. SECRETARY KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18(2)(b) — Limitation for reference application — Period of limitation commences from the date of knowledge of the essential contents of the award, not just the 'date of the award' — Where no notice under Section 12(2) was received, the period of six months from the date of actual or constructive knowledge of the award's contents applies — Burden of proof is on the India Law Library Docid # 2444669
(549) RAJASTHAN LEATHER INDUSTRIES LTD. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 CONTRACT LAW AND PROPERTY RIGHTS — Conditions imposed on the transfer of a company's land after the initial agreement were found to be illegal and void. The court ruled that such unilateral modifications to the contract were not permissible unless expressly provided for in the agreement or by law, and that the India Law Library Docid # 2445063
(550) JAIPUR METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. ALOK KOTAHWALA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 4, 5A, and 6 — Acquisition proceedings for Metro Rail Project — Objections under Section 5A — Opportunity of hearing — Compliance with mandatory procedures — Judicial review limited to decision-making process. India Law Library Docid # 2445064
(551) M/S SRASTI LIQUOR BOTTLING LLP AND OTHERS Vs. MRS. SITA RAJESH VARMA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 9 and 37 — Appealable Orders — While appeals lie against orders granting or refusing interim measures under Section 9, the appellate court's scope of review is limited to examining if the lower court acted within its powers, not re-appraising evidence on merits — The India Law Library Docid # 2445065
(552) CHANDRA MOHAN SINGH PANWAR Vs. KEDAR SINGH DANU[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — U.P Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 331 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — A civil court has jurisdiction to entertain all suits of a civil nature unless expressly or impliedly barred — However, Section 331 of the U.P Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act bars the jurisdiction of civil courts in matters specifically triable by revenue courts — Specifically, suits for possession of agricultural land under Section India Law Library Docid # 2445145
(553) ANIL CHANDRA BALUNI AND OTHERS Vs. DR. R MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM PRINICIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Non-compliance of Court order — Petitioner alleged that official continued to act as Managing Director despite appointment being set aside — Court noted that the official was relieved of his post and interim charge was given to another official — The Court found that the order had been fully India Law Library Docid # 2446845
(554) SACHIN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Service Law — Dismissal from Service — Fraudulent Appointment — Petitioner appointed as Constable using an incorrect date of birth obtained from a second High School certificate, which made him eligible for the post by circumventing the age limit — The Court held that securing appointment in the Police Force by playing India Law Library Docid # 2446846
(555) SHISHYA SOCIETY, ATAK FARM Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Uttarakhand Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 154 — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 5 and 122 — Gift Deed — Registration — Restrictions on transfer of land for non-agricultural purposes by a society — Prior sanction requirement — Section 154(1) and (4)(3)(a) read together — Gift is a form of transfer and not exempt from restrictions on sale — Land transfer to a society for India Law Library Docid # 2446847
(556) CHANDRA MOHAN SINGH PANWAR Vs. KEDAR SINGH DANU[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 331 and Schedule II, Serial No — 24 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Suit for possession of agricultural land — Civil Court’s jurisdiction is barred if the principal relief sought is triable by a revenue court, even if India Law Library Docid # 2446848
(557) SALIM KHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 67 and 37 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 25 — Admissibility of Confessional Statement — Officers under Section 53 NDPS Act are "police officers" as per Section 25 Evidence Act, making statements recorded under Section 67 NDPS Act inadmissible as India Law Library Docid # 2442945
(558) ABDUL RASHID KOHLI Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 and Section 29 — Bail Application — Petitioner charged under Section 29 for criminal conspiracy — Commercial quantity of contraband not recovered from Petitioner — Evidence against Petitioner comprises only disclosure statements of co-accused and phone logs India Law Library Docid # 2442967
(559) UNION TERRITORY OF J&K THROUGH COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY TO GOVT. JAL SHAKTI (PHE) DEPARTMENT, CIVIL SECTT. J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MOHD YOUSUF JOO[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Civil Services — Recovery of excess payment — Class III and Class IV employees — Recovery of erroneously paid higher pay scales under SRO 59 of 1990 was impermissible as per Supreme Court guidelines in Rafiq Masih case, especially when employees were not involved in fraud or misrepresentation and had enjoyed the India Law Library Docid # 2442968
(560) INHABITANTS OF BLOCK HARWAN THROUGH ALI MOHAMMAD RATHER AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JK THROUGH COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 J&K Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) Jurisdiction — Block Harwan, comprising various villages, was declared a "Notified Area" for development purposes under the J&K Development Act, 1970, and placed under the control of LCMA — This declaration superseded any conflicting provisions in other India Law Library Docid # 2442969