(621) M/S. RUNWAY IMPEX AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 129E — Appeal — Pre-deposit requirement — "Entertained" means to "admit to consideration" or "proceed to consider on merits", not merely filing or registration of the appeal — The appellate authority can register a defective appeal, which lacks proof of pre-deposit, and then consider the issue of India Law Library Docid # 2443348
(622) KISHOR BHAGWANDAS SADHWANI, LEGAL HEIRS OF LATE BHAGWANDAS ROCHIRAM SADHWANI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 — Section 84C(2) — Restoration of land — Undertaking to restore land to its original position within 90 days — Gujarat Revenue Tribunal (GRT) accepted undertaking and remanded matter to Mamlatdar to initiate proceedings in accordance with rules — The GRT order was based on an undertaking by respondent no.6 to restore the land to its original status, India Law Library Docid # 2443447
(623) SHAILESHGIRI MOHANGIRI MEGHNATHI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Allegations of forgery and cheating — Investigation pending, including handwriting expert analysis — High Court should not quash FIR prematurely without awaiting expert reports. India Law Library Docid # 2443448
(624) GOVINDBHAI PARSHOTTAMBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879 — Section 65 — Non-agricultural (NA) use permission — Scope of inquiry by Collector — Collector can only ascertain if the applicant is an "occupant" and if the land is assessed for agriculture, not to examine the ultimate title or ownership of the land. India Law Library Docid # 2443449
(625) SMT. B. C. SUSHEELA Vs. SRI. J. KARIYAPPA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Object and spirit of the provision — Meant to provide immediate relief to wife, minor children, and parents unable to maintain themselves and to prevent destitution. India Law Library Docid # 2443504
(626) SMT. SAVITHA S @ PARVATHI AND OTHERS Vs. SRI. C.T. DASAPPA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C — are summary in nature and intended to prevent destitution, not to punish neglect — The existence of a decree for restitution of conjugal rights does not automatically disentitle a wife from claiming maintenance India Law Library Docid # 2443505
(627) IDBI BANK LIMITED Vs. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 — Section 34-B and Regulations 10(d) & 15 — Cancellation of land allotment for industrial purpose — Allottee failed to execute lease-cum-sale agreement and commence production within stipulated period — Possession granted as licensee for construction only — Non India Law Library Docid # 2443506
(628) SRI G.K. GURURAJRAO Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 — Sections 18A(5), 21(3), and 21(4) — Constitutional validity — Challenge rejected — Provisions do not violate Articles 14, 19, 21, 38, 43-B, or 300-A of the Constitution — Corporation's priority in repayment is not manifestly arbitrary and serves public interest by ensuring funds for future depositors and banking stability. India Law Library Docid # 2443507
(629) SRI SAILESH KUMAR Vs. MRS. NISHA S. KUMAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125(3) — Maintenance Order — Enforcement — Arrest Warrant — Issuance of an arrest warrant and Full Look-Out Notice by the Family Court for non-payment of maintenance was challenged — The Court held that proceedings under Section 125 are civil in nature, but the statute provides for coercive measures for enforcement — The issuance of a warrant is India Law Library Docid # 2443508
(630) MRS. DEBOLINA Vs. SRI NILOY GHOSH[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 39(4) and Order 21 — Execution of decree for return of specific movable property — Executing Court erred in holding that it lacked jurisdiction solely because the judgment debtor resided outside its territorial limits and no property was identified within jurisdiction — Such an interpretation of Section 39(4) creates a jurisdictional error by refusing to exercise India Law Library Docid # 2443509
(631) MARUTI VENKAPPA BALANNAVAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS. Vs. PRATAPRAO SULTANRAO SHINDE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Land Tenures — Inam Land & Regrant Rights — The suit property was originally Sanadi Inam land granted for service — After abolition of Watans, the land vested with the government and was thereafter regranted to the India Law Library Docid # 2443541
(632) VARDHAMAN LENGADE Vs. SITAL S/O. BHARAMAPPA LENGADE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 9, 10(2) & Rule 13 — Necessary Party — Suit for partition — Plaintiff claimed a share as the sole son of his deceased father, but failed to implead his mother and sisters, who were also Class-I heirs — The Court held that non-joinder of necessary parties is a defect that can be raised even in appeal and that a suit for partition cannot proceed without all co-sharers India Law Library Docid # 2443542
(633) SUDHA Vs. RAJSAKAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (KALABURAGI BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) — Cruelty and Desertion — Divorce — Family Court allowed divorce based on husband's allegations of cruelty and wife's desertion — Appellate Court found lack of corroboration for cruelty allegations and raised concerns about desertion finding due to alleged extramarital relationship of husband. India Law Library Docid # 2443551
(634) MD. MAUSAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25(1-AA) and 26(2) — Conviction — Appeal against — Prosecution case based on official witnesses without independent corroboration — Absence of independent witnesses for search and seizure, and non-compliance with Section 100 Cr.P.C — — Failure to establish conscious or constructive possession — Accused not apprehended at the spot — Identity of fleeing persons not established — India Law Library Docid # 2443604
(635) VANSH PRAKASH SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 374 and 401 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 325, 452, 323 — Appeal and Revision — Court can re-appreciate evidence in appeal — Prosecution rests on direct evidence of eyewitnesses — Earliest version indicated only informant, deceased, and minor son present — Trial introduced additional witnesses, creating doubt — Minor witness made inconsistent statements India Law Library Docid # 2443605
(636) M/S IMPRIAL PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR DINESH KUMAR, MALE Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) Act, 1974 — Section 6(2)(a) — Cancellation of plot allotment and forfeiture of deposited amount — Authority empowered to cancel allotment and forfeit deposited amount if effective steps are not taken to establish industry within the fixed period — However, prior to cancellation, allottee must be given one month's time to present their case. [Paras 15, India Law Library Docid # 2443606
(637) AJAI KUMAR @ AJAY KUMAR Vs. SMT. POONAM SINHA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Family Court Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Appeal against dismissal of divorce petition — Marriage solemnized on 22.06.2007 — Appellant sought divorce on grounds of desertion and cruelty — Respondent denied allegations and alleged dowry demand and cruelty leading to India Law Library Docid # 2443607
(638) MD. SAHEB Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Appeal against conviction — Fardbeyan recorded from informant/mother of victim found registered against appellant (husband/father) — Victim (minor daughter) and informant/mother declared hostile during trial and did not support prosecution’s case — Court can rely on portions of hostile witness testimony if corroborated by other material evidence. [Paras 15, 17] India Law Library Docid # 2443668
(639) RAM PRASAD MANDAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307 and 323 — Attempt to murder vs — voluntarily causing hurt — For conviction under Section 307, prosecution must prove a definite intention or knowledge to cause death coupled with an overt act — The nature of the weapon, vital part of the body aimed at, and severity of blows are crucial factors — India Law Library Docid # 2443669
(640) UNION OF INDIA Vs. MR. BINAY HEMBROM[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Administrative Law — Substitution of Parties — Interlocutory application for substitution of deceased respondents with their legal heirs and successors is allowed if there is no opposition and the necessary documents like death certificates are provided. India Law Library Docid # 2443769