(621) GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING COMPANY LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Customs Duty — Exemption Notifications — Notification No. 12/2012-Cus — Serial No. 462 — Vessels — Conversion from foreign-going run to coastal run — Levy of Countervailing Duty (CVD) — The critical date for attracting customs duty and subsequent conditions (like payment of duty upon conversion) is the date of import of the vessel as 'goods' — Notification No. 12/2012 is prospective in application, not retrospective — Vessels imported prior to the notification's date India Law Library Docid # 2438104
(622) PENNURIMAI IYAKKAM AND OTHERS Vs. MANAGING DIRECTOR, TAMIL NADU URBAN HABITAT DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Tamil Nadu Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1971 — Eviction Notices — Challenge by alleged encroachers — Demolition and Reconstruction — Scope of Judicial Review — Notified Slum Area — Petitioners (encroachers) challenged eviction notices issued by Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) for demolition and reconstruction of dilapidated slum buildings — Petitioners are 'encroachers' occupying border areas/vacant lands, not 'allottees' or original slum dwellers India Law Library Docid # 2438105
(623) ABHISHWETA @ ABHISWETA MISHRA Vs. ASHOK KUMAR MISHRA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Addition of parties — Necessary party — Daughter claiming share in ancestral property — Daughter of plaintiff born through first wife sought to be impleaded as defendant in partition suit — Trial court rejected prayer assuming she would derive share through plaintiff — High Court held daughter's right is undeniable and her presence is necessary to settle India Law Library Docid # 2438147
(624) MANOJ KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Service Law — Recruitment — Advertisement Conditions — Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate is a mandatory requirement for claiming reservation under Extremely Backward Class (EBC) category. India Law Library Docid # 2438192
(625) AAYISHA MUHSIN Vs. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY PRINCIPAL REGISTRAR GENERAL AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Special Marriage Act, 1954 and Kerala Registration of Marriage (Common) Rules, 2008 — Name change in Marriage Certificate — Petitioner married under Special Marriage Act, 1954 and subsequently changed her name after converting to Islam — Marriage certificate issued with her original name — Authorities refused to change name citing Rule 13 of Rules 2008, which prohibits major changes — Court invoked India Law Library Docid # 2438263
(626) GOVIND RAM JAISWAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Service Law — Absorption — Higher post to lower post — Absorption of an employee serving on a higher post onto a lower post is unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2438347
(627) MALKARI RADHA BAI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B and 498-A — Dowry death and Cruelty by husband or relatives — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Evidence of alleged harassment and dowry demands not substantiated by reliable corroboration — Initial report to police did not mention key allegations later improved upon during evidence — Convictions and sentences set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2438445
(628) V.RABBANI BASHA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 38, 39 — Public distribution of largesse — State largesse should not create monopoly or vested interest — Distribution of state resources must be equitable and serve common good — Granting multiple licenses to a single person is detrimental to public interest and can lead to abuse. India Law Library Docid # 2438446
(629) ANDHRA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS Vs. THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 49(1)(g) — Bar Council of India Rules — Bar Council of India Proceedings dated 25.09.2025 — Fixing non-refundable nomination fee for State Bar Council elections — Principal Secretary of Bar Council of India issued the proceedings without referring to any statutory provision, rule, or regulation — Proceedings not reflecting any decision or resolution by the Bar Council of India India Law Library Docid # 2438447
(630) DR. PARTHA BHATTACHARYA Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest — New Code of Criminal Procedure (BNSS), 2023 — Section 482 — Power to grant interim protection or interim bail — Held, Courts have the jurisdiction to grant interim protection or interim bail to applicants in India Law Library Docid # 2438816
(631) DR. MADHURIMA PANDEY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Writ Petition — Maintainability — Private Educational Institutions — Termination of services/Service Disputes — Disputes arising from an ordinary contract of service between an employee and a private educational institution are not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, as they lack a 'public law element' — Even if the institution performs a India Law Library Docid # 2437910
(632) SANTOSH Vs. ROSHANI[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings — Non-compliance with order — Termination of matrimonial proceedings — Whether a matrimonial proceeding under the Act of 1955 can be terminated by the Court for non-compliance with an order under Section 24 granting interim maintenance/cost of proceedings? — Matrimonial court cannot India Law Library Docid # 2437911
(633) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. DHARAMU (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 (Compensation application) and Section 140 (No fault liability) — Maintainability of Claim Petition by Legal Representative — Scope of 'Legal Representative' — The term 'legal representative' includes any person who in law represents the estate of the deceased, including those who intermeddle with the estate — A claim petition under Section 166 is maintainable by a legal representative India Law Library Docid # 2438012
(634) VISHAL GANESH KASABE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) Sections 302 read with 34 — Murder — Appeal against conviction — Circumstantial Evidence — Dying Declaration (Oral) — Role of Appellant — Omissions in First Information Report (FIR) and previous statements — Appellant's name (Accused No. 2) was absent in the FIR lodged by the deceased's brother (PW-1) despite alleged disclosure to PW-3 and PW-4; this suggests the India Law Library Docid # 2438029
(635) MANI @ MANIKANTAN Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Sections 302 and 294(b) - Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act — Evidence — Prosecution relied on motive, eyewitness testimony, medical evidence, and recovery — Accused allegedly harboured one-sided love for the deceased and stabbed her after she rejected his advances — Eye witness accounts (PWs 1-4) were found to be cogent, convincing, and corroborative of the material particulars of the occurrence. India Law Library Docid # 2438106
(636) M/S. NRP PROJECTS PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S. CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Scope of Judicial Interference — High Court cannot sit in appeal against findings of an Arbitrator by re-appreciating evidence, even if an alternative view is possible — The Court only interferes if the award suffers from perversity or patent illegality. India Law Library Docid # 2438107
(637) MANOJ KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Uttarakhand School Education Act, 2006 — Section 50 — Liability for salary — State government is liable for payment of salaries of teachers and employees of institutions receiving maintenance grant from the State Government from the date of commencement of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2438396
(638) COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT RMPP Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Education Law — Scheme of Administration — Dispute regarding election of management committee — Powers of Director of Education — The Director of Education has the power to constitute enquiry committees to look into allegations concerning the approval of elections for management committees of educational institutions. India Law Library Docid # 2438397
(639) ATHARV AGARWAL Vs. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Secondary School Examination Certificate — Correction of Date of Birth — The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) rejected a student's request to change his date of birth on his certificate because it would have made him younger than the required age for the 10th standard examination. The student had two conflicting birth certificates, one showing his birth in 2006 and another in 2009. The court upheld the CBSE's India Law Library Docid # 2438398
(640) TELLA BHASKARA RAO Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Retiral benefits — Employee entitled to salary arrears and terminal benefits like gratuity and leave encashment — Delay in payment without valid reason and with malafide intention is illegal and arbitrary — Court directed respondents to release the benefits with interest. India Law Library Docid # 2438448