(681) AAISHA Vs. HALIMABI[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 and Order 41 Rule 1 — Appeal Against Decree — An appeal can be filed against a decree, not just a judgment, especially if the decree has not been formally drawn up and the judgment can be treated as a decree for appeal purposes. India Law Library Docid # 2443543
(682) RITLAL RAI @ RITLAL YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Prisoners Act, 1900 — Section 29(3) and Bihar Prison Manual, 2012, Rule 781(vii) — Power to transfer prisoners — An order passed by the Assistant Inspector General of Prisons, communicating a decision already approved by the Inspector General, does not constitute delegation of power — The Assistant Inspector General acts as a conduit, not as a delegate, in such circumstances — The statutory power lies India Law Library Docid # 2443608
(683) TERRACIS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ECENTRIC DIGITAL LIMITED) Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Tender Process — The High Court affirmed that while judicial review applies to government contracts to prevent arbitrariness, it has limitations, focusing on the decision-making process rather than the merits of the decision — The government's right to refuse even the lowest tender India Law Library Docid # 2443770
(684) UNION OF INDIA Vs. FIROZ KHAN[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — High Court's power to review administrative decisions is limited to errors apparent on the face of the order, lack of jurisdiction, or perversity, and not merely disagreeing with the reasoning. India Law Library Docid # 2443771
(685) SWAYAM SHREE PADMAPUR MISSION SHAKTI FEDERATION AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Principles of Natural Justice — Audi alteram partem — The principle of hearing both sides implies that parties should have an opportunity to examine and rebut information presented to the court. Non-disclosure of government notings, which are relevant to the writ petitions, violates this principle. India Law Library Docid # 2443840
(686) LAXMAN ROHIDAS AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Writ Petition — Irrigation water dispute — Farmers seeking access to water from a reservoir for Rabi crop — Restraining notice issued by Sarpanch challenged — Court's previous directions for resolution considered. India Law Library Docid # 2443841
(687) BINOD BIHARI SAHU AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 164 — Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 — Section 10 — Transmission lines and towers — Power to lay lines on private land — Use of private land for laying electric lines does not require acquisition but creates a right of user, entitling owners to compensation for damages. India Law Library Docid # 2443842
(688) M/S. NAGARRO INC. Vs. M/S. CITIXSYS LIMITED[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Amendment of Plaint — Permissibility — Plaintiff filed suit for declaration of discharge of contract due to breach and for recovery of money — Plaintiff sought to amend plaint to elaborate facts regarding emails exchanged between parties concerning project issues — Commercial Court allowed amendment, holding it explanatory and necessary for adjudication, adding no new relief or cause of India Law Library Docid # 2444109
(689) GURBAKSH SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS. Vs. SARDARA SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell — Suit for — Plaintiff's case supported by oral and documentary evidence including agreement to sell, extension of time, and proof of readiness to perform — Defendant's defence of loan taken and misuse of thumb impressions not substantiated by evidence — First Appellate Court's judgment upholding specific performance rightly affirmed. India Law Library Docid # 2444110
(690) DALJIT SINGH Vs. BULLAND IQBAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Evidence — Admissibility — Admissions of a party may not be sufficient to establish the nature of property as ancestral or coparcenary; courts rely on recorded evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444111
(691) AJMER KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. JASBIR KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Will Validity — Suspicious Circumstances — Exclusion of natural heirs without reason — Mere registration of a Will is not enough to overcome suspicious circumstances, especially when natural heirs are excluded without any explanation — When a Will departs from natural succession, the testator has the right to exclude heirs, but the circumstances surrounding the execution must be free from suspicion to be upheld India Law Library Docid # 2444112
(692) LUDHIANA IMPROVEMENT TRUST LUDHIANA Vs. GURDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal — Appellants sought condonation of inordinate delay of 1463 days — Reasons provided were deemed insufficient and lacked cogent explanation — Court emphasized that delay of each day must be explained and inordinate delay cannot be condoned to avoid rendering limitation laws obsolete — Delay condonation would prejudice other parties by India Law Library Docid # 2444113
(693) SURINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 401 – Revisionary jurisdiction – Scope limited – Interference warranted only in cases of patent illegality, gross perversity, material irregularity or manifest miscarriage of justice – High Court does not sit as an appellate court to re-appreciate evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444114
(694) DHANRAJ R.MAHALE AND OTHER Vs. KIRLOSKAR OIL ENGINES LTD[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 — Model Standing Orders — Rule 32 — Whether employment termination post-probation was contrary to Clause 4A of Schedule I and Rule 32 to prevail — The Court held that principles of law governing confirmation of probation, including an assessment by the employer, must be followed — In the absence of a written confirmation letter, employees are not India Law Library Docid # 2444165
(695) DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MANDI AND ANOTHER Vs. VED VATTI AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 114, 117, 120 — Negligence — Accident due to damaged road — Liability of State — Duty of care of PWD to ensure road is properly barricaded, illuminated and warning signs displayed — Vicarious liability of State for acts of contractor — Principles of res ipsa loquitur — Negligence defined — Breach of India Law Library Docid # 2444307
(696) AMAR CHAND Vs. BRAHAM LAL[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 71 (as amended) — Execution of Gram Panchayat order — Civil Court’s jurisdiction — A Civil Court can only execute a Gram Panchayat order if the Gram Panchayat had the jurisdiction to pass that order in the first place. India Law Library Docid # 2444308
(697) DINESH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 37 — Bail application — Constitutional right to speedy trial — Prolonged incarceration for over three years with minimal progress in trial, subsequent investigation, and addition of new accused, leading to recommencement of trial, justifies granting bail despite Section 37 rigours, as continued detention becomes punitive and India Law Library Docid # 2444676
(698) SMT. ASHA Vs. SHRI VINOD[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Divorce Decree — Cruelty — The Family Court dismissed the appellant's petition for divorce, finding no proof of cruelty or desertion by the respondent — The High Court disagreed, finding that the Family Court applied an unduly strict standard of proof and failed to properly consider the appellant's evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444677
(699) KANHA HOTELS AND SPA PVT. LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Environmental Law — Eco-Sensitive Zone Notification — Retrospective application — Not permissible for existing units — The ESZ Notification dated 08.03.2019 and Zonal Master Plan clearly define and protect "existing units" by not imposing retrospective restrictions on already approved land use and infrastructure, India Law Library Docid # 2445123
(700) VISHAMBHAR SINGH NEGI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 133 — Public Nuisance — Encroachment on public pathway — Installment of a gate by the applicant on a 15 feet public pathway amounted to public nuisance and obstruction of public movement. India Law Library Docid # 2446855