(861) NITISH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Contractual Appointment — Termination for Forged Certificates — Recovery of Salary — Natural Justice — Contractual Survey Amins terminated upon verification revealing forged educational certificates; consequential direction for recovery of salary/honorarium challenged for want of separate notice specific to recovery. Held, a show-cause notice must disclose not only the material facts but also the proposed consequence, including recovery, and must be accompanied by the adverse verification materi India Law Library Docid # 2448085
(862) YUGAL KISHOR PRASAD GUPTA Vs. B.N. MANDAL UNIVERSITY LALOO NAGAR MADHEPURA[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Review — Order 47 Rule 1 CPC — New Documents Not Diligently Produced — Scope of Review — Review sought of dismissal of a regularization claim on the strength of a subsequently discovered letter allegedly showing the petitioner's engagement within a sanctioned post, the appointment having earlier been found not made by a competent authority nor through due process. Held, review under Order 47 Rule 1 CPC requires either discovery of new evidence not producible despite due diligence, or an error ap India Law Library Docid # 2448086
(863) RADHESHYAM RAM Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Bihar Pension Rules — Rule 139 — Deduction of Pension — No Evidence — Denial of Enquiry Report — Order deducting 10% pension for five years, passed after retirement based on two memos of charge relating to construction irregularities and delayed salary payment, challenged for want of enquiry report or Conducting/Presenting Officer, and non-supply of the enquiry report before the second show-cause. Held, an order under Rule 139 of the Bihar Pension Rules requires satisfaction that service was not India Law Library Docid # 2448087
(864) KRISHNA KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Assured Career Progression — Rule 3(2) — Two Promotions in Same Pay Scale Counted as One — Petitioner denied second ACP benefit and granted lower-than-admissible third financial progression under MACP, despite similarly situated juniors receiving higher benefits, where successive promotions had been sanctioned within an unchanged pay scale under the Reading Cadre. Held, under the Explanation to Rule 3(2) of the ACP Scheme Rules, 2003, where the promotional hierarchy comprises regular promotions India Law Library Docid # 2448088
(865) MANDAR SURESH BHATWADEKAR AND OTHERS Vs. SHREE NAV VINAYAK CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. (HOUSING SOCIETY) AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 6A — Counter-claim — A defendant can file a counter-claim to set up any right or claim against the plaintiff arising from a cause of action that accrued before or after the suit filing, but before delivering their defense — The aim is to avoid multiple lawsuits and resolve all India Law Library Docid # 2446915
(866) OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LIMITED Vs. SWIBER OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION PTE LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Post-award interim protection — Unsuccessful party must demonstrate exceptional circumstances to justify deviation from award, with a higher threshold than for pre-award protection — Mere existence of arguable challenge is insufficient; situation must be so India Law Library Docid # 2446916
(867) NISHA NARESH KHILNANI Vs. SHASHI MANOHAR ADVANI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Court Fees Act, 1859 (Bombay) — Section 46 — Government Notification dated 1st October 1994 — Explanatory Notification dated 23rd March 2000 — Exemption from Court Fees — Woman Litigants — The exemption from court fees for women litigants is limited to specific categories: maintenance, property disputes, violence, and divorce — "Property disputes" are restricted to those arising from matrimonial India Law Library Docid # 2446917
(868) CHOLAMANDALAM M.S. GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. RAJESHKUMAR KESHARSINGH ARJUNSINGH GUJJAR AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 171 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Award of interest — Tribunal has discretion to award interest — Such discretion must be exercised judiciously, considering factors like inflation, RBI policies, case pendency, and severity of injuries. India Law Library Docid # 2447046
(869) TEHMUL BURJOR SETHNA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 391 — Additional Evidence — An application under Section 391 Cr.P.C — to lead additional evidence by examining Dr — Shailesh Desai was dismissed by the Appellate Court — The High Court held that a challenge to a medical certificate regarding mental health could only be referred to a Board if challenged by the other party — The petitioner had not raised any objection at India Law Library Docid # 2447047
(870) MONGHIBEN JEEVANBHAI RATHOD AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Land Allotment and Forfeiture — Conditions of allotment — Breach — Forfeiture of land for uncultivated period is harsh if land is sole livelihood and uncultivated due to reasons beyond control, not merely based on revenue entries. India Law Library Docid # 2447048
(871) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. DINESHBHAI NARSINHBHAI BHIL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Appeal against acquittal — High Court cannot interfere with an acquittal unless the trial court's findings are perverse, unreasonable, or wholly unsupported by evidence — Acquittal strengthens the presumption of innocence for the accused. India Law Library Docid # 2447049
(872) DHANRAJ SINGH Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Civil Service — Recovery Order — Violation of Principles of Natural Justice — A recovery order imposing civil consequences on an employee must be preceded by an enquiry and an opportunity of hearing for the employee. India Law Library Docid # 2447073
(873) SEEMANCHAL SWAI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 471 and 304-A — Forgery of medical degree and causing death by negligence — Appellant convicted for fraudulently using a forged medical certificate and causing death due to administering treatment without qualification — Evidence showed that the certificate was not issued in the appellant's India Law Library Docid # 2447074
(874) DULARI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Section 34 and Rules, 2017 — Rule 11 — Reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities — Horizontal reservation — Treated as a separate horizontal class independent of vertical social category reservation — Linking and compartmentalizing disability reservation with India Law Library Docid # 2447075
(875) CIPLA LIMITED HAVING Vs. CHHATTISGARH MEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED, (AN UNDERTAKING OF GOVERNMENT OF CHHATTISGARH) AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Contractual Matters — State instrumentalities, even in contractual dealings, must act fairly and reasonably, adhering to Article 14 of the Constitution — Actions that are arbitrary, disproportionate, or unfair are subject to judicial review, especially when they involve India Law Library Docid # 2447076
(876) CHHATTISGARH STATE POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. Vs. DINESH CHANDRA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 135 — Theft of electricity — Panchnama and inspection report prepared by electricity board officials are presumed to be correct and cannot be disbelieved without cogent evidence from the defence to the contrary. India Law Library Docid # 2447077
(877) GURU PRASAD AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 307 IPC — Attempt to murder — Essential ingredients are intention or knowledge to commit murder and an actual act to commit murder — Absence of proof of intention leads to acquittal for this charge — Conviction requires both mens rea and actus reus. India Law Library Docid # 2447078
(878) UDAYAKUMAR Vs. THE STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 15-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Accused convicted for offences under Sections 449, 294(b), 324, 302 and 506(II) of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Appeal dismissed — Conviction and sentence confirmed India Law Library Docid # 2447083
(879) GAMAPATHIYA PILLAI (DIED) AND OTHERS Vs. ABDUL ALI[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 15-06-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 53-A — Part Performance — Conditions for — For protection under Section 53-A, contract must be in writing, signed by transferor, terms must be ascertainable, transferee must have taken possession in part performance, done acts in furtherance of contract, and performed or India Law Library Docid # 2447084
(880) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. K.SIVANANDAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Certiorari — Challenging order of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) — CAT relied on another CAT order without considering factual distinctions and individual circumstances — High Court held that CAT erred in not considering factual differences and individual service facts India Law Library Docid # 2447085