(861) PUSHPA KUMARI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Administrative Law — Principles of Natural Justice — Violation of Audi Alteram Partem — Dismissal of Anganvadi Sevika without proper hearing is illegal — The authorities must provide an opportunity to be heard before passing any adverse order. India Law Library Docid # 2443684
(862) ITC LIMITED Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL GST AND CENTRAL EXCISE, PATNA-1[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Sections 11A, 11AB, 11AC — Show Cause Notices (SCNs) issued in 2008 — Petitioners approaching High Court in 2026 seeking quashing of SCNs after 18 years — Plea of delay and laches on part of petitioner is apparent — Inordinate delay in filing writ application disentitles petitioner from India Law Library Docid # 2443685
(863) ANIL KAMAL AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 16 — Recruitment process — Adherence to advertisement conditions — Any deviation without power of relaxation and publicity is unconstitutional. India Law Library Docid # 2443686
(864) SRI PASHUPATI NATH JOSHI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COLLECTOR, BHAGALPUR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Stage of Admission — Court must confine itself strictly to averments in plaint and documents annexed thereto — All statements in plaint to be treated as true and correct — Disputed questions of fact cannot be adjudicated at this stage. India Law Library Docid # 2443687
(865) KRISHNA CHETTRI Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 3(b), 4, 5(m), 6 and 42 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(1), 376(3) — Sexual Assault and Penetrative Sexual Assault — Conviction based on victim's testimony, eyewitness account, and medical evidence — Trial court's conviction India Law Library Docid # 2443712
(866) DAWA TAMANG Vs. MAITA KUMAR TAMANG @ MAITAY AND ANOTHER[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 and Order 11 Rule 14 — Application for filing additional documents — Rejection by Trial Court on ground of invoking wrong provision of law (Section 151 CPC) — Held, mere invocation of an incorrect provision is not fatal if the power to grant relief exists — Trial court should India Law Library Docid # 2443713
(867) BHASKAR STEEL AND FERRO ALLOY PVT. LTD, KOLKATA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Industrial Policy Resolution, 2001 — Electricity Duty Exemption — Eligibility and Application Procedure — An industrial unit seeking exemption of electricity duty under IPR, 2001 must adhere to application timelines and eligibility criteria — Applications filed beyond the stipulated period require condonation of delay by the appropriate authority. India Law Library Docid # 2443848
(868) JANAKALYAN SAHAKARI BANK LIMITED Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF CO-OPERATION[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (Maharashtra) — Powers of Commissioner — Commissioner of Co-operation has no power to direct a bank to consider an One Time Settlement (OTS) proposal that has lapsed and in respect of which the matter has already attained finality and concluded. India Law Library Docid # 2444167
(869) MOHAMMAD ATIK AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 170 — Arrest at time of filing charge-sheet — Section 170 CrPC does not mandate arrest of every accused when charge-sheet is filed — If the investigating officer believes the accused will not abscond or disobey summons, arrest is not required — The term "custody" in Section India Law Library Docid # 2444680
(870) JITENDRA NATH SACHHAR AND OTHERS Vs. YODJRAJ[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-04-2026 Indian Stamp Act, 1899 & Rajasthan Stamps Act, 1998 — Impounding of documents — Procedure — When a document is found to be insufficiently stamped, the court must either levy the stamp duty and penalty if the party agrees, or refer the document to the Collector for adjudication if the party does not agree — Simply India Law Library Docid # 2445066
(871) DR. MAHIPAL SINGH SIHAG Vs. STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER CUM COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-04-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 8(3) — Interpretation of "Sunset Clause" — Information relating to events that occurred twenty years prior to the request date should generally be provided, as Section 8(3) acts as a mandate for disclosure, lifting most exemptions after this period, except for specific categories like national security. India Law Library Docid # 2445069
(872) DEVESH SHARMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Powers of Magistrate upon submission of Final Report (Negative) — When a police investigation concludes with a Final Report (Negative) indicating no offense was committed, the Magistrate must notify the informant or victim, giving them an opportunity to present objections via a protest petition — Subsequently, the Magistrate should consider both the Final Report and India Law Library Docid # 2445070
(873) AMRIT @ DARAB @ PAPPU Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 106 — Homicidal death — Circumstantial evidence — Burden of proof on accused — In circumstantial evidence cases, the accused has the burden to provide a credible explanation for the death of the deceased, especially when they were the last India Law Library Docid # 2445126
(874) SMT. USHA GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. NUTAN MAHESWARI AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction), 1972 — Sections 21 (1) (a) — Landlord's petition challenging judgments of Prescribed Authority and Additional District Judge in a release application for a shop — Petitioners sought release of the shop on grounds of bonafide need, which was India Law Library Docid # 2446866
(875) M/S ECO FRIENDLY FOOD PROCESSING PARK LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Land dispute — Standing crop — Petitioners sought permission to harvest standing sugarcane crop over land they possessed through lease deeds from a successor of original lessee, after State authorities took possession of the land due to lease cancellation proceedings — The Court held that this relief could not be granted in writ jurisdiction when petitioners India Law Library Docid # 2446867
(876) RAZMAT KHAN @ PALUWA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 395, 412 IPC — Dacoity — Burden of proof — While the occurrence of a dacoity may be proved, the State must also establish, beyond reasonable doubt, the identity and participation of each accused individual in the commission of the offence. India Law Library Docid # 2446868
(877) SADHANA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Public Employment — Selection Process — Eligibility Criteria — Courts cannot determine relevancy or suitability of qualifications for a post; this is for the employer/recruiting body — Candidates must possess the exact qualifications prescribed in the advertisement or rules, not just equivalent or higher qualifications, India Law Library Docid # 2446869
(878) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SUMER LAL CHOUHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Central Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 — Section 14 — Jurisdiction — Regularisation of services — Casual labourers — Eligible for temporary status and regularisation under Scheme of 1993 if they had rendered continuous service of at least one year (240 or 206 days) and were in employment on 01.09.1993 — The Tribunal's direction to consider respondents for regularisation was upheld for those India Law Library Docid # 2442616
(879) SMT. SATYA GARG Vs. KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Administrative Law— Disciplinary Proceedings— Appreciation of Evidence— Tribunal's role not to re-appreciate evidence in disciplinary inquiries as an appellate forum, but to ensure fundamental rights to a proper hearing and defense have been provided — The High Court upheld this principle, agreeing with the majority view of the Tribunal that so long as the disciplinary authority's findings were based on some India Law Library Docid # 2442617
(880) NATHU LAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 21 — Right to dignity, reputation, equality and personal liberty — History-sheet proceedings — Arbitrary and illegal action of respondents in initiating history-sheet proceedings against petitioner — Factual matrix shows most cases ended in acquittal or discharge, with no conviction — Mere registration of cases cannot be basis for opening a history-sheet — Action India Law Library Docid # 2442618