(881) VIJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(1), 450, 306 — Rape, House-trespass with intent to commit an offence, Abetment of suicide — Conviction based on testimony of victim's sister-in-law supported by forensic evidence of semen stains on India Law Library Docid # 2447088
(882) RAJENDRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 324 — Causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means — Conviction under Section 324 maintained as evidence of victim, corroborating medical evidence, and dying declaration proved injuries caused by firearm. India Law Library Docid # 2447089
(883) RAJENDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. DINDAYAL KHATIK AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-06-2026 Property Law — Partition and Succession — Plaintiff's claim based on partition was not substantiated with documentary evidence — However, even if partition was disregarded, natural succession of properties from grandfather Kashiram would devolve equally upon the plaintiffs and Defendant No — 2. India Law Library Docid # 2447020
(884) INDRAMANI PATEL Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Madhya Pradesh Police Regulations, 1970 — Regulation 70-A — Out-of-turn promotion — Exceptional bravery — Petitioner, a Sub-Inspector, rescued two individuals from a precarious situation by climbing down a 200-foot gorge, risking his life — This act, though unanimously recommended for out-of-turn promotion by senior officers, was rejected by a screening committee as 'routine duty', while India Law Library Docid # 2447021
(885) P.C. VERMA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department Engineer-In-Chief and Chief Engineers Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules, 1983 — Rule 6 — Assignment of temporary charges — While Rule 6 concerns regular promotions, this court held that administrative flexibility in making temporary arrangements cannot be used to bypass the eligibility criteria for regular promotion — Temporary India Law Library Docid # 2447022
(886) VIJAY SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 15-06-2026 Delay and Laches — Writ of Quo Warranto — The doctrine of delay and laches does not apply to a writ petition in the nature of quo warranto, as the primary concern is to ensure that public offices are held by individuals who are lawfully authorised. India Law Library Docid # 2447023
(887) YOGENDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Service Law — MGNREGA — Regularization of contractual employees — Representation route adopted in lieu of adjudication — Petitioners, engaged as Deputy Program Officers under MGNREGA on consolidated pay with annual service extensions, sought regularization and quashing of their contractual status as arbitrary and discriminatory — Instead of adjudicating the regularization claim on merits, counsel for petitioners made a limited prayer for permission to make representation — Held, petitioners perm India Law Library Docid # 2447953
(888) AJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Land Acquisition — National Highways Act — Disputed Title — Reference under Section 3H(4) — Petitioners challenged denial of compensation for acquired land on the ground it was recorded as "Kaishere Hind" land, asserting long-standing possession since 1948 under a hukumnama. Held, where title to acquired land is disputed and a title suit is pending, the appropriate remedy is reference to the Principal Civil Court under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956; compensation amount directe India Law Library Docid # 2448082
(889) DR. KRISHNA KUMAR PRASAD Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Pension — Assured Career Progression — Enhancement — Disbursement of Revised Benefits — Petitioner, granted voluntary retirement, sought enhanced pension consequent upon subsequent grant of first and second ACP benefits, alleging non-payment despite issuance of revised pension authority. Held, where revised pension/gratuity authority has already been issued by the Accountant General giving effect to ACP benefits, any grievance regarding actual disbursement is to be verified and resolved by the T India Law Library Docid # 2448083
(890) SHIV BADAN PRASAD Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Service Law — MACP — Reduction of Pay Scale — Recovery — Liberty to Applicant — Petitioner aggrieved by reduction of pay scale under MACP Rules, 2010 and consequential recovery, subsequently granted first ACP benefit pursuant to a Full Bench decision. Held, once substantive relief regarding pay scale stands redressed pursuant to binding precedent, the residual grievance as to recovery of alleged excess payment may be agitated afresh before the competent authority in view of changed circumstances India Law Library Docid # 2448084
(891) MUDE GOPAL DINESH NAIK AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 447 — Transfer of Criminal Case — Apprehension of Bias Must Be Reasonable, Not Imaginary — A transfer petition grounded on vague allegations of local influence and difficulty in securing legal representation, unsupported by prima facie material, cannot be entertained — Apprehension of an unfair trial must be reasonable and not based on conjecture, and convenience for transfer purposes is assessed with reference to witnesses and the prosecution, India Law Library Docid # 2448775
(892) VARUN JEERI Vs. SIDDAVATAM PUJITHA ALIAS PUJITHA JEERI[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 24 — Transfer of Matrimonial Proceedings — Mere Apprehension Insufficient — Transfer of proceedings under S. 9, Hindu Marriage Act cannot be ordered merely on the petitioner's subjective apprehension of bias arising from procedural directions of the trial Judge, absent prima facie material showing that the Presiding Officer is acting unfairly or under extraneous influence — Mere apprehension is not a ground for transfer, particularly where transfer woul India Law Library Docid # 2448776
(893) SMT. BHANWARI DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Personal Liberty — Habeas Corpus Petition — Illegal Detention — Suspension of Sentence — Defiance of Judicial Orders — Duty of Public Functionaries — Accountability — Violation of Fundamental Rights — Compensation awarded for prolonged illegal confinement despite suspension of sentence by appellate authority, including for period after the India Law Library Docid # 2446971
(894) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOT OF MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Vs. KHARE AND TARKUNDE INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Challenge to arbitral award — Clause 4.1.5 of contract limiting aggregate damages to 1% of contract price — Arbitral Tribunal found this limit inapplicable due to fundamental breach by PWD in failing to provide Right of Way (ROW) within stipulated timeframe — Court held India Law Library Docid # 2446918
(895) MADHAVI VILAS GOSAVI AND ANOTHER Vs. RAJESH MISHRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 154B-24(1) and Section 73-ID — Motion of No Confidence — Co-operative Housing Societies — Requirement of Two-Third Majority — A motion of no confidence against an officer of a co-operative housing society requires the support of not less than two-thirds of the committee members who are present and entitled to vote at the meeting — This India Law Library Docid # 2446919
(896) KU. DISHA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 12-06-2026 Scheduled Tribes — Caste Claim Verification — Invalidation of Claim — Court found that the Caste Scrutiny Committee had erroneously invalidated the petitioners' caste claim based on adverse entries without establishing a clear link to the petitioners' established lineage — The committee failed to connect the adverse entries to the India Law Library Docid # 2446931
(897) SAMPATRAO RAMCHANDRA KADAM AND OTHERS Vs. ARUN VIRUPAKSHA KHALIPE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (KOLHAPUR BENCH)] 12-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Jurisdiction of High Court is confined to substantial questions of law arising from the judgment of the lower appellate court — Interference with findings of fact is permissible only when material evidence is not considered or inadmissible evidence is relied upon, which could India Law Library Docid # 2446935
(898) PASCHIM GUJARAT VIJ CO. LTD. Vs. MASTER JAYENDRASINH MANGUBHA JADEJA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Electricity Act, 1948 — Section 5 — Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 — Section 5 — Negligence — Strict Liability — Hazardous activity — Electrocution of minor while trying to remove kite from electric pole — Principle of absolute liability applies to electricity companies for injuries caused by their inherently dangerous activities, irrespective of the victim's negligence or precautions taken by the company. India Law Library Docid # 2447050
(899) LEGAL HEIRS OF DECD. MAGAN MULJI MAHESHWARI AND OTHERS Vs. DHANJI KHETSHI DHEDA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Sections 17 and 49 — Partition Deed — An unregistered partition deed can be used for collateral purposes, like proving the fact of partition, but cannot be used to establish title to specific shares — If a document itself effects the division of property, it is a deed of partition and is compulsorily registrable. India Law Library Docid # 2447051
(900) SHARADKUMAR PRATAPRAY PATTANI Vs. SONI BHAGUBHAI LAKHUBHAI PATTANI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Sections 276, 68 — Grant of probate for Will and Codicil — Trial Court allowed application for probate based on evidence of applicants and attesting witnesses, without any objections filed by appellant or general public — Appellate Court confirmed the findings, dismissng the appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2447052