(901) PRASANTA BEHERA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Writ Jurisdiction — Contractual Matters and Public Law — While the actions of a public sector undertaking are subject to judicial review for arbitrariness or unfairness, disputes arising from contractual arrangements, especially those involving computation of benefits or private law matters, are generally to be resolved through civil courts or India Law Library Docid # 2443858
(902) STATE OF ODISHA Vs. SUJATA SINGH AND ANOTHER[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 and 227 — Writ Petition seeking to quash order of Human Rights Commission and declare deceased not a "Covid Warrior" — The State sought to overturn the Commission's decision awarding compensation, arguing the deceased's work did not qualify as "COVID-19 related duty" and the infection was not India Law Library Docid # 2443859
(903) PARADEEP PHOSPHATES LIMITED Vs. CHANDRAMANI DEI @ SAHOO AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 104(2) and Order XLIII, Rule 1(t) — Maintainability of Second Appeal against an interlocutory order passed in an Appeal — Sub-section (2) of Section 104 of the Code imposes an absolute bar on further appeals from any order passed in an appeal under Section 104 — Therefore, an appeal under India Law Library Docid # 2443860
(904) SIBA HANS @ SHIBA HANS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164-A and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 27 — Age determination of victim — Mandatory procedural requirements for medical examination and reporting at the commencement of investigation are crucial — Failure to adhere to these procedures can India Law Library Docid # 2443861
(905) HAMIYA KUMAR PATEL Vs. MANAGEMENT OF GOMARDIH DOLOMITE QUARRY, M/S. TATA STEEL LIMITED AND ANOTHER[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 47 Rules 1 and 2, Section 114 — Review petition — Scope and limitations — Review is permissible only for discovery of new and important matter or evidence, or on account of a mistake/error apparent on the face of record, or for any other sufficient reason, but not for a mere rehearing of the case or to India Law Library Docid # 2443862
(906) ASISH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 20(b)(ii)(C) — Possession of Commercial Quantity of Ganja — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Prosecution successfully established recovery of 45 kg of contraband ganja from the vehicle driven by the appellant, and that the appellant was in conscious possession of the same with full knowledge and intent to transport for sale. India Law Library Docid # 2443863
(907) KAMADEV BISWAL Vs. STATE OF ODISHA (VIG.)[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Inherent power of High Court — To be exercised sparingly and cautiously to prevent abuse of process or secure ends of justice — Allegations not disclosing offence or prosecution manifestly mala fide — Interference warranted. India Law Library Docid # 2443864
(908) BIJAY KETANUPADHYAYA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA (VIG.)[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 19 — Previous Sanction — Sanctioning authority must be provided with the entire relevant record, including materials that favour the accused, to ensure an informed and independent decision — Failure to do so, especially when such material is exculpatory and directly relevant to India Law Library Docid # 2443865
(909) MILAURAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(1)(r) — Proof of caste — A valid caste certificate issued by a competent authority is essential to prove that the victim belongs to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe for an offence under Section 3(1)(r) of the Act of 1989 — A temporary caste India Law Library Docid # 2442334
(910) UMEND BANJARE Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304 Part II — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Knowledge that act is likely to cause death — Lathi with iron handle as a formidable weapon — The presence of an iron handle or grip on a lathi enhances its impact when used offensively, making it capable of causing grievous injury, particularly to the head — This, coupled with eyewitness testimony and medical evidence confirming India Law Library Docid # 2442335
(911) PRAVEEN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH (NOW CHHATTISGARH)[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 398 — Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon — Conviction unsustainable if offender did not personally use a deadly weapon — Supreme Court judgments in Phool Kumar, Dilawar Singh, and Ganesan establish that Section 398 applies only to the person who actually India Law Library Docid # 2442336
(912) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. NARAYAN PARDHI[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 354 — Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty — Essential ingredients are assault or criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty, or knowledge that such outrage is likely — Held, accused used criminal force by catching the victim's hand and pressing her breast, intending to outrage her modesty — Trial court's acquittal on grounds of material India Law Library Docid # 2442337
(913) NIRMAL KUMAR Vs. NARENDER KUMAR (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS L.RS. AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 18 Rule 3 & Section 151 — Rebuttal Evidence — Scope of — A party beginning can reserve evidence on issues where onus lies on the other party to lead in rebuttal — This right to lead evidence in rebuttal arises only when the defendant has led evidence on issues where the onus is upon them — Evidence that could have been led in the affirmative by the plaintiff cannot be allowed as rebuttal evidence, as this would lead to an unending process — India Law Library Docid # 2442467
(914) GOBIND RAM Vs. LALA MATHURA PRASAD TRUST AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Haryana Urban (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act, 1973 — Section 13(2)(i) proviso — Deposit of Rent (Section 23) Rules, 1976 — Rule 11 — Eviction for non-payment of provisional rent — Tenant's obligation upon refusal of rent by landlord — Tenant must deposit rent in Controller's Court if landlord refuses tender — Failure to deposit leads to eviction — Tenant's application beyond two years of provisional assessment India Law Library Docid # 2442468
(915) RATTAN LAL AND ANOTHER Vs. SHANTI RANI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13 — Eviction — Bonafide necessity — Subletting — Concurrent findings of Rent Controller and Appellate Authority upheld in revision — Personal necessity established even after death of some landlords, as one landlord remains and his business expansion need persists — Subletting proved by absence of rent note for alleged oral tenancy to the India Law Library Docid # 2442469
(916) SMT. VANDANA VIRMANI AND OTHERS Vs. RAHUL YADAV AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Appeal filing delay — Family dispute leading to delay in filing appeal due to original documents being with father-in-law — Held, such reason does not constitute sufficient cause for condoning over 300 days of delay — Cardinal principle that delay of each day must be explained — Application for condonation dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2442470
(917) ASLAM KHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process — Constitutional guarantee of speedy justice — Petitioner sought quashing of FIR registered in 2004 for offence under Section 379 IPC, alleging inordinate delay in investigation without substantive material against him — FIR did not name petitioner, others were prosecuted and India Law Library Docid # 2442624
(918) MAGHA RAM Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Cruelty by husband or relatives — Essential ingredients — Demand for dowry — Cruelty, either physical or mental, with the intention to coerce the woman — Mere general allegations are not sufficient — Concrete evidence of specific acts of cruelty, including date and time, is necessary — For establishing cruelty, direct evidence is most crucial — However, the court also India Law Library Docid # 2442625
(919) JAI NARAYAN VYAS UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS Vs. M/S SAWAI ENGINEERS, THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR, SAWAI RAM JANGID[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 & 37 — Scope of interference — The court's power to set aside an arbitral award is very limited and supervisory, not appellate — Interference is only justified in cases of patent illegality, perversity, jurisdictional error, or conflict with the grounds specified in the Act — The court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own conclusions for those of India Law Library Docid # 2442626
(920) KISAN @ KISHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 342 — Appeal against conviction for murder and wrongful confinement — Prosecution case — Complainant alleged that accused assaulted her husband with an iron rod after consuming liquor, dragged his body and absconded — Trial court convicted accused for offences under Sections 302 and 342 IPC — Defence submissions: Accused falsely implicated due to personal India Law Library Docid # 2442627