(921) MOBIN ANSARI AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201 and 34 — Circumstantial Evidence — Standard of proof — Murder of a minor boy — Incomplete chain of circumstances — FIR registered against unknown persons with no eyewitnesses to the crime — Allegation that the appellant was seen throwing an unidentified object behind a mosque during an electricity outage — Held, in cases resting entirely on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution is duty-bound to prove each link conclusively pointing to the guilt of th India Law Library Docid # 2455240
(922) M/S. BSR INFRATECH INDIA LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 28 and Section 34 — Construction Contract — Price Adjustment Clause — Enforceability — Tender documents contained a note stating that the price adjustment clause stood deleted — Parties held post-bid negotiations resulting in reduced rates, and the executed agreement omitted the deletion note — Arbitral Tribunal held that the specific deletion note was removed pursuant to negotiations, making the price adjustment clause an integral part of the bin India Law Library Docid # 2455284
(923) SAYEESH V AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 173, 175, 176 and 193 — Case and counter-case — Investigation by different Investigating Officers — Legality — Two cross-cases arose from the same occurrence and were investigated independently by two different police officers resulting in separate charge-sheets — Held, investigating rival versions of the same occurrence separately violates settled criminal procedure — Such fragmented investigation risks omitting material counter-versions, leav India Law Library Docid # 2455290
(924) N.SURESH NAIK Vs. MANIKYAM.K[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 — Schedule IV — Monthly wage determination — Notional income — Relevant factor for age — Accident occurred after Central Government Notification S.O. 1258(E) dated 31.05.2010 — Tribunal erroneously assessed monthly wages at Rs. 4,500/- instead of the statutorily notified Rs. 8,000/- and incorrectly applied a factor of 225 instead of 225.22 for a 19-year-old claimant — Taking 60% of notified wages, 30% permanent disability, and the factor of 225.22, compensation India Law Library Docid # 2455293
(925) SHYAM LAL Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Service Law — Recovery of Excess Payment — Class-III Employee / Retired Employee — Erroneous Pay Fixation — Petitioner, a Class-III employee (Pump Operator), retired from service on 30.11.2019 — Post-superannuation, respondents determined that three-tier pay structure under Assured Career Progression Scheme was wrongly granted and recovered Rs.1,51,754/- from Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity — Held, recovery of excess payment mistakenly made by employer to Class-III and Class-IV employees or retire India Law Library Docid # 2455337
(926) AMAN THAKUR Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Service Law — Recruitment to post of Police Constable — Physical standards — Measurement of height — Failure to object immediately — Petitioner's height recorded as 5'.7" instead of 5'.8", awarding him 1 mark instead of 2 — State contended that petitioner failed to object during the physical test and was precluded from raising the issue later — Contention rejected — Petitioner qualified subsequent written and personality tests and was prejudiced only upon final result declaration when he missed India Law Library Docid # 2455349
(927) NAMVEER SINGH ALIAS BADAL Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(5) — Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act) — Section 3(1) and 5 — Preventive detention — Right to make representation — Duty of State — Detenu submitted representation against detention order, which remained undecided by State authorities despite judicial directions — Held, Article 22(5) mandates that representation must be considered independently and expeditiously at earliest possible time — India Law Library Docid # 2455355
(928) THE HRTC AND ORS. Vs. PRITAM SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Service Law — Natural Justice — Show-Cause Notice served during incarceration — Effective opportunity of hearing — Employee convicted under Sections 279 and 304A IPC — Show-cause notice for removal from service was served upon the employee while he was lodged in custody — Employee could not contact counsel or access documents to file a reply — Held, the opportunity afforded to file a reply in such circumstances was neither effective nor meaningful and was reduced to a mere formality — Order of r India Law Library Docid # 2455360
(929) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. GUMAN SINGH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 20 — Search and seizure — Discrepancy in nature and shape of contraband — Missing link with FSL report — Seizure memo, FIR, and testimonies of official witnesses described the recovered contraband solely as Charas in the shape of sticks — State FSL report revealed the sample contained sticks, one chapatti, and a poly-wrapped fused sticks mass — Substantial variation between the contraband alleged to have been recovered and that exami India Law Library Docid # 2455363
(930) THE HRTC AND ORS. Vs. PRITAM SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Natural Justice — Reasonable opportunity of defence — HRTC driver convicted under Sections 279 and 304A of the Indian Penal Code — Show-cause notice for removal from service served upon employee while undergoing sentence in jail — No reply filed due to lack of access to legal counsel and documents in custody — Held, opportunity afforded to reply must be effective and meaningful — Serving show-cause notice on an incarcerated employee without practical mean India Law Library Docid # 2455364
(931) PRAKASH SINGH BASERA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 64(1) and 87 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 5 and 6 — Bail — Consensual relationship and marriage with minor — FIR lodged by victim's uncle one day prior to birth of child — Victim married applicant and gave birth to child at her matrimonial house — Parents of victim not opposed to marriage — Applicant languishing in jail without criminal antecedents — Considering relationship and circumstances, applicant held entitled India Law Library Docid # 2455525
(932) NEYAR JAHAN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 175(3) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences — Registration of FIR — Revisionist lodged complaint alleging repeated sexual assault of minor daughter resulting in pregnancy and forced abortion — Police failed to register FIR and Special Court rejected application under Section 175(3) of BNSS based on police report — Held, where allegations in the complaint prima facie disclose commission of cognizable offences, the police are under a stat India Law Library Docid # 2455526
(933) KAVITA AND ANOTHER Vs. RAVI KUMAR[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Principles for determining quantum — Obligation of husband and father — Revisionists, legally wedded wife and minor child, sought enhancement of maintenance awarded by Family Court — Held, the obligation to maintain a legally wedded wife and minor child must be assessed having regard to the income and earning capacity of the husband/father, the reasonable needs of the claimants, and the standard of living to which they were accus India Law Library Docid # 2455527
(934) BALWANT SINGH Vs. GYANI SADA SINGH KHIVA[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Criminal Revision — Application filed seeking condonation of delay — Respondent made an oral submission expressing no objection to the delay being condoned and chose not to file written objections — Sufficient grounds found in the application — Delay condoned and delay condonation application allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2455528
(935) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. MASTER PUSKER (MINOR) AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Driving Licence — Competence to drive transport vehicle — Driver held licence for LMV (Non-Transport) — Offending goods vehicle had gross vehicle weight of about 2,750 kg — Separate transport endorsement was obtained subsequent to accident — Held, relying on Constitution Bench decision in Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rambha Devi, a person holding a driving licence for a Light Motor Vehicle is legally competent to drive a transport vehicle falling within India Law Library Docid # 2455529
(936) ABHISHEK DHIMAN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Habeas Corpus — Alleged illegal detention of wife — Petitioner-husband alleged that his wife was detained by her father against her will — Petitioner had filed a suit for restitution of conjugal rights wherein he admitted that the wife was staying separately willingly and had refused to cohabit — Wife had also lodged an FIR against the husband under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Held, since the parties are India Law Library Docid # 2455530
(937) DR. SATYA NARAYAN RAO Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Service Law — Transfer — Transfer cut-off date — Writ of Mandamus — Petitioner, serving as Professor (Zoology), sought a writ of mandamus commanding the authorities to place his transfer options before the Transfer Committee for the transfer season June 2026 — Under the Transfer Act, the statutory deadline for effecting transfers was 30th June, 2026, which had already expired — Held, no direction or mandamus can be issued to consider transfer options after the expiry of the statutorily prescribe India Law Library Docid # 2455531
(938) BINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Departmental Appeal — Timely disposal — Dismissal from service — Petitioner was dismissed from the post of Chief Assistant and preferred a departmental appeal before the Secretary, Pay Jal Department — Writ petition filed seeking expeditious disposal of the appeal — Respondents raised no objection to the innocuous relief sought — High Court allowed the petition and directed respondent no. 1 to decide the pending appeal within a perio India Law Library Docid # 2455534
(939) VISHWAJEET CHAKRAVARTI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 351(3) and 352 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Quashing of F.I.R. — Allegation of criminal intimidation relating to college election — Complainant alleged that petitioner threatened him to force his brother to withdraw candidature for post of Joint Secretary in college union election — Parties subsequently resolved all disputes amicably and filed joint compounding application supported by affidavits — Complainant stated he did not wish to pu India Law Library Docid # 2455535
(940) KUNDAN LAL Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-09-2026 Haryana Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service) Act, 1979 — Section 6 — Pay parity and pension refixation — Petitioner, an Under-Matric Lab Attendant in an aided college, sought pay parity with Matriculate Lab Attendants and refixation of pension — Real grievance pertained to correctness of pay fixed during service rather than an independent pensionary wrong. India Law Library Docid # 2455701