(941) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. HARILAL RAVABHAI GAGAL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for death in motor accident — Deceased repairing tanker on roadside — Truck dashed tanker from behind — Tribunal found deceased 40% contributorily negligent — High Court upheld this finding based on lack of eyewitness deposition and unclear panchnama India Law Library Docid # 2443475
(942) JAGADISH R Vs. SRI B S RAVI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Cheque return memo with electronic clearance — Seal and signature of bank not mandatory — Presumption under Section 139 applies — The absence of a bank seal or signature on a cheque return memo, especially in cases of electronic clearance, India Law Library Docid # 2443527
(943) SRI. B.RANJITH KUMAR Vs. SRI. M.SHIVAKUMAR MAJOR AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — While the original award was passed before recent Supreme Court judgments, a pending appeal is decided based on the law applicable at the time of the appeal, taking a forward-looking approach for the victim's welfare. India Law Library Docid # 2443528
(944) SMT ANURADHA OSTWAL AND OTHERS Vs. SRI R MAHENDRA KUMAR SHAH AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (PTCL Act) — Section 4(2) and 4(3) — Agreement of Sale — Applicability of PTCL Act — An agreement of sale of granted land, as defined in the PTCL Act, is considered a "transfer" and is void and unenforceable in a court of India Law Library Docid # 2443529
(945) M/S TIRUPATI STORAGE AND ALLIED PVT. LTD AND OTHERS Vs. UCO BANK AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 — Section 22(2)(e) and (g) — Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal have powers similar to a Civil Court, including reviewing decisions and setting aside orders of dismissal for default or ex parte orders — Such powers are intended to prevent procedural lapses from causing irreparable India Law Library Docid # 2443612
(946) THE BRANCH MANAGER, THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. GYANDUP TSHERING LEPCHA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Compensation — Quantum — Award — Challenged by Insurance Company on grounds of lack of disability certificate and unsubstantiated claims — Court to determine correctness of MACT's disability finding and consequent India Law Library Docid # 2443710
(947) CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS-1), BHUBANESWAR Vs. M/S.NKC PROJECTS PVT. LTD., HARYANA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36(2) and 36(3) — Stay of enforcement of arbitral award — Court has discretionary power to grant stay subject to conditions — Mere filing of a Section 34 petition does not automatically grant stay on enforcement of an award. India Law Library Docid # 2443866
(948) PRASANTA KUMAR BARIK Vs. STATE OF ODISHA & OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Administrative Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Impact of Acquittal in Criminal Case — Where departmental proceedings and criminal case involve identical or similar charges, evidence, witnesses, and circumstances, an acquittal in the criminal case can render upholding disciplinary findings unjust, unfair, and oppressive. India Law Library Docid # 2443867
(949) UDAYANATH SAHOO AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 148, 304 Part-I, 149 — Conviction for unlawful assembly and culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Appeal against judgment and order of conviction and sentence — Trial court convicted appellants under Sections 148 and 304 Part-I read with Section 149 IPC — Sentenced to undergo India Law Library Docid # 2443868
(950) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. SAVITA SANDILYA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 2(28) — Definition of motor vehicle — Hyva (Truck) used in mining and construction is a motor vehicle — Vehicle is mechanically propelled and adapted for use upon roads, and does not fall under any exception — Even if used on private roads, it is considered a motor vehicle if suitable for road use — Exemption for vehicles used exclusively in factories or enclosed premises does not apply India Law Library Docid # 2442338
(951) BHAUSAB MADHUKAR GORE AND OTHERS Vs. DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE, RAIPUR REGIONAL UNIT[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 52A — Non-compliance with procedural requirements — Does not automatically vitiate prosecution case — Conviction can be sustained if recovery and possession of contraband are proven by other evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2442339
(952) PRITI SHRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS Vs. VINAY KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 — Section 14(1) — Guardianship of a person with disability — Jurisdiction — The National Trust Act, 1999, being a special legislation, overrides general laws like the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the Family India Law Library Docid # 2442340
(953) NITIN SINGHVI Vs. CHHATTISGARH STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 20 — Penalty on Public Information Officer — Discretionary power of Information Commission — Imposition of penalty under Section 20 is discretionary and hinges on satisfaction of the Commission regarding absence of reasonable cause and existence of malafides or deliberate withholding of information — Mere erroneous interpretation of provisions of the Act does not India Law Library Docid # 2442341
(954) RAMKUMAR Vs. TEKRAM[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Implied Bar — Where a statute creates a specific liability/offence and provides a complete and particular remedy for aggrieved parties, the Civil Court's jurisdiction is impliedly barred for matters covered by that specific remedy. India Law Library Docid # 2442342
(955) M/S. SHREE JI RESOURCES LLP Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Contract Law — Termination Clause — Applicability [Paras 8, 22, 23, 24, 25] — The petitioner contended that the termination clause only applied to cases of illegal gratification — However, the Court found that the contract was governed by a later, amended set of conditions which broadened the scope of the termination clause to include breaches of contractual obligations and serious misconduct, not just illegal India Law Library Docid # 2442615
(956) MUKESH ALIAS NISHANT Vs. SMT. SUNITA ALIAS TINA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Dissolution of marriage — Cruelty and desertion — Appeal against ex-parte decree of divorce granted by Family Court — Appellant husband appeared initially, filed reply, but later remained absent, leading to ex-parte proceedings — Husband's deliberate abandonment of proceedings amounted to acquiescence to the divorce decree and forfeiture of his right to contest at a later stage. India Law Library Docid # 2442630
(957) ANUPAMA DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Bihar Municipal Officer and Servant Pension Rules, 1987 — Rule 4(i) — Family Pension — Eligibility — Husband of petitioner received full pension from retirement until death — Rejection of family pension based on lack of evidence of opting for contributory provident fund in husband's service record inconsistent when the India Law Library Docid # 2442641
(958) DEWAS TRANSPORT PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 15 — Application under Section 34 filed before a court with jurisdiction at the time of filing — Subsequent notification changing jurisdiction to a commercial court does not warrant rejection of the application, but mandates transfer of the pending case to the designated commercial court. India Law Library Docid # 2442905
(959) PRAKASH CHANDR AGRAWAL AND OTHERS Vs. ARVIND KUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Criminal prosecution initiated to give criminal colour to a purely civil dispute arising out of competing claims over immovable property. India Law Library Docid # 2442906
(960) ARMAAN HUSSAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 187(2) & 187(3)(ii) — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 8(c)/20(b)(ii)(B), 28, 29, 35, 54 — Default bail is an indefeasible right — If a charge sheet is not filed within the stipulated period (60 days in this case, as the quantity was less than commercial but more than small), the accused is entitled to default bail, India Law Library Docid # 2442907