(961) THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. SEVTI BAI SAHU AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 26-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 and Section 168 — Assessment of income — Fatal accident — Absence of documentary proof — Deceased claimed to be a head-mason earning Rs. 15,000 per month — Tribunal assessed income at Rs. 7,800 per month — High Court held that in the absence of evidence regarding exact income and occupation, income should be assessed based on notifications of Chhattisgarh Minimum Wages for unskilled labour at the time of accident — Income enhanced to Rs. 8,400 per month — A India Law Library Docid # 2454584
(962) MANOJ KUMAR SAHU AND OTHERS Vs. HEMLAL SAHU AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 26-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 and Section 173 — Fatal accident — Assessment of income — Absence of documentary proof — The Tribunal assessed the deceased's monthly income at Rs. 5,000/- as an unskilled worker — High Court held the assessment to be on the lower side — In the absence of evidence regarding exact income and nature of work, the monthly income of the deceased was reassessed at Rs. 8,960/- in accordance with the prevalent notifications of the Minimum Wages Act applicable in th India Law Library Docid # 2454594
(963) AKHIL SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Grant of regular bail — Prolonged pre-trial detention — Right to speedy trial and personal liberty — Petitioners detained for about five years as undertrial prisoners for offences including Section 302 IPC — Prosecution cited 98 witnesses, but only 13 examined and 84 remained — Statement of the complainant/victim already recorded — Trial proceeding at a slow pace with delay not attributable to petitioners — Accused cannot be subjected to u India Law Library Docid # 2454048
(964) GHANTHU RAM Vs. RAJEEV KUMAR[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 — Power to summon material witness or examine person present — Scope and principles — Object of Section 311 is to prevent failure of justice and aid in discovery of truth — Section contains two parts: discretionary power to summon or recall witnesses at any stage, and mandatory obligation to do so if evidence appears essential to the just decision of the case — Power must be exercised judiciously with caution and circumspection, and not arbitrar India Law Library Docid # 2454050
(965) SRI. UDAYKIRAN VASIREDDI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 7 and 11(ii) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 354A(1) — Matrimonial dispute — Malicious allegations of child abuse — Quashing of proceedings — Wife filed a POCSO complaint against husband after Family Court granted him interim custody of their minor daughter — Medical records showed no sexual assault or molestation — Allegations were an afterthought to settle personal scores — India Law Library Docid # 2454054
(966) PUNE RAM Vs. RUPESH SHARMA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 118, 138 and 139 — Dishonour of cheque — Rebuttal of statutory presumption — Complainant's financial capacity — Complainant alleged advancing a cash loan of ?5,00,000/- to the accused — In cross-examination, complainant admitted earning merely ?2,000/- to ?3,000/- per month and produced no documentary evidence regarding the alleged sale of land or bank withdrawal — Accused is entitled to demonstrate lack of financial capacity through cross-examination India Law Library Docid # 2454058
(967) STATE OF H.P. Vs. DEVI RAM[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Acquittal strengthens the presumption of innocence of the accused — Appellate court can interfere with an acquittal only if the judgment is impossible, perverse, wholly unsustainable, or manifestly illegal — Where two reasonable conclusions are possible on the evidence, the view favorable to the accused must prevail — Benefit of doubt is a substantive safeguard flowing from the presumption of India Law Library Docid # 2454060
(968) DR. SAIMA KABIR Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 25-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Service Law — Conditional engagement — Cancellation ab initio on adverse antecedents — Enforcement of terms — Petitioner was provisionally engaged subject to character verification by CID, with a stipulation that an adverse report would cancel engagement ab initio — Petitioner also furnished an undertaking accepting this condition — Following an adverse report, engagement was cancelled ab initio, which went unchallenged — Held, an appointee accepting c India Law Library Docid # 2454061
(969) VIKAS KUMAR Vs. STATE OF H.P. & ORS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 336 and 338 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 27 — Quashing of FIR based on compromise — Offence under Arms Act — Accused armourer accidentally discharged a firearm, injuring a constable during training — Matter settled amicably — Held, inherent power to quash proceedings under Section 482 CrPC based on settlement cannot be exercised for heinous and serious offences — Offences punishable under the Arms Act are crimes India Law Library Docid # 2454062
(970) SMT. VASANTHI Vs. SHRI MUNIRAJU AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 14 Rule 2 — Karnataka Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958 — Section 26(c) and Section 29 — Reopening of valuation — Finality of earlier order — Trial Court earlier accepted valuation under Section 26(c) and overruled registry's objection regarding applicability of Section 29 — Said order remained unchallenged and attained finality — Held, in the absence of any changed circumstances or altered pleadings, Trial Court could not reopen the question of co India Law Library Docid # 2454064
(971) RAM PYARI (DECEASED) THROUGH HER LR NIRMALA Vs. RESPONDENT[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Sections 38 and 39 — Suit for permanent and mandatory injunction — Allegation of encroachment and unauthorized construction — Demarcation report of the Local Commissioner established that both parties occupied less area than their recorded entitlement due to an intervening public path — Longstanding boundary wall established separate and settled possession following mutual division by predecessors — Allegations of encro India Law Library Docid # 2454066
(972) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S R.D. ENTERPRISES (GOVT. CONTRACTOR), THROUGH ITS PARTNER SH. RANDHIR SINGH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 H.P. Tolls Act, 1975 — Auction of Toll Collection Lease Rights — Default by Highest Bidder — Recovery of Revenue Loss — Respondent No. 1's highest bids for toll units were accepted, but it subsequently backtracked, forcing re-auction at a lower price and causing revenue loss to the State — Condition No. 2.3.15 of Toll Announcements mandated that any deficiency in bid amount on re-grant is recoverable from the withdrawing bidder as arrears of land revenue, and deposits stand forfeited — Held, app India Law Library Docid # 2454067
(973) M/S VERTILINK MEDIA SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. ANTI EVASION BRANCH AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 6(2)(b), Section 73 and Section 74 — Parallel proceedings — "Same subject-matter" — Interpretation — Petitioner challenged Section 73 order passed by State tax officer alleging bar under Section 6(2)(b) due to prior DGGI proceedings under Section 74 — Held, Section 6(2)(b) does not impose a blanket prohibition against proceedings concerning the same assessee or overlapping periods — DGGI proceedings pertained to fraudulent availment of ITC witho India Law Library Docid # 2453535
(974) M/S AHLUWALIA CONTRACTS (INDIA) LIMITED (ACIL) Vs. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (AAI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 12(5) Proviso and Seventh Schedule — Mandatory requirements of waiver — Unilateral appointment — Waiver cannot be inferred from conduct or acquiescence — Proviso to Section 12(5) mandates three essential prerequisites: waiver must occur subsequent to disputes arising, by mutual agreement, and by an express agreement in writing — Statutory waiver cannot be inferred from participation in arbitral proceedings, submission of pleadings, or adhering to India Law Library Docid # 2453538
(975) JAIWANTI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 93(1) and Section 122 — Liability of legal representative — Penalty determined after death — Proceedings commenced post-death — Permissibility.The expression "is determined after his death" in Section 93(1) authorizes proceedings to be initiated and determined against a legal representative even after the death of the person whose conduct gave rise to the liability. Issuing a show cause notice during the deceased's lifetime is not a condition pr India Law Library Docid # 2453539
(976) VINOD PRAJAPATI @ BHOLA PRAJAPATI Vs. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 — Sections 2(k), 2(l), 7A and 20 — Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 — Section 25 — Claim of juvenility — Retrospective applicability — Offence committed prior to enforcement of 2000 Act — Held, a claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage, even after disposal of the case or during pendency of appeal. By virtue of Section 25 of 2015 Act read with Section 6 of General Clauses Act, 1897, proceedings pending at commencement of 2015 Act conti India Law Library Docid # 2453540
(977) DEVENDRA SINGH Vs. GREAT HOME DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Non-payment or dishonour of cheques towards sale consideration — Cancellation of sale deed — "Sale" is defined as a transfer of ownership in exchange for a price paid or promised or part-paid and part-promised. Actual receipt of the entire sale consideration at the time of execution is not a sine qua non for completion of sale. Non-payment of balance consideration or dishonour of cheques does not invalidate or render a registered sale deed void once India Law Library Docid # 2453819
(978) SHITALA PRASAD Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Service Law — Appointment founded on forged document — Right to salary — Foundational nullity — Petitioner claimed salary as Assistant Teacher relying on an approval order dated 29.07.1982 and subsequent financial sanction — Competent authority found the alleged approval order forged and non-existent in authentic official records, with no sanctioned post — Held, salary from the State exchequer is a statutory consequence of a lawful appointment to a sanctioned post, not a bounty for mere occupati India Law Library Docid # 2453820
(979) BHUPENDRA VEER SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Service Law — Simultaneous holding of posts — Recovery of duplicate remuneration — Petitioner concurrently served as an Assistant Teacher and Branch Dakpal in the Postal Department, drawing remuneration from both establishments — Held, an employee is not legally entitled to draw remuneration from two posts simultaneously, and length of service cannot validate such impermissible double drawal — However, the State cannot recover the entire salary for work actually performed, but is strictly entitl India Law Library Docid # 2453821
(980) RAJNEESH UPADHYAY AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 25-09-2026 Service Law — Validity of appointment — Missing approval records — Petitioners were appointed as Assistant Teachers in aided basic schools — State stopped salaries alleging fraud as BSA approvals were untraceable in dispatch registers — Held, absence or non-traceability of records in official custody does not ipso facto establish fraud, fabrication, or invalidity — Administrative record-keeping deficiencies cannot be transposed onto employees who served for years under official sanction — Fraud India Law Library Docid # 2453822