(961) SACHIN PANDEY Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Natural Justice — Principles of — Termination of service — Even contractual employees are entitled to an adequate opportunity of hearing before their services are terminated, especially when the termination order is stigmatic or affects livelihood — Merely filing of a challan in a criminal case does not amount to a finding of guilt India Law Library Docid # 2442908
(962) GAJENDRA KUMAR JAIN Vs. KEDARMAL BANSAL AND 2 ORS. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 17 Rule 2 and Rule 3 — Dismissal of Suit for Default — When a party or parties fail to appear on an adjourned date, the Court should proceed under Order 17 Rule 2, which allows dismissal in accordance with Order 9 of the CPC, rather than Order 17 Rule 3, which deals with deciding on merits when parties are present but fail to produce evidence or perform other acts — A mere mention India Law Library Docid # 2442909
(963) SUNIL KUMAR KUKRETI Vs. MANAGING DIRECTOR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 M.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 64 and 77 — Contractual dispute — Writ petition under Article 226 not maintainable in pure contractual matters where facts are disputed and there is no statutory flavour — Such disputes are to be adjudicated by agreed forums or civil courts. India Law Library Docid # 2442910
(964) FAROOQ AHMAD MIR AND ANOTHER Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Grant of Bail — In cases involving commercial quantity of contraband, bail can only be granted if the Public Prosecutor is given an opportunity to oppose and the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and will not commit an offence while on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2443118
(965) SRI RAJA VELUGOTI MADANA GOPALA KRISHNA YACHENDRA DIED THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. PADIDAM JAYASREE AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 20 — Second appeal — High Court's power to interfere with findings of fact — The High Court cannot ordinarily interfere with the findings of fact of the first appellate India Law Library Docid # 2443134
(966) SRI RAJA VELUGOTI MADANA GOPALA KRISHNA YACHENDRA (DIED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. PADIDAM JAYASREE AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Appeal from appellate decree — High Court cannot interfere with findings of fact by the first appellate court unless findings are contrary to mandatory provisions of law, based on inadmissible evidence or India Law Library Docid # 2443135
(967) SRI RAJA VELUGOTI MADANA GOPALA KRISHNA YACHENDRA, DIED THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. PADIDAM CHINNA CHENCHU MUNUSWAMY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — High Court's limited scope of interference with findings of fact by the first appellate court unless unsupported by evidence or contrary to law. India Law Library Docid # 2443136
(968) PUSHPAM APPALA NAIDU AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Bail Orders — Implementation by Trial Court — Superior appellate court's bail order is binding and must be implemented by the trial court without independent discretion to traverse beyond the appellate order — The trial court's role is administrative and ministerial, confined to verifying surety solvency and fitness, not India Law Library Docid # 2443233
(969) V.V.S. ENTERPRISES Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (APGST Act) — Section 79(1)(c) — Recovery of tax dues — Notice issued to a bank directing payment of tax from a petitioner's account — This action is permissible under Section 79(1)(c) to recover outstanding tax liabilities from third parties in possession of funds due to the tax defaulter. India Law Library Docid # 2443234
(970) M.MANASA Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LAW DEPARTMENT (LA&J), AMARAVATI AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311(2) — Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service Rules, 2007 — Rule 11 — Probationer Judicial Officer discharged from service — Discharge order founded on allegations of misconduct without departmental enquiry — Held punitive and stigmatic, violating Article 311(2) — Case India Law Library Docid # 2443235
(971) M/S. SEASWAN SHIPPING & LOGISTICS Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS TUTICORIN[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Sections 114, 114AA, 28, 28AAA — Foreign Trade Policy — MEIS Scheme — Jurisdiction of Customs Authorities vs. DGFT — The grant of MEIS scrips is under the purview of DGFT — If an exporter avails excess benefits, action must be initiated by DGFT, not Customs, as the Customs department lacks India Law Library Docid # 2443282
(972) GANESH CONSUMER PRODUCTS LTD., (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS GANESH GRAINS LTD.) Vs. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF TRADEMARKS AND G.I. TRADEMARK REGISTRY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 12 — Honest concurrent use — Earlier registration of a similar mark by the respondents, use claims dating back to 1978, and the withdrawal of a rectification petition by the appellant without leave were considered factors in favour of the respondents' claim to honest concurrent use. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2443283
(973) MONNAIYAN @ DURAISAMY Vs. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 14A(2) — Bail application — Appeal against dismissal of bail — Appellant accused of being involved in a murder case, primarily based on co-accused's confession — Appellant not present at the scene of crime — His role alleged to be India Law Library Docid # 2443284
(974) M/S. KENDRIYA BHANDAR Vs. ATLANTIS AGRITECH PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) — Section 19 — Mandatory deposit requirement for setting aside an award — This section states that for any application to set aside a decree or award made by the Facilitation Council, the applicant (unless they are a "Supplier") must deposit seventy-five percent of the awarded amount. India Law Library Docid # 2443329
(975) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHANDUBHA MANUBHAI WADHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appreciation of evidence — Appellate court's power to re-assess evidence is extensive, but it must give due weight to the trial court's findings on witness credibility and the presumption of innocence — If the trial court's reasoning is India Law Library Docid # 2443476
(976) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. AKRAMMIYA AFJALMIYA SHAIKH[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498(A) and 306 — Acquittal Appeal — Prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt — Trial Court rightly acquitted accused — No direct evidence connecting accused with incident — Contradictions in witness depositions — Motive not established. India Law Library Docid # 2443477
(977) VIRUBEN @ VIRALBEN @ VIKU HIRABHAI MAALAKIYA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (corresponding Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 107 (corresponding Sections 108, 45 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) — Abetment of suicide — FIR quashing — For quashing an FIR for abetment of suicide, the court must examine whether the essential ingredients of Section 107 IPC are attracted — If the FIR India Law Library Docid # 2443478
(978) PURVIBEN P. KHAJURIA Vs. NATWARLAL HARILAL CHAPANERI AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Loan taken by accused — Issuance of post-dated cheques — Cheques dishonoured for insufficient funds — Statutory notice issued but no payment — Complaint filed and conviction by trial court — Appeal dismissed — Revision application filed by accused. India Law Library Docid # 2443479
(979) SRI. PRAKASHSINGH HOLAL Vs. THIMMESHA @ THIMMAPPA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 10 and 149(2)(a)(ii) — Driving Licence — Class of Vehicle vs. Type of Vehicle — A licence for a light motor vehicle includes transport vehicles, and no separate endorsement is necessary to drive a transport vehicle of that class. India Law Library Docid # 2443530
(980) THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS Vs. SRI GURUSWAMY AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Karnataka Excise (Sale of Indian and Foreign Liquor) Rules, 1968 — Amendments to Rule 5, 5A, and 12 — Challenge to amended provisions allowing e-auction with reservation norms, and deeming lapsed licences as forfeited — Court found that amendments did not travel beyond rule-making power and that no vested India Law Library Docid # 2443531