(181) MAHENDRA SINGH KOHLI Vs. ABDUL RAHUF[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Application by accused for direction to complainant to prove financial capacity at pre-trial stage — Held, such issues are to be tested during trial and cannot be adjudicated in a piecemeal manner at an interlocutory stage, as statutory presumptions under India Law Library Docid # 2442986
(182) RUDRA MADHAB MOHAPATRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 50, 50-A — Protection against arrest and detention — Obligation of arresting officer to inform grounds of arrest and particulars of arrest to relatives/friends — Non-compliance renders arrest and remand illegal — Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India — Fundamental right of arrested India Law Library Docid # 2442987
(183) PAWAN KHERA Vs. STATE OF ASSAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-04-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 337, 338, 353 — Allegations of defamation and causing public mischief through press conferences displaying allegedly forged documents — Prima facie, allegations and counter-allegations in the context of political rivalry suggest a need for careful consideration of individual India Law Library Docid # 2443045
(184) UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. SABA WANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-04-2026 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) — Minimum qualifications for teachers — Section 23 — National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) regulations and Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement — The Supreme Court held that NCTE-prescribed minimum qualifications, including passing TET, are mandatory for new appointments and must be acquired by in-service India Law Library Docid # 2443050
(185) KUMARI KUNDRAPU PRIYANKA AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. BANDARU VARALAKSHMI AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 58 — Claim Petition — Return at Numbering Stage — A claim petition filed under Order 21 Rule 58 CPC, seeking to raise attachment of property, cannot be returned at the numbering stage based on objections that require a judicial determination of facts or merits of the claim — Such objections should be considered only after the petition is registered and India Law Library Docid # 2443162
(186) STATE OF UP AND OTHERS Vs. SMT KRISHNA SINGH[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Review Application — Maintainability — Review is permissible only for errors apparent on the face of the record, discovery of new evidence, or other analogous sufficient reasons, not for re-argument or substitution of opinion. India Law Library Docid # 2443201
(187) RANVIR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 161 and 313 — Evidence — Improvements in statements — Prosecution witness improved his evidence against statements given to the investigating officer under Section 161 Cr.P.C., stating things in court that were not previously stated, with a view to strengthen the prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2443202
(188) CHANDRABHAN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 U.P Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 — Sections 5-A(1) and 5-A(7) — Confiscation of vehicle — Permit requirement — A permit is not required for transporting cows and their progeny within the State of Uttar Pradesh — Confiscation of a vehicle is only permissible if the animals are being transported in violation of the India Law Library Docid # 2443203
(189) STATE OF U.P. Vs. TULSI RAM[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 96, 99, 100, 105 — Right of Private Defence — Plea of self-defence is a question of fact to be determined on case-to-case basis — The accused is not required to prove the defence beyond reasonable doubt; it suffices if preponderance of probability is in their favour — Failure of prosecution to explain India Law Library Docid # 2443204
(190) SMT. RINKU RAM @ RINKU DEVI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Habeas Corpus — Custody of Minor — Welfare of Child Paramount — A habeas corpus petition concerning the custody of a minor must prioritize the welfare of the child — The court is obligated to examine this aspect and cannot dismiss such a petition solely on the ground of an alternative remedy under the Guardian and Wards India Law Library Docid # 2443205
(191) M/S. PARA ENTERPRISES PVT. LIMITED Vs. M/S. A.R. DAIRY FOOD PRIVATE LIMITED[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Contract Law — Breach of Contract — Supply and erection of Wind Turbine Generator — Plaintiff sued for balance payment and interest — Defendant contended plaintiff failed to provide suitable land with free and public access, including a pathway for maintenance and servicing, as per the purchase order, thus justifying withholding payment. India Law Library Docid # 2443237
(192) MUTHULAKSHMI (DIED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. MURUGAN @ MURUGESAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Adoption — Proof of Adoption — Court decree and admission in pleadings are sufficient to prove adoption of the second defendant — The plaintiff also proved his adoption through affidavits, oral evidence of biological parents, and nomination as beneficiary in property related documents, despite the second defendant's denial and India Law Library Docid # 2443238
(193) P. SAROJA BAI AND OTHERS Vs. K. GOVARDHANA PRASAD (DECEASED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Proof of Will — Will prepared by advocate as attesting witness on testator's instructions, signed by testator in his presence, and attested by two witnesses — Held, Will proved in accordance with law — Suspicious circumstances alleged by appellants not established. India Law Library Docid # 2443240
(194) AMALA Vs. KULASAMUTHU[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 and 28 — Additional evidence in appeal — First appellate court allowing additional documents without giving the plaintiff an opportunity to rebut them or following proper procedure under Rules 28 and 29 is a serious error. India Law Library Docid # 2443241
(195) S. PAULRAJ (DIED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. K. SUBBURAMAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 and Section 100 — Substantial Questions of Law — Lower appellate court's decision based on oral sale and incorrect framing of points for consideration — The Court held that the substantial questions of law concerning reliance on oral sale and non-framing of proper points were India Law Library Docid # 2443242
(196) T. THARMARAJ PANDIAN (DIED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. R. AYYAMMAL AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 and Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49 — Unregistered Sale Deed — Admissibility in evidence for collateral purpose — An unregistered sale deed, though compulsorily registrable, can be admitted in evidence for collateral purposes, such as to establish the character of possession of a party — The first India Law Library Docid # 2443258
(197) DAISY GNANAMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. PONNUTHAI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Sections 33, 33A, 41 to 48 — Distribution of property of an intestate — applicability of Section 33A to Indian Christians — Where an intestate dies without lineal descendants, distribution of property is governed by Sections 41 to 48, not Section 33A, which has specific exclusions for Indian Christians — Mother of the India Law Library Docid # 2443259
(198) SUBASHINI Vs. P. SELVARAJ AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Partition Suit — Appellant claiming share in six items of property — Trial Court dismissed the suit — First appellate Court granted partition for two items admitted as ancestral, but rejected for remaining items. India Law Library Docid # 2443260
(199) THOMPSON Vs. KASI NADAR (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Will Interpretation — Equal Bequest to Sons — The testator bequeathed specific extents of land to his two sons — The court ruled that merely mentioning the "balance" of land for one son does not mean he should bear any shortage from the bequests made to the other sons — The intention was to benefit both sons equally, as the Will clearly India Law Library Docid # 2443261
(200) M/S. SRI KRISHNA ALLOYS Vs. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, METTUR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 151, 154(5) — Theft of Energy — Civil Liability — Appellant industry found to have tampered with electronic meter, leading to theft of electricity — Criminal case registered and assessment proceedings initiated — Appellant repeatedly challenged assessment and jurisdiction of electricity board through multiple writ petitions and appeals over two decades — The court upheld the electricity board's India Law Library Docid # 2443262