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(221) RATANDAS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 25-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 41 Rule 22 — Challenge to adverse finding by respondent — Non-filing of cross-objection — Permissibility — Respondent in whose favour the trial court's decree stands in its entirety is entitled to support the decree by challenging any adverse finding recorded against them without filing a formal memorandum of cross-objections — Where a part of the decree is not assailed and the ultimate decree is entirely in favour of the respondent, adverse findings on specifi
India Law Library Docid # 2450532

(222) BISHAL DAS Vs. THE HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Commercial Contracts — Allotment of Retail Outlet Dealership — Selection Criteria — Group Categorization — Petitioner placed in Group-3 challenged selection of Respondent No. 6 placed in Group-1 for allotment of HPCL dealership — Respondent No. 6 offered land based on a registered lease deed executed prior to bid submission deadline — Held, Group-1 placement required applicant to possess or own suitable land via ownership or long-term lease — As Respon
India Law Library Docid # 2450535

(223) ABINASH DAS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review — Scope of Interference in Technical Matters — Construction of Transmission Lines — Petitioner sought direction to reroute a 220 KV DC electricity transmission line, proposing an alternate route — Utility authority (AEGCL) found alternate route technically unfeasible due to steep deviation angles and passage over residential areas and public infrastructure — Held, judicial review in matters requiring specialized technical expertise and
India Law Library Docid # 2450538

(224) RANJIT KUMAR MAHAL Vs. SRICHARAN PATRA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of appellate jurisdiction — Principles summarized — Presumption of innocence of accused is reinforced upon acquittal — Where trial court's view is a possible and plausible view based on evidence, appellate court cannot overturn acquittal merely because another view is possible — Interference warranted only if judgment suffers from patent perversity, misreading of material evidence, or clear unreasonableness — H
India Law Library Docid # 2450421

(225) UTKAL KHADI MANDAL Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Registration Act, 1908 — Section 72 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative remedy — Existence of an alternative statutory remedy under Section 72 of the Registration Act is not an absolute bar to entertaining a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, particularly where the matter involves a pure question of law regarding the statutory powers and jurisdiction of the Registering Officer without entering into any disputed questions
India Law Library Docid # 2450425

(226) UMMED DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Delay of 19 days in filing — Non-appearance of counsel — Duty to provide legal assistance — High Court dismissed appeal against acquittal filed by victim’s mother (concerning allegations of dowry demand, harassment, and death) solely on ground of a 19-day delay and absence of an application for condonation of delay — Held, Constitutional Courts must be alive to the travails of litigants and ensure quality legal assis
India Law Library Docid # 2450680

(227) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. INDRAMANI SATI AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims — Fatal accident — Claim petition by parents of deceased vehicle owner — Tribunal awarded Rs. 2,73,500 with interest at 6% per annum — Deceased was travelling in his own vehicle which met with an accident due to rash and negligent driving of its driver — Documents including registration certificate, insurance cover note, tax receipt, and driving licence were valid on the date of accident — Finding of Tribunal on rash and negligent dr
India Law Library Docid # 2450686

(228) EDIFICE ENGINEERING Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Tender Law — Pre-Bid Qualification Eligibility Criteria — Scope of Judicial Review — Rejection of Technical Bid — Tender issuing authority is the best judge of its tender conditions and commercial requirements — Bidders in commercial contracts are expected to be vigilant and strictly comply with tender conditions — Constitutional courts exercising judicial review will not interfere with administrative decisions unless the process is arbitrary, irration
India Law Library Docid # 2450545

(229) M/S VISHNU ENGINEERING CORPORATION Vs. THE ASSAM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Auction Process — Publication of Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) — E-auction portal — Allegation of inadequate publicity due to non-publication in national newspapers or State Public Procurement Portal — Respondent published NIT on MSTC e-auction portal — Held, MSTC portal is a Government of India portal with national reach and high viewership — Participation of 20 bidders nationwide showed sufficient publicity — Petitioner, being a registered user on the
India Law Library Docid # 2450546

(230) ASHAJYOT MERCANTILE PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. THE ASSAM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. (AIDC LTD.) AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Public Auction — Locus Standi — Non-participant in tender process — Challenge to pre-qualification criteria — Auction floated for demolition and disposal of plant and machinery of defunct paper mill — Petitioners did not submit bids due to non-possession of OHSAS safety certificate — Challenge mounted to tender conditions one and a half months after conclusion of auction evaluation — Held, an entity choosing to stay away from the bidding process cannot
India Law Library Docid # 2450547

(231) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. SMT. POMPI NATH AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163A — Claim for compensation — Deceased driving borrowed motorcycle — Stepping into shoes of owner — Maintainability of claim — Deceased borrowed a motorcycle from its owner with permission for personal work and met with a fatal accident while driving — Section 163A provides compensation on a no-fault liability basis, but contemplates a claim against an owner or insurer by a third party — A borrower exercising possession and control over a vehicle for personal
India Law Library Docid # 2450551

(232) RAKESH CHANDRA MAL DAS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 42 and 43 — Search and Seizure — Search in Hotel Room — Applicability of Section 42 — Police recovered commercial quantity (72.671 kg) of Ganja from bags kept in a hotel room occupied by five accused persons — Defence pleaded violation of Section 42 claiming hotel room was private space — Held: A hotel room used as a transit space by multiple persons storing illegal contraband cannot be treated as a private space — A hotel is a publ
India Law Library Docid # 2450562

(233) PANCHANAN PAL Vs. SHRAVAN KUMAR AGARWAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10(2) — Suit for specific performance — Impleadment of stranger claiming independent title — Rejection of application — Petitioner, claiming independent title over the property, sought impleadment in a suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale to which he was not a party — Held, in a suit for specific performance of a contract of sale, only parties to the contract are necessary and proper parties — A stranger claiming independent title
India Law Library Docid # 2450641

(234) SHRI R. MUNIYASWAMY Vs. THE STATE AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR)] 25-08-2026
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 300 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 20(2) — Protection against double jeopardy — Multiple FIRs — Registration of separate FIRs and conducting separate trials for distinct offences committed against two different minor victims at different times and locations does not violate Article 20(2) or Section 300 CrPC — Separate charges and proceedings were necessary to secure justice for each ch
India Law Library Docid # 2450650

(235) HUSBAND OF VICTIM GIRL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 376, 323, 406, 506, 109, 34 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3 and 4 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Counter-blast to divorce suit — Petitioners sought quashing of charge sheet alleging criminal complaint was a delayed, retaliatory counter-blast to husband's divorce suit — Held, timing of criminal complaint vis-a-vis matrimonial suit and factual discrepancies cannot form basis for quashing u
India Law Library Docid # 2450656

(236) M/S JAISWAL FOODS THRU. PROPRIETOR SUDHEER JAISWAL Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. BASIC EDUCATION GOVT. LKO. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 25-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Contractual Dues — Disputed Questions of Fact — Petitioners sought direction for payment of disputed higher amounts for catering services rendered to educational programs — Respondents disputed quantum based on block-level verification reports — Held, Article 226 is not a court of first instance for quantifying disputed monetary claims requiring appreciation of oral and documentary evidence — Summary writ jurisdiction cannot resolve
India Law Library Docid # 2450798

(237) SACHCHIDANAND YADAV AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 14 — Mandate of Notice and Hearing — Challenge to District Magistrate's possession order on ground of denial of opportunity of hearing — Held, Section 14 of SARFAESI Act does not require issuing notice or affording an opportunity of hearing to the borrower prior to taking possession of mortgaged property — Steps under Section 14 do not involve any adjudicatory process qua borrower — Imp
India Law Library Docid # 2450799

(238) THE STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. AVTAR SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) — Section 482 —Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 365/149, 324/149, 325/149 and 148 — Quashing of criminal proceedings/FIR post-conviction on the basis of compromise — High Court allowed quashing of FIR and sentence post-conviction based on settlement between parties — Validity of — Inherent powers of High Court under Section 482 CrPC are distinct
India Law Library Docid # 2450804

(239) BHAGWAT GOVINDRAO ZAMBRE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 25-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Selection Process — Indefeasible right to appointment — Right of selected candidates — Unfilled vacancies — Settled legal position that inclusion in a merit list or participation in a selection process does not confer an indefeasible right to be appointed — The State is under no legal obligation to fill all advertised vacancies — Unless recruitment rules specify otherwise, the employer has the right not to fill up vacancies or cancel recruitment for va
India Law Library Docid # 2450175

(240) BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED (BPCL) THROUGH REGIONAL MANAGER (RETAIL) BHARAT BAJJAN Vs. BHAGWAN SHARAN SHARMA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 25-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XXI Rule 97, Order XXI Rule 102 — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 52 — Execution of Decree — Resistance by Transferee Pendente Lite — Fresh lease executed during pendency of litigation — Held: Under Order XXI Rule 102 CPC read with Section 52 of Transfer of Property Act, a person acquiring interest in suit property from judgment-debtor during pendency of lis is a transferee pendente lite and cannot resist execution of decree — Previous lease havi
India Law Library Docid # 2450507

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