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(281) NITINKUMAR DALSUKHRAM OZA (GURJAR) Vs. VAHIDBHAI YAKUBBHAI SHAIKH AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 372 proviso, Section 378 — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Appeal against acquittal — Maintainability — Complainant in a dishonour of cheque complaint is a victim under Section 2(wa) of CrPC — Complainant has a substantive and unconditional right to prefer an appeal against an acquittal order under the proviso to Section 372 of CrPC to the immediate superior Sessions Court — Complainant is not required to seek special leave to appea
India Law Library Docid # 2450436

(282) RAKHAL CHANDRA DEB Vs. THE DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Service Law — Dibrugarh University Employees' Service Condition Ordinance, 2000 — Clause 33(vi) — Disciplinary Proceedings — Imposition of penalty post-superannuation — Departmental inquiry initiated during service — Petitioner superannuated on 30.04.2009 — Penalty of compulsory retirement imposed vide order dated 10.11.2016 — Ordinance of 2000 lacks provision permitting continuation of departmental proceedings or imposition of substantive penalty after employee superannuates — Disciplinary auth
India Law Library Docid # 2450542

(283) HOBIQUL ISLAM Vs. STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 52A — Non-compliance with mandatory statutory procedure — Inventory and sampling — Contraband allegedly recovered from appellants — No inventory prepared under Section 52A — Samples drawn at police station instead of before Magistrate — Held, provisions of Section 52A are mandatory in nature — Harsh penal provisions of NDPS Act require strict compliance with statutory procedural safeguards — Failure of investigating agency to draw sa
India Law Library Docid # 2450559

(284) SANJEEVA SHUKLA @ SANJIV SHUKLA Vs. PRADEEP KUMAR CHAMRIA[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 141 — Vicarious Liability of Directors — Essential pleadings — Strict construction — Section 141 creates vicarious liability extending criminal liability to non-signatory persons, requiring strict statutory interpretation — Statutory conditions that an accused was "in charge of" and "responsible to the company for the conduct of its business" are conjunctive and cumulative — Mere designation as a Director does not automatically render a person vicarious
India Law Library Docid # 2450636

(285) FOX AND MANDAL AND ANOTHER Vs. SOMABRATA MANDAL AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 13 A — Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Order VIII Rules 3A and 5 — Summary Judgment — Suit for passing off — Non-filing of Written Statement — Court empowered to grant summary judgment where defendants have no real prospect of successfully defending the claim — In the absence of a written statement, plaint averments stand admitted — Summary procedure under Order 13 A intended to decide commercial disputes without full trial when raised defenses are sham, il
India Law Library Docid # 2450649

(286) SK. NEAJUL ISLAM AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Matrimonial dispute — Cruelty — Quashing of proceedings — Vague and omnibus allegations — De facto complainant alleged physical and mental cruelty for non-fulfillment of dowry demands — Allegations lacked specific details regarding time, date, place, or specific overt acts attributed to the accused — General and sweeping accusations made against the husband and relatives without concrete evidence cannot
India Law Library Docid # 2450654

(287) SHIV SHANKAR SINGH Vs. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT NEHRU VIDYAPEETH INTER COLLEGE AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Review Application — Vakalatnama — Allegation of Forgery — Forensic Examination — Abuse of Process — Applicant sought review of writ order claiming he never executed Vakalatnama or authorized counsel to file a caveat. The High Court referred the signatures to the Forensic Science Laboratory. The report revealed that applicant's admitted signatures failed to match sample and bank signatures. The Court held that the review application was a frivolous attempt to r
India Law Library Docid # 2450800

(288) SMT. SANTOSH SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. GAJENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 24-08-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166(2) — Territorial jurisdiction of Claims Tribunal — Beneficial legislation — Section 166(2) bestows a wide option upon the claimant to institute a claim petition where the accident occurred, where the claimant resides or carries on business, or where the defendant resides or carries on business — Hyper-technical approach regarding territorial jurisdiction defeats the beneficial object of the Act — Where the contesting insurance company carries on business wi
India Law Library Docid # 2450801

(289) R MANIMARAN Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 52A & 63 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Sections 451 & 457 — Release and Confiscation of Conveyance — Inter-play with Drug Disposal Committee (DDC) — Role and Power of Court — Power to order confiscation of a vehicle under Section 63(1) lies exclusively with the Court trying the offence and not with the Drug
India Law Library Docid # 2450986

(290) MS JAKERIYA BROTHERS AND OTHERS Vs. SURESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 24-08-2026
Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961 — Section 12(1)(b) — Eviction — Subtenancy — Proof of exclusive possession and rent payment — Original tenant failed to establish active business operations from suit shop, whereas subtenant admitted running independent business, exercising exclusive control over premises, and depositing rent in Court under original tenant's name — Onus shifted onto subtenant to establish legal capacity to occupy premises — Dual tests of exclusive possession and ren
India Law Library Docid # 2450510

(291) ARUN KUMAR MANDAL @ ARUN MANDAL Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 [Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482] — Anticipatory Bail — Scope and effect of interim protection during investigation — Grant of interim protection against arrest or direction that "no coercive steps shall be taken" does not impede or bar the Investigating Officer (I.O.) from continuing with the investigation
India Law Library Docid # 2450580

(292) THE MANAGER IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. R.REVATHI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 24-08-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Appreciation of evidence — Identity of driver — Tribunal relied on an alleged eyewitness (PW-2) who testified that the deceased was merely a passenger in the car — High Court held PW-2's testimony was inherently unbelievable as there was no contemporaneous proof of his presence and he was introduced later — FIR lodged by an actual occupant of the vehicle and the motor vehicle accident report showing damage to the front right upholstery established that the deceased was
India Law Library Docid # 2451139

(293) KIYANAI @ ALEXANDER Vs. KASTHURI[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 24-08-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 417 and 90 — Cheating — Breach of promise to marry — Deceptive intention at inception — Consensual physical relationship — Appellant and complainant were in love for several years and engaged in physical relations — Appellant took complainant to his house seeking parental consent for marriage, but his family opposed the union, preventing the marriage — Held, to attract Section 417 IPC, deceptive intention must exist at the inception of the promise — Failure to f
India Law Library Docid # 2451145

(294) JAITHRA Vs. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 24-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(5) — Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982) — Section 2(f) — Preventive detention — Non-furnishing of translated document — Detaining authority failed to supply the detenu with a vernacular translation of a relied-upon document in the bookle
India Law Library Docid # 2451153

(295) ANIL SINGH @ ANIL KUMAR SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 & 313 — Power to Summon Material Witness — Failure of Prosecution to Examine Crucial Witnesses — Rejection of S. 311 CrPC application filed by de-facto complainant to examine material prosecution witnesses (injured witness, Medical Officer, and Investigating Officer) after commencement of S. 313 CrPC statement — Sustainability — Reversal — Supreme Court held that non-examination of crucial
India Law Library Docid # 2451177

(296) KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION Vs. THE DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 4(6) — Forfeiture or deduction from gratuity — Reinstatement of dismissed employee — Recovery of interest on delayed refund of gratuity — Dismissal of employee was set aside and reinstatement ordered — Employee failed to refund gratuity received upon dismissal — On superannuation, employer deducted 11% interest on delayed refund from final gratuity — Held, forfeiture of gratuity is strictly confined to the conditions specified under Section 4(6) involving
India Law Library Docid # 2451224

(297) PALECANDA PONNAPPA @ VISHAL Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 20(1) — Foreigners Act, 1946 — Sections 7 and 14 — Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 — Section 36 — General Clauses Act, 1897 — Section 6 — Prosecution under repealed penal statute — Legality — Foreigners Act, 1946 stood repealed in its entirety on 01-09-2025, while alleged offence occurred in April 2026 — Criminal liability cannot be fastened under a dead statute — Saving clause preserves past acts and accrued liabilities, but cannot penalize conduct occ
India Law Library Docid # 2451225

(298) MR.ATHHAR ALI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Disproportionate assets — Preliminary enquiry — FIR quashing — Petitioner, a public servant, contended preliminary enquiry preceding FIR was an eyewash — Repelling contention, High Court held source report was duly verified through preliminary enquiry before registration of crime — Subsequent search revealed substantial divergence between declared assets and recovered valua
India Law Library Docid # 2451226

(299) M/S. SRI GAYATRI ASSOCIATES Vs. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION OF INDIA LTD (NAFED) AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review in Tender Matters — Scope — Price not the sole criterion — NAFED invited short tenders for supplying five relief items to Bangladesh on an emergency basis — Petitioner was lowest bidder (L1) for gumboots but bid for only two items and sought relaxation of delivery period — Entire supply contract awarded to Respondent No. 3 for all items — Rejection challenged — Held, judicial review in commercial contracts must be exercised with great r
India Law Library Docid # 2451295

(300) D. KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. IQBAL UNNISA BEGUM AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 24-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 — Grant of temporary injunction — Necessary ingredients — Prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury — Plaintiffs instituted a partition suit after significant delay, suppressing prior litigation wherein defendants' title and possession were recognized — Plaintiffs produced only procedural pleadings and revenue extracts without substantiating current possession or ownership — Held, an injunction cannot be granted mer
India Law Library Docid # 2451301

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