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(41) DEVYANI KAMAL PRATAP @ DEVYANI Vs. KAMAL PRATAP[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) — Divorce on grounds of cruelty — Wife's appeal against divorce decree dismissed, while Husband's appeal against alimony amount allowed partially — Court found husband proved cruelty by wife, justifying divorce.
India Law Library Docid # 2443701

(42) UNION OF INDIA Vs. M/S MAHABIR PRASAD AGARWAL[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Challenge to arbitral award — Appeal against Commercial Court’s refusal to set aside award — Court’s scope of inquiry is limited to parameters under Section 34, not to re-appreciate evidence like a normal appellate court.
India Law Library Docid # 2443707

(43) MOZIR UDDIN Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Inconsistency in victim's statement regarding date/month of incident — While victim alleged sexual intercourse occurred three times, the exact month varied across statements to police, Magistrate, and court testimony — Court acknowledged potential for slight
India Law Library Docid # 2443716

(44) SMTI RIDIS AMKHLOO Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Applications — Principles of Bail — The court must maintain a balance between personal liberty and societal interest, considering the facts and circumstances of each case and the role of the accused. The cardinal rule is "bail and not jail", and detention before conviction should only be out of necessity.
India Law Library Docid # 2443717

(45) KANAK DURGA THAKURANI AND OTHERS Vs. UMESH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA (SINCE DEAD) NIRUPAMA MOHAPATRA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026
Orissa Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation of Land Act, 1972 — Sections 12 and 37 — Revisionary powers — An order passed under Section 9(3) of the Act not appealed against attains finality — If statutory remedy of appeal is bypassed and a revision is filed, the revisional proceeding may not be maintainable
India Law Library Docid # 2443816

(46) SUBASH MOHAPATRA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(2), 340(2) — Bail application — Petitioner impersonated as a lawyer, conducted election petition using another person's enrollment number — FIR lodged based on court direction — Serious allegations of fraud on the court and crime against society.
India Law Library Docid # 2443817

(47) MITESH @ T.V. VAGHELA Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-05-2026
Criminal Law — Murder and offence under Bombay Police Act — Prosecution's case — Complainant's brother (deceased) running a tea stall — Dispute over a cigarette butt — Deceased informed complainant, then assaulted, and died — Deceased
India Law Library Docid # 2443555

(48) URMILA DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-05-2026
Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 — Section 12C — Election Dispute — Candidate challenging election results — Prescribed Authority passed an order allowing the election petition and directing recounting of votes — Later, after recounting, the authority declared the appellant as the returned candidate — The High Court set aside this
India Law Library Docid # 2443556

(49) GUNJAN @ GIRIJA KUMARI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-05-2026
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) — Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) — Essential ingredient — "in any place within public view" — Both sections require the act of insult, intimidation, or abuse
India Law Library Docid # 2443557

(50) YATIN NARENDRA OZA Vs. SUO MOTU, HIGH COURT OF GUJARATAND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-05-2026
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(c) — Criminal Contempt — Publication of scandalous matter or doing any act that scandalises or tends to scandalise, lowers or tends to lower the authority of any court, prejudices or interferes with judicial proceedings, or obstructs justice — Appellant, President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association and a senior advocate, made unwarranted and disreputable allegations
India Law Library Docid # 2443558

(51) M/S SAPPHIRE MEDIA LIMITED Vs. NBCC SERVICES LIMITED AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Tender and Contract Law — Eligibility Criteria — Bank Solvency Certificate — A tender required a solvency certificate issued within 6 months of the last date for submission — The court had to determine if a certificate issued after the deadline but within 6 months of submission, or one based on older financial data but issued within the timeframe, fulfilled the requirement — The court clarified that the date of issuance of
India Law Library Docid # 2443560

(52) STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LTD Vs. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Challenge to arbitral award — Scope of interference is limited — Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own view for arbitrator's plausible view — Interference permissible only on grounds stated in Section 34, such as patent illegality or contravention of fundamental
India Law Library Docid # 2443561

(53) LALIT KUMAR Vs. E-HOMES INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 12 — Suit for Compensation/Damages, Mandatory Injunction, Declaration and Rendition of Accounts — Dismissal of Suit under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Appeal against dismissal — The plaint must disclose facts
India Law Library Docid # 2443562

(54) SURJEET KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c) and 124-A — Untoward incident — Death of passenger during agitation leading to disruption of railway operations — Court held that evidence, including Station Master memo, inquest report, GRP proceedings, and post-mortem, consistently pointed towards a railway accident, and the absence of a scheduled
India Law Library Docid # 2443563

(55) ARTI SRIVASTAVA Vs. THE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Patents Act, 1970 — Section 2(1)(ja) — Inventive Step — Objections lodged by Assistant Controller (AC) regarding lack of inventive step are not sustained by the respondent (Controller General of Patent) in this appeal, as one of the cited prior art documents (D1) was published after the filing date of the subject application and therefore
India Law Library Docid # 2443564

(56) MANOJ YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 42, 52A, 55, 57 — Search, Seizure, Sampling and Custody — Strict adherence to statutory safeguards is crucial due to stringent punishment — Failure to comply with mandatory procedures, including recording of information, communication to superior officers, proper sampling,
India Law Library Docid # 2443590

(57) SITA RAM SRIVASTAVA Vs. BIHAR STATE POWER GENERATION COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005 — Rule 17(5)(c) and 17(14) — Presenting Officer — Inquiry Officer — Violation of principles of natural justice — Departmental proceeding vitiated when Inquiry Officer acts as Presenting Officer and examines witnesses.
India Law Library Docid # 2443591

(58) XXX Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to a juvenile — Bail is the rule and refusal is the exception — Juvenile can be denied bail only on specific grounds: association with known criminals, exposure to danger, or defeating ends of justice — Seriousness of offence or juvenile's age are not relevant considerations
India Law Library Docid # 2443592

(59) GOBIND KUMAR SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 4, 5, 164 and 167 — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 — Section 19 — Trial court's jurisdiction to deal with minor's case — FIR lodged when accused was minor — Case pending before incompetent court — Accused acquitted later — Such prior proceedings do not constitute
India Law Library Docid # 2443594

(60) MANOJ YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 42, 52A — Search and Seizure — Non-compliance with mandatory provisions — Failure to record information in writing or communicate to superior officer before search and seizure, without satisfactory explanation, vitiates the prosecution case. [Paras 32, 62-65, 78-79]
India Law Library Docid # 2443664

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