(421) M/S DECCAN CHARTERS PVT. LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 3(x) and Section 81 — Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49 — Person interested — Unregistered lease deed — Collateral purpose — Possession — A lessee in actual physical possession of land under an unregistered extended lease deed qualifies as a "person interested" under Section 3(x) of the 2013 Act. Although an unregistered lease deed does not create a statutory lease exceeding one India Law Library Docid # 2450711
(422) MUKAMMIL AHMED Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 504 and 506 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Allegation of physical relations on false promise of marriage — Applicant and complainant remained in a relationship for two years — Subsequent refusal to marry does not convert a long-standing consensual relationship into an offence under Section 376 IPC — Consent given over a prolonged duration cannot be said to be obtained under a misconception of fact — India Law Library Docid # 2450712
(423) AJAYPAL ASWAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Proviso to Article 309 — Service Law — Validity of Subordinate Legislation — Uttarakhand Youth Welfare and Prantiya Rakshak Dal Gazetted Officer Service (Amendment) Rules, 2015 — Challenge to Rule 5(d)(ii) Note — Joint eligibility list for promotion prepared based on date of substantive appointment instead of placing physical instructors en bloc below regional officers — Petitioners challenged amendment alleging loss of promotional precedence — Held, the amended rul India Law Library Docid # 2450716
(424) RAPTI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance to child from wife's previous marriage — Step-father's liability — Husband married wife with full knowledge of her son from a prior marriage and accepted him into the matrimonial household — Held, husband cannot subsequently evade the responsibility of maintaining the child solely on the ground that he is not his biological father — Settlement or maintenance received by the wife from her former husband does not absolve the second h India Law Library Docid # 2450717
(425) AKSHAT SINGH Vs. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, HIMACHAL PRADESH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Education Law — Legal Education — Shortage of Attendance — Condonation Power — Student detained in 7th Semester due to 57.29% attendance against required 70% — University rules permitted Vice-Chancellor to condone shortage only where attendance was at least 65% — Holding of remedial classes was not provided under applicable rules as a routine measure to condone attendance shortages — University was under no obligation to conduct remedial classes to make good attendance shortfalls. India Law Library Docid # 2450723
(426) BANK OF INDIA, MUKTSAR, PUNJAB Vs. EKAM AGRO PRIVATE LIMITED[NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL CHANDIGARH BENCH (COURT-II), CHANDIGARH] 20-08-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 33(2) — Liquidation of Corporate Debtor — Rejection of Resolution Plans — Committee of Creditors unanimously approved liquidation — Pursuant to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, multiple resolution plans were evaluated but ultimately rejected by the sole member of Committee of Creditors — CoC subsequently passed a resolution with 100% voting share approving liquidation of Corporate Debtor — Adjudicating Authority observed that statutory condi India Law Library Docid # 2450912
(427) SRI SARAT LIKSON Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 10 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 354 — Sexual Assault — Evidentiary value of child victim's testimony — Appellant convicted for squeezing breasts of Class IV student in classroom — Classmates present did not see the incident — Held, failure of classmates to witness the assault while focused on their studies does not discredit victim's testimony — Victim's distress and crying immediately after incident, along with prompt report India Law Library Docid # 2450572
(428) NAND KISHORE MUNDHRA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Assam Municipal Act, 1956 — Trade License — Renewal / Cancellation — Tenancy dispute — Requirement of valid tenancy agreement — Petitioner-tenant applied for renewal of Trade License, which was objected to by respondent-landlord disputing the tenancy — Municipal Board cancelled/refused license renewal — Held, valid consent or tenancy agreement from the property owner is a condition precedent for issuance or renewal of a Trade License for tenanted premises — De hors forensic findings on agreement India Law Library Docid # 2450574
(429) K.C. TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Blacklisting and Holiday Listing — Tender for LPG Transportation — Petitioners awarded LPG transportation contract by Indian Oil Corporation Limited — Subsequent show cause notices and orders placing petitioners on holiday list issued on ground of alleged submission of forged vehicle documents — Internal verification by Original Equipment Manufacturer indicated truck details were absent from OEM records — Challenge to blacklisting orders — Held, petiti India Law Library Docid # 2450576
(430) OXANE PARTNERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 — Section 5 — Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 — Delegated legislation — Retrospective amendment — Central Government issued notifications retrospectively altering eligible service categories, reward rates, and capping entitlements under the Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) for FY 2019-20 — Section 5 of the 1992 Act does not confer power on the Central Government as a delegatee to enact policy amendments with retrospective effect — Delegat India Law Library Docid # 2450497
(431) SHAMSHER SINGH Vs. RANA JAI[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138, 118 and 139 — Dishonour of cheque — Presumption as to legally enforceable debt — Admission of signature — Accused issued a cheque towards refund of money received for providing an overseas work visa, which was dishonoured due to insufficient funds — Accused admitted his signature on the cheque but failed to lead evidence to substantiate his defence of theft or misuse of the cheque — Statutory presumption under Sections 118 and 139 arises — Absence India Law Library Docid # 2450724
(432) BHUPESH KUMAR Vs. JAMAL NASIR[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Maintainability of complaint — Locus standi — Cheque issued in favour of business firm — Complainant claiming to be partner or proprietor — Non-production of documentary proof — Where a cheque is drawn in favour of a business concern, a complaint under Section 138 can only be maintained by the payee or a holder in due course. If the complainant fails to adduce documentary evidence to establish that he is a partner or sole proprietor of the payee f India Law Library Docid # 2450728
(433) GOUTAM GOSWAMI Vs. LIC OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Judicial Review — Scope — Jurisdiction under Article 226 is supervisory and not appellate — Court is concerned primarily with the decision-making process, not re-appreciation of evidence or substitution of findings — Interference is permissible only in cases of procedural illegality, breach of natural justice, statutory violation, perversity, or reliance on no evidence — Standard of proof in departmental proceed India Law Library Docid # 2450662
(434) RAM KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 304A and 337 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 — Revision against conviction — Challenge restricted to quantum of sentence — Non-contesting of conviction on merits — Scope of interference — Where the revisionist restricts his plea solely to the modification of the sentence without assailing the conviction on substantive grounds, the High Court need not re-evaluate the evidentiary findings on merits and may limit its consideration to the a India Law Library Docid # 2450211
(435) RAVI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Grant of Regular Bail — Extortion and firing incident — Petitioner implicated solely based on disclosure statement of co-accused — No recovery of incriminating material or discovery of fact made pursuant to custody statements — Investigation complete and offence triable by Judicial Magistrate — Petitioner incarcerated for nearly one year with no criminal antecedents — Trial unlikely to conclude in near future — Continued detention serving India Law Library Docid # 2450212
(436) ISHAA JAIN ALIAS ISHAA KAMBOJ Vs. RAHUL K. KAMBOJ AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Child Custody — Writ of Habeas Corpus — Maintainability — Dispute between parents — Petition seeking writ of Habeas Corpus for custody of minor child is maintainable by one parent against another — In child custody matters, paramount consideration is the welfare and best interest of the child — Exercise of summary writ jurisdiction is independent of statutory provisions under Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 or Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, a India Law Library Docid # 2450213
(437) ASHOK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 22 and 29 — Pre-arrest bail — Disclosure statement of co-accused — Recovery of Alprazolam and Etizolam — Co-accused named petitioner as supplier in disclosure statement — Petitioner sought anticipatory bail contending false implication — Held, anticipatory bail is an extraordinary and discretionary remedy that cannot be granted in a routine manner — Granting interim protection India Law Library Docid # 2450214
(438) LABH SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 54 — Condonation of delay — Application seeking condonation of 4246 days delay in filing appeal for enhancement of compensation — Applicants claimed parity with similarly situated landowners — Held, courts must adopt a liberal and justice-oriented approach in land acquisition matters — Delay should not be a reason to deny landowners just, fair, and reasonable compensation for compulsory acquisition of land — Substantial just India Law Library Docid # 2450215
(439) SANTA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 468, 471 and 120-B — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397/401 — Revision against conviction — Scope of interference when conviction is not challenged on merits — Petitioners restricted their prayer solely to the modification of the quantum of sentence — High Court held that where the judgment of conviction is not assailed on substantive grounds and evidence has been appreciated in the right perspective by lower courts, judicial considerat India Law Library Docid # 2450217
(440) BISHNI AND OTHERS Vs. FAQUIR SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Just Compensation — Principles of Assessment — Compensation in motor accident claim cases must be "just", balancing the wide discretion of the Tribunal with settled legal principles — Beneficial legislation cannot be used as a source of profit or windfall to claimants, nor should it be punitive to tortfeasors — Assessment must be based on objective data establishing a reasonable nexus between the loss incurred and the victim or dependents, excluding mispl India Law Library Docid # 2450218