(461) PRADEEP THAKUR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 341, 323, 147, 149, 354, 506 and 447 — Quashing of cross-FIRs — Compromise between parties — Cross-FIRs were registered arising out of a land dispute between closely related parties residing in the same vicinity — Parties subsequently settled their dispute amicably and expressed no desire to prosecute — High Court held that continuing criminal proceedings would serve no fruitful purpose and quashed both F India Law Library Docid # 2450750
(462) DR. LABANGALATA BISOI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND ANOTHER[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Service Law — UGC Notification, 1998 — Career Advancement Scheme — Claim for Professor Scale of Pay — Eligibility vs. Entitlement — Appellants retired as Readers and claimed placement in the Professor scale of pay under the Career Advancement Scheme, alleging completion of eight years of service — Held, Paragraph 7.1.3 of the UGC Notification, 1998 only provides eligibility for consideration for appointment as a Professor and does not confer an automatic entitlement to the pay scale or promotion India Law Library Docid # 2450381
(463) RAMAKKA Vs. NARASIMHAMURTHY R AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 2(34) and Section 147 — Liability of insurer — Scope of "Public Place" — Accident occurred in a private agricultural field when an insured vehicle entered to load wooden logs and struck the deceased while reversing — Tribunal exonerated the insurer holding that the accident occurred in a private place — Held, the definition of "public place" is wide and encompasses privately owned properties where members of the public have access, whether permissive or restric India Law Library Docid # 2451214
(464) M/S. ABHIRAM INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE COMMISSIONER, KARNATAKA SLUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 32 and 33 — Correction of arbitral award — Termination of mandate — Arbitral Tribunal becomes functus officio upon passing a final award under Section 32, subject strictly to Sections 33 and 34(4) — Section 33 provides a mandatory 30-day window from receipt of the award for requesting corrections or for the tribunal to act suo motu — Such timeline is non-extendable absent an agreement between parties — Clarification issued by Arbitrator modifying India Law Library Docid # 2451215
(465) SMT. PRIYANKA V Vs. SRI. PRASHANTH D VEERAPUR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 9 — Territorial jurisdiction — "Ordinarily resides" — Unilateral removal of minor — Minor child was residing with mother at Bengaluru when father took the child to Bagalkot and subsequently raised an objection to territorial jurisdiction — Held, the expression "ordinarily resides" cannot be equated with the place where the minor happens to be physically found or temporarily kept — A parent cannot unilaterally remove a minor to create jurisdiction or choose India Law Library Docid # 2451216
(466) THE COMMISSIONER, BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 — Section 27 — Lapsing of Scheme — Test of "substantial execution" — Assessment of entire Scheme versus individual parcels — Single Judge quashed acquisition holding the Scheme had lapsed under Section 27 as petitioner's land remained undeveloped — Held, Section 27 requires assessing substantial implementation of the development scheme as a whole, not parcel by parcel — A large-scale residential scheme cannot be dissected into isolated plots — Fact that India Law Library Docid # 2451217
(467) ABDUL JABBAR Vs. MR. SACHIN AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439(2) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483(3) — Cancellation of bail vs setting aside bail — Denial of hearing to victim's next of kin — Sessions Court granted regular bail in a mob lynching case without issuing notice to next of kin, violating Supreme Court guidelines — Setting aside bail addresses illegality or arbitrariness, while cancellation requires supervening circumstances — High Court refused to cancel bail as charge sh India Law Library Docid # 2451218
(468) SMT SHEELA S Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 23 — Transfer of property — Inconsistent stands and finality of civil adjudication — Senior citizen initially instituted a civil suit challenging a gift deed alleging fraud and lack of voluntary execution — Suit was dismissed on merits upholding the deed's validity — Senior citizen subsequently invoked Section 23 asserting that the deed was voluntarily executed subject to a condition of maintenance — Held, a party cannot India Law Library Docid # 2451219
(469) BHUKYA RAMU Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 303(2) — Interim custody of seized vehicle — Expiry of Registration Certificate — Tractor trailer was seized for alleged illegal sand quarrying — Magistrate rejected application for interim custody on the ground that the vehicle's registration certificate had expired — Held, physical presence of the vehicle before the Registering Authority is essential for renewal of its registration certificate — Continued seizure causes hardship to the owner who relies o India Law Library Docid # 2451257
(470) AERLAM @ MUDDANGULA ANURADHA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-leggers... Act, 1986 — Sections 2(m) and 3(1) — Insecticides Act, 1968 — Section 3(k) — Detention order — Detenu classified as an "insecticide offender" for procuring and selling misbranded pesticides — Detenu argued he was not a habitual offender — Held, being a habitual offender is not a statutory prerequisite under Section 2(m), unlike specific categories such as a "Goonda" under Section 2(g) — Chemical analysis reports confirming active in India Law Library Docid # 2451258
(471) VARIKUPPALA YADAIAH AND ANOTHER Vs. BODA NAVEEN KUMAR AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 149 and 173 — Third-party claim — Breach of policy condition — Absence of driving licence — Doctrine of "pay and recover" — Driver lacked a valid driving licence at the time of the accident — Tribunal exonerated the insurer from liability — Held, claimants being innocent third parties under beneficial legislation, a breach of policy conditions cannot defeat their legitimate claims — Insurer directed to satisfy the award in the first instance with liberty to re India Law Library Docid # 2451259
(472) WENTEK WEIGHING SYSTEMS Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Government Contracts — Tender Process — Scope of Judicial Review — Disqualification of Bidder — Scope of judicial review in public tenders is strictly circumscribed. Writ courts cannot sit in appeal over assessments made by technical evaluation experts. A bidder who deviates from material or essential tender terms cannot claim illegality in rejection. Furthermore, challenge to one bidder's disqualification cannot be converted into an roving inquiry int India Law Library Docid # 2451260
(473) SMT. DEU BAI Vs. LALURAM AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 1(3) and Section 151 — Pleadings and Evidence — Belated production of handwriting expert report — Variance between pleading and proof — Defendant pleaded that signatures were obtained under a false pretext, without disputing authorship or pleading forgery — Held, procuring a signature by deception stands on a different footing from disputing authorship — Evidence may corroborate a pleaded case but cannot supply omitted foundational material facts — India Law Library Docid # 2451317
(474) BANWARI LAL JHURIA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2017 — Rule 63 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative statutory remedy — Rule of exhaustion of alternative remedy is a matter of judicial discretion and self-restraint, not an absolute bar — Writ jurisdiction can be invoked in cases involving enforcement of fundamental rights, lack of jurisdiction, or breach of natural justice — Where impugned demands were issued relying on undisclosed audit materials India Law Library Docid # 2451318
(475) ANKIT AGARWAL Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Mining Lease — Cancellation and Demand — Violation of Natural Justice — Competent authority declined to accept Panchnama report alleging unauthorized excavation and directed fresh inquiry — Authorities nevertheless raised monetary demand and cancelled lease relying on the rejected report without conducting fresh inspection or supplying report to petitioner — Mining lease was also cancelled during pendency of statutory appeal against the demand — Held, India Law Library Docid # 2451319
(476) CHETAN SINGH JHALA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative statutory remedy — Breach of natural justice — Respondents raised preliminary objection regarding availability of alternative statutory remedy under Rules of 2017 — Held, existence of an alternative statutory remedy is a rule of discretion and self-restraint, not an absolute bar or rule of compulsion — High Court can exercise writ jurisdiction where there is a patent violation of principles of natural just India Law Library Docid # 2451320
(477) LILA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 21 and 226 — Custodial Death — Undertrial prisoner — Scope and standard of care — Deceased died in judicial custody, and post-mortem examination revealed multiple ante-mortem injuries inconsistent with natural death. Deprivation of liberty does not entail deprivation of the fundamental right to life and dignity under Article 21. State owes a solemn constitutional obligation to protect inmates who are completely dependent on custodial authorities. Failure to India Law Library Docid # 2451321
(478) DEVARAM Vs. KHETARAM AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Sections 4 and 8 — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order VII Rule 11 — Coparcenary property — Right by birth — Agricultural land allotted to grandfather devolved intestate upon his three sons as Class-I heirs — Grandson claimed undivided share by birth and challenged subsequent alienations — Held, property inherited by a son under Section 8 devolves in his individual capacity as self-acquired property — In the absence of specific pleadings establishing the existence India Law Library Docid # 2451322
(479) PR COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BIKANER Vs. M/S G.D. PANSARI AND SONS (HUF)[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-08-2026 Income-tax Act, 1961 — Section 143(3) and Section 260A — Valuation of Opening Stock — Fundamental accounting principle — Assessing Officer revalued the assessee's opening stock as on 01.04.2013 by applying prevailing market rates, making an addition of Rs. 7,95,50,000/-, despite the Department having accepted the identical closing stock as on 31.03.2013 without rejecting the books of account — Held, the closing stock of the preceding year necessarily forms the opening stock of the succeeding yea India Law Library Docid # 2451323
(480) RAM PRASAD Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Urban Development — Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 — Master Plan — Encroachments — Due process of law — Implementation of Master Plan is mandatory for planned urban growth in larger public interest and cannot be altered for individual benefit. However, the State cannot forcibly dispossess occupants or demolish properties without following procedural due process. Rights under Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution mandate providing proper notice and a fair opportunity of hearing prior t India Law Library Docid # 2449548