(501) ANNAPURNA TIWARI AND ANOTHER Vs. RAKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Fatal accident — Original claim petition dismissed by the Tribunal on the ground that the involvement of the offending vehicle and rash and negligent driving were not proved — Appellants contended that the Tribunal failed to appreciate the evidence and prayed for India Law Library Docid # 2444018
(502) SHREE RAJASTHAN SYNTEX LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Rajasthan Electricity (Duty) Act, 1962 — Sections 3, 3-B, 3-C — Levy of electricity duty, water conservation cess, and urban cess — Electricity procured through open access from a trader outside the State — The Act applies to consumption of electricity within Rajasthan, irrespective of the source of generation — The taxable event is consumption, not the sale transaction — Petitioners, as India Law Library Docid # 2444665
(503) GOKAL RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Re-investigation vs. Further Investigation — The court may order a re-investigation if the initial investigation is found to be fundamentally flawed, unfair, tainted, or actuated by extraneous considerations, to secure the ends of justice — Further investigation is a continuation of the original investigation to supplement material, while re-investigation is an India Law Library Docid # 2444666
(504) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. JAMUNA KANWAR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30 — Appeal against compensation award — Commissioner awarded compensation, interest, and funeral expenses — Appellant-Insurance Company contested the award, primarily on grounds of income assessment and validity of the driver's license — Court analyzed the definition of 'Light Motor Vehicle' under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and its India Law Library Docid # 2444667
(505) UNION OF INDIA Vs. SHRI V. S. SAINI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 39 — Appeals against orders dismissing applications to set aside arbitral awards — Court's power to interfere is limited to grounds specified in Section 30 of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2444668
(506) LRS OF DHANRAJ AND OTHERS Vs. SECRETARY KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18(2)(b) — Limitation for reference application — Period of limitation commences from the date of knowledge of the essential contents of the award, not just the 'date of the award' — Where no notice under Section 12(2) was received, the period of six months from the date of actual or constructive knowledge of the award's contents applies — Burden of proof is on the India Law Library Docid # 2444669
(507) ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petitions — Jurisdiction — Court cannot create or expand criminal offences in the absence of legislative action — Judicial power is limited and cannot encroach upon the legislative domain — Separation of Powers doctrine upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2442890
(508) R. IYYAPPAN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equality and Arbitrariness — The Supreme Court expressed strong disapproval of the respondents' conduct, highlighting that the State, as a model employer, must act fairly and without arbitrariness — It noted that prolonged legal journeys for employees seeking their due entitlements are India Law Library Docid # 2442891
(509) SHANKAR KHANDELWAL Vs. OMKARA ASSET RECONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-04-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 7 — Application under — Limitation period — Calculation — Default date — Right to file application under Section 7 of IBC accrues on the date of default, which is when the corporate debtor first fails to discharge its repayment obligations — Limitation begins to run from the India Law Library Docid # 2442892
(510) SALIM KHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 67 and 37 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 25 — Admissibility of Confessional Statement — Officers under Section 53 NDPS Act are "police officers" as per Section 25 Evidence Act, making statements recorded under Section 67 NDPS Act inadmissible as India Law Library Docid # 2442945
(511) ABDUL RASHID KOHLI Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 and Section 29 — Bail Application — Petitioner charged under Section 29 for criminal conspiracy — Commercial quantity of contraband not recovered from Petitioner — Evidence against Petitioner comprises only disclosure statements of co-accused and phone logs India Law Library Docid # 2442967
(512) UNION TERRITORY OF J&K THROUGH COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY TO GOVT. JAL SHAKTI (PHE) DEPARTMENT, CIVIL SECTT. J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MOHD YOUSUF JOO[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Civil Services — Recovery of excess payment — Class III and Class IV employees — Recovery of erroneously paid higher pay scales under SRO 59 of 1990 was impermissible as per Supreme Court guidelines in Rafiq Masih case, especially when employees were not involved in fraud or misrepresentation and had enjoyed the India Law Library Docid # 2442968
(513) INHABITANTS OF BLOCK HARWAN THROUGH ALI MOHAMMAD RATHER AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JK THROUGH COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 J&K Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) Jurisdiction — Block Harwan, comprising various villages, was declared a "Notified Area" for development purposes under the J&K Development Act, 1970, and placed under the control of LCMA — This declaration superseded any conflicting provisions in other India Law Library Docid # 2442969
(514) NISAR AHMAD BHAGAT Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 13, 15 — Constitution of India — Article 22(5) — Preventive detention — Grounds of detention — Must be precise and definite, not vague, to enable detenue to make an effective representation and exercise fundamental right — Detenue must be informed of grounds in a India Law Library Docid # 2442970
(515) RELIANCE EMINENT TRADING AND COMMERCIAL PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 13-A, Rules 3 & 8 — Summary judgment — Test for granting summary judgment — The Court must consider if the plaintiff has any real prospect of succeeding on the claim or if the defendant has any real prospect of successfully defending the claim, and if there is no other compelling India Law Library Docid # 2442979
(516) BONATRANS INDIA (PVT.) LTD. Vs. BONATRANS EMPLOYEES UNION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-04-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 2(s) — Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 — Unfair Labour Practice Complaint — Burden of Proof — In a complaint under the MRTU & PULP Act, if an employer disputes the status of an employee as a "workman" under Section India Law Library Docid # 2443192
(517) DINESH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 304(Part 2), 34, 307 — Appeal against conviction and sentence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Death of some appellants during pendency of appeal — Appeal abated against deceased appellants — Limited to India Law Library Docid # 2443206
(518) CHANDRAPAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Conviction for possessing illicit firearms — Appeal against acquittal of charges under Sections 399/402 IPC and conviction under Section 25 Arms Act — Held that conviction cannot be sustained solely on police testimony and that of a procured independent witness, especially when the same India Law Library Docid # 2443207
(519) AJAI PAL Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 364A, 302, 201 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Kidnapping and Murder — Recovery of deceased's kurta and weapon — Absence of disclosure statement from accused before recovery vitiates the India Law Library Docid # 2443208
(520) M/S HAPUR ROLLER FLOUR MILLS AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S SHRI VARDHMAN ROLLER FLOUR MILLS AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8(1) — Application for reference to arbitration — Filing of first statement on substance of dispute — Where a party participates in judicial proceedings by filing applications, and does not file a written statement or an application under Section 8 within the stipulated period (90 India Law Library Docid # 2443209