(541) SMT MANPREETH R. Vs. SRI. SANDEEP. R.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Child Rights and Welfare — Guardianship and Custody — Minor child abruptly taken away from court premises by father — Held, child's right to be treated with dignity, live in a secured atmosphere, and be protected from abuse is an integral part of the Right to Life under Article 21 — Adults and children have equal human rights — A child cannot be treated as a commodity or lifeless object — Children are the most vulnerable members in society requiring emp India Law Library Docid # 2451209
(542) N. SHAIK SAB Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Sections 4(1A), 21(1) and 21(5) — Recovery of price — Raising versus transporting without authority — Section 21(5) applies only where mineral is raised without lawful authority, whether inside or outside leased area. Where mineral was lawfully raised under a valid mining lease but subsequently removed without dispatch permits, Section 21(5) is not attracted. Such unauthorized removal or transportation may constitute a violation of Sect India Law Library Docid # 2451210
(543) THE POST MASTER AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI P N KRISHNA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Consumer Protection Act — Deficiency in Service — National Savings Certificates (NSCs) — Unauthorised transfer and encashment — Original NSCs remained in possession of complainant who applied for transfer — Postal Department permitted transfer and encashment in favour of third parties without obtaining original certificates or making required endorsements — State Commission and NCDRC found deficiency in service — Held, failure of the Postal Department to adhere to its prescribed procedure requir India Law Library Docid # 2451211
(544) THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR AND OTHERS Vs. SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA EDUCATIONAL TRUST AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 — Section 67 — Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1966 — Rule 21(2)(ii) — Nature of 'B' Kharab land — Inalienability — Land classified as 'B' Kharab belongs exclusively to the Government for public purposes and cannot be converted or transferred by private individuals — A vendor cannot convey better title than what was lawfully held — Mere execution of registered sale deeds or subsequent revenue mutation entries conveying land in excess of settled title does not confe India Law Library Docid # 2451212
(545) ANKAPURAM NAGAMANI Vs. AKULA ASHOK AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 173 and 181 — Gratuitous passenger in goods vehicle — Lack of driving licence — Liability of insurer — Principle of "Pay and Recover" — Driver did not possess a valid and effective driving licence at the time of the accident and was charged under Section 181 of the Act — Deceased travelled as an unauthorized passenger in a goods carrying vehicle — Tribunal erroneously imposed joint and several liability — Held, following established precedent, the Insuran India Law Library Docid # 2451261
(546) CHAKALI ANJILAIAH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018 — Violation of status quo order — Demolition of unauthorized construction — High Court directed parties to maintain status quo regarding subject property where construction was at foundation level — Unofficial respondent deliberately continued construction up to roof slab and wall level during subsistence of the injunction — Held, the unofficial respondent committed a blatant violation of the court order — Any structure raised in d India Law Library Docid # 2451262
(547) GOURA SRISAILAM Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 64(2)(m) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Quashing of FIR — Delay in lodging FIR — Sexual offences — Allegations of repeated rape and stalking — Petitioner sought quashing on grounds of delay, lack of electronic evidence, and omission of rape allegations in initial complaint — Held, delay in reporting sexual offences cannot by itself be a ground to quash criminal proceedings at the threshold, as victims often face trauma and socia India Law Library Docid # 2451263
(548) SWAI SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 415 and 420 — Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property — Mere failure to honour a monetary obligation — Dishonest intention at inception — An essential ingredient of cheating is the existence of a fraudulent or dishonest intention at the very beginning of the transaction — Subsequent failure to repay a loan, especially where substantial partial repayment was made and parties remained in communication, does not establish dishonest inducement from the outs India Law Library Docid # 2451324
(549) AJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37(1)(b) — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 439 — Regular bail — Parity — Material change in circumstances — Co-accused was granted bail by the Supreme Court due to trial delay when only 7 of 14 witnesses were examined — Petitioner sought parity — Trial court reported that 11 witnesses were examined, 1 given up, and only 2 remained, with trial expedited on targeted basis — Held, circumstances changed considerably since the India Law Library Docid # 2451325
(550) HIMMAT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE AND ANOTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-08-2026 Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(i)(d)(j) and Section 3(ii)(v)(a) — Essential ingredients — Insult or intimidation on account of caste identity — Mere allegation of abusive or caste-related words does not automatically attract the Act unless the insult is intentionally directed because the victim belongs to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe — Dispute arose from a trivial road altercation over a parked vehicle, lacking prima facie evide India Law Library Docid # 2451327
(551) SMT. KIRAN AND OTHERS Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, JODHPUR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Municipal Allotment — Promissory Estoppel — Non-delivery of possession — Petitioners deposited full consideration and received lease deeds for commercial plots, but municipal corporation failed to hand over physical possession for years due to alleged encroachments — Held, municipal authorities are bound by principles of fair play and promissory estoppel, and cannot drive citizens to avoidable litigation — Respondent-Corporation is duty-bound to hand o India Law Library Docid # 2449546
(552) PATEL JOSHNABEN PRAVINKUMAR PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 & 114 — Abetment of suicide — Quashing of FIR — Essential ingredients of abetment — FIR registered against in-laws under Sections 306/114 IPC following the suicide of the deceased husband — Allegations in FIR and suicide note centered on marital dispute, wife leaving matrimonial home, and initiation of criminal/maintenance proceedings by wife — Held, to sustain an FIR for abetment of suicide, the essential ingredients under India Law Library Docid # 2449636
(553) HEMANT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2026 Service Law — Deputation and Absorption — Backdoor Entry — Political Interference — Four officers of the Development and Panchayat Department were transferred on deputation and subsequently absorbed into the Public Works Department (Building and Roads) as Assistant Engineers/Sub-Divisional Engineers — The Court found these deputations and absorptions were initiated on individual India Law Library Docid # 2449431
(554) RAJENDRA PRASAD Vs. STATE OF GOA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2026 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of bail — Claim of parity and prolonged incarceration — Petitioner facing trial for murder under Sections 342, 302, 201 read with Section 120-B, IPC — Application for bail on ground of parity with co-accused who were granted bail, as well as prolonged incarceration of nearly three years — Held — Parity is not a mechanical mathematical formula and must be assessed based on the specific role attributed to each accused in the factual matrix — Pr India Law Library Docid # 2449437
(555) RAMCHANDRA PIDWA Vs. CHAMPALAL NAGAL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-08-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2, Order 40 — Temporary Injunction vs. Appointment of Receiver — Management of Registered Private Society — Distinction between jurisdictions — Trial Court appointed an administrative officer to manage society and dispossessed existing elected office-bearer during suit pendency — Held, power under Order 39 is for preserving status quo, whereas appointing a third party to control property or management falls under Order 40 — A court cannot ind India Law Library Docid # 2449572
(556) TRILOCHAN GIRI Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 18-08-2026 Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 36-A(3) and 37 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail powers of High Court — Statutory interpretation — Harmonious construction — Misplacement of Section 36-A(3) saving High Court's special bail powers under Section 439 CrPC was a drafting oversight — Sections 36-A and 37 must be read together — Restrictions on bail under Section 37 apply to courts other than Constitutional Courts — Special powers of the High C India Law Library Docid # 2450781
(557) RAJESH CHATURVEDI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 18-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125(1) Explanation (b) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 144(1) Explanation — Maintenance to divorced wife — Effect of remarriage — Family Court granted maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. to wife after dissolution of marriage — Husband contended wife had remarried — High Court held that under Section 125(1) Explanation (b) Cr.P.C., a divorced woman is entitled to claim maintenance only if she has not remarried — Upon remarriage India Law Library Docid # 2450782
(558) LALI Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH GENERAL MANAGER NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 18-08-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c)(2) and Section 124A — Bona fide passenger — Burden of proof — Non-recovery of journey ticket — Initial burden rests on the claimant to prove that the deceased was a bona fide passenger, which can be discharged by filing an affidavit detailing relevant facts or examining witnesses — Once discharged, the burden shifts to the Railway Administration to disprove the claim — Mere absence or non-recovery of a railway ticket from the person of the deceased or the acci India Law Library Docid # 2450783
(559) RAVI KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 18-08-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32(1) — Dying Declaration — Admissibility vs. Credibility — Dying declarations expressing mere suspicion without direct accusations against the accused are unreliable to sustain conviction. Failure to obtain a mental fitness certificate from the treating doctor, recording statements while on respiratory support, delay in recording, and constant presence of interested family members raised a strong inference of tutoring. Inconsistencies between multiple dying declarat India Law Library Docid # 2450784
(560) SADHNA SINGH Vs. MRITYUNJAY SINGH[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 18-08-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 24 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(A) — Transfer of matrimonial proceedings — Discretionary power of Court — Guiding principles — Power under Section 24 is discretionary and must be exercised judicially upon a balanced, pragmatic assessment — In matrimonial disputes, convenience of wife is an important consideration but must be weighed along with economic condition, social standing, child custody, pending litigations, accessibility, and potentia India Law Library Docid # 2450785