(621) BABU SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 — Inquest report — Scope and purpose — Non-mention of accused or eyewitness names — Effect — The primary object of an inquest proceeding under Section 174 Cr.P.C. is limited to investigating and ascertaining the apparent cause of death. It is neither mandatory nor necessary for the police officer to record the detailed manner of assault, overt acts, or the names of the accused and eyewitnesses in the inquest report. Omissions of such details in India Law Library Docid # 2450789
(622) AARAMBH AGRO PURPOSES CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Principles of Natural Justice — Audi Alteram Partem — Show cause notice preceding blacklisting — Service of show cause notice on an unauthorized third party claiming to be an office-bearer cannot be treated as valid service on the cooperative society — Action of blacklisting passed without affording a meaningful opportunity of hearing to the duly recognized society or its elected President is a flagrant violation of the principles of natural justice and India Law Library Docid # 2450790
(623) MUNNA LAL Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 — Sections 8(3) and 8(4) — Excess vacant land declaration — Validity of order — Order under Section 8(4) declaring land surplus was passed on 20.05.1982, whereas draft statement notice under Section 8(3) was issued subsequently on 05.08.1982 — An order under Section 8(4) preceding notice under Section 8(3) is a grave procedural defect passed without proper opportunity to the landholder — Such an ex-parte order passed in violation of statutory procedu India Law Library Docid # 2450791
(624) SMT. KALPANA NIGAM Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 17-08-2026 Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965 — Sections 28 and 35 — Acquisition of land for housing scheme — Seeking permission/exemption for construction — Layout plan for hotel approved by Development Authority prior to acquisition notification under Section 28 — Rejection of representation under Section 35 by Housing Commissioner — Held, the Housing Commissioner ignored material facts, including map sanction prior to preliminary notification, ongoing construction, and objections rai India Law Library Docid # 2450792
(625) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. SMT. MEENA SINGH AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Sections 15, 17(1)(a)(ii), and 25 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition against Execution Order — Maintainability — District Consumer Forum rejected objections and issued a recovery warrant in execution proceedings — Petitioner challenged the order directly via writ petition, contending no statutory appeal lies against execution orders — Held, Section 15 and Section 17(1)(a)(ii) permit appeals before the State Commission against any order of India Law Library Docid # 2450793
(626) SANJAY NARANG AND ANOTHER Vs. JOINT SUB-REGISTRAR CITY NO.1 OF ASSURANCE MUMBAI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Land Revenue and Registration — Registration of Consent Decree — Mandate of No-Objection Certificate — Pre-condition imposed by Collector — Suit premises situated in building on Collector's land — Consent decree executed between parties operating as a deed of conveyance — Sub-Registrar and Collector insisted on a No-Objection Certificate from the Co-operative Housing Society as a prerequisite for registration — Held, no statutory provision, rule, or re India Law Library Docid # 2450189
(627) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY Vs. SMT. MITHILESH AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Employees Compensation Act — Section 30 — Substantial Question of Law — Death arising out of and in the course of employment — Causal connection — Deceased employed as truck driver — Long-distance driving from Uttar Pradesh to Jharkhand — Deceased parked vehicle and had food at a dhaba, whereupon his health deteriorated and he died of cardiac arrest — Insurance Company disputed liability claiming natural death — Held, long-distance driving is an arduous task causing strain — Stopping to consume India Law Library Docid # 2450688
(628) BALUBHAI NARANBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 467, 468 and 471 — Quashing of FIR — Forgery allegations — Status of subsequent purchaser — Accused brother created forged power of attorney to execute sale deed in favor of applicant — Applicant was a subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration and not the maker of the forged power of attorney — Offence of forgery can only be attributed to the maker of false document — Ingredients of Sections 467, 468 and India Law Library Docid # 2450451
(629) MALPUR AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE Vs. BHAVI HIRABHAI NATHABHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18 — Principles for determining compensation — Reference under Section 18 is an original proceeding where claimant must establish that awarded compensation is inadequate — Market value must be determined on the date of Section 4 notification by identifying proximate and genuine comparable instances — Small plot sale instances require suitable deductions, but cannot form the basis of valuation if the acquired land lacks similar development potential, situation India Law Library Docid # 2450464
(630) AKBARBHAI MELABHAI MALEK THROUGH HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. SALMABANU AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Application to restore suit dismissed for non-prosecution — Delay of 4 years and 8 months — Grounds raised including illiteracy, lack of legal knowledge, death of original plaintiff, and COVID-19 pandemic — Trial Court rejected delay condonation application — High Court upheld rejection, holding that petitioners failed to establish "sufficient cause" — Gross negligence and inaction evident on the part of petitioners as well as their prede India Law Library Docid # 2450490
(631) YASH NIRUPAM NANAVATY L/R OF LATE ASHA NIRUPAM NANAVATY Vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 4(2)(1)[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 147 and 148 — Reopening of assessment — Notice issued to deceased person — Validity — Notice under Section 148 is a jurisdictional notice and a condition precedent for exercising power under Section 147 — Notice issued against a dead person is null, void ab initio, and without jurisdiction — Assessing Officer cannot assume jurisdiction to reopen assessment by issuing notice in the name of a deceased assessee — Proceedings initiated pursuant to such invalid notice India Law Library Docid # 2450493
(632) SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED Vs. EMAMI LIMITED AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 2(1)(c)(xvii) — Commercial dispute — Jurisdiction — Maintainability of suit before Civil Court — Suit for disparagement and defamation of product — Mere incidental references in plaint to trademark, copyright, and design registrations do not convert a suit for product disparagement into a commercial dispute — Disparagement is a tortious action distinct from trademark or copyright infringement — Core cause of action and reliefs being rooted in product denigra India Law Library Docid # 2450667
(633) DEEP SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to summon additional accused — Standard of evidence required — Power under Section 319 CrPC is extraordinary and discretionary, to be exercised sparingly and only when strong and cogent evidence exists against a person — Test to be applied requires evidence stronger than a mere prima facie case as established at the time of framing charges, but short of satisfaction that would lead to conviction if unrebutted — Court should refrain from India Law Library Docid # 2450228
(634) JOBANBIR SINGH ALIAS JOBAN Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25(8) — Grant of regular bail — Illegal firearm recovery — Petitioner apprehended on allegation of cross-border smuggling and illegal foreign arms procurement — Recovery of .30 bore pistol and cartridges made — Offence triable by Magistrate carrying maximum imprisonment up to seven years — Petitioner spent over four months in custody with clean antecedents — Investigation complete with no further recoveries require India Law Library Docid # 2450229
(635) ABHINAV KALRA Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Sections 3, 4, 44 and 45 — Tech-support fraud — Large scale proceeds of crime — Application for anticipatory bail — Allegations of masterminding international call-centre fraud and receiving crores of rupees directly and through shell companies — Unexplained credits in bank accounts grossly disproportionate to declared income — Prima facie material on record connecting petitioner with the offences and layering of proceeds of crime — Complex economic fra India Law Library Docid # 2450230
(636) KHURSHIDAN Vs. RUSTAM AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 52 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XXI Rule 102 — Lis Pendens — Transferee Pendente Lite — Specific Performance Decree — Obstruction to Execution — Property transferred during pendency of suit is hit by Section 52 of Transfer of Property Act and transferee takes property subject to decree — Under Order XXI Rule 102 CPC, a purchaser during pending litigation has no right to resist or obstruct execution — Sale deed executed during pendency confer India Law Library Docid # 2450231
(637) ANIT @ BAATI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 395 — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — Section 23 — Regular Bail — Disclosure statement of co-accused — Inadmissibility — Petitioner implicated solely on co-accused's disclosure statement made while in police custody — No recovery of incriminating material or discovery of fact was made pursuant thereto — Statement prima facie hit by Section 23 of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — Petitioner not named in FIR, India Law Library Docid # 2450232
(638) TEJBHAN SINGH GAUD Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Acquittal of co-accused — Omission of names in First Information Report — Eyewitness testimony — Incident occurred during a religious procession — Informant lodged FIR based on narrative of alleged eyewitness, but failed to mention names of co-accused — Prosecution failed to establish shared common intention or active involvement of co-accused — Implication of co-accused found unproven — Conviction of co-accused under Section 302 read w India Law Library Docid # 2450527
(639) THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS Vs. CHANDRESWAR SAIKIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Service Law — Termination of Service — Communication of Order — Operative Effect — Assistant Teachers were allegedly terminated in 1992 following show cause notices, but the State failed to produce proof that termination orders were communicated to them — Held, an order terminating service must be communicated to the employee to become operative and valid — Mere passing of an order or retaining it on official records does not sever the employment relationship — High Court rightly upheld the sett India Law Library Docid # 2450550
(640) ICICI LOMBARD GENERALINSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMTI JUNEY ROSE KHARPRAN AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 17-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition — Dependency of Mother — Excluded by Tribunal on ground that father was alive — Reversal by High Court — Evidence established father was ailing and deceased was maintaining both parents — Held, mother can be treated as a dependent even if the father is alive — Assertion that in matriarchal society married sons do not support mothers rejected for lack of evidence — Deceased held to have four dependents, including mother, widow, and two minor India Law Library Docid # 2450552