(641) GURBAKSH SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS. Vs. SARDARA SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell — Suit for — Plaintiff's case supported by oral and documentary evidence including agreement to sell, extension of time, and proof of readiness to perform — Defendant's defence of loan taken and misuse of thumb impressions not substantiated by evidence — First Appellate Court's judgment upholding specific performance rightly affirmed. India Law Library Docid # 2444110
(642) DALJIT SINGH Vs. BULLAND IQBAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Evidence — Admissibility — Admissions of a party may not be sufficient to establish the nature of property as ancestral or coparcenary; courts rely on recorded evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444111
(643) AJMER KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. JASBIR KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Will Validity — Suspicious Circumstances — Exclusion of natural heirs without reason — Mere registration of a Will is not enough to overcome suspicious circumstances, especially when natural heirs are excluded without any explanation — When a Will departs from natural succession, the testator has the right to exclude heirs, but the circumstances surrounding the execution must be free from suspicion to be upheld India Law Library Docid # 2444112
(644) LUDHIANA IMPROVEMENT TRUST LUDHIANA Vs. GURDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal — Appellants sought condonation of inordinate delay of 1463 days — Reasons provided were deemed insufficient and lacked cogent explanation — Court emphasized that delay of each day must be explained and inordinate delay cannot be condoned to avoid rendering limitation laws obsolete — Delay condonation would prejudice other parties by India Law Library Docid # 2444113
(645) SURINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 401 – Revisionary jurisdiction – Scope limited – Interference warranted only in cases of patent illegality, gross perversity, material irregularity or manifest miscarriage of justice – High Court does not sit as an appellate court to re-appreciate evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444114
(646) DHANRAJ R.MAHALE AND OTHER Vs. KIRLOSKAR OIL ENGINES LTD[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 — Model Standing Orders — Rule 32 — Whether employment termination post-probation was contrary to Clause 4A of Schedule I and Rule 32 to prevail — The Court held that principles of law governing confirmation of probation, including an assessment by the employer, must be followed — In the absence of a written confirmation letter, employees are not India Law Library Docid # 2444165
(647) DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MANDI AND ANOTHER Vs. VED VATTI AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 114, 117, 120 — Negligence — Accident due to damaged road — Liability of State — Duty of care of PWD to ensure road is properly barricaded, illuminated and warning signs displayed — Vicarious liability of State for acts of contractor — Principles of res ipsa loquitur — Negligence defined — Breach of India Law Library Docid # 2444307
(648) AMAR CHAND Vs. BRAHAM LAL[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 71 (as amended) — Execution of Gram Panchayat order — Civil Court’s jurisdiction — A Civil Court can only execute a Gram Panchayat order if the Gram Panchayat had the jurisdiction to pass that order in the first place. India Law Library Docid # 2444308
(649) DINESH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 37 — Bail application — Constitutional right to speedy trial — Prolonged incarceration for over three years with minimal progress in trial, subsequent investigation, and addition of new accused, leading to recommencement of trial, justifies granting bail despite Section 37 rigours, as continued detention becomes punitive and India Law Library Docid # 2444676
(650) SMT. ASHA Vs. SHRI VINOD[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Divorce Decree — Cruelty — The Family Court dismissed the appellant's petition for divorce, finding no proof of cruelty or desertion by the respondent — The High Court disagreed, finding that the Family Court applied an unduly strict standard of proof and failed to properly consider the appellant's evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444677
(651) PARAVADA SIMHACHALAM AND OTHERS Vs. TAMARNA SRIRAMURTHY[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal — High Court's power to interfere with findings of fact — The High Court cannot substitute its opinion for that of the First Appellate Court unless the findings are vitiated in law, based on inadmissible or no evidence, or contrary to mandatory provisions — The High Court generally does not interfere with concurrent findings of fact by the lower India Law Library Docid # 2443167
(652) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY KAKINADA (JNTUK) Vs. THE PRINCIAPL COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL TAX AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-04-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 7 and 9 — Scope of Supply and Levy — Affiliation and No Objection Certificate (NOC) fees collected by State Universities — Fees are not taxable under GST as they are statutory functions and not business activities — The universities established by State Legislature are distinct India Law Library Docid # 2443169
(653) K.G. LAXMIDEVI Vs. HAMPAMMA SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY HER LR’S.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 25-04-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 54 and Validity of Sale Deed — For a transaction to be a sale under Section 54, it must be for a price paid or promised — A sale deed executed without any consideration or promise of payment is void and does not transfer ownership. India Law Library Docid # 2443544
(654) NIYAMAT ALI Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 392, 342, 506 and 323 — Conviction for robbery, wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation, and causing hurt — Acquittal of co-accused on the same evidence — Identifying accused in police station, not identification parade — Recovery of weapons from open place — Contradictory statements of witnesses — India Law Library Docid # 2444306
(655) A.P. STATE WAKF BOARD THROUGH CHAIRPERSON Vs. JANAKI BUSAPPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Wakf Act, 1995 — Section 83(9) — Revision — Jurisdiction — High Court in revision re-appreciated entire evidence, substituted its own findings, disregarded crucial material like recitals in partition deed and admissions of a party, and wrongly shifted onus on defendant — Such re-appreciation beyond scope of revisional powers — Impugned judgment unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2442709
(656) SIVARAMAN NAIR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Scope of inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process or secure ends of justice — Court must exercise caution in matrimonial disputes to prevent misuse of legal provisions and harassment of innocent family members, especially when allegations are generalised and sweeping without concrete evidence India Law Library Docid # 2442710
(657) STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. SUKHWINDER SINGH @ GORA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37(1)(b)(ii) — Grant of bail in commercial quantity cases — Twin Conditions — Mandatory nature — High Court must record satisfaction on reasonable grounds for believing accused is not guilty and not likely to commit offence while on bail — Failure to record satisfaction vitiates bail order India Law Library Docid # 2442711
(658) VINAY RAGHUNATH DESHMUKH Vs. NATWARLAL SHAMJI GADA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Permissibility while considering grant of leave to amend a plaint — Court can examine the merits/demerits of the case — Landlord filed suit for eviction based on bonafide need and other grounds — During appeal, landlord died — Legal heirs sought to amend plaint to incorporate their bonafide need, including that of appellant's wife and son — Trial Court dismissed the suit — Appellate Bench allowed amendment, directing issue o India Law Library Docid # 2442721
(659) HOME CARE RETAIL MARTS PVT. LTD. Vs. HARESH N. SANGHAVI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Petition under Section 9 at post-award stage by unsuccessful party — Maintainability — Bombay, Delhi, Madras and Karnataka High Courts held such petitions not maintainable — Telangana, Gujarat and Punjab & Haryana High Courts held such petitions maintainable — Supreme Court held that any party to an arbitration agreement, including an unsuccessful party, can invoke Section 9 at the post-award stage, overruling the former judgments India Law Library Docid # 2442722
(660) SHAHID AHMED AND OTHER Vs. UT OF J&K TH. SHO POLICE STATION GOOL[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 24-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Application — Offences under Sections 376-D, 34, 506 IPC — Court can only check for existence of evidence, not appreciate it — Appreciation of evidence is for the trial court — Discretionary relief of bail should not be granted as a matter of course India Law Library Docid # 2442781