(841) SANDEEP KUMAR UPADHYAY Vs. ATAL BIHARI BAJPAI INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Public Administration and Employment Law — Selection Process — Where a selection process is conducted as per advertisement and no unsuccessful candidate challenges the appointment or alleges favouritism, and the candidate has acted upon the appointment by leaving a previous job, the appointment cannot be cancelled by the institution on grounds of minor procedural irregularities in the selection committee's constitution, especially after a prolonged period — The principle of estoppel applies agai India Law Library Docid # 2442795
(842) ANKUR JOSHI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Habeas Corpus — Custody of Minor Children — Maintainability of Writ — It is well settled that a writ of habeas corpus is maintainable for the custody of minor children in India, especially when the welfare of the child is in question — The extraordinary writ jurisdiction can be invoked for the best India Law Library Docid # 2442893
(843) DHEERAJ KUSHWAH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Bail Application — Grounds of Arrest — Non-compliance with the mandate of informing the arrestee of the grounds of arrest in writing, as held by the Supreme Court, does not automatically render an arrest illegal or entitle the accused to bail, unless demonstrable prejudice is shown — The applicants' production before the Magistrate and India Law Library Docid # 2442894
(844) HARSH DEV SINGH Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Sections 82, 86(4) and 87 — Election Petition — Joinder of Parties — Only contesting candidates are necessary parties to an election petition, along with any other candidate against whom allegations of corrupt practice are made — Officials or individuals not involved in the election as candidates, even if alleged to have indulged in corrupt practices, cannot be joined as parties at the India Law Library Docid # 2442953
(845) NARGEES JAVAID Vs. GHULAM JEELANI NENGROO[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 143-A — Interim Compensation — Power to grant interim compensation is discretionary and not mandatory, requiring judicious exercise based on case-to-case facts and circumstances, not mechanical application. India Law Library Docid # 2443109
(846) MAQSAD ALI KOHLI Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Preventive Detention — Grounds of detention must be clear, specific, and unambiguous to enable the detenue to make an effective representation — Vague allegations without specific instances, dates, or places, and reliance on generalized expressions like "credible information" or "deep-rooted connections" render detention legally unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2443110
(847) RAMANAIDU CHEEPURUPALLI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 328, 115, 120-B — Quashing of FIR — Registration of a second or subsequent FIR in respect of the same transaction is impermissible and violates Article 21 of the Constitution — Any additional material or findings ought to be incorporated into the India Law Library Docid # 2443128
(848) VEERANJANEYA HANDLOOM WEAVERS MUTUALLY AIDED CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION AND SALES SOCIETY LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA REP., BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, TEXTILE (FAC), SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD, AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 19(1)(c) and 43B — Right to form Co-operative Societies — G.O.Ms.No.1 dated 11.03.2024 mandates procurement from Telangana State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society Limited (TSCO) to promote handloom industry and weaver livelihoods — G.O — to be read in consonance with constitutional provisions and cannot be bypassed — PMU (Project India Law Library Docid # 2443411
(849) M/S. OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S. MERIDIAN HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 20(1), 20(2), 34, 37 — Cross-objections maintainability — Commercial Court jurisdiction — The court ruled that cross-objections are maintainable if granted liberty to approach the court at an appropriate stage, and when an issue decided against the objector is challenged in appeal — Appeals and cross-objections related to matters under Section 34 of the Act India Law Library Docid # 2443469
(850) SINTEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED YARN DIVISION Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 — Sections 3, 39, 53 — Insolvent Company — Claim for deficit stamp duty — Resolution Plan approved by NCLT — Claims not part of resolution plan extinguished — Stamp authorities demanding deficit stamp duty after approval of resolution plan — Demand unsustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2443470
(851) RAVINDRA MANDAL Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 375 and 376 — Rape — Consent obtained by false promise of marriage — For consent to be vitiated by a misconception of fact due to a promise to marry, it must be established that (i) the promise was false from the inception with no intention to fulfill, (ii) the sexual relationship was entered into India Law Library Docid # 2443688
(852) MD. ALAM Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 6, 2(d), 29, 30 — Indian Penal Code (IPC) — Sections 377/34 — Appeal against conviction — Court found significant contradictions in the prosecution's evidence regarding the victim's age, the lodging of the FIR, the chain of events, and the medical India Law Library Docid # 2443689
(853) CHITTARANJAN PATI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 401 & 397 — Revisional Jurisdiction — High Court can examine evidence in revision if lower courts' appreciation is perverse and leads to miscarriage of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2443850
(854) DEBENDRANATH SAHOO Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 — Section 16(1) — Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 — Section 97 and Section 51 — Adulteration of food — Conviction upheld — Court can exercise revisional jurisdiction only in cases of patent perversity in evidence appreciation, which was not found in this case. India Law Library Docid # 2443851
(855) RANJIT KUMAR DAS @ RANJEET KUMAR DAS Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Criminal Revision — Discharge Application — Petitioner sought discharge from offences under Section 64(2)(m) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023 — Previous attempts to quash proceedings and for discharge were unsuccessful, with earlier orders being set aside for reconsideration — The Court noted the repeated attempts by the petitioner to be discharged. India Law Library Docid # 2443852
(856) M. SANIA @ M. SANYASI PRADHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 193(9) — Further investigation — The court can direct further investigation into an offence even after a report has been forwarded to the Magistrate — This further investigation can also be directed for cases where chargesheets have already been filed, if there are grounds to believe the India Law Library Docid # 2443853
(857) SUBODH RANA @ SUBODH KUMAR RANA Vs. STATE OF ORISSA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Odisha Grama Panchayats Act, 1964 — Section 24(2)(c) — No confidence motion against Sarpanch — Initiation of motion requires a valid requisition and a proposed resolution — Sub-Divisional Officer role limited to fixing date, time, and place of meeting, not to rectify original requisition. India Law Library Docid # 2443849
(858) SHANTARAM GANPAT GUJAR AND OTHERS Vs. MRS. SARLA JAYSEN RELE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Tenancy Law — Definition of "Tenant" — Members of Tenant's Family — A person claiming tenancy rights as a "member of the tenant's family" must have a blood relation or relation by marriage — Strangers, even if residing with the tenant and providing care, are not considered family members in the context of tenancy protection. India Law Library Docid # 2444168
(859) SHAILESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI MAKWANA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — Maintainability of second quash petition — Held that while a second quash petition might not be maintainable as a matter of rule if the first was dismissed on merits, it could be entertained if the earlier petition was withdrawn without detailed consideration and the facts of the case indicate no offence is made out. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2444640
(860) AUSTIN HYUNDAI (AUSTIN DISTRIBUTORS PVT LTD) Vs. AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS INDIA PVT LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order refusing to set aside arbitral award — Scope of appellate jurisdiction — Limited to examining legality of Section 34 court's exercise of power, not correcting errors of fact or law by arbitrator. India Law Library Docid # 2442369