(901) VIKASH ANAND OJHA @ ABHISHEK @ CHHOTE @ CHHOTU Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 21(5) — Condonation of Delay — Appeal filed with a delay of 12 days was condoned considering the reasons provided and the provisions of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2442642
(902) JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JAIPUR Vs. RANJEET SINGH MEENA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1953 — Section 4 & 6, Section 11, 16 & 18 — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 24(2) — Land Acquisition proceedings concluded — Compensation deposited in Reference Court and possession taken — Multiple challenges to acquisition failed over decades — Claim for 25% developed land in lieu India Law Library Docid # 2442670
(903) NAVEEN KUMAR Vs. DEEPAK YADAV AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Award — Enhancement of Compensation — Claimant is entitled to compensation under the head of loss of earning capacity even if minor and not engaged in gainful employment at the time of accident. India Law Library Docid # 2442671
(904) BASANT LAL Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 122(1)(n) and Section 146(2) — Election — False declaration in Nomination Form — Deliberate concealment of pendency of a criminal case with potential for imprisonment renders election void — Subsequent acquittal does not cure the initial false declaration — Concealment of material fact is a valid ground to annul election India Law Library Docid # 2442745
(905) DULA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 15 — Recovery and Seizure — Chain of Evidence — Prosecution must establish a clear and unbroken chain linking the seized contraband to the accused — In this case, the samples and remaining contraband were never physically examined during the trial, nor were the seals checked, creating doubt about the connection between the exhibits and the appellants, rendering the Chemical Examiner's repor India Law Library Docid # 2442746
(906) NARESH BALA Vs. UDEY PARKASH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 1(A)(3) — Production of documents after filing written statement — Courts should lean towards substantial justice rather than technical violations, especially when no serious prejudice is caused to the other party — Delay in filing India Law Library Docid # 2442749
(907) DULA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropics Substances Act, 1985 — Section 15 — Offence relating to poppy straw/opium poppy — Conviction and sentence for offence under Section 15 of NDPS Act — Appeals against common judgment — Prior acquittal on ground that chemical examiner's report was not conclusive regarding contraband being poppy straw/opium poppy — Supreme Court remitted matter to High Court for fresh decision in accordance with its judgment in State of Himachal Pradesh Vs — Nirmal Kaur, India Law Library Docid # 2442750
(908) ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. UTTAM JOSHI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurance Company challenging compensation awarded in favour of claimants — Claimants sought compensation for death of deceased in a road accident involving a motorcycle. India Law Library Docid # 2442897
(909) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. PRAKASH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 and 107 — Abetment of suicide — Prosecution must establish essential ingredients of abetment, including instigation, conspiracy, or intentional aiding, with clear mens rea — Mere threats or beatings do not constitute instigation for suicide India Law Library Docid # 2442898
(910) UNION OF INDIA Vs. M/S. S.K.B. (P) LTD.[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(3) — Limitation — Application to set aside arbitral award must be filed within three months from receipt of award, with a further grace period of thirty days upon showing sufficient cause. India Law Library Docid # 2442899
(911) AIJAZ AHMAD DAR Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 37 and 8/15/29 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 407, 120-B, 468, 472, 420, 109 — Grant of Bail — Commercial QuantityNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Grant of Bail — Commercial Quantity — While Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes additional conditions for granting bail in cases involving commercial quantities, it is not an absolute bar — The Court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to b India Law Library Docid # 2443111
(912) PIONEER SPINNING & WEAVING MILLS LTD. Vs. TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF A.P. LTD. AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Supply of Electricity — Voltage Surcharge — Clubbing of Contracted Demand with other sources — A provision that combines electricity contracted with the main supplier and electricity from other sources (like solar, wind, or mini-hydel) to determine voltage for supply and voltage surcharge is not legally tenable when the actual recorded demand does not exceed the limit for the existing voltage — India Law Library Docid # 2443129
(913) G. PREMKUMAR Vs. RAMA MOHANA RAO[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63(c) — Will execution and attestation — Requirements for valid attestation include seeing the testator sign or receiving acknowledgement, and witnesses signing in the testator's presence — Crucially, multiple witnesses need not be present at the same time — The evidence of one India Law Library Docid # 2443280
(914) BOARD OF DIRECTOR/ APPELLATE AUTHORITY AND OTHERS Vs. S. SELVA MUTHU PANDIYAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Service Law — Misconduct in Official Capacity — A Branch Manager of a Grama Bank was dismissed for alleged irregularities in granting loans to Self-Help Groups, including violating norms, misutilizing loan proceeds, and engaging middlemen — The charges involved sanctioning loans despite previous ones being overdue, facilitating loans to a specific individual and her family, and failing to ensure proper India Law Library Docid # 2443281
(915) P.MEGALARANI AND OTHERS Vs. RAJAGOPALAN (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31; Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68; Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 — Will — Proof of — Lower appellate court erred by raising the issue of suspicious circumstances which was not pleaded or suggested during cross-examination — The decision should be India Law Library Docid # 2443291
(916) NAGAPUR RAMULU Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, HYDERABAD AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 12 — Definition of 'State' — Writ petition maintainability — Respondent Federation's status — The Court held that the respondent-Federation, due to government shareholding, control, appointment of Managing Director by the State government, deputation of employees between Federation and government, and its public duty of providing credit to Self Help India Law Library Docid # 2443406
(917) N.LAXMA REDDY Vs. A.INDRASENA REDDY AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) and (d) — Rejection of plaint — Trial court erred in considering written statement and revenue records while adjudicating application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — For deciding such application, court must confine itself to averments in plaint and documents forming part thereof — Defence set up by defendants and extraneous material are irrelevant at India Law Library Docid # 2443409
(918) TEJAL TUSHAR SHAH Vs. GOKULDAS VALLAVDAS SHAH AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Court must consider only averments in plaint and supporting documents, not defense or supporting documents. India Law Library Docid # 2443472
(919) SRI. RAMESH N Vs. SMT. RAKSHA M @ SHRUTHI[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Maintenance — Wife’s claim for interim maintenance and final maintenance — Court considered both claims and determined primacy of final adjudication over interim orders — Interim maintenance granted under the Hindu Marriage Act was set aside in light of final maintenance awarded under Section 125 India Law Library Docid # 2443523
(920) THRESI EMMANUEL RAMAPURAM Vs. MATHEN THOMAS THOPPIL[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 7(1) and Section 27; Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 12; Indian Divorce Act, 1869 — Section 36 — Interim maintenance and educational expenses — High Court can modify Family Court's order on maintenance if it is not proportionate, unjust or unsustainable, considering both dependents’ needs and husband’s financial capacity. India Law Library Docid # 2443524