(141) STATE OF H.P. Vs. TARSEM SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Criminal Jurisprudence — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — High Court can interfere with an order of acquittal only if the findings of the court below are perverse, impossible, wholly unsustainable, or manifestly illegal — Presumption of innocence is reinforced upon acquittal — When two reasonable views are possible based on the evidence on record, the view favourable to the accused must prevail — Appellate court cannot disturb an acquittal merely because an alternative view is India Law Library Docid # 2454121
(142) KATI DEVI AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498-A — Compounding of non-compoundable offence — Compromise in matrimonial and family dispute — Supreme Court precedent — Informant and appellants entered into an amicable settlement after disputes regarding compassionate appointment were resolved — Informant received appointment India Law Library Docid # 2454230
(143) T.M.ISRAEL Vs. THE STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968 — Pre-requisites for recovery — Necessity of prior adjudication — Summary execution mechanism — Revenue recovery proceedings were initiated against a retired Panchayat Secretary 16 years after retirement without prior notice or adjudication of liability — Held, Kerala Revenue Recovery Act does not create any new substantive rights, but merely provides a summary mechanism for recovering amounts legally due and already quantified — Revenue authority is not a compe India Law Library Docid # 2454241
(144) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. K.M.NARAYANAN NAIR AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Service Law — Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP Scheme) — Postal Assistants — Initial service as Postmen — Question arose whether respondents were disentitled to benefits under the MACP Scheme solely because they were appointed as Postal Assistants after having served as Postmen — Central Administrative Tribunal granted the benefits — Union of India challenged the orders relying on contrary decisions of the Kerala and Madras High Courts — Respondents cited Supreme Court orders gra India Law Library Docid # 2454261
(145) P. IMBICHI KOYA Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Notaries Act, 1952 — Section 13(1) — Bar on taking cognizance — Scope of protection to Notary Public — Protection under Section 13(1) is intended to shield a Notary from harassment and criminal prosecution for bona fide acts done in the lawful discharge or purported discharge of statutory functions — Where an act is done in a personal capacity or is not in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the bar under Section 13(1) does not apply — A written complaint by an authorised officer is not m India Law Library Docid # 2454262
(146) SRI TAPAN NATH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 read with Section 401 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 323 — Revision against conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Non-examination of material witnesses — Accused persons summoned under Section 319 CrPC and convicted under Section 323 IPC — Informant was the solitary witness supporting prosecution case — Alleged injured victims, namely informant's brother and parents, were not examined by prosecution — Investigating Officer also not examin India Law Library Docid # 2454272
(147) DR DEBASISH BEHERA AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI. S. PRABHU AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 12 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 215 — Wilful disobedience of Court order — Request for extension of time for compliance — Administrative and political constraints — Contempt petition filed alleging non-compliance of writ court directions — Advocate General submitted that the proposal had been cleared by the bureaucracy and placed before the State Cabinet for approval, seeking time due to upcoming elections — High Court considered the request and India Law Library Docid # 2454273
(148) SRI SUBHAJIT SUTRADHAR Vs. SMT. TANUJA SARKAR[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 28(4) — Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Condonation of delay of 171 days in filing matrimonial appeal — Ground that engaged counsel failed to inform about dismissal of divorce petition — Held, the plea was baseless and unconvincing as it was the litigant's primary duty to track proceedings instituted by him — Applicant failed to apply for certified copy within the 90-day limitation period and offered no material explain India Law Library Docid # 2454274
(149) SRI RANJIT SARKAR Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Section 2(r) and Section 34 — Reservation in direct recruitment — Persons with benchmark disabilities — Candidate with 100% blindness — Petitioner successfully cleared selection process and was issued an offer of appointment for the post of Lower Division Clerk under SC (PH) category — Department subsequently cancelled the appointment citing 100% permanent visual impairment — Held, Section 2(r) defines benchmark disability as not less than 40% of a India Law Library Docid # 2454275
(150) RUPAK MAJUMDER Vs. THE (TO BE REPRESENTED BY) THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Service and Education Law — Teachers Eligibility Test (T-TET 2024) — Evaluation and Answer Key — Inconsistency in Answer Keys — Principle of Estoppel — Disputed question regarding Anarchic theory of intelligence was identically asked in T-TET 2022 where option (B) was accepted as correct in the final answer key — Petitioner marked option (B) in T-TET 2024, but TRBT treated option (D) as correct — Held, recruiting authority cannot deviate from its previously finalized answer key without notificat India Law Library Docid # 2454277
(151) SURASEN TRIPURA Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2026 Service Law — Promotion — Claim for retrospective promotion upon quashing of earlier penalty — Pendency of subsequent departmental proceedings — Petitioner's earlier penalty was set aside by the High Court with directions to extend all benefits as if no penalty was imposed — While financial benefits were released, promotion was denied due to the initiation of a fresh departmental proceeding with framed charges — Held, although the initial impediment was removed, promotion or convening a review D India Law Library Docid # 2454287
(152) ANIL AHLUWALIA Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 438(3) and 528 [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397(3) and 482] — Maintainability of petition under inherent powers after dismissal of revision — Statutory bar against second revision — What is explicitly prohibited by law under Section 438(3) BNSS cannot be granted backdoor entry by invoking inherent powers under Section 528 BNSS — High Court must exercise inherent powers sparingly and cautiously — Routine interference would re India Law Library Docid # 2453080
(153) ASL ENTERPRISES LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406, 420 and 506/34 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Amicable settlement — Dispute predominantly civil and private in nature — Parties arrived at a compromise with the intervention of well-wishers and informant agreed not to proceed further — Offences alleged were neither heinous nor involving mental depravity — Possibility of conviction rendered remote and bleak — Continuation of criminal proceedings India Law Library Docid # 2453268
(154) PAWAN KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition & Development) Act, 1957 — Section 14(i) — Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2012 — Land Looser Scheme — Clubbing of holdings — Entitlement to employment — Land measuring two acres was acquired by Central Coalfields Limited — Scheme mandated one employment for every two acres acquired — Petitioner's family holding 83 decimals clubbed land with co-tenants holding 1.17 acres to satisfy the scheme's requirements — Agreement executed providing compensation and e India Law Library Docid # 2453278
(155) SARYU YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 82 — Proclamation for person absconding — Essential statutory requirements — Recording of satisfaction — Time and place for appearance — High Court held that a court issuing proclamation under Section 82 of Cr.P.C. must explicitly record its satisfaction that the accused is absconding or concealing himself to evade arrest — Furthermore, the court must specify the time and place for appearance of the accused within the order itself — Failure to recor India Law Library Docid # 2453262
(156) AGRI S.S.KRISHNAMURTHY Vs. THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 212 and 194 — Scope of Judicial Review — Procedural Irregularity vs. Want of Jurisdiction — Validity of Assembly Resolution — Petitioner challenged inclusion of a tribunal clause in an Assembly Resolution, alleging non-compliance with amendment procedures under Rule 104 of Legislative Assembly Rules — Held, Article 212 bars judicial scrutiny of legislative proceedings on grounds of procedural irregularity — Non-compliance with rules of internal procedure do India Law Library Docid # 2453314
(157) THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-1 Vs. MAHALAXMAI INFRA PROJECTS LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 260A — Scope of appellate jurisdiction — Substantial question of law — High Court's jurisdiction under Section 260A cannot be exercised as a general appellate forum to re-appreciate evidence or substitute its view on concurrent findings of fact recorded by lower authorities — A question of law is substantial only if it is debatable, not previously settled by binding precedent, and has a material bearing on the rights of the parties — Unless findings are shown to be India Law Library Docid # 2453457
(158) PUNE MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT Vs. SUCHITRA ASHOK DHUMAL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Claim Petition — Pleadings and Evidence — Variance between pleadings and proof — Transport undertaking pleaded in its written statement that the deceased scooterist was following the bus, slipped, and fell on the road — During evidence, undertaking's witnesses introduced a new theory of a collision between a bicycle and the scooter — Held, evidence must be confined to the pleadings — The newly introduced theory of collision between bicycle and scooter, neither pleaded India Law Library Docid # 2453489
(159) JP BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR JAYANT SHASHIKANT PARIKH Vs. SANTOSH AMARSINGH SANDHU[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — Section 13 — Execution of Agreement for Sale — Default by allottee — Justification of termination — The promoter repeatedly called upon the allottee to pay stamp duty and registration charges to execute the registered Agreement for Sale. The allottee failed to generate statutory challans, retrieved the deposited funds, and expressed inability to pay. Setting aside the orders of MahaRERA and the Appellate Tribunal directing execution of the agr India Law Library Docid # 2453492
(160) ARIF NOORMOHAMMED SHAIKH Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 23-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Circumstantial Evidence — Upholding conviction for wife's murder — Case resting entirely on circumstantial evidence — Prosecution successfully proved motive of habitual drunken domestic abuse and suspicion of wife's character, homicidal death caused by severe head injuries with a heavy stone grinder, cohabitation in rented premises, and accused's presence at the crime scene — Complete and unbroken chain of circumstances established excluding every hypothesi India Law Library Docid # 2453493