(221) NARENDRA KUMAR BANJARA Vs. PRESIDING OFFICER POLLING BOOTH NO. 299 AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 — Election Petitions — Maintainability of Civil Revision — Election petitions filed under the CG Panchayati Raj Adhiniyam are governed by a complete code of rules, making the decisions of the specified authority final — Orders passed in such petitions can only be challenged by an aggrieved party by approaching the High Court under Article 226 of the India Law Library Docid # 2442351
(222) RAVINDRA KUMAR SINGH Vs. SOUTH EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Administrative Law — Show Cause Notice — Interference by Court — Generally, writ courts do not intervene at the stage of a show cause notice, but intervention is permissible if the notice is issued without jurisdiction, is malafide, or constitutes an abuse of process, particularly when successive notices are issued on the same charges resulting in repetitive litigation. India Law Library Docid # 2442352
(223) BHUKHAN SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH RAMAVTAR Vs. KAUSHILYA BAI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Jurisdiction of Revenue Authorities — Partition and Mesne Profits — Revenue authorities, including the Board of Revenue, have jurisdiction over matters of land partition under the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, but they cannot grant mesne profits or execute civil court decrees for monetary amounts, as these powers exclusively lie with the competent civil court. India Law Library Docid # 2442353
(224) SUBBEY KHAN @ SUBBA Vs. RUKSEENA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Injunction — Prima facie case — Interim injunctions are granted based on a preliminary assessment of the case — The petitioner's claim is based on an alleged customary law concerning property inheritance among the Meo tribe — However, this custom seeks to deprive a widow of her husband’s property and is likely discriminatory and unconstitutional, especially India Law Library Docid # 2442477
(225) RAJ RANI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS Vs. HARI SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Execution and Earnest Money — Courts below concurrently found that the agreement to sell was duly executed and earnest money was received, and that the plaintiffs were ready and willing to perform their part of the contract — The defendant's plea that the transaction was sham to avoid creditors was contradicted by her own written statement, and her subsequent evidence was inconsistent with her pleadings, leading the Courts to disbelieve her India Law Library Docid # 2442478
(226) STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER Vs. TARA SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Act, 1976 — Section 16 — Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Court — This bar applies only to orders validly made by a competent officer or authority under the Act — If no valid or legally enforceable order has been passed, or if an order has not been communicated to the affected party, the Civil Court retains jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2442479
(227) KAMALDEEP SINGH @ KAMAL LAHORAN Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life and Personal Liberty — Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Sections 43D(5), 13, 16, 20 — Bail — Supreme Court judgments emphasize that continued incarceration can infringe Article 21 rights, even under restrictive statutes like UAPA, and constitutional courts can grant bail if liberty is infringed — Restrictive statutory provisions do not preclude India Law Library Docid # 2442480
(228) MAHENDRA SINGH Vs. UNIVERSAL SOMPO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award — Enhancement of compensation — Award granted by Tribunal was partly allowed with total compensation of Rs. 3,92,500/- — Appellant, claimant-injured, assailed the award as inadequate and prayed for enhancement. India Law Library Docid # 2442655
(229) SINGARI AND OTHERS Vs. CHUNKI DEVI WIDOW OF HADMANARAM AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 33 — Powers of appellate court — The law is well-settled that an appeal is a continuation of the suit and an appellate court possesses the same powers as the trial court — An appellate court, to modify decree and order, can exercise powers under Order 41 Rule 33 of CPC — This principle is applied to revenue matters as well. India Law Library Docid # 2442680
(230) RAMJI LAL SAINI Vs. BANWARI LAL SHARMA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 140 — Interim Award — Res Judicata — Earlier claim petitions withdrawn by claimant without adjudication on merits and no compensation received — A subsequent fresh petition filed before a court with territorial jurisdiction after another court returned the case for lack of jurisdiction should be adjudicated de novo — Objection of res judicata by insurance company was India Law Library Docid # 2442681
(231) BHUPENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Right to Fair Trial — Effective Cross-Examination — An accused's right to effectively cross-examine a material witness is fundamental to a fair trial and due process, especially in grave offences like murder — When an accused, particularly a layperson, is unable to conduct a meaningful cross India Law Library Docid # 2442654
(232) KAILASH CHAND Vs. DEEPA DEVI AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Family Law — Marriage — Customary Marriage — Burden of Proof — A party alleging a custom to prove it must provide clear and unambiguous evidence, citing instances and ensuring it is ancient, certain, uniform, and compulsory unlike dialectics or mere assertion — Absent specific pleading and proof of customary marriage ceremonies, the courts cannot recognize it. India Law Library Docid # 2442752
(233) SHIV DAYAL AND ANOTHER Vs. KANSHI RAM AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Probate and Administration — Wills — Suspicious Circumstances — Mere presence of a beneficiary at the time of execution of a Will does not automatically render the Will suspicious, unless there is evidence of active participation or undue influence by the beneficiary — Exclusion of natural heirs from inheriting property through a Will is not inherently suspicious as a Will's purpose is to alter the natural line of succession. India Law Library Docid # 2442754
(234) XYZ Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483(3) — Cancellation of Bail — Standard of Proof — Cancellation of bail requires very cogent and overwhelming circumstances — Mere allegations, without substantial findings from inquiry, are insufficient to warrant cancellation. India Law Library Docid # 2442755
(235) AMIT KUMAR BANSAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Sections 18(a)(i), 18(a)(vi), 16, 27(d) — Offence by company — Vicarious liability of director — For a director to be held liable for an offence committed by a company, there must be specific averments in the complaint detailing their role in the day-to-day management and responsibility for the company's business at the time of the offence — Mere designation as a director is insufficient India Law Library Docid # 2442756
(236) RADHESHYAM VERMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition challenging denial of permanent status — Petitioners engaged on contract basis for many years and their services were continued consistently by the State Government — Held, such consistent engagement indicates a constant requirement for their services India Law Library Docid # 2442916
(237) SHIV DAYAL Vs. KEWAL KRISHAN[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-04-2026 J.K. Criminal Procedure Code, 1989 (now 528 BNSS) — Section 482 — Inherent jurisdiction of High Court — Powers to prevent abuse of process of court and secure ends of justice are well-defined and not arbitrary — Must be exercised cautiously and based on sound legal principles to avoid proceedings becoming a weapon of harassment. India Law Library Docid # 2442961
(238) PARKASH KOUR Vs. AMARJEET SINGH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-04-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Hindu Marriage Act, 1980 — Section 13(1)(ii) and Section 34 — Divorce Decree — Cruelty — For a divorce decree to be granted on grounds of cruelty, the charge of cruelty must be proven with evidence, not merely alleged. India Law Library Docid # 2442962
(239) MOHD. SALEEM Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-04-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 / Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Preventive Detention — Use of powers under PSA after failing to conclude proceedings under BNSS — The Court found that the preventive detention order under PSA was illegal as it was based on proceedings initiated under BNSS, Section 126, which were not taken to their logical conclusion by passing final orders India Law Library Docid # 2443043
(240) ABDUL AZIZ BHAT AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 09-04-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Section 3H(4) — Land Acquisition — Compensation — Dispute regarding apportionment — Where a dispute arises concerning the apportionment of compensation for acquired land, the competent authority is legally obligated to refer the matter to the principal civil court for a decision and should withhold disbursement until the dispute is resolved. India Law Library Docid # 2443115