(241) 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 over apportionment — If a dispute arises regarding the apportionment of compensation or to whom it is payable, the competent authority must refer the dispute to the principal civil court for decision and withhold disbursement until the dispute is resolved. India Law Library Docid # 2443117
(242) SRI SUVAJIT PAUL Vs. FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Contract Law — Detention Charges — Transport Contractor's Claim — Court found that delay in unloading of trucks beyond the stipulated period was attributable to the respondent's (FCI's) lack of sufficient storage space, and therefore, such delay qualified as "extraordinary" under the tender agreement, entitling the contractor to detention charges. India Law Library Docid # 2442070
(243) THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER/CON-2, N.F. RAILWAY, AGARTALA Vs. SRI NANI GOPAL MALLIK AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal — Application for condonation of delay of 264 days in preferring appeal against judgment and award passed by Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority — Delay occurred due to various procedural steps, including obtaining certified copy, seeking legal opinions from panel counsel and Law Officer, and preparation of appeal India Law Library Docid # 2442071
(244) M/S ROSE CONSTRUCTION, THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR - SARDAR MOHAMMAD Vs. THE MANAGER M/S JAYASWAL NECO INDUSTRIES LIMITED[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8(1) — Application for reference to arbitration — Judicial authority's power — If a party applies for arbitration before filing their first statement on substance of dispute, court must refer parties to arbitration unless no valid arbitration agreement exists — Trial court rejecting plaint instead of referring to arbitration committed a legal error. [Paras 6 India Law Library Docid # 2442355
(245) HAWA SINGH Vs. KULDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6, Rule 17, Order I, Rule 10(4) — Amendment of Pleadings — Impleading Legal Heirs — The Court has the prerogative to permit amendments in a plaint that are necessary for the proper and final adjudication of a case and for serving the purpose of justice, even if specific provisions like Order 1, Rule 10(4) CPC mandate amendments only for adding a party India Law Library Docid # 2442481
(246) TEK RAM @ TEKA (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS Vs. GRAM PANACHAYAT, MIRCHPUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 — Section 7(1) proviso — Question of title — A competent authority under Section 7(1) of the Act is not bound to stay proceedings merely because a plea of title is raised — The Assistant Collector is obliged to record a finding and decide the question of title only if the plea, based on documents, prima facie raises a genuine question of title — If the objections are frivolous or don't prima facie establish a question of title, the Assistant Col India Law Library Docid # 2442482
(247) LEELU SINGH Vs. GURCHARAN SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 3 — Impleadment of legal representative — Appellant expired during pendency of appeal — Application by daughter-in-law to be impleaded as legal representative based on a registered Will — Application allowed for the purpose of pursuing appeals, without expressing opinion on the validity of the Will. India Law Library Docid # 2442483
(248) MAM CHAND Vs. ZILE SINGH AND OTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Pre-emption Suit — Tenant's Superior Right — Plaintiff claimed to be a tenant with a superior right of pre-emption over land sold to defendants — Trial court decreed the suit — First appellate court reversed, finding plaintiff failed to prove tenancy and possession, and suit was time-barred — High Court considered the scope of second appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, and examined the India Law Library Docid # 2442484
(249) JEETA @ BITTU Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 342, 366, 376 — Appeal against conviction for wrongful confinement, kidnapping, and rape — Crucial issue of prosecutrix's identity — Defence presented evidence, including a death certificate, suggesting the prosecutrix was impersonating the deceased first wife of the complainant — Prosecutrix and complainant's brother provided contradictory and false statements regarding her identity and marriage history — High Court found the prosecutrix's India Law Library Docid # 2442485
(250) SAPURA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against conviction — Ocular, medical, and scientific evidence — Appreciation of — Court found that the prosecution successfully established a coherent and credible chain of circumstances pointing towards the guilt of the accused-appellant — Eyewitness testimonies, corroborated by medical evidence (postmortem report confirming a fatal stab wound) and India Law Library Docid # 2442656
(251) JITENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 323, 147, 148, 149 — Appeal against acquittal — Complainant's appeal against the acquittal of certain accused persons by the trial court — Court examined evidence for role of accused-respondents — Prior enmity between parties acknowledged, but noted as a double-edged sword requiring cautious scrutiny of evidence — Testimony of injured eyewitnesses given India Law Library Docid # 2442657
(252) STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS Vs. MARS BOTTLERS UNA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 — Sections 88 & 89 — State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 — Section 49 — Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932 — Rule 7 — Himachal Pradesh Notification dated 31.3.1994 — Applicability of Rules to newly added territories — A notification amending rules applicable to areas part of Himachal Pradesh before 1.11.1966 does not automatically apply to areas like Una, which became part of Himachal Pradesh in 1966, unless specific steps are taken under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, India Law Library Docid # 2442751
(253) MADAN LAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Service Law — Pay Scale Arrears — Restriction to three years prior to writ petition — The High Courts can restrict consequential relief relating to arrears normally to a period of three years prior to the date of filing of the writ petition, as per Supreme Court pronouncements. India Law Library Docid # 2442761
(254) MANISH CHANDRA SINHA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 — Section 3, 4, 8 — Vesting of coal mines — Land recorded in the name of a coal company is presumed to be for mining purposes and vests with the Central Government by operation of law, irrespective of its inclusion in the Schedule of the Act or the owner's name being mentioned — The India Law Library Docid # 2442917
(255) CAPRI GLOBAL HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 08-04-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Sections 13(2), 13(4), and 14 — Registration Act, 1908 — Section 89(4) — Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 — Rule 9(8) — A registering authority cannot refuse to register a sale certificate issued by an India Law Library Docid # 2442918
(256) VIRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) and 154 — First Information Report (FIR) — Registration of FIR — Direction by Magistrate to register FIR incorporating material particulars and findings from preliminary inquiry — Police registered FIR but it was vague, sketchy, incomplete, omitted crucial facts, India Law Library Docid # 2442919
(257) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. M/S SMEC INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 2(1)(f) and Section 34(2A), Section 34(2)(a) and Section 34(2)(b) — International Commercial Arbitration (ICA) — Indian Courts have jurisdiction to set aside awards in ICAs seated in India, but the ground of "patent illegality" under Section 34(2A) is not available for ICAs — Challenges can only be made on grounds under Section 34(2)(a) or Section 34(2)(b) India Law Library Docid # 2442920
(258) RAGHVENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. VINAY SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 08-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Insurance Policy — Package Policy vs. Act Policy — A comprehensive/package policy covers the liability of the insurer for compensation for occupants in a car, unlike an Act Policy which covers third-party risks of occupants India Law Library Docid # 2442921
(259) KHALID LATIF BUTT TH. ABDUL LATIF BUTT Vs. UT OF J&K.[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 08-04-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Sections 17, 18, 20, 21, 38, 40 and 43-D(5) — Bail — Offences under Chapters IV and VI of UAPA — Bar under Section 43-D(5) applicable — Bail can be granted by constitutional courts if prolonged incarceration violates speedy trial rights, but facts must be balanced — India Law Library Docid # 2443010
(260) RAM PYARI AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 08-04-2026 Land Acquisition — Unauthorized Possession — Petitioners claimed ownership of 40 kanals and 3 marlas of land — Respondent oil corporations took possession of petitioners' land, including parcels not part of the original acquisition proceedings, without proper legal acquisition or compensation — The court noted that the India Law Library Docid # 2443011