(981) MD. MATIUR RAHMAN Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Non-functional Tribunal — Petitioner challenged inordinate continuance of suspension before West Bengal Administrative Tribunal — Tribunal became non-functional for want of a member — Petitioner invoked High Court's writ jurisdiction relying on Supreme Court decision in Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. — High Court entertained writ petition as petitioner was rendered remediless due to non-functional Tribunal. India Law Library Docid # 2450638
(982) JANKI DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. CENTRAL COALFIELDS LIMITED THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR NAMELY SRI NILENDU KUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — Constitutional Validity — Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution — Compassionate appointment is an exception to the regular mode of recruitment governed by public employment principles — Object is to enable the family of a deceased employee to tide over sudden financial crisis arising from the loss of the breadwinner — Such appointment is not an automatic or vested right — Long lapse of time dilutes the immediacy required for grant of compassionate emplo India Law Library Docid # 2449502
(983) KAMLESH NAIK @ KAMLESH NAYAK Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304(II) — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Brutal assault on vital organs — Conviction affirmed — Appellant assaulted deceased with hard blunt substance causing multiple internal injuries including fractured ribs, ruptured spleen, and ruptured intestines, causing death — Defense contended lack of intention and sought benefit of probation — Medical evidence confirmed ante-mortem blunt force injuries to vital organs — High Court held that inflicting seve India Law Library Docid # 2449504
(984) PARMANAND SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 188 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 195 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Violation of Model Code of Conduct — Cognizance without written complaint — Proceedings instituted via FIR by Flying Squad Officer alleging unauthorized meeting during elections — Held, Section 195 CrPC mandates a written complaint by the public servant whose lawful order is disobeyed for taking cognizance under Section 188 IPC — No order promulgate India Law Library Docid # 2449505
(985) LULU HYPER MARKET PVT.LTD. Vs. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules, 2008 — Rules 4(4e) and 4(4f) — Form 5 Application — Removal from Data Bank — Procedure — Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) allowed Form 5 applications for removing land from Data Bank without obtaining report from Agricultural Officer — Held, procedure under Rule 4(4e) and 4(4f) is statutorily ordained and mandatory — RDO cannot leapfrog directly to Rule 4(4f) without report from Agricultural Officer — High Court cannot substitute legislative p India Law Library Docid # 2450356
(986) SAVE A FAMILY PLAN INDIA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 — Sections 12(5) & 16(3) — Renewal of FCRA registration — Requirement to communicate reasons for refusal — Rejection order merely citing statutory provisions without stating reasons is arbitrary, perverse, and unsustainable — Furnishing reasons is an indispensable component of sound judicial system and good governance — Mere reliance on a Central Security Agency report does not grant absolute immunity from disclosing reasons unless bona fide national s India Law Library Docid # 2450371
(987) SHOBANA V V Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 — Sections 3(1), 9 and 10(4) — Preventive Detention — Non-consideration of detenu's representation by Advisory Board — Duty of Government to independently consider representation — Detenu's representation submitted to Government was forwarded to Advisory Board, but omitted from consideration in the Board's report — Government obliged to independently and meaningfully consider the representation before confirming detention under Section 10(4) — India Law Library Docid # 2450373
(988) STATE OF CHHATISGARH AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S JAYA KITS UDYOG, MORENA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 11-08-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 20(c) — Sale of Goods Act, 1930 — Section 39 — Territorial Jurisdiction — Cause of Action — Goods supplied under contract — Delivery of goods to carrier at Morena for transmission to buyer — Under Section 39 of Sale of Goods Act, delivery of goods to carrier is deemed to be delivery to buyer — Since purchase order was received, goods were delivered to carrier, and payment was received at Morena, part of cause of action arose within local limits of Court India Law Library Docid # 2450506
(989) KUCHARLAPATI SASANKA VARMA Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 173(1), 173(4) & 175(3) — Non-registration of FIR — Maintainability of Writ Petition — Petitioner filed writ petition alleging inaction by police in registering FIR and seeking direction to register criminal case — Held, extraordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 should not ordinarily be invoked when alternative, equally efficacious statutory remedies under BNSS, 2023 exist — Complainant India Law Library Docid # 2449815
(990) GUNTUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Vs. EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 — Section 1(5) — Extension of ESI Act to Municipal Corporations — Internal circular versus statutory notification — Departmental circular issued in 2007 instructed urban local bodies to make ESI contributions for contractual workers — Formal notification under Section 1(5) was published only on 19.04.2023 — Held, administrative circulars cannot substitute a statutory notification published in Official Gazette — Provisions of ESI Act extended to municipal bodi India Law Library Docid # 2449817
(991) JITENDRA SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 20(b)(ii)(C), Section 28 and Section 37 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 480 and 483 — Regular Bail — Commercial Quantity — Seizure of 33.590 Kgs of ganja — Petitioner in judicial custody for 351 days — Investigation completed and charge sheet filed within 180 days — Mandatory conditions under Section 37 not satisfied — No reasonable grounds to believe accused is not guilty — Absence of criminal antecedents alone India Law Library Docid # 2449818
(992) APSRTC Vs. MAVILLA SUJEEVANA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Motor accident claim — Contributory negligence — Burden of proof — Bus belonging to Transport Corporation collided with a motorcycle — Corporation pleaded contributory negligence on the part of the deceased motorcyclist — Transport Corporation failed to produce independent evidence, such as testimony of bus passengers, or file a rough sketch to establish its defense — Held, the burden of proving contributory negligence lies on the party asserting it — In India Law Library Docid # 2449820
(993) BODDU NAGESWARARAO Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 300 (Fourthly) and 302 — Murder — Poisoning consumable liquid to prevent theft — Accused deliberately mixed Monocrotophos insecticide in toddy pot tied to palmyra tree to stop stealthy consumption — Consumption resulted in two deaths and illness of five persons — Defence plea of no intention to target specific individuals seeking conversion to Section 304 IPC — Held: Act of mixing highly toxic insecticide in consumable liquid is inherently and imminently dangero India Law Library Docid # 2449822
(994) SHRI MANSAN MANIK SYIEM Vs. THE KHASI HILLS AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT COUNCIL AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Appointment and Succession of Syiem, Deputy Syiem, Electors and Rangbah Shnong of Mylliem Syiemship) Act, 2007 — Section 26 — United Khasi-Jaintia Hills Autonomous District (Appointment and Succession of Chiefs and Headmen) Act, 1959 — Repeal and Annulment — Applicability of earlier statute — Section 26 of 2007 Act expressly annulled 1959 Act regarding Hima Mylliem — Effect of repeal is complete obliteration of law — Executive Committee cannot rely on repealed 19 India Law Library Docid # 2450605
(995) WELCOME THONGNI Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 5(n) read with Section 6 — Conviction for aggravated penetrative sexual assault — Evidentiary value of child survivor's testimony — Trial court examined minor survivor and found her capable of providing rational answers — Survivor gave a detailed, credible, and consistent account of sexual assault by her uncle — Testimony was of sterling quality and remained unchallenged in cross-examination — Prompt disclosure to mother and medical India Law Library Docid # 2450612
(996) S.JAYALAKSHMI Vs. G.SARAVANAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 11-08-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 23(1) — Matrimonial proceedings — Standard of proof — Satisfaction of Court — Word "satisfied" occurring in Section 23 does not require proof beyond reasonable doubt, but means satisfaction on a preponderance of probabilities as applicable in civil proceedings — Although early rulings treated matrimonial wrongs akin to offences requiring proof beyond reasonable doubt, the modern standard adheres to preponderance of probabilities — Even in ex parte proceedings, India Law Library Docid # 2451147
(997) SRI. MADHUKESWARA K.C. Vs. SMT. AMRUTH S.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction — Directions for expeditious disposal — Petitioner sought direction to trial court to dispose of a five-month-old divorce petition within one month — Record revealed the trial court had actively progressed the matter through pleadings, mediation, and evidence without unnecessary adjournments — Held, writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to mandate expeditious disposal of pending cases absent justifiable or convincing cause — Such India Law Library Docid # 2451193
(998) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. MR. PRADOSH KUMAR BANERJEE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Consumer Protection — Banking Services — Unauthorised electronic transaction — Zero liability — Customer reported fraudulent debit of Rs. 1,99,000/- and Rs. 25,000/- within three hours — Bank re-credited Rs. 25,000/- but refused Rs. 1,99,000/- alleging negligence and OTP sharing due to downloading a third-party application — Held, customer did not initiate the transactions or share OTPs — Complicity cannot be presumed merely from downloading an application — Reporting unauthorised transactions w India Law Library Docid # 2451194
(999) M/S. SAFECON LIFESCIENCES Vs. STATE BY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SERVICES[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 25(3) and Section 25(4) — Analysis of sample — Conclusiveness of Central Drugs Laboratory report — Natural justice — Petitioner controverted Government Analyst's report — Magistrate referred sample to Central Drugs Laboratory without notice or opportunity to Petitioner — Laboratory requested manufacturer's specifications and testing methods, which were never supplied, yet declared sample 'not of standard quality' without factual data — Held, statutory proc India Law Library Docid # 2451195
(1000) THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS Vs. M/S. GIMPEX LIMITED[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 130 — Foreign Trade Policy (2004-09) — Paragraphs 3.7.1 and 3.7.6 — Handbook of Procedures — Paragraph 3.2.5 — Notification No. 32/2005-Cus — Target Plus Scheme (TPS) — Duty credit certificate — Scope of nexus — Department demanded duty contending strict product-to-product nexus was required between exported and imported goods — Held, Policy does not require assessee to establish that imported goods were usable in manufacture of the exact goods exported — Establishing India Law Library Docid # 2451296