(121) SHAFAT KHAN AND OTHERS Vs. KALLU KUSHWAH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Exoneration of Insurer — Driver lacking valid licence — Unpleaded defence — Owner and driver contended that offending vehicle was driven without owner's consent or knowledge by an unauthorised person — Held, no amount of evidence can be looked into unless backed by corresponding pleadings in the written statement and examination-in-chief — Material facts emerging solely in cross-examination cannot substitute foundational pleadings — Record proved driver l India Law Library Docid # 2455188
(122) RAMCHANDRA Vs. PRADEEP[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 144 — Maintenance to parents — Entitlement — Father seeking monthly maintenance from adult son — Family Court dismissed application holding applicant failed to establish inability to maintain himself — Held, establishing inability to maintain oneself is an essential prerequisite for claiming maintenance under Section 144 BNSS — Family Court duly considered the financial circumstances, income, advanced age, and medical condition of the applicant India Law Library Docid # 2455191
(123) SUNIL Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ONE ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(8) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 193(9) — Further investigation — Procedure and scope — Investigating agency has the statutory power to conduct further investigation, but as a matter of propriety and established practice, it must seek prior leave of the competent Court — Discretion to direct further investigation rests solely with the Magistrate or Court upon applying judicial mind to the facts and circumstances — Investig India Law Library Docid # 2455198
(124) INDORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS Vs. MAHENDRA KUMAR VIJAYVARGIYA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 — Section 387 — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 2(4) and Section 11(3A) — Statutory Arbitration — Fixation of Arbitrator fees — Proceedings initiated before a three-member Panchayat to determine compensation for demolition — Panchayat fixed fees borrowing provisions of Act of 1996 — Challenge to fee determination — Held, under Section 2(4) of the Act of 1996, Part I applies to arbitrations under other enactments unless inconsistent India Law Library Docid # 2455200
(125) CANARA BANK Vs. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 14 — Scope of Magistrate's jurisdiction — Non-adjudicatory nature — Writ petition challenging order of Additional District Magistrate rejecting Section 14 application — Held, Section 14 does not confer adjudicatory powers on the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or District Magistrate to determine objections or disputes raised by borrowers — The Magistrate is strictly confined to examining India Law Library Docid # 2455201
(126) WASIM ARIF @ BHOLU KHAN @ BHOLA KHAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(2) — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing of criminal proceedings on basis of compromise — Parties resolved personal dispute arising out of misunderstanding with intervention of well-wishers — Compromise supported by affidavits of petitioners and victim-informant — State having no objection — Held, inherent power under Section 528 BNSS can be exerci India Law Library Docid # 2455205
(127) RANJEET SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397/401 — Condonation of delay — Delay in filing criminal revision — Revision against conviction under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Delay of 5 days occurred due to time taken in preparation of revision petition — Opposite party raised no serious objection — Delay being minor and satisfactorily explained, application for condonation of delay allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2455216
(128) RIEMEN SOLUTION PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. SWIGGY LIMITED[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 7 and Section 11(6) — Essential attributes of a valid arbitration agreement — Determination and obligation versus future possibility — For an arbitration agreement to be valid under Section 7, contractual language must disclose a present, binding determination and obligation to refer disputes to arbitration. Mere inclusion of terms like "arbitration", "sole arbitrator", or "award" does not constitute a valid agreement if the clause requires fresh India Law Library Docid # 2455286
(129) THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER Vs. T.S. KUMARASAMY AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Inordinate delay by Government authorities — No exalted position — The law of limitation binds the State equally, and government departments cannot claim a separate limitation standard or demand mechanical condonation — Given modern technology, bureaucratic red-tape, procedural delays, administrative lethargy, and lackadaisical conduct do not constitute sufficient cause — Constitutional courts must not act as surrogates for State laxity, nor should procedural l India Law Library Docid # 2455298
(130) M.O.H.IQBAL Vs. M.O.H. ASLAM AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 — Recall of order — Examination of witness — Deteriorating health condition — Petitioner's initial request for virtual examination was earlier rejected, but subsequent health complications rendered him bed-bound with neurological and severe pulmonary issues requiring oxygen therapy — High Court appointed an Advocate Commissioner and a medical expert to evaluate his condition — Medical assessment confirmed that travel from Chennai to Puducherry was u India Law Library Docid # 2455305
(131) THE BRANCH MANAGER AND ANOTHER Vs. DEEVARAJ AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 and Section 168 — Contributory negligence — Non-possession of valid driving licence — Claimant sustained grievous injuries when an oncoming private bus, driven in a rash and negligent manner, collided with his motorcycle — Evidence established that the claimant did not possess a valid and effective driving licence at the time of the accident — Tribunal apportioned 15% contributory negligence to the claimant — High Court affirmed that the claimant's admissio India Law Library Docid # 2455306
(132) POOJA Vs. THE STATE REP BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 497 and 503 — Seizure of property — Custody and interim release pending trial — Scope and exercise of power — Magistrate must exercise statutory powers under Section 497 BNSS with a judicious mind and without unnecessary delay — Merely retaining seized articles in court custody serves no purpose and causes natural decay, damage, and depreciation — Retaining such property inflicts unnecessary mental and financial hardship upon the rightful owner India Law Library Docid # 2455307
(133) A.IGNATIUS Vs. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Service Law — Pay Protection — Direct Recruitment vs. Recruitment by Transfer — Distinction — Teachers in private aided schools appointed as direct recruits to Government schools claimed pay protection based on last drawn pay under G.O. Ms. No. 367 — Held, G.O. Ms. No. 367 applies strictly to promotions and recruitment by transfer, not direct recruitment — Direct recruitment and recruitment by transfer are distinct modes of appointment recognized by statutory rules — A candidate selected through India Law Library Docid # 2455312
(134) MR.ANISH AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420 and 120-B — Quashing of FIR — Nascent stage of investigation — Dispute concerning endowed temple property — Petitioners sought quashing of FIR registered for cheating and criminal conspiracy — Power of attorney was executed in favour of petitioner-son, who subsequently executed a mortgage deed in favour of his father — Court held that a clear prima facie case was established against the petitioners — S India Law Library Docid # 2455315
(135) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER Vs. R. MANI[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Sections 38 and 39 — Suit for mandatory and permanent injunction simpliciter — Disputed title — Maintainability without declaratory relief — Plaintiff claimed suit property was a common pathway used from time immemorial and sought injunction against police officials to remove construction — Defendants denied existence of pathway, producing revenue records establishing property as police drill ground and police quarters — Held, when a cloud is raised over title and def India Law Library Docid # 2455320
(136) M/S.V.K.S.TRANSPORTS AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Carriage by Road Act, 2007 — Section 15(4) — Carrier's lien — Scope and applicability — Refusal to move loaded vehicles — Petitioner transport company loaded complainant's goods into trucks at stockyard but refused to move them, claiming statutory lien under Section 15(4) for dues owed by third-party contractor undergoing corporate insolvency — Held, right conferred under Section 15(4) arises only after consignment has been carried to its destination and consignee thereafter defaults in taking d India Law Library Docid # 2455325
(137) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER Vs. R. MANI AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 07-10-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Sections 38 and 39 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Suit for mandatory and permanent injunction — Disputed right and title — Plaintiff sought injunction to remove superstructure, claiming the suit property was a common pathway, without seeking a declaration of title or easementary rights — Defendants contested the claim, showing revenue records that the land was allotted for police quarters and a drill ground — Held, where a serious cloud is cast ove India Law Library Docid # 2455329
(138) ALJ RESIDENCY CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. GEHLOT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 154 — Constitution of India — Article 226 — Alternate Remedy — Writ petition filed directly against order of Deputy Registrar under Section 22(2) without exhausting revisional remedy under Section 154 — Petitioner contended remit of remand order was violated — Court held that violation of remand scope does not automatically justify bypassing statutory alternate remedy — Revisional authority was fully competent to examine jurisdictional issue India Law Library Docid # 2455255
(139) SARASWATI SHIKSHAN MANDAL AND ANOTHER Vs. SHINDE SUNIL TUKARAM AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 — Section 5 — Legality of appointment — Due recruitment process — Mandatory requirement of advertisement and interview — Issuance of public advertisement and conducting interviews are essential to ensure transparency, equal opportunity, and adherence to reservation rules — Where an appointment was made without publishing an advertisement, without holding interviews, and in disregard of the reservation policy by India Law Library Docid # 2455262
(140) MRS.MITALI MANOHAR SAWANT Vs. SHRI DATTA MARUTI GHUULE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 140, 142 and 165 — Scope of "bodily injury" — Permanent disability not mandatory for compensation — Tribunal dismissed claim petition holding claimant failed to prove permanent disablement — Held, Section 165 empowers the Tribunal to adjudicate claims arising from "bodily injury", which encompasses any injury, whether temporary or permanent, and regardless of whether it requires hospitalisation — Absence of permanent disablement as contemplated under Section 1 India Law Library Docid # 2455263