(241) PR. CIT-2, KOLHAPUR AND ANOTHER Vs. B. T. PATIL & SONS BELGAUM CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (KOLHAPUR BENCH)] 29-10-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 80-IA(4) — Deduction in respect of infrastructure development — Developer versus Works Contractor — Assessing Officer disallowed deduction alleging assessee was merely a civil works contractor not assuming entrepreneurial risk — Held, an enterprise that executes an infrastructure project by undertaking intricate design, surveying, deployment of technical personnel and machinery, investment of own funds, and assumes complete project and financial risks including def India Law Library Docid # 2457889
(242) KANNULAL S/O ASARAM VITORE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 29-10-2026 Service Law — Regularisation — Ad-hoc appointments — Teachers and staff appointed in UGC Model Colleges through open advertisement and selection committee against regular requirement — Services renewed continuously for over a decade with artificial breaks on consolidated pay — Proposals for sanctioning posts kept pending by State for over ten years — Held, ad-hoc appointments cannot be used as an exploitative device — Administrative inertia cannot defeat legitimate rights — Failure of State to d India Law Library Docid # 2457894
(243) IRFAN @ KALU ABDUL MUBARAK MALEK THROUGH NASIMBANU ABDULMUBARAK MALEK Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985 — Sections 2(c) and 3 — Preventive Detention — "Dangerous person" — Distinction between "law and order" and "public order" — Detention order was passed based on five registered criminal cases — Detenu was granted bail in all offences — Held, mere registration of criminal cases under ordinary penal law without demonstrating that the alleged acts adversely affected or were likely to affect the even tempo of the community or public order does n India Law Library Docid # 2457950
(244) ASHWINI KUMAR Vs. ROMA KUMARI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) — Dissolution of marriage — Ground of cruelty — Burden of proof — Ordinary wear and tear, trivial disagreements, and unsubstantiated allegations do not constitute cruelty — Appellant-husband alleged that respondent-wife misbehaved, demanded retirement funds, and lodged a criminal case under Section 498-A IPC — Witnesses produced by husband lacked direct personal knowledge — Filing of a criminal case arising from matrimonial discord does not, by itsel India Law Library Docid # 2457969
(245) DR. JAGDISH SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Service Law — Superannuation — Parity between AYUSH and Allopathic Doctors — Petitioner, an AYUSH Doctor, challenged his superannuation at 65 years and sought enhancement to 67 years at par with Allopathic doctors — Held, classification between AYUSH doctors and Allopathic doctors regarding the age of retirement is discriminatory and unreasonable — Doctors in both segments perform the same fundamental function of treating and healing patients, and the m India Law Library Docid # 2457971
(246) TASLEEM KHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 300, 302 and 304 Part I — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Alteration of conviction — Deceased was assaulted with fist and kick blows on his abdomen during a sudden dispute triggered by his bathing in an open courtyard — Appellant was unarmed, had no prior enmity, and acted without premeditation — Victim survived for two days before succumbing to septicemia resulting from intestinal perforation — Intention to kill was absent, but intention to cause bodily i India Law Library Docid # 2457972
(247) DR. SHANTANU Vs. VEDIKA KASHYAP[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Sections 7, 17 and 25 — Custody of minor — Maintainability of petition under Section 25 without prior declaration under Section 7 — Distinction between provisions — Family Court dismissed father's petition under Section 25 holding it not maintainable without seeking appointment or declaration of guardianship under Section 7 read with Section 17 — Held, unsustainable — Sections 7 and 25 operate in distinct statutory spheres — Section 7 governs appointment or declar India Law Library Docid # 2457973
(248) SRI G V NEELAKANTAIAH AND OTHERS Vs. SRI VENKATASWAMAPPA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Hindu Law — Partition — Mitakshara coparcenary — Separation by release deed — Father of plaintiffs executed a registered release deed in 1961 after taking his share, relinquishing rights in remaining family properties — Plaintiffs subsequently filed suit for partition against other branches — Held, once a coparcener validly separates by accepting an allotment and releasing his rights, the rights of his branch stand confined strictly to the allotted properties — Descendants cannot, merely by birt India Law Library Docid # 2457976
(249) CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION AND ANOTHER Vs. J. K. TYRE AND INDSTURIES LIMITED AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Conditions of Supply of Electricity of Distribution Licensees, 2010 — Power Supply Agreement — Clause 3 — Demand Charges versus Minimum Charges — Single Judge treated demand charges as minimum charges and ordered proportionate reduction for lockdown period — Held, erroneous — Heading titled "Reduction of Minimum Charges" cannot override substantive text of the clause, which provides for alteration of "contracted demand" — Applicable tariff order levied demand charges base India Law Library Docid # 2457977
(250) NIRAJ KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Service Law — Contractual Appointment — Discontinuation of service — Executive Assistant — Petitioner's contractual engagement was discontinued on the ground of working beyond sanctioned strength under the "last come, first go" principle — No fault or deficiency was attributed in performance of duties — Official records revealed that similarly situated computer operators removed on identical grounds were subsequently re-engaged or adjusted across various Collectorates, and administrative resolut India Law Library Docid # 2457998
(251) CICL Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to child in conflict with law — Grounds for denial — Gravity of offence immaterial — Section 12 overrides the Code of Criminal Procedure, making bail the rule and refusal an exception. Bail applies equally to all juveniles, including those aged 16 to 18 accused of heinous crimes. Bail can strictly be denied only under the three contingencies specified in the proviso to Section 12(1). Heinous nature of the alleged of India Law Library Docid # 2458000
(252) JAYANT VISHNU PRABHAKAR BHARDWAJ AND ANOTHER Vs. RUMA DEVI AND ANR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Sections 63, 276 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Proof of Will — Suspicious circumstances — Burden of proof — Propounder must satisfactorily prove due execution, attestation, and testamentary capacity of the testator. Where a literate testatrix, who signed a police complaint nine days prior, allegedly executed an unregistered Will using thumb impressions at the top-right margins, serious suspicion arises. The burden intensifies when the propounders' father activ India Law Library Docid # 2458002
(253) DR. MEDHA Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Service Law — Recruitment process — Concessional application fee — Requirement of domicile proof — Unreserved female candidate paid relaxed application fee of Rs. 75/- meant exclusively for female permanent residents of Bihar, but failed to submit domicile certificate with application form — Held, candidates claiming fee relaxation are obligated to furnish domicile proof along with the application before the prescribed cut-off date — Failure to submit required certificate renders the application India Law Library Docid # 2458004
(254) VAIBHAV PODDAR @ BAIBHAI PODDAR @ VAIBHAV AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 177, 178 and 179 — Territorial Jurisdiction — Place of inquiry and trial — Matrimonial offences under Sections 498A, 323, 34 of IPC — Alleged acts of harassment and demand for dowry occurred entirely in Delhi — Informant left matrimonial home of her own volition to reach her native place at Saharsa — Offence was not a continuing one under Section 178(c) nor did consequences fall within Saharsa under Section 179 — Court at Saharsa lacked territorial India Law Library Docid # 2458010
(255) AFROJ ALAM AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Criminal proceedings against in-laws — General and omnibus allegations — Quashing of proceedings — Complainant filed complaint against husband and in-laws alleging cruelty and dowry demand — Material on record disclosed no specific overt act, harassment, or dowry demand attributable to in-laws individually — Principal allegations were directed only against husband — Held, mere relationship with husband cannot justify roping in India Law Library Docid # 2458011
(256) ATAUR RAHMAN @ MD. ATAUR RAHMAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 190(1)(b) and Section 173(2) — Closure Report — Cognizance by Magistrate — Powers of Magistrate upon submission of closure report — Police filed a closure report — Magistrate disagreed and took cognizance based on case diary, protest petition, Section 164 CrPC statement, and FSL report — Held, upon submission of a closure report, the Magistrate has three options: accept the report, direct further investigation, or take cognizance based on materials India Law Library Docid # 2458012
(257) STATE OF U.P. THRU. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AMBEDKAR NAGAR AND ANOTHER Vs. SAMUNDRA DEVI DECEASED THRU. RAM SURAT AND ORS.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 29-10-2026 U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Sections 132 and 161 — Public Trust Doctrine — Protection of Ponds — Permissibility of exchange — State proposed constructing Fire Station on pond land by offering alternative land — Held, a pond is a community resource and natural water body, not an ordinary proprietary asset of the State — State holds natural resources as a trustee under Public Trust Doctrine — Subsequent drying up, degradation, or offering alternative land does not confer India Law Library Docid # 2458025
(258) SMT. ARCHANA BOODH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY./PRIN. SECY. BASIC EDU. LKO. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 29-10-2026 Service Law — Regularization — Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 — Sections 2(n), 7, 8, 23 to 28 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 21-A and 23 — Contractual Teachers in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) — Petitioners discharging duties similar to regular teachers continuously for over a decade on artificial contractual breaks with meager honorarium — State pleaded lack of sanctioned posts and co-terminus scheme tenure — Held, nature of work being per India Law Library Docid # 2458027
(259) MUTHARREDDY VENKATARAO AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 85, 318(4), 336(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2) read with Section 3(5) — Pre-arrest bail — Allegation of forged will — De-facto complainant alleged that her in-laws forged her deceased husband's will to misappropriate properties — Petitioners were elderly in-laws aged about 62 years and sister-in-law — Complainant had not instituted any civil suit challenging the will — Petitioners complied with interim con India Law Library Docid # 2458028
(260) HERO WIRETEX LIMITED Vs. THE HONBLE DEBTS RECOVERY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AT KOLKATA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 17 — Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 — Section 20 — Finality of Orders — Challenge to Consequential Order — Maintainability — Debts Recovery Tribunal granted instalment facility to borrower and directed release of mortgaged title deeds upon payment of three bi-monthly instalments — Bank did not challenge the parent order, which attained finality — Bank subsequently challenged India Law Library Docid # 2458030