(441) DARSHANA Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 21-07-2026 Administrative Law — Regularization of Services — Medical Board for Age Determination — A sanitation worker engaged on a casual basis sought regularization of services — Her regularization was withheld due to the absence of an official record of her date of birth — The Court directed the constitution of a Medical Board to India Law Library Docid # 2448732
(442) KIRPAL SINGH Vs. THE UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 21-07-2026 Village Defence Committee (VDC) Special Police Officers (SPOs) appointed under a government scheme do not hold a civil post — Therefore, they are not entitled to the protections afforded by Article 311 of the Constitution or the detailed departmental inquiry procedures applicable to regular police personnel — India Law Library Docid # 2448733
(443) TABASUM NAZIR AND ANOTHER Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 21-07-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Protection of life and personal liberty — Marriage of consenting adults — Two adults of majority age, who have solemnized marriage of their own free will and volition, are entitled to marry as per their choice and no individual or authority can interfere with such a decision — The police and civil administration have a duty to protect such individuals from India Law Library Docid # 2448734
(444) YERUVA VENKATESWARA REDDY Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-07-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 14-A — Bail — Non-Filing of Charge Sheet Within Statutory 60-Day Period — Where the accused has remained in judicial custody beyond the sixty-day period prescribed under the Special Act for completion of investigation, no charge sheet has been filed, and the record discloses no tangible material indicating likelihood of tampering with evidence or intimidation of witnesses, the trial court's refusal to grant bail India Law Library Docid # 2448786
(445) EHSAAN Vs. STATE OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 376-D — Gang rape — Sentence — Reduction of — Appellant aged 25 years at time of incident having no criminal antecedents — Maintained good conduct in prison over nearly 10 years — State failing to show impossibility of reformation — Sentence of life imprisonment for remainder of natural life modified to statutory minimum of 20 years' rigorous imprisonment with India Law Library Docid # 2447798
(446) COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX MUMBAI Vs. M/S BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-07-2026 Sale of Goods Act, 1930 — Section 4 — Essentials of Sale — Held, a "sale" requires transfer of property/ownership in goods from seller to buyer for a price, distinguishable from a contract of agency where the recipient deals with goods as the principal's property and remains liable to account for the sale proceeds; the essence of India Law Library Docid # 2447800
(447) SHRI NARESH KUMAR Vs. THE WIRE AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Defamation — Public officials — Maintainability of suit for damages — Suit for damages by public official maintainable notwithstanding R. Rajagopal bar, where plaintiff alleges publication made with reckless disregard for truth, or that it was false and actuated by malice/personal animosity. Such allegations, resting on specific facts India Law Library Docid # 2447802
(448) M/S LGF SYSMAC INDIA PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S KRYSTALLO[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 3 — Mandatory Duty of Court to Dismiss Suit Barred by Limitation — Unilateral/Self-Serving Entries to Extend Limitation — Permissibility — Plaintiff filed a suit for recovery in 2018 claiming outstanding balance arising out of a 2012 transaction where last partial payment was made in May 2013 — To bring the suit within limitation, Plaintiff added two self-serving interest India Law Library Docid # 2447803
(449) STATE Vs. RAKESH[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 8 — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 354-A — Sexual Assault and Harassment — Single Testimony — Inconsistencies and Motive for False Implication — Benefit of Doubt — Respondent-teacher was acquitted of sexual assault charges against a minor India Law Library Docid # 2447804
(450) KETAKI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification — Suppression of facts and use of fraudulent documents — Petitioners claimed belonging to 'Mannerwarlu' community — The Caste Scrutiny Committee invalidated their claims based on suppression of contrary entries from close relatives' school records and evidence of manipulation in relied-upon validity certificates — The court found that the petitioners attempted to India Law Library Docid # 2448034
(451) PROFESSOR KHALIL-UR-RAHMAN ANSARI Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 — Section 4 — Age of Superannuation — Government Resolution dated 27.02.2003 reducing retirement age from 60 to 58 years for teachers in polytechnics held per incuriam, as it conflicted with Section 4 of the MEPS Regulation Act. India Law Library Docid # 2448040
(452) HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. DIPALI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 146 and 149 — Insurance Act, 1938 — Section 64-VB — Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 — Dishonoured Cheque for Premium — Statutory Liability of Insurer to Third Party — Policy issued without premium payment — Insurer cannot avoid liability to third party. India Law Library Docid # 2448041
(453) SAU. SUJATA BHIMRAO KOTHARE AND OTHERS Vs. NARENDRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28 — Rescission of contract — Application for rescission of contract under Section 28 is not maintainable after execution and registration of the sale deed, as the Court loses jurisdiction to rescind the agreement once the conveyance is complete. India Law Library Docid # 2448042
(454) M/S UNIQUE SECURITY AND ANOTHER Vs. MAAN SINGH GAUTAM AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 U.P. Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1958 — Rule 8(3), proviso — Restoration of ex parte order — Limitation — Employer's second restoration application, filed after delay of nearly six years, challenging ex parte wage order, rejected by Prescribed Authority — Held, application for setting aside order under Rule 8(2) must be filed within 30 days; inordinate and India Law Library Docid # 2448125
(455) BABULAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 4(1), 18, 23, 30 — Compensation — Market value — Sale deeds executed after preliminary notification under Section 4(1) cannot be relied upon to determine market value as the relevant date for assessment is the date of the notification — The court rejected sale deeds submitted by the appellant as they were India Law Library Docid # 2448264
(456) M/S. MOHANLAL SHUKLA Vs. S.P. SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order XLIII Rule 1(c) — Condonation of delay — Restoration of appeal — Appellant sought restoration of an appeal dismissed for want of prosecution after approximately fifteen years — Application for condonation of delay was dismissed by the District Judge for insufficient cause. India Law Library Docid # 2448265
(457) LATE MOHAMMAD ISRAIL THROUGH ITS LRS SMT. HALIMA BI AND OTHERS Vs. ASHFAQ AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 22 Rule 4(2) and Order 18 Rule 17 — Legal Representatives — Defence — A legal representative stepping into the shoes of a deceased defendant must adopt the defence of the original defendant and cannot file a contradictory written statement or claim independent rights without proper procedure — India Law Library Docid # 2448266
(458) SAVITA AND OTHERS Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT HIGHWAYS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and 37 — Setting aside of award — Appeal against dismissal of application under Section 34 — Land acquisition compensation — Identical facts and circumstances in multiple cases — Different outcomes by different judicial officers — Breach of public policy. India Law Library Docid # 2448267
(459) OYSTER BUILDING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MR. HARI NARAYAN PATIDAR (KULMI ) DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL LRS MR. SU AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Application dismissed — Agreement for land development contained an arbitration clause for disputes related to construction — The dispute arose from the sale of land to a third party, which was not a construction-related dispute — Therefore, the arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2448268
(460) ANIL KUMAR SAHU Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Framing of Charges — Scope of Interference — At the stage of framing charges, the court's role is limited to determining if the evidence, taken at face value, raises a strong suspicion of the commission of alleged India Law Library Docid # 2448269