(461) NIKHAT PARVEEN @ KHUSBOO KHATOON Vs. RAFIQUE@SHILLU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 112 — Presumption of legitimacy — Birth during marriage being conclusive proof of legitimacy — While Section 112 raises a conclusive presumption, it is rebuttable — Modern scientific advancements like DNA testing, where conclusive and undisputed, can override this presumption, especially when the child's legitimacy is not the sole issue and the test is conducted with consent. India Law Library Docid # 2442588
(462) BABU SINGH Vs. CONSOLIDATION OFFICER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 132 — Prohibition of Bhumidhari rights — Land originally recorded as Category-6 (barren/non-agricultural) that was later purportedly re-categorised to Category-5 (cultivable) on the basis of an order by the Sub-Divisional Officer, was found to be public utility land (khalihan and pasture) falling under Section 132, meaning no India Law Library Docid # 2442589
(463) ANIL KUMAR @ KALLU Vs. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 394, 34 — Murder and Robbery — Circumstantial Evidence — Homicidal death proved by medical evidence establishing cause of death due to shock from injury to neck vessels. India Law Library Docid # 2442591
(464) SANDEEP KUMAR Vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT) AIR CARGO COMPLEX[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 28(9) — Extension of time for adjudication — Non-communication of extension order to noticee — Held, not fatal to adjudication as Section 28 does not mandate such communication, though prudent for the department to do so — Reliance placed on this Court's decision in Pranij Heights India Pvt Ltd vs. The Joint Commissioner of Customs. India Law Library Docid # 2442592
(465) AJAY MAHTO Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313, 374 and 391 — Appeal against conviction — Murder charge under Section 302, IPC — Circumstantial evidence — Last seen theory — Requirement to prove complete chain of circumstances excluding all possibilities of innocence — Conflicting statements of prosecution witnesses regarding crucial details, including non-disclosure of material India Law Library Docid # 2442593
(466) SMT. PREM LATA SUREKHA Vs. SH. CHAKRADHARI SUREKHA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order dismissing Section 34 application — Scope of interference limited to grounds under Section 34 — Not an independent assessment of award merits — Appellate court must ascertain if Section 34 court exceeded its scope — Concurrent findings of Arbitrator and Section 34 court should be disturbed with extreme caution — Mere India Law Library Docid # 2442594
(467) SHIVA NAND Vs. SUKH LAL SHARMA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Easement by Prescription and Necessity — Plaintiff claimed right of way through common passage over defendants’ land by prescription and necessity, asserting it was the sole access to his property — Evidence showed plaintiff had provided an affidavit from landowners permitting use of alternative passage and admitted the claimed passage was more convenient but not absolutely necessary — Court held that for easement by necessity, absolute necessity, not mere convenience, must be proven, and an alt India Law Library Docid # 2442743
(468) M/S. NATIONAL AGENCIES Vs. SBI GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Insurance Law — Burglary Insurance Policy — Interpretation of "Burglary" — A burglary insurance policy covers theft involving actual forcible and violent entry into or exit from the premises India Law Library Docid # 2442793
(469) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION JABALPUR Vs. CHOTELAL KHURASIYA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 M.P. Industrial Relations Act, 1960 — Section 108 — M.P — Industrial Relations Rules, 1961 — Rule 48-A — Execution of Award — Limitation — Provisions of the Act prevail over rules if they conflict — Section 108 of the Act provides for recovery of amounts due as if it were a fine under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, for which no India Law Library Docid # 2442794
(470) M/S. MCM WORLDWIDE PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 16(2), (5) & (6) and Section 34 — Challenge to Arbitrator's order rejecting plea of lack of jurisdiction — When an arbitrator rejects a plea regarding lack of jurisdiction under Section 16(2), the aggrieved party must wait until the final award is passed before challenging this decision under Section 34 of the Act — The decision under Section 16(2) does not India Law Library Docid # 2442796
(471) S. ANAND Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU REPRESENTED BY ITS INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process — Appellant, a purchaser for valuable consideration, was not involved in alleged fabrication of Will or its use with knowledge of forgery — Charge of criminal conspiracy and cheating under IPC not substantiated against appellant — Mere fact of purchasing property through a India Law Library Docid # 2442799
(472) DR. SAJAD AHMAD BHAT Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 21-04-2026 Employment Law — Provisional Engagement — Security Clearance — An employee engaged on a provisional basis, subject to security clearance, cannot claim reinstatement or refute termination based on an adverse report if they accepted these conditions at the India Law Library Docid # 2443108
(473) M. LAKSHMI NARASIMHA ACHARYULU AND OTHERS Vs. M. GOPALAMMA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal — Maintainability — An appeal under Section 96 of the CPC lies against a decree, not merely against a finding on an issue — A party who has succeeded in the suit cannot appeal solely on the basis of a finding against them if the overall decree is in their favour and their prayer in the written statement was for dismissal of the suit, which was granted by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2443126
(474) GHANASALA PULLAMMA, AND OTHERS Vs. KALUVA SUDHAKARA RAO AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope — A second appeal lies only on a substantial question of law — The High Court cannot interfere with concurrent findings of fact by the lower appellate court if they are based on proper appreciation of evidence — Mere appreciation of facts or documents does not India Law Library Docid # 2443127
(475) SRI BOYINA VENKATESWARA RAO [DIED] PER LRS. Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) — Disproportionate Assets — Burden of Proof — Prosecution must prove that properties in wife's name were acquired by the accused public servant, not from wife's own income, especially when wife was also a public servant during the check period. India Law Library Docid # 2443125
(476) WATERBURY FARREL Vs. STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Jurisdiction — Determining the seat of arbitration requires clear contractual designation or subsequent agreement, not just a chosen venue for hearings — The presence of options for venue in a neutral country or the exclusive jurisdiction clause for specific courts can act as contrary indicia against a designated seat. India Law Library Docid # 2443278
(477) DR. PACHIPALA NAMRATHA @ ATHALURI NAMRATHA Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Section 19 — Arrest — Validity — Grounds of arrest and reasons to believe must be based on material in possession and demonstrate conscious involvement of the arrestee in money laundering — Mere suspicion, unverified allegations, or mechanical reproduction of statutory phrases are insufficient — Arrest made without tangible, corroborated India Law Library Docid # 2443324
(478) SEELOJU SHIVA KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 528 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Petitioners seeking to quash FIR registered for offences under Section 108 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Allegations that petitioners, an advocate and a journalist, facilitated an interview where defamatory statements were made against the deceased, leading to her suicide India Law Library Docid # 2443407
(479) GHANSHYAMBHAI NAGJIBHAI CHOTHANI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879 — Section 73AA — Restrictions on transfer of land belonging to Scheduled Tribes — The original holder of the land, Bhanabhai Kikabhai, was identified as "Adivasi" (Scheduled Tribe) by the Mamlatdar, leading to the initiation of suo motu proceedings for breach of Section 73AA of the Revenue India Law Library Docid # 2443468
(480) MR. H.K. LAKSHMAN GOWDA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Mines and Geology Rules, 1994 — Rule 8(5)(iii) and Rule 3(2) — Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — Section 2 — Withdrawal of No Objection Certificate (NOC) — Lease granted based on erroneous NOC — Quarrying operations stopped due to withdrawal of NOC after a decade of operation — Court held that while an NOC is required for granting a lease, its withdrawal does not automatically permit the State to India Law Library Docid # 2443522