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(521) KAMAL UDDIN MAZUMDAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 148, 149 and 302 — Appreciation of evidence — Related and interested witnesses — Credibility — Accused convicted of murder based on testimonies of victim's wife, son, and sister-in-law — Held, being a close relative does not automatically make a witness interested or untrustworthy — Close relatives are generally reluctant to spare actual culprits and falsely implicate innocent persons — Though testimony of related witnesses requires cautious scrutiny and stricte
India Law Library Docid # 2452533

(522) M/S NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. MAYA DEVI AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Breach of policy condition — Burden of proof — Driving licence — Pay and recover — Insurer seeking to avoid liability or claim a pay and recover direction must affirmatively establish a fundamental breach of policy conditions by cogent evidence. A mere allegation or the testimony of an investigator who never saw the driving licence is insufficient. Failure to examine licensing officials, produce licence register extracts, or obtain verification reports leaves the plea
India Law Library Docid # 2452534

(523) THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER Vs. SHRI.S C BURMAN AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 — Section 136(3) — Revisional jurisdiction — Revenue entries vs Title — Absence of grant records — Respondent claimed title via 1986 sale deed tracing to an alleged 1965 grant — Original grant records unavailable and Darkhast Register showed rejection — Single Judge upheld dropping of revisional proceedings citing long lapse of time — Held: Mutation entries cannot confer title when vendor's title is unestablished. A purchaser cannot acquire better title than the
India Law Library Docid # 2452535

(524) MAMIDISETTI NAGENDRA VARMA ALIAS CHANDU Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 480 and 483 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(B) — Regular Bail — Non-commercial quantity — Parity — Petitioner was arrested for possessing and transporting 2.00 kg of Ganja — Held, the contraband seized was not a commercial quantity and substantial investigation regarding petitioner's role was completed — Petitioner had a permanent residence, reducing risk of absconding — Co-accused were previ
India Law Library Docid # 2452537

(525) GOLLA ERANNA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 79, 115(2), 118(1) and 3(5) — Pre-arrest bail — Specific overt acts — Accused Nos. 1 to 3 sought anticipatory bail alleging false implication as a counterblast to an earlier FIR — Prosecution demonstrated specific overt acts, including Accused No. 1 causing grievous injury and Accused Nos. 2 and 3 causing simple injuries to witnesses — Held, having regard to the nature and gravity of the allegations
India Law Library Docid # 2452538

(526) PALLAB SAIKIA @ PAMPU SAIKIA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 326 and 341 — Injured eyewitness testimony — Evidentiary value — Conviction of appellant for assaulting two teachers, causing death of one and grievous injuries to the other — PW-8, the surviving victim, identified appellant as assailant who attacked with a dao — Her testimony remained unshaken during cross-examination — Testimony of an injured eyewitness carries high evidentiary weight and cannot be discarded lightly, as she would not falsely implicate a t
India Law Library Docid # 2452541

(527) BIJU GOGOI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 468 read with Section 34 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Amicable settlement — Cheating and forgery — Petitioners sought quashing of FIR and consequential proceedings on the ground of amicable settlement — All victims and investors confirmed receipt of their invested amounts and gave no objection to quashing — Offence under Section 420 IPC is compoundable, and prima facie offence under Section 468 IP
India Law Library Docid # 2452542

(528) KASHMIRA BEWA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 341, 323, 506 and 34 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Civil dispute given criminal colour — Allegations of assault and intimidation arising from a saw mill dispute — Case diary and medical records disclosed an altercation leading to a free fight without any specific injuries — Dispute was essentially a family property dispute purely civil in nature, lacking criminal act or intent — Case fell under Categori
India Law Library Docid # 2452544

(529) KU. JAGRITI SAHU AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH URAON AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Enhancement of compensation — Assessment of notional income and multiplier — Deceased aged 23 years was working as a tailor without documentary proof of actual earnings — Claims Tribunal assessed monthly income at Rs. 9,000/- and applied a multiplier of 17 — Held, in absence of documentary evidence, income must correspond to minimum wages prescribed for an unskilled labourer at the time of accident, reassessed at Rs. 10,380/- per month — Under Sarla Verma
India Law Library Docid # 2452547

(530) DR. V. MADHU Vs. THE CHANCELLOR OF CUSAT AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Quo Warranto — Meaning of "Public Office" — Post of University Professor — Petition seeking a writ of quo warranto challenging the appointment of a Professor at CUSAT — Held, the post of Professor cannot be held to be a public office merely because the University is a statutory body imparting education — A public office involves an obligation of sovereign functions of the Government delegated for public benefit — Since the office of Professor d
India Law Library Docid # 2452560

(531) YASHPAL SINGH YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 16-09-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 148, 149 and 302 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 3 — Unlawful assembly and common object — Failure to prove overt acts — Allegation that appellants fired indiscriminately and burst tractor tyre to stop vehicle — No firearm injuries found on deceased or witnesses, no bullet marks on tractor or trolley, and no spent cartridges recovered from spot — Allegation of pulling deceased from tractor was a material omission absent in FIR and police statements — When specifi
India Law Library Docid # 2452564

(532) SARJU VISHWAKARMA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 430 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 389(1) — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Suspension of sentence — Fixed-term imprisonment — Pendency of appeals — Appellant convicted of corruption offences and awarded three years' imprisonment sought suspension of sentence — Held, in cases of fixed-term sentences, appellate courts should liberally consider suspension unless exceptional circumstances
India Law Library Docid # 2452565

(533) ASHA SAH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 16-09-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 438 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 74, 85, 351(3) and 3(5) — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3 and 4 — Matrimonial cruelty and dowry harassment — Framing of charges against in-laws — Vague and omnibus allegations — Tendency to rope in relatives of husband in matrimonial disputes deprecated — Allegations against parents-in-law lacked specific instances, dates, or times of harassment — Allegation of sexual harassment against fat
India Law Library Docid # 2452566

(534) KANISHTHA MAHAVIDYALAYIN SHIKSHAN ANNYAY NIVARAN KRUTI SAMITEE AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and Article 226 — Service Law — Revision of Pay Scales — Fifth Pay Commission — Fixation of Cut-off Date — Discriminatory treatment — Teaching staff of Deemed Universities were granted Fifth Pay Commission benefits from 01.04.2000 / 01.04.2002, whereas non-teaching staff and employees of Non-Agricultural Universities received benefits from 01.01.1996 — State cited financial constraints — Held, policy decisions and discretionary powers must be rational, un
India Law Library Docid # 2452571

(535) MANJULA DINESH RITA AND OTHERS Vs. LOKMANYA MULTIPURPOSE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 2(1)(e) and Section 20 — Multi State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 — Section 84 — Jurisdiction — Seat versus Venue — Statutory arbitration — Sittings held at Belgaum without express designation of seat by parties or determination under Section 20(2) — Cause of action entirely arose in Mumbai where parties resided, loan was sanctioned, documents executed, and mortgaged property situated — Mention of "Sitting at Belgaum" in award denotes only a c
India Law Library Docid # 2452572

(536) MOHAMMED SHARIF HANIF KHAN Vs. APNA SAHAKARI BANK LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(2-A) — Setting aside arbitral award — Patent illegality — Failure to decide contentious issues — Arbitral award held Petitioner jointly and severally liable as co-borrower and attached his flat for defaults in a third party's cash-credit facility — Arbitrator rendered no findings on whether Petitioner was a member under Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002, whether the dispute was arbitrable, or whether Petitioner's signatures on surety
India Law Library Docid # 2452573

(537) SITARAM PAL Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Regular bail — Offences under Sections 316(2), 316(3), 316(5), 318(3), 61(2), 3(5) of BNS, Section 23 of M.P. Agricultural Warehouse Act, and Sections 13(1)(a) and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Applicant, working as a warehouse labourer, allegedly shifted 100 gunny bags of Moong on instructions of main accused — Investigation concluded and final report filed — Applicant in custody, having no criminal antecedents, with no li
India Law Library Docid # 2452574

(538) PRAVEEN QURESHI Vs. FAIZULLAH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 16-09-2026
Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961 — Sections 23-A and 23-J — Chapter III-A — Special category landlord — Jurisdiction of Rent Controlling Authority (RCA) — Appellant sought eviction and arrears of rent before Sub-Divisional Officer/RCA — Landlord did not fall within any category under Section 23-J, being neither a retired government servant, widow, divorced wife, nor handicapped person — RCA possesses jurisdiction to order eviction only under Chapter III-A or Sections 19 and 20 — Ab
India Law Library Docid # 2452577

(539) SMT. MEENA KUMRE Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Service Law — Transfer — Scope of judicial review — Non-compliance with transfer guidelines — Petitioner challenged rejection of representation against her transfer, citing personal hardships and transfer policy violations — Held, transfer is an ordinary incidence of service and an employee has no vested right to be posted at a place of choice — Transfer policies are executive guidelines lacking statutory force and confer no legally enforceable rights
India Law Library Docid # 2452579

(540) SHABANA SHAH AND OTHERS Vs. REGIONAL OFFICER CBSE AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 16-09-2026
Central Board of Secondary Education Examination Bye-Laws — Rules 68 and 69 — Correction of records — Student's welfare — Student applied for correction of Class 10 marksheet to substitute mother's name in father's name column — Application rejected by CBSE — Held, a hyper-technical interpretation of Examination Bye-Laws cannot be adopted when it jeopardizes a student's future and career — Court must construe such provisions liberally in a manner beneficial to the student — Impugned rejection or
India Law Library Docid # 2452580

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