(601) MAGHA RAM Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Cruelty by husband or relatives — Essential ingredients — Demand for dowry — Cruelty, either physical or mental, with the intention to coerce the woman — Mere general allegations are not sufficient — Concrete evidence of specific acts of cruelty, including date and time, is necessary — For establishing cruelty, direct evidence is most crucial — However, the court also India Law Library Docid # 2442625
(602) JAI NARAYAN VYAS UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS Vs. M/S SAWAI ENGINEERS, THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR, SAWAI RAM JANGID[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 & 37 — Scope of interference — The court's power to set aside an arbitral award is very limited and supervisory, not appellate — Interference is only justified in cases of patent illegality, perversity, jurisdictional error, or conflict with the grounds specified in the Act — The court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its own conclusions for those of India Law Library Docid # 2442626
(603) KISAN @ KISHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 342 — Appeal against conviction for murder and wrongful confinement — Prosecution case — Complainant alleged that accused assaulted her husband with an iron rod after consuming liquor, dragged his body and absconded — Trial court convicted accused for offences under Sections 302 and 342 IPC — Defence submissions: Accused falsely implicated due to personal India Law Library Docid # 2442627
(604) M/S GYANKEER TOBACCO PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL EXCISE AND CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 74 — Central Excise Act, 1944 — Section 11A — Show Cause Notices — Reopening of settled issues — Advance Ruling — Binding effect — Jurisdiction — The issuance of show cause notices under Section 74 of the CGST Act and Section 11A of the Central Excise Act to reopen allegations of fraud, willful misstatement, or suppression of facts, when these allegations have already been considered and rejected in a prior Advance Ruling and India Law Library Docid # 2442628
(605) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. JITENDRA @ JITU[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 363, 376AB — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 3/4, 5(J)(iv)(i)(M)/6 — Conviction for murder, abduction, and sexual assault of a minor — Trial court's judgment and sentence — Appeal against conviction and death reference for confirmation — Court's re-appreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2442629
(606) RAJASTHAN CHESS ASSOCIATION Vs. ASHOK KUAMR BHARGAVA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Rajasthan Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Association) Act, 2005 — Section 16 — Dispute Resolution — Special Appeal Maintainability — An intra-court appeal against an interim order is maintainable if the order decides substantial rights of a party, even if it's interlocutory in nature — The stay on election and appointment of an administrator, as per the interim order, significantly impacts India Law Library Docid # 2442672
(607) M/S RAJASTHAN STATE MINES AND MINERALS LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 84 — Unclaimed Consignments — Application of — Appellant refused to take delivery of consignment after it was loaded onto their plot, contributing to any alleged loss, and therefore, was not entitled to compensation on that ground. India Law Library Docid # 2442673
(608) PRIYANKA AND OTHERS Vs. SWARN SINGH AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal by claimants seeking enhancement of compensation — Deceased was a Police Constable — Tribunal awarded compensation based on basic pay and certain allowances while excluding others like HDA, CCA, HRA, washing allowance, and miscellaneous allowances — Claimants contend that all allowances beneficial to the family should be included in India Law Library Docid # 2442674
(609) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. NEERAJ YADAV[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Writ Jurisdiction — Scope of Interference — High Court's writ jurisdiction under Article 226 is extraordinary and should only be invoked in cases of apparent malafides, arbitrariness, or illegality — Purely contractual rights, especially those involving disputed questions of fact requiring oral evidence, are generally not enforced through writ petitions; parties should instead approach alternative forums India Law Library Docid # 2442675
(610) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. HIRALAL (IN COMPLIANCE OF C.O. DT. 01-04-26 NAME OF A-1 IS DELETED AS HE HAS EXPIRED). AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(III) — Appeal against acquittal — Offence under Sections 323/34, 325/34, 506-B of Penal Code — Trial Court acquitted accused — Appeal filed by State — Court to consider if acquittal judgment is faulty, illegal, or perverse — Prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2442900
(611) HINDUSTAN COPPER LIMITED REPRESENTED BY SHRI O.P. CHUGH HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD MALAJKHAND Vs. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 M.P Sthaniya Kshetra Me Mal Ke Pravesh Per Kar Adhiniyam, 1976 — Section 2(hh) of M.P — General Sales Tax Act, 1958 — Grinding Media Balls and Rubber Liners are integral parts of a Ball Mill machinery and not 'incidental goods' for the purpose of entry tax — Such components are used 'for' carrying out manufacture, not 'in' the India Law Library Docid # 2442901
(612) SUSHIL Vs. MOHAN SINGH YADAV AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 & 197 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 166 — Dismissal of private complaint — Petitioner filed complaint against SHO for allegedly registering FIR without inquiry and with malice — Both Sessions Court and Trial Court dismissed the complaint — High Court upheld the dismissal, finding no case made out under Section 166 IPC and emphasizing the India Law Library Docid # 2442902
(613) SMT. DR. SUSHILA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) and 200 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 406, 120B — Framing of charges — Criminal complaint alleging criminal breach of trust and cheating in a property sale — Court held that mere non-completion of a sale agreement due to non-payment of the full amount does not automatically constitute a criminal offence, especially when possession was handed over India Law Library Docid # 2442903
(614) CHARANJEET Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction based on dying declarations — Two dying declarations by the deceased explicitly named her husband (appellant) as the perpetrator who poured kerosene and set her on fire — The court found these declarations to be reliable and trustworthy despite the extensive burn injuries suffered by the deceased, adhering to the principle that dying declarations can be the sole India Law Library Docid # 2442904
(615) PUSHPA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 300A — Right to Property — Legal ownership recognised by revenue records cannot be arbitrarily interfered with by the State or any authority without due process of law, even though it is no longer a fundamental right India Law Library Docid # 2442954
(616) STATE (NOW UNION TERRITORY) OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHU SINGH JANDLA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Administrative Law — Appointment — Wrongful Denial of Appointment — Candidate erroneously denied appointment based on RBA category certificate submission date, despite having secured more points than the last selected candidate in that category — Subsequent court order directed inclusion in the select list and recommendation for India Law Library Docid # 2442955
(617) MELA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF J & K AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 561-A — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498-A and 506 — Quashment of proceedings — Allegations of cruelty, harassment, and dowry demand were vague, omnibus, and lacked specific details of time, date, place, or manner of occurrence — Such general allegations are insufficient to India Law Library Docid # 2442956
(618) SMANLA DORJE NURBOO AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 480(1)(i) — Bar on bail for offenses carrying death or life imprisonment — The petitioners are not alleged to have committed such severe offenses, making them eligible for bail consideration. India Law Library Docid # 2442957
(619) BHAT TRADERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Arbitrary withholding of admitted dues by State instrumentality — Maintainability of writ petition — Even in contractual matters involving the State, a writ petition is maintainable if the action of the State is arbitrary, unreasonable, or unfair, thus attracting Article 14 of the Constitution — The distinction between public and private law elements in state contracts can blur, and when a public India Law Library Docid # 2443112
(620) CHITTURI VENU GOPALA KRISHNA Vs. M/S. SAKTHI FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 64(2) — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Attachment of Property — Agreement of Sale — For a private transfer or delivery of property pursuant to a contract to be saved from being void against claims enforceable under an attachment, the contract must be entered into *and registered* India Law Library Docid # 2443131