(621) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. NAGURI VENKATA RAMI REDDY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for Death in Accident — Claimants established the deceased's employment as a Clerk with salary of Rs. 7,935/- per month, and also assisting in agricultural activities and earning Rs. 500/- per day from electrical works — Tribunal's notional fixation of monthly income at Rs. 12,500/- was justified by India Law Library Docid # 2443133
(622) ASHIMA SANJEEV MINOCHA Vs. CO-OPERATIVE MILK MARKETING FEDERATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) — Maintainability of writ petition — Petitioners cannot directly approach writ court if alternative statutory remedy is available, unless fundamental rights are violated, principles of natural justice are breached, or proceedings are without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2443473
(623) JIGISHA W/O YOGESH MAGANLAL RAVAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125(2) — Maintenance — Date of award — While courts have discretion to award maintenance from the date of order or date of application, such discretion must be exercised judiciously and with cogent reasons. India Law Library Docid # 2443474
(624) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. HARILAL RAVABHAI GAGAL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for death in motor accident — Deceased repairing tanker on roadside — Truck dashed tanker from behind — Tribunal found deceased 40% contributorily negligent — High Court upheld this finding based on lack of eyewitness deposition and unclear panchnama India Law Library Docid # 2443475
(625) JAGADISH R Vs. SRI B S RAVI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Cheque return memo with electronic clearance — Seal and signature of bank not mandatory — Presumption under Section 139 applies — The absence of a bank seal or signature on a cheque return memo, especially in cases of electronic clearance, India Law Library Docid # 2443527
(626) SRI. B.RANJITH KUMAR Vs. SRI. M.SHIVAKUMAR MAJOR AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — While the original award was passed before recent Supreme Court judgments, a pending appeal is decided based on the law applicable at the time of the appeal, taking a forward-looking approach for the victim's welfare. India Law Library Docid # 2443528
(627) SMT ANURADHA OSTWAL AND OTHERS Vs. SRI R MAHENDRA KUMAR SHAH AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (PTCL Act) — Section 4(2) and 4(3) — Agreement of Sale — Applicability of PTCL Act — An agreement of sale of granted land, as defined in the PTCL Act, is considered a "transfer" and is void and unenforceable in a court of India Law Library Docid # 2443529
(628) M/S TIRUPATI STORAGE AND ALLIED PVT. LTD AND OTHERS Vs. UCO BANK AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 — Section 22(2)(e) and (g) — Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal have powers similar to a Civil Court, including reviewing decisions and setting aside orders of dismissal for default or ex parte orders — Such powers are intended to prevent procedural lapses from causing irreparable India Law Library Docid # 2443612
(629) THE BRANCH MANAGER, THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. GYANDUP TSHERING LEPCHA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Compensation — Quantum — Award — Challenged by Insurance Company on grounds of lack of disability certificate and unsubstantiated claims — Court to determine correctness of MACT's disability finding and consequent India Law Library Docid # 2443710
(630) EX. SQN. LDR. R. SOOD Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Air Force Act, 1950 — Section 19 — Air Force Rules, 1969 — Rule 16 — Administrative action after discharge from criminal court — Initiation of administrative action for disciplinary purposes is not permissible if the matter has already been decided by a criminal court by way of discharge, as discharge signifies no sufficient grounds for India Law Library Docid # 2442311
(631) CANARA BANK Vs. KAVITA CHOWDHARY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Deficiency in Service — Banking — Cheque Presentation — Bank's failure to re-present cheques within their validity period after they were returned due to a bank strike constitutes negligence and a deficiency in service, as banks have a duty of due diligence in handling customer deposits. India Law Library Docid # 2442312
(632) THE STATE OF KERALA Vs. K.A. ABDUL RASHEED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe — Ingredients for establishing guilt of public servant under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) include proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification, which are sine qua non — While acceptance of bribe was admitted, the proof of demand was the crucial aspect in this case. India Law Library Docid # 2442313
(633) BHARTIYA MAZDOOR SANGH, U.P. AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) - Repeal of SICA and Abatement of Proceedings - Companies whose proceedings were pending before BIFR/AAIFR could approach NCLT within 180 days of IBC enactment - Failure to do so results in abatement and revival of earlier orders, like winding up recommendation. India Law Library Docid # 2442314
(634) J&K ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AGENCY Vs. RASH BUILDERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Seat vs. Venue — Distinction between "seat" and "venue" of arbitration is central to determining court's supervisory jurisdiction — The "seat" is the juridical home of arbitration, determining the curial law and exclusive supervisory jurisdiction — The "venue" is merely a geographical location for convenience of hearings and does not confer jurisdiction or alter the seat. India Law Library Docid # 2442320
(635) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. SAVITA SANDILYA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 2(28) — Definition of motor vehicle — Hyva (Truck) used in mining and construction is a motor vehicle — Vehicle is mechanically propelled and adapted for use upon roads, and does not fall under any exception — Even if used on private roads, it is considered a motor vehicle if suitable for road use — Exemption for vehicles used exclusively in factories or enclosed premises does not apply India Law Library Docid # 2442338
(636) BHAUSAB MADHUKAR GORE AND OTHERS Vs. DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE, RAIPUR REGIONAL UNIT[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 52A — Non-compliance with procedural requirements — Does not automatically vitiate prosecution case — Conviction can be sustained if recovery and possession of contraband are proven by other evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2442339
(637) PRITI SHRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS Vs. VINAY KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 — Section 14(1) — Guardianship of a person with disability — Jurisdiction — The National Trust Act, 1999, being a special legislation, overrides general laws like the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the Family India Law Library Docid # 2442340
(638) NITIN SINGHVI Vs. CHHATTISGARH STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 20 — Penalty on Public Information Officer — Discretionary power of Information Commission — Imposition of penalty under Section 20 is discretionary and hinges on satisfaction of the Commission regarding absence of reasonable cause and existence of malafides or deliberate withholding of information — Mere erroneous interpretation of provisions of the Act does not India Law Library Docid # 2442341
(639) RAMKUMAR Vs. TEKRAM[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Implied Bar — Where a statute creates a specific liability/offence and provides a complete and particular remedy for aggrieved parties, the Civil Court's jurisdiction is impliedly barred for matters covered by that specific remedy. India Law Library Docid # 2442342
(640) M/S. SHREE JI RESOURCES LLP Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Contract Law — Termination Clause — Applicability [Paras 8, 22, 23, 24, 25] — The petitioner contended that the termination clause only applied to cases of illegal gratification — However, the Court found that the contract was governed by a later, amended set of conditions which broadened the scope of the termination clause to include breaches of contractual obligations and serious misconduct, not just illegal India Law Library Docid # 2442615