(661) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. AKRAMMIYA AFJALMIYA SHAIKH[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498(A) and 306 — Acquittal Appeal — Prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt — Trial Court rightly acquitted accused — No direct evidence connecting accused with incident — Contradictions in witness depositions — Motive not established. India Law Library Docid # 2443477
(662) VIRUBEN @ VIRALBEN @ VIKU HIRABHAI MAALAKIYA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (corresponding Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 107 (corresponding Sections 108, 45 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) — Abetment of suicide — FIR quashing — For quashing an FIR for abetment of suicide, the court must examine whether the essential ingredients of Section 107 IPC are attracted — If the FIR India Law Library Docid # 2443478
(663) PURVIBEN P. KHAJURIA Vs. NATWARLAL HARILAL CHAPANERI AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Loan taken by accused — Issuance of post-dated cheques — Cheques dishonoured for insufficient funds — Statutory notice issued but no payment — Complaint filed and conviction by trial court — Appeal dismissed — Revision application filed by accused. India Law Library Docid # 2443479
(664) SRI. PRAKASHSINGH HOLAL Vs. THIMMESHA @ THIMMAPPA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 10 and 149(2)(a)(ii) — Driving Licence — Class of Vehicle vs. Type of Vehicle — A licence for a light motor vehicle includes transport vehicles, and no separate endorsement is necessary to drive a transport vehicle of that class. India Law Library Docid # 2443530
(665) THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS Vs. SRI GURUSWAMY AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Karnataka Excise (Sale of Indian and Foreign Liquor) Rules, 1968 — Amendments to Rule 5, 5A, and 12 — Challenge to amended provisions allowing e-auction with reservation norms, and deeming lapsed licences as forfeited — Court found that amendments did not travel beyond rule-making power and that no vested India Law Library Docid # 2443531
(666) PAPPU KUMAR RAI @ PAPPU RAI @ PAPPU RAY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court should not interfere with acquittal unless irresistible conclusion of guilt is reached — Acquittal judgment based on cogent reasons derived from evidence is not to be disturbed. India Law Library Docid # 2443613
(667) THE C.B.T/BOARD OF TRUSTEES (CENTRAL BOARD) EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION Vs. M/S THE LONGIA BIDI COMPANY[PATNA HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 — Section 7(A) & 7(I) — Appeal — Deposit of 50% of assessed amount — Petitioner deposited 50% of assessed amount as per court order to revive appeal; Appellate Tribunal set aside assessment order and remanded matter for fresh determination. India Law Library Docid # 2443614
(668) THE BRANCH MANAGER, CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. MINA KUMARI PRADHAN AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award — Delay in filing appeal — Applicant sought condonation of 280 days' delay — Grounds included not being informed of judgment by counsel, delay in obtaining certified copy, and internal processing time — Court found these explanations unsatisfactory India Law Library Docid # 2443709
(669) THE UNION OF INDIA Vs. VINOD KUMAR NAUTIYAL AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Central Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 — Powers of Tribunal — The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has the power to set aside orders and direct authorities to grant upgraded pay scales and make payments from the dates of entitlement. India Law Library Docid # 2443728
(670) ABHINAV JAIN Vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 147, 148, 148A, 149, 151 — Reassessment proceedings — Initiation — Limitation — Corrigendum — Held that corrigendum extending time to file reply, even if issued after initial period, can be considered valid if done within overall limitation to correct errors and provide adequate opportunity to assessee. India Law Library Docid # 2442225
(671) URVASHI AGGARWAL Vs. INDER PAUL AGGARWAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Standard of proof — Mere trivial irritations and quarrels are normal wear and tear of married life and insufficient for divorce; cruelty must be grave and weighty, making it impossible for a spouse to live with the other. India Law Library Docid # 2442226
(672) RISHABH GEHLOT Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrC) — Section 37 — Bail Application — Grant of bail — Applicant spent more than 1/3rd of maximum imposable sentence in jail, and is a first-time offender — Section 479 BNSS mandates release on bail in such circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2442227
(673) GULSHAN KHURANA Vs. MANJU MONGA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Landlord and Tenant — Tenancy dispute — Ejectment and recovery of rent and mesne profits — Suit for possession, recovery of arrears of rent and mesne profits decreed by Trial Court and upheld by Appellate Court — Tenant admitted landlord-tenant relationship and service of legal notice for termination of tenancy — Tenant failed to prove agreement to sell property — Tenancy established by overwhelming India Law Library Docid # 2442228
(674) KIRAN DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(2) defining “untoward incident” — Claim for compensation against death — For a claim to succeed, deceased must be a bona fide passenger and the incident must be an “untoward incident” as defined in the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2442229
(675) ACCAMMA SAM JACOB Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings by High Court — High Court quashed FIR and proceedings at a nascent stage when Magistrate had merely directed investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC — Sale deeds relied upon by accused were examined by High Court, treating them as determinative of the dispute, and criminal proceedings were quashed on the ground India Law Library Docid # 2442232
(676) VPS HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. PRABHAT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36 — Enforcement of Consent Award — Construction of compromise deed and consent award — Promoters undertook to defend proceedings and ensure no liability recovered from Appellants by any forum — Deposit of an amount by Appellants to prevent execution of award against their properties constituted a liability that triggered Promoters' obligation India Law Library Docid # 2442233
(677) DHANANJAY RATHI Vs. RUCHIKA RATHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 12 — Complaint under DV Act filed by Respondent-Wife after entering into a Settlement Agreement for divorce by mutual consent — Held, such proceedings were motivated to exert pressure for a better settlement and amounted to abuse of process of law — Quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2442234
(678) ASPINWALL AND CO. LTD. Vs. INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Kerala Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1991 — Section 12 — Set-off of losses — Accumulated losses of amalgamating company cannot be set-off against income of amalgamated company as it had not suffered the losses itself. India Law Library Docid # 2442235
(679) ANOSH EKKA Vs. STATE THROUGH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(d) — Disproportionate Assets — Chargesheet splitting — Allegations of acquiring disproportionate assets and tribal lands misuse — Two separate chargesheets filed from the same FIR, R.C — Case No 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(B) and R.C — Case No 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(C) — Overlapping allegations in both cases — Plea of double jeopardy raised — Supreme Court noted India Law Library Docid # 2442236
(680) M/S GLOBAL SERVICES Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 13-04-2026 Contract Law — Tender Process — Lowest Bidder — No Vested Right — Participation in a tender process, even being declared the lowest bidder (L-1), does not grant a bidder an automatic or enforceable right to be awarded the contract — The tendering authority has the discretion to cancel the process, particularly when done in furtherance of a bona fide policy decision serving public interest, unless the cancellation India Law Library Docid # 2442343