(701) BHUPESH CHANDRAKAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 State Women Commission powers — Not to review judicial/quasi-judicial orders — The Commission, despite having powers to inquire into complaints regarding women's rights, cannot act as an appellate or supervisory body over judicial or quasi-judicial orders passed by authorities in their official capacity — These orders can only be India Law Library Docid # 2442345
(702) DILIP DAS AND OTHERS Vs. BASANT KUMARI GUPTA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Adverse Possession — Essential Ingredients — To establish a claim of adverse possession, a person must prove the date of acquiring possession, the nature of that possession, whether the true owner was aware of this possession, the duration of possession, and that the possession was open and undisturbed — Claimants must clearly India Law Library Docid # 2442346
(703) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. SEETAMUNI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Compensation for death — Amendment by Notification dated 22nd May, 2018 — Maximum compensation fixed at Rs. 5,00,000/- — The Supreme Court in Urmila Halder case held that the amendment, although notified on 22nd May, 2018, applies to accidents occurring India Law Library Docid # 2442347
(704) KONDA @ HEMLAL GAYAKWAD Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 6, 10, 4 & 5(m) — Rape of minor — Admissibility of birth certificate and school register as proof of age — Birth certificate issued by Registrar, Birth and Deaths, is a statutory document admissible under Section 35 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — School register entries are also admissible and corroborate the birth certificate when proved India Law Library Docid # 2442348
(705) RAJ KUMAR (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. RAKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Nature of Suit — Mandatory Injunction vs. Suit for Possession — A suit for mandatory injunction seeking possession of property can be treated as a suit for possession based on title, even if the prayer is for mandatory injunction — The substance of the plaint, read holistically, determines the India Law Library Docid # 2442471
(706) AMARJIT SINGH Vs. KARTAR SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Suit for specific performance — Readiness and willingness — Plaintiff's insistence on adjusting mortgage amount from sale consideration, despite agreement not specifying unencumbered land, amounts to altering contract terms — Such conduct indicates lack of genuine readiness and willingness to perform as originally agreed — Appeal dismissed for India Law Library Docid # 2442472
(707) SHRI PARDEEP GOYAL AND OTHERS Vs. SH. SUBHASH CHANDER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Sections 10 and 16(c) — Specific performance of agreement to sell — Readiness and willingness of plaintiff — Held, continuous readiness and willingness on the part of the plaintiff is a condition precedent for granting the relief of specific performance — Plaintiff must not only aver but also adduce oral and documentary evidence to show availability of funds and capacity to India Law Library Docid # 2442473
(708) DESA SINGH Vs. RAWAIL SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and Willingness — Plaintiff's conduct and surrounding circumstances must be assessed — Plaintiff must demonstrate possession of financial capacity or ability to raise funds — Plaintiff's presence at Sub-Registrar's office with balance sale consideration and expenses demonstrates readiness and willingness — Absence of actual tender of money not India Law Library Docid # 2442474
(709) PUSHAP LATA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Pre-Conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and Rules, 1996 — Section 29 and Rule 9 — Maintenance of Records — Violation — Clinic failed to maintain records as per mandated 'Form F' and omitted signatures of the conducting doctor, referral slips, and ultrasound films — Evidence proved these violations, leading to conviction. India Law Library Docid # 2442475
(710) RAJ KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. SATYA PARKASH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation for death in accident — Insurance company's liability — Onus to prove breach of policy conditions lies on the insurance company — Mere reference to FIR or presumptions about fare payment are insufficient to discharge this burden — Insurance company failed to provide cogent evidence of deceased being a fare-paying passenger or willful India Law Library Docid # 2442476
(711) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. TARAQQI LAL (SINCE DECEASED) AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Recklessness and Negligence — Death of deceased due to rash and negligent driving of vehicle by respondent no.1 has been proved by the testimony of claimant No.1 and the post-mortem report which proves the cause of death due to injuries sustained in the accident — The driver's failure to appear in the witness box weakens his defense, and India Law Library Docid # 2442581
(712) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. BADAMI DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Road accident — Negligence — Appeal against award — Contention that offending vehicle was not named in FIR or driver identified — Held, FIR is not an encyclopaedia of facts — Eye-witness identified the bus and driver during trial and testimony withstood cross-examination — Investigating Officer's statement corroborates claimants' case, including CCTV India Law Library Docid # 2442582
(713) SMT. RAMKANWAR Vs. YADVENDRA SINGH, LEQAL REPRESENTATIVE OF RAWAL RAJESHWAR SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 99 and Section 151 — Objections to execution of decree — Petitioner claimed rights as legal heir of original tenant who was not impleaded in suit or subsequent appeals — Court held that original tenant's sons were impleaded and decree against one joint tenant is executable against others — Petitioner's rights as successor did not make her a co-tenant, but a India Law Library Docid # 2442678
(714) KAMLESH AND OTHERS Vs. PAPPU SAINI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-04-2026 Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 — Section 35 — Admissibility of insufficiently stamped documents — Bar to admission in evidence is absolute, unless proper duty and penalty are paid — This bar applies even to secondary evidence of a document — Insufficiently stamped document cannot be admitted even in photocopy form as secondary evidence unless stamp duty defect is cured. India Law Library Docid # 2442679
(715) SHRI MAHESH TRIVEDI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 169 — Service of notices — Mandatory requirement of Document Identification Number (DIN) — The court held that a Reference Number (RFN) appearing on each page of the order, which was verifiable on the GST portal, fulfilled the purpose of a DIN, ensuring traceability and authenticity — The court also noted that the order was communicated through registered post, email, and India Law Library Docid # 2442647
(716) VIJAY MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8/20, 25 & 29 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173 — Writ Jurisdiction — Quashing of proceedings — Petitioner sought quashing of charge sheet alleging false implication and fabrication of recovery — Petitioner claimed unlawful detention prior to alleged seizure — Court held that disputes regarding authenticity of seizure and arrest memos, India Law Library Docid # 2442648
(717) DEEPA RAM MEGHWAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Constitutional Rights Violation & Extra-Constitutional Bodies — Extra-constitutional bodies like "Khap Panchayats" are not recognized by law and have no adjudicatory authority — Their actions, often involving social boycotts, forced monetary demands, and suppression of personal choices, directly violate fundamental rights guaranteed under Part III of the Constitution, including Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 — Such practices India Law Library Docid # 2442649
(718) KIRAN BISHNOI Vs. SUNIL KUMAR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Divorce — Cruelty — Family Court erroneously dismissed wife's divorce petition by conflating collateral family disputes arising from 'atta-satta' custom with independent matrimonial cruelty and desertion — The court failed to appreciate that a lawful refusal to perform 'muklawa' by a consenting adult does not constitute cruelty by the wife towards the husband, nor can it be the sole India Law Library Docid # 2442650
(719) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. KRISHAN SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Application by State for condonation of delay of 194 days in filing criminal leave to appeal — Sufficient cause furnished for the delay after obtaining due sanction from competent authorities — Delay condoned and application allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2442651
(720) SATA RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Section 3(2)(d) and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 287 — FIR Quashed — Tanker carrying marine oil seized on unpaved road, approximately two kilometers from main road, with all valid documents and intact seals — Driver had stopped to meet someone en route — Held, mere transportation or stopping on an unpaved road, in the absence of any mishandling, leakage, or imminent India Law Library Docid # 2442652