(741) CHINTA PRASUNA Vs. DHARMANA GANAPATHIRAO AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 58 — Execution Application — Inaction by Court Office in numbering — Civil Revision Petition filed against delay — Petitioner is a third party claiming ownership of property under a sale deed and seeks its exclusion from auction. India Law Library Docid # 2443218
(742) T.M. THIRUVENKATASAMY Vs. M.SUNDARARAJAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Easements Act, 1882 — Sections 13 and 15 — Easement of Necessity — Cart Track — Partition Deed — Plaintiff's land allocated under a partition deed required access through the defendant's property via a cart track — Even though the cart track was not explicitly mentioned in the partition deed and the plaintiff's claim for India Law Library Docid # 2443285
(743) P.DHANDAPANI AND OTHERS Vs. DHANALAKSHMI (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Suit for partition — Date of death of father crucial — If father died after the Act came into force, daughter is entitled to a share by birth; otherwise, she is not. India Law Library Docid # 2443286
(744) M.SATHISH KUMAR Vs. R.VEERAN (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 15 — Assignment of Contract — Sale Agreements can be assigned to a third party unless the contract expressly or implicitly prohibits it or involves personal qualifications of the original party — The Court held that the agreement holder's rights were validly assigned to the plaintiff, establishing India Law Library Docid # 2443287
(745) S.H.SALMA Vs. R.ALEIK JOHN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 1 and Section 96 — Appeal against dismissal of partition suit — The Court considered whether gift settlement deeds and a subsequent sale deed were valid, whether the property was purchased benami, and if the suit was barred by limitation — The appeal was dismissed. [Paras 1 India Law Library Docid # 2443288
(746) K.S.KRISHNASAMY (DIED) AND OTHERS Vs. LAKSHMI[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Applicability — Succession opened prior to the Act — Ancestral property devolution governed by customary law — Daughter's right by birth not recognized if father died before 1956. India Law Library Docid # 2443289
(747) M.SRINIVASAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE ESTATE OFFICER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Tamil Nadu Public Premises Act, 1975 — Applicability to Government Grants — Definitions of 'premises' and 'public premises' under Section 2(d) and 2(e) were interpreted to include vacant land and premises belonging to or taken on lease by the Government — The Court held that such lands would fall within the scope of 'public premises'. India Law Library Docid # 2443290
(748) THE INDIAN HUME PIPE CO. LTD. Vs. M/S. B.RAM REDDY INFRA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 5 Rule 1(1), Order 8 Rule 1 — Time limits for filing Written Statement in Commercial Suits — The law mandates a strict 120-day limit from the date of service of summons for filing a Written Statement in Commercial Suits, and a failure to comply results in forfeiture of the right to file — India Law Library Docid # 2443327
(749) UNION OF INDIA Vs. KRISHNAPATNAM RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 60(1) Proviso — Attachment of property — Exemptions — Judgment debtor claimed exemptions for amounts in a Treasury Account, alleging they were for employees' Provident Fund Deposits and Life Insurance premiums — However, the judgment debtor failed to provide specific particulars or cogent evidence to demonstrate how these exemptions applied to the India Law Library Docid # 2443328
(750) GUNASEKARAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Kidnapping for Ransom — Evidence Appreciation — Courts must consider the nature of the crime and emotional impact, especially when children are involved, applying a nuanced approach to evaluating evidence rather than a one-size-fits-all method. India Law Library Docid # 2443345
(751) MANOJ K. BADAL Vs. THE CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION, NEW DELHI, AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Maintainability against private entities — The test for maintainability of a writ petition against a private entity is not solely the nature of the entity, but the nature of the function being performed — If a public duty is involved, even a private body may be subject to writ jurisdiction to that extent. India Law Library Docid # 2443402
(752) JAWANJI @ MANABHAI VALABHAI VAGHELA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder — Accused convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment — Court examined oral and documentary evidence adduced before the Sessions Court. India Law Library Docid # 2443482
(753) HARPREET SINGH TALWAR @ KABIR TALWAR Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 436A — Bail after commencement of trial — Entitlement to bail arises from inordinate delay in trial if accused is in custody, irrespective of stringent bail conditions under special acts like NDPS, as prolonged incarceration can become punitive and attract Article 21 of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2443483
(754) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. BALDEVBHAI BUDHAJI DHULAJI CHAUHAN (THAKOR)[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) and 313 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 201 — Conviction for double murder and causing disappearance of evidence — Appeal against conviction and death sentence — Case based on circumstantial evidence with no eye witness — Prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of incriminating circumstances beyond reasonable doubt — Accused India Law Library Docid # 2443484
(755) SRI KRISHNAREDDY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 — Land acquisition — Fraudulent exercise — Land acquired for a non-existent entity, a private company, for development of tourism and later for residential complex, was found to be a monumental fraud and a colourable exercise of power, vitiating the entire acquisition proceedings from inception due to collusion between state authorities and private India Law Library Docid # 2443532
(756) TV9 KARNATAKA PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 — Section 16 — Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 — Amendment decriminalized Section 16, changing criminal offence to civil infraction with advisories, warnings, or penalties, not imprisonment. India Law Library Docid # 2443533
(757) SHRI GUNDU SIDRAY BIRJE Vs. PUNDALIK GUNDU PATIL[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 251 — Summons case trial — Substance of accusation to be stated — When an accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate in a summons case, the particulars of the offence must be stated and the accused asked about their plea of guilt or defence — Formal charge is not necessary in summary trials of summons cases. India Law Library Docid # 2443548
(758) SHANKAR YAMANAPPA TALAWAR Vs. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE MEMBER KIADB, CENTRAL OFFICE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 10-04-2026 Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 — Rule 10(5)(b) — Deemed revocation of suspension — If departmental enquiry is not commenced or charge sheet is not filed within six months of suspension, the suspension is automatically revoked by operation of law unless extended with proper India Law Library Docid # 2443549
(759) HARENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeals against conviction under Sections 302 read with 34 and 120-B of IPC — Both appellants convicted of murder and conspiracy — Sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life concurrently. India Law Library Docid # 2443617
(760) BIRJU @ RAJA Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 10-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 363 and 376 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Section 4, 6, 10 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — While the evidentiary inconsistencies and lack of corroboration for certain charges led to acquittal on those counts, the High Court upheld conviction for India Law Library Docid # 2443618