(761) LALLOO Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304 Part II, 307 — Conviction and Sentence — Appeal against — Trial court converted charge from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder without cogent reasoning — The High Court found this conversion unsustainable as India Law Library Docid # 2443200
(762) N.SRIDHAR Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — High Court’s inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C — (or Section 528 of BNSS, 2023) can be exercised to prevent abuse of process of law and secure ends of justice — Provisions of Section 406 IPC (Criminal Breach of Trust) require entrustment of property and dishonest misappropriation — Section 14 of EPF India Law Library Docid # 2443319
(763) SMT. BHAGWATI AGARWAL @ BHAGWATI DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 323, 342, 506 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3/4 — Quashing of FIR and cognizance — Petitioners sought to quash FIR and cognizance taken by Magistrate for offences including cruelty by husband and in-laws under IPC and dowry-related offences. India Law Library Docid # 2443760
(764) PRAKASH MUNJAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 — Section 49 — Transfer of tribal land — Permission for sale of land for purchasing bullocks and releasing paddy lands from mortgage — Not a reasonable and sufficient purpose under Section 49 — Such permission is void ab initio and constitutes fraud on a beneficial legislation — Deputy India Law Library Docid # 2443761
(765) ASHOK KUMAR BHATIA AND OTHERS Vs. VEENU BHATIA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 & Order 40 — Discretionary power of Trial Court — Appellate Court's limited interference — While appellate courts can interfere with discretionary orders of the trial court if they are illegal, perverse, or based on misapplication of legal principles, they should not substitute their India Law Library Docid # 2444010
(766) DISTRICT MANAGER, FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. B M SAMANI AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 39 — Court's Power to Interfere with Arbitral Award — The court's power to set aside an arbitral award is restricted to specific grounds mentioned in Section 30, such as arbitrator misconduct or an award being improperly procured or invalid — The court cannot act as an appellate body to re India Law Library Docid # 2443499
(767) MUSTAK @ MUSTAK STD ABBAS PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Bail — Successive bail applications are maintainable only on fresh and new grounds — A second bail application cannot be considered if it relies on the same facts and arguments as a previously rejected application, without any substantial change in circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2443500
(768) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. MAHESHBHAI VALLABHBHAI MISTRY AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1)(3) — Appeal against acquittal — High Court's power — Appellate court has full power to review and reconsider evidence — However, where two reasonable conclusions are possible, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of acquittal by the trial court unless the India Law Library Docid # 2443501
(769) HARISHCHANDRA R PEDNEKAR (DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. BHASKAR R PEDNEKAR (SINCE DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS) AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 and 68 Evidence Act, 1872 — Execution of Will — Proof required of a Will — Suspicious circumstances surrounding Will execution — Propounder's burden to dispel suspicion — Failure to provide cogent explanation — Will failed to meet legal requirements. India Law Library Docid # 2443502
(770) LEGAL HEIRS OF DECEASED THAKORBHAI MANCHHABHAI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. RAMESHBHAI DHANSUKHBHAI MALI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 43 Rule 1(r) — Appeals from Orders challenging rejection of interim injunction applications — The High Court dismissed the appeals, upholding the trial court's order that rejected the applications for temporary injunction and restoration of possession. India Law Library Docid # 2443503
(771) ASHOK KUMAR MANISH KUMAR Vs. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 148 — Reopening of assessment — Basis for reopening — System-generated flag from Insight Portal alleging mismatch of income — Reopening based on the same discrepancy that was already explained and adjudicated by the appellate authority — Held, reopening is illegal, arbitrary, and mechanical, as it disregards prior adjudication and principles of natural justice — India Law Library Docid # 2444664
(772) UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. SABA WANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-04-2026 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) — Minimum qualifications for teachers — Section 23 — National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) regulations and Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement — The Supreme Court held that NCTE-prescribed minimum qualifications, including passing TET, are mandatory for new appointments and must be acquired by in-service India Law Library Docid # 2443050
(773) PAWAN KHERA Vs. STATE OF ASSAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-04-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 337, 338, 353 — Allegations of defamation and causing public mischief through press conferences displaying allegedly forged documents — Prima facie, allegations and counter-allegations in the context of political rivalry suggest a need for careful consideration of individual India Law Library Docid # 2443045
(774) KUMARI KUNDRAPU PRIYANKA AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. BANDARU VARALAKSHMI AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 58 — Claim Petition — Return at Numbering Stage — A claim petition filed under Order 21 Rule 58 CPC, seeking to raise attachment of property, cannot be returned at the numbering stage based on objections that require a judicial determination of facts or merits of the claim — Such objections should be considered only after the petition is registered and India Law Library Docid # 2443162
(775) SUKHARI RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 and 34 — Attempt to murder — Essential elements require proving intention or knowledge to cause death and overt act towards its execution — Mere intention or preparation is insufficient — Conviction requires establishing definite intention and an act that clearly demonstrates commencement of the India Law Library Docid # 2443666
(776) SUKHARI RAM AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307/34 and 323 — Appeal against conviction for attempt to murder and voluntarily causing hurt — Prosecution case rested on testimonies of victim and his nephew, with limited support from another witness — Court noted inconsistencies regarding manner of occurrence, visibility, and prior enmity — Medical evidence, while showing grievous injury, also admitted possibility India Law Library Docid # 2443673
(777) M/S FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES LLP Vs. UNION OF INDIA ,MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 110 — Seizure of Distillate Marine Oil — Petitioner challenged seizure of Distillate Marine Oil imported for industrial use — Test reports indicated presence of diesel fraction and failure to meet certain marine fuel parameters — Court held that Distillate Marine Fuel under IS 16731/ISO 8217 is prescribed for marine purposes only and the mention of stationary diesel engines in India Law Library Docid # 2443387
(778) ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. PRAFULBHAI RAVJIBJHAI PATEL AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173, 166 — First Appeal — Insurance Company’s Liability — Appeal filed by Insurance Company against award for compensation claiming exoneration from liability due to breach of policy conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2443388
(779) BHIKHABHAI MALABHAI BABARIA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Awards of Industrial Tribunal — Permanency of employees — Petitioners were laborers in Una Gram Panchayat, which converted to Una Nagarpalika — Industrial Tribunal awarded permanency from 01-01-1989 — This award was confirmed by the High Court and Supreme Court — Petitioners are entitled to pension and retirement benefits. India Law Library Docid # 2443389
(780) SRI SAI SANTOSH ENTERPRISES AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Dishonour of cheque — Cheque issued for medical treatment expenses — Cheque dishonoured due to "payment stopped by drawer" — Held, dishonour due to stop payment instructions attracts Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) as it is akin to insufficiency of funds India Law Library Docid # 2443404