(781) T. THARMARAJ PANDIAN (DIED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. R. AYYAMMAL AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 and Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49 — Unregistered Sale Deed — Admissibility in evidence for collateral purpose — An unregistered sale deed, though compulsorily registrable, can be admitted in evidence for collateral purposes, such as to establish the character of possession of a party — The first India Law Library Docid # 2443258
(782) DAISY GNANAMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. PONNUTHAI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Sections 33, 33A, 41 to 48 — Distribution of property of an intestate — applicability of Section 33A to Indian Christians — Where an intestate dies without lineal descendants, distribution of property is governed by Sections 41 to 48, not Section 33A, which has specific exclusions for Indian Christians — Mother of the India Law Library Docid # 2443259
(783) SUBASHINI Vs. P. SELVARAJ AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Partition Suit — Appellant claiming share in six items of property — Trial Court dismissed the suit — First appellate Court granted partition for two items admitted as ancestral, but rejected for remaining items. India Law Library Docid # 2443260
(784) THOMPSON Vs. KASI NADAR (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Will Interpretation — Equal Bequest to Sons — The testator bequeathed specific extents of land to his two sons — The court ruled that merely mentioning the "balance" of land for one son does not mean he should bear any shortage from the bequests made to the other sons — The intention was to benefit both sons equally, as the Will clearly India Law Library Docid # 2443261
(785) M/S. SRI KRISHNA ALLOYS Vs. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, METTUR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 151, 154(5) — Theft of Energy — Civil Liability — Appellant industry found to have tampered with electronic meter, leading to theft of electricity — Criminal case registered and assessment proceedings initiated — Appellant repeatedly challenged assessment and jurisdiction of electricity board through multiple writ petitions and appeals over two decades — The court upheld the electricity board's India Law Library Docid # 2443262
(786) M/S. COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. INCOME-TAX OFFICER (TDS)[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 9(1)(vi), Proviso (Explanations 4 to 6), 40(a)(i), 195, 201, 201(1A) — International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC) — Payments for bandwidth services — Retrospective application of Explanations 4 to 6 — Held, these explanations are expansionary and prospective from 01.04.2012 and not clarificatory of India Law Library Docid # 2443266
(787) BIBHUTI BHUSAN MOHANTY AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Burmah Oil Company (Acquisition of Shares of Oil India Limited and of the Undertakings in India of Assam Oil Company Limited) Act, 1981 — Sections 11(2) and 12(3) — Employees in service before appointed date — Protection of rights to pension and other benefits — Nationalisation of Oil India Ltd — — Petitioners India Law Library Docid # 2443828
(788) SARADA PRASANNA NANDA Vs. M(MALICHITI) PADMINI KUMARI PATRA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41, Rule 27 — Additional evidence at appellate stage — Application for adducing additional evidence is not maintainable if the court can pronounce judgment without it — No vested right to adduce additional evidence as a routine matter — Appellate court is not expected to conduct a fresh India Law Library Docid # 2443829
(789) BIJAYALAXMI DAS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 154 — Registration of FIR — If information received discloses a cognizable offence, registration of FIR is mandatory — No preliminary inquiry is permissible in such a situation. India Law Library Docid # 2443830
(790) BABU @ SANJOYA BEHERA @ SANJOY KUMAR BEHERA Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 341, 506, 307 — Conviction for wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, and attempt to murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Prosecution case: Appellant had made objectionable comments against victim, threatened victim's family for marriage proposal, and subsequently assaulted India Law Library Docid # 2443831
(791) LAXMAN SOREN Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction under Section 354 IPC — Delay in FIR — While delay in lodging FIR in sexual offence cases is not always fatal, a convincing explanation for such delay is necessary, and its absence can be a factor in assessing the prosecution's case. India Law Library Docid # 2443832
(792) SUJAYA KUMAR MOHANTY Vs. REPUBLIC OF INDIA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for offences under Section 477-A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act — Co-accused acquitted — Appellant contended false implication and weakened prosecution case India Law Library Docid # 2443833
(793) RUDRA MADHAB MOHAPATRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Non-compliance with statutory safeguards during arrest — Sections 47 and 48 of BNSS Act, 2023, and Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India mandate informing the arrestee of the grounds of arrest and notifying their relatives or friends — Failure to comply with these provisions can render the arrest and subsequent remand illegal, entitling the arrested person to be set free. India Law Library Docid # 2443834
(794) ANIL CHANDRA BALUNI AND OTHERS Vs. DR. R MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM PRINICIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Non-compliance of Court order — Petitioner alleged that official continued to act as Managing Director despite appointment being set aside — Court noted that the official was relieved of his post and interim charge was given to another official — The Court found that the order had been fully India Law Library Docid # 2446845
(795) SACHIN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Service Law — Dismissal from Service — Fraudulent Appointment — Petitioner appointed as Constable using an incorrect date of birth obtained from a second High School certificate, which made him eligible for the post by circumventing the age limit — The Court held that securing appointment in the Police Force by playing India Law Library Docid # 2446846
(796) SHISHYA SOCIETY, ATAK FARM Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Uttarakhand Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 154 — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 5 and 122 — Gift Deed — Registration — Restrictions on transfer of land for non-agricultural purposes by a society — Prior sanction requirement — Section 154(1) and (4)(3)(a) read together — Gift is a form of transfer and not exempt from restrictions on sale — Land transfer to a society for India Law Library Docid # 2446847
(797) CHANDRA MOHAN SINGH PANWAR Vs. KEDAR SINGH DANU[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 331 and Schedule II, Serial No — 24 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Suit for possession of agricultural land — Civil Court’s jurisdiction is barred if the principal relief sought is triable by a revenue court, even if India Law Library Docid # 2446848
(798) NAZIR AHMAD MIR AND OTHERS Vs. ISHFAQ AHMAD MIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) — Rejection of Plaint — Cause of Action — A plaint can be rejected if it does not disclose a cause of action, which means every fact a plaintiff must prove for a judgment — The court must consider the plaint's averments and relied-upon documents at face value to determine India Law Library Docid # 2442963
(799) MOHAMMAD IQBAL WANI Vs. UT OF J&K AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Bail Application — Consideration of Factors — When considering bail, courts must assess the nature of the offence, severity of punishment, potential for tampering with witnesses, risk of absconding, peculiar circumstances of the accused, prima facie case, and public interest. Bail is generally considered the rule, not the exception, even India Law Library Docid # 2442964
(800) MANZOOR AHMAD GUNNA AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 (J&K Arbitration Act, 1945) — Section 29 — Interest on Arbitral Award — Post-decretal interest is payable only on the principal sum as adjudged by the award and confirmed by the decree, and not on the component of interest granted for pre-reference and pendente lite periods. India Law Library Docid # 2442965