(861) DAWOODBHAI MAHMADBHAI GHANCHI AND OTHERS Vs. HARJIBHAI MANSINGBHAI KOLI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Maintainability of suit for perpetual injunction without declaration of title — Lower Appellate Court affirming trial court's decree for injunction. India Law Library Docid # 2443487
(862) SRI ISHWAR GUNDOJIRAO GENJE @ MUCHANDI Vs. SMT.NEMABAI @ PARVATI PEERAJIMASEKAR. (SINCE DECEASED BY HER LEGAL HEIRS)[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 08-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 115, Order 7 Rule 11(d) and Order 23 Rule 3A — Rejection of plaint — Suit barred by Order 23 Rule 3A of CPC — A fresh suit to challenge a compromise decree is not maintainable — An aggrieved party must approach the same court that recorded the compromise decree, especially India Law Library Docid # 2443550
(863) PRIYADARSHI RAMESHWAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (P) LTD. Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Suit for money claim arising out of contract/agreement — Dismissed by Trial Court — Appellant challenged judgment and decree, claiming non-appreciation of evidence and reliance on surmises — Reversal of impugned judgment and decree sought. India Law Library Docid # 2443615
(864) M/S BIHAR STATE ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. Vs. M/S M.G CONTRACTORS (P) LTD.[PATNA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 13(1-A) — Appeal against judgment setting aside arbitration award — Issue concerning the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court — Appellant and respondent are engaged in a commercial dispute, and an arbitration award was challenged under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — The India Law Library Docid # 2443621
(865) VINCENT D ALMEIDA AND OTHERS Vs. LAXMI KULATHI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 — Sections 33, 34, and 35 — Admission of document in evidence — When document is admitted in evidence without judicial determination, it can be questioned. India Law Library Docid # 2443638
(866) SARFARAZ MUNAF Vs. MR. SIRAJ UMMER AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8 — Application for reference to arbitration — Rejection of — Appeal by defendant against rejection of application — Plaintiff filed suit for recovery of money — Defendant filed application under Section 8 for referring parties to arbitration on basis of arbitration clause in partnership deeds — Commercial Court rejected application holding disputes not India Law Library Docid # 2443639
(867) SMT. VANITHA S Vs. THE SPECIAL OFFICER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR IMA AND OTHER KPID CASES[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2004 (KPIDFE Act) — Section 13 and Section 12(5) — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Maintainability of application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC in proceedings under Section 13 of KPIDFE Act — Proceedings under Section 13 of KPIDFE Act are statutory and not civil suits initiated by plaint — India Law Library Docid # 2443640
(868) MARY HELP JOHN DAVID J AND OTHERS Vs. J.V. ANOOP AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Advocates Act, 1961 — Disciplinary Proceedings — Professional Misconduct — Advocate attempting to stall execution proceedings due to non-payment of fees — Held, such conduct is an affront to the nobility of the profession and must be dealt with sternly. India Law Library Docid # 2443697
(869) SANROYAL BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS PVT LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. DIVYA BALU[KERALA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 — Section 40(1) — Kerala Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Rules, 2018 — Rule 27 — Revenue Recovery Proceedings — Whether RERA orders can be executed through revenue recovery — Held, Section 40(1) of the Act of 2016 enables recovery as arrears of land India Law Library Docid # 2443698
(870) KERALA GRAMIN BANK Vs. SAIFUDHEEN. M AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Stamp Act, 1959 — Article 6 — Agreement of Hypothecation — Held, Article 6 of the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959, which deals with pledge and pawn, is not applicable to an agreement of hypothecation where possession of the movable property remains with the borrower. India Law Library Docid # 2443783
(871) THE SERVICE COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED Vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CENTRAL CIRCLE 2 AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 2(28C), 271D, 271E, 274(2), 151, and 158BFA — Penalty proceedings — Validity of prior approval — Interpretation of "Joint Commissioner" — The definition of "Joint Commissioner" in Section 2(28C) includes "Additional Commissioner" unless context dictates otherwise — Therefore, prior India Law Library Docid # 2443784
(872) SWAMI SARANAM ENTERPRISES AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 — Definitions of 'Compostable plastics' and 'Biodegradable plastics' — Held to be distinct categories, with compostable plastics excluded from biodegradable plastics — PLA products require controlled industrial composting conditions and do not degrade in natural environments. India Law Library Docid # 2443785
(873) ALOYSIOUS FERNANDEZ DICKSON Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 204(4) — Dismissal of complaint for non-payment of process fees — Magistrate's power to dismiss is discretionary and requires judicious exercise, not mechanical application. India Law Library Docid # 2443786
(874) M.KESAVA Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 08-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) — Criminal misconduct by public servant — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification for issuing Stage Certificates — Accused, a Village Extension Officer, demanded and accepted bribe for issuing certificates for housing scheme installments — Conviction India Law Library Docid # 2443787
(875) THE WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO.LTD AND OTHERS Vs. DIPENDU BISWAS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Service Law — Reservations — Horizontal Reservation — PWD-LV Vacancy in Unreserved Category — Interpretation of Recruitment Notification — The Supreme Court clarified that a vacancy reserved for a person with low vision (PWD-LV) in the Unreserved (UR) category can be filled by a PWD-LV candidate from any social India Law Library Docid # 2441951
(876) RENUKA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA RESPONDENTS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Issuance of process — Scope of inquiry at pre-trial stage — Metropolitan Magistrate issuing process after being satisfied that prima facie material existed — Sessions Court setting aside process on ground of no legally enforceable debt — High Court India Law Library Docid # 2441952
(877) UCO BANK AND OTHERS Vs. SK SHRIVASTAVA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Voluntary Retirement — Notice Period — Deemed Acceptance — If an employee completes the qualifying service and gives notice for voluntary retirement, and the appointing authority does not refuse the permission within the notice period, the retirement becomes effective automatically from the date specified in the notice. India Law Library Docid # 2441953
(878) BIKRAM CHAND RANA Vs. HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 — Rule 69(1)(c) — Interpretation of "departmental or judicial proceedings" — The rule acts as a statutory bar to the payment of gratuity while either type of proceeding is pending — The use of "or" expands the scope of this bar. India Law Library Docid # 2441954
(879) GAUTAM SATNAMI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Disclosure statements and recoveries — Recoveries made pursuant to disclosure statements under Section 27 of the Evidence Act were found to be legally tenuous — Witnesses to these statements turned hostile or did not corroborate material particulars, and the recoveries themselves lacked a India Law Library Docid # 2441955
(880) SAROJ PANDEY Vs. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of summoning order — Application under Section 482 is maintainable even if a revision petition has been filed and dismissed on the same grounds — The High Court's inherent power under Section 482 is paramount and can be exercised to prevent abuse of process of court or miscarriage of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441956