(881) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. AMIT IRON PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Banking Law — Master Directions on Frauds (RBI) — Classification of accounts as 'fraud' — Principles of natural justice — Show cause notice, opportunity to reply, and reasoned order satisfy principles of natural justice in fraud classification; personal hearing not mandatory. India Law Library Docid # 2441957
(882) PUSPA MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 371F — Non-obstante clause — Overriding effect — Special provision for Sikkim — Protection of existing laws — The non-obstante clause in Article 371F of the Constitution gives overriding effect to the special provisions for Sikkim, ensuring that certain matters are protected from being struck down as unconstitutional, even if they conflict with other provisions of the Constitution — This is crucial for maintaining the unique historical and local contexts of India Law Library Docid # 2442143
(883) XXX Vs. YYY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-04-2026 Family Law — Maintenance — Discharge of obligations — Husband's wilful default and evasion of financial obligations through resignation from directorships and enrolling as a lawyer found to be a subterfuge to evade legal and moral duties. India Law Library Docid # 2441983
(884) NARESH GANJHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY, NEW DELHI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43D(5) — Bail — Proviso to Section 43D(5) imposes a complete embargo on the power to release an accused on bail if the Court is of the opinion, on perusal of the case diary or report under Section 173 CrPC, that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accusation to be prima facie true — This standard is lighter than 'not guilty' — Bail is India Law Library Docid # 2441985
(885) SRI RITESH DEBBARMA Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376D, 302, 34 — Gang rape and murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence and scientific reports — Court found that the chain of circumstantial evidence, including last seen together testimony, disclosure statements, re-creation of crime scene, and DNA analysis, was cogent and established the appellant's involvement. Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2442072
(886) GODREJ AGROVET LTD Vs. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act) — Section 3(1)(j) — Definition of 'food' — Includes substance intended for human consumption — Excludes animal feed — Note (c) to Regulation 2.5.2 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, which regulates animal feed, is ultra vires the Act, as the Act's scope is limited to food for human consumption. India Law Library Docid # 2441881
(887) NIRMAL KUMAR SAMUEL (DEAD) AND OTHERS Vs. ATUL KUMAR SHUKLA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 — Temporary injunction — Prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury are essential ingredients for granting injunction — Trial court rejected the application for temporary injunction by holding that none of the essential ingredients were established in favour of the plaintiffs — Higher court found that the sale deed was not for the entire property, stamp duty paid was for only a portion, and plaintiffs were in India Law Library Docid # 2442356
(888) SAJJAN SINGH Vs. GAJJAN SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Application for additional evidence — Dismissal of application — Appellant's primary argument was that the appellate court failed to decide his application for additional evidence, despite a previous remand order — The High Court found the application to have been India Law Library Docid # 2442486
(889) HAKAM SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS Vs. BHAG SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Will Execution — Deaf and Dumb Testator — Validity — A will executed by a deaf and dumb person is valid if it is proven that the testator was capable of understanding and communicating through signs and gestures, even if there's no specific endorsement on the will about explanation through signs and gestures — The presence of beneficiaries accompanying such a testator at the time of execution, in India Law Library Docid # 2442487
(890) KUNDAN SINGH (THROUGH HIS LRS) Vs. AJIT SINGH & OTHERS (THROUGH LRS)[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Prior Agreement Prevails — Court held that an agreement to sell executed earlier has precedence over a subsequent agreement, unless the earlier agreement is proven to be fraudulent or illegal — The subsequent purchasers were protected as bona fide purchasers for value without notice of the later agreement, as there was no cogent evidence proving they had such notice. India Law Library Docid # 2442488
(891) KAVITA RANI Vs. PARVEEN KUMARI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Property Law — Release Deed and Consent Decree — A release deed transferring self-acquired property is legally valid, and a Haryana Government notification reducing stamp duty for release deeds concerning ancestral property does not bar the execution of such deeds for self-acquired property — The court also held that objections regarding insufficient stamp duty on a document cannot be raised in a civil India Law Library Docid # 2442489
(892) GULZARI BEGUM (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HER LRS Vs. LIAKAT ALI KHAN AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Inheritance and Custom — Burden of Proof — Where a party claims inheritance based on custom, they must prove the existence and applicability of that custom — In this case, defendants failed to prove a custom where daughters do not inherit ancestral land, and the mutation of land in their favor was done without notice to the plaintiff, a daughter — This suggests connivance and lack of proper legal basis for the mutation. India Law Library Docid # 2442490
(893) ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE Vs. RAJ RANI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 106 — Lease and Tenancy — Suit for possession and recovery of rent — Defendant bank admitted tenancy but claimed termination based on lease deed clause allowing vacation with three months' notice — Plaintiff landlord sent notice terminating tenancy — Lower courts found the bank continued in possession and was liable for rent — The High Court affirmed these India Law Library Docid # 2442491
(894) SUDERSHAN KHARBANDA Vs. ANISH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Acquittal — Scope of Interference — Appeals against acquittal are viewed differently from appeals against conviction, requiring interference only in cases of clear perversity of fact and law, while prioritizing substantial justice and avoiding miscarriage of justice — If two interpretations of evidence are possible, one favoring the accused should not be disturbed by the appellate court — The prosecution bears India Law Library Docid # 2442492
(895) SHRI KRISHNA SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 and 297 — Judicial Review — Economic Policy Decisions — Courts should exercise caution and restraint and generally avoid interfering in policy decisions of the State, especially those related to economic or socio-economic matteRs. Judicial review is limited to ensuring that policies do not violate constitutional provisions or statutory limits, not to replace the India Law Library Docid # 2442497
(896) NARESH GANJHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY, NEW DELHI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43D(5) — Bail — Statutory embargo — Bail shall not be granted if Court is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accusations to be prima facie true — Such examination is limited to the case diary or report under Section 173 CrPC — Conventionally, ‘bail is the rule, jail is the exception’ does not apply to UAPA cases; India Law Library Docid # 2442639
(897) ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, JODHPUR (AIIMS) AND OTHERS Vs. HANSRAJ SHARMA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 36 — Representation of parties — Legal Practitioner — Discretion of Tribunal — Section 36(4) permits representation by legal practitioner with consent of other party and leave of Tribunal, indicating discretion is not absolute — Tribunal's discretion must be exercised judiciously, not India Law Library Docid # 2442658
(898) RICHA VARUN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Time Limit — Master circulars provide flexibility for considering belated claims for compassionate appointment, even beyond extended periods, subject to appropriate approvals — The petitioner attained majority on 28.11.2013 and applied on 20.12.2013, which is within the permissible limits as per India Law Library Docid # 2442659
(899) PRASHANT KAUSHIK AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Registration of FIR against public servants — Compliance with mandatory safeguards — If allegations against public servants arise from or are connected with their official duties, a Magistrate must provide an opportunity for the public servant to explain the circumstances and obtain a report from their superior officer before proceeding to register an FIR — The impugned India Law Library Docid # 2442660
(900) SANYUKT SHEKHARI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 406 and 120B — Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Criminal Conspiracy — Quashing of FIR and proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Essential ingredients for cheating and criminal breach of trust require dishonest or fraudulent intention at the inception of the transaction — Mere breach of contract or non-fulfillment of a promise, without initial dishonest intent, India Law Library Docid # 2442661