(961) APOORVA AGRAWAT Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21, 48A and 51A(g) — Right to life and personal liberty, duty of the State to protect environment, duty of citizen to protect environment — Protection of wildlife and ecological balance are integral to the right to life, which includes the right to a wholesome and pollution-free environment — The State has a constitutional obligation to protect forests and wildlife, and citizens India Law Library Docid # 2444675
(962) AMAN SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-04-2026 Death Sentence Procedures — Supreme Court Directives — The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of death sentences while hearing appeals and issued detailed directions for gathering comprehensive information relevant to sentencing, including reports from Probation Officers, prison authorities regarding jail conduct and work, and psychological evaluations. India Law Library Docid # 2442797
(963) MEHRAJ DIN MALIK Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8(1)(a)(ii) — Preventive Detention — Distinction between "Law and Order" and "Public Order" — Detaining authority must establish that alleged activities are prejudicial to public order, not merely law and order infractions — Activities affecting individuals or small groups without broader societal impact do not constitute public disorder — Mere commission of criminal offences or arrests under India Law Library Docid # 2442948
(964) SMT. PENUMUCHU SEETHAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. A P SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, (APSPDCL) REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Electricity Supply Act, 1948 — Strict Liability — A power distribution company is strictly liable for compensation for death caused by electrocution due to a snapped live electric wire, irrespective of negligence, as the activity of supplying electricity is inherently hazardous — The failure to maintain the India Law Library Docid # 2443168
(965) MR. B.K.DIGANTH Vs. STATE AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Information Technology Act, 2000 — Section 67 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 78(2) and 238(c) — Quashing of proceedings — Allegations of capturing and uploading obscene videos of women on social media — Court found prima facie grounds to proceed with the investigation. India Law Library Docid # 2443510
(966) DIL SHAD Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1985 — Sections 3(1) and 2 — Detention Order — Vague and lacking specific grounds — Detention order must clearly specify the category of offence under Section 2 and demonstrate the detaining authority's application of mind to the relevant facts. India Law Library Docid # 2443511
(967) AAISHA Vs. HALIMABI[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 and Order 41 Rule 1 — Appeal Against Decree — An appeal can be filed against a decree, not just a judgment, especially if the decree has not been formally drawn up and the judgment can be treated as a decree for appeal purposes. India Law Library Docid # 2443543
(968) V. BALASUBRAMANIAN AND OTHERS Vs. K. ANBALAGAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 202 — Protest Petition — When a protest petition is filed, a Magistrate has two options: either treat it as a private complaint and proceed with recording sworn statements, or direct further investigation by the police — In this case, the Magistrate found deficiencies in the initial investigation and exercised India Law Library Docid # 2443267
(969) KESHAW ANAND Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Habeas Corpus Petition — Territorial Jurisdiction — A High Court cannot test the legality of an order passed by a Magistrate in another State as it would fall outside its territorial jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2443268
(970) M. KRISHNAVENI AND OTHERS Vs. MEKA BABU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Property Law — Hindu Joint Family Property — Presumption of Ownership — Property purchased in the name of a female member of a Hindu Joint Family is presumed to be for her benefit, unless proven otherwise — The plaintiffs failed to provide acceptable evidence to support their claim that the properties were purchased for the India Law Library Docid # 2443269
(971) P.S. RAMASAMY AND OTHERS Vs. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF TAMIL NADU MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Public Procurement and Tenders — Judicial Review — Courts should exercise restraint and caution in interfering with tender processes, especially involving technical issues, and should not substitute their own decisions for those of the tendering authority unless there is clear arbitrariness, malafide, or irrationality — Interference should be avoided if it causes unnecessary loss to the public exchequer. India Law Library Docid # 2443270
(972) M/S. NAGARRO INC. Vs. M/S. CITIXSYS LIMITED[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Amendment of Plaint — Permissibility — Plaintiff filed suit for declaration of discharge of contract due to breach and for recovery of money — Plaintiff sought to amend plaint to elaborate facts regarding emails exchanged between parties concerning project issues — Commercial Court allowed amendment, holding it explanatory and necessary for adjudication, adding no new relief or cause of India Law Library Docid # 2444109
(973) GURBAKSH SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS. Vs. SARDARA SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell — Suit for — Plaintiff's case supported by oral and documentary evidence including agreement to sell, extension of time, and proof of readiness to perform — Defendant's defence of loan taken and misuse of thumb impressions not substantiated by evidence — First Appellate Court's judgment upholding specific performance rightly affirmed. India Law Library Docid # 2444110
(974) DALJIT SINGH Vs. BULLAND IQBAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Evidence — Admissibility — Admissions of a party may not be sufficient to establish the nature of property as ancestral or coparcenary; courts rely on recorded evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444111
(975) AJMER KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. JASBIR KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Will Validity — Suspicious Circumstances — Exclusion of natural heirs without reason — Mere registration of a Will is not enough to overcome suspicious circumstances, especially when natural heirs are excluded without any explanation — When a Will departs from natural succession, the testator has the right to exclude heirs, but the circumstances surrounding the execution must be free from suspicion to be upheld India Law Library Docid # 2444112
(976) LUDHIANA IMPROVEMENT TRUST LUDHIANA Vs. GURDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal — Appellants sought condonation of inordinate delay of 1463 days — Reasons provided were deemed insufficient and lacked cogent explanation — Court emphasized that delay of each day must be explained and inordinate delay cannot be condoned to avoid rendering limitation laws obsolete — Delay condonation would prejudice other parties by India Law Library Docid # 2444113
(977) SURINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 401 – Revisionary jurisdiction – Scope limited – Interference warranted only in cases of patent illegality, gross perversity, material irregularity or manifest miscarriage of justice – High Court does not sit as an appellate court to re-appreciate evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444114
(978) KANHA HOTELS AND SPA PVT. LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Environmental Law — Eco-Sensitive Zone Notification — Retrospective application — Not permissible for existing units — The ESZ Notification dated 08.03.2019 and Zonal Master Plan clearly define and protect "existing units" by not imposing retrospective restrictions on already approved land use and infrastructure, India Law Library Docid # 2445123
(979) VISHAMBHAR SINGH NEGI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 133 — Public Nuisance — Encroachment on public pathway — Installment of a gate by the applicant on a 15 feet public pathway amounted to public nuisance and obstruction of public movement. India Law Library Docid # 2446855
(980) T.H.D.C. INDIA LTD THROUGH ITS CMD Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Uttarakhand Water Tax on Electricity Generation Act, 2012 — Constitutional validity — Tax on electricity generation — State Legislature's competence — Act held ultra vires due to lack of legislative competence to tax electricity generation, which falls under Union List. India Law Library Docid # 2446856