(981) SAVITRI DEVI Vs. ICICI BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of Writ Petition — While disputes purely arising from contractual obligations generally do not fall under writ jurisdiction, an exception exists when the action is arbitrary, unfair, violates norms, or results in deprivation of property without legal authority, thereby assuming India Law Library Docid # 2446857
(982) PARITOSH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Framing of Charges — Revisionary Jurisdiction — Court can only examine jurisdictional error, correctness, illegality, procedural impropriety or irregularity, focusing on legality or propriety rather than re-appreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2446858
(983) MEGHARAJBHAI BHEMABHAI CHAUDHARI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of anticipatory bail considered based on factors like nature and gravity of accusation, antecedents of applicant, possibility of fleeing justice, and if arrest is meant to injure or humiliate — Court should avoid elaborate examination of evidence at bail stage but consider aspects like difficulty in identification of accused in a large mob, prima facie lack of presence at the scene of offense, India Law Library Docid # 2442780
(984) ANAND JAKKAPPA PUJARI @GADDADAR Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Accused's statement — Falsely implicated defence — Trial Court's finding of guilt based on incriminating circumstances — Deceased's death was homicidal, discovery of key items due to accused's actions, last seen together with accused — Accused denied allegations, claimed false implication, and asserted innocence. India Law Library Docid # 2442775
(985) NEW DELHI NATURE SOCIETY THROUGH VERHAEN KHANNA Vs. DIRECTOR HORTICULTURE DDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-04-2026 Wildlife Protection and Management — Translocation of Deer — The translocation of deer from A.N. Jha Deer Park to wildlife sanctuaries was deemed necessary due to the park's insufficient carrying capacity and the cancellation of its recognition as a "mini zoo" — The court emphasized the need for scientifically sound and humane translocation processes. India Law Library Docid # 2442776
(986) SMT. RAJ KUMARI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124A — Untoward Incident — Bona Fide Passenger — The Tribunal wrongly dismissed the claim by holding that the deceased was neither a bona fide passenger nor was the incident India Law Library Docid # 2442779
(987) BRIJBASI LAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 145 — Dispute regarding possession of land — Section 145 CrPC proceeding was pending before the court of Sub Divisional Magistrate due to dispute regarding possession of land. India Law Library Docid # 2443349
(988) SUSHILA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 173(4) — Application for direction to register FIR — Maintainability — Revisionist, an elected ward member, filed application seeking direction to register FIR for alleged financial irregularities under MNREGA — Magistrate rejected application — High Court held that while Section 173(4) BNSS provides a remedy to "any person aggrieved," its use is qualified by "may" India Law Library Docid # 2443350
(989) SMT. CHANDRAWATI YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. SRI VIKAS PATHAK AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 and 173 — Claim Petition for compensation arising from road accident — Appeal against award of Claims Tribunal — Maintainability of claim petition — Requirement to implead driver of the offending vehicle — Amendement to Rule 204(7) of U.P — Motor Vehicle Rules, 2011, making it mandatory to implead the driver, is prospective in nature — Claim petition filed in 2009, India Law Library Docid # 2443351
(990) SRI RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH Vs. M/S. ARCH CONSTRUCTION AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 16 — Competence-competence doctrine — Arbitral Tribunal has the power to rule on its own jurisdiction, including issues of limitation, even if the High Court appointed the arbitrator under Section 11. India Law Library Docid # 2443352
(991) COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF MANAGING COMMITTEE OF HIDAYTUL MUSLAMIN SCHOOL PRAYAGRAJ AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Act 1860) — Section 25(1)(d) — Amendment introducing appellate remedy — Retrospective application — Right of appeal is a substantive right, not procedural — It vests when proceedings commence and is governed by law prevailing at that date — New appellate remedy cannot be applied retrospectively to an order passed before the amendment unless expressly stated or implied by necessary India Law Library Docid # 2443353
(992) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. LEGAL HEIRS OF DECD. HITESH POKIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Liability of Insurance Company — Driver's License — Even if a driver does not hold a specific endorsement for a transport vehicle, the insurance company cannot be exonerated from liability if there's no established nexus between the lack of license and the accident, and if the owner India Law Library Docid # 2443450
(993) KIRIT HIMMATLAL MORVADIYA Vs. MAYANKBHAI JITENDRABHAI JARIWALA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 43, Rule 1 — Appeal from Order — Temporary injunction — Power of appellate court to interfere — An appellate court should not interfere with the discretion exercised by the trial court in granting or refusing an injunction unless the order is palpably incorrect or unsustainable — The India Law Library Docid # 2443451
(994) LHRS OF DECD. LAXMANSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI DESAI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 — Sections 33, 39(1)(b) and 32A — Demand for deficit stamp duty and penalty — Such demand can only be made after an instrument is impounded under Section 33 or required to be impounded under Section 32A — Deputy Collector, Stamp Duty Valuation, cannot issue demand notices based on India Law Library Docid # 2443452
(995) RITLAL RAI @ RITLAL YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Prisoners Act, 1900 — Section 29(3) and Bihar Prison Manual, 2012, Rule 781(vii) — Power to transfer prisoners — An order passed by the Assistant Inspector General of Prisons, communicating a decision already approved by the Inspector General, does not constitute delegation of power — The Assistant Inspector General acts as a conduit, not as a delegate, in such circumstances — The statutory power lies India Law Library Docid # 2443608
(996) TERRACIS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ECENTRIC DIGITAL LIMITED) Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Tender Process — The High Court affirmed that while judicial review applies to government contracts to prevent arbitrariness, it has limitations, focusing on the decision-making process rather than the merits of the decision — The government's right to refuse even the lowest tender India Law Library Docid # 2443770
(997) UNION OF INDIA Vs. FIROZ KHAN[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — High Court's power to review administrative decisions is limited to errors apparent on the face of the order, lack of jurisdiction, or perversity, and not merely disagreeing with the reasoning. India Law Library Docid # 2443771
(998) DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MANDI AND ANOTHER Vs. VED VATTI AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 114, 117, 120 — Negligence — Accident due to damaged road — Liability of State — Duty of care of PWD to ensure road is properly barricaded, illuminated and warning signs displayed — Vicarious liability of State for acts of contractor — Principles of res ipsa loquitur — Negligence defined — Breach of India Law Library Docid # 2444307
(999) AMAR CHAND Vs. BRAHAM LAL[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 71 (as amended) — Execution of Gram Panchayat order — Civil Court’s jurisdiction — A Civil Court can only execute a Gram Panchayat order if the Gram Panchayat had the jurisdiction to pass that order in the first place. India Law Library Docid # 2444308
(1000) SWAYAM SHREE PADMAPUR MISSION SHAKTI FEDERATION AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Principles of Natural Justice — Audi alteram partem — The principle of hearing both sides implies that parties should have an opportunity to examine and rebut information presented to the court. Non-disclosure of government notings, which are relevant to the writ petitions, violates this principle. India Law Library Docid # 2443840