(981) DAKSHIN BIHAR GRAMIN BANK (NOW BIHAR GRAMIN BANK) AND OTHERS Vs. RAVI RANJAN AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Review application is maintainable where the Hon'ble Division Bench, while disposing of an earlier appeal (LPA) filed by the petitioner, granted liberty to file a Civil Review petition, even though usually a review would not be maintainable after an appeal has India Law Library Docid # 2443616
(982) BHARAT MANI Vs. KHUSBOO KUMARI @ RUBY KUMARI[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — High Court's revisional jurisdiction — Court will not reappraise facts already considered by the trial court unless there is a manifest error or perversity in the trial court's finding. India Law Library Docid # 2443622
(983) MD QUARBAN Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 161, 164 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 323, 341, 376, 504 — POCSO Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 8 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Victim's statement inconsistent across different stages of investigation and trial — Lack of independent witnesses and India Law Library Docid # 2443623
(984) EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION AND OTHERS Vs. SRI ABHISHEK CHOUDHARI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) — Section 59B — Compulsory service bond — ESIC's power to establish medical colleges for improving service quality implies power to enter into contractual agreements with students for rendering services at its hospitals. India Law Library Docid # 2443644
(985) SRI T.VARADARAJ PAI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 and 227 — Willful Defaulter Notice — The primary grievance of the petitioner was that the show cause notice for declaration as a willful defaulter was issued by the Chief General Manager, which they contended was contrary to the RBI Master Circular — While the Master Circular outlines a process, the Court found that the show cause notice was issued under the direction India Law Library Docid # 2443645
(986) RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 13(1)(c) r/w 13(2) — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 408, 465, 471, 477A — Criminal Appeal — Misappropriation of funds by Bank Secretary — Evidence of Cashier and documentary evidence held sufficient to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt — Absence of expert opinion on handwriting not fatal to prosecution case when documentary evidence is strong — India Law Library Docid # 2443794
(987) M/S. RCC-ACC (JV) Vs. BOARD OF MAJOR PORT AUTHORITY FOR PORT OF COCHIN WILLINGDON ISLAND AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 and 17 — Writ Petition (Civil) — Maintainability — While powers under Article 226 are not circumscribed by statute, a writ court is reluctant to entertain a writ petition if parties have agreed to a specific dispute resolution forum, especially when alternative remedies are efficacious — The remedies sought could be conveniently granted by a court deciding an India Law Library Docid # 2443795
(988) BHIM SINGH LAKARA Vs. CBI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for offences under Section 161 IPC and Sections 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 — Prosecution case successfully established demand and acceptance of illegal India Law Library Docid # 2441857
(989) TALENT UNLIMITED ONLINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. AFFLE INDIA LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2)(b) — Appeal against order of Arbitral Tribunal granting interim relief — Scope of interference by Appellate Court is limited and narrow, exercisable only when the order is perverse, arbitrary, or contrary to law — Appellate Court should not substitute its view for that India Law Library Docid # 2441858
(990) AJIT KUMAR GOLA Vs. STATE (GNCTD) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Condonation of delay — Explanation for delay — Petitioner sought condonation of 412 days delay in filing a Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition, claiming the delay was due to being a practicing advocate who needed time to understand the impugned order and conduct legal India Law Library Docid # 2441859
(991) DINESH KUMAR Vs. NEETI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Maintenance — Appeal against interim maintenance order, modification by appellate court — Husband and wife both challenged the interim maintenance awarded by the appellate court — Husband contended maintenance was arbitrary and excessive, wife argued it was meagre — Court considered income affidavits, financial status, and obligations of parties to determine maintenance. India Law Library Docid # 2441984
(992) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SHREYA[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Employment Law — Termination of Engagement — Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) — Misrepresentation of Educational Qualification — Where a candidate for GDS misrepresented their 10th-grade subject from Sanskrit to Hindi-A/Hindi-B in the online application, this constituted "suppressio veri and suggestio falsi" and misled the India Law Library Docid # 2441820
(993) SHAILENDRA PRASAD SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Mines and Minerals — Forfeiture of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Technical glitch in e-auction portal — Petitioner prevented from participating in bidding process due to admitted technical error — Forfeiture of EMD without affording opportunity of hearing violates principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441821
(994) JAGDISH YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — High Court’s power to re-evaluate evidence — The court is required to re-appreciate the evidence and re-assess the conclusions arrived at by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2441822
(995) BHARAT MAHTO AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder charges — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 27 — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Eye-witness testimonies — Contradictions in testimonies — Presence of witnesses at the scene of occurrence — Land dispute as motive — Investigation process — Delay in FIR registration — Non-examination of material witness — Sufficiency of Section 313 Cr.P.C examination — Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2441823
(996) SIKKIM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. SIKKIM INFORMATION COMMISSION AND ANOTHER[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Writ Petition — Challenge to Orders of State Information Commission — Petitioner seeking disclosure of consolidated merit list and marks of candidates — Respondent No.2 filing RTI application — SPIO providing information after completion of process — First Appellate Authority directing SPIO to seek consent of selected candidates under Section 11 of RTI Act — Respondent No.2 India Law Library Docid # 2442145
(997) SYED MOHAMMED GHOUSE PASHA KHADRI Vs. SYED MOHAMMED ADIL PASHA KHADRI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Waqf Act, 1995 — Section 3(i) and Section 32(2)(g) — Jurisdiction of Civil Court versus Waqf Board — Distinction between Sajjadanashin and Mutawalli — Sajjadanashin is a spiritual head with religious duties, while Mutawalli is a secular manager of Waqf property — Waqf Board has jurisdiction over appointment and removal of Mutawallis but not Sajjadanashins — Civil Court retains jurisdiction over India Law Library Docid # 2441715
(998) PUNJAB AND SIND BANK Vs. SH. RAJ KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary proceedings — Punishment — Judicial review — The court's power to review punishment is limited and generally does not allow substitution of its own judgment for that of the disciplinary authority unless the punishment is illogical, suffers from procedural impropriety, or shocks the conscience of the court. India Law Library Docid # 2441716
(999) M/S A.K.G. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Contract Law — Termination and Blacklisting — Principles of Judicial Review — Courts must apply distinct standards of legality, rationality, and proportionality when reviewing administrative actions related to contract termination and blacklisting, considering the differing gravity of these measures and their consequences. India Law Library Docid # 2441717
(1000) SATINDER SINGH BHASIN Vs. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Section 185 — Loan to directors — Violation of Section 185 — Loan from company to director for securing bail without special resolution — Deposit of Rs. 50 Crores for bail sourced from company funds without proper approval — Held to be not sustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2441718