(281) R.M.BABJI Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-09-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — Regularization — Date of effect — Typist appointed conditionally subject to acquiring Telugu Typewriting Higher Grade qualification within two years — Petitioner acquired qualification on 26.03.2010 and services regularized from that date — Claim for regularization from initial appointment date of 21.08.2008 based on G.O.Ms.No.69, dated 24.07.2023 — Held, G.O.Ms.No.151, dated 22.06.2004, amended G.O.Ms.No.60, stipulating regularization strictly from the India Law Library Docid # 2453984
(282) SRI. RAMAKRISHNA NAIKA Vs. SRI. DODDATHAMMA NAIKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 38 — Suit for permanent injunction simpliciter — Maintainability when title is clouded — Plaintiff claimed exclusive possession over 7 acres based on an alleged oral family partition, which defendants disputed, asserting plaintiff held only 4 acres 27 guntas as a co-sharer — Held, where a genuine dispute and a cloud is cast over the plaintiff's title and the extent of possession by co-sharers, a suit for mere in India Law Library Docid # 2454059
(283) THE DEFENCE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION AND ANOTHER Vs. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-09-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 4, 5-A, and 6 — National security — Paramount public purpose — Acquisition for Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) — Primacy over individual property rights — Individual rights under Article 300-A of the Constitution must yield to compelling national security and defence requirements — Lands forming an integral part of a compact, protected area of an ongoing vital defence facility ca India Law Library Docid # 2454068
(284) HARISH R AND OTHERS Vs. STATE BY EAST ZONE WOMEN POLICE STATION AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Matrimonial discord — Implicating relatives of husband — Vague and omnibus allegations — Duty of Courts — Tendency to implicate family members of the husband out of personal vendetta without concrete evidence deprecated — Courts must subject allegations to thorough scrutiny to prevent misuse of penal provisions — A mere reference to relatives living in different residences without specific allegations of India Law Library Docid # 2454089
(285) MR.S.N. RAVICHANDRA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent powers — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Scope — Quashing is warranted only where the complaint does not disclose any offence or is frivolous, vexatious, or oppressive — A meticulous pre-trial analysis to ascertain whether proceedings will culminate in conviction or acquittal is impermissible — If the allegations and supporting material prima facie disclose the ingredients of the alleged offences, interference by the High Court und India Law Library Docid # 2454091
(286) STATE BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE Vs. SRI KOMAREGOWDA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Acquittal of an accused strengthens the presumption of innocence — Appellate Court is entitled to re-appreciate oral and documentary evidence, but cannot overturn an order of acquittal merely because another view is possible — Interference is justified only where the judgment of acquittal suffers from patent perversity or misreading of material evidence, and the only possible conclusion from t India Law Library Docid # 2454101
(287) SUBHASH CHANDER Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 16 — Service Law — Promotion — Fundamental right to be considered — Petitioner was eligible for promotion as Assistant Engineer (Civil) against a Scheduled Caste quota vacancy arising in 2003 — DPC convened on 30.05.2003 failed to consider 2003 vacancies, and Petitioner was eventually promoted in 2006 against the 2003 vacancy — Held, right of an eligible employee to be considered fairly for promotion is an integral facet of the fundamental rig India Law Library Docid # 2453077
(288) JYOTI SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Service Law — Rectification of Pay Scale — Promissory Estoppel — Erroneous pay scale mentioned in advertisement and appointment letter — Recruitment and Promotion Rules and prior Government notifications prescribed a lower pay scale — Held, State is not precluded from rectifying a bona fide typographical mistake to align pay scales with statutory rules. Promissory estoppel cannot be invoked against the State to claim benefits lacking legal sanctity or statutory backing. Principle of changin India Law Library Docid # 2453078
(289) SINTU KUMAR Vs. THE CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — Eligibility of married son — Central Bank of India Scheme dated 8.4.2015 — Petitioner's mother died in harness while employed as a Full-Time Safai Karamchari — Application for compassionate appointment was rejected solely because petitioner was married — Held, Clause 2.2 of the Scheme defines a dependent family member as a "wholly dependent son" without distinguishing between married and unmarried sons — Bank's drafters intentionally omitted the word "un India Law Library Docid # 2453117
(290) NILMANI SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120-B — Criminal conspiracy — Meeting of minds — Familial relationship — Petitioners, being the father and brothers of the deceased principal accused, were implicated for allegedly helping her usurp a family-owned cinema hall and properties — Held, mere familial relationship or assisting a female relative in family business affairs, without specific material evidencing an agreement to execute an illegal act or India Law Library Docid # 2453137
(291) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. POORNIMA SAXENA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 19-09-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — Belated challenge by State — Irregularity attributable to State — Respondent was appointed on compassionate grounds in 1987 and superannuated in 2014 without any objection raised during her service — State sought to challenge the appointment on grounds of policy violation and lack of Public Service Commission approval — Held, respondent did not conceal any material fact or commit fraud — Any mistake was attributable solely to the State, which condoned it India Law Library Docid # 2453095
(292) RAMBABU Vs. NAVLU AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 19-09-2026 Adverse Possession — Permissive Possession — Agreement to Sell — Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction — Plaintiff claimed title by adverse possession, alleging possession for over 12 years pursuant to an agreement to sell — Held, when possession is delivered in furtherance of an agreement for sale, it is permissive in nature — Permissive possession cannot be construed as adverse unless the claimant establishes specifically when it became hostile to the true owner — Claim of tit India Law Library Docid # 2453096
(293) THE STATE OF M.P. Vs. MUNNALAL[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) and 20 — Trap case — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Proof of demand is a sine qua non for establishing offences under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) — Mere recovery of tainted currency notes from accused absent proof of demand does not sustain conviction — Presumption under Section 20 can only be invoked once foundational facts of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification are established beyond reasonable doubt — Ex India Law Library Docid # 2453995
(294) SRI. RAMESH N. AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE BY ARAKERE POLICE STATION AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 3, 25, 27 and 30 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Post-1988 amendment, Section 27 is strictly confined to violations of Section 5 or Section 7, and unlawful purpose alone does not attract the provision — Accused held a valid license for the firearm and there was no allegation of unauthorized manufacture, sale, or use of prohibited arms or ammunition — Investigating agency failed to invoke Section 30 regarding breach of license terms — Invocation of Sections 3, 25, a India Law Library Docid # 2454051
(295) SRI. PRATHAP @ M. GANGAL PRATHAP AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of — Offences under BNS, 2023 and Information Technology Act — Petitioners sought pre-arrest bail for alleged data theft, material misappropriation, and extortion — High Court held that the alleged offences were triable by a Magistrate and carried a maximum punishment of up to seven years — Given that the petitioners had no criminal antecedents and were willing to cooperate with the investigation, custodial interr India Law Library Docid # 2454072
(296) SRI. PRATHAP @ M. GANGAL PRATHAP AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438] — Anticipatory bail — Grounds for grant — Staleness of allegations and personal dispute — First informant filed complaint alleging data theft, mismanagement of TDS payments, and unauthorized removal of construction materials spanning 2022 to 2026 — Parties had fallen out and ceased communication two years prior to FIR, with earlier instances allegedly condoned — Offenses triable by Magistr India Law Library Docid # 2454081
(297) SRI. B.G. PRAKASH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 19(1) (as amended by Act 16 of 2018) — Sanction for prosecution of retired public servant — Prospective application — Petitioner, a retired Executive Engineer, sought discharge contending that prior sanction under amended Section 19(1) was mandatory — Cognizance of offences was taken in early 2018, prior to the amendment taking effect on 26.07.2018 — Held, the 2018 amendment is prospective regarding the stage of cognizance — Where cognizance was alrea India Law Library Docid # 2454094
(298) SARR FREIGHTS CORPORATION AND ANOTHER Vs. ARGO CORAL MARITIME LTD.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 20 — Anti-arbitration injunction suit — Maintainability in Delhi — Booking note signed in Delhi, appellants had office in Delhi, cargo transit commenced from Delhi, and potential enforcement would occur in Delhi — Substantial part of cause of action arose within territorial jurisdiction of Delhi High Court — Existence of concurrent jurisdiction elsewhere does not oust jurisdiction where part of cause of action arises — Indian courts retain inherent jurisdicti India Law Library Docid # 2452911
(299) PUNEET BATRA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 67(2) — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — Section 132 — Search and seizure at Advocate's premises — Advocate-client privilege — Scope and applicability — Respondent searched law firm premises and seized advocate's CPU regarding tax evasion investigation into client — Held, advocate-client privilege protects client communications, not the personal wrongdoing or independent business activities of an advocate — When prima facie material demonstra India Law Library Docid # 2452912
(300) SHRI KRISHNA INDUSTRIES Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 6(2)(b), Section 73 and Section 74 — Prohibition of simultaneous proceedings — Scope of "same subject matter" — State GST authorities initiated proceedings under Section 73 regarding Input Tax Credit claimed from a supplier — Subsequent proceedings initiated by Central GST authorities under Section 74 alleging fraudulent availment without actual supply of goods — Held, bar under Section 6(2)(b) operates only where proceedings concern the identic India Law Library Docid # 2452913