(341) STATE Vs. RAKESH[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 8 — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 354-A — Sexual Assault and Harassment — Single Testimony — Inconsistencies and Motive for False Implication — Benefit of Doubt — Respondent-teacher was acquitted of sexual assault charges against a minor India Law Library Docid # 2447804
(342) KETAKI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification — Suppression of facts and use of fraudulent documents — Petitioners claimed belonging to 'Mannerwarlu' community — The Caste Scrutiny Committee invalidated their claims based on suppression of contrary entries from close relatives' school records and evidence of manipulation in relied-upon validity certificates — The court found that the petitioners attempted to India Law Library Docid # 2448034
(343) PROFESSOR KHALIL-UR-RAHMAN ANSARI Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 — Section 4 — Age of Superannuation — Government Resolution dated 27.02.2003 reducing retirement age from 60 to 58 years for teachers in polytechnics held per incuriam, as it conflicted with Section 4 of the MEPS Regulation Act. India Law Library Docid # 2448040
(344) HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. DIPALI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 146 and 149 — Insurance Act, 1938 — Section 64-VB — Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 — Dishonoured Cheque for Premium — Statutory Liability of Insurer to Third Party — Policy issued without premium payment — Insurer cannot avoid liability to third party. India Law Library Docid # 2448041
(345) SAU. SUJATA BHIMRAO KOTHARE AND OTHERS Vs. NARENDRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28 — Rescission of contract — Application for rescission of contract under Section 28 is not maintainable after execution and registration of the sale deed, as the Court loses jurisdiction to rescind the agreement once the conveyance is complete. India Law Library Docid # 2448042
(346) M/S UNIQUE SECURITY AND ANOTHER Vs. MAAN SINGH GAUTAM AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 U.P. Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1958 — Rule 8(3), proviso — Restoration of ex parte order — Limitation — Employer's second restoration application, filed after delay of nearly six years, challenging ex parte wage order, rejected by Prescribed Authority — Held, application for setting aside order under Rule 8(2) must be filed within 30 days; inordinate and India Law Library Docid # 2448125
(347) BABULAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 4(1), 18, 23, 30 — Compensation — Market value — Sale deeds executed after preliminary notification under Section 4(1) cannot be relied upon to determine market value as the relevant date for assessment is the date of the notification — The court rejected sale deeds submitted by the appellant as they were India Law Library Docid # 2448264
(348) M/S. MOHANLAL SHUKLA Vs. S.P. SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order XLIII Rule 1(c) — Condonation of delay — Restoration of appeal — Appellant sought restoration of an appeal dismissed for want of prosecution after approximately fifteen years — Application for condonation of delay was dismissed by the District Judge for insufficient cause. India Law Library Docid # 2448265
(349) LATE MOHAMMAD ISRAIL THROUGH ITS LRS SMT. HALIMA BI AND OTHERS Vs. ASHFAQ AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 22 Rule 4(2) and Order 18 Rule 17 — Legal Representatives — Defence — A legal representative stepping into the shoes of a deceased defendant must adopt the defence of the original defendant and cannot file a contradictory written statement or claim independent rights without proper procedure — India Law Library Docid # 2448266
(350) SAVITA AND OTHERS Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT HIGHWAYS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and 37 — Setting aside of award — Appeal against dismissal of application under Section 34 — Land acquisition compensation — Identical facts and circumstances in multiple cases — Different outcomes by different judicial officers — Breach of public policy. India Law Library Docid # 2448267
(351) OYSTER BUILDING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MR. HARI NARAYAN PATIDAR (KULMI ) DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL LRS MR. SU AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Application dismissed — Agreement for land development contained an arbitration clause for disputes related to construction — The dispute arose from the sale of land to a third party, which was not a construction-related dispute — Therefore, the arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2448268
(352) ANIL KUMAR SAHU Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Framing of Charges — Scope of Interference — At the stage of framing charges, the court's role is limited to determining if the evidence, taken at face value, raises a strong suspicion of the commission of alleged India Law Library Docid # 2448269
(353) JAMNALAL DHAKAD Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Section 3(1) and Section 10 — Detention order — Grounds for detention — Petitioner alleged to be involved in multiple NDPS cases — Petitioner claimed false implication India Law Library Docid # 2448270
(354) RAMANPREET SINGH @ VINNI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 18 — Anticipatory Bail — Statutory Bar — Appeal against rejection of anticipatory bail — The court must examine if the material collected during investigation discloses a prima facie commission of offences under the Act — If such material exists, India Law Library Docid # 2448271
(355) NARENDRA KUMAR Vs. DEVILAL AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Property Law — Title and Possession — An unregistered agreement to sell, even if it leads to possession, cannot confer title to immovable property exceeding Rs — 100 in value — Such an instrument is inadmissible as evidence of title due to non-compliance with the Registration Act, 1908, and Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Therefore, a claim for title based on such a document will fail. India Law Library Docid # 2448272
(356) CHHATTISGARH LOK AYOG Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 22 — Overriding effect — Non obstante clause — Held, S. 22 confers overriding effect on RTI Act only to the extent of inconsistency with any other law, not a blanket repeal — RTI Act has not repealed Official Secrets Act or other confidentiality provisions, which continue to operate unless held inconsistent with the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2448332
(357) CHATURBHUJ AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. SHANTI DEVI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 8 Rule 6A — Counter-claim against co-defendant — In a suit for partition, a defendant is considered a party suing, thus a counter-claim can be made against co-defendants — The general rule that a defendant cannot file a counter-claim against a co-defendant does not strictly apply in partition India Law Library Docid # 2448475
(358) ANAND SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 20-07-2026 Prisoner's Right to Property — A person in jail, whether an undertrial or convicted prisoner, retains the fundamental right to own and dispose of their property — This right is protected under Articles 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and is not forfeited due to imprisonment, unless specifically restricted by law or court orders. India Law Library Docid # 2448476
(359) GEETHA Vs. STATE POLICE CHIEF OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 161 — Hit-and-run cases — Investigation and Compensation Scheme — In hit-and-run accident cases where offenders remain untraced despite CCTV availability, High Court directed constitution of District-level Special Squads under the State Police Chief for coordinated, technology-driven investigation, and urged Central Government to strengthen the 'Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022' along lines of statutory compensation models in India Law Library Docid # 2448671
(360) XXXXX Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 20-07-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 r/w S. 5(l)(m)(n) — Sole testimony of child victim, sterling witness — Delay in disclosure of prolonged sexual assault explained by the child's fear of his mother does not render his testimony unreliable — Where the victim's evidence is convincing and corroborated by family members, he qualifies as a sterling witness, and absence of India Law Library Docid # 2448672