(381) DR. SAJAD AHMAD BHAT Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 21-04-2026 Employment Law — Provisional Engagement — Security Clearance — An employee engaged on a provisional basis, subject to security clearance, cannot claim reinstatement or refute termination based on an adverse report if they accepted these conditions at the India Law Library Docid # 2443108
(382) M. LAKSHMI NARASIMHA ACHARYULU AND OTHERS Vs. M. GOPALAMMA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal — Maintainability — An appeal under Section 96 of the CPC lies against a decree, not merely against a finding on an issue — A party who has succeeded in the suit cannot appeal solely on the basis of a finding against them if the overall decree is in their favour and their prayer in the written statement was for dismissal of the suit, which was granted by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2443126
(383) GHANASALA PULLAMMA, AND OTHERS Vs. KALUVA SUDHAKARA RAO AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope — A second appeal lies only on a substantial question of law — The High Court cannot interfere with concurrent findings of fact by the lower appellate court if they are based on proper appreciation of evidence — Mere appreciation of facts or documents does not India Law Library Docid # 2443127
(384) SRI BOYINA VENKATESWARA RAO [DIED] PER LRS. Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) — Disproportionate Assets — Burden of Proof — Prosecution must prove that properties in wife's name were acquired by the accused public servant, not from wife's own income, especially when wife was also a public servant during the check period. India Law Library Docid # 2443125
(385) WATERBURY FARREL Vs. STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Jurisdiction — Determining the seat of arbitration requires clear contractual designation or subsequent agreement, not just a chosen venue for hearings — The presence of options for venue in a neutral country or the exclusive jurisdiction clause for specific courts can act as contrary indicia against a designated seat. India Law Library Docid # 2443278
(386) DR. PACHIPALA NAMRATHA @ ATHALURI NAMRATHA Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Section 19 — Arrest — Validity — Grounds of arrest and reasons to believe must be based on material in possession and demonstrate conscious involvement of the arrestee in money laundering — Mere suspicion, unverified allegations, or mechanical reproduction of statutory phrases are insufficient — Arrest made without tangible, corroborated India Law Library Docid # 2443324
(387) SEELOJU SHIVA KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 528 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Petitioners seeking to quash FIR registered for offences under Section 108 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Allegations that petitioners, an advocate and a journalist, facilitated an interview where defamatory statements were made against the deceased, leading to her suicide India Law Library Docid # 2443407
(388) GHANSHYAMBHAI NAGJIBHAI CHOTHANI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879 — Section 73AA — Restrictions on transfer of land belonging to Scheduled Tribes — The original holder of the land, Bhanabhai Kikabhai, was identified as "Adivasi" (Scheduled Tribe) by the Mamlatdar, leading to the initiation of suo motu proceedings for breach of Section 73AA of the Revenue India Law Library Docid # 2443468
(389) MR. H.K. LAKSHMAN GOWDA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Mines and Geology Rules, 1994 — Rule 8(5)(iii) and Rule 3(2) — Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — Section 2 — Withdrawal of No Objection Certificate (NOC) — Lease granted based on erroneous NOC — Quarrying operations stopped due to withdrawal of NOC after a decade of operation — Court held that while an NOC is required for granting a lease, its withdrawal does not automatically permit the State to India Law Library Docid # 2443522
(390) SURENDRA KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 364 and 498-A — Kidnapping/Abduction with intent to murder and Cruelty by husband — Prosecution failed to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt — Acquittal of Appellant. India Law Library Docid # 2443682
(391) SHANKAR KUMAR JHA Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Bihar C.C.A Rules, 2005 — Rule 17(5)(c), 17(16) and 18(3) — Departmental proceeding — Violation of rules — Charge memo issued, but no Presenting Officer appointed — Enquiry Officer assumed the role of Presenting Officer — No second show-cause notice issued before punishment — Proceedings vitiated. India Law Library Docid # 2443683
(392) PUSHPA KUMARI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Administrative Law — Principles of Natural Justice — Violation of Audi Alteram Partem — Dismissal of Anganvadi Sevika without proper hearing is illegal — The authorities must provide an opportunity to be heard before passing any adverse order. India Law Library Docid # 2443684
(393) ITC LIMITED Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL GST AND CENTRAL EXCISE, PATNA-1[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Sections 11A, 11AB, 11AC — Show Cause Notices (SCNs) issued in 2008 — Petitioners approaching High Court in 2026 seeking quashing of SCNs after 18 years — Plea of delay and laches on part of petitioner is apparent — Inordinate delay in filing writ application disentitles petitioner from India Law Library Docid # 2443685
(394) ANIL KAMAL AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 16 — Recruitment process — Adherence to advertisement conditions — Any deviation without power of relaxation and publicity is unconstitutional. India Law Library Docid # 2443686
(395) SRI PASHUPATI NATH JOSHI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COLLECTOR, BHAGALPUR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Stage of Admission — Court must confine itself strictly to averments in plaint and documents annexed thereto — All statements in plaint to be treated as true and correct — Disputed questions of fact cannot be adjudicated at this stage. India Law Library Docid # 2443687
(396) KRISHNA CHETTRI Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 3(b), 4, 5(m), 6 and 42 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(1), 376(3) — Sexual Assault and Penetrative Sexual Assault — Conviction based on victim's testimony, eyewitness account, and medical evidence — Trial court's conviction India Law Library Docid # 2443712
(397) DAWA TAMANG Vs. MAITA KUMAR TAMANG @ MAITAY AND ANOTHER[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 21-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 and Order 11 Rule 14 — Application for filing additional documents — Rejection by Trial Court on ground of invoking wrong provision of law (Section 151 CPC) — Held, mere invocation of an incorrect provision is not fatal if the power to grant relief exists — Trial court should India Law Library Docid # 2443713
(398) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SUMER LAL CHOUHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Central Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 — Section 14 — Jurisdiction — Regularisation of services — Casual labourers — Eligible for temporary status and regularisation under Scheme of 1993 if they had rendered continuous service of at least one year (240 or 206 days) and were in employment on 01.09.1993 — The Tribunal's direction to consider respondents for regularisation was upheld for those India Law Library Docid # 2442616
(399) SMT. SATYA GARG Vs. KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Administrative Law— Disciplinary Proceedings— Appreciation of Evidence— Tribunal's role not to re-appreciate evidence in disciplinary inquiries as an appellate forum, but to ensure fundamental rights to a proper hearing and defense have been provided — The High Court upheld this principle, agreeing with the majority view of the Tribunal that so long as the disciplinary authority's findings were based on some India Law Library Docid # 2442617
(400) NATHU LAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 21 — Right to dignity, reputation, equality and personal liberty — History-sheet proceedings — Arbitrary and illegal action of respondents in initiating history-sheet proceedings against petitioner — Factual matrix shows most cases ended in acquittal or discharge, with no conviction — Mere registration of cases cannot be basis for opening a history-sheet — Action India Law Library Docid # 2442618