(401) SHYAMA KUMARI Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Eligibility of unmarried daughter — The eligibility of an unmarried daughter for compassionate appointment is determined based on her marital status at the time she applied for the post, not at the time of appointment offer — Solemnizing marriage after applying but before appointment does not disqualify her. India Law Library Docid # 2442741
(402) SH. PARVEEN RAJPUT Vs. SH. KULDEEP SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Vicarious liability — For a complaint under Section 138 to be maintainable against an authorized signatory issuing a cheque from a society's account, the society itself must be impleaded as a party — The authorized signatory cannot be prosecuted merely for issuing the cheque if the liability is of the society and the cheque belongs to the society's account India Law Library Docid # 2442742
(403) SANDEEP KUMAR UPADHYAY Vs. ATAL BIHARI BAJPAI INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Public Administration and Employment Law — Selection Process — Where a selection process is conducted as per advertisement and no unsuccessful candidate challenges the appointment or alleges favouritism, and the candidate has acted upon the appointment by leaving a previous job, the appointment cannot be cancelled by the institution on grounds of minor procedural irregularities in the selection committee's constitution, especially after a prolonged period — The principle of estoppel applies agai India Law Library Docid # 2442795
(404) ANKUR JOSHI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Habeas Corpus — Custody of Minor Children — Maintainability of Writ — It is well settled that a writ of habeas corpus is maintainable for the custody of minor children in India, especially when the welfare of the child is in question — The extraordinary writ jurisdiction can be invoked for the best India Law Library Docid # 2442893
(405) DHEERAJ KUSHWAH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Bail Application — Grounds of Arrest — Non-compliance with the mandate of informing the arrestee of the grounds of arrest in writing, as held by the Supreme Court, does not automatically render an arrest illegal or entitle the accused to bail, unless demonstrable prejudice is shown — The applicants' production before the Magistrate and India Law Library Docid # 2442894
(406) HARSH DEV SINGH Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Sections 82, 86(4) and 87 — Election Petition — Joinder of Parties — Only contesting candidates are necessary parties to an election petition, along with any other candidate against whom allegations of corrupt practice are made — Officials or individuals not involved in the election as candidates, even if alleged to have indulged in corrupt practices, cannot be joined as parties at the India Law Library Docid # 2442953
(407) NARGEES JAVAID Vs. GHULAM JEELANI NENGROO[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 143-A — Interim Compensation — Power to grant interim compensation is discretionary and not mandatory, requiring judicious exercise based on case-to-case facts and circumstances, not mechanical application. India Law Library Docid # 2443109
(408) MAQSAD ALI KOHLI Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Preventive Detention — Grounds of detention must be clear, specific, and unambiguous to enable the detenue to make an effective representation — Vague allegations without specific instances, dates, or places, and reliance on generalized expressions like "credible information" or "deep-rooted connections" render detention legally unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2443110
(409) RAMANAIDU CHEEPURUPALLI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 328, 115, 120-B — Quashing of FIR — Registration of a second or subsequent FIR in respect of the same transaction is impermissible and violates Article 21 of the Constitution — Any additional material or findings ought to be incorporated into the India Law Library Docid # 2443128
(410) VEERANJANEYA HANDLOOM WEAVERS MUTUALLY AIDED CO-OPERATIVE PRODUCTION AND SALES SOCIETY LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA REP., BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, TEXTILE (FAC), SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD, AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 19(1)(c) and 43B — Right to form Co-operative Societies — G.O.Ms.No.1 dated 11.03.2024 mandates procurement from Telangana State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society Limited (TSCO) to promote handloom industry and weaver livelihoods — G.O — to be read in consonance with constitutional provisions and cannot be bypassed — PMU (Project India Law Library Docid # 2443411
(411) M/S. OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S. MERIDIAN HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 20(1), 20(2), 34, 37 — Cross-objections maintainability — Commercial Court jurisdiction — The court ruled that cross-objections are maintainable if granted liberty to approach the court at an appropriate stage, and when an issue decided against the objector is challenged in appeal — Appeals and cross-objections related to matters under Section 34 of the Act India Law Library Docid # 2443469
(412) SINTEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED YARN DIVISION Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 — Sections 3, 39, 53 — Insolvent Company — Claim for deficit stamp duty — Resolution Plan approved by NCLT — Claims not part of resolution plan extinguished — Stamp authorities demanding deficit stamp duty after approval of resolution plan — Demand unsustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2443470
(413) RAVINDRA MANDAL Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 375 and 376 — Rape — Consent obtained by false promise of marriage — For consent to be vitiated by a misconception of fact due to a promise to marry, it must be established that (i) the promise was false from the inception with no intention to fulfill, (ii) the sexual relationship was entered into India Law Library Docid # 2443688
(414) MD. ALAM Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 6, 2(d), 29, 30 — Indian Penal Code (IPC) — Sections 377/34 — Appeal against conviction — Court found significant contradictions in the prosecution's evidence regarding the victim's age, the lodging of the FIR, the chain of events, and the medical India Law Library Docid # 2443689
(415) AUSTIN HYUNDAI (AUSTIN DISTRIBUTORS PVT LTD) Vs. AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS INDIA PVT LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order refusing to set aside arbitral award — Scope of appellate jurisdiction — Limited to examining legality of Section 34 court's exercise of power, not correcting errors of fact or law by arbitrator. India Law Library Docid # 2442369
(416) RAGHU VAKKIYAL Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 — Section 59(1) — Prosecutions — Quashing of — Inherent powers of High Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. — Applicable when proceedings are manifestly mala fide, maliciously instituted with ulterior motive, or to wreak vengeance India Law Library Docid # 2442720
(417) KAILASH CHAND AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF H.P AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Abuse of process — Unnecessary continuation of criminal proceedings when no cognizable offense is made out, or when proceedings are maliciously instituted with ulterior motive, amounts to abuse of process of the court and securing the ends of India Law Library Docid # 2442747
(418) SHIVAKANT SHRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18(2) Proviso 1 and Section 11(1) — Application for reference to court for determination of compensation — Rejection of application by Collector due to delay — Petitioners received compensation in 2011 after notices were issued in 2002 — Applications for reference were filed in 2011, beyond the India Law Library Docid # 2442895
(419) CHANCHAL DAWRE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 18-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 203, 482 — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120-B, 420 — Challenge to validity of sanction for prosecution — Where sanction order exists but its legality and validity is questioned, such issue should be raised in the course India Law Library Docid # 2442896
(420) THE STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. GHANABHAI KHIMABHAI AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 323, 337, 504, 114 and Mumbai Police Act, 1951 — Section 135 — Criminal Appeal against acquittal — The prosecution alleged offences including murder, voluntarily causing hurt, and endangering life or personal safety of others — The court examined the evidence of eye-witnesses and medical professionals. India Law Library Docid # 2443471