(441) KANTA RANI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HER LEGAL HEIRS Vs. SURINDER KUMAR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Plaintiff's claim for possession via specific performance and injunction dismissed by the First Appellate Court — The High Court upheld this decision, finding that the plaintiff failed to prove the existence and execution of the alleged Agreement to Sell dated January 4, 1986 — Key issues included the failure to produce the original agreement, the inability of the Power of Attorney holder to testify about the plaintiff's personal knowledge and readines India Law Library Docid # 2442460
(442) POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. DARIYA SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Electricity Act and Telegraph Act — Right to erect poles and power lines — The Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, read with the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, grants electricity authorities statutory powers to erect poles and lay electric lines over private land without acquiring it, provided a sanctioned scheme is in place — This right is limited to user and is subject to paying compensation for any damage caused to the India Law Library Docid # 2442461
(443) DEEPAK BHARDWAJ (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE-HITESH BHARDWAJ Vs. M/S. J.V.BUILDERS PRIVATE LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Specific Performance of Oral Agreement to Sell — Sale Consideration — Court held that the oral agreement for sale was for ₹30 Lakh — The defendant admitted receiving ₹15 Lakh as sale consideration — The claim for ₹1.6 Crore was deemed unbelievable due to the significant escalation in price from the original purchase price of ₹20 Lakh two years prior — The court found that the plaintiff had paid 50% of the agreed sale India Law Library Docid # 2442462
(444) SUKHMA DEVI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LR Vs. HAWA SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Pre-emption Right and Waiver — The right of pre-emption is characterized as a weak and inequitable right which can be defeated by legitimate means, including waiver, which can be express or implied by conduct — If a co-sharer is aware of a sale transaction and is present when the agreement to sell is made, and does not object, and subsequently files a suit for pre-emption after a significant delay, such India Law Library Docid # 2442463
(445) PHUL KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. MAHABIR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor accident claims — Appeals for enhancement of compensation — Loss of property, death, and injuries resulting from a bus accident caused by the rash and negligent driving of the bus driver — The High Court assessed the claims on various heads, including damage to a jeep, death of two individuals, and injuries to another, while upholding the Tribunal's finding on the driver's negligence. India Law Library Docid # 2442464
(446) RAJ SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376A, 506 & Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 6 — Rape and Criminal Intimidation — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Court held that an accused can be convicted solely on the basis of the testimony of the prosecutrix, as her evidence is vital and does not require corroboration unless there are compelling reasons, and even India Law Library Docid # 2442465
(447) GURMEET SINGH @ SABBA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Poisons Act, 1919 — Section 6 — Punjab Poisons (Possession and Sales) Rules, 2014 — Rule 3 — Methanol as Scheduled Poison — unlicensed dealing in methanol, which is a scheduled poison, is punishable under Section 6 of the Poisons Act, 1919, with imprisonment up to three months for a first offence — The prosecution's contention that appellants’ implication is based on disclosure statements and chain of India Law Library Docid # 2442466
(448) ARJIN RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 437 & 439 — Bail — Cancellation of — Grounds for — The power to cancel bail should not be exercised routinely, but if liberty granted is abused or new circumstances arise that compromise a fair trial, the court must recall the bail — This power hinges on the accused's subsequent conduct and its impact on justice, not just the initial merits of the bail order. India Law Library Docid # 2442619
(449) KANA RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 & 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Complainant turning hostile — No corroboration of demand and acceptance — Conviction cannot be based solely on inference when primary witnesses do not support the prosecution case, requiring direct or circumstantial evidence — Acquittal based on doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2442620
(450) PRAVEEN GEHLOT Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439(2) — Cancellation of Bail — Power of Court — Not to be exercised routinely but where post-bail conduct of accused shows abuse of liberty detrimental to fair trial — Supervening circumstances justifying cancellation — Likelihood of repeating offence and danger of justice being thwarted — Where conduct demonstrates criminal proclivity and capacity to India Law Library Docid # 2442621
(451) MEHBOOB KHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Rajasthan Control of Goondas Act, 1975 — Sections 2(B) and 3 — Externment proceedings — Essential conditions for externment order — A District Magistrate must be satisfied that a person is a "Goonda" AND that their movements or acts are causing alarm, danger or harm OR that there are reasonable grounds to believe they are engaged/about to engage in certain offences, AND crucially, that witnesses are unwilling to testify due to apprehension for their safety or property. India Law Library Docid # 2442622
(452) NAND RAM AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 97 — Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996 — Rules 142, 143, 166, 97-A — Cancellation of Pattas and Sale-Deeds — Delay and Laches — Arbitrary cancellation of vested rights after significant delay and bypassing statutory remedies leading to quashing of the impugned order. India Law Library Docid # 2442623
(453) VIKASH ANAND OJHA @ ABHISHEK @ CHHOTE @ CHHOTU Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 21(5) — Condonation of Delay — Appeal filed with a delay of 12 days was condoned considering the reasons provided and the provisions of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2442642
(454) JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, JAIPUR Vs. RANJEET SINGH MEENA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1953 — Section 4 & 6, Section 11, 16 & 18 — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 24(2) — Land Acquisition proceedings concluded — Compensation deposited in Reference Court and possession taken — Multiple challenges to acquisition failed over decades — Claim for 25% developed land in lieu India Law Library Docid # 2442670
(455) NAVEEN KUMAR Vs. DEEPAK YADAV AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Award — Enhancement of Compensation — Claimant is entitled to compensation under the head of loss of earning capacity even if minor and not engaged in gainful employment at the time of accident. India Law Library Docid # 2442671
(456) BASANT LAL Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 122(1)(n) and Section 146(2) — Election — False declaration in Nomination Form — Deliberate concealment of pendency of a criminal case with potential for imprisonment renders election void — Subsequent acquittal does not cure the initial false declaration — Concealment of material fact is a valid ground to annul election India Law Library Docid # 2442745
(457) DULA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 15 — Recovery and Seizure — Chain of Evidence — Prosecution must establish a clear and unbroken chain linking the seized contraband to the accused — In this case, the samples and remaining contraband were never physically examined during the trial, nor were the seals checked, creating doubt about the connection between the exhibits and the appellants, rendering the Chemical Examiner's repor India Law Library Docid # 2442746
(458) NARESH BALA Vs. UDEY PARKASH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 1(A)(3) — Production of documents after filing written statement — Courts should lean towards substantial justice rather than technical violations, especially when no serious prejudice is caused to the other party — Delay in filing India Law Library Docid # 2442749
(459) DULA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropics Substances Act, 1985 — Section 15 — Offence relating to poppy straw/opium poppy — Conviction and sentence for offence under Section 15 of NDPS Act — Appeals against common judgment — Prior acquittal on ground that chemical examiner's report was not conclusive regarding contraband being poppy straw/opium poppy — Supreme Court remitted matter to High Court for fresh decision in accordance with its judgment in State of Himachal Pradesh Vs — Nirmal Kaur, India Law Library Docid # 2442750
(460) ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. UTTAM JOSHI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 17-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurance Company challenging compensation awarded in favour of claimants — Claimants sought compensation for death of deceased in a road accident involving a motorcycle. India Law Library Docid # 2442897