(461) ATIKELA SRAVANI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-07-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 35(3) — Arrest for Offences Punishable up to Seven Years — Mandate of Notice Before Arrest — For offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years, arrest is not mandatory but is an exception to be exercised with circumspection — The investigating officer must first consider necessity of arrest under S. 35(1)(b) and ordinarily issue notice under S. 35(3), BNSS (corresponding to S. 41-A, CrPC), consistent with the guidelines in Arnesh Kumar India Law Library Docid # 2448778
(462) GULFAM @ IMRAN Vs. NCT DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 12 and 11(iv) — Indian Penal Code, 1872 — Section 354D — Stalking and sexual harassment of a minor — Accused repeatedly followed a 17-year-old girl despite her clear disinterest, with the intent to threaten and sexually harass her, constituting the offences of India Law Library Docid # 2447601
(463) DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. SATISH KUMAR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Land Acquisition and Allotment Policy — Entitlement to alternative plot — Recommendations for allotment of alternative plots are subject to availability and do not confer a vested right, especially when policies are revised or updated prior to actual allotment — The right is merely to be considered for such allotment based on India Law Library Docid # 2447602
(464) XXX Vs. YYY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Interim Maintenance — Appeal as continuation of Original Proceeding — An appeal filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act is a continuation of the original matrimonial proceeding — Therefore, the word "proceeding" in Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, India Law Library Docid # 2447603
(465) RAJARAM FOOD PRODUCTS INDIA LIMITED Vs. THE JOINT DISTRICT REGISTRAR (CLASS-1) AND COLLECTOR OF STAMPS, NASHIK AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17(2)(xii) and Section 89(4) — Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 — Article 16 of Schedule I — Sale Certificate — Auction Sale — A sale certificate issued in a public auction sale by a liquidator under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is exempt from compulsory registration — Only a copy needs India Law Library Docid # 2447606
(466) MONARCH ORCHID CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 154B-7 — Membership in Housing Society — Auction purchaser cannot claim membership without clearing past maintenance dues of previous owner — The law mandates payment of society dues for a transfer of share or interest to be effective, and this applies to auction sales India Law Library Docid # 2447607
(467) UNISTAR METALS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. GE POWER LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Jurisdiction — The clause stating that competent courts at the place of the buyer's registered office have exclusive jurisdiction for the order and implementation of arbitral awards determines the jurisdiction for a Section 11 application and the seat of arbitration. India Law Library Docid # 2447608
(468) IBRAHEEM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 52-A, 43, 42, 50 — Bail Application — Non-compliance with Section 52-A and delay in sending samples to FSL are procedural irregularities that do not vitiate the trial or entitle the accused to bail, especially when the recovery is a chance recovery from a vehicle in a India Law Library Docid # 2447663
(469) PURSHOTTAM DAS AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 43, 41, 42, 50, 52A, 37 — Chance recovery — Search and seizure from a vehicle in transit on a public road falls under Section 43, not Sections 41 or 42, making compliance with prior information or warrant requirements unnecessary. India Law Library Docid # 2447664
(470) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. PREMLAL[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 366 and 374 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 — Murder — Death Reference and Appeal — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Failure to establish a complete chain of circumstances pointing solely to guilt — Reasonable doubt created by lapses in India Law Library Docid # 2447665
(471) VINOD KUMAR SARAF Vs. VILLAYATI RAM MITTAL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Territorial Jurisdiction — A High Court retains territorial jurisdiction to entertain a Section 9 petition if substantial parts of the cause of action have arisen within its limits, even if the registered office of the partnership is elsewhere — This is particularly relevant when India Law Library Docid # 2447666
(472) DAYALU @ MUKESH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence requires the chain of circumstances to be complete and conclusive, leaving no room for doubt that the accused "must be" guilty, not merely "may be" guilty. India Law Library Docid # 2447762
(473) DEEPAKMANULAL GARG Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(2) and 173(8) — Investigation — Closure Report — District Collector's power to recall or reopen investigation — Held, Collector has no statutory jurisdiction under Cr.P.C — to direct recall of a Closure Report or reopen investigation once forwarded to the Magistrate. India Law Library Docid # 2447763
(474) T.SELLAMMAL Vs. PICHAIYAMMAL AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 6 — Daughters' coparcenary rights — Supreme Court in Vineetha Sharma's case held that daughters are coparceners by birth with equal rights as sons, irrespective of whether the father was alive on the date of the amendment (September 9, 2005) or the date of marriage. India Law Library Docid # 2447855
(475) SHEN LONG BIO-TECH (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. COMMISSIONER OF GST AND CENTRAL EXCISE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Finance Act, 2017 — Section 104 — Retrospective exemption from service tax on long-term lease of industrial plots — Refund claim — Assessee entitled to refund of service tax paid on upfront charges for industrial plots leased for 30 years or more, as per retrospective exemption under Finance Act, 2017. India Law Library Docid # 2447845
(476) V.BALASUNDARAM AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Review Petitions — Filed by third parties seeking to review a previous High Court order — Leave obtained from the Court — Review petitions dismissed as grounds raised were not sustainable and did not establish any error apparent on the face of the record. India Law Library Docid # 2447846
(477) G.S. MATIYANI AND SONS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Government Contracts — Tender — Technical evaluation — Non-responsive bid — Experience certificate without year-wise bifurcation — Bidder's experience certificate failed to disclose financial year-wise quantities as mandated for eligibility under Cl. 2.2A(d) of bid conditions — Held, discretion of Bid Scrutiny Committee to seek clarification under Cl. 21.1 limited to historical documents (audited accounts, tax clearance, PAN) and does not extend to core eligibility criteria — Documents submitted India Law Library Docid # 2447975
(478) MOHD IMRAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Service Law — Recovery of alleged excess payment — Retiral dues — Effect of subsequent quashing order — Recovery orders against petitioners for excess payment following promotion had earlier been set aside in connected writ petitions with direction against recovery — Recovery from petitioners' retiral dues, effected before the said judgment, held illegal being contrary to the binding decision — Respondents directed to refund recovered amounts within two months. [Paras 5, 7] India Law Library Docid # 2447976
(479) EIPROCON INTERNATIONAL (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. COMMISSIONER, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Goods and Services Tax — Revocation of cancellation of registration — Quantification of tax liability — Petitioner's application for revocation rejected for non-deposit of reversed ITC; petitioner contended no order quantifying tax liability existed — Supplementary affidavit disclosed order dated 09.07.2025 passed under S. 74 quantifying liability, rendering petitioner's contention factually incorrect — Writ disposed of without interference, with liberty to challenge the quantification order and India Law Library Docid # 2447977
(480) KAMLESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-07-2026 Service Law — Equal pay for equal work — Contractual Data Entry Operators — Parity with U.P.N.L.-engaged staff — Petitioners, contractual Data Entry Operators under Samagra Shiksha, claimed parity in remuneration with similarly designated staff engaged through U.P.N.L. — Earlier representation held not maintainable being made through Union rather than individually — Petitions disposed of granting liberty to file fresh individual representations, to be decided within eight weeks in accordance wit India Law Library Docid # 2447978