(501) SUSHIL Vs. MOHAN SINGH YADAV AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 & 197 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 166 — Dismissal of private complaint — Petitioner filed complaint against SHO for allegedly registering FIR without inquiry and with malice — Both Sessions Court and Trial Court dismissed the complaint — High Court upheld the dismissal, finding no case made out under Section 166 IPC and emphasizing the India Law Library Docid # 2442902
(502) SMT. DR. SUSHILA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) and 200 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 406, 120B — Framing of charges — Criminal complaint alleging criminal breach of trust and cheating in a property sale — Court held that mere non-completion of a sale agreement due to non-payment of the full amount does not automatically constitute a criminal offence, especially when possession was handed over India Law Library Docid # 2442903
(503) CHARANJEET Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction based on dying declarations — Two dying declarations by the deceased explicitly named her husband (appellant) as the perpetrator who poured kerosene and set her on fire — The court found these declarations to be reliable and trustworthy despite the extensive burn injuries suffered by the deceased, adhering to the principle that dying declarations can be the sole India Law Library Docid # 2442904
(504) PUSHPA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 300A — Right to Property — Legal ownership recognised by revenue records cannot be arbitrarily interfered with by the State or any authority without due process of law, even though it is no longer a fundamental right India Law Library Docid # 2442954
(505) STATE (NOW UNION TERRITORY) OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHU SINGH JANDLA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Administrative Law — Appointment — Wrongful Denial of Appointment — Candidate erroneously denied appointment based on RBA category certificate submission date, despite having secured more points than the last selected candidate in that category — Subsequent court order directed inclusion in the select list and recommendation for India Law Library Docid # 2442955
(506) MELA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF J & K AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 561-A — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498-A and 506 — Quashment of proceedings — Allegations of cruelty, harassment, and dowry demand were vague, omnibus, and lacked specific details of time, date, place, or manner of occurrence — Such general allegations are insufficient to India Law Library Docid # 2442956
(507) SMANLA DORJE NURBOO AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 480(1)(i) — Bar on bail for offenses carrying death or life imprisonment — The petitioners are not alleged to have committed such severe offenses, making them eligible for bail consideration. India Law Library Docid # 2442957
(508) BHAT TRADERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 16-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Arbitrary withholding of admitted dues by State instrumentality — Maintainability of writ petition — Even in contractual matters involving the State, a writ petition is maintainable if the action of the State is arbitrary, unreasonable, or unfair, thus attracting Article 14 of the Constitution — The distinction between public and private law elements in state contracts can blur, and when a public India Law Library Docid # 2443112
(509) CHITTURI VENU GOPALA KRISHNA Vs. M/S. SAKTHI FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 64(2) — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Attachment of Property — Agreement of Sale — For a private transfer or delivery of property pursuant to a contract to be saved from being void against claims enforceable under an attachment, the contract must be entered into *and registered* India Law Library Docid # 2443131
(510) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. NAGURI VENKATA RAMI REDDY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for Death in Accident — Claimants established the deceased's employment as a Clerk with salary of Rs. 7,935/- per month, and also assisting in agricultural activities and earning Rs. 500/- per day from electrical works — Tribunal's notional fixation of monthly income at Rs. 12,500/- was justified by India Law Library Docid # 2443133
(511) ASHIMA SANJEEV MINOCHA Vs. CO-OPERATIVE MILK MARKETING FEDERATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) — Maintainability of writ petition — Petitioners cannot directly approach writ court if alternative statutory remedy is available, unless fundamental rights are violated, principles of natural justice are breached, or proceedings are without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2443473
(512) JIGISHA W/O YOGESH MAGANLAL RAVAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125(2) — Maintenance — Date of award — While courts have discretion to award maintenance from the date of order or date of application, such discretion must be exercised judiciously and with cogent reasons. India Law Library Docid # 2443474
(513) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. HARILAL RAVABHAI GAGAL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for death in motor accident — Deceased repairing tanker on roadside — Truck dashed tanker from behind — Tribunal found deceased 40% contributorily negligent — High Court upheld this finding based on lack of eyewitness deposition and unclear panchnama India Law Library Docid # 2443475
(514) JAGADISH R Vs. SRI B S RAVI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Cheque return memo with electronic clearance — Seal and signature of bank not mandatory — Presumption under Section 139 applies — The absence of a bank seal or signature on a cheque return memo, especially in cases of electronic clearance, India Law Library Docid # 2443527
(515) SRI. B.RANJITH KUMAR Vs. SRI. M.SHIVAKUMAR MAJOR AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — While the original award was passed before recent Supreme Court judgments, a pending appeal is decided based on the law applicable at the time of the appeal, taking a forward-looking approach for the victim's welfare. India Law Library Docid # 2443528
(516) SMT ANURADHA OSTWAL AND OTHERS Vs. SRI R MAHENDRA KUMAR SHAH AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (PTCL Act) — Section 4(2) and 4(3) — Agreement of Sale — Applicability of PTCL Act — An agreement of sale of granted land, as defined in the PTCL Act, is considered a "transfer" and is void and unenforceable in a court of India Law Library Docid # 2443529
(517) M/S TIRUPATI STORAGE AND ALLIED PVT. LTD AND OTHERS Vs. UCO BANK AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 — Section 22(2)(e) and (g) — Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal have powers similar to a Civil Court, including reviewing decisions and setting aside orders of dismissal for default or ex parte orders — Such powers are intended to prevent procedural lapses from causing irreparable India Law Library Docid # 2443612
(518) THE BRANCH MANAGER, THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. GYANDUP TSHERING LEPCHA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 16-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Compensation — Quantum — Award — Challenged by Insurance Company on grounds of lack of disability certificate and unsubstantiated claims — Court to determine correctness of MACT's disability finding and consequent India Law Library Docid # 2443710
(519) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. SAVITA SANDILYA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 2(28) — Definition of motor vehicle — Hyva (Truck) used in mining and construction is a motor vehicle — Vehicle is mechanically propelled and adapted for use upon roads, and does not fall under any exception — Even if used on private roads, it is considered a motor vehicle if suitable for road use — Exemption for vehicles used exclusively in factories or enclosed premises does not apply India Law Library Docid # 2442338
(520) BHAUSAB MADHUKAR GORE AND OTHERS Vs. DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE, RAIPUR REGIONAL UNIT[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 52A — Non-compliance with procedural requirements — Does not automatically vitiate prosecution case — Conviction can be sustained if recovery and possession of contraband are proven by other evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2442339