(521) PRITI SHRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS Vs. VINAY KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 — Section 14(1) — Guardianship of a person with disability — Jurisdiction — The National Trust Act, 1999, being a special legislation, overrides general laws like the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the Family India Law Library Docid # 2442340
(522) NITIN SINGHVI Vs. CHHATTISGARH STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 20 — Penalty on Public Information Officer — Discretionary power of Information Commission — Imposition of penalty under Section 20 is discretionary and hinges on satisfaction of the Commission regarding absence of reasonable cause and existence of malafides or deliberate withholding of information — Mere erroneous interpretation of provisions of the Act does not India Law Library Docid # 2442341
(523) RAMKUMAR Vs. TEKRAM[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Implied Bar — Where a statute creates a specific liability/offence and provides a complete and particular remedy for aggrieved parties, the Civil Court's jurisdiction is impliedly barred for matters covered by that specific remedy. India Law Library Docid # 2442342
(524) M/S. SHREE JI RESOURCES LLP Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Contract Law — Termination Clause — Applicability [Paras 8, 22, 23, 24, 25] — The petitioner contended that the termination clause only applied to cases of illegal gratification — However, the Court found that the contract was governed by a later, amended set of conditions which broadened the scope of the termination clause to include breaches of contractual obligations and serious misconduct, not just illegal India Law Library Docid # 2442615
(525) MUKESH ALIAS NISHANT Vs. SMT. SUNITA ALIAS TINA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Dissolution of marriage — Cruelty and desertion — Appeal against ex-parte decree of divorce granted by Family Court — Appellant husband appeared initially, filed reply, but later remained absent, leading to ex-parte proceedings — Husband's deliberate abandonment of proceedings amounted to acquiescence to the divorce decree and forfeiture of his right to contest at a later stage. India Law Library Docid # 2442630
(526) ANUPAMA DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Bihar Municipal Officer and Servant Pension Rules, 1987 — Rule 4(i) — Family Pension — Eligibility — Husband of petitioner received full pension from retirement until death — Rejection of family pension based on lack of evidence of opting for contributory provident fund in husband's service record inconsistent when the India Law Library Docid # 2442641
(527) DEWAS TRANSPORT PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 15 — Application under Section 34 filed before a court with jurisdiction at the time of filing — Subsequent notification changing jurisdiction to a commercial court does not warrant rejection of the application, but mandates transfer of the pending case to the designated commercial court. India Law Library Docid # 2442905
(528) PRAKASH CHANDR AGRAWAL AND OTHERS Vs. ARVIND KUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Criminal prosecution initiated to give criminal colour to a purely civil dispute arising out of competing claims over immovable property. India Law Library Docid # 2442906
(529) ARMAAN HUSSAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 187(2) & 187(3)(ii) — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 8(c)/20(b)(ii)(B), 28, 29, 35, 54 — Default bail is an indefeasible right — If a charge sheet is not filed within the stipulated period (60 days in this case, as the quantity was less than commercial but more than small), the accused is entitled to default bail, India Law Library Docid # 2442907
(530) SACHIN PANDEY Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Natural Justice — Principles of — Termination of service — Even contractual employees are entitled to an adequate opportunity of hearing before their services are terminated, especially when the termination order is stigmatic or affects livelihood — Merely filing of a challan in a criminal case does not amount to a finding of guilt India Law Library Docid # 2442908
(531) GAJENDRA KUMAR JAIN Vs. KEDARMAL BANSAL AND 2 ORS. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 17 Rule 2 and Rule 3 — Dismissal of Suit for Default — When a party or parties fail to appear on an adjourned date, the Court should proceed under Order 17 Rule 2, which allows dismissal in accordance with Order 9 of the CPC, rather than Order 17 Rule 3, which deals with deciding on merits when parties are present but fail to produce evidence or perform other acts — A mere mention India Law Library Docid # 2442909
(532) SUNIL KUMAR KUKRETI Vs. MANAGING DIRECTOR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 M.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 64 and 77 — Contractual dispute — Writ petition under Article 226 not maintainable in pure contractual matters where facts are disputed and there is no statutory flavour — Such disputes are to be adjudicated by agreed forums or civil courts. India Law Library Docid # 2442910
(533) FAROOQ AHMAD MIR AND ANOTHER Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Grant of Bail — In cases involving commercial quantity of contraband, bail can only be granted if the Public Prosecutor is given an opportunity to oppose and the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and will not commit an offence while on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2443118
(534) SRI RAJA VELUGOTI MADANA GOPALA KRISHNA YACHENDRA DIED THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. PADIDAM JAYASREE AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 20 — Second appeal — High Court's power to interfere with findings of fact — The High Court cannot ordinarily interfere with the findings of fact of the first appellate India Law Library Docid # 2443134
(535) SRI RAJA VELUGOTI MADANA GOPALA KRISHNA YACHENDRA (DIED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. PADIDAM JAYASREE AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Appeal from appellate decree — High Court cannot interfere with findings of fact by the first appellate court unless findings are contrary to mandatory provisions of law, based on inadmissible evidence or India Law Library Docid # 2443135
(536) SRI RAJA VELUGOTI MADANA GOPALA KRISHNA YACHENDRA, DIED THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. PADIDAM CHINNA CHENCHU MUNUSWAMY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — High Court's limited scope of interference with findings of fact by the first appellate court unless unsupported by evidence or contrary to law. India Law Library Docid # 2443136
(537) PUSHPAM APPALA NAIDU AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Bail Orders — Implementation by Trial Court — Superior appellate court's bail order is binding and must be implemented by the trial court without independent discretion to traverse beyond the appellate order — The trial court's role is administrative and ministerial, confined to verifying surety solvency and fitness, not India Law Library Docid # 2443233
(538) V.V.S. ENTERPRISES Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (APGST Act) — Section 79(1)(c) — Recovery of tax dues — Notice issued to a bank directing payment of tax from a petitioner's account — This action is permissible under Section 79(1)(c) to recover outstanding tax liabilities from third parties in possession of funds due to the tax defaulter. India Law Library Docid # 2443234
(539) M.MANASA Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LAW DEPARTMENT (LA&J), AMARAVATI AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311(2) — Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service Rules, 2007 — Rule 11 — Probationer Judicial Officer discharged from service — Discharge order founded on allegations of misconduct without departmental enquiry — Held punitive and stigmatic, violating Article 311(2) — Case India Law Library Docid # 2443235
(540) M/S. SEASWAN SHIPPING & LOGISTICS Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS TUTICORIN[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 15-04-2026 Customs Act, 1962 — Sections 114, 114AA, 28, 28AAA — Foreign Trade Policy — MEIS Scheme — Jurisdiction of Customs Authorities vs. DGFT — The grant of MEIS scrips is under the purview of DGFT — If an exporter avails excess benefits, action must be initiated by DGFT, not Customs, as the Customs department lacks India Law Library Docid # 2443282