(701) SHAMASH DIN Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Preventive Detention — Grounds for Detention — FIRs Mentioned in Detention Order — If Petitioner Discharged from one FIR and Enlarged on Bail in Another, Detaining Authority Must Apply Independent Mind and Satisfy Itself about Necessity of Detention — Mere Copying from Dossier and Reliance on Discharged Case/Bailable Offences Render Detention Invalid. India Law Library Docid # 2442946
(702) UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. RAVINDER KANTA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Administrative Law — Government Orders — Interpretation and Application — Government Order No. S-432 of 1966, which stipulated that land granted for agricultural purposes could not be alienated without prior government permission, was held to be otiose and ineffective in allowing alienation, provided other statutory requirements were India Law Library Docid # 2442947
(703) KAMBALA VENKATA RAMA RAO Vs. KAPIL CHIT KOSTA PT LTD AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Chit Funds Act, 1982 — Sections 2(o), 61, 66, 71(a) and Rule 55(3) of A.P — Chit Fund Rules, 2008 — Recovery Certificate — Competence of Deputy Registrar to issue — Held, Deputy Registrar, appointed by State Government under Section 61(1) for discharging duties of Registrar, is empowered to issue a recovery certificate under India Law Library Docid # 2443163
(704) MATURU RAMA KRISHNA UMA SHANKAR Vs. PENUGONDA NAGA RAJA KUMARI AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 39, Rules 1 & 2 — Civil Rules of Practice — Rule 55 — Temporary injunction — Typographical error in relief sought — Court can grant temporary injunction even if relief is mislabeled as "permanent" or "mandatory" in an interim application, focusing on the substance of the request for India Law Library Docid # 2443164
(705) T. RAVI Vs. T. LAKSHMI DEVI[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1A)(ii) and Section 23(1)(a) — Divorce on ground of non-compliance with restitution of conjugal rights decree — For a divorce decree to be granted under Section 13(1A)(ii), the non-resumption of cohabitation for a period of one year after a decree for restitution of conjugal rights must be established — However, Section 23(1)(a) mandates that the court should not India Law Library Docid # 2443165
(706) MD. SAHEB Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Appeal against conviction — Fardbeyan recorded from informant/mother of victim found registered against appellant (husband/father) — Victim (minor daughter) and informant/mother declared hostile during trial and did not support prosecution’s case — Court can rely on portions of hostile witness testimony if corroborated by other material evidence. [Paras 15, 17] India Law Library Docid # 2443668
(707) RAM PRASAD MANDAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307 and 323 — Attempt to murder vs — voluntarily causing hurt — For conviction under Section 307, prosecution must prove a definite intention or knowledge to cause death coupled with an overt act — The nature of the weapon, vital part of the body aimed at, and severity of blows are crucial factors — India Law Library Docid # 2443669
(708) S.BALAJI Vs. M.A.MAHABOOBANI[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Sections 4(2), 7, 8, 10 and 17 — Appointment of Legal Guardian — Welfare of the Child — Court's paramount consideration is the welfare of the child, balancing parties' sentiments with the child's needs, considering age, sex, and religion. India Law Library Docid # 2443276
(709) RAJAMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Power to issue writ of mandamus — Conditions for issuance — A writ of mandamus can only be issued if there is a legal right to the performance of a legal duty by the party against whom it is sought, and this duty is subsisting on the date of the petition — No mandamus can be issued to India Law Library Docid # 2443279
(710) SMT. B. C. SUSHEELA Vs. SRI. J. KARIYAPPA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Object and spirit of the provision — Meant to provide immediate relief to wife, minor children, and parents unable to maintain themselves and to prevent destitution. India Law Library Docid # 2443504
(711) SMT. SAVITHA S @ PARVATHI AND OTHERS Vs. SRI. C.T. DASAPPA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C — are summary in nature and intended to prevent destitution, not to punish neglect — The existence of a decree for restitution of conjugal rights does not automatically disentitle a wife from claiming maintenance India Law Library Docid # 2443505
(712) IDBI BANK LIMITED Vs. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 — Section 34-B and Regulations 10(d) & 15 — Cancellation of land allotment for industrial purpose — Allottee failed to execute lease-cum-sale agreement and commence production within stipulated period — Possession granted as licensee for construction only — Non India Law Library Docid # 2443506
(713) SRI G.K. GURURAJRAO Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 — Sections 18A(5), 21(3), and 21(4) — Constitutional validity — Challenge rejected — Provisions do not violate Articles 14, 19, 21, 38, 43-B, or 300-A of the Constitution — Corporation's priority in repayment is not manifestly arbitrary and serves public interest by ensuring funds for future depositors and banking stability. India Law Library Docid # 2443507
(714) SRI SAILESH KUMAR Vs. MRS. NISHA S. KUMAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125(3) — Maintenance Order — Enforcement — Arrest Warrant — Issuance of an arrest warrant and Full Look-Out Notice by the Family Court for non-payment of maintenance was challenged — The Court held that proceedings under Section 125 are civil in nature, but the statute provides for coercive measures for enforcement — The issuance of a warrant is India Law Library Docid # 2443508
(715) MRS. DEBOLINA Vs. SRI NILOY GHOSH[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 39(4) and Order 21 — Execution of decree for return of specific movable property — Executing Court erred in holding that it lacked jurisdiction solely because the judgment debtor resided outside its territorial limits and no property was identified within jurisdiction — Such an interpretation of Section 39(4) creates a jurisdictional error by refusing to exercise India Law Library Docid # 2443509
(716) MARUTI VENKAPPA BALANNAVAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS. Vs. PRATAPRAO SULTANRAO SHINDE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Land Tenures — Inam Land & Regrant Rights — The suit property was originally Sanadi Inam land granted for service — After abolition of Watans, the land vested with the government and was thereafter regranted to the India Law Library Docid # 2443541
(717) VARDHAMAN LENGADE Vs. SITAL S/O. BHARAMAPPA LENGADE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 9, 10(2) & Rule 13 — Necessary Party — Suit for partition — Plaintiff claimed a share as the sole son of his deceased father, but failed to implead his mother and sisters, who were also Class-I heirs — The Court held that non-joinder of necessary parties is a defect that can be raised even in appeal and that a suit for partition cannot proceed without all co-sharers India Law Library Docid # 2443542
(718) SUDHA Vs. RAJSAKAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (KALABURAGI BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) — Cruelty and Desertion — Divorce — Family Court allowed divorce based on husband's allegations of cruelty and wife's desertion — Appellate Court found lack of corroboration for cruelty allegations and raised concerns about desertion finding due to alleged extramarital relationship of husband. India Law Library Docid # 2443551
(719) C. JAYAPRAKASH Vs. BALAN (DIED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Obstruction Application dismissed by executing court and appeal dismissed by lower appellate court — Appellant is a third-party obstructor claiming title through vendor whose vendor had a charge decree for maintenance — Appellant's claim of independent right and bonafide India Law Library Docid # 2443265
(720) AJEET JAKHAD @ AJEET SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Framing of charges — Injuries not dangerous to life — Intention to inflict such injuries is sufficient — Court at the stage of framing charges only needs to ascertain if there is a prima facie case and a strong suspicion, not to meticulously weigh evidence or assess conviction prospects — India Law Library Docid # 2444103