(741) KAVITA Vs. SUMAN DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Revision petition against judgment and decree allowing election appeal — High Court can interfere if the lower appellate court committed a manifest error or took a perverse view on facts and law — In this case, the High Court found a manifest error in the first appellate court's decision and allowed the revision. India Law Library Docid # 2444095
(742) MUNNA NOOR MOHAMMAD SOLANKI Vs. MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 — Section 55 — Unauthorized construction — Notice issued by Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) under Section 55 for enclosing balconies of residential flats — Trial Court dismissed Notices of Motion seeking interim relief — Appellants challenged these orders — Held, Section 55(2) states that the decision of India Law Library Docid # 2444164
(743) SURJEET SINGH @ SHEETAL SINGH @ SARJEET SINGH Vs. GHAIN KAUR @ AVINDER KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 — Application for injunction — Dismissal of — Challenge to — Held, an application for injunction, at the initial stage, is to be decided on the basis of the prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable loss. India Law Library Docid # 2444096
(744) AVTAR SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Land Acquisition — Validity of acquisition — State failed to prove that suit land was acquired according to law or that compensation was paid to owners — Possession of State not sustainable in law — Suit land belonged to plaintiffs as per revenue records — State’s plea of acquisition was vague and legally unsustainable as notifications and India Law Library Docid # 2444097
(745) SARDARI LAL AND ANOTHER Vs. MEWA SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — Court should not re-examine findings of fact by first Appellate Court unless they are contrary to law, based on inadmissible evidence, or lack evidence — Second appeal under Section 100 CPC involves substantial question of law and is not a third trial on facts. India Law Library Docid # 2444098
(746) BALWINDER SINGH Vs. GURMUKH SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Specific Performance of Contract — Agreement to Sell — Plaintiff sought possession by specific performance of an agreement to sell — Defendant denied the agreement and alleged fraud — The High Court upheld the first appellate court's decision, finding that the plaintiff had proved the agreement and that the defendant's claims of fraud were India Law Library Docid # 2444099
(747) AMARJIT SINGH Vs. HARDEEP SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Will — Validity of — Suspicious circumstances — Mere old age of testator or distance of travel for execution and registration of Will do not invalidate it — Absence of proof of disease impacting testator's condition or conflict with beneficiaries can be considered. India Law Library Docid # 2444100
(748) DINESH KUMAR Vs. HANSRAJ AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 (SRA) — Sections 10, 15(b) — Specific performance of contract — Agreement to Sell dated 24.08.2005 — Plot of land — Plaintiff as assignee of defendants No — 1 & 2 — Defendant No — 3 executed agreement to sell in favour of defendants No — 1 & 2 — Full sale consideration paid by defendants No — 1 & 2 to India Law Library Docid # 2444101
(749) VINOD KUMAR CHAUHAN Vs. GURDIP SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Suit for possession and injunction — Plaintiff failed to establish title and identity of suit property — Lower courts dismissed suit — High Court upheld dismissal in second appeal, finding no error in findings of fact or law. India Law Library Docid # 2444102
(750) KUNARAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Section 148 — Suspension of Sentence — Deposit of 20% of fine amount — Appellate Court's power to direct deposit under Section 148 of NI Act is discretionary and not mechanical — Requires application of judicial mind and consideration of specific circumstances — Should not be a routine condition for suspension of sentence — Complainant must file an India Law Library Docid # 2444671
(751) MANVENDRA SINGH RATHORE @ MONU Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Adding of Section 136 of Electricity Act without basis — Investigating agency cannot cancel bail bonds once accepted — Requisite procedure is to approach court for revocation — Accused enlarged on bail by police upon furnishing bonds, later bail bonds cancelled by investigating agency due to addition of non-bailable offences — India Law Library Docid # 2444672
(752) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. SHIVJI RAM[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate Court’s power to re-appreciate evidence does not permit interference unless trial court’s findings are perverse, illegal, unreasonable, or contrary to evidence — Where two views are possible, the one favouring the accused should be accepted, especially after acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2444673
(753) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. SEWA SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Sections 3/7 — Essential Goods (Sale and Distribution) Order, 1974 ( Rajasthan Petroleum Products Licensing and Control Order, 1990) — Violation of licence conditions, unauthorized sale, overpricing, stock discrepancy — Conviction of accused — Appeal by State against grant of probation. India Law Library Docid # 2444674
(754) APOORVA AGRAWAT Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21, 48A and 51A(g) — Right to life and personal liberty, duty of the State to protect environment, duty of citizen to protect environment — Protection of wildlife and ecological balance are integral to the right to life, which includes the right to a wholesome and pollution-free environment — The State has a constitutional obligation to protect forests and wildlife, and citizens India Law Library Docid # 2444675
(755) MEHRAJ DIN MALIK Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8(1)(a)(ii) — Preventive Detention — Distinction between "Law and Order" and "Public Order" — Detaining authority must establish that alleged activities are prejudicial to public order, not merely law and order infractions — Activities affecting individuals or small groups without broader societal impact do not constitute public disorder — Mere commission of criminal offences or arrests under India Law Library Docid # 2442948
(756) SMT. PENUMUCHU SEETHAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. A P SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, (APSPDCL) REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Electricity Supply Act, 1948 — Strict Liability — A power distribution company is strictly liable for compensation for death caused by electrocution due to a snapped live electric wire, irrespective of negligence, as the activity of supplying electricity is inherently hazardous — The failure to maintain the India Law Library Docid # 2443168
(757) MR. B.K.DIGANTH Vs. STATE AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Information Technology Act, 2000 — Section 67 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 78(2) and 238(c) — Quashing of proceedings — Allegations of capturing and uploading obscene videos of women on social media — Court found prima facie grounds to proceed with the investigation. India Law Library Docid # 2443510
(758) DIL SHAD Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1985 — Sections 3(1) and 2 — Detention Order — Vague and lacking specific grounds — Detention order must clearly specify the category of offence under Section 2 and demonstrate the detaining authority's application of mind to the relevant facts. India Law Library Docid # 2443511
(759) AAISHA Vs. HALIMABI[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 27-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 and Order 41 Rule 1 — Appeal Against Decree — An appeal can be filed against a decree, not just a judgment, especially if the decree has not been formally drawn up and the judgment can be treated as a decree for appeal purposes. India Law Library Docid # 2443543
(760) V. BALASUBRAMANIAN AND OTHERS Vs. K. ANBALAGAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 202 — Protest Petition — When a protest petition is filed, a Magistrate has two options: either treat it as a private complaint and proceed with recording sworn statements, or direct further investigation by the police — In this case, the Magistrate found deficiencies in the initial investigation and exercised India Law Library Docid # 2443267