(761) ASHIM SINHA Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Circumstantial evidence — Standard of proof — Held, in a case resting purely on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution must establish each circumstance beyond reasonable doubt, forming a complete chain consistent only with the guilt of the accused and excluding every other hypothesis; suspicion, however strong, cannot substitute proof, and there is a legal as well as grammatical India Law Library Docid # 2447173
(762) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SARASWATI[KERALA HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 29(2) — Customary mode of dissolution of marriage — Family pension to divorced daughter — Held, dissolution of marriage by a registered customary agreement (Annexure A3, 1974) executed in accordance with the practice prevailing among members of the Thiyya community of North Malabar, governed by Marumakkattayam law and having statutory backing India Law Library Docid # 2447174
(763) LODHIYA TUDU AND OTHER Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 430(1) — Suspension of sentence post-conviction — Distinction from pre-trial bail — Held, at post-conviction stage when suspension of sentence is sought, there is a finding of guilt and presumption of innocence does not arise; strong and compelling reasons are required (not merely custody duration), and the court considers only prima facie merits of the India Law Library Docid # 2447175
(764) KRIT YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Section 82 — Powers of State Commissioner — Limited to matters enumerated; no power to adjudicate on title — Held, though State Commissioner has powers of a Civil Court for purposes of investigation, inquiry and proceedings under Sections 195 and Chapter XXVI CrPC, such powers are strictly limited to matters specified in Section 82 and do not extend to India Law Library Docid # 2447176
(765) IN REFERENCE OF : STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. KALYAN RAIKWAR[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 29-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 318 — Reference by trial court on ground accused (deaf and dumb) unable to understand proceedings — Scope and duty of trial court before making reference — Held, it is the duty of trial court to make an inquiry whether the accused, despite all endeavours, cannot be made to understand the proceedings — If accused, though deaf and India Law Library Docid # 2447181
(766) GULAB CHAND IVNATI AND OTHERS Vs. DIRECTOR OF INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES AND HOMEOPATHY AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Service Law — Regularization — Daily wage employees — Claim for regular pay scale with retrospective effect from date of initial engagement — Held, benefit of regular pay scale earlier granted to petitioners in 1999 was withdrawn within about a month, finding it to have been extended without following due process, and the said withdrawal India Law Library Docid # 2447182
(767) M/S. SHYAM AND SHYAM OIL MILLS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. GNET IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 — Temporary Injunction — Ad Interim Relief — Appeal against an order refusing ad interim protection, while the substantive application for temporary injunction is pending before the trial court — High Court refrained from expressing any opinion on the merits to avoid influencing the trial court and to allow independent adjudication of prima facie case, balance of convenience, and India Law Library Docid # 2447222
(768) Y.GOVINDU Vs. SAI TRANSPORT CORPORATION[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Requirement of "sufficient cause" — While liberal approach is generally adopted for condoning delay, it necessitates presentation of necessary facts in the affidavit — Mere bald allegations without supporting details are insufficient to justify a significant delay. India Law Library Docid # 2447406
(769) MINOR.MOHAMED AATHIF AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TAMILNADU[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 29-06-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 4, 18 and 12 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4(2), 5(g), 3(d), 5(1) and 6 — Bail application for juveniles accused of offences under POCSO Act — High Court directed Juvenile Justice Board to consider bail on the date of India Law Library Docid # 2447407
(770) VALLI Vs. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982 — Section 2(e) — Habeas Corpus Petition — Detention order challenged on grounds of non-application of mind by the detaining authority regarding the possibility of the detenu being released on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2447408
(771) STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. D VENUGOPAL AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 — Section 3(5) — Scope of Exemption — Purchase of assigned land by a landless poor person, in good faith and for valuable consideration, from the original assignee or his transferee, prior to commencement of the Act, and continued possession thereof on the date of commencement, takes such land outside the purview of S. 3 altogether — permanently and without limitation as to further transactions — conferring full title including the right o India Law Library Docid # 2448769
(772) POTHARLANKA HARI BABU Vs. DUNNA SIRISHA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 447 — Transfer of Criminal Case — Convenience of Witnesses and Prosecution Prevails — Transfer of matrimonial proceedings (DVC, maintenance and S. 498-A cases) is not warranted merely on the accused-husband's plea of physical disability or distance, especially where all witnesses reside within the jurisdiction of the trial court and the transfer would inconvenience the wife seeking maintenance — Disability confined to a limb cannot be equated w India Law Library Docid # 2448770
(773) PULA KIRAN KUMAR ALIAS CHINTU ALIAS PALUKURI KIRAN Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-06-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 14-A — Bail — Investigation Beyond Statutory Period — Where accused have remained in judicial custody beyond the 60-day statutory period prescribed for investigation under the Special Act, and the delay is not attributable to them, and the impugned order fails to disclose any specific material justifying apprehension of evidence tampering or witness intimidation, refusal of bail cannot be sustained — Bail grante India Law Library Docid # 2448771
(774) BHAIRAM Vs. SURESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 25-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Section 173(1) – Appeal against award – Claimant praying for modification of award to direct Insurance Company to pay compensation while recovering it from owner/driver – Insurance Company denied liability on grounds of dishonoured cheque for premium and policy cancellation – Tribunal exonerated India Law Library Docid # 2447133
(775) GOVIND RAM AND OTHERS Vs. DILA RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-06-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 62 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 61 — Usufructuary Mortgage — Right to redemption — In usufructuary mortgage, right to redemption continues until mortgage money is paid, for which there is no time limit, unless it is pleaded and proved that usufruct has extinguished the mortgage amount. India Law Library Docid # 2447163
(776) HARI SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-06-2026 Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 — Section 104 and Rule 21 — Resumption of land — Application for resumption was filed within the extended period as the substitution of the rule was retrospective and intended to provide more time to landowners. India Law Library Docid # 2447164
(777) STATE OF H.P. Vs. DAVINDER KUMAR AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 and 386 — Appeal against acquittal — High Court can interfere with an acquittal only if the judgment is perverse, based on misreading of evidence, or omits material evidence, and no reasonable person could arrive at the acquittal — If two reasonable views are possible, the appellate court should not interfere. India Law Library Docid # 2447165
(778) RAJ KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-06-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37(1)(b) — Bail — Twin conditions — For granting bail in cases involving commercial quantity of contraband, court must record satisfaction that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and is not likely to commit an offence while on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2447190
(779) KANCHAN RAHUL @ KANCHAN KAUR RAJPUT AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 25-06-2026 Service Law — Promotion — Eligibility — Assistant Veterinary Field Officers seeking admission to B.V.Sc. & A.H. course for promotion — Rules only prescribe eligibility for promotion, not a right to admission in a professional course — No obligation on State or University to reserve seats for departmental candidates — Admission governed by extant Admission Rules, not the older Recruitment Rules which India Law Library Docid # 2447191
(780) AMRUTABEN JAYESHSINH ZALA AND OTHERS Vs. SURESH RAMCHANDRA DHIMAN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition — Accident involving Innova car and Fortuner car due to a cow suddenly appearing on the road — Deceased sustained fatal injuries — Claimants filed petition for compensation — Tribunal partly allowed claim granting Rs. 14,10,000/- with interest — Appeal filed by claimants on the ground of quantum. India Law Library Docid # 2447192