(761) IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. MANOJ KUMAR SHARMA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 07-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Investigation by Insurance Company — An investigator appointed by an insurance company has the authority to collect evidence from records to verify the correctness of a claim, but not to record witness statements or provide opinions that are not grounded in expert knowledge — Such reports are at India Law Library Docid # 2442926
(762) SHIVRAM SINGH TOMAR Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 07-04-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Violation of Natural Justice — Termination of services of an employee is vitiated if principles of natural justice, such as providing a show-cause notice and an opportunity to be heard, are not followed during the inquiry process — The inquiry report must also be reasoned and not based India Law Library Docid # 2442927
(763) AKASH TIWARI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Compassionate Appointment — Rejection of claim on grounds of limitation and merits — Family surviving for twenty years after employee's death indicates no immediate financial crisis — Compassionate appointment intended to alleviate sudden financial distress, not a vested right India Law Library Docid # 2442928
(764) AYAJ WARIS AND OTHERS Vs. K.C. MALVIYA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Necessary party is one without whom no effective decree can be passed, and a proper party is one whose presence is essential for complete adjudication for issues — The application for impleadment was rejected as respondent No — 7 did not India Law Library Docid # 2442929
(765) KESSIREDDY RAJASEKHAR REDDY Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 480 and 483 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 409, 420, 120-B read with 34, 37; Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 7(a), 8, 13(1)(b) & 13(2) — Bail application — Allegations of large-scale irregularities in excise policy and functioning of APSBCL India Law Library Docid # 2443147
(766) SRI ARAVALA SHANKUKHA RAO Vs. SMT ARAVALA RAYAMMA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) — Divorce — Cruelty and Desertion — Appeal filed against dismissal of divorce petition — Initially, parties married in 1977, separated shortly after — Wife returned after persuasion but left again due to illness and did not return — Previous divorce petition dismissed — Wife India Law Library Docid # 2443224
(767) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS Vs. J. THIRUMALAINARAYANAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 — Rule 25 — Condonation of interruption in service — Interruption between two periods of service is automatically condoned, and the service before the interruption is counted as qualifying service — However, the period of interruption itself does not count as qualifying service for pensionary India Law Library Docid # 2443339
(768) BALAKRISHNA MAHADEO TAYADE Vs. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Revisional Court setting aside maintenance order — The Revisional Court's order setting aside the JMFC's maintenance order was not based on merits, as the respondent did not contest the revision — The court noted that the petitioner did not submit the miscellaneous criminal case order in the writ petition for examination and India Law Library Docid # 2443400
(769) V. SWAMY Vs. THE CHAIRMAN, INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT, WARANGAL AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Employees' Conduct Rules — Regulation 28(vi)(a) — Charges of cash and ticket irregularities — Petitioner allegedly failed to issue tickets to passengers after collecting fare and issued unpunched tickets — Held, given the context of a hectic festival season and the petitioner's fatigue, the irregularities were not wilful or grossly India Law Library Docid # 2443401
(770) PADALA NARAYANA GOUD Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA, REP., BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, HYDERABAD AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311A — Comparison of signatures — Trial Court erred in dismissing a petition seeking to send specimen signatures to FSL for comparison with a disputed signature on a cheque — The reasoning that signatures on a Memo of Appearance (MoA) and depositions are not contemporary to the cheque and therefore cannot be used for comparison is flawed, as India Law Library Docid # 2443410
(771) MADHAVRAO @ MAHADAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (KALABURAGI BENCH)] 07-04-2026 Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 — Section 114-A — Civil Suits vs. Prosecutions — Sub-section (1) of Section 114-A requires prior sanction of the State Government for prosecutions for offences by Forest Officers, while sub-section (2) requires only a prior notice for civil suits alleging wrongful acts by Forest Officers — The distinction India Law Library Docid # 2443553
(772) SRI. L.VIVEKANANDA Vs. M/S. HANDY 101 SOLUTIONS AND SERVICE PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Delay in filing appeal — Condonation of delay requires sufficient cause and cannot be a matter of routine, especially in commercial matters where speedy resolution is key — Unsubstantiated reasons like a busy schedule or travel are generally not considered sufficient cause India Law Library Docid # 2443641
(773) KOMTECH PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. ZRII TECHNOLOGIES INC[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 58 — Suit for recovery of money — The period of limitation for recovering money commences from the date the refund became due, not from the date of assignment of receivables — An assignment of receivables cannot extend the limitation period. India Law Library Docid # 2443642
(774) M/S. VISHNU SRI BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS A REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP FIRM Vs. THE COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Fire Safety Norms — Setback Requirements — Modified sanction plans and revised No Objection Certificates (NOCs) were challenged for violating fire safety norms, particularly concerning setbacks around residential buildings — The court emphasized the importance of maintaining adequate setbacks for the safe movement India Law Library Docid # 2443643
(775) G. SASIDHARAN Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Quo Warranto — Maintainability — Writ of quo warranto is maintainable only for public offices, which involve delegation of sovereign functions of the State — Posts in commercial corporations, even if considered instrumentalities of the State, are generally not considered public offices unless they meet specific criteria like exercising sovereign powers, being created by India Law Library Docid # 2443788
(776) A.P.BENOY Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 13(1)(c) and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 409 and 477A — Criminal misappropriation by a public servant — Accused, KSEB cashier, dishonestly misappropriated collected amounts and falsified records — Evidence of cash chest shortage, falsified remittance slips, audit report, and voluntary admission through letter established guilt beyond India Law Library Docid # 2443789
(777) SHAJI MON C.K AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Petitioners, accused Nos — 3 and 4, sought to quash criminal proceedings against them — The prosecution alleged offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and the Indian Penal Code, 1860, involving the wrongful acquisition of land by individuals using forged documents and conspiracy with public India Law Library Docid # 2443790
(778) THE MANAGER, MAJLIS ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL AND OTHERS Vs. THE DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 7(7) — Appeal — Writ Jurisdiction — High Court generally should not entertain a writ petition if an effective alternate remedy of appeal is available, unless there are exceptional circumstances like violation of fundamental rights, lack of jurisdiction, or breach of natural justice — The mere fact that an appeal requires deposit of the adjudicated amount does not India Law Library Docid # 2443791
(779) K.B.SOMAN Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Vigilance Tribunal functioning — Petitioner sought direction for speedy disposal of Enquiry Case No. 2/2021 — Case involved allegations of corruption and creation of forged pattayam — Court directed the Tribunal to dispose of the matter in a time-bound manner, addressing the India Law Library Docid # 2443792
(780) SAJITHANAND S. @ SAJITHA MANOHARAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 — Section 4(iii)(c)(I) — Constitutional validity of upper age limit for intending couples — Challenge on grounds of violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution — Court finds age restrictions are reasonable, scientifically justified, and serve the purpose of ensuring safe pregnancies, healthy India Law Library Docid # 2443793