(821) NARASIMMAPPA AND OTHERS Vs. EGALERAPPA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Appeal to High Court — Court must frame substantial questions of law for admission of second appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2443341
(822) A.ELANGOVAN Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Tamil Nadu Village Assistants Pension Rules, 1995 — Pension Rules — Qualifying Service — Part-time Village Assistants appointed prior to 1.6.1995 are not entitled to count 50% of their pre-regularisation service for pensionary benefits as their posts were part-time and not borne out of a service or cadre. India Law Library Docid # 2443342
(823) DAKSHIN BIHAR GRAMIN BANK (NOW BIHAR GRAMIN BANK) AND OTHERS Vs. RAVI RANJAN AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Review application is maintainable where the Hon'ble Division Bench, while disposing of an earlier appeal (LPA) filed by the petitioner, granted liberty to file a Civil Review petition, even though usually a review would not be maintainable after an appeal has India Law Library Docid # 2443616
(824) BHARAT MANI Vs. KHUSBOO KUMARI @ RUBY KUMARI[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — High Court's revisional jurisdiction — Court will not reappraise facts already considered by the trial court unless there is a manifest error or perversity in the trial court's finding. India Law Library Docid # 2443622
(825) MD QUARBAN Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 161, 164 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 323, 341, 376, 504 — POCSO Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 8 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Victim's statement inconsistent across different stages of investigation and trial — Lack of independent witnesses and India Law Library Docid # 2443623
(826) EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION AND OTHERS Vs. SRI ABHISHEK CHOUDHARI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) — Section 59B — Compulsory service bond — ESIC's power to establish medical colleges for improving service quality implies power to enter into contractual agreements with students for rendering services at its hospitals. India Law Library Docid # 2443644
(827) SRI T.VARADARAJ PAI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 and 227 — Willful Defaulter Notice — The primary grievance of the petitioner was that the show cause notice for declaration as a willful defaulter was issued by the Chief General Manager, which they contended was contrary to the RBI Master Circular — While the Master Circular outlines a process, the Court found that the show cause notice was issued under the direction India Law Library Docid # 2443645
(828) RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 13(1)(c) r/w 13(2) — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 408, 465, 471, 477A — Criminal Appeal — Misappropriation of funds by Bank Secretary — Evidence of Cashier and documentary evidence held sufficient to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt — Absence of expert opinion on handwriting not fatal to prosecution case when documentary evidence is strong — India Law Library Docid # 2443794
(829) M/S. RCC-ACC (JV) Vs. BOARD OF MAJOR PORT AUTHORITY FOR PORT OF COCHIN WILLINGDON ISLAND AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 and 17 — Writ Petition (Civil) — Maintainability — While powers under Article 226 are not circumscribed by statute, a writ court is reluctant to entertain a writ petition if parties have agreed to a specific dispute resolution forum, especially when alternative remedies are efficacious — The remedies sought could be conveniently granted by a court deciding an India Law Library Docid # 2443795
(830) BHIM SINGH LAKARA Vs. CBI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for offences under Section 161 IPC and Sections 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 — Prosecution case successfully established demand and acceptance of illegal India Law Library Docid # 2441857
(831) TALENT UNLIMITED ONLINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. AFFLE INDIA LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2)(b) — Appeal against order of Arbitral Tribunal granting interim relief — Scope of interference by Appellate Court is limited and narrow, exercisable only when the order is perverse, arbitrary, or contrary to law — Appellate Court should not substitute its view for that India Law Library Docid # 2441858
(832) AJIT KUMAR GOLA Vs. STATE (GNCTD) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Condonation of delay — Explanation for delay — Petitioner sought condonation of 412 days delay in filing a Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition, claiming the delay was due to being a practicing advocate who needed time to understand the impugned order and conduct legal India Law Library Docid # 2441859
(833) DINESH KUMAR Vs. NEETI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Maintenance — Appeal against interim maintenance order, modification by appellate court — Husband and wife both challenged the interim maintenance awarded by the appellate court — Husband contended maintenance was arbitrary and excessive, wife argued it was meagre — Court considered income affidavits, financial status, and obligations of parties to determine maintenance. India Law Library Docid # 2441984
(834) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SHREYA[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Employment Law — Termination of Engagement — Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) — Misrepresentation of Educational Qualification — Where a candidate for GDS misrepresented their 10th-grade subject from Sanskrit to Hindi-A/Hindi-B in the online application, this constituted "suppressio veri and suggestio falsi" and misled the India Law Library Docid # 2441820
(835) SHAILENDRA PRASAD SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Mines and Minerals — Forfeiture of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Technical glitch in e-auction portal — Petitioner prevented from participating in bidding process due to admitted technical error — Forfeiture of EMD without affording opportunity of hearing violates principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441821
(836) JAGDISH YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — High Court’s power to re-evaluate evidence — The court is required to re-appreciate the evidence and re-assess the conclusions arrived at by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2441822
(837) BHARAT MAHTO AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder charges — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 27 — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Eye-witness testimonies — Contradictions in testimonies — Presence of witnesses at the scene of occurrence — Land dispute as motive — Investigation process — Delay in FIR registration — Non-examination of material witness — Sufficiency of Section 313 Cr.P.C examination — Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2441823
(838) SIKKIM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. SIKKIM INFORMATION COMMISSION AND ANOTHER[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Writ Petition — Challenge to Orders of State Information Commission — Petitioner seeking disclosure of consolidated merit list and marks of candidates — Respondent No.2 filing RTI application — SPIO providing information after completion of process — First Appellate Authority directing SPIO to seek consent of selected candidates under Section 11 of RTI Act — Respondent No.2 India Law Library Docid # 2442145
(839) MENKA KUMARI Vs. UTTAM KUMAR[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — 'Sufficient cause' means adequate or enough reason preventing a party from approaching the court within the limitation period — Such cause must not be due to negligence, inaction, or lack of bona fide — The court must exercise discretion judiciously based on the facts and India Law Library Docid # 2441986
(840) SHRI SHAMBHU PASWAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 50 — Compliance with provision on search of person — Whether mandatory and requires strict compliance — Non-compliance vitiates conviction — Held that it is mandatory and requires strict compliance; failure to comply renders recovery suspect and vitiates conviction if solely based on such recovery. India Law Library Docid # 2442074