(841) SYLVERIUS BARWA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 — Rule 9(2)(b)(ii) — Limitation for departmental proceedings — Departmental proceedings cannot be initiated against a pensioner after retirement for events that occurred more than four years prior to their institution. India Law Library Docid # 2442503
(842) CBI AND OTHERS Vs. AMIT JOGI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 386 — Powers of Appellate Court in appeal against acquittal — Interference with acquittal order — When warranted — Appellate Court has wide powers to re-appreciate evidence and review trial court findings — If trial court's view is manifestly erroneous, illegal, perverse, or contrary to evidence, appellate court can interfere — Acquittal of main accused on India Law Library Docid # 2442504
(843) KAUSHIK BEHRA Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Disciplinary proceedings and scope of judicial review — Interference by High Court is limited to checking for procedural illegality, violation of natural justice, or if findings are perverse, not to re-evaluate evidence or substitute its own judgment on the punishment unless it is shockingly disproportionate. India Law Library Docid # 2442505
(844) ACHINTA BHOWMIK AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Recruitment Rules — Statutory Hierarchy — State Rules are subordinate to Central Rules — In case of inconsistency, Central Rules prevail. India Law Library Docid # 2442506
(845) MODERN INSULATORS LIMITED Vs. MAYUR LIME AND CHEMICAL LIMITED[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8 — Rejection of suit — Existence of arbitration agreement — Appellant contended that disputes were governed by arbitration agreement and suit was not maintainable — Respondent's suit for recovery of money was filed before Commercial Court — Appellant filed application under Section 8 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act for rejection of suit, India Law Library Docid # 2442668
(846) RAMLAL AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 02-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction challenged on grounds that incident occurred spontaneously, without premeditation, and in exercise of private defence — Evidence indicated a suppressed First Information Report (FIR) and a discrepancy in the injured witness's statement, raising doubts about the prosecution's case — It was contended that the incident was a free fight where both India Law Library Docid # 2442685
(847) PYAR CHAND SHARMA Vs. STATE OF H.P AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Service Law — Pay Anomaly and Step-Up — A senior employee cannot be paid less salary than their junior — If such an anomaly arises due to promotions or pay revisions, the senior employee's pay should be "stepped up" to match that of their junior, with effect from the date the junior began drawing more pay — This principle is intended to remove pay disparities and ensure fair treatment based India Law Library Docid # 2442767
(848) SUNEEL KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Bail — Grant of regular bail — Petitioner lodged in jail since January 2026 for offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and POCSO Act — Challan filed, nothing to recover — Victim-prosecutrix, though minor, has married petitioner, given birth to a child, and lives happily with him — Considering circumstances, continued detention would cause hardship to victim India Law Library Docid # 2442768
(849) PARAMJIT ARORA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 34 — Vicarious liability of Directors — For a Director to be held vicariously liable for an offence committed by a company, the complaint must contain specific averments detailing how and in what manner the Director was in charge of and responsible for the conduct of the company's business — Merely being a Director is not sufficient; the prosecution must demonstrate active involvement in day-to-day affairs or specific responsibility for manufacturing activ India Law Library Docid # 2442769
(850) M/S TILOKSONS BREWERY & DISTILLERY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Himachal Pradesh Excise Act, 2011 — Sections 8, 10, and amended Section 6, and Notification dated 26.04.2025 — Inspection of licensed premises — Mandates accompaniment by specific ranks of Excise and Police Officers — A team not constituted in accordance with these provisions is not in consonance India Law Library Docid # 2442770
(851) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NALAGARH Vs. FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1954 — Section 37 — Correction of revenue entries — Focus on actual possession — Revenue entries should reflect the spot position and actual possession, not validate illegal possession — The correction of revenue entries cannot be used by the Forest Department to regain possession of land if they are not in actual possession. India Law Library Docid # 2442771
(852) HEM RAJ THAKUR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 19(3) — Immunity for Stockists/Traders — A person, not being the manufacturer or distributor, is not liable for contravention of Section 18 if they prove they acquired the drug from a licensed dealer, did not know and could not ascertain it contravened provisions, and stored it properly — The petitioner, as an authorized signatory of a stockist/trader, can claim this immunity, especially when the manufacturer admitted to selling the drug under proper invoi India Law Library Docid # 2442773
(853) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Vs. M/S SIGMA ENTERPRISES AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertakings Act, 1993 — Sections 3-7 — Scope of Jurisdiction — The Act and Rules are confined to regulating and ensuring payment and interest on delayed payments arising from transactions between a buyer and a supplier — The authority's jurisdiction is limited to disputes concerning delayed payments for goods duly India Law Library Docid # 2442934
(854) JITENDRA MEWADE Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 02-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition challenging select list — Scope of judicial review in recruitment matters is limited — Interference only in cases of patent illegality, arbitrariness, or gross departure from rules — Petitioner claims allotment based on preference overlooked his higher merit India Law Library Docid # 2442935
(855) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. SANTRAM AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 107 — Abetment of Suicide — Ingredients — To prove abetment of suicide, prosecution must establish instigation, conspiracy, or intentional aiding by the accused, with a clear mens rea, and a positive act directly leading the deceased to commit suicide — Merely convening a panchayat or allegations of physical assault without a clear nexus to the suicide do not fulfill India Law Library Docid # 2442936
(856) SMT. SUNITA YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 02-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Reservation for OBC Candidates — Creamy Layer Exclusion — Determination of creamy layer status for OBC candidates is based on the social status and income of their parents, not their own income or their spouse's income, unless the spouse is a Class-I officer India Law Library Docid # 2442937
(857) VIJAY @ GANGU Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 02-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (or equivalent provision in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528) — Quashing of FIR and subsequent proceedings — High Court can quash proceedings if parties have settled their dispute and solemnized marriage, especially when prosecutrix supports the India Law Library Docid # 2442938
(858) KULWANT SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-04-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Section 17(3)(b) — Cancellation of arms license — Grounds for cancellation must be cogent and reasonable with nexus to public peace and safety — Mere personal enmity or likelihood of dispute without material indicating misuse of arms or threat to public order is insufficient for cancellation. India Law Library Docid # 2442939
(859) SUBASH CHANDER SHARMA Vs. SHO P/S ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU JAMMU AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 02-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(8) and 156(3) — Further Investigation — Magistrate or Special Judge can direct further investigation even after taking cognizance and at the stage of framing charges, if the initial investigation is found to be defective or certain aspects have not been properly investigated — Such direction is aimed at ensuring a fair trial and uncovering the truth, and cannot be India Law Library Docid # 2443021
(860) SANTOSHA DEVI Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 02-04-2026 Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) — Pre-arrest bail — The bar under Sections 18 and 18A of the Act against granting pre-arrest bail is not applicable if the FIR or complaint does not prima facie disclose the essential ingredients of an offence under the Act — The court must examine if the allegations, taken at face value, constitute the necessary India Law Library Docid # 2443022