(981) ANKUR JOSHI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Habeas Corpus — Custody of Minor Children — Maintainability of Writ — It is well settled that a writ of habeas corpus is maintainable for the custody of minor children in India, especially when the welfare of the child is in question — The extraordinary writ jurisdiction can be invoked for the best India Law Library Docid # 2442893
(982) DHEERAJ KUSHWAH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Bail Application — Grounds of Arrest — Non-compliance with the mandate of informing the arrestee of the grounds of arrest in writing, as held by the Supreme Court, does not automatically render an arrest illegal or entitle the accused to bail, unless demonstrable prejudice is shown — The applicants' production before the Magistrate and India Law Library Docid # 2442894
(983) NARGEES JAVAID Vs. GHULAM JEELANI NENGROO[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 143-A — Interim Compensation — Power to grant interim compensation is discretionary and not mandatory, requiring judicious exercise based on case-to-case facts and circumstances, not mechanical application. India Law Library Docid # 2443109
(984) MAQSAD ALI KOHLI Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Preventive Detention — Grounds of detention must be clear, specific, and unambiguous to enable the detenue to make an effective representation — Vague allegations without specific instances, dates, or places, and reliance on generalized expressions like "credible information" or "deep-rooted connections" render detention legally unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2443110
(985) M/S. OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S. MERIDIAN HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 20(1), 20(2), 34, 37 — Cross-objections maintainability — Commercial Court jurisdiction — The court ruled that cross-objections are maintainable if granted liberty to approach the court at an appropriate stage, and when an issue decided against the objector is challenged in appeal — Appeals and cross-objections related to matters under Section 34 of the Act India Law Library Docid # 2443469
(986) SINTEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED YARN DIVISION Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 — Sections 3, 39, 53 — Insolvent Company — Claim for deficit stamp duty — Resolution Plan approved by NCLT — Claims not part of resolution plan extinguished — Stamp authorities demanding deficit stamp duty after approval of resolution plan — Demand unsustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2443470
(987) CHITTARANJAN PATI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 401 & 397 — Revisional Jurisdiction — High Court can examine evidence in revision if lower courts' appreciation is perverse and leads to miscarriage of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2443850
(988) DEBENDRANATH SAHOO Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 — Section 16(1) — Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 — Section 97 and Section 51 — Adulteration of food — Conviction upheld — Court can exercise revisional jurisdiction only in cases of patent perversity in evidence appreciation, which was not found in this case. India Law Library Docid # 2443851
(989) RANJIT KUMAR DAS @ RANJEET KUMAR DAS Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Criminal Revision — Discharge Application — Petitioner sought discharge from offences under Section 64(2)(m) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023 — Previous attempts to quash proceedings and for discharge were unsuccessful, with earlier orders being set aside for reconsideration — The Court noted the repeated attempts by the petitioner to be discharged. India Law Library Docid # 2443852
(990) M. SANIA @ M. SANYASI PRADHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 193(9) — Further investigation — The court can direct further investigation into an offence even after a report has been forwarded to the Magistrate — This further investigation can also be directed for cases where chargesheets have already been filed, if there are grounds to believe the India Law Library Docid # 2443853
(991) SUBODH RANA @ SUBODH KUMAR RANA Vs. STATE OF ORISSA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Odisha Grama Panchayats Act, 1964 — Section 24(2)(c) — No confidence motion against Sarpanch — Initiation of motion requires a valid requisition and a proposed resolution — Sub-Divisional Officer role limited to fixing date, time, and place of meeting, not to rectify original requisition. India Law Library Docid # 2443849
(992) SHANTARAM GANPAT GUJAR AND OTHERS Vs. MRS. SARLA JAYSEN RELE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 20-04-2026 Tenancy Law — Definition of "Tenant" — Members of Tenant's Family — A person claiming tenancy rights as a "member of the tenant's family" must have a blood relation or relation by marriage — Strangers, even if residing with the tenant and providing care, are not considered family members in the context of tenancy protection. India Law Library Docid # 2444168
(993) M/S MURLIWALA PIGMENT, THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR RAJENDERA YADAV Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 20-04-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Sections 67(2), 67(4) and 83 — Search, Seizure and Provisional Attachment — Petitioner's business premises were searched, goods seized, premises sealed and bank accounts attached under provisions of CGST Act due to non-cooperation with authorities and alleged evasion of tax — Held, Section 67 empowers officers to seal premises and Section 83 allows India Law Library Docid # 2445067
(994) AUSTIN HYUNDAI (AUSTIN DISTRIBUTORS PVT LTD) Vs. AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS INDIA PVT LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order refusing to set aside arbitral award — Scope of appellate jurisdiction — Limited to examining legality of Section 34 court's exercise of power, not correcting errors of fact or law by arbitrator. India Law Library Docid # 2442369
(995) SHIVAKANT SHRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18(2) Proviso 1 and Section 11(1) — Application for reference to court for determination of compensation — Rejection of application by Collector due to delay — Petitioners received compensation in 2011 after notices were issued in 2002 — Applications for reference were filed in 2011, beyond the India Law Library Docid # 2442895
(996) CHANCHAL DAWRE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 18-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 203, 482 — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120-B, 420 — Challenge to validity of sanction for prosecution — Where sanction order exists but its legality and validity is questioned, such issue should be raised in the course India Law Library Docid # 2442896
(997) RAGHU VAKKIYAL Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 — Section 59(1) — Prosecutions — Quashing of — Inherent powers of High Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. — Applicable when proceedings are manifestly mala fide, maliciously instituted with ulterior motive, or to wreak vengeance India Law Library Docid # 2442720
(998) KAILASH CHAND AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF H.P AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Abuse of process — Unnecessary continuation of criminal proceedings when no cognizable offense is made out, or when proceedings are maliciously instituted with ulterior motive, amounts to abuse of process of the court and securing the ends of India Law Library Docid # 2442747
(999) THE STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. GHANABHAI KHIMABHAI AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 323, 337, 504, 114 and Mumbai Police Act, 1951 — Section 135 — Criminal Appeal against acquittal — The prosecution alleged offences including murder, voluntarily causing hurt, and endangering life or personal safety of others — The court examined the evidence of eye-witnesses and medical professionals. India Law Library Docid # 2443471
(1000) DEEPAK SAHU AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 17-04-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Promotion — Rectification of administrative lapses — Notional seniority cannot be granted from a date prior to an employee's actual entry into the cadre, especially when it adversely affects others who were validly appointed earlier — The date of actual joining the post is the basis for seniority unless rules specifically India Law Library Docid # 2442332