(121) KUSUM MISHRA AND ANOTHER Vs. U.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD THRU. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER LKO. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Challenging order of Additional District Judge — Grant of temporary injunction — Scope of appellate court’s review — Appellate court can examine if trial court ignored settled principles for granting injunction, such as prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable loss — Appellate court should not interfere unless discretion was exercised arbitrarily, India Law Library Docid # 2440773
(122) STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER Vs. ANSHUL JAGANNATH[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 10-03-2026 Disciplinary proceedings against a government servant — Completion within timeline fixed by court — Effect of delay — Order directing completion of disciplinary proceedings within a fixed period, failing which suspension would stand revoked, does not automatically vitiate further proceedings — The consequence of delay in completion is limited to revocation of suspension, not cessation of the entire disciplinary process — India Law Library Docid # 2440774
(123) SUFIYAKHATOON AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 10-03-2026 U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 23(1)(a) — Transfer of land after 01.07.1948 — Not to be recognized for rehabilitation grant — Does not mean transfer is void — Executive Officer's reasoning that sale receipt dated 31.08.1950 is void is based on incorrect interpretation of law. India Law Library Docid # 2440775
(124) PRITAMKUMAR RAMANBHAI GAMIT Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Challenging Charge Sheet and Show Cause Notice — Such petitions are generally considered premature as they do not constitute an adverse order affecting rights until a final decision is made. India Law Library Docid # 2440903
(125) SURESHBHAI RAVAJIBHAI AHIR AND OTHERS Vs. COMPETENT AUTHORITY, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND DEPUTY COLLECTOR,NAVSARI (EXPRESSWAY) AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 30(3) — Additional compensation — Entitlement to 12% additional compensation on market value including multiplication factor — This court has previously held that landowners are entitled to 12% additional compensation on the market value determined under Section 26 of the Act, India Law Library Docid # 2440904
(126) BHARATBHAI VENILAL SHAH AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHUBHAI RAMBHAI PATEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Gujarat Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(k) — Non-user of premises — Landlord's claim for possession on grounds of non-use — Burden of proof on landlord — Premises not used without reasonable cause for a continuous period of six months immediately preceding the suit — Plaintiff successfully proved non-use of the suit property as rent was not paid, India Law Library Docid # 2440905
(127) MAHESH HARIKRISHNA VYAS Vs. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2009 — Applicability — Petitioner appointed under 1960 Regulations and 1989 Rules — Confirmation of service in 2010, after 2009 Rules came into force — Show Cause Notices issued under 2009 India Law Library Docid # 2440906
(128) COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. LAKSHME BONDA D/O S. NARAYANA RAO[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Absorption — Deputation — Respondent was on deputation with a guarantee of absorption into a promotional post of Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) — Though the absorption process was delayed, the respondent discharged duties as AAO from 12.09.2014 — A subsequent deputation to another office should not divest the respondent of her service in the promotional post India Law Library Docid # 2440907
(129) BANSI LAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 10-03-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 — Section 21(2) — Revisional Jurisdiction — Exercise of — Requirements of — The revisional authority can exercise its jurisdiction under Section 21(2) only if a question of law or public interest is involved — Such question of law was found to be involved in the case as the Appellate Authority had failed to examine the original record and had not adhered to India Law Library Docid # 2441086
(130) MOHD. SALEEM ALIAS BAJU (WRONGLY WRITTEN AS BACHU) Vs. THE UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 10-03-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8(1)(a) — Preventive detention — Allegations of bovine smuggling — Distinction between law and order and public order — Detention order quashed for non-application of mind and misuse of power — Whether criminal acts amount to breach of public order is key issue. India Law Library Docid # 2441101
(131) DR. SUSHIL KUMAR PURBEY AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — High Court quashed proceedings against sister-in-law on ground of general and omnibus allegations, but declined relief to father-in-law and mother-in-law (appellants) — Allegations against appellants were similarly general and omnibus, with no specific role or overt act attributed to them — Delay in lodging FIR, India Law Library Docid # 2440506
(132) GOBIND SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional evidence in appeal — Appellate court can allow additional evidence only in exceptional circumstances as laid down in the rule, such as where the court needs it to pronounce judgment or for any other substantial cause — Parties do not have a right to produce additional evidence and it cannot be introduced at their convenience — The provision India Law Library Docid # 2440507
(133) NEC CORPORATION Vs. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Designs Act, 2000 — Section 2(a) and 2(d) — Graphic User Interface (GUI) — Registrability as design — Interpretation of "article" and "design" — The definition of "article" is broad and includes any article of manufacture or substance; the misconception that it must have a physical embodiment is a fallacy — The term "applied to an article by any industrial process" should be interpreted liberally, considering modern technological advancements — Permanence or touch are not India Law Library Docid # 2440512
(134) SHAKIR @ ANDHA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 — Section 2(c) and Section 3(4) — Preventive detention — "Dangerous person" — Maintenance of public order vs. maintenance of law and order — Detention order based on criminal cases granted bail — Activities no bearing on public order — Mere disturbance of law and order not India Law Library Docid # 2440513
(135) SANDIPKUMAR SURESHBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Appeal against conviction for murder — Court examines the chain of circumstantial evidence — Held that the circumstances relied upon by the prosecution were proved beyond reasonable doubt, pointed overwhelmingly towards the guilt of the accused, formed a complete chain, India Law Library Docid # 2440514
(136) ARNAB LAMIN Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 and Section 5(m) read with IPC, 1860 — Section 377 and Section 506 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Medical evidence indicating tenderness, redness, and stretch marks in the anus of the survivor, consistent with sexual assault — Victim’s testimony and sister’s testimony corroborated each other and were consistent with the India Law Library Docid # 2440515
(137) VIKASH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Public employment — Termination of service — Suppression of criminal cases — Petitioner, a Constable (Washerman) in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), terminated for suppressing involvement in two criminal cases — One case was falsely alleged after investigation and the other was a compoundable family dispute resulting in acquittal — Held, while employers must take suppression of facts seriously, especially in disciplined forces, they must also consider the nature of the post, the candidate's social bac India Law Library Docid # 2440516
(138) SHAKIR NAZIR MALLA AND OTHER Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Preventive Detention — Grounds of Detention — Non-furnishing of Dossier — Detenu's claim of not being provided with the dossier for detention was contradictory, with admissions in the writ petition differing from claims made in the appeal — The Court rejected this contention as the detenu had admitted in his writ petition to having received the dossier. India Law Library Docid # 2440517
(139) SMT. RUPAM DEBBARMA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 27-A and Section 37 — Bail — Financing illicit traffic — The offence of "financing" illicit traffic under Section 27-A of the NDPS Act requires proof that a person directly or indirectly provided funds to facilitate any of the activities listed in Section 2(viii-b) of the Act by other persons — Simply investing one's own money in such activities generally does not attract Section 27-A — Money recovered along with contraban India Law Library Docid # 2440518
(140) RAJA VENKATACHALAM AND OTHERS Vs. KANDULA USHA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Admission of Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — The High Court can admit a second appeal only if it is satisfied that there is a substantial question of law between the parties — To determine this, the question of law must substantially affect the rights of the parties and must be either an unsettled question or one that requires India Law Library Docid # 2440519