(141) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAMESHBHAI KANGABHAI LABADA BARIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court’s powers in an acquittal appeal are extensive, but it should give due weight to the trial court’s findings, especially regarding witness credibility and the presumption of innocence in favor of the accused — Interference is warranted only if the acquittal judgment is perverse, based on misreading or omission of India Law Library Docid # 2440909
(142) KESHAVBHAI KURJIBHAI VORA Vs. PRAKASHBHAI NATWARLAL TERAIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award — Claimant seeking enhanced compensation — Tribunal partly allowed claim, awarding Rs — 10,01,618/- with 9% interest, lower than the Rs — 20 Lakhs claimed. India Law Library Docid # 2440910
(143) STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS Vs. GADHVI MAHADAN SHIVDAN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Delay in filing appeal — Condonation of — Explanation for delay insufficient — Court found significant gaps in communication between various officers regarding filing of appeal, indicating lack of proper explanation for the delay — Appeal for condonation of delay dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440911
(144) JASWINDER SINGH @ KALA KHIALEKA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory bail — While considering an application for grant of pre-arrest bail, the Court has to consider the nature of the offence, the role of the person, the likelihood of his influencing the course of investigation, or tampering with evidence or likelihood of fleeing justice. India Law Library Docid # 2440521
(145) PARAMJIT KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Family Pension — Discontinuation due to remarriage — Marriage to deceased husband's brother ("karewa") considered in light of social custom and intent behind family pension rules — Such marriage, where widow continues to live with deceased's family and uphold familial responsibilities, is not to be strictly equated India Law Library Docid # 2440522
(146) SHUBHPREET KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483(3) — Cancellation of anticipatory bail — Order for cancellation of bail requires serious infirmities leading to miscarriage of justice or ignoring relevant material/taking irrelevant material — Anticipatory bail is a matter of discretion, considering nature of India Law Library Docid # 2440523
(147) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. SUMAN BALA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149(1) — Liability of Insurance Company — Recovery rights granted to Insurance Company — Set aside — Report regarding fake driving licence based on verbal information and from an unexamined witness — No written proof from RTO — Insufficient evidence to establish fake licence — Recovery rights not sustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2440524
(148) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. JERABHAI LALABHAI THAKORE AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Offence under Sections 376 and 506(2) read with Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code — The High Court, while considering an appeal against an acquittal, must exercise caution and respect the presumption of innocence afforded to an accused, which is further strengthened by an acquittal — If two reasonable conclusions are possible based on the evidence, the appellate court should generally not disturb the India Law Library Docid # 2440912
(149) UT OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MAQBOOL SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Civil Service Regulations — Article 242 — Government Instruction No. 1 and 2 — Verification of emoluments for pension — The 24-month bar on verifying past emoluments does not apply where an employee has received undue benefits from deleted or withdrawn SROs or Government Orders beyond their effective dates, as India Law Library Docid # 2440525
(150) ATC LOGISTICAL SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. Vs. PIRAMAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 06-03-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 19 — Appeal against order of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission — Issue of jurisdiction — Territorial and Pecuniary Jurisdiction — Contractual clause excluding jurisdiction of certain courts — Insurance company's right to sue under subrogation — Definition of 'consumer' under the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2440668
(151) MANOJBHAI CHAMPAKBHAI CHAUHAN Vs. SUSHMABEN MAHENDRABHAI ROHIT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17 and Section 49 — Admissibility of unregistered Agreement to Sell — An unregistered agreement to sell, even if compulsorily registrable, can be received in evidence for a collateral purpose, such as proving an oral agreement or for limited purposes under Section 53A of the Transfer India Law Library Docid # 2440913
(152) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. KATHI ANAKBHAI JIJIBHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference by appellate court — Presumption of innocence — Double presumption in favour of accused — Appellate court can review and re-appreciate evidence, but should not disturb acquittal if Trial Court's view is possible on evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440914
(153) UT OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MAQBOOL SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Government Service Regulations — Article 242, Government Instruction No — 1 and 2 — Limitation period for verification of emoluments — The 24-month bar on examining past emoluments does not apply when an employee receives unauthorized dual benefits fro India Law Library Docid # 2441018
(154) MOHAMMAD YASEEN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1989 (J&K) — Sections 242 and 249 — Summons trial cases — Discharge of accused — Magistrate empowered to stop proceedings and release accused if no offence made out — This power can be exercised at the stage of explaining the substance of accusation or later if no offence is discernible from the chargesheet India Law Library Docid # 2441019
(155) SHABIR SHAH Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 J.K. Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Detention order — Grounds for detention — Petitioner challenged detention order on various grounds including non-application of mind, non-supply of documents, and grounds not explained in vernacular language — Respondents submitted that all material documents were provided and grounds explained — Court found that petitioner did not file rejoinder to rebut the India Law Library Docid # 2441020
(156) KARTIKBHAI JASHUBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Discharge Application — Limitation — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), Section 250(1) — The sixty-day period for preferring a discharge application is procedural and does not extinguish the right to seek discharge if the delay is satisfactorily explained — Courts retain discretion to condone delay upon sufficient cause being shown, especially when the India Law Library Docid # 2440915
(157) RASIKBHAI MARGHABHAI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. COLLECTOR, AHMEDABAD AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1960 — Section 65 — Application for Non-Agricultural (NA) use permission — Rejection of application on the ground of pending civil suits — Held, the Collector's power under Section 65 is limited to ascertaining if the applicant is an "occupant" of the land based on revenue records and if the land is assessed for agriculture — The Collector cannot delve into complex title India Law Library Docid # 2440916
(158) RAJESHKUMAR NAVNITLAL MEHTA Vs. BHIKHIBEN D/O PUNJAJI GULABJI THAKORE AND W/O MANGAJI CHHAGANJI THAKORE AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(A) and (D) — Rejection of plaint — Application for rejection of plaint on grounds of limitation and lack of cause of action — Court must consider averments in plaint as a whole, not defence — Limitation is a mixed question of law and facts unless patently clear — Rejection of plaint at threshold is a drastic power, to be exercised only when suit is undoubtedly India Law Library Docid # 2440917
(159) ANOOP UPPAL AND OTHERS Vs. JAMMU MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 05-03-2026 Administrative Law - Abuse of Power - Misuse of Building Safety Regulations. The Municipal Commissioner cannot use the process of declaring a building unsafe as a tool to evict tenants when a court-appointed expert committee has already declared the shops structurally safe. Such action is a colorable exercise of power and an abuse of process, especially when it jeopardizes citizens' livelihood. India Law Library Docid # 2441021
(160) SHOKAT ALI Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 05-03-2026 Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Preventive Detention — Grounds for — Petitioner detained for bovine smuggling and organized crime — Past FIRs and bail orders do not bar preventive detention as it is a precautionary measure to prevent future acts, not punish past ones — The subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority regarding the necessity of detention to maintain public order is paramount and India Law Library Docid # 2441022