(421) SAURABH BAJAJ Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-09-2026 Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004 — Sections 6, 10 & 11 — Illegal transport of cattle — Reverse burden of proof — Proof of essential ingredients — Interception of truck carrying cattle and escorting vehicle — Appellant convicted under Section 10 for alleged violation of Section 6 — Reverse presumption under Section 11 applies only when the essential ingredients alleging the offence are first proved by the prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2454543
(422) BALASAHEB KARBHARI UPHADE AND OTHERS Vs. TAHASILDAR, DINDORI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Mamlatdars' Courts Act, 1906 — Section 5 — Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 — Section 143 — Scope of summary jurisdiction — Removal of obstruction versus creation of new road — Section 5 confers summary jurisdiction to remove obstructions caused to an already existing road or customary way — Mamlatdar cannot create a new road or grant a fresh right of way merely because a party lacks alternative access — Power to grant a new right of way over agricultural boundaries resides exclusively under India Law Library Docid # 2454011
(423) SURINDER AHUJA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-09-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 23(1) First Clause — Determination of market value — Spatial contiguity, project-wide parity, and suburban potential — Acquisition of land across six contiguous villages for the construction of Aspal Extension Drain — Reference Court enhanced the market value to Rs. 5,00,000/- per acre relying on the 1996 Sultanpur benchmark (Ex. PW-7/1) and local evidence establishing that the acquired land fell within 5 km of municipal limits ("Special Village" classificati India Law Library Docid # 2454041
(424) MULLA AFROZ Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-09-2026 National Security Act, 1980 — Section 3(2) — Preventive Detention — Inadmissibility of extra-judicial confession before police — Subjective satisfaction resting on uncorroborated confession — Appellant detained under NSA following violence during mosque survey — Confessional statement made while in police custody formed a core basis for the detention order — Held, an accused enjoys fundamental rights against self-incrimination under Article 20(3) of the Constitution, which finds statutory reflec India Law Library Docid # 2454042
(425) AKASH M.V AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[KERALA HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Criminal Jurisprudence — Role of Public Prosecutor — Prior representation of victim — Disqualification — An advocate who previously represented the victim is not legally prohibited or disqualified from subsequently appearing as the State Public Prosecutor or arguing for the prosecution. Disqualification requires material demonstrating actual conflict of interest or circumstances generating a reasonable apprehension that statutory duties will not be discharged fairly and independently. Mere prior India Law Library Docid # 2454249
(426) THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS Vs. SRI GOUTAM CHOUDHURY[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 — Rule 15(2) — Disciplinary Proceedings — Disagreement with Inquiry Report — Exoneration by Inquiry Authority — Procedure to be followed — Where the Disciplinary Authority disagrees with the findings of the Inquiring Authority exonerating the delinquent employee, it is mandatory under Rule 15(2) to record its tentative reasons for disagreement and communicate the same along with the inquiry report to the employee — Employee India Law Library Docid # 2454269
(427) DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANR Vs. GREENOPOLIS WELFARE CONFEDERATION AND ANR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 8(8), Provisos — Prevention of Money-laundering (Restoration of Property) Rules, 2016 — Rule 3A — Restoration of attached property during trial — Locus standi of association — Mandatory preconditions — Special Court allowed application by homebuyers association for restitution of attached assets prior to framing of charges. Held, order was legally unsustainable. An association is not an individual claimant with quantifiable personal loss or clea India Law Library Docid # 2454293
(428) JAGDISH KUMAR ARORA Vs. DINESH MITTAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Judgment on admissions — Suit for possession — Defendant admitted agreed lease terms, payment of security deposit, and entry into suit premises to carry out extensive fitments and renovations — Contention that possession was never delivered because keys remained with watchman rejected — Held, defendant's own pleadings established effective possession or occupation, whether as tenant, licensee, or occupant — Ownership of plaintiff being undispu India Law Library Docid # 2454295
(429) PARAG GARG AND OTHERS Vs. COMMISSIONER, ADJUDICATION, CGST DELHI WEST AND ANR.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 107 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative statutory remedy — Availability of appeal — Held, the existence of an alternative statutory appellate remedy under Section 107 does not preclude the High Court from exercising discretionary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 where substantial, recurring, and pure questions of law of general application concerning the interpretation and temporal appl India Law Library Docid # 2454302
(430) MALCOLM JOHN CAMPBELL Vs. THE ROBBINS CO. AND ANR.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of foreign parent company — Tortious liability — Plaintiff suffered employment injury with Indian subsidiary — Single Judge initially deleted foreign parent company citing separate corporate entities and lack of privity — Division Bench reversed deletion, holding that fastening tortious liability on a parent entity requires appreciation of evidence, and re-impleaded it — Supreme Court affirmed re-impleadment while keeping open the questi India Law Library Docid # 2454303
(431) SHAMBHU NATH SHARMA & ANR. Vs. UOI & ANR.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 23 — Determination of market value — Parity with commercial exemplars — Landowners sought enhancement citing earlier decision awarding Rs. 1,12,500/- per square yard for Nehru Place land — Held, proximity to commercial centres cannot justify parity when acquired land is recorded as "Khal Land" and "Gair Mumkin Park" with restricted permissible user — Prices of developed commercial plots cannot govern large undeveloped tracts intended for green development — P India Law Library Docid # 2454304
(432) KERALA POLICE ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(c), Article 19(4) and Article 33 — Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1966 — Section 3 — Right to form and continue Association — Police force — Fundamental right guaranteed under Article 19(1)(c) is not confined to the initial stage of formation but extends to continuing the association with voluntarily chosen members — While Article 33 permits Parliament to restrict rights of police forces to ensure proper discharge of duties and discipline, India Law Library Docid # 2454243
(433) THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS Vs. S. MENAKA[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Service Law — Promotion — Lack of mandatory service qualification — Responsibility of Department — Petitioner had a shortfall of 3 months and 13 days in completing the mandatory two-year service as Firka Revenue Inspector because, upon returning from maternity leave, she was administratively posted as Special Revenue Inspector (Land Acquisition) — Held, a government servant cannot be denied promotion for want of service qualification if they were not given the opportunity to acquire it by the de India Law Library Docid # 2454560
(434) SARAVANA KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 37, 8(c), 20(b)(II)(c), 25 and 29(1) — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence — Commercial quantity — Seizure of 440 kg of Ganja — Convicts sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment sought suspension of sentence pending appeal — Held, considering the recovery of commercial quantity of contraband, nature of allegations, and materials placed before Trial Court, High Court cannot record the mandatory India Law Library Docid # 2454561
(435) M.ABISHEK Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Habeas Corpus — Maintainability — Missing person — Petitioner sought production of his father who went missing amidst matrimonial disputes, maintenance arrears, financial liabilities, and pending non-bailable warrants — Respondents contended that the missing person was evading liabilities and not under illegal detention — Held, unlawful detention is a sine qua non for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus — A habeas corpus petition concerning India Law Library Docid # 2454564
(436) KANHAILAL SAMADHIYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 — Rule 20 — Service Law — Deputation — Disciplinary action by borrowing department after repatriation — Petitioner on deputation from Special Armed Force (SAF) to Special Task Force (STF) was repatriated to parent department — STF issued charge-sheet and appointed enquiry officer five years after repatriation — Scope of Rule 20 — Borrowing department can exercise disciplinary powers only while master-servant relations India Law Library Docid # 2454548
(437) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. IQBAL[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 227 and 228 — Framing of charge and discharge — Scope and principles — At the stage of framing charge, the Court cannot act merely as a post office or mouthpiece of the prosecution, but must consider broad probabilities of the case without conducting a roving inquiry or trial — Even a grave suspicion suffices — However, where admitted material collected by the investigating agency in the final report fails to disclose basic ingredients of the alleged offe India Law Library Docid # 2454550
(438) SANTOSH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 114 and Order 47 Rule 1 — Review jurisdiction — Scope and limitations — Review proceedings are strictly confined to statutory grounds, namely discovery of new and important evidence not within knowledge despite due diligence, mistake or error apparent on the face of the record, or analogous sufficient reasons — Review cannot be treated as an appeal in disguise to rehear and correct an alleged erroneous decision — An error requiring elaborate debate, scrutiny, India Law Library Docid # 2454554
(439) MR. AISWARYA YADAV Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Sections 132(1) and 132(5) — Anticipatory bail — Maintainability upon filing of criminal complaint — Revenue contended that issuance of appearance notices does not create a reasonable apprehension of arrest — Held, filing of a complaint alleging cognizable and non-bailable offences does not assure the accused that they will not be remanded to judicial custody upon appearance before the Magistrate India Law Library Docid # 2454588
(440) BRIJENDRANATH AND OTHERS Vs. BIRENDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Sections 16 and 17 — Territorial jurisdiction — Suit for declaration of title, partition and permanent injunction concerning properties situated in different States — Part of suit properties situated in Chhattisgarh and part in Madhya Pradesh — Defendants objected to territorial jurisdiction contending property in Madhya Pradesh was outside court's limits — Held, Section 17 CPC engrafts an exception to Section 16 CPC — Where a suit concerns immovable property s India Law Library Docid # 2454597