(441) TEJINDER BAINS @ TAJINDER BAINS AND OTHERS Vs. SUKHBIR SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XXI Rule 106(3) — Application to set aside ex parte order — Limitation — Application to set aside an ex parte order must be made within 30 days from the date of the order, not from the date of knowledge of the order. India Law Library Docid # 2441813
(442) SURJIT KAUR (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. APJEET SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 77 — Suit for direction to register sale deed — Trial court dismissed the suit, but the first appellate court reversed the decision — The High Court found that the sale deed could not be registered because the balance sale consideration was not paid, and the buyer had refused to proceed with the India Law Library Docid # 2441814
(443) RAM SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SWARAN SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Property Law — Joint Property — Sale of Undivided Share — A co-sharer in joint property can transfer their undivided share, and the buyer simply takes the place of the seller as a co-sharer. India Law Library Docid # 2441815
(444) ATARVEER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Appellant seeking bail after dismissal of regular bail by Sessions Court — Appellant had clean antecedents — Counsel for appellant agreed to stringent conditions including revocation of bail for repeating offense or committing another non-bailable offense, India Law Library Docid # 2441816
(445) LALITA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. JUGAL KISHOR SINGH AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 5 and Rule 10 — Admitting facts not pleaded — Court can proceed to pronounce judgment where defendant fails to file written statement or contest proceedings, but may require facts pleaded in plaint to be proved — Decree cannot be granted merely on absence or non-participation of defendant; Court must satisfy itself that claim is legally sustainable and supported by evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441901
(446) MANOJ KUMAR @ MUNNA Vs. NITA BHARTI AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Special Marriage Act, 1954 — Section 13(2) — Marriage Certificate — Conclusive Evidence — Where a marriage certificate has been entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, it shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized and that all formalities respecting the signatures of witnesses have been complied with India Law Library Docid # 2441902
(447) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. SYED MOHAMMAD MASOOD JAWED AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Waqf Act, 1995 — Section 83 — Jurisdiction of Waqf Tribunal — A Waqf Tribunal is constituted to decide disputes relating to Waqf or Waqf property, eviction of tenants, or rights of lessors and lessees — Acquisition of land by the National Highways Authority is not within the original jurisdiction of the Waqf Tribunal, as the National Highways Act is a self-contained code for land acquisition. India Law Library Docid # 2441903
(448) BALIRAM SINGH @ BALI SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 372 — Appeal against acquittal — Court's power to review evidence — An appellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate, and reconsider the evidence upon which an order of acquittal is founded — The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 puts no limitation, restriction, or condition on the India Law Library Docid # 2441904
(449) AKASH KUMAR ROY @ AKASH ROY @ MONU Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 21(4) — Appeal against rejection of bail — Appellant sought bail under Section 21(4) of the NIA Act, 2008, against the order rejecting his prayer for bail in an NIA Case registered under various penal provisions including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) India Law Library Docid # 2442052
(450) SWAPAN MALAKAR Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ jurisdiction and alternative remedy — High Courts have discretion to entertain a writ petition even if an alternative remedy is available, especially when fundamental rights are violated or principles of natural justice are breached. The availability of an alternative remedy is a rule of policy and convenience, not an absolute bar to maintainability. India Law Library Docid # 2442129
(451) SHRI VINOD KUMAR SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. RADHA KRISHNA AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Hindu law — Shebait and Worshipper — Representation of a Deity — Idol of a Hindu temple is a juridical person and is considered a minor, requiring representation by a natural person — Worshipper can represent the idol as a guardian, especially when the shebait is negligent or is the guilty party against whom relief is sought — Courts have a India Law Library Docid # 2442287
(452) AJAY SAINI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (also BNSS Section 528) — Quashing of proceedings — High Court's inherent power to quash proceedings to prevent abuse of process of law and secure ends of justice — Such power should be exercised with circumspection in rarest of rare and appropriate cases. India Law Library Docid # 2440723
(453) SHINY C.J. AND OTHERS Vs. SHALINI SREENIVASAN AND OHTERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Recruitment Rules — Interpretation of — Anganwadi Workers applying for Supervisor posts — Eligibility and quota for graduates vs. SSLC holders — Amendment to rules increasing quota for Anganwadi Workers and earmarking a portion for graduates — Whether graduates are excluded from the general quota for Anganwadi Workers with SSLC and 10 years' experience — Supreme Court held that India Law Library Docid # 2440765
(454) THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC Vs. P. CHANDRAMOULI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Deduction of group insurance benefits — Whether amounts received by claimants under employer-provided group insurance or other contractual/social security benefits can be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Held, such benefits arise from independent contractual relationships and lack nexus with India Law Library Docid # 2440766
(455) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. SURAT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 50 — Compliance with search provisions — Accused must be apprised of legal right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer, not a Police Officer — Offering a third option to be searched before a Police Officer contravenes Section 50 and India Law Library Docid # 2440767
(456) PRAVIN JITENDRAKUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Mamlatdar's Court Act, 1906 — Section 7 — Suit commenced by plaint — Requirement of particulars — Failure to comply with mandatory provisions of Section 7 of the Act by the Mamlatdar — Specific procedure for treating an informal application as a plaint must be followed by the Mamlatdar — The Mamlatdar must examine the plaintiff on oath to ascertain particulars specified in Section 7 if the plaint lacks them — India Law Library Docid # 2440891
(457) VIRENDRANATH B. TIWARI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Constitution of India — Article 226 — Quashing of FIR and Chargesheet — Allegations in FIR and chargesheet did not constitute ingredients of offences under Section 324 IPC and Sections 3(1)(x) and (xi) of the Atrocities Act, 1989 (now Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s)) — Mere knowledge of victim’s caste not sufficient to invoke Section 3(1)(r) — Previous instances of India Law Library Docid # 2441128
(458) JASWANTSINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 16-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 and Section 120-B — Murder and Criminal Conspiracy — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Homicidal death of deceased established by medical evidence, including firearm and sharp weapon injuries — Ocular testimony of eyewitnesses found reliable and consistent with medical evidence — Recoveries made at instance of accused, India Law Library Docid # 2441162
(459) PIYUSH SHRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Service Law — Leave encashment — Withholding of — M.P — Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, Rule 64(1)(c) — M.P — Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1977, Rule 8 — Held, Rule 64 of pension rules does not provide for withholding of leave encashment during pendency of departmental or judicial proceedings; it only deals with provisional pension and gratuity — Earned leave is salary for leave entitlement, not a India Law Library Docid # 2441184
(460) PYARE LAL RAWAL Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Services Law — Leave Encashment — Withholding of provisional leave encashment during pendency of judicial proceedings — Rule 64(1)(c) of M.P — Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, read with Rule 8 of M.P — Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1977 — Held, earned leave is not a Government due but salary for leave, therefore, cannot be withheld under Rule 64(1)(c) — However, it is to be considered whether a Government India Law Library Docid # 2441185