(461) MUKHNARAM ALIAS MUKESH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 50 — Search and seizure — Chance recovery — Applicability of Section 50 — Recovery officer had no prior information regarding possession of any specific narcotic substance and conducted a general search for illegal articles under Cr.P.C. — Accused alleged non-compliance of Section 50 — Held, mere positive suspicion cannot be equated with reason to believe or prior information — In a case of chance recovery without prior information o India Law Library Docid # 2454865
(462) HOSHIYAR MOHAMMAD NIYAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH PP[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8/20 and 8/18 — Quantum of sentence — Proportionality — Recovery of 34 grams of ganja from one accused constituted a small quantity, rendering a one-year sentence excessive — Sentence reduced to one month rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs. 1,000 — Recovery of 35 grams of opium from another accused fell within intermediate quantity, for which five years' rigorous imprisonment was disproportionate — Sentence reduced to six months India Law Library Docid # 2454866
(463) ANIL KUMAR S/O CHANARAM VISHNOI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Confession and disclosure statement — Scope and admissibility — Section 27 operates as an exception to Sections 24, 25, and 26 of the Evidence Act, limiting admissibility strictly to facts discovered in consequence of information received. A confessional statement made to police in custody cannot be treated as reliable evidence in isolation without independent corroboration or recovery. Where nothing new is India Law Library Docid # 2454867
(464) ABDUL MAJID MATTOO Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 29-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(2)(b)(ii) — Setting aside of arbitral award — Fundamental policy of Indian law — Violation of principles of natural justice — Petitioner sought enhancement of compensation under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956, and filed an application seeking amendment of claims — Arbitrator maintained no minutes of arbitral proceedings and passed the impugned award rejecting part of the claims without affording an opportunity of hearing to th India Law Library Docid # 2454947
(465) MOHAMMAD ASHRAF GANIE Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 29-09-2026 Ranbir Penal Code, Samvat 1989 — Sections 376 and 511 — Rape or attempt — Sole testimony of prosecutrix — Evidentiary value — While conviction can rest upon the sole testimony of a prosecutrix if it inspires confidence, prosecution must still prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Substantial variation between the earliest version recorded as an attempt (Section 511 RPC) and subsequent trial version alleging completed rape (Section 376 RPC) goes to the core nature of the offence — Such material i India Law Library Docid # 2454948
(466) M/S VEDA INFRASTRUCTURE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 29-09-2026 Government Contracts / Tenders — Disqualification based on Work Load Returns (WLRs) — Slow progress of works — Petitioners, registered contractors with Military Engineering Services (MES), challenged communications declaring them ineligible to participate in tenders due to "slow progress" entries in WLRs — Contended that delays arose from factors beyond control, including COVID-19 pandemic, post-August 2019 restrictions, and site access constraints, and works were substantially or subsequently c India Law Library Docid # 2454949
(467) ISRAR MANZOOR Vs. TAKDIS ALYAS @ TAKIDS ALYAS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 29-09-2026 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order VII Rule 10 — Return of plaint — Scope and applicability — Consideration of application — Settled position of law that while deciding an application under Order VII Rule 10 of the CPC, the court has to consider only the averments contained in the plaint and the documents annexed thereto — The court cannot examine the veracity or correctness of the assertions made in the plaint at this preliminary stage — Whether the alleged acts actually took place or not is India Law Library Docid # 2454926
(468) SHOKAT ALI KHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. UT OF J&K AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 29-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 341, 323, 354, 504 and 506 — Inherent powers — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Matrimonial dispute — Amicable settlement — Parties dissolved marriage by divorce following mediation — Husband agreed to pay permanent alimony, part of which was paid and remainder deposited before trial court — Complainant-wife recorded statement expressing no objection to quashing proceedings — Offences alleged were essen India Law Library Docid # 2454927
(469) KALPESHBHAI RAJESHBHAI CHUNILAL JINJUWADIA SONI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Regular bail — Economic offences — Scale and impact — Applicant accused of orchestrating a large-scale cyber fraud of over Rs. 415 crores by creating 14 fictitious entities and 142 bank accounts — Held, economic offences constitute a distinct class committed with deliberate design, severely impacting national interest and public trust — Personal liberty must yield to larger societal interest — Mere filing of chargesheet or that maximum pun India Law Library Docid # 2455008
(470) JAGDISHBHAI RATILAL VANKAR Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 64(2)(m) and 351(3) — Information Technology Act, 2000 — Sections 66(e), 67 and 67(a) — Regular bail — Considerations — Grant of bail is guided by well-settled principles including nature of accusation, severity of punishment, material relied on by prosecution, reasonable apprehension of tampering with evidence or witnesses, likelihood of securing accused's presence at trial, character and standing India Law Library Docid # 2455009
(471) IMRAN AMIRRULA SATI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 299 and 302 — Anticipatory bail — Offence arising from social media post — FIR registered over an Instagram reel — Applicant tendered an unconditional apology via an affidavit-cum-undertaking, promising restraint and caution in future social media activity — Taking into account absence of criminal antecedents, assurance not to flee justice, and fact that offences did not attract death penalty or lif India Law Library Docid # 2455011
(472) ARJUNSINGH @ KATTHOD DARSHANSINGH DUDHANI (SIKLIGAR) Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime Act, 2015 — Sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4) and 3(5) — Invocation of Act — Essential ingredients — Continuing unlawful activity and nexus with organized crime syndicate — Applicant was booked under the Act based on past antecedents without any substantive or triggering offence — Held, mere involvement in previous offences without establishing a requisite nexus between the substantive offences and an organized crime syndicate is insufficient — Prosec India Law Library Docid # 2455012
(473) UDESING MADUBHAI KATARA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 363 and 366 — Quashing of FIR — Offences of kidnapping and abduction — Voluntary departure and subsequent marriage — FIR lodged by mother upon daughter leaving parental home — Subsequent revelations showed that the daughter left voluntarily of her own free will due to a love relationship with the applicant and married him — Couple established a peaceful matrimonial home and had a child — Mother accepted t India Law Library Docid # 2455014
(474) LAXMI KUMARI Vs. VINITA POONIYA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Constitution of India — Article 243ZG(b) and Article 243ZA — Municipal Elections — Bar to judicial interference — Scope of writ jurisdiction — Extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 must be exercised with caution once the electoral process is set in motion — Jurisprudence recognizes a distinction between judicial intervention that facilitates the completion of an election process and intervention that interrupts, postpones, or halts it — An election must ordinarily proceed to its logical c India Law Library Docid # 2455058
(475) SUMAN MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Constitution of India — Article 226 — Service Law — Transfer — Administrative exigency vs. Welfare of infant — Petitioner challenged her transfer order issued two months after giving birth to a child dependent on breastfeeding — Held, while transfer is an incident and exigency of service, administrative exigency is not an absolute shield where extreme hardship is demonstrated — When an infant is involved, the paramount consideration shifts from administrative efficiency to the welfare and best i India Law Library Docid # 2455059
(476) M/S MARUDHARA PRIMEINFRA PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S LAHOTY BUILDCON LIMITED AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order VII Rule 11 — Applicability to Section 9 application — Rejection at threshold — Application filed under Order VII Rule 11 seeking rejection of Section 9 application held not maintainable — Proceedings under Section 9 are intended to provide interim measures of protection in aid of arbitration and cannot be equated with a plaint or a substantive civil suit — In the absence of an express statutory provision, India Law Library Docid # 2455060
(477) RAJASTHAN PETROLEUM DEALERS ASSOCIATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Constitution of India — Article 226 — Public Interest Litigation — Maintainability — Association of petroleum dealers challenged the grant of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for new retail outlets alleging violation of environmental and safety guidelines — Held, extraordinary jurisdiction in a PIL cannot be invoked to advance private commercial interests or resolve business rivalries — The relaxation of locus standi is reserved for bona fide litigants acting without personal interest to protect India Law Library Docid # 2455061
(478) SMT SHANTI DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. NARPAT SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Powers-of-Attorney Act, 1882 — Sections 2 and 3 — Indian Contract Act, 1872 — Section 37 — Binding nature on legal representatives — Agreement to sell was executed by attorney holder during the lifetime of the principal upon receipt of full consideration — Principal died subsequent to the agreement — Held, the power of attorney was valid and effective when the contract was executed — Acts done by the attorney lawfully bind t India Law Library Docid # 2455062
(479) HEMLATA SHARMA Vs. VANDANA TRIPATHI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Scope and maintainability of review petition — Patent error — Review petitioner contended that the court failed to consider amended Section 39(7) of the Insurance Act, 1938 — Held, review proceedings cannot be equated with an appeal in disguise or an opportunity for rehearing a concluded adjudication — Power of review is strictly confined to correcting errors apparent on the face of the record or discovery of new evidence — An error requiring a long India Law Library Docid # 2455063
(480) DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION DAUSA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-09-2026 Rajasthan Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Associations) Act, 2005 — Interim Relief — Non-interference in Election Process — Petitioner claimed voting rights in Rajasthan Cricket Association elections as Secretary of District Cricket Association, Dausa — Election notification was issued, final candidates list published, and voting was underway — Petitioner had not filed nomination for any post — Held, once the election process has commenced and polling is underway, courts shou India Law Library Docid # 2455065