(541) MOHAMMAD QAMRUL Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 364 — Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder — Prosecution failed to establish that the deceased was kidnapped or abducted by the accused — Evidence of prior relationship and marriage between the parties was not conclusively established — No evidence that the deceased was compelled to go with the appellant or induced by deceitful means — All prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2441894
(542) ABU SUFIAN Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Public Procurement — Tender Award — Judicial Review — The court's role in reviewing tender awards is limited to ensuring legality, fairness, and reasonableness, and preventing arbitrariness or favoritism — The court does not substitute its own judgment for that of the executive on policy or commercial decisions unless there is an error of law, breach of natural justice, or irrationality. India Law Library Docid # 2442127
(543) SAMBANDURAM (N) HEIKHAM (O) TILOTAMA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. MOIRANGTHEM SUNILKUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Impleadment Application — Delay in filing — Application filed nearly a decade after gift deed and when trial was about to commence, despite donee's knowledge of suit from inception — High Court viewed this as an attempt to delay proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2442298
(544) MANOHAR LAL Vs. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311(2) second proviso (b) — Dismissal from service without departmental inquiry — Requirement of reasonable practicability — Mere presumption or belief by disciplinary authority not sufficient — Must be based on objective facts and material on record. India Law Library Docid # 2440638
(545) SUDHANSHU KARDAM Vs. COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act) — Section 33 & 34 — Notification dated 4th January, 2021 — Identification of posts suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities — Court directs consideration for appointment in appropriate categories based on the notification and the respondent's undertaking to India Law Library Docid # 2440639
(546) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, JODHPUR VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. (O&M) AND OTHER Vs. JAGDISH SINGH RAJPUROHIT AND OTHER[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 12-03-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 21(b) — Revisional jurisdiction of National Commission — Limited — Interference justified only if lower fora exercised jurisdiction not vested, failed to exercise vested jurisdiction, or acted illegally or with material irregularity — Not for re-appreciation of evidence — Petitioners failed to demonstrate jurisdictional error or material irregularity in appreciation of evidence by India Law Library Docid # 2440665
(547) JAG RAM AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 and 307/34 — Criminal Appeal against conviction — Death of two accused during pendency of appeal — Appeal survives for remaining two appellants — Prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt the participation of surviving appellants — Evidence suffered from material infirmities, India Law Library Docid # 2440725
(548) SAHAB DAS Vs. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER JUDICIAL LUCKNOW DIVISION AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 12-03-2026 U.P Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 122-B (4-F) — Agricultural labourer belonging to Scheduled Caste — Occupation of Gaon Sabha land — Right to be admitted as Bhumidhar with non-transferable rights — Supreme Court held that Section 122-B (4-F) not only protects possession but also confers positive right of Bhumidhar with non-transferable rights, obviating the need to approach Gaon Sabha India Law Library Docid # 2440726
(549) AMBALAL SARABHAI ENTERPRISES LIMITED Vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 1, VADODARA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 35DDA — Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) — Gratuity and leave encashment are not part of VRS and are allowable expenses — Expenses incurred on VRS are spread over five years, but gratuity and leave encashment are post-retirement benefits based on actual service rendered and should be treated India Law Library Docid # 2440895
(550) ASHOKBHAI BHAKABHAI RABARI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108, read with Section 45 — Abetment of suicide — Essential ingredients — Accused must have mens rea to instigate the deceased to commit suicide — Act of instigation must be of such intensity that it is intended to push the deceased to such a position under which he or she has no choice but to commit suicide — Such instigation must be in close proximity to the act of committing suicide — India Law Library Docid # 2440897
(551) YUVRAJSINH RAJENDRASINH RATHOD AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — High Court should not quash FIR if allegations prima facie disclose a cognizable offence — Court cannot conduct a mini-trial or assess truthfulness of allegations at preliminary stage — Investigation should be allowed to proceed — FIR not quashed as it disclosed a prima facie case. India Law Library Docid # 2440898
(552) JAMILBHAI FIROZBHAI VAHORA Vs. ILMA IRFANBHAI VAHORA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 7 and Section 2 — Jurisdiction of Family Court to declare marital status in cases of mutual consent divorce (Mubarat) under Muslim Law — Family Courts have jurisdiction to declare marital status even without a written agreement for Mubarat, based on mutual consent. India Law Library Docid # 2440899
(553) SUBASH RAINA Vs. STATE OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Maintainability against Shrine Board — Although the Shrine Board is constituted under a statute, in the absence of government control (financial, functional, administrative), it is not a 'State' under Article 12, thus writ petitions for enforcement of fundamental rights are not maintainable — However, writ jurisdiction under Article 226 extends to "any India Law Library Docid # 2441013
(554) SANJAY GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. PREM KUMAR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — High Court can quash proceedings if allegations in complaint and evidence do not disclose commission of any offence, but inherent powers cannot be used to stifle proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2441008
(555) UT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. DR. JYOTI GUPTA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Civil Services — Fixed Tenure Posts — Appointment on Academic Arrangement Basis — Extension beyond Tenure — Rule 4 of the Jammu & Kashmir Medical and Dental Education (Appointment on Academic Arrangement basis) Rules, 2020 (Academic Arrangement Rules, 2020), permits appointment on academic arrangement basis for a maximum of six years — However, this rule cannot extend the tenure of a India Law Library Docid # 2441009
(556) FAZAL HUSSAIN S Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 161 — Statement to police — Discrepancies between statement recorded during investigation and deposition in court — Such variations, if material and unreconciled, can render prosecution case doubtful. India Law Library Docid # 2441010
(557) ANKUR JAIN Vs. ASHWANI KHAJURIA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 & 141 — Complaint against Managing Director without impleading Company — Offence by Company — For prosecution under Section 138 of the Act, it is imperative to arraign the Company as an accused — Persons in charge of or responsible for the conduct of the Company's business can only be brought within the ambit of vicarious liability if the Company India Law Library Docid # 2441011
(558) MOHD SHAKOOR Vs. UT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(5) — Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA) — Section 8(1)(a)(i) — Order of detention — Grounds of detention — Failure to furnish documents in entirety — Representation not considered promptly — The court found that the detention order was based on FIRs that were either compounded, disposed of, or where the detenu was on bail — The court emphasized that not all breaches of law necessarily disturb public order, and the India Law Library Docid # 2441012
(559) MUDASIR AHMAD BHAT Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Preventive Detention — Writ of Habeas Corpus — Detention declared illegal and quashed due to significant discrepancies and lack of application of mind by detaining authorities, raising concerns about adherence to constitutional principles in exercising preventive India Law Library Docid # 2441076
(560) MOHAMMAD YAQOOB BEIGH Vs. UNION TERRITORY THROUGH POLICE STATION KULGAM[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 299 — Recording of evidence in absence of accused — If an accused absconds and has no immediate prospect of arrest, the court can examine prosecution witnesses in their absence — Depositions can be used as evidence upon the accused's arrest if the witness is dead, incapable, cannot be found, or their presence cannot be procured without unreasonable delay, India Law Library Docid # 2441077