(561) SARVESH DHINGRA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ petition — Cancellation of candidature — Petitioner's candidature for post of Assistant Accountant was cancelled on grounds that B.B.A — degree was not equivalent to B.Com — as required by advertisement — Advertisement only required "commerce graduate", not specifically B.Com — degree — Jiwaji University's Commerce Department, an expert body, had India Law Library Docid # 2441187
(562) NIMAR BUS OWNERS ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT VAIBHAV SINGH TOMAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 96 & Section 72 — M.P — Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994 — Rule 77(1-A)(iii) — Validity of Rule prescribing age limit for Stage Carriage Permits — State Government has the power to prescribe the age of a vehicle as a condition for granting a Stage Carriage Permit, distinct from fixing the "life" of a vehicle for registration purposes under Section 59 — Such prescription by the State is for India Law Library Docid # 2441188
(563) M/S. INDRAPRASTH UNIFORMS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Madhya Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2002 — Section 55A — Search proceedings — Compounding amount — Petitioner sought refund of excess amount deposited as compounding amount under Section 55A(a) during search proceedings — Respondents denied refund stating no provision for refund of compounding amount once deposited — Held, a dealer opting for compounding under Section 55A(a) agrees to pay a lump sum India Law Library Docid # 2441189
(564) RAKESH KUSHWAHA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Administrative Law — Compassionate Appointment — Land Losers Policy — Eligibility Criteria — Petitioners sought appointment under Indian Railways' land losers policy — Initially, they did not meet the minimum educational qualification (10th pass) at the time of their first applications — They acquired the qualification later, but by then, the policy providing for such appointments had been withdrawn — The court held that India Law Library Docid # 2441190
(565) KUPPU SURAJ KUMAR Vs. M/S. YVONNE DOUGLAS FOUNDATION AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 and Order 43 Rule 1 — Appealable order — An order granting an interim or temporary injunction under Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 of the CPC is an appealable order under Order 43 Rule 1(r) of the CPC, and not amenable to revision under Section 115 of the CPC or Article 227 of the India Law Library Docid # 2441346
(566) MS. AFEERA SANIA Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Recruitment to Public Posts — Eligibility Criteria — Cut-off Date — Candidate must fulfil all prescribed eligibility criteria on or before the cut-off date specified in the advertisement. India Law Library Docid # 2441351
(567) SANJEEV KUMAR @ MUNMUN Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail — Appellant was enlarged on bail during trial and appeal, and conviction by trial court and High Court was based on overt act of throwing hand bombs — However, injured persons were not examined, and a key witness (PW-2) stated that bombs were thrown, causing injury — Supreme Court, considering these factors and the fact that the appellant was on bail, suspended the sentence and ordered enlargement on bail. [Paras 3 to 6] India Law Library Docid # 2441426
(568) M/S SHIVAGIRI ASSOCIATES Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994 — Rule 8A — Amendment made effective from 2016 — Lease granted in 2004 and expired in 2014 — Proviso to Rule 8A allowing extension for period lost due to court stay not applicable as it was inserted after lease expiry and commencement of amendment rule — Lease determined or lapsed prior to commencement of amendment rule — Fresh lease can only be granted through auction — Appeals dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2441444
(569) DUJAI LAL Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Application Pending — Supreme Court requests High Court to expedite disposal of bail application filed by an octogenarian petitioner who has been in custody since September 2024, preferably within one month of the order's communication. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441494
(570) V.K. MITTAL AND OTHERS Vs. REGISTRAR GENERAL DELHI HIGH COURT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Challenge to Rule 5A of Delhi High Court Staff (Seniority) Rules, 1971 — High Court dismissed writ petition without deciding the validity (vires) of the Rule, deeming it an academic exercise as the Rule was repealed — Supreme Court held that the High Court ought to have decided the validity of the repealed Rule as it affected seniority rights — India Law Library Docid # 2441590
(571) MADHUMITA SADHUKHAN Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Where respondent failed to appear before the court despite repeated opportunities and directions, continuation of criminal proceedings against the petitioner was deemed an abuse of process and was quashed. [Paras 7-8] India Law Library Docid # 2441594
(572) SARAVANAN Vs. THE STATE REP BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — DNA Evidence — Reliability of DNA evidence is not infallible and its probative value varies from case to case, depending on the facts and circumstances and other corroborative or contrary evidence on record. India Law Library Docid # 2441614
(573) VIBHUTI GUDDA MINES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. REDDY VEERANNA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Section 11 — Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 — Grant of mining lease — High Court erred in quashing recommendation and approval of mining lease based on an erroneous interpretation of evaluation report and statutory provisions — The State Government and Central Government's decisions were based on due consideration of all applications as per prescribed procedures — Supreme Court allowed appeals, setting aside High Court's judgment and af India Law Library Docid # 2441616
(574) P. PRAKASH Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 374, 313 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Section 6 r/w Section 5(n)(l) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — While sexual assault on a minor by a relative is a grave offence, the court must be sensitive to the trauma of the victim; India Law Library Docid # 2441662
(575) TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (A.P. TRANSCO) Vs. HARYANA MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCIL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Awards passed by Facilitation Council under MSME Act — Challenges to awards failed before ADJ, High Court, and Supreme Court — Execution proceedings initiated by decree holder — Facilitation Council's order for securing interest amount and restricting payments held to be passed without providing opportunity to appellant, violating principles of natural justice — High Court rightly set aside the order and remanded the case — Supreme Court dire India Law Library Docid # 2441685
(576) CONVENT OF OUR LADY PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHERS Vs. RATNA MITTER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Educational Institutions — Disciplinary Proceedings — Inquiry — De novo inquiry — Supreme Court held that the High Court's interpretation of a previous Supreme Court order directing a "de novo inquiry" was erroneous — The previous order clearly indicated that proceedings should resume from the stage of serving the inquiry report, not from the beginning — Therefore, a de novo inquiry was not permissible. [Paras 9 to 10] India Law Library Docid # 2441692
(577) SONAM Vs. ROHIT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 25 — Transfer of proceedings — Divorce Case — Wife seeking transfer of divorce case from Delhi to Rae Bareli, U.P — — Supreme Court considered submissions and materials on record — Held, transfer petition deserves to be allowed — Divorce case transferred to Family Court, Rae Bareli — Transferor Court to transmit entire record forthwith — Parties permitted to appear through video conferencing except when physical presence is necessary — Transfer Petition allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2441698
(578) SASMITA MOHARANA Vs. SUSEN KUMAR MAHARANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 25 — Permanent Alimony — Family Court and High Court rejecting claim for permanent alimony in entirety based on their reasoning — Supreme Court holding that the reasoning for completely denying permanent alimony is unsustainable in law, as the Act's intent is to facilitate alimony grant, even when divorce is sought by husband — Matter remanded to Family Court for fresh decision on alimony after recording evidence, while confirming the divorce decree. [Paras 1, India Law Library Docid # 2441707
(579) PRATAP SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — High Court Orders — Interpretation of — A High Court order quashing proceedings against one accused is generally not applicable to co-accused unless explicitly stated or an order in rem — Clarification of such orders is crucial when ambiguity arises, especially when other India Law Library Docid # 2441747
(580) M/S. A.S. MET CORP. PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (ST) (FAC) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Goods and Services Tax — Challenge to assessment order — Petitioner argued that the assessment order was passed in violation of principles of natural justice due to non-supply of relevant documents — High Court rejected the writ petition, allowing the petitioner to approach the appellate authority with statutory pre-deposit — Supreme Court directed that this petition be heard along with another related writ petition. [Paras 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11] India Law Library Docid # 2441751