(901) BUA DITTA Vs. THE PUNJAB STATE AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 54 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Constitution of India — Article 300A — Condonation of delay — Land acquisition proceedings — Liberal approach — Application for condonation of 7581 days delay in filing appeal seeking enhanced compensation — Courts must adopt a liberal and justice-oriented approach in land acquisition matters — Rights of landowners to receive fair compensation under Article 300A should not be defeated on technical grounds of limitation India Law Library Docid # 2450947
(902) JYOTSNABEN RAMANBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. BRIJESHSINH KISHORSINH CHAUHAN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 4 — Registration Act, 1908 — Suit for cancellation of registered sale deed — Allegation of fraud and misrepresentation — Presumption of validity — Plaintiffs alleged that defendants fraudulently obtained signatures on a sale deed under the guise of an agreement to sell — Held, registered sale deed carries a strong presumption of valid execution — Heavy burden rests upon challenger to displace presumption with cogent evidence and material particular India Law Library Docid # 2450469
(903) STATE OF H.P. Vs. BALRAM[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of appellate interference — High Court can interfere with a judgment of acquittal only if it is impossible, perverse, wholly unsustainable, or manifestly illegal — Presumption of innocence is reinforced upon acquittal — Where two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of evidence on record, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of acquittal — Due weight must be given to the Trial Court's findings as th India Law Library Docid # 2450726
(904) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. BHURI SINGH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of appellate interference — High Court will not interfere with a judgment of acquittal unless the trial court's view is impossible, perverse, wholly unsustainable, or manifestly illegal — Presumption of innocence is reinforced by an acquittal — Where two reasonable views are possible on the basis of the evidence on record, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of acquittal — Order of trial court ac India Law Library Docid # 2450729
(905) ALOK SARKAR Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 154 and 162 — Multiple FIRs — Concept of Second FIR — Test of Sameness — Registration of earliest information — Under the scheme of CrPC, only the earliest information regarding a cognizable offence satisfies Section 154. There can be no second FIR or fresh investigation on subsequent information concerning the same cognizable offence or same transaction. All subsequent information or statements made after commencement of investigation are statemen India Law Library Docid # 2450565
(906) M/S. SHREE MADHAV EDIBLE PRODUCTS LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 — Security Interest Enforcement Rules, 2002 — Rule 8(6) — Maintainability of writ petition — Dispute over One-Time Settlement (OTS) and secured debt — Petitioner challenged sale notice under Article 226 — Held, issues regarding whether a secured debt exists and whether the bank validly initiated proceedings under the 2002 Act fall squarely within the India Law Library Docid # 2450642
(907) SMT. GOPA CHAKRABORTY AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 — Section 9 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative statutory remedy — Rule requiring exhaustion of statutory remedies is a matter of discretion and self-restraint, not an absolute bar to jurisdiction under Article 226 — Where complex subsequent events, disputes regarding computation of occupational charges, and eviction under Railways Act arose during pendency, dismissing writ pet India Law Library Docid # 2450653
(908) GEETA BHALLA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Sections 3, 4 and 5 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 91 and 3(5) — Illegal termination of pregnancy — Anticipatory bail — Co-accused apprehended carrying a foetus for disposal disclosed petitioner's role in assisting abortion — Petitioner failed to produce authorization or enrolment with State Medical Board to practice as Registered Medical Practitioner in State — Considering serious n India Law Library Docid # 2450951
(909) PARDEEP KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 54 — Condonation of delay — Delay of 5628 days in filing appeal seeking enhanced compensation — Land acquisition jurisprudence requires a justice-oriented and liberal approach when dealing with applications for condonation of delay by landowners — Substantial delay ought to be condoned to rectify injustice and protect property rights under Article 300A of the Constitution of India — Delay of 5628 days condoned to enable adju India Law Library Docid # 2450952
(910) BALIRAM TOTARAM MISAL AND OTHERS Vs. SAUJANYA CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 91 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order VII Rule 11(d) — Rejection of Plaint — Redevelopment of Co-operative Housing Society — Jurisdiction of Co-operative Court — Members challenged general body resolutions regarding redevelopment without alleging that redevelopment constitutes the object or business of the society under its bye-laws or Section 154B-1(17) of the MCS Act — Redevelopment process initiated prior to 2019 amendments — Plai India Law Library Docid # 2450888
(911) JSW STEEL LTD. Vs. DELTA IRON & STEEL CO. PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Interim measures — Extinction upon termination of arbitration — Petitioner obtained ex parte interim order attaching steel coils in aid of money claim against respondents — Arbitral proceedings subsequently withdrawn after respondents underwent corporate insolvency resolution process — Held, interim measures under Section 9 are inextricably linked to arbitration proceedings and exist solely in aid of final relief — Upon withdrawal or terminati India Law Library Docid # 2450889
(912) LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "LTB" Vs. SHRI VAIBHAVI LOGISTICS AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XXIII Rule 1 — Composite petition under multiple agreements with distinct arbitration clauses — Permissibility of abandoning/withdrawing claims under separate agreements — Respondent objected to maintainability of Section 9 petition filed based on three distinct agreements with separate arbitration clauses — Petitioner restricted relief to one agreement, seeking liberty to pursue other claims separately India Law Library Docid # 2450890
(913) KIRAN NARENDRA PATKAR Vs. MILAN NARENDRA PATKAR AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Allegation of fraud and forgery — Scope of judicial inquiry — Respondent denied execution of Development Agreement containing arbitration clause and alleged forgery — Inquiry at Section 11 stage is confined to prima facie existence of arbitration agreement — Where allegations of fraud or forgery involve disputed factual questions requiring evidence, detailed examination would be counterproductive — Court should not conduct a mini-trial at India Law Library Docid # 2450891
(914) SURINDER SINGH SAINI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 316(2) — Quashing of FIR on the basis of compromise — Scope of inherent powers — High Court held that Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 is pari materia with Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Inherent powers can be invoked to quash criminal proceedings in non-compoundable offences of a predominantly private nature where parties have settled voluntarily — Quashing such proceedings prevents India Law Library Docid # 2450954
(915) SHIVAM KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 22 and 37 — Regular bail — Commercial quantity — Mandatory twin conditions — Recovery of 1200 capsules of Spasmed from conscious possession of petitioner — Petitioner sought regular bail claiming false implication and custody of over one year — Held, compliance with Section 37 is mandatory and a sine qua non for granting bail in cases involving commercial quantity — Court cannot dispense with Section 37 mandate without reasonable gr India Law Library Docid # 2450960
(916) SURENDER AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 121(1), 132, 221, 3(5), and 351(2) — Quashing of FIR based on compromise — Amicable settlement of dispute between parties — Report submitted by Judicial Magistrate First Class confirmed that compromise was genuine, voluntary, and executed out of free will — Petitioners not declared proclaimed offenders — Continuation of criminal prosecution after compromise would be a futile exercise and abuse of proc India Law Library Docid # 2450963
(917) MANPREET SINGH Vs. JASVIR SINGH SURI AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Quantum of compensation — Assessment of income — Absence of proof of income — Assessment based on minimum wages — Claimant asserted that the deceased was earning Rs. 30,000 per month but failed to produce documentary evidence or proof of income tax returns — Witness testimony regarding income was based on guesswork — Tribunal assessed the income of the deceased as an unskilled labourer in accordance with minimum wages notified by the Labour Commissioner — India Law Library Docid # 2450965
(918) ISHU Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 21, 22 and 37 — Constitution of India — Article 21 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Grant of regular bail — Recovery of 4.16 grams of Etizolam — Accused underwent incarceration for over 9 months — Trial progressing slowly with no delay attributable to accused — Right to speedy trial under Article 21 is a fundamental right — Stringent rigors of Section 37 NDPS Act stand diluted where prolonged pre-trial dete India Law Library Docid # 2450971
(919) JASWANT (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR(S) AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Condonation of delay of 3653 days — Enhanced compensation claim at par with co-landowners — A liberal and justice-oriented approach must be adopted in land acquisition matters as landowners are dispossessed under eminent domain — Delay should not ordinarily bar determination of just compensation — However, to balance equities and protect public acquiring bodies from excessive financial burden, landowners approaching the Court with i India Law Library Docid # 2450973
(920) DIWAN CHAND (D) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-08-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 54 — Condonation of delay in filing appeal for enhancement of compensation — Inordinate delay of 5629 days — Principles governing condonation of delay — Adopted liberal and justice-oriented approach in compulsory land acquisition matters — Rights under Article 300A of the Constitution — Delay condoned to enable adjudication on merits — Equities balanced by disentitling the landowners from claiming interest and statutory bene India Law Library Docid # 2450974