(101) GANGA RAM Vs. SURENDER KUMAR[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency, etc., of funds in the account — Compounding of offence — Offence under Section 138 is compoundable — High Court can compound the offence even after conviction, subject to compliance with certain conditions — Adherence to Apex Court guidelines is essential. India Law Library Docid # 2440166
(102) M/S RANDHAWA CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S ROPEWAYS AND RAPID TRANSPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HP LTD. (RTDC) AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 & Order 14 Rule 2 — Preliminary Issues — Test for determining preliminary issue — Issues that can be decided purely on law without evidence and touch upon jurisdiction or statutory bar to suit may be treated as preliminary — Mixed issues of law and fact, or issues of law India Law Library Docid # 2440167
(103) PARDESHI RAM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 — Section 230 — Kotwar Appointment Rules — Preference to near relative of ex-Kotwar is discretionary and conditional, not a vested right — Appointment depends on eligibility, suitability, character, and antecedents. India Law Library Docid # 2440592
(104) SMT. KANTI BAI (DIED AND DELETED) THER LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. RAM BAI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal against dismissal of suit for declaration of title, declaration of sale deed as void, possession, and permanent injunction — Burden of proof on plaintiff to establish the transaction was benami — Trial Court correctly dismissed the suit as plaintiffs failed to establish that the suit lands were India Law Library Docid # 2440593
(105) SAUMYA CHAURASIA Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, RAIPUR[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Sections 3 and 4 — Bail — Twin conditions under Section 45 — Applicant arrested after prolonged investigation, prosecution complaint filed, no direct attribution of proceeds of crime, role alleged is supervisory, parity with co-accused granted bail, Supreme Court directed consideration on parity — Court satisfied twin conditions of Section 45 met, applicant not guilty prima India Law Library Docid # 2440594
(106) SAUMYA CHAURASIA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 41, 437, 439 — Personal liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution — Arrest and detention must be justified by necessity and not merely be lawful — Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and Mohd. Zubair v. State (NCT of Delhi) reiterated — Continued incarceration is unjust when primary India Law Library Docid # 2440622
(107) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. AMSON AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR)] 27-02-2026 Central Administrative Tribunal — Jurisdiction — High Court can interfere with CAT's order in writ proceedings if there is a manifest error of law. India Law Library Docid # 2440112
(108) SMTI. EVANGELIST KHONGJEE Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Accused charged under Section 142 BNS, 2023 read with Section 3(a)/4 of POCSO Act, 2012 — Allegation of sexual relationship with a minor — Survivor's statement under Section 180 BNSS admits love relationship and consensual sex — High Court India Law Library Docid # 2440113
(109) PRABHU PRASAD SAO @ PRABHU SAO @ PRABHU SAW @ PRABHU SAHU @ PRABHU PRASAD SAHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NATIONAL INVESTIGATING AGENCY[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43D(5) — Grant of bail — Delay in trial — Long incarceration and lack of progress in trial are grounds for granting bail, even under special statutes like UAPA. India Law Library Docid # 2440114
(110) USMAN KHAN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 309 — Speedy Trial — Mandate for day-to-day proceedings once witness examination starts, with special reasons required for adjournment, to ensure timely conclusion of trial. India Law Library Docid # 2440115
(111) MANAGER, LEGAL (T.P. CLAIM), CHOLOMANDALAM, M/S. GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. KHORDHA Vs. PRIYADARSHI DAS AND ANOTHER[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166, 173(1) — Motor Accident Claims — Appeals by Insurer and Claimant — Challenge to quantum of compensation awarded for injuries sustained in motor vehicular accident — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.1,12,71,231/- — Insurer appealed challenging disability assessment; India Law Library Docid # 2440116
(112) STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR Vs. JAVAID AHMAD GANAI AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 27-02-2026 Compassionate Appointment — Exception to General Rule — Not a Matter of Right — Appointments under SRO 43 are exceptions to the general rule of public service appointments based on merit and equality under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Such appointments are primarily to assist families facing financial hardship due to the death of a government employee and are not a guaranteed right or India Law Library Docid # 2440117
(113) SHER-E-KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, JAMMU THROUGH ITS VICE CHANCELLOR Vs. DR. ANKUR SHARMA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 27-02-2026 Civil Services Regulations (J&K) — Schedule XIX and Rule 14(b) of Leave Rules — Foreign Assignment — Government employee required to obtain prior permission for foreign employment — Applying and appearing for interview without formal permission constitutes misconduct. India Law Library Docid # 2440118
(114) D.K. BHUIYA Vs. A. K. SINHA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(5) and Section 34(3) — Limitation for setting aside award — Compliance with Section 31(5) is essential for triggering the limitation period under Section 34(3) — If a signed copy of the arbitral award is not delivered to the party itself, the limitation period for applying to set aside the award does not begin — India Law Library Docid # 2440119
(115) NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Sections 64 and 77 — Protest against compensation — If the award becomes effective on a particular date, any correspondence or actions prior to that date are irrelevant for determining acceptance or protest of the award — Protest must be contemporaneous with or precede the receipt of compensation for a India Law Library Docid # 2440120
(116) ATUL BAJAPEI Vs. MR. V. N. AMBADE[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Contempt of Court — Wilful Disobedience — A contempt petition requires proof of wilful and deliberate disobedience of a court order. If an order is ambiguous or lacks specific direction on a matter, it is better to seek clarification from the original court rather than proceeding with contempt. India Law Library Docid # 2440278
(117) MOHAMMAD NASIRQURESHI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against additional persons — A court can summon a person not already facing trial alongside other accused if evidence presented during proceedings suggests their involvement — This evidence must be adduced before the trial court and not merely India Law Library Docid # 2440279
(118) M/S ZENITH-EVENT & SERVICES AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Forfeiture of security deposit — Failure to follow principles of natural justice — When civil consequences arise, principles of natural justice must be followed — Forfeiture of a significant sum without affording an opportunity to be heard is arbitrary and violative India Law Library Docid # 2440369
(119) PAWAN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Land Revenue Law — Partition Proceedings — Question of Title — A party raising a question of title in partition proceedings after a significant delay, particularly after the mode of partition has been finalized and despite having consented to the partition earlier, may have their objections dismissed as belated, especially if a gift India Law Library Docid # 2440370
(120) H.P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S ATLAS STEEL INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-02-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of delay — Application for — Appellants failed to provide any sufficient or tangible explanation for the inordinate delay of 559 days in filing appeal — Certified copy of judgment obtained after considerable delay of one year and five months without clear justification — Justification provided by India Law Library Docid # 2440371