(181) LEELA RAM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Appellant convicted by trial court under Section 376 IPC for an offence allegedly committed on the pretext of marriage — Victim was 26 years old at the time of the incident and aware of the consequences of sexual relationship — FSL report was negative — Medical examination did not provide a definitive opinion regarding immediate intercourse — Victim's testimony had India Law Library Docid # 2440590
(182) BUDDHA PRAKASH SONI (DIED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 02-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 451, 452 — Disposal of property after conclusion of trial — Application for supurdnama (handing over of property) — Trial Court rejected application for supurdnama under Section 452 CrPC directing appellant to take recourse to civil suit — Held, order under Section 451 CrPC is interlocutory and does not affect rights of parties regarding disposal of property under India Law Library Docid # 2440591
(183) BABUBHAI RAYAJIBHAI SOLANKI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 02-03-2026 Gujarat Essential Commodities (Licensing of Fair Price Shops) Order, 2025 — Clause 17 — Validity — Challenge to Clause 17 of the 2025 Order, which saves previous actions under the 2004 Order, on grounds of inconsistency with the Central Government's 2015 Order — Held, Clause 17 is not ultra vires — The 2004 Order India Law Library Docid # 2440921
(184) THAKORBHAI BHANABHAI AAHIR AND OTHERS Vs. COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 02-03-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (2013 Act) — Section 30(3) — Additional compensation @ 12% — Calculation of market value — The additional compensation payable under Section 30(3) of the 2013 Act is to be computed on the total market value determined under Section 26, which includes both the market value determined under India Law Library Docid # 2440922
(185) GHELUBHA JUVANSINH ZALA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 02-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Inherent powers of High Court to quash FIR — Applicant sought to quash FIR, charge-sheet, and consequential proceedings under IPC and Gujarat Money Lenders Act, 2011 — Applicant advanced money to complainant's father, issued blank cheques as security, which were dishonoured, leading to earlier criminal complaints — FIR lodged after India Law Library Docid # 2440923
(186) BUILDING OPERATION CONTROLLING AUTHORITY JAMMU MUNICIPAL AREA Vs. SHANKER SINGH AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 02-03-2026 J&K Control of Building Operations Act, 1988 — Sections 4 and 7(1) — Unauthorized construction — Raising a compound wall without permission from the competent authority amounts to erection of a building in contravention of Section 4, attracting action under Section 7(1) of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2441090
(187) CHARAN DASS AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Interim bail made absolute — Petitioners joined investigation as per court order, nothing to be recovered — Parties settled dispute amicably and filed petition to quash FIR — Chances of conviction remote — Interim bail confirmed. India Law Library Docid # 2440165
(188) 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
(189) 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
(190) 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
(191) 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
(192) 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
(193) 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
(194) 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
(195) 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
(196) 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
(197) 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
(198) 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
(199) 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
(200) 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