(1) DEEPESH MAHESWARI AND ANOTHER Vs. RENU MAHESWARI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 372 — Application for Succession Certificate — Minor's rights — A minor cannot be expected to respond to a public notice or initiate legal proceedings independently in succession matters where they are a legal heir. India Law Library Docid # 2441622
(2) JAI PRAKASH SAINI Vs. MANAGING DIRECTOR, U.P. COOPERATIVE FEDERATION LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2026 Service Law — Dismissal from Service — Disciplinary Proceedings — Violation of Natural Justice — Requirement of Oral Enquiry — Employer's Burden of Proof — The Apex Court held that unless the charged employee clearly admits guilt, a disciplinary enquiry must be held — The employer must first present evidence and witnesses, allowing the employee to cross India Law Library Docid # 2441623
(3) SAMARENDRA NATH KUNDU AND ANOTHER Vs. SADHANA DAS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 197(1) — Requirement of sanction for prosecution of public servants — Protection under Section 197(1) applies only to public servants who are not removable from office except by or with the sanction of the government — Subordinate police officers not falling under this category are not entitled to the benefit of this protection, even if the alleged offence was committed while acting India Law Library Docid # 2441624
(4) RAJIV GADDH Vs. SUBODH PARKASH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Scope of jurisdiction under Section 11 is confined to existence of an arbitration agreement — Issue of res judicata not considered at Section 11 stage — Principles of Order 23 Rule 1 of CPC apply to proceedings under Section 11 — A fresh application under India Law Library Docid # 2441625
(5) AMAN KATHPAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Custody of Minor Child — Welfare of Child — paramount consideration — While foreign court orders are considered, they are not conclusive when determining the welfare of a child, especially when the child has developed roots in India. India Law Library Docid # 2441632
(6) SUMAN DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Sections 123(c) and 124A — Untoward incident — Claim for compensation — Deceased not a bona fide passenger — While the appellants claimed the deceased was a bona fide passenger with a ticket that was lost, they failed to provide any evidence to substantiate the ticket purchase or the journey itself — The India Law Library Docid # 2441633
(7) SALTEE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED Vs. M/S. SHIVAM INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND ESTATES LTD.[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2)(b) — Appeal against interim award — This appeal challenges an interim award that rejected the appellant's application to modify a previous order directing a deposit of money — The Court's power to interfere with such orders under Section 37 is limited to cases of arbitrariness or perversity. India Law Library Docid # 2441634
(8) ONKAR VISHWAKARMA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Fundamental Rights — Right to Life, Dignity, and Health — Article 21 of the Constitution mandates the State to provide effective medical care, including specialized treatment, and cannot be satisfied by mere existence of buildings without necessary equipment and trained manpower. India Law Library Docid # 2441635
(9) HIMANSHU ASWAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Uttarakhand Municipal (Non-Centralized) Employees Service (Group-C) Rules, 2017 — Rule 8(3) — Interpretation of "concerned trade" — The term "concerned trade" in service rules for the post of Draftsman in the Urban Development Department, when read in conjunction with the nature of duties and technical India Law Library Docid # 2441636
(10) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. BHASKAR NINU ZAMBARE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 01-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34 & 37 — Scope of appellate jurisdiction — Court exercising powers under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act must be slow to interfere with an arbitral award confirmed by the Court under Section 34, so long as the award does not suffer from patent illegality or fall within the limited India Law Library Docid # 2441637
(11) GULABSINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 01-04-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Maharashtra Scheduled Commodities (Regulation and Distribution) Order, 1975 — Fair Price Shop License (FPSL) — Transfer — Government policy prohibits transfer of FPSL on the basis of a will deed while the licensee is alive. India Law Library Docid # 2441638
(12) NALIN VALLABHBHAI PATEL AND ANOTHER Vs. ATHARVA REALTORS AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Refusal to extend mandate under Section 29A — Whether permissible — Held, an application for appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11(6) is not maintainable if the Court has refused to extend the mandate of the earlier arbitrator India Law Library Docid # 2441639
(13) SUDHEER.S AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 — Section 233 — Amendment by Act 14 of 2018 — Omission of "or refusing" from Sub-section (4) — Implication that applications under Section 233 must be allowed absolutely or conditionally, not rejected — Panchayat cannot reject an application based on its interpretation of pre-amendment India Law Library Docid # 2441640
(14) TOSHIPOKBA LONGKUMER AND ANOTHER Vs. HUKAVI MURU[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Applicability — Section 58(f) (Equitable Mortgage) — The Act is not applicable in Nagaland unless adopted by the Legislative Assembly; only its spirit can be applied. India Law Library Docid # 2441452
(15) MISS LINU KATO Vs. THE STATE OF AP AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 179 — Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses — Issuance of summons by police officer under Section 179 of BNSS requires an ongoing investigation, which commences only after registration of an FIR for a cognizable offence — A India Law Library Docid # 2441453
(16) DEVENDRA DADSENA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Bail application — Applicant arrested for offences under IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act — Allegations of involvement in an organized crime syndicate related to extortion from coal transporters — Court considered gravity of economic offence, magnitude of illegal funds, prima facie evidence, applicant's active role, likelihood of tampering India Law Library Docid # 2441454
(17) PARBATI DAS Vs. COLLECTOR, BALASORE AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 16 — Right of appeal — Section 16 of the Act clearly and unambiguously grants the right of appeal only to senior citizens or parents aggrieved by an order of a Tribunal, to the exclusion of any other person, including children or other relatives — Holding India Law Library Docid # 2441450
(18) ARUP ROY Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Sections 318(4), 316(2), 61(2) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Partnership Dispute — Allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust arising from business disagreement — Trial Court rightly directed investigation after preliminary inquiry — Court should not appreciate evidence at the stage of India Law Library Docid # 2441451
(19) SIMRANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. NIRMAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Claim Petition filed after 12 years of accident — No reasonable explanation for delay — Claim becomes stale and not maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2441626
(20) SXXXXXX Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 — Rape and Criminal Intimidation — Appeal against acquittal — Court's power to interfere with acquittal order — Presumption of innocence strengthened by acquittal — Interference only in exceptional cases with compelling circumstances and perverse judgment — Routine India Law Library Docid # 2441627