(1) AIR INDIA LIMITED Vs. ALL INDIA AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Scope of appeal — Appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is supervisory, not corrective, and cannot go beyond the restrictions of Section 34 — The appellate court cannot reassess the merits of the award or reappreciate the evidence — It must ascertain if the Section 34 court India Law Library Docid # 2440975
(2) HARIS NISAR LANGOO Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Prima facie case — Prolonged incarceration — Role of accused — The Court must undertake a structured inquiry to determine if the prosecution material, taken at face value, discloses a prima facie case satisfying the statutory ingredients of the offence, India Law Library Docid # 2440976
(3) THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH VIGILANCE Vs. SUDHA SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read with Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009 (BSCA) — Confiscation proceedings against family members of a deceased public servant — Death of the public servant during pendency of appeal — Whether confiscation proceedings can continue against the family members — Held, the BSCA provides for specific circumstances for return of confiscated property, namely, India Law Library Docid # 2441002
(4) GABBAR SINGH ALIAS DEVENDRA PRATAP SINGH ALIAS RAJESH SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Section 3(1) — FIR registration — Gang Chart — Compliance with Rules — The Supreme Court held that the procedure for preparing a Gang Chart, as stipulated by the Act and its Rules, must be strictly followed — A Gang Chart must include recommendations from the Nodal Officer and Additional Superintendent of Police, India Law Library Docid # 2441003
(5) NAVEEN SOLANKI AND ANOTHER Vs. RAIL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — Section 2 — Forest land — Deemed forest — Master Plan — Statutory plan prevails over subsequent growth of vegetation — Land earmarked for project under an approved Master Plan, which was not forest land at the time of the plan's inception, cannot subsequently be declared as forest or deemed forest thereby overriding the Master Plan's statutory force. India Law Library Docid # 2441004
(6) UJAAS ENERGY LTD. Vs. WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 31(1) — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Resolution Plan — "Clean Slate" Principle — Effect of Approval — Claims not part of resolution plan stand extinguished — No affirmative relief can be granted for such claims — Division Bench judgment set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2441005
(7) SUJOY GHOSH Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Summoning order based on complaint allegations lacking specific details of copyright infringement and without application of mind by Magistrate — Superior Court's duty to examine proceedings for being frivolous, vexatious, or malicious — Held, allegations in complaint were bald and unsubstantiated, failing to India Law Library Docid # 2441006
(8) VIRINDER PAL SINGH Vs. PUNJAB AND SIND BANK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary proceedings post-superannuation — Where service regulations permit continuation of disciplinary proceedings initiated before superannuation, they can be concluded thereafter — Punishment of reduction in pay scale can be implemented by computing pension based on the reduced salary. India Law Library Docid # 2440931
(9) V. GANESAN Vs. STATE REP BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406 and 420 — Criminal breach of trust and cheating — For an offence of cheating under Section 415 IPC, a fraudulent or dishonest intention must exist at the time of making the promise or representation — Mere failure to keep a promise subsequently does not automatically prove dishonest intention from the beginning — Every breach of contract does not amount to cheating, India Law Library Docid # 2440932
(10) SANT ROHIDAS LEATHER INDUSTRIES AND CHARMAKAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. Vs. VIJAYA BANK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of "consumer" — Commercial purpose — Deposit of surplus funds by a company in a bank for earning interest does not automatically make it a commercial purpose, but if the deposit is made to leverage credit facilities for augmenting business, it would have a direct nexus with revenue generation/profits — The identity of the purchaser or the value of India Law Library Docid # 2440933
(11) SONIKA ARYA Vs. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Recruitment Law — Waiting Panel — Validity — Candidate at Serial No. 2 in OBC waitlist not considered for appointment as panel expired before vacancy arose. The waiting panel for recruitment is valid for a limited period, typically one year from the declaration of the result — If a vacancy arises after the expiry of the panel, it cannot be filled from the expired list, and fresh recruitment is required — A candidate India Law Library Docid # 2440819
(12) PROTO DEVELOPERS AND TECHNOLOGIES LTD Vs. M/S ANTRIKSH REALTECH PVT LTD AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against dismissal of Section 34 petition — Scope of appellate scrutiny — Appellate court does not re-appreciate evidence or contractual construction unless necessary to ascertain patent illegality, perversity, or jurisdictional error by the Section 34 court. India Law Library Docid # 2440820
(13) THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Vs. RAM SWAROOP @ BARKAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 221 and 222 — Conviction for offence not charged — High Court rightly reversed the conviction under Section 364 of IPC when the charge was for Section 302 of IPC, as Section 364 is not a minor or cognate offence to Section 302, making India Law Library Docid # 2440924
(14) SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH Vs. PRIYA RANJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Contempt of Court — Dismissal for non-consideration — Contempt petitions were dismissed in light of the view taken in the accompanying Civil Appeal, indicating that the alleged disobedience did not warrant consideration by the Court — [Para 1] India Law Library Docid # 2440926
(15) R. HALLE Vs. RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Assessment of compensation — Functional disability vs — Physical disability — High Court reduced functional disability from 63% assessed by Medical Board to 30% without providing cogent reasons, constituting an erroneous appreciation of evidence and misapplication of legal principles — Such reduction India Law Library Docid # 2440927
(16) M/S. STAR LAND DEVELOPERS AND ANOTHER Vs. SHRI MUKUNDRAI MEGHJIBHAI KAMALIYA AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope and Ambit — A second appeal is maintainable only when it involves a substantial question of law — If the High Court, in dealing with a second appeal, contravenes the limits prescribed by Section 100, it is the duty of the Supreme Court to intervene and give effect to the provision — Justice according to law must prevail over considerations of fair play India Law Library Docid # 2440882
(17) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. VALLABHBHAI VIRJIBHAI VIRANI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Offences under Section 135(1) — Appeal against acquittal — Prosecution failed to establish the case beyond reasonable doubt — Trial Court’s findings were not perverse, nor based on misreading or omission of material evidence — No illegality in the trial court’s decision acquitting the accused — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440883
(18) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. ASLAM ANWARKHAN PATHAN[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's powers to reassess evidence are extensive, but should give weight to the trial court's findings on witness credibility and benefit of doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2440884
(19) HARSHADBHAI HIMMATBHAI JOSHI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NOTICE TO BE SERVED THROUGH) AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complainant alleged lending of friendly loan and receiving a dishonoured cheque — Accused claimed cheque was misused and given for another purpose — Complainant admitted in cross-examination that the cheque was blank, signed only by the accused, and was given towards refund for a marriage bureau fee — Held, complainant failed to prove India Law Library Docid # 2440885
(20) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHHAGANBHAI DURLABBHAI KATRODIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 114 — Abetment of Suicide — Ingredients of abetment — To sustain a conviction under Section 306 IPC, the prosecution must prove active involvement of the accused in instigating, conspiring, or intentionally aiding the commission of suicide — Mere allegations of harassment without positive action proximate to the time of occurrence are insufficient — A direct causal link India Law Library Docid # 2440886