(141) ROZINA FIROZ HAJIANI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) – Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (Securitisation Act) – Misuse of IBC provisions by chronic defaulters to frustrate secured creditors and auction purchasers – Borrowers/guarantors initiating collusive proceedings under IBC after auction sale and issuance of sale certificate – Triggers moratorium under Section 96 IBC, bringing steps under Securitisation Act to a standstill. India Law Library Docid # 2441155
(142) BAIJNATH GANJHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Rigors of Section 43-D(5) of UAPA — While statutory restrictions against bail are present, constitutional courts can grant bail if fundamental rights (like speedy trial) are violated — Delay in trial, if it leads to prolonged incarceration, can warrant bail — Section 43-D(5) is a possible ground for refusing bail but not the sole metric, India Law Library Docid # 2441166
(143) M/S. GAGAN ACE DEVELOPERS AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S. CHOICE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36 — Stay of operation of arbitral award — Application for stay of award under Section 34 of the Act — Court has discretion to grant stay subject to conditions — Court to have due regard to provisions of CPC for stay of money decree — Unconditional stay only if prima facie case of fraud or corruption is made out — Where no such case, principles for stay of money decree apply India Law Library Docid # 2441105
(144) CORINNA VALENTINA D'SOUZA AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN RAILWAY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 — Sections 124A, 124 — Untoward Incident vs —Trespassing — Application for compensation for death — Deceased was on his way to work and possessed a first-class season ticket — Wife's un-rebutted testimony established deceased's travel routine — Absence of eyewitness to the actual incident or boarding the train does not automatically prove trespass — If the deceased was hit by a moving train, India Law Library Docid # 2441106
(145) DR. ANU VERMA Vs. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Principle of fairness and transparency in public administration requires that all entries in the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of a public servant must be communicated to him within a reasonable period —Non-communication of any entry, whether poor, fair, average, good, or very good, is arbitrary and violates Article 14 of the Constitution —This ensures that the employee has an India Law Library Docid # 2441107
(146) SAHAKAR GLOBAL LTD Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Administrative Law — Cancellation of tender process — Public interest — High Court upheld the decision of the tender inviting authority to nullify the tender process, finding it to be reasonable and in larger public interest — The cancellation was based on the observation that the successful bidders in the current tender had also been successful bidders in a previous tender for the same blocks, where they had quoted significantly higher rates — After surrendering their previous contracts, they India Law Library Docid # 2441199
(147) M/S JAYSHRI GAYTRI FOOD PRODUCTS PVT LTD. Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Section 3 — Proceedings under PMLA — Dependency on scheduled offence — ECIR held not to be FIR but an internal document of Enforcement Directorate — validity of ECIR not to be tested on same parameters as FIR — Directorate entitled to act on material from multiple sources India Law Library Docid # 2441200
(148) OM PRAKASH SHARMA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Adjudication of — Previous writ petition filed by the temple itself, seeking similar relief, has already been disposed of by the court on the basis of undertaking given by the Development Authority that the main temple building would not be disturbed — Subsequent PIL, praying for similar relief, is thus not maintainable as the issue has already been decided and the same apprehension expressed India Law Library Docid # 2441236
(149) B L RUIA (MULTIPURPOSE) HIGH SCHOOL AND ANOTHER Vs. RAM KRISHNA RAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Order LV Rule 6 — Miscellaneous Application — Modification of Judgment — A miscellaneous application cannot be used to seek substantive modification of a final judgment, nor can it be used to bypass review provisions — Filing such an application to avoid compliance with a judicial decision is an abuse of the court process and is not permissible. India Law Library Docid # 2441400
(150) ANKIT TIWARI @ PRADUYUT Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Petitioner in custody for over 2½ years, with 12 out of 28 witnesses yet to be examined — Supreme Court, considering the totality of facts and circumstances, released the petitioner on bail without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case — Petitioner to furnish bail bonds and sureties, abide by terms and conditions imposed by the trial court, and regularly attend trial until exempted — Violation of conditions may lead to furthe India Law Library Docid # 2441403
(151) THE CUSTOMS Vs. FARIDAH NAKANWAGI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 8, 21, 23, 28 — Bail — Accused foreign national unable to furnish solvent surety due to financial constraints — Supreme Court directed release on furnishing personal bond of Rs — 25,000/- while ensuring she does not leave the country and remains in a detention centre until trial conclusion. [Paras 4 to 11, 14] India Law Library Docid # 2441419
(152) LOVEJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Appellant incarcerated since March 10, 2023, trial underway, appellant not named in FIR and implicated by co-accused, co-accused on bail — Supreme Court granted bail considering trial had commenced and possibility of prolonged incarceration — Observations made for limited purpose of grant of bail, not on merits of case. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441433
(153) LUCKY PATIDAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Ad-interim bail for examinations — Court granted ad-interim bail to a student petitioner for appearing in board examinations, but the lower court set a surrender date without court direction — Supreme Court held that the lower court should not have fixed a surrender date on its own when the original order was silent on this — Considering the petitioner's age, student status, co-accused bail, and injured discharged, Supreme Court ordered immediate rel India Law Library Docid # 2441446
(154) SURYAKANT Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence and Bail — Grant of Bail based on parity and pending High Court proceedings — Court granted suspension of sentence and bail to an applicant convicted under Sections 302 and 120B of IPC, despite conviction being upheld by High Court, due to pendency of other related matters before the High Court and to maintain parity with co-convicts who had been granted similar relief — Court also requested the High Court to expedite the hearing of t India Law Library Docid # 2441517
(155) HEMALI Vs. RAJNEESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Settlement Agreement — Dissolution of Marriage — Parties entered into a Settlement Agreement resolving all disputes and agreeing to abide by its terms — Joint application filed seeking dissolution of marriage by mutual consent — Court invoked jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution to pass a decree of divorce by mutual consent — Settlement Agreement formed part of the order. [Paras 1-3] India Law Library Docid # 2441519
(156) GO DIGIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. C. RANEELA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 2(1)(dd) — Definition of "employee" held to be wide and includes persons engaged on temporary or casual basis if the work is connected with the employer's trade or business — Evidence of deceased being engaged in loading and unloading goods onto a vehicle for transportation, which is directly connected to the trade of the vehicle owner, establishes them as employees under the Act, India Law Library Docid # 2441455
(157) SMT. N. SAROJA Vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-II, TIRUCHIRAPALLI[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 132(4) and (4A) — Presumption from loose sheets — Loose sheets with entries of monetary transactions are considered trustworthy if corroborated, especially when the assessee is in the habit of making contemporaneous business records — The onus is on the assessee to disprove these entries — Vague denial India Law Library Docid # 2441548
(158) SANYA SURI Vs. VIPUL SURI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Divorce by mutual consent — Parties entered into a Settlement Agreement after mediation proceedings — All disputes settled and parties agreed to abide by the terms of the Settlement Agreement — Court invoked its jurisdiction under Article 142 to grant a decree of divorce by mutual consent dissolving the marriage as per the Settlement Agreement — Settlement Agreement, including all pending cases between the parties, to form part of the order and all dis India Law Library Docid # 2441587
(159) MEDHA RAIZADA Vs. RUPESH RAIZADA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Dissolution of marriage — Where parties to matrimonial proceedings have arrived at a settlement, and have jointly applied for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent, the Supreme Court, invoking its powers under Article 142, can pass a decree of dissolution of marriage in terms of the settlement agreement. [Paras 5-9] India Law Library Docid # 2441593
(160) SHIVANI SHUKLA Vs. SAURABH SHUKLA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of matrimonial case — Wife seeking transfer of case from Chandigarh to Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, due to financial constraints and difficulty in defending proceedings at a long distance — Court allowed the transfer petition, directing the transfer of records and appearance of parties on a specified date, with the husband permitted to attend proceedings virtually unless his physical presence is required. [Paras 1-9] India Law Library Docid # 2441599