(241) SANTOSH MARANDI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Section 29 — Presumption of age — Prosecution failed to lay foundational facts to attract presumption of age of victim under Section 29 of POCSO Act — Victim's age not disclosed or determined in accordance with Juvenile Justice Act — No effort made to India Law Library Docid # 2441831
(242) MD. IDRISH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's role — Acquittal strengthens presumption of innocence — Appellate court can re-appreciate evidence — If trial court's view is possible, appellate court cannot overturn acquittal merely because another view is possible — Interference only if guilt is India Law Library Docid # 2441832
(243) HARENDRA MALIK Vs. STATE AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of summoning order and criminal proceedings — High Court’s power under Section 482 CrPC is extraordinary and to be exercised sparingly for securing ends of justice or preventing abuse of process of court — Allegations in FIR and charge sheet at face value must prima facie disclose commission of an offence — Mere existence of civil dispute does not bar India Law Library Docid # 2441227
(244) GAGANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Applications — Dismissal by Trial Court — Appeals against dismissal of bail applications — Allegations of human trafficking and illegal immigration via "Dunki Route" — Accused acting as immigration agents, duping victims, and facilitating illegal entry into the USA — Evidence of India Law Library Docid # 2441792
(245) WADIA TECHNO ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Vs. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MARRIED ACCOMMODATION PROJECT AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeals filed against common judgment of learned Single Judge who adjudicated petitions under Section 34 challenging arbitral awards — Learned Single Judge partly allowed one petition, setting aside arbitral award only in respect of certain claims and permitting fresh arbitral proceedings for those claims, while dismissing the petition regarding India Law Library Docid # 2441149
(246) SHRI VIRENDER KAUSHIK Vs. SATISH JINDAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Decree on admission — A decree on admission can only be passed if the admission is clear, unambiguous, and leaves no room for doubt — In this case, while the defendant's written statement reproduced the plaintiff's averments regarding outstanding rent, it also contained a denial of non-payment and a claim of timely payments, indicating a dispute rather than a clear admission — The High Court found that these averments raised triable India Law Library Docid # 2441150
(247) RAMAPPA @ RAMEGOWDA Vs. ANJINAPPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Res judicata — Principle that rejection of plaint under Order 7 Rule 11 is to be based solely on plaint averments — The High Court erred by considering materials beyond the plaint to reject it, particularly when the difference in property descriptions between suits required factual determination — Res judicata is generally a matter for trial, not for threshold rejection, unless clearly apparent from the plaint itself — Th India Law Library Docid # 2441505
(248) GREENFIELDS PLOTHOLDERS CUM RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Vs. URBAN IMPROVEMENT COMPANY PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Company Law — Appointment and Resignation of Chairman — Chairman appointed by judicial order sought personal relief to resign due to old age, and the Court directed him to file a formal application with supporting documents for listing on a future date. India Law Library Docid # 2441514
(249) NISHAN SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS Vs. PRITAM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Partnership Act, 1932 — Sections 31, 32, 39, 40, 45, 69 — Dissolution of Partnership Firms — Suit for Dissolution and Accounts — Concurrent findings of Trial Court and First Appellate Court upholding the existence of partnership and dismissing claims of retirement and dissolution are affirmed. India Law Library Docid # 2441788
(250) HARCHAND SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 397 — Revisionary Jurisdiction — High Court's scope is limited and non-interference unless patent illegality, gross perversity, material irregularity or manifest miscarriage of justice is evident — The court should not re-appreciate evidence or substitute its conclusions for those of the lower courts when India Law Library Docid # 2441789
(251) IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. SHIVANI THAKUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim petition for compensation — Appeal against award by Insurance Company and cross-objection for enhancement by claimants — Both arising out of same award — Heard together — Appeal dismissed and cross-objection allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2441790
(252) MANJU AND OTHERS Vs. SUNIL KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition — Contributory Negligence — Accident occurred due to parking of vehicle on road without lights or reflectors — Held that parking vehicle on public road without adequate precautions, especially at night, constitutes actionable negligence — Driver of stationary vehicle India Law Library Docid # 2441791
(253) SMT. KIRAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SOURJA BANERJEE[PATNA HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence unless findings of lower appellate court are perverse or based on no evidence or suffering from patent error of law. India Law Library Docid # 2441828
(254) DIWAKAR KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Contract Law — Tender Process — Mandatory Conditions — Terms and conditions of a tender document form the basis of the bidding process and are binding on all parties — Mandatory conditions cannot be diluted or relaxed, especially if they affect fairness, transparency, and equality among bidders. India Law Library Docid # 2441829
(255) DIRECTOR GENERAL, EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION AND OTHERS Vs. PRAWESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Administrative Law — Seniority — Determination of seniority — Employee cannot claim seniority from a date prior to their entry into the cadre — Seniority is to be counted from the date of joining the cadre. India Law Library Docid # 2441991
(256) AMIR MIAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellants convicted for offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of IPC — Evidence examined — Court found that there was no eye-witness to the occurrence, and the prosecution case hinged upon circumstantial evidence India Law Library Docid # 2441992
(257) MUKESH KUMAR OJHA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction under Section 302 IPC — Appeal against — Deceased died unnatural death in her matrimonial home, sustaining sharp cut injuries — Weapon of offence (iron plate) recovered at the instance of appellant (husband) based on his confessional statement — Appellant's presence in the house at the time of occurrence not denied — Prosecution established strong India Law Library Docid # 2441993
(258) ARUN KAKKAR (D) THROUGH LRS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Interim Orders — Supreme Court affirmed an interim order previously granted by the High Court and continued by the Supreme Court, making it the final order in the Special Leave Petition — The Supreme Court directed parties in the pending Regular Second Appeal (RSA) to cooperate for expeditious disposal, warned against seeking adjournments, and clarified that the High Court's or Supreme Court's orders were not final pronouncements on the merits of the case — The India Law Library Docid # 2441697
(259) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. HUKUM CHAND ALIAS MONU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Offences Against Women — Sexual Assault — Trial Court convicted accused for sexual assault based on victim's testimony corroborated by parents, medical witnesses, and others — High Court acquitted accused, citing improbabilities like distance traveled by victim and family animosity, and contradictions in witness testimonies — Supreme Court, while acknowledging the scope of interference in acquittals, analyzed India Law Library Docid # 2441206
(260) M/S BHARAT UDYOG LTD. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS M/S JAI HIND CONTRACTORS PVT. LTD.) Vs. AMBERNATH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL THROUGH COMMISSIONER AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 2(a), Sections 30 & 33 — Arbitration agreement — Validity — Held, a clause in a contract that refers disputes to the Collector for a final decision and allows for appeals within the government hierarchy does not constitute an arbitration agreement — For a valid arbitration agreement, there must be mutual consent between parties India Law Library Docid # 2441207