(501) SATYA PRAKASH BAGLA Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail application — Special Leave Petition arising from order advancing hearing of bail application — Supreme Court not inclined to entertain Special Leave Petition as High Court had already advanced hearing of bail application to a specific date, prioritizing matters involving medical grounds — State's submission that urgent hospitalization not required based on medical opinion accepted — Directions issued for continued proper medical care, wi India Law Library Docid # 2441515
(502) PILA PAHAN@ PEELA PAHAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Administration of Justice — Court Procedures — Transparency and Accountability — Recommendations of Amicus Curiae for strengthening institutional strength, transparency, and accountability in final hearings, judgment reservation, and pronouncements were circulated to lawyers and Registrar Generals of High Courts for suggestions within ten days — Further suggestions from counsel were also invited within ten days, with a two-week deadline for all recommendations. [Paras 1, 2, 3, 4] India Law Library Docid # 2441521
(503) MAHESH PRATAP MEENA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Service Law — Appointment — Relaxation of age and weightage for contractual experience — Supreme Court held that appellant, having worked on contract basis and securing first position in merit list, was entitled to age relaxation and weightage for prior experience — High Court erred in interfering with the CAT's order — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order, restored CAT's order, and directed appointment with prospective effect, also directing similar appointment for respondent no.5 with pr India Law Library Docid # 2441688
(504) M/S INDIA INFOLINE HOME FINANCE LIMITED Vs. NAGESWARA RAO PERIKALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Section 14 — Execution of warrant of possession — Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) erroneously closed the petition without considering the Advocate Commissioner's report seeking extension of time due to obstruction by respondents — CJM has a statutory duty to ensure execution of the warrant of possession and time limits under Section 14 are directory, not mandatory — High Court er India Law Library Docid # 2441689
(505) SRI NARALASETTY PAVAN CHANDRA NAGOOR Vs. SRI RAVI KUMAR MERUVA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 44A — Execution of foreign decree — UAE declared as reciprocating territory — Decree from UAE Court is executable in India, subject to limitations under Section 13 of CPC — Judgment debtor failed to establish that the foreign decree falls under any exceptions of Section 13. India Law Library Docid # 2441458
(506) APSRTC AND ANOTHER Vs. M. POCHAIAH AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 25-F — Wrongful termination of daily-wage worker — Reinstatement and back wages are not automatic when termination is illegal due to a procedural defect, such as violation of Section 25-F — In such cases, monetary compensation is more appropriate to meet the ends of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441459
(507) AMIT KUMAR @ CHHOTU @ AMIT KUMAR PANDIT Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Sections 15, 19 — Trial of a child as an adult — Mandatory provisions — Preliminary assessment by Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and subsequent decision by Children's Court to try a child as an adult are mandatory requirements — Non-compliance with these India Law Library Docid # 2441895
(508) GAUTAM KUMAR Vs. RAJESH KUMAR SINHA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 47 Rule 1 and Section 114 — Scope of Review Jurisdiction — Review court cannot re-appreciate evidence or correct erroneous decisions on merits unless the error is manifest, patent, and apparent on the face of the record — Review is not an appeal in disguise and is to prevent miscarriage India Law Library Docid # 2441896
(509) MAHENDRA KUMAR SINHA @ MAHENDRA KUMAR Vs. KAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114 and Order 47 Rule 1 — Scope of Review Jurisdiction — Review jurisdiction is limited and cannot be used as an appeal in disguise to rehear a matter on merits or correct every erroneous decision — It can only be exercised for correction of a mistake or for discovery of new evidence, India Law Library Docid # 2441897
(510) MD. MANOWAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 374(2) and 389(1) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellants challenged judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by Sessions Judge, Katihar — Convicted for offences under Sections 328/34, 379/34, and 411/34 of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sentenced to India Law Library Docid # 2441898
(511) MD. GUDDU IDRISH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304B — Dowry Death — Essential ingredients — Death of a woman caused by burns or bodily injury or otherwise than under normal circumstances; within seven years of marriage; subjected to cruelty or harassment by husband or relative for demand of dowry; cruelty or harassment must India Law Library Docid # 2441899
(512) ANOKHA DEVI Vs. ASHOK PRASAD SAH AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of plaint — Addition of relief after 12 years — Amendment sought to add prayer for execution of sale deed based on an unregistered agreement to sell — Amendment fundamentally alters the nature of the suit from a declaratory suit to one for specific performance of contract. India Law Library Docid # 2441900
(513) PIYUSH SHRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Service Law — Leave encashment — Withholding of — M.P — Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, Rule 64(1)(c) — M.P — Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1977, Rule 8 — Held, Rule 64 of pension rules does not provide for withholding of leave encashment during pendency of departmental or judicial proceedings; it only deals with provisional pension and gratuity — Earned leave is salary for leave entitlement, not a India Law Library Docid # 2441184
(514) PYARE LAL RAWAL Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Services Law — Leave Encashment — Withholding of provisional leave encashment during pendency of judicial proceedings — Rule 64(1)(c) of M.P — Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, read with Rule 8 of M.P — Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1977 — Held, earned leave is not a Government due but salary for leave, therefore, cannot be withheld under Rule 64(1)(c) — However, it is to be considered whether a Government India Law Library Docid # 2441185
(515) DURGA PRASAD Vs. SMT. MINTU DEVI AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 16-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of — Concurrent findings of fact by two lower courts on possession are generally not interfered with in second appeal, unless there are substantial questions of law involved and the findings are perverse or based on misinterpretation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441191
(516) MAHESH SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 — Statement of victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C — is not substantive evidence — Such statement can only be used for corroboration or contradiction — Where there is a material departure between the victim’s earlier statement and her deposition in court, conviction cannot be sustained India Law Library Docid # 2441240
(517) ANIL GHILDIYAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 — Section 313 — Statement of accused — Appellant pleaded innocence, denied charges, and stated he was falsely implicated due to suspension from police service. India Law Library Docid # 2441241
(518) SAFEEK QURESHI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 162 — Identification of articles during investigation in presence of Investigating Officer (IO) — Any statement made by a witness during identification of articles brought by IO, in the presence of IO, is hit by Section 162 of CrPC and is inadmissible in evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441242
(519) SHOBHABAI GORAKSHANATH VIDHATE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of Bail — Circumstances for grant of bail includes pendency of trial, similarity of case with co-accused who has been granted bail, and no necessity of further detention pending trial — Supreme Court setting aside High Court’s order refusing bail in view of these circumstances — Order of bail subject to furnishing bail bonds and other conditions imposed by trial court — Breach of conditions may lead to cancellation of bail — Observations in ord India Law Library Docid # 2441398
(520) SANJU BANJARE Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Appellant not named in FIR, complicity based on co-accused's confessional statement with no evidentiary value, appellant's prior acquittal in an Excise Act case, over one year of incarceration, and multiple co-accused already granted bail — High Court's rejection of bail set aside and appellant granted bail on terms and conditions imposed by the trial court. [Paras 1-8] India Law Library Docid # 2441409