(701) PRIYA Vs. ARVIND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(A) — Transfer of Proceedings — Wife filed petition to transfer a divorce case filed by husband from Jaipur, Rajasthan to Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh due to distance and inconvenience — Husband did not appear despite service of notice — Court allowed the transfer petition considering the inconvenience to the wife and the distance between the two locations — Transferee court has discretion to allow virtual presence of husband until necessarily required. [Paras 1 to India Law Library Docid # 2441745
(702) T. K. IMTHIAS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337, 338, and 304A — Conviction maintained for rash and negligent driving resulting in injuries and death — Supreme Court reduced the sentence to the period already undergone by the appellant, considering the age of the incident and the appellant having suffered part of the sentence — Sentence of fine to remain intact — Appeal allowed in part. [Paras 2-7] India Law Library Docid # 2441767
(703) SOHAIL KHAN ALIAS SOHAIL AKHTAR AND OTHERS Vs. JUNAID EQBAL KHAN AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6, Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — In eviction suit, court cannot force plaintiffs to amend pleadings or reliefs; court can only decide reliefs claimed based on existing pleadings — Dismissal of eviction suit due to denial of landlord-tenant relationship and claim of title by defendant does not India Law Library Docid # 2441860
(704) PREM KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 365, 34 — Kidnapping — Prosecution failed to prove that the victim was kidnapped from lawful guardianship or wrongfully confined — Conviction not sustainable — Appeal allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2441861
(705) SHRI. LALNUNMAWIA GANGTE Vs. SPECIAL SECRETARY (HOME), GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Bail Conditions — Petitioners were released on bail but failed to furnish sureties, leading to their continued detention — The Court rejected the plea to quash the release order but preserved the right of petitioners to seek modification or deletion of bail conditions in the appropriate court. India Law Library Docid # 2442296
(706) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. BALJEET SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7 — Demand and acceptance of bribe — Complainant's testimony regarding demand by accused (A2) on a specific date was clear and corroborated by other witnesses — Pre-trap proceedings were also established — Recovery of marked notes from A2’s person and hand wash turning pink confirmed the trap — Despite inconsistencies in complainant's testimony India Law Library Docid # 2440567
(707) ANURAG KRISHNA SINHA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Manifest Arbitrariness — Srimati Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library (Requisition & Management) Act, 2015 — Held, the Act is manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14 as it involves complete vesting of property, dissolution of trust, absence of India Law Library Docid # 2440568
(708) POORANMAL Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34, 201 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 103(1)/3(5), 238 — Circumstantial evidence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence must fulfill stringent conditions — Circumstances must be fully established, consistent only with hypothesis of guilt, conclusive in nature, exclude every possible hypothesis except guilt, and form complete chain of evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440569
(709) RACHANA GANGU AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life — Includes Right to Health — State has positive obligation to safeguard health and ensure conditions for meaningful life — Absence of uniform policy for compensation for death/injury after vaccination raises constitutional concerns warranting institutional response. India Law Library Docid # 2440570
(710) REGISTRAR CANE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND OTHERS Vs. GURDEEP SINGH NARVAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 — Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 — Section 103 — Legal status of Cooperative Societies after State reorganisation — Cooperative societies restructured under the Reorganisation Act are not automatically deemed Multi-State Cooperative Societies under Section 103 of the India Law Library Docid # 2440571
(711) MANOJ KUMAR MUTTA Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Appellant not named in FIR, no raid at his business premises, earlier cases ended in bail, cooperating with investigation, and no misuse of liberty granted — High Court wrongly refused anticipatory bail — Supreme Court sets aside High Court order and India Law Library Docid # 2440572
(712) MUDDAM RAJU YADAV Vs. B. RAJA SHANKER (D) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Trial Court decreed suit for specific performance of sale agreement — High Court set aside Trial Court's decree — Held, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) executed on the same day as sale agreement established that sale agreement was sham and nominal, executed as security for loan India Law Library Docid # 2440573
(713) PANNALAL BHANSALI Vs. BHARTI TELECOM LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Section 66 — Reduction of Share Capital — Procedural Fairness — Minority Shareholders — Valuation of Shares — Non-disclosure of valuation report and fairness report in notice for general meeting — Held, not a "tricky notice" as statutory requirement for valuation report not mandated under India Law Library Docid # 2440574
(714) RAMADEBI RAUTRAY Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 — Section 45(1)(v) and Sections 44-E and 44-J — Disqualification for election — Having more than two children — Election of returned candidate declared invalid by Election Tribunal due to disqualification — Respondent failed to cross-examine appellant’s witnesses despite opportunities, leading to uncontroverted evidence — Election Appellate Tribunal upheld India Law Library Docid # 2440768
(715) PRITAMKUMAR RAMANBHAI GAMIT Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Challenging Charge Sheet and Show Cause Notice — Such petitions are generally considered premature as they do not constitute an adverse order affecting rights until a final decision is made. India Law Library Docid # 2440903
(716) SURESHBHAI RAVAJIBHAI AHIR AND OTHERS Vs. COMPETENT AUTHORITY, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND DEPUTY COLLECTOR,NAVSARI (EXPRESSWAY) AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 30(3) — Additional compensation — Entitlement to 12% additional compensation on market value including multiplication factor — This court has previously held that landowners are entitled to 12% additional compensation on the market value determined under Section 26 of the Act, India Law Library Docid # 2440904
(717) BHARATBHAI VENILAL SHAH AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHUBHAI RAMBHAI PATEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Gujarat Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(k) — Non-user of premises — Landlord's claim for possession on grounds of non-use — Burden of proof on landlord — Premises not used without reasonable cause for a continuous period of six months immediately preceding the suit — Plaintiff successfully proved non-use of the suit property as rent was not paid, India Law Library Docid # 2440905
(718) MAHESH HARIKRISHNA VYAS Vs. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2009 — Applicability — Petitioner appointed under 1960 Regulations and 1989 Rules — Confirmation of service in 2010, after 2009 Rules came into force — Show Cause Notices issued under 2009 India Law Library Docid # 2440906
(719) COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. LAKSHME BONDA D/O S. NARAYANA RAO[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Absorption — Deputation — Respondent was on deputation with a guarantee of absorption into a promotional post of Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) — Though the absorption process was delayed, the respondent discharged duties as AAO from 12.09.2014 — A subsequent deputation to another office should not divest the respondent of her service in the promotional post India Law Library Docid # 2440907
(720) SRI CHANDRAJOY TRIPURA Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder conviction — Appeal against — Trial Court convicted appellant under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to life imprisonment and fine — Prosecution relied on eye-witnesses and circumstantial evidence — High Court examined evidence of key witnesses and found material omissions and contradictions — Key witness statements varied significantly from India Law Library Docid # 2442124