(761) FARHANA Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Supreme Court Rules 2013, Order XLVII Rule 1 — Review petitions — Dismissal — Applications for open court hearing rejected — Delay condoned — Review petitions dismissed as no error apparent on the face of the record and no case for review established. [Paras 1, 3-4] India Law Library Docid # 2441757
(762) PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1 INDORE AND OTHERS Vs. AMIT SHARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 132A(1)(c) and 132B — Model Code of Conduct — Seizure of goods during elections — Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) — High Court directed release of seized articles and imposed costs — Revenue contended that release should be under Section 132B — Court held that seizure was in violation of SOP and no reason to believe goods were related to influencing elections — Proceedings against courier employee Amit Sharma were arbitrary — Seized articles ought to be returned India Law Library Docid # 2441759
(763) SADAN KILLO Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8/29 — Bail — Petitioner arrested for offences under Sections 8/29, implicated based on a SIM card in his name but recovered from another person — Petitioner undergone about one year in custody — Supreme Court granted bail considering the facts and circumstances and period of custody, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case — Petitioner to furnish bail bonds and sureties, abide by trial court's terms and conditions, India Law Library Docid # 2441760
(764) NEHA SINGH RATHORE @ NEHA KUMARI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026 Anticipatory Bail — Protection from arrest — Petitioner apprehended arrest in connection with FIR for offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Information Technology Act, 2008 — Interim protection of no coercive steps granted subject to cooperation in investigation — Petitioner appeared and cooperated as directed — Supreme Court confirmed interim protection and released petitioner on anticipatory bail, directing her to furnish bail bonds and sureties, join investigation as and when requi India Law Library Docid # 2441764
(765) AKOIJAM BOBBY SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MANIPUR AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Civil Services — Appointment and Promotion — Recruitment Rules (RR) — Assistant Public Prosecutors eligible for promotion to Additional Public Prosecutor posts — High Court directed the State to fill vacancies of Additional Public Prosecutor through promotion of eligible Assistant Public Prosecutors within a specified timeframe. India Law Library Docid # 2442294
(766) DEVI DATT JOSHI Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Administrative Law — Assessment Committee — Validity of Constitution and Expertise — The court found no infirmity in the constitution of the Assessment Committee with nine members, considering it reasonable and rational for assessing multiple scientists — Regarding the expertise of outside members, the court deemed it a disputed question of fact within the academic realm, where courts have limited India Law Library Docid # 2442295
(767) ABHISHEK SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Special Provisions) Act, 2010 — Section 3(b) — Exclusion of employees appointed on academic arrangement basis from regularization — Classification held unconstitutional — Section 3(b) lacks intelligible differentia and rational nexus to the object of the Act — Denial of regularization solely based on nomenclature is impermissible under Article 14 of the Constitution India Law Library Docid # 2440575
(768) KHORBAN @ KURBAL @ DINESH @ SARDAR LALUBHAI NAYAK Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Conviction for murder — Trial court convicted accused based on testimony of hostile witnesses and police officers — High Court found that most material witnesses had not supported the prosecution's case — Conviction based solely on presence of accused and statements recorded by India Law Library Docid # 2440908
(769) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAMESHBHAI KANGABHAI LABADA BARIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court’s powers in an acquittal appeal are extensive, but it should give due weight to the trial court’s findings, especially regarding witness credibility and the presumption of innocence in favor of the accused — Interference is warranted only if the acquittal judgment is perverse, based on misreading or omission of India Law Library Docid # 2440909
(770) KESHAVBHAI KURJIBHAI VORA Vs. PRAKASHBHAI NATWARLAL TERAIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award — Claimant seeking enhanced compensation — Tribunal partly allowed claim, awarding Rs — 10,01,618/- with 9% interest, lower than the Rs — 20 Lakhs claimed. India Law Library Docid # 2440910
(771) STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS Vs. GADHVI MAHADAN SHIVDAN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Delay in filing appeal — Condonation of — Explanation for delay insufficient — Court found significant gaps in communication between various officers regarding filing of appeal, indicating lack of proper explanation for the delay — Appeal for condonation of delay dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440911
(772) SRI NAMANGI CHOUDHURY AND OTHERS Vs. SRI KALIPADA BISWAS AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 — Compensation — Proving ownership is essential — Compensation is only awarded to the rightful owner — Appellants failed to provide cogent evidence to establish their title and ownership beyond just registration — India Law Library Docid # 2442121
(773) SMT. PAYEL BISWAS Vs. THE TRIPURA GRAMIN BANK AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary proceedings — De novo enquiry — Bank's Vigilance Manual permitting de novo enquiry cannot override service regulations that do not have such provision — Disciplinary Authority’s power to order de novo enquiry is limited. India Law Library Docid # 2442122
(774) SMT. RUPAM DEBBARMA Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 27-A — Financing illicit traffic — Recovery of money found at the scene of drug deal does not automatically amount to financing illicit traffic — Financing involves providing funds to sustain or make an illicit activity operational, not just a single India Law Library Docid # 2442123
(775) SMT. NAGMANI RAMNNA BURUMURI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN RAILWAY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c)(2) — "Untoward Incident" — Compensation for death of a railway employee — Conditions for compensation are being a bonafide passenger and death due to an untoward incident — Railway employees are entitled to free pass and considered bonafide passengers even if pass not recovered at the time of accident — Contradictory reports from railway authorities regarding the cause of India Law Library Docid # 2441113
(776) GAJANAN NAMDEO OGE AND OTHERS Vs. VASAI-VIRAR CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Equal pay for equal work — Petitioners, employees of erstwhile Gram Panchayats merged with Municipal Corporation, sought parity in salary and benefits with regular employees — Held, principle of equal pay for equal work is a constitutional goal and violation thereof is a India Law Library Docid # 2441114
(777) MOHAMMAD SHAHJAD AMIR HASAN SHAIKH Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 6, 9(n), 10, 376(2)(f) IPC — Age determination — School records and affidavits of parents hold primacy over medical reports like ossification tests for determining age of a child victim —Admissions in school registers, based on parents' statements, are credible. India Law Library Docid # 2441152
(778) TAPI VALLEY AGRO FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY Vs. DONDAICHA WARWADE NAGAR PARISHAD, DONDAICHA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative remedy — Writ jurisdiction is discretionary, not mandatory — High Court can exercise writ jurisdiction even if alternative remedy exists, especially when fundamental rights are affected, principles of natural justice are violated, or proceedings are without jurisdiction or palpably arbitrary/illegal — Refusal to issue India Law Library Docid # 2441163
(779) SHRI PANJAB S/O. PRAKASHRAO PATIL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act) — Section 127 — Lapse of reservation — A purchase notice under Section 127 is a condition precedent for the lapse of reservation —However, if the notice is brought to the knowledge of the planning authority institutionally and acted upon, a hyper-technical objection regarding the mode of service will not be entertained, especially when the India Law Library Docid # 2441164
(780) VEENA DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Appellant aggrieved by denial of anticipatory bail by High Court — Supreme Court granted protection from arrest subject to cooperation with investigation — State failed to file affidavit regarding cooperation — Offence allegedly committed 16 years prior to FIR registration — No grounds for custodial interrogation — Interim order made absolute, appellant to be released on bail if arrested — Appeal allowed. [Paras 2-9] India Law Library Docid # 2441490