(821) SHRI SORAM TEKENDRAJIT AND OTHERS Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 19 — Day-to-day trial — High Court requested the Designated Court to adhere to Section 19 of the NIA Act, mandating day-to-day trials on all working days and giving precedence to NIA trials over other cases against the accused. India Law Library Docid # 2442292
(822) MUTUM MANAOCHA SINGH @ KHULLAKPA Vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE/DETAINING AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Preventive Detention — Justiciability of Subjective Satisfaction — The subjective satisfaction of a detaining authority can be tested on grounds such as the authority not applying its mind, dishonest exercise of power, improper purpose, acting under dictation, applying the wrong test, or arriving at satisfaction without rationally probative materials. India Law Library Docid # 2442293
(823) AMAR YASAR Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH A.T.S.[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-03-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) — Section 21(5) — Appeal — Limitation period — The proviso to Section 21(5) states that no appeal shall be entertained after the expiry of 90 days, including the period for which delay can be condoned — Courts cannot condone delay beyond this statutory maximum period, as doing so would amount to legislating, which is impermissible. [Paras 23, 26, India Law Library Docid # 2442001
(824) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. JERABHAI LALABHAI THAKORE AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Offence under Sections 376 and 506(2) read with Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code — The High Court, while considering an appeal against an acquittal, must exercise caution and respect the presumption of innocence afforded to an accused, which is further strengthened by an acquittal — If two reasonable conclusions are possible based on the evidence, the appellate court should generally not disturb the India Law Library Docid # 2440912
(825) GUNDU DAJI DESAI AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. APLAB LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 7(2) and Rule 10 of Maharashtra Rules, 1972 — Employer's obligation to determine gratuity and issue notice — Provision for condonation of delay where employer fails to issue notice — Held, employer cannot use delay as a defence when their own inaction contributed to it. India Law Library Docid # 2441115
(826) SHRIKANT KAMAL CHAVAN Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence of life imprisonment — Prosecution's case: wife murdered by husband due to suspicion on character and liquor addiction —Accused-appellant contention: falsely implicated, delay in FIR, witness not examined, alibi not considered —Court analysis: delay in FIR explained by traumatic circumstances, investigation steps before FIR not fatal, absconding is relevant conduct, alibi not proven, quality over India Law Library Docid # 2441154
(827) JASWINDER SINGH @ KALA KHIALEKA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory bail — While considering an application for grant of pre-arrest bail, the Court has to consider the nature of the offence, the role of the person, the likelihood of his influencing the course of investigation, or tampering with evidence or likelihood of fleeing justice. India Law Library Docid # 2440521
(828) PARAMJIT KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Family Pension — Discontinuation due to remarriage — Marriage to deceased husband's brother ("karewa") considered in light of social custom and intent behind family pension rules — Such marriage, where widow continues to live with deceased's family and uphold familial responsibilities, is not to be strictly equated India Law Library Docid # 2440522
(829) SHUBHPREET KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483(3) — Cancellation of anticipatory bail — Order for cancellation of bail requires serious infirmities leading to miscarriage of justice or ignoring relevant material/taking irrelevant material — Anticipatory bail is a matter of discretion, considering nature of India Law Library Docid # 2440523
(830) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. SUMAN BALA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149(1) — Liability of Insurance Company — Recovery rights granted to Insurance Company — Set aside — Report regarding fake driving licence based on verbal information and from an unexamined witness — No written proof from RTO — Insufficient evidence to establish fake licence — Recovery rights not sustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2440524
(831) MANOJBHAI CHAMPAKBHAI CHAUHAN Vs. SUSHMABEN MAHENDRABHAI ROHIT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17 and Section 49 — Admissibility of unregistered Agreement to Sell — An unregistered agreement to sell, even if compulsorily registrable, can be received in evidence for a collateral purpose, such as proving an oral agreement or for limited purposes under Section 53A of the Transfer India Law Library Docid # 2440913
(832) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. KATHI ANAKBHAI JIJIBHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference by appellate court — Presumption of innocence — Double presumption in favour of accused — Appellate court can review and re-appreciate evidence, but should not disturb acquittal if Trial Court's view is possible on evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440914
(833) NBG INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Challenge to seizure of imported goods and conditions of provisional release —The petitioner challenged the seizure memo and order of provisional release of roasted areca nuts, contending that FSSAI reports had cleared the goods for human consumption, making further re-examination and seizure by customs authorities arbitrary and without legal authority —The court found that FSSAI's India Law Library Docid # 2441116
(834) M/S. SHEKHAR CHAMPALAL PAGARIA THROUGH PROPRIETOR AND OTHERS Vs. CFM ASSETS RECONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Jurisdiction of High Court — Establishment of Circuit Bench — Transfer of pending petition — The establishment of a Circuit Bench does not automatically divest the Principal Seat of its jurisdiction to hear a petition that was originally filed and pending there, especially when the appellate authority is located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Principal Seat. India Law Library Docid # 2441117
(835) MR. JITENDRA KAWARILAL KOTHARI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 — Section 18 — Sale-deed declared illegal as money-lending transaction without license — Petitioner claimed ownership on basis of sale-deed, which was challenged as security for loan — Civil Court had previously decreed a suit for injunction in favour of petitioner, holding him as owner based on sale-deed — Civil Court's finding on title is binding and cannot be India Law Library Docid # 2441157
(836) UT OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MAQBOOL SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Government Service Regulations — Article 242, Government Instruction No — 1 and 2 — Limitation period for verification of emoluments — The 24-month bar on examining past emoluments does not apply when an employee receives unauthorized dual benefits fro India Law Library Docid # 2441018
(837) MOHAMMAD YASEEN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1989 (J&K) — Sections 242 and 249 — Summons trial cases — Discharge of accused — Magistrate empowered to stop proceedings and release accused if no offence made out — This power can be exercised at the stage of explaining the substance of accusation or later if no offence is discernible from the chargesheet India Law Library Docid # 2441019
(838) SHABIR SHAH Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 J.K. Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Detention order — Grounds for detention — Petitioner challenged detention order on various grounds including non-application of mind, non-supply of documents, and grounds not explained in vernacular language — Respondents submitted that all material documents were provided and grounds explained — Court found that petitioner did not file rejoinder to rebut the India Law Library Docid # 2441020
(839) SMT. GOPIKI SOMA LINGUDKAR Vs. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR & S.D.O., PERNEM TALUKA, PERNEM- GOA.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Goa Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975 — Section 16 — Purchase of dwelling house and land; Section 24 — Appeal; Section 25 — Revision — Deputy Collector and SDO allowed application for leave to appeal and granted stay of Mamlatdar's order — Petitioner challenged these orders by filing writ petition alleging procedural irregularities in the preparation and issuance of reasoned orders — Court directed inquiry into the conduct of the Deputy Collector — After India Law Library Docid # 2441165
(840) LAHARI RECORDING CO. P. LTD. REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. JAIN TELEVISION (MALA PUBLICITY SERVICE P LTD) AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Copyright Act, 1957 — Sections 13(1)(b), 17, 18 — Assignment of rights in cinematograph film — Plaintiff assigned only theatrical rights for Telugu dubbed version of "Roja" — Producer (2nd respondent) retained satellite rights — Plaintiff could not claim infringement against 1st respondent who acquired satellite rights from India Law Library Docid # 2441642