(1) MOHD SHAHZAD KAMAL Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 01-10-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 21(4) — Scope of appellate jurisdiction in bail appeals — Admissibility of subsequent events and evidence — Prosecution objected to appellate court considering witness testimonies recorded before the Trial Court after the impugned bail rejection order — Held, the High Court as an appellate forum possesses the jurisdiction to examine subsequent developments, including newly recorded evidence — Where the appeal remained pending for over two years t India Law Library Docid # 2454294
(2) M/S A.G. ENTERPRISES Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 01-10-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 6(2)(b) — Bar on parallel proceedings — "Same subject matter" — Scope and applicability — Mere commonality of a supplier or an assessee in proceedings initiated by State and Central GST authorities does not attract the statutory bar under Section 6(2)(b) — Identity of subject matter requires factual verification of specific tax periods, transactions, invoices, precise Input Tax Credit amounts, and allegations in the respective show-cause notices India Law Library Docid # 2454301
(3) ROY PORUTHOOKKARAN AND ANOTHER Vs. ELIZABATH @ THANKA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 2(1)(c) and Section 6 — Rejection of plaint — Commercial dispute filed before ordinary civil court — Scope of statutory bar — Commercial Courts Act does not create an express or implied embargo barring the institution of civil suits, but merely establishes a specialized regime and designated forums for commercial disputes — A commercial suit retains all attributes of a civil suit — Since no statutory pr India Law Library Docid # 2454258
(4) AJAY KUMAR @ DOCTOR Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Criminal Procedure / Bail — Consideration of Gravity vs Prima Facie Material — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 103(1), 309(4), 310(3), 317(3), 61(2), 3(5) — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25 and 27 — Robbery and murder — Role attributed of conducting reconnaissance — Gravity of offence is a vital consideration during bail, but courts must broadly analyze the evidentiary material collected to ascertain whether it prima facie connects the accused to the alleged crime — Alleged recovery of Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2454289
(5) SURAJ KUMAR Vs. THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 6, 29 and 30 — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 376AB — Rebuttal of statutory presumption — Foundational facts — Held, statutory presumptions under Sections 29 and 30 of the POCSO Act do not arise automatically upon mere registration of a case or dispense with the objective judicial appreciation of evidence — Prosecution must first establish foundational facts constituting the offence through credible and reliable evidence before the bur India Law Library Docid # 2454290
(6) RAVINDER KUMAR AHUJA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF NCT DELHI AND ORS.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent powers — Quashing of chargesheet — Mini-trial impermissible — Defence material of unimpeachable character — Scope of interference — Petitioners sought quashing of gang-rape chargesheet relying on Call Detail Records and entry-exit registers to establish alibi — Held, inherent powers cannot be exercised to conduct a mini-trial or appreciate competing evidence — Proceedings can be quashed at threshold only where defence material is of s India Law Library Docid # 2454291
(7) M. K. CONSTRUCTION Vs. MAJ. GEN. HOSHIAR SINGH (RETD) AND ANR.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 and Section 34 — Scope of appellate interference — Circumscribed jurisdiction — Jurisdiction under Section 37 is narrower than Section 34, and the appellate court cannot sit in appeal over factual findings, independently assess merits, or re-appreciate evidence — Appellate review is confined to examining whether the Section 34 court exercised its jurisdiction within permissible limits — A reasonable interpretation of contractual terms by the ar India Law Library Docid # 2454292
(8) SHARJEEL IMAM AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43D(5) — National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 21(4) — Regular bail — Specific conditions imposed by Supreme Court — Binding nature — Supreme Court had previously rejected bail to appellants, identifying them as core conspirators and masterminds, while granting liberty to renew bail plea strictly upon examination of protected witnesses or expiry of one year, whichever is earlier — Appellants sought bail prior to the stipulated time India Law Library Docid # 2454296
(9) KRISHNA AND ORS. Vs. RING MIDWAYS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE AND ORS.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Delhi School Education Act, 1973 — Sections 20(1) and 24(4) — Takeover of school management by Administrator — Direction to hand over possession of leased land to lessor — Management of the school was taken over by Lieutenant Governor for three years — While Takeover Order was operative, Single Judge directed school management to hand over vacant possession of the land to lessor — Held, since takeover order remained in force and management vested in the Administrator, the school management was n India Law Library Docid # 2454297
(10) THE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS Vs. SHRI HARI SINGH & ORS.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 3A — Condonation of delay by Government — Sufficiency of explanation versus length of delay — Appellants sought condonation of delay ranging from 1182 to 1436 days in filing appeals — Held, length of delay is not determinative if explanation is genuine, reasonable, and sufficient — State furnished a continuous, date-specific chronology demonstrating multi-tiered departmental examination, administrative approvals, India Law Library Docid # 2454298
(11) ARVIND GUPTA Vs. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DELHI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Delhi Development Authority — Leasehold to Freehold Conversion Scheme — Levy of Misuse Charges — Interplay between 1996 Circular and Subsequent Circulars — Commercial misuse of residential premises continued after applying for conversion — Held, mere filing of a conversion application does not extinguish the liability to pay misuse charges for continuing misuse — Clause 7(ii) of the 1996 Circular prescribes conditions for converting property with permissible misused area, whereas Subsequent Circ India Law Library Docid # 2454299
(12) VIJAY BISHNOI Vs. COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-09-2026 Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 — Rule 14(3) — Competition Act, 2002 — Section 13 — Disciplinary Proceedings — Approval of Charge Memorandum — Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the Draft Chargesheet before forwarding it for first-stage advice to Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) — CVC concurred without suggesting any changes — Charge memorandum subsequently issued was identical to the approved draft — Held, where the CVC suggests no alteratio India Law Library Docid # 2454300
(13) BALASAHEB KARBHARI UPHADE AND OTHERS Vs. TAHASILDAR, DINDORI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Mamlatdars' Courts Act, 1906 — Section 5 — Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 — Section 143 — Scope of summary jurisdiction — Removal of obstruction versus creation of new road — Section 5 confers summary jurisdiction to remove obstructions caused to an already existing road or customary way — Mamlatdar cannot create a new road or grant a fresh right of way merely because a party lacks alternative access — Power to grant a new right of way over agricultural boundaries resides exclusively under India Law Library Docid # 2454011
(14) AKASH M.V. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[KERALA HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 447(2) Proviso — Transfer of Criminal Case — Condition precedent — Application rejected by Sessions Judge — High Court's jurisdiction — Proviso to Section 447(2) explicitly requires that an application for transfer within the sessions division must first be made to and rejected by the Sessions Judge — This requirement operates solely as a condition precedent to invoke the High Court's transfer jurisdiction — It does not require the party to chal India Law Library Docid # 2454240
(15) AKASH M.V AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[KERALA HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Criminal Jurisprudence — Role of Public Prosecutor — Prior representation of victim — Disqualification — An advocate who previously represented the victim is not legally prohibited or disqualified from subsequently appearing as the State Public Prosecutor or arguing for the prosecution. Disqualification requires material demonstrating actual conflict of interest or circumstances generating a reasonable apprehension that statutory duties will not be discharged fairly and independently. Mere prior India Law Library Docid # 2454249
(16) THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS Vs. SRI GOUTAM CHOUDHURY[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 — Rule 15(2) — Disciplinary Proceedings — Disagreement with Inquiry Report — Exoneration by Inquiry Authority — Procedure to be followed — Where the Disciplinary Authority disagrees with the findings of the Inquiring Authority exonerating the delinquent employee, it is mandatory under Rule 15(2) to record its tentative reasons for disagreement and communicate the same along with the inquiry report to the employee — Employee India Law Library Docid # 2454269
(17) KERALA POLICE ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(c), Article 19(4) and Article 33 — Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1966 — Section 3 — Right to form and continue Association — Police force — Fundamental right guaranteed under Article 19(1)(c) is not confined to the initial stage of formation but extends to continuing the association with voluntarily chosen members — While Article 33 permits Parliament to restrict rights of police forces to ensure proper discharge of duties and discipline, India Law Library Docid # 2454243
(18) DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANR Vs. GREENOPOLIS WELFARE CONFEDERATION AND ANR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 8(8), Provisos — Prevention of Money-laundering (Restoration of Property) Rules, 2016 — Rule 3A — Restoration of attached property during trial — Locus standi of association — Mandatory preconditions — Special Court allowed application by homebuyers association for restitution of attached assets prior to framing of charges. Held, order was legally unsustainable. An association is not an individual claimant with quantifiable personal loss or clea India Law Library Docid # 2454293
(19) JAGDISH KUMAR ARORA Vs. DINESH MITTAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Judgment on admissions — Suit for possession — Defendant admitted agreed lease terms, payment of security deposit, and entry into suit premises to carry out extensive fitments and renovations — Contention that possession was never delivered because keys remained with watchman rejected — Held, defendant's own pleadings established effective possession or occupation, whether as tenant, licensee, or occupant — Ownership of plaintiff being undispu India Law Library Docid # 2454295
(20) PARAG GARG AND OTHERS Vs. COMMISSIONER, ADJUDICATION, CGST DELHI WEST AND ANR.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 107 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative statutory remedy — Availability of appeal — Held, the existence of an alternative statutory appellate remedy under Section 107 does not preclude the High Court from exercising discretionary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 where substantial, recurring, and pure questions of law of general application concerning the interpretation and temporal appl India Law Library Docid # 2454302