(421) ANITA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning of additional accused — Power under Section 319 Cr.P.C — is discretionary and extraordinary, to be exercised sparingly — Requires strong and cogent evidence, more than a mere India Law Library Docid # 2441720
(422) REETA RANI @ RITA RANI AND ANOTHER Vs. JATINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13 — Eviction petition — Landlord’s bona fide personal necessity — Petitioners contended that landlord was settled abroad and had obtained eviction for eight shops previously — Court held that landlord's need should be assessed from their perspective, not tenant's — Landlord is best judge of their own requirements, and a genuine need cannot be a mere pretext — Tenant's India Law Library Docid # 2441722
(423) SUDHA DEVI Vs. ANIL KUMAR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Dishonor of cheque under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Essential ingredients for offence under Section 138 of NI Act not fulfilled — Petitioner not signatory to cheque, nor drawn from her account — Summoning order India Law Library Docid # 2441853
(424) KAUSHIK SINGH @ SANTOSH SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 73 — Warrant of Arrest — Issuance of — Warrant under Section 73 CrPC can be issued only for production of the accused before the court and not in aid of police investigation or arrest — The court cannot pass orders under this section on mere asking of the police and has to India Law Library Docid # 2441969
(425) NARENDRA KUMAR KARN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar) — Section 4(h) — Scope and Applicability — Section 4(h) empowers the Collector to inquire into transfers made to defeat the Act's provisions, but cancellation of a Jamabandi requires clear findings of fraud or lack of jurisdiction, not mere presumption. India Law Library Docid # 2441987
(426) M. R. MALIK (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120-B — Criminal Conspiracy — Essential Ingredients — Proof — To prove conspiracy, prosecution must show an agreement between persons to commit an illegal act — This can be shown by direct evidence or circumstances pointing to a common design — Mere compliance with official instructions by subordinate staff does not amount to criminal conspiracy without India Law Library Docid # 2442509
(427) GULAB Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Suspicion vs — Proof — Conviction cannot be based solely on suspicion, however strong — Prosecution must establish a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances pointing only to the guilt of the accused and excluding every other hypothesis. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2442805
(428) UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR Vs. DR. MAHIPAL SINGH SIHAG[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-03-2026 Natural Justice — Principles of — Application of — Removal of Head of Department constituted a civil right and affected the status of an individual — Therefore, the principles of natural justice, including the right to be heard, were inherent before any action of removal could be taken by the Vice Chancellor — Failure to provide an opportunity to respond to complaints rendered the removal order India Law Library Docid # 2442833
(429) GAJENDRA MOURYA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 375, Exception 2 & Section 376 — Rape — Husband and Wife — Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, who is not a minor, does not constitute rape — Marriage solemnized under Special Marriage Act recognised as legal and binding, even if one party later seeks annulment. India Law Library Docid # 2442834
(430) LAXMI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — Untoward Incident — Bona Fide Passenger — Claim under Section 124-A for compensation in case of death in an untoward incident — Recovery of a valid journey ticket from deceased proves him to be a bona fide passenger — Burden shifts to railways to disprove bona fide travel — Unchallenged recovery and verification of journey ticket establishes deceased as bona fide passenger. India Law Library Docid # 2441295
(431) RAJEEV MIGLANI Vs. URMIL GUJRAL AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 31 — Suit for cancellation of instrument — Maintainability — A suit under Section 31 of the SRA can be filed by "any person" against whom a written instrument is void or voidable and who has a reasonable apprehension of serious injury if left outstanding — This includes a person seeking derivative title from his seller, and is not restricted to the executant of the instrument India Law Library Docid # 2441296
(432) R. ANBALAGAN (DECEASED) THR. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES Vs. SOMARAJ DHEEKSHIDAR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 — Section 21(2)(e) and Section 26 — Landlord’s desire to improve, renovate, reconstruct, or remodel property — Age and condition of the rented property are irrelevant for the Rent Court to order such works — If the landlord is ready and willing to India Law Library Docid # 2441540
(433) SMT. ANITA SAHA Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Service Law — Regularization of Ad-hoc Appointment — Petitioner appointed as Social Worker Organizer (Female) on ad-hoc basis in 1992 and continuing without break — Received regular pay scale and career progression benefits — Treated as regular employee despite her service not being formally regularized — Plea of wrong mention in seniority list not raised in previous writ petition and cannot be accepted at a belated stage India Law Library Docid # 2442116
(434) BOREN MONDAL Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Cruelty — Conviction under Section 498A set aside due to lack of evidence — Acquittal under Section 304B established absence of proof of cruelty or harassment on account of dowry demand leading to suicide — Dying declaration not established as victim's statement to parents was vague — Prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt — Appeal India Law Library Docid # 2441290
(435) NATHANIEL JOHN DEXTER SHADAP Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Administrative Law — Promotion — Denial of promotion based on seniority — Petitioner claimed he was superseded by juniors in 2013 and 2015 promotions — Despite a rule requiring written reasons for promoting juniors over seniors, the authorities failed to provide any justification — Petitioner sought notional promotion for seniority and pensionary benefits after retirement — Court considered the India Law Library Docid # 2441291
(436) UDASIN KARSHNI NARAIN ASHRAM AND OTHERS Vs. MAHENDRA TANEJA.[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 — Applicability — New construction — Reassessment by Municipal Corporation in 2001 after reconstruction is relevant, rendering old assessment and the applicability of Act No. 13 of 1972 irrelevant. India Law Library Docid # 2441292
(437) PRATAP SINGH Vs. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 10(1) read with Section 10(2A) — Reference of industrial dispute — Award dated 15.09.1989 by CGIT held no employee-employer relationship between contractual workers and IOCL — This award was upheld by Supreme Court — Therefore, no industrial dispute existed when India Law Library Docid # 2441293
(438) RAJAT VERMA Vs. H.P SUMAN[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 & Order 41 — Appeal against judgment and decree for recovery of possession — Trial court decreed suit for recovery of possession, permanent injunction, recovery of arrears of rent, damages/mesne profit and society maintenance charges — Appellant challenged decree on ground of erroneous, perverse and contrary to settled principles governing India Law Library Docid # 2441294
(439) D. DEEPAK Vs. SUMATHI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Court must consider only averments in plaint and documents filed with it, not defence — Whether property is ancestral or private is a question of fact to be decided after trial — Court cannot decide disputed questions of fact at the Order VII Rule 11 stage. [Paras 6, 8 India Law Library Docid # 2441541
(440) SUDARSHAN KUMAR Vs. GURMINDER DHALIWAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 14 Rule 5 — Framing of additional issue — Plaintiffs had failed to lead evidence despite numerous opportunities and their evidence was closed by order — Plaintiffs then filed application for reframing of issues to fill lacunae — Allowing application would amount to de novo trial at the stage of final arguments — Such application cannot be sustained. India Law Library Docid # 2441721