(441) LAKHI RAM AND OTHERS Vs. BABU RAM (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional evidence — Application seeking permission to place revenue records on record to show continued possession — No reply filed by the respondent disputing the facts mentioned in the application — Application allowed and documents taken on record as additional evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441723
(442) RAMDITTA MAL (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR Vs. SADHU RAM AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Suit for possession based on title — Maintainability — Where title to immovable property is undisputed, and the plaintiff is out of possession, the appropriate remedy is to file a suit for possession. India Law Library Docid # 2441724
(443) DIDAR SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. HARDEV KAUR (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — Duty of First Appellate Court — The First Appellate Court must fully review the evidence, analyze it in detail, and give reasons for accepting or rejecting it — Non-observance of these requirements leads to infirmity in the judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2441725
(444) SUNAINA CHAUHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheques — Maintainability of separate complaints — Separate complaints are maintainable for each dishonoured cheque, even if arising from a single transaction, provided each cheque is independently presented, dishonoured, and followed by statutory notice, giving rise to a distinct cause of action — The segregation of complaints based on the drawers of the India Law Library Docid # 2441726
(445) HARJINDER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDISH SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for motor vehicular accident — Enhancement of compensation — Claimant sought enhancement, alleging inadequacy of award, while Insurance Company sought reduction, claiming award was excessive — Both appeals decided together. India Law Library Docid # 2441727
(446) SHRI OINAM SOMORENDRO MEETEI AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI MAYENGBAM TEJ SINGH AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Contract Law — One Time Settlement (OTS) — Bank offering OTS and later withdrawing or altering terms without proper communication or proof of service to the borrower — Such actions can amount to violation of procedural fairness and principles of natural justice, justifying interference by writ court. India Law Library Docid # 2442290
(447) SMT. BIRJA ZENA Vs. YASHRAJ MEHRA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint against partner of firm — Maintainability — A partnership firm is not a distinct legal entity separate from its partneRs. The firm's name is a collective term for the partneRs. Therefore, a complaint under Section 138 of the Act is maintainable against a partner even if the firm is not impleaded as an accused or a statutory notice India Law Library Docid # 2442510
(448) BHOJRAM Vs. GENERAL MANAGER ASSOCIATED CEMENT COMPANY AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of Plaint — Barred by Law — A plaint can be rejected on the ground of limitation if it appears from the statements within the plaint itself that the suit is barred by law — The term ‘law’ in this context includes the law of limitation. India Law Library Docid # 2442511
(449) WARIS ALIAS LAHAKI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Bail Application and Criminal Antecedents — Accused cannot be denied bail solely on the basis of pending criminal cases or past antecedents, unless there is a demonstrated risk of tampering with evidence, intimidating witnesses, or evading legal process — The court must consider the totality of circumstances and the nature of offenses. India Law Library Docid # 2442806
(450) SMT. DIVYA ACHARYA Vs. PULKIT ACHARYA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13-B — Divorce by mutual consent — Video Conferencing — Parties residing abroad — Family Court denied joint application for video conferencing on grounds of mandatory requirement for a Remote Point Coordinator from Indian Consulate/Embassy as per rules — Parties argued that time zone differences make such appearance practically impossible and unreasonably onerous — Held, hyper-technical procedural requirements cannot defeat India Law Library Docid # 2442807
(451) POONAM GARG Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review of Public Examinations — Courts generally defer to expert opinion on examination matters, avoiding re-evaluation of answers or acting as super examiners — Intervention is limited to procedural fairness, illegality, malice, or manifest unreasonableness, not primary decision-making — Benefit of doubt typically favours the examination authority. India Law Library Docid # 2442835
(452) MANOHARLAL Vs. NARESH KUMAR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-03-2026 Malicious Prosecution — Claim for compensation — Absence of proof of malice and unwarranted prosecution — Cross FIRs and free fight between parties — Plaintiffs failed to prove that prosecution was malicious, arbitrary, revengeful, or unwarranted — Acquittal alone is not sufficient to establish malicious prosecution — First appellate court rightly set aside the decree for compensation due to lack of India Law Library Docid # 2442836
(453) SRI. AZMEERA KAILAS Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 19(3) and (4) — Sanction for prosecution — Error, omission or irregularity in grant of sanction does not vitiate proceedings unless it results in failure of justice — Proceedings are not to be derailed on hyper-technical grounds — Minor irregularities in grant of sanction should not defeat substantive cause of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441457
(454) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. RAM SEWAK MAHTO[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) — Order of CAT quashing rejection of a casual worker's case for temporary status and regularization — Writ petition challenging the CAT's order of regularization — Petitioners not challenging the part of CAT's order conferring temporary status — Focus India Law Library Docid # 2441988
(455) SANICHARWA MANJHI @ MANGLA MANJHI Vs. ATWARI DEVI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 25 — Permanent Alimony and Maintenance — Court can order payment of gross sum or monthly/periodical sum for maintenance and support, considering income, property, conduct of parties, and other circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2441989
(456) SRI BISWAJIT DEBNATH Vs. MD. AYOUB ALI AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Claimant failed to produce documentary evidence regarding his employment and income before the Tribunal — New issues raised in appeal that were not raised before the Tribunal cannot be adjudicated upon — Compensation awarded by the Tribunal was reasonable and just, based on available records and circumstances — India Law Library Docid # 2442117
(457) JASHEER RAZAK Vs. UNION REP. BY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER DRI, CHENNAI[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(c), 23, 28 & 29(1) — Bail — Petitioner claiming parity with co-accused released by Supreme Court — Previous bail applications dismissed on grounds of commercial quantity and common order — Supreme Court released co-accused considering long India Law Library Docid # 2441542
(458) L. ARUN Vs. L. SARAN (DECEASED) THR. LRS.[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 — Section 7 & 11 — Adoption — Proof of — For an adoption after the Act to be valid, mandatory conditions like consent of wife and ceremony of giving and taking must be proved — Mere evidence of treating a person as a child is insufficient — In this case, essential ingredients of valid adoption were not complied with. India Law Library Docid # 2441543
(459) TILAKHDHARI YADAV Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(b)(ii)(B) — Conviction and Sentence — Appeal against conviction for illegal sale of Ganja — The prosecution case suffered from several infirmities including non-compliance of mandatory provision of Section 50 of the NDPS Act, lack of FSL report, India Law Library Docid # 2441833
(460) SOMA TARKOT @ SOMA TORKOT Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/149, 307/149, 353/149, 379/149, 148 — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Held, appellant was acquitted from charges under Explosive Substance Act and not found to be member of unlawful assembly with intention to attack police — Mere presence and recovery of some articles India Law Library Docid # 2441990