(501) MOSAHEB YADAV Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304 — Conviction for culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Appeal against — Court must consider the nature of offence, circumstances of commission, degree of deliberation, and proportionality of punishment to the gravity of offence — Undue sympathy leading to inadequate sentence undermines India Law Library Docid # 2441830
(502) SANJAY JUKARIA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Universities Act, 1973 — H.N.B — Garhwal University Conversion to Central University — Policy decision regarding re-engagement of temporary Guest Faculty — Petitioners appointed after conversion to Central University — Claim for adjustment as Guest Faculty in State Colleges rejected — Director, Higher Education's order upheld — No material on record to prove appointment before conversion India Law Library Docid # 2441229
(503) KM. SUMITRA YADAV @ SUMETRY Vs. M.A.C.T. AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation awarded to a minor — Direction for Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) — Duty of care — Court-directed deposits for minors are not ordinary commercial transactions and require careful safeguarding and periodic renewal to ensure maximum benefit for the beneficiary — Failure to comply with such directions constitutes gross administrative negligence India Law Library Docid # 2441230
(504) TRILOK SINGH RANA Vs. DIRECTOR REHABILITATION AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Constitutional of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Rejection of rehabilitation benefits and cancellation of agricultural plot — Petitioner claimed entitlement as legal heir of deceased — Name not in revenue records on cut-off date but mutated later — Order rejecting claim based solely on cut-off date without considering India Law Library Docid # 2441231
(505) NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY Vs. THANGJAM ACHOU SINGH @ RAJESH @ THOUJAL[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Bail — Grant of Bail — Compliance with conditions — Cooperation with trial — Consent order to confirm bail order — NIA's right to seek cancellation preserved — NIA Court to proceed with trial on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2442289
(506) VIKASH KUMAR RAY AND OTHER Vs. DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE (DRI) THROUGH THE DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR REGIONAL UNIT[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 42 vs — Section 43 — Search and seizure in a public place or in transit — Compliance requirements — When a search and seizure is conducted in a public place or in transit, Section 43 of the NDPS Act applies, which does not require the officer to record India Law Library Docid # 2442382
(507) SHIVKUMAR MARKAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Review Jurisdiction limitations — Review petition cannot be used to re-argue a case on its merits — An order that directs authorities to act according to law, without deciding the rights of parties, is not considered erroneous simply because a notice was not issued — Unless there's a clear error visible on the face of the record, a review is not permissible. India Law Library Docid # 2442512
(508) SMT. CHHAYA DEVI AGRAWAL Vs. DEVASHISH PANDA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 10, 11, 31 — Conditional Transfer — Vested Ownership Rights — A unilateral cancellation of a registered sale deed by a vendor or authority claiming under them is illegal and void — Such cancellation must be done by a decree of a competent civil court, not unilaterally. India Law Library Docid # 2442513
(509) SHIVKUMAR SAITODE Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Principles of Natural Justice / Right to Cross-Examination: Disciplinary proceedings are vitiated if the delinquent employee is denied a fair and effective opportunity to cross-examine material witnesses whose statements form the basis of the findings against them — This denial prejudices the employee's ability to test the veracity of the allegations and undermines the fairness of the inquiry. India Law Library Docid # 2442514
(510) S. K. PRADHANI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Central Reserver Police Force Act, 1949 — Section 11 and CRPF Rules, 1955, Rule 27-CC(ii) — Dismissal from service — Major penalty — Requirement of proper enquiry and opportunity of hearing — Dispensing with enquiry requires cogent and convincing reasons, not mere assertion. India Law Library Docid # 2442515
(511) MANGALU (DIED THROUGH LRS) AND OTHERS Vs. JHARIYO AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 2(2) — Scheduled Tribes — Exclusion from Act — The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not automatically apply to members of Scheduled Tribes unless the Central Government issues a notification to that effect. India Law Library Docid # 2442516
(512) RAJPAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 145 & 146 — Attachment of property and appointment of receiver — Powers of Executive Magistrate — Such powers can only be exercised when there is an imminent danger of breach of peace and a genuine dispute over possession, not merely a dispute over title or right to possession, which should be adjudicated by a competent Civil Court. India Law Library Docid # 2442809
(513) DR. TEJPAL KATEWA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 24-03-2026 Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 — Rule 25A — Awaiting Posting Orders (APO) — Placing an employee under APO cannot be used as a substitute for disciplinary proceedings when allegations of misconduct exist — Such action bypasses the statutory procedure under the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958, rendering it legally unsustainable and a colourable exercise of India Law Library Docid # 2442838
(514) ARJUN KUMAR SHARMA Vs. STATE OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 24-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Right to Life (Article 21) — Violation of fundamental right due to negligence of state authorities — Court's power to grant compensation in writ jurisdiction — Maintainability of writ petition for compensation even if civil suit is available — Constitutional courts have an obligation to grant relief for India Law Library Docid # 2443042
(515) PREM Vs. LATE SH. NARATA RAM THROUGH HIS LRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 32(1) — Enforcement of injunction decree by civil imprisonment — Mandatory requirement of opportunity and wilful disobedience — For enforcing an injunction decree by civil imprisonment, the executing court must determine that the judgment debtor had an opportunity to obey the India Law Library Docid # 2441793
(516) VISHAL (MINOR THROUGH HIS MOTHER) AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. KRISHNA DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Sale — Consideration — Allegation that sale consideration was not paid before Sub-Registrar — Sale Deed is registered and attesting witnesses admitted passing of sale consideration — Court may not infer that sale is without consideration on mere discrepancy in plaint averment, especially when evidence proves otherwise. India Law Library Docid # 2441794
(517) LAKHBIR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. HINDU SABHA SOCIETY AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 51 Rule 3 — Impleading legal representatives — Application for impleading legal representatives of a deceased appellant was moved due to the death of appellant No — 2 — It was stated that no other legal heirs were left by the deceased — An advocate appeared and had no objection to the India Law Library Docid # 2441795
(518) MANMOHANPAL SINGH Vs. U.T. CHANDIGARH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406, 498-A, 420 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3/4 — Cruelty and misappropriation of dowry articles — Complainant alleged husband and in-laws subjected her to physical and mental torture for dowry, including misappropriation of her stridhan and being thrown out of the house — India Law Library Docid # 2441796
(519) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. RAMANJIT KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for death in vehicular accident — FIR not a sine qua non for claim — Standard of proof is preponderance of probabilities — Claimants proved accident and rashness/negligence of driver through eyewitness testimony, medical reports, and adverse inference due to driver's failure to India Law Library Docid # 2441797
(520) DHYAN FOUNDATION GOUSHALA Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Animal Protection — Transportation of Cattle — Right to transit permit — The court directed the State to issue transit permits for transporting rescued cattle from Tripura to Jharkhand, emphasizing the welfare and safety of the animals. India Law Library Docid # 2442118