(601) FULDEO MAHTHA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband — Conviction for offence under Section 498A upheld — Evidence on record showed deceased was tortured and assaulted by husband and in-laws for dowry demand of Rs — 10,000 — Informant explained non-filing of prior complaint as desire to save family prestige — Trial court rightly convicted appellants under Section 498A IPC — India Law Library Docid # 2441999
(602) SONIKA ARYA Vs. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Recruitment Law — Waiting Panel — Validity — Candidate at Serial No. 2 in OBC waitlist not considered for appointment as panel expired before vacancy arose. The waiting panel for recruitment is valid for a limited period, typically one year from the declaration of the result — If a vacancy arises after the expiry of the panel, it cannot be filled from the expired list, and fresh recruitment is required — A candidate India Law Library Docid # 2440819
(603) PROTO DEVELOPERS AND TECHNOLOGIES LTD Vs. M/S ANTRIKSH REALTECH PVT LTD AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against dismissal of Section 34 petition — Scope of appellate scrutiny — Appellate court does not re-appreciate evidence or contractual construction unless necessary to ascertain patent illegality, perversity, or jurisdictional error by the Section 34 court. India Law Library Docid # 2440820
(604) M/S. GAGAN ACE DEVELOPERS AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S. CHOICE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36 — Stay of operation of arbitral award — Application for stay of award under Section 34 of the Act — Court has discretion to grant stay subject to conditions — Court to have due regard to provisions of CPC for stay of money decree — Unconditional stay only if prima facie case of fraud or corruption is made out — Where no such case, principles for stay of money decree apply India Law Library Docid # 2441105
(605) CORINNA VALENTINA D'SOUZA AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN RAILWAY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 — Sections 124A, 124 — Untoward Incident vs —Trespassing — Application for compensation for death — Deceased was on his way to work and possessed a first-class season ticket — Wife's un-rebutted testimony established deceased's travel routine — Absence of eyewitness to the actual incident or boarding the train does not automatically prove trespass — If the deceased was hit by a moving train, India Law Library Docid # 2441106
(606) DR. ANU VERMA Vs. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Principle of fairness and transparency in public administration requires that all entries in the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of a public servant must be communicated to him within a reasonable period —Non-communication of any entry, whether poor, fair, average, good, or very good, is arbitrary and violates Article 14 of the Constitution —This ensures that the employee has an India Law Library Docid # 2441107
(607) SAHAKAR GLOBAL LTD Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Administrative Law — Cancellation of tender process — Public interest — High Court upheld the decision of the tender inviting authority to nullify the tender process, finding it to be reasonable and in larger public interest — The cancellation was based on the observation that the successful bidders in the current tender had also been successful bidders in a previous tender for the same blocks, where they had quoted significantly higher rates — After surrendering their previous contracts, they India Law Library Docid # 2441199
(608) M/S JAYSHRI GAYTRI FOOD PRODUCTS PVT LTD. Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Section 3 — Proceedings under PMLA — Dependency on scheduled offence — ECIR held not to be FIR but an internal document of Enforcement Directorate — validity of ECIR not to be tested on same parameters as FIR — Directorate entitled to act on material from multiple sources India Law Library Docid # 2441200
(609) SMT. N. SAROJA Vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-II, TIRUCHIRAPALLI[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 132(4) and (4A) — Presumption from loose sheets — Loose sheets with entries of monetary transactions are considered trustworthy if corroborated, especially when the assessee is in the habit of making contemporaneous business records — The onus is on the assessee to disprove these entries — Vague denial India Law Library Docid # 2441548
(610) THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND SERVICES TAX PATNA NOW COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL GST AND CENTRAL EXCISE PATNA-II Vs. M/S INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Section 35G — Customs Act, 1962 — Section 130 — Maintainability of Appeals — Omission by National Tax Tribunal Act, 2005 — Revival upon declaration of NAT Act as unconstitutional. India Law Library Docid # 2441970
(611) KUMAR JAI Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 — Section 21 — Limitation for filing application — Delay condonation — Sufficient cause — Petitioner continuously pursued remedy before different forums, including withdrawal of earlier application with liberty to file fresh — Dismissal of fresh application solely on limitation grounds India Law Library Docid # 2441971
(612) M/S. STAR LAND DEVELOPERS AND ANOTHER Vs. SHRI MUKUNDRAI MEGHJIBHAI KAMALIYA AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope and Ambit — A second appeal is maintainable only when it involves a substantial question of law — If the High Court, in dealing with a second appeal, contravenes the limits prescribed by Section 100, it is the duty of the Supreme Court to intervene and give effect to the provision — Justice according to law must prevail over considerations of fair play India Law Library Docid # 2440882
(613) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. VALLABHBHAI VIRJIBHAI VIRANI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Offences under Section 135(1) — Appeal against acquittal — Prosecution failed to establish the case beyond reasonable doubt — Trial Court’s findings were not perverse, nor based on misreading or omission of material evidence — No illegality in the trial court’s decision acquitting the accused — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440883
(614) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. ASLAM ANWARKHAN PATHAN[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's powers to reassess evidence are extensive, but should give weight to the trial court's findings on witness credibility and benefit of doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2440884
(615) HARSHADBHAI HIMMATBHAI JOSHI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NOTICE TO BE SERVED THROUGH) AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complainant alleged lending of friendly loan and receiving a dishonoured cheque — Accused claimed cheque was misused and given for another purpose — Complainant admitted in cross-examination that the cheque was blank, signed only by the accused, and was given towards refund for a marriage bureau fee — Held, complainant failed to prove India Law Library Docid # 2440885
(616) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHHAGANBHAI DURLABBHAI KATRODIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 114 — Abetment of Suicide — Ingredients of abetment — To sustain a conviction under Section 306 IPC, the prosecution must prove active involvement of the accused in instigating, conspiring, or intentionally aiding the commission of suicide — Mere allegations of harassment without positive action proximate to the time of occurrence are insufficient — A direct causal link India Law Library Docid # 2440886
(617) VINUBHAI GOVINDBHAI -DECD. THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. OWNER OF TANKER NO. HR-38-L-9072 M/S INDRARAJ BHADU MOVERS AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Original claimants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Appeal confined to quantum of compensation, negligence and liability having attained finality. India Law Library Docid # 2440887
(618) BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PORT OF KANDLA Vs. PRESTONJEE BHICAJEE (KUTCH) AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 — Sections 42(2) and 43(1)(ii) — Applicability — Sections 42 and 43 deal with situations where the Board takes charge of goods for performing services at the owner's request — They are not applicable when a plaintiff claims charges for services rendered to a vessel, and there is no averment that the Board took charge of the goods at the owner's request. India Law Library Docid # 2440888
(619) OM PRAKASH SHARMA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Adjudication of — Previous writ petition filed by the temple itself, seeking similar relief, has already been disposed of by the court on the basis of undertaking given by the Development Authority that the main temple building would not be disturbed — Subsequent PIL, praying for similar relief, is thus not maintainable as the issue has already been decided and the same apprehension expressed India Law Library Docid # 2441236
(620) JITENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE BABU (DIED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH CBI JABALPUR (M.P.)[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Essential ingredient — Prosecution must prove demand beyond reasonable doubt — Mere recovery of tainted money without proof of demand and voluntary acceptance is insufficient for conviction — India Law Library Docid # 2442385