(621) LALWANI AND SONS THROUGH ITS PROP. KALYAN DAD LALWANI Vs. FIRM CHEEMA BRICKS WRONGLY MENTIONED AS BRIEKS THROUGH ITS PARTNERS JAGVEER SINGH CHIMA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 34 — Entries in books of account: Entries in account books, even if regularly kept, are relevant but not sufficient by themselves to charge a person with liability — They require independent corroborative evidence from external sources to prove the actual transaction and liability. India Law Library Docid # 2442386
(622) SUPRIYA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent jurisdiction — Recall of order — Accidental slip or clerical error — Court has inherent power to recall or modify its order if it was passed due to accidental slip or clerical error, to align the written order with the true judicial intent, without re-evaluating merits. India Law Library Docid # 2442816
(623) SHAMSUDDIN Vs. HARSHVARDHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rule 1 & 2 — Temporary Injunction — Application rejection appeal — Trial court considered all essential ingredients (prima facie case, balance of convenience, irreparable injury) and made tentative findings for injunction application — Observations were confined to the injunction application, not a final decision on the suit. India Law Library Docid # 2442817
(624) POOJA Vs. PRAVEEN TANDAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Dissolution of marriage — Cruelty — Expulsion from matrimonial home within a week of marriage, coupled with long and continuous separation since 2015 without restitution efforts, constitutes acute matrimonial cruelty per se and establishes desertion, fracturing the marital bond irreparably. India Law Library Docid # 2442818
(625) CHUNKI DEVI Vs. SINGARI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 18-03-2026 Revenue Law — Appeal Against Remand Order — Powers of Appellate Authority — When a Revenue Appellate Authority (RAA) remands a matter without deciding it on merits, the subsequent appellate authority (Board of Revenue — BOR) considering an appeal against this remand order is generally limited to examining the legality and validity of the remand order itself — The BOR should not decide the case on merits, India Law Library Docid # 2442841
(626) DINESH SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 18-03-2026 Recruitment Rules and Advertisements — Grant of Additional Relaxation — Clause 22(6)(iv) of the advertisement allowed an additional relaxation of up to 5% in permissible mistakes in the skill test only if a sufficient number of candidates were not available in any category — The Court held that this relaxation is an exception, not a routine, and requires formation of an opinion based on objective consideration of factual availability of candidates — Granting relaxation indiscriminately despite India Law Library Docid # 2442842
(627) RAVI K.S. Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Indian Forest Act, 1927 — Section 41, 52(1), 52(2), 61-A, 61-C, 61-D, 69 — Forest produce transit without valid pass — Confiscation of vehicle and produce — Petitioners transporting red sanders logs in a vehicle, transport pass expired during transit — Vehicle intercepted, property marks on logs did not match permit — Authorities confiscated vehicle and produce — Lower courts upheld confiscation — India Law Library Docid # 2441151
(628) ICICI SECURITIES LTD. Vs. RIDHI SIDDHI INVESTMENT AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Challenge to arbitral award — Majority award treated statement of defence as counterclaim and awarded compensation — Petitioner argued that no counterclaim was filed and hence no award could be made — Court found that both parties labored under a misconception that Conciliator's report 'awarded' a claim, leading to proceedings being initiated based on India Law Library Docid # 2441156
(629) RAJLAXMI MULTISTATE CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. Vs. ASHWINI ANAND ANCHATWAR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 17-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Scope of interference — An arbitral award can be set aside if it deals with a dispute not contemplated by, or not falling within, the terms of submission to arbitration, or contains decisions beyond the scope of submission to arbitration —It can also be set aside if it is vitiated by 'patent illegality' appearing on the face of the award. India Law Library Docid # 2441159
(630) TEJINDER BAINS @ TAJINDER BAINS AND OTHERS Vs. SUKHBIR SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XXI Rule 106(3) — Application to set aside ex parte order — Limitation — Application to set aside an ex parte order must be made within 30 days from the date of the order, not from the date of knowledge of the order. India Law Library Docid # 2441813
(631) SURJIT KAUR (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. APJEET SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 77 — Suit for direction to register sale deed — Trial court dismissed the suit, but the first appellate court reversed the decision — The High Court found that the sale deed could not be registered because the balance sale consideration was not paid, and the buyer had refused to proceed with the India Law Library Docid # 2441814
(632) RAM SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SWARAN SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Property Law — Joint Property — Sale of Undivided Share — A co-sharer in joint property can transfer their undivided share, and the buyer simply takes the place of the seller as a co-sharer. India Law Library Docid # 2441815
(633) ATARVEER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Appellant seeking bail after dismissal of regular bail by Sessions Court — Appellant had clean antecedents — Counsel for appellant agreed to stringent conditions including revocation of bail for repeating offense or committing another non-bailable offense, India Law Library Docid # 2441816
(634) LALITA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. JUGAL KISHOR SINGH AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 5 and Rule 10 — Admitting facts not pleaded — Court can proceed to pronounce judgment where defendant fails to file written statement or contest proceedings, but may require facts pleaded in plaint to be proved — Decree cannot be granted merely on absence or non-participation of defendant; Court must satisfy itself that claim is legally sustainable and supported by evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441901
(635) MANOJ KUMAR @ MUNNA Vs. NITA BHARTI AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Special Marriage Act, 1954 — Section 13(2) — Marriage Certificate — Conclusive Evidence — Where a marriage certificate has been entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, it shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized and that all formalities respecting the signatures of witnesses have been complied with India Law Library Docid # 2441902
(636) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. SYED MOHAMMAD MASOOD JAWED AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Waqf Act, 1995 — Section 83 — Jurisdiction of Waqf Tribunal — A Waqf Tribunal is constituted to decide disputes relating to Waqf or Waqf property, eviction of tenants, or rights of lessors and lessees — Acquisition of land by the National Highways Authority is not within the original jurisdiction of the Waqf Tribunal, as the National Highways Act is a self-contained code for land acquisition. India Law Library Docid # 2441903
(637) BALIRAM SINGH @ BALI SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 372 — Appeal against acquittal — Court's power to review evidence — An appellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate, and reconsider the evidence upon which an order of acquittal is founded — The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 puts no limitation, restriction, or condition on the India Law Library Docid # 2441904
(638) SWAPAN MALAKAR Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ jurisdiction and alternative remedy — High Courts have discretion to entertain a writ petition even if an alternative remedy is available, especially when fundamental rights are violated or principles of natural justice are breached. The availability of an alternative remedy is a rule of policy and convenience, not an absolute bar to maintainability. India Law Library Docid # 2442129
(639) DR. K. RAVI SHEKAR RAO Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 — Rule 11(b) — Right to forego promotion — Rule 11(b) expressly contemplates a situation where an employee may not join a promoted post within the stipulated time of 15 days, and the only consequence is forfeiture of the promotion for the current panel year, with re-consideration in the next year subject to vacancy — The rule does not empower the India Law Library Docid # 2441342
(640) NIKULBHAI CHOTABHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — Applicant sought anticipatory bail alleging delay in FIR lodging, civil nature of dispute, death of main accused, and lack of concrete evidence linking applicant — Court considered factors including nature of accusation, delay, death of co-accused, non-production of evidence and previous rejected petition — While acknowledging India Law Library Docid # 2440815