(781) MANOJ KUMAR Vs. KULDEEP GUPTA @ VISHAL GUPTA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1982 (BBC Act) — Section 11(1)(C) and Section 14 — Eviction Suit — Personal Necessity — Held, suit filed under Section 11(1)(C) has to be adjudicated without delay in a summary proceeding under Section 14 of the BBC Act. India Law Library Docid # 2441891
(782) KUNDAN KUMAR Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY, NEW DELHI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) — Section 21(1) — Appeal against order rejecting bail — Appellant is challenging the dismissal of his bail application, which was rejected by the NIA Special Judge. India Law Library Docid # 2442000
(783) STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS Vs. VITTHALBHAI MADHAVLAL PATEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 & Order 22 Rule 4 — Legal Heirs — Delay in substitution of deceased respondent — Court condoned the delay in filing the application for substitution of legal heirs of the deceased respondent and set aside the abatement, permitting the applicants to bring the legal India Law Library Docid # 2440934
(784) CHAUDHARY PRAKESHBHAI NATHABHAI Vs. NEW INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Liability of Insurance Company for self-negligence of driver — When owner of a vehicle pays additional premium to cover the risk of a paid driver and conductor, the insurance company's liability is enlarged to cover claims irrespective of the driver's self-negligence — The insurance India Law Library Docid # 2440935
(785) STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS Vs. VITTHALBHAI MADHAVLAL PATEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — Powers and duties of a first appellate court — The appellate court must reflect its application of mind and record findings supported by reasons on all issues; while reversing a trial court's finding, it must provide reasons for disagreeing with the trial court's reasoning. India Law Library Docid # 2440936
(786) TEXMACO RAIL AND ENGINEERING LIMITED Vs. M.P. POWER GENERATING COMPANY LTD.[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Madhya Pradesh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983 — Section 19 — Revision against arbitral award — Scope of interference is limited — Award can be set aside only if perverse, arbitrary, contrary to contract or law — Court should not substitute its own view for the Tribunal's if findings are based on evidence and contract interpretation. India Law Library Docid # 2441177
(787) STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS Vs. DIN DAYAL AGRAWAL[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Reference to Arbitration Tribunal — Award passed by Tribunal — Challenged by way of Civil Revision — Provisions of Section 19 of M.P — Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983 applicable — Revision under Section 19 is against award passed by Arbitration Tribunal — High Court can interfere if award suffers India Law Library Docid # 2441180
(788) RAJENDRA KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 332 and 333 — Offence of voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter a public servant from discharging duty — Essential facts to prove guilt — (i) Accused voluntarily caused hurt or grievous hurt; (ii) Victim was a public servant; (iii) Victim was discharging official duty — Prosecution failed to prove that the traffic inspectors were lawfully authorized to conduct the inspection — Absence India Law Library Docid # 2440771
(789) AMIT GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. DINESH CHANDRA GUPTA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 295 — Probate petition and civil suit — When a probate petition and a civil suit concerning the same Will are pending, it is appropriate to consolidate them and decide them together, as the decision in the probate proceedings will directly impact the suit — The probate court has exclusive jurisdiction to grant probate, and contentions regarding the Will's validity can be decided within the India Law Library Docid # 2440772
(790) RAM SWAROOP AND OTHERS Vs. HARIMOHAN SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rule 2A — Breach of Temporary Injunction — Respondents consciously sold property despite a temporary injunction order, and some attempted to evade notice, demonstrating a blatant disregard for court orders — Their defense of being bona fide purchasers or unaware of the injunction was rejected. India Law Library Docid # 2441181
(791) YOGESH KUMAR KUSHWAH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Quashing of advertisement — Selection procedure for Office Assistant (Data Entry Operator) — Advertisement issued by Additional Collector, Shivpuri on 26.09.2014 prescribing minimum 60% marks in graduation and not making graduation in science subject compulsory, contrary to circular dated 14.07.2011 — Circular dated 14.07.2011 India Law Library Docid # 2441182
(792) ADITYA KULSHRESHTHA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Violation of Right to Equality — Discrimination — Petitioner claimed discrimination as similarly situated candidates were appointed to a higher post while he was offered a lower post due to alleged mischief by a clerk — This situation was found to be identical to a precedent where the Apex Court India Law Library Docid # 2441183
(793) LOKENDRA SINGH RATHORE AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Allegations against husband's relatives must be specific and not general or omnibus — Implicating relatives in matrimonial disputes without prima facie case amounts to misuse of law process — Supreme Court judgments emphasize need for specific allegations to prevent abuse of process — General and vague allegations against close relatives of husband do India Law Library Docid # 2441192
(794) VARUN PRATAP SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 375 and 90 — Consent obtained by false promise of marriage — For consent to be vitiated by a false promise of marriage, it must be established that the promise was false from the outset, made in bad faith, and with no intention of being fulfilled — The false promise must have been directly relevant and the primary reason for the woman's decision to engage in the sexual act — A mere breach of a promise to marry, or a promise made in good faith but not subsequentl India Law Library Docid # 2441193
(795) DR. PAVAN KUMAR AGARWAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Administrative Law — Selection and Appointment — Educational Qualifications — The question of whether a clarification issued by AICTE in 2020 applies to a selection process that began in 2010 needs to be examined by the competent authority. India Law Library Docid # 2441245
(796) DR. PAVAN KUMAR AGARWAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Executability of decree passed by Small Causes Court — Question regarding existence of landlord-tenant relationship is foundational issue within competence of Small Causes Court to adjudicate — Finding on such issue, even if erroneous, is within jurisdiction and does not render decree void. India Law Library Docid # 2441246
(797) SOHAIL KHAN ALIAS SOHAIL AKHTAR AND OTHERS Vs. JUNAID EQBAL KHAN AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6, Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — In eviction suit, court cannot force plaintiffs to amend pleadings or reliefs; court can only decide reliefs claimed based on existing pleadings — Dismissal of eviction suit due to denial of landlord-tenant relationship and claim of title by defendant does not India Law Library Docid # 2441860
(798) PREM KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 365, 34 — Kidnapping — Prosecution failed to prove that the victim was kidnapped from lawful guardianship or wrongfully confined — Conviction not sustainable — Appeal allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2441861
(799) SHRI. LALNUNMAWIA GANGTE Vs. SPECIAL SECRETARY (HOME), GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Bail Conditions — Petitioners were released on bail but failed to furnish sureties, leading to their continued detention — The Court rejected the plea to quash the release order but preserved the right of petitioners to seek modification or deletion of bail conditions in the appropriate court. India Law Library Docid # 2442296
(800) SMT. HALIMA BEGAM Vs. RAFIQ AHMAD AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011 — Sections 2(5), 2(14), 12(2) and Schedule II — Landlord-Tenant Relationship — Eviction — Proof of ownership does not automatically establish landlord-tenant relationship, especially in family matteRs. Absence of attornment, rent payment, or rent agreement indicates lack of this relationship. India Law Library Docid # 2442390