(841) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAMESHBHAI KANGABHAI LABADA BARIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court’s powers in an acquittal appeal are extensive, but it should give due weight to the trial court’s findings, especially regarding witness credibility and the presumption of innocence in favor of the accused — Interference is warranted only if the acquittal judgment is perverse, based on misreading or omission of India Law Library Docid # 2440909
(842) KESHAVBHAI KURJIBHAI VORA Vs. PRAKASHBHAI NATWARLAL TERAIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award — Claimant seeking enhanced compensation — Tribunal partly allowed claim, awarding Rs — 10,01,618/- with 9% interest, lower than the Rs — 20 Lakhs claimed. India Law Library Docid # 2440910
(843) STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS Vs. GADHVI MAHADAN SHIVDAN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Delay in filing appeal — Condonation of — Explanation for delay insufficient — Court found significant gaps in communication between various officers regarding filing of appeal, indicating lack of proper explanation for the delay — Appeal for condonation of delay dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440911
(844) SRI NAMANGI CHOUDHURY AND OTHERS Vs. SRI KALIPADA BISWAS AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 — Compensation — Proving ownership is essential — Compensation is only awarded to the rightful owner — Appellants failed to provide cogent evidence to establish their title and ownership beyond just registration — India Law Library Docid # 2442121
(845) SMT. PAYEL BISWAS Vs. THE TRIPURA GRAMIN BANK AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary proceedings — De novo enquiry — Bank's Vigilance Manual permitting de novo enquiry cannot override service regulations that do not have such provision — Disciplinary Authority’s power to order de novo enquiry is limited. India Law Library Docid # 2442122
(846) SMT. RUPAM DEBBARMA Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 27-A — Financing illicit traffic — Recovery of money found at the scene of drug deal does not automatically amount to financing illicit traffic — Financing involves providing funds to sustain or make an illicit activity operational, not just a single India Law Library Docid # 2442123
(847) SMT. NAGMANI RAMNNA BURUMURI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN RAILWAY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c)(2) — "Untoward Incident" — Compensation for death of a railway employee — Conditions for compensation are being a bonafide passenger and death due to an untoward incident — Railway employees are entitled to free pass and considered bonafide passengers even if pass not recovered at the time of accident — Contradictory reports from railway authorities regarding the cause of India Law Library Docid # 2441113
(848) GAJANAN NAMDEO OGE AND OTHERS Vs. VASAI-VIRAR CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Equal pay for equal work — Petitioners, employees of erstwhile Gram Panchayats merged with Municipal Corporation, sought parity in salary and benefits with regular employees — Held, principle of equal pay for equal work is a constitutional goal and violation thereof is a India Law Library Docid # 2441114
(849) MOHAMMAD SHAHJAD AMIR HASAN SHAIKH Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 6, 9(n), 10, 376(2)(f) IPC — Age determination — School records and affidavits of parents hold primacy over medical reports like ossification tests for determining age of a child victim —Admissions in school registers, based on parents' statements, are credible. India Law Library Docid # 2441152
(850) TAPI VALLEY AGRO FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY Vs. DONDAICHA WARWADE NAGAR PARISHAD, DONDAICHA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative remedy — Writ jurisdiction is discretionary, not mandatory — High Court can exercise writ jurisdiction even if alternative remedy exists, especially when fundamental rights are affected, principles of natural justice are violated, or proceedings are without jurisdiction or palpably arbitrary/illegal — Refusal to issue India Law Library Docid # 2441163
(851) SHRI PANJAB S/O. PRAKASHRAO PATIL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act) — Section 127 — Lapse of reservation — A purchase notice under Section 127 is a condition precedent for the lapse of reservation —However, if the notice is brought to the knowledge of the planning authority institutionally and acted upon, a hyper-technical objection regarding the mode of service will not be entertained, especially when the India Law Library Docid # 2441164
(852) SHAKILA SHAREEF AND OTHER Vs. K.SHABEENA SHAREEF AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 20 Rule 18 and Section 96 — Partition Suit — Preliminary Decree — Final Decree Proceedings — A partition suit is a continuous proceeding until a final decree is passed. India Law Library Docid # 2441641
(853) THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Vs. SANJAY YADAV @ SANJAY PRASAD YADAV AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Witness Testimony — Eyewitness Accounts — Consistency and Reliability — Court considered the evidence of eyewitnesses, noting inconsistencies, contradictions, and potential issues with identification due to lighting, distance, and faces being covered. India Law Library Docid # 2442003
(854) SANJAY KAKKAR AND OTHER Vs. VIVEK KAKKAR AND OTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Partition Suit — Non-joinder of Necessary Parties — Suit for partition was filed claiming property was joint family property and purchased from joint business income, with properties registered in the names of daughters-in-law — However, the daughters of the deceased father, who would have inherited a share if the property was joint, were not made parties to the suit — The court held that these daughters India Law Library Docid # 2442004
(855) SISTER BHAGYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Allegations of coercion to convert religion and subsequent termination of service — Court’s power to quash is to be exercised sparingly and only in rarest of rare cases — While the court cannot inquire into the reliability of allegations at the FIR stage, it can India Law Library Docid # 2441176
(856) SMT. AALOKITA (SEETA) Vs. VIKAS MISHRA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) — Cruelty — Allegations of false criminal cases against husband and his family members by wife — Held to constitute mental cruelty justifying divorce. India Law Library Docid # 2441178
(857) MOHAMMAD IQBAL @ KALLU KHAN Vs. NAGARNIGAM BHOPAL THRU. COMMISSIONER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 5 — Determination of Legal Representative — For the purpose of representation of a deceased party's estate, the court is not required to decide adverse titles inter-se between claimants — The inquiry under Order 22 Rule 5 CPC is solely for representation — If the appeal succeeds, claimants India Law Library Docid # 2441179
(858) NEC CORPORATION Vs. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Designs Act, 2000 — Section 2(a) and 2(d) — Graphic User Interface (GUI) — Registrability as design — Interpretation of "article" and "design" — The definition of "article" is broad and includes any article of manufacture or substance; the misconception that it must have a physical embodiment is a fallacy — The term "applied to an article by any industrial process" should be interpreted liberally, considering modern technological advancements — Permanence or touch are not India Law Library Docid # 2440512
(859) SHAKIR @ ANDHA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 — Section 2(c) and Section 3(4) — Preventive detention — "Dangerous person" — Maintenance of public order vs. maintenance of law and order — Detention order based on criminal cases granted bail — Activities no bearing on public order — Mere disturbance of law and order not India Law Library Docid # 2440513
(860) SANDIPKUMAR SURESHBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Appeal against conviction for murder — Court examines the chain of circumstantial evidence — Held that the circumstances relied upon by the prosecution were proved beyond reasonable doubt, pointed overwhelmingly towards the guilt of the accused, formed a complete chain, India Law Library Docid # 2440514