(881) SHUBHPREET KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483(3) — Cancellation of anticipatory bail — Order for cancellation of bail requires serious infirmities leading to miscarriage of justice or ignoring relevant material/taking irrelevant material — Anticipatory bail is a matter of discretion, considering nature of India Law Library Docid # 2440523
(882) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. SUMAN BALA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149(1) — Liability of Insurance Company — Recovery rights granted to Insurance Company — Set aside — Report regarding fake driving licence based on verbal information and from an unexamined witness — No written proof from RTO — Insufficient evidence to establish fake licence — Recovery rights not sustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2440524
(883) MANOJBHAI CHAMPAKBHAI CHAUHAN Vs. SUSHMABEN MAHENDRABHAI ROHIT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17 and Section 49 — Admissibility of unregistered Agreement to Sell — An unregistered agreement to sell, even if compulsorily registrable, can be received in evidence for a collateral purpose, such as proving an oral agreement or for limited purposes under Section 53A of the Transfer India Law Library Docid # 2440913
(884) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. KATHI ANAKBHAI JIJIBHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference by appellate court — Presumption of innocence — Double presumption in favour of accused — Appellate court can review and re-appreciate evidence, but should not disturb acquittal if Trial Court's view is possible on evidence India Law Library Docid # 2440914
(885) NBG INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Challenge to seizure of imported goods and conditions of provisional release —The petitioner challenged the seizure memo and order of provisional release of roasted areca nuts, contending that FSSAI reports had cleared the goods for human consumption, making further re-examination and seizure by customs authorities arbitrary and without legal authority —The court found that FSSAI's India Law Library Docid # 2441116
(886) M/S. SHEKHAR CHAMPALAL PAGARIA THROUGH PROPRIETOR AND OTHERS Vs. CFM ASSETS RECONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Jurisdiction of High Court — Establishment of Circuit Bench — Transfer of pending petition — The establishment of a Circuit Bench does not automatically divest the Principal Seat of its jurisdiction to hear a petition that was originally filed and pending there, especially when the appellate authority is located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Principal Seat. India Law Library Docid # 2441117
(887) MR. JITENDRA KAWARILAL KOTHARI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 — Section 18 — Sale-deed declared illegal as money-lending transaction without license — Petitioner claimed ownership on basis of sale-deed, which was challenged as security for loan — Civil Court had previously decreed a suit for injunction in favour of petitioner, holding him as owner based on sale-deed — Civil Court's finding on title is binding and cannot be India Law Library Docid # 2441157
(888) UT OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MAQBOOL SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Government Service Regulations — Article 242, Government Instruction No — 1 and 2 — Limitation period for verification of emoluments — The 24-month bar on examining past emoluments does not apply when an employee receives unauthorized dual benefits fro India Law Library Docid # 2441018
(889) MOHAMMAD YASEEN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1989 (J&K) — Sections 242 and 249 — Summons trial cases — Discharge of accused — Magistrate empowered to stop proceedings and release accused if no offence made out — This power can be exercised at the stage of explaining the substance of accusation or later if no offence is discernible from the chargesheet India Law Library Docid # 2441019
(890) SHABIR SHAH Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 J.K. Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Detention order — Grounds for detention — Petitioner challenged detention order on various grounds including non-application of mind, non-supply of documents, and grounds not explained in vernacular language — Respondents submitted that all material documents were provided and grounds explained — Court found that petitioner did not file rejoinder to rebut the India Law Library Docid # 2441020
(891) SMT. GOPIKI SOMA LINGUDKAR Vs. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR & S.D.O., PERNEM TALUKA, PERNEM- GOA.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Goa Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975 — Section 16 — Purchase of dwelling house and land; Section 24 — Appeal; Section 25 — Revision — Deputy Collector and SDO allowed application for leave to appeal and granted stay of Mamlatdar's order — Petitioner challenged these orders by filing writ petition alleging procedural irregularities in the preparation and issuance of reasoned orders — Court directed inquiry into the conduct of the Deputy Collector — After India Law Library Docid # 2441165
(892) LAHARI RECORDING CO. P. LTD. REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. JAIN TELEVISION (MALA PUBLICITY SERVICE P LTD) AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Copyright Act, 1957 — Sections 13(1)(b), 17, 18 — Assignment of rights in cinematograph film — Plaintiff assigned only theatrical rights for Telugu dubbed version of "Roja" — Producer (2nd respondent) retained satellite rights — Plaintiff could not claim infringement against 1st respondent who acquired satellite rights from India Law Library Docid # 2441642
(893) OPG POWER GENERATION PVT. LTD Vs. SHREE KARTHIK PAPERS LTD[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside arbitral award — Unilateral increase in tariff — Cessation of supply of power — In the absence of proper justification and prior intimation, a unilateral increase in electricity tariff by the supplier, leading to cessation of supply, constitutes a breach of the India Law Library Docid # 2441643
(894) V.VIJAYARAGHAVAN Vs. GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus — Quashing impugned order of Central Administrative Tribunal and directing payment of pensionary benefits — Acquittal in criminal case — Impact on service removal — High Court quashed CAT's order and directed retrospective payment of all pensionary India Law Library Docid # 2441644
(895) SUMAN Vs. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction for murder — Accused convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder of deceased by strangulation — Evidence of eyewitnesses P.W.1, P.W.2 and P.W.3 corroborated by medical evidence and post-mortem report establishing direct nexus India Law Library Docid # 2441654
(896) ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 — Section 18(1)(a) and 18(1)(b) — Power to order closure of brothel and eviction of offenders — Such powers are statutorily vested with the Magistrate, not police authorities — Issuance of show cause notice by Commissioner of Police under Section 18(1)(a) is contrary to the statutory scheme — Action taken by police officials without initiation of proceedings by the competent India Law Library Docid # 2441456
(897) MRS. MAHROOUNNISA BEGUM AND OTHERS Vs. Y. ANTHI REDDY AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Stamp Act, 1899 — Article 6B — Agreement for sale of immovable property — The transaction pertains to the sale of immovable property and squarely falls within the ambit of Article 6B of Schedule-IA of the Indian Stamp Act — Article 6B covers agreements relating to the sale of immovable property, including agreements for construction of a house or building on land agreed to be sold — The subsequent amendments to Section India Law Library Docid # 2441460
(898) HEMANT YOGI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 M.P — Home Guard Rules, 2016 — Rule 24(A)(5) — Discharge of Home Guard by way of punishment — Discharge order referring to Rule 24(A)(5) and providing for appeal under Rule 26 indicates it is a punishment — Punishment cannot be imposed without hearing — Authority must consider gravity of allegations and material India Law Library Docid # 2441172
(899) COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX TDS Vs. PROJECT DIRECTORNATIONAL HIGHWASYS AUTHORIY OF INDIA PIU NARSINGHPUR SHRI RAMDAS BHAWAN[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 197, 201, 201(1A) — Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) — Lower Deduction Certificate — Validity Period — The Assessing Officer issued a certificate under Section 197 for a lower deduction of tax at source for a specific assessment year — The respondent made payments to a foreign contractor during the period prior to receiving the certificate, without deducting tax at the full rate — The India Law Library Docid # 2441173
(900) M/S. GOLDEN STONES Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 M.P — Minor Mineral Rules, 1996 — Rule 30(26) and Rule 57 — Cancellation of quarry lease — Principles of natural justice — Lease agreement executed, but possession of leased area never handed over to lessee — Lessee applied for environmental clearance, but authorities issued show-cause notice for alleged violations (non-payment of rent, royalty, non-submission of returns, etc.) — Lessee replied stating violations were not India Law Library Docid # 2441174