(901) YOGENDRA SINGH GURJAR Vs. AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Certiorari and Mandamus — Rejection of candidature for post of Junior Assistant (Fire Services) — Petitioner's candidature rejected for not submitting his own domicile certificate before the cut-off date — Advertisement mandated domicile certificate of concerned state prior to cut-off date — Petitioner submitted father's domicile certificate and later his own certificate after India Law Library Docid # 2441175
(902) MOHAMMED RAJEEYA BEE AND ANOTHER Vs. K. BALVANTH REDDY AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Third-Party Insurance Liability — Insurer's Liability is Statutory and Cannot Be Reduced by Policy Limitations — The expression "any person" in relation to third-party liability is interpreted to mean that such liability is not subject to a monetary cap unless specifically provided by statute — An insurance policy cannot contract out of its statutory liability to defeat the beneficial object India Law Library Docid # 2441344
(903) MANNEM JHANSI Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Reservation — Eligibility for EWS reservation requires possession of a valid EWS certificate at the time of application, as stipulated in the recruitment notification — Failure to upload the required certificate along with the application, and submission of a certificate obtained after the application deadline or after India Law Library Docid # 2441350
(904) UT OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MAQBOOL SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Civil Service Regulations — Article 242 — Government Instruction No. 1 and 2 — Verification of emoluments for pension — The 24-month bar on verifying past emoluments does not apply where an employee has received undue benefits from deleted or withdrawn SROs or Government Orders beyond their effective dates, as India Law Library Docid # 2440525
(905) M/S ACE CONSULTANTS Vs. J&K PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Scope of Referral Court's power — Court can only refuse reference if claims are ex-facie time-barred and dead, or there is no subsisting dispute — Otherwise, disputes should be referred to Arbitral Tribunal for decision on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2441078
(906) SARITA DEVI Vs. MOHAN SINGH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 488(5) — Maintenance — Mutual Consent — A wife is disentitled to maintenance if she is living separately by mutual consent, even if the marriage was not legally dissolved by a decree of divorce or a proved custom, if the agreement to live separately has been acted upon and an India Law Library Docid # 2441089
(907) M/S BHATI CONSTRUCTIONS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Tender Process — Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Mandatory Condition — Rejection of Bid — A bidder must submit Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) in the prescribed mode at the time of bid submission as per the Notice Inviting Bid (NIB) — Submitting EMD in an alternative form initially and rectifying it later before technical bid opening does not cure the defect, as compliance must exist at the time of bid India Law Library Docid # 2442827
(908) JAMANA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Liquor Trade — State Policy — While there is no fundamental right to trade in liquor, State action in this domain must be non-arbitrary and adhere to constitutional standards — Judicial review is limited to manifest arbitrariness, discrimination, or statutory violations, not policy wisdom. India Law Library Docid # 2442828
(909) VIKAS MANCH, REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTY Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 243ZG — Prohibition on judicial interference in delimitation matters — This constitutional provision bars courts from questioning the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats for municipal bodies — The aim is to prevent judicial intervention India Law Library Docid # 2442829
(910) ANMOL LOHIA Vs. THE RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT, THROUGH THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT BUILDING, JODHPUR (RAJ.).[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Section 34 — Reservation — Horizontal reservation — Issue regarding implementation of horizontal reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) in a recruitment process — Held that horizontal reservation operates across vertical categories and does not mandate preparation of a separate merit list or declaration of a distinct cut-off at the stage of India Law Library Docid # 2442830
(911) VIPIKA Vs. RAJASTHAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, JIAPUR, JAIPUR THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR.[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) — Application Fee and Further Fee — The Act and Rules framed thereunder (Rules of 2012) specify a fixed application fee of Rs.10/- and prescribe reasonable fees for providing information, such as Rs.2/- per page for photocopies — Any further processing fee charged by a public authority, like the university in this case, that is not in accordance with these provisions is illegal and India Law Library Docid # 2442831
(912) BSNL THROUGH SUB-DIVISIONAL ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) AJMER. Vs. MUNSHI KHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 21(1) — Venue of proceedings — Jurisdiction — A claim for compensation can be filed where the dependent claiming compensation ordinarily resides, even if the accident occurred elsewhere. India Law Library Docid # 2442832
(913) LORDS CHLORO ALKALI LTD. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) — Rehabilitation Scheme — Binding Nature — A Rehabilitation Scheme sanctioned under SICA is binding on all stakeholders, including the State Government, its agencies (like RIICO), creditors, shareholders, guarantors, and employees — Objections raised by a nodal agency before the High Court, even if not formally from India Law Library Docid # 2442849
(914) ARL INFRATECH LIMITED Vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 281B — Provisional attachment of property — Power to attach property is draconian and must be exercised strictly, requiring formation of an opinion based on tangible material that it is necessary to protect government revenue and assessee is likely to defeat demand — Mere fact of taking a loan from a bank for business is not sufficient ground for attachment, especially for a India Law Library Docid # 2442850
(915) ASHIQ Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Rajasthan Bovine Animals Act, 1995 — Sections 6/8 and 9 — Conviction — Insufficient evidence — Appellant was merely present in the vehicle, lacking any overt act, incriminating conduct, or role in the alleged offence — No evidence of nexus with driver, owner, or cleaner, nor any proprietary or possessory connection with the vehicle — Physical presence alone is insufficient to sustain conviction India Law Library Docid # 2442875
(916) KARTIKBHAI JASHUBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Discharge Application — Limitation — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), Section 250(1) — The sixty-day period for preferring a discharge application is procedural and does not extinguish the right to seek discharge if the delay is satisfactorily explained — Courts retain discretion to condone delay upon sufficient cause being shown, especially when the India Law Library Docid # 2440915
(917) RASIKBHAI MARGHABHAI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. COLLECTOR, AHMEDABAD AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1960 — Section 65 — Application for Non-Agricultural (NA) use permission — Rejection of application on the ground of pending civil suits — Held, the Collector's power under Section 65 is limited to ascertaining if the applicant is an "occupant" of the land based on revenue records and if the land is assessed for agriculture — The Collector cannot delve into complex title India Law Library Docid # 2440916
(918) RAJESHKUMAR NAVNITLAL MEHTA Vs. BHIKHIBEN D/O PUNJAJI GULABJI THAKORE AND W/O MANGAJI CHHAGANJI THAKORE AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(A) and (D) — Rejection of plaint — Application for rejection of plaint on grounds of limitation and lack of cause of action — Court must consider averments in plaint as a whole, not defence — Limitation is a mixed question of law and facts unless patently clear — Rejection of plaint at threshold is a drastic power, to be exercised only when suit is undoubtedly India Law Library Docid # 2440917
(919) SHIVAJI MADHAV JADHAV AND OTHERS Vs. NASHIK DISTRICT CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 — Schedule IV, Item 6 — Unfair labour practice — Keeping employees temporary for years to deny permanency — Industrial Court failed to appreciate that lack of sanctioned staffing pattern does not prevent regularisation when work is perennial, India Law Library Docid # 2441118
(920) ASHOK NARAYAN PIPRAIYA AND OTHERS Vs. LILABAI NARAYAN PIPRAIYA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 2(b) and Section 4 — Eviction of children/relatives by senior citizen — Application for eviction of children/relatives simplicitor, without a prayer for monetary maintenance, is maintainable under the Act, especially when the senior citizen has been dispossessed of her property or requires the property to generate income for a normal life. India Law Library Docid # 2441119