(1) AIR INDIA LIMITED Vs. ALL INDIA AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Scope of appeal — Appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is supervisory, not corrective, and cannot go beyond the restrictions of Section 34 — The appellate court cannot reassess the merits of the award or reappreciate the evidence — It must ascertain if the Section 34 court India Law Library Docid # 2440975
(2) HARIS NISAR LANGOO Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Prima facie case — Prolonged incarceration — Role of accused — The Court must undertake a structured inquiry to determine if the prosecution material, taken at face value, discloses a prima facie case satisfying the statutory ingredients of the offence, India Law Library Docid # 2440976
(3) VIRINDER PAL SINGH Vs. PUNJAB AND SIND BANK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary proceedings post-superannuation — Where service regulations permit continuation of disciplinary proceedings initiated before superannuation, they can be concluded thereafter — Punishment of reduction in pay scale can be implemented by computing pension based on the reduced salary. India Law Library Docid # 2440931
(4) V. GANESAN Vs. STATE REP BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406 and 420 — Criminal breach of trust and cheating — For an offence of cheating under Section 415 IPC, a fraudulent or dishonest intention must exist at the time of making the promise or representation — Mere failure to keep a promise subsequently does not automatically prove dishonest intention from the beginning — Every breach of contract does not amount to cheating, India Law Library Docid # 2440932
(5) SANT ROHIDAS LEATHER INDUSTRIES AND CHARMAKAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. Vs. VIJAYA BANK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of "consumer" — Commercial purpose — Deposit of surplus funds by a company in a bank for earning interest does not automatically make it a commercial purpose, but if the deposit is made to leverage credit facilities for augmenting business, it would have a direct nexus with revenue generation/profits — The identity of the purchaser or the value of India Law Library Docid # 2440933
(6) SONIKA ARYA Vs. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Recruitment Law — Waiting Panel — Validity — Candidate at Serial No. 2 in OBC waitlist not considered for appointment as panel expired before vacancy arose. The waiting panel for recruitment is valid for a limited period, typically one year from the declaration of the result — If a vacancy arises after the expiry of the panel, it cannot be filled from the expired list, and fresh recruitment is required — A candidate India Law Library Docid # 2440819
(7) PROTO DEVELOPERS AND TECHNOLOGIES LTD Vs. M/S ANTRIKSH REALTECH PVT LTD AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against dismissal of Section 34 petition — Scope of appellate scrutiny — Appellate court does not re-appreciate evidence or contractual construction unless necessary to ascertain patent illegality, perversity, or jurisdictional error by the Section 34 court. India Law Library Docid # 2440820
(8) THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Vs. RAM SWAROOP @ BARKAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 221 and 222 — Conviction for offence not charged — High Court rightly reversed the conviction under Section 364 of IPC when the charge was for Section 302 of IPC, as Section 364 is not a minor or cognate offence to Section 302, making India Law Library Docid # 2440924
(9) SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH Vs. PRIYA RANJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Contempt of Court — Dismissal for non-consideration — Contempt petitions were dismissed in light of the view taken in the accompanying Civil Appeal, indicating that the alleged disobedience did not warrant consideration by the Court — [Para 1] India Law Library Docid # 2440926
(10) R. HALLE Vs. RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Assessment of compensation — Functional disability vs — Physical disability — High Court reduced functional disability from 63% assessed by Medical Board to 30% without providing cogent reasons, constituting an erroneous appreciation of evidence and misapplication of legal principles — Such reduction India Law Library Docid # 2440927
(11) M/S. STAR LAND DEVELOPERS AND ANOTHER Vs. SHRI MUKUNDRAI MEGHJIBHAI KAMALIYA AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope and Ambit — A second appeal is maintainable only when it involves a substantial question of law — If the High Court, in dealing with a second appeal, contravenes the limits prescribed by Section 100, it is the duty of the Supreme Court to intervene and give effect to the provision — Justice according to law must prevail over considerations of fair play India Law Library Docid # 2440882
(12) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. VALLABHBHAI VIRJIBHAI VIRANI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Offences under Section 135(1) — Appeal against acquittal — Prosecution failed to establish the case beyond reasonable doubt — Trial Court’s findings were not perverse, nor based on misreading or omission of material evidence — No illegality in the trial court’s decision acquitting the accused — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440883
(13) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. ASLAM ANWARKHAN PATHAN[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's powers to reassess evidence are extensive, but should give weight to the trial court's findings on witness credibility and benefit of doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2440884
(14) HARSHADBHAI HIMMATBHAI JOSHI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NOTICE TO BE SERVED THROUGH) AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complainant alleged lending of friendly loan and receiving a dishonoured cheque — Accused claimed cheque was misused and given for another purpose — Complainant admitted in cross-examination that the cheque was blank, signed only by the accused, and was given towards refund for a marriage bureau fee — Held, complainant failed to prove India Law Library Docid # 2440885
(15) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHHAGANBHAI DURLABBHAI KATRODIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 114 — Abetment of Suicide — Ingredients of abetment — To sustain a conviction under Section 306 IPC, the prosecution must prove active involvement of the accused in instigating, conspiring, or intentionally aiding the commission of suicide — Mere allegations of harassment without positive action proximate to the time of occurrence are insufficient — A direct causal link India Law Library Docid # 2440886
(16) VINUBHAI GOVINDBHAI -DECD. THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. OWNER OF TANKER NO. HR-38-L-9072 M/S INDRARAJ BHADU MOVERS AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Original claimants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Appeal confined to quantum of compensation, negligence and liability having attained finality. India Law Library Docid # 2440887
(17) BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PORT OF KANDLA Vs. PRESTONJEE BHICAJEE (KUTCH) AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-03-2026 Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 — Sections 42(2) and 43(1)(ii) — Applicability — Sections 42 and 43 deal with situations where the Board takes charge of goods for performing services at the owner's request — They are not applicable when a plaintiff claims charges for services rendered to a vessel, and there is no averment that the Board took charge of the goods at the owner's request. India Law Library Docid # 2440888
(18) THE MANAGEMENT OF STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Gratuity — Withholding of gratuity due to non-vacation of company-allotted accommodation — SAIL Gratuity Rules, 1978, Rule 3.2.1(c) expressly empowers management to withhold gratuity for non-compliance with company rules, including non-vacation of accommodation — No interest payable on gratuity withheld for period of unauthorized occupation — India Law Library Docid # 2440925
(19) MOHAMMAD KALEEM Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning additional accused — Trial Court rejected application to summon additional accused — High Court set aside order and directed summoning — Supreme Court found Trial Court applied stricter standard than necessary — Trial Court erred in isolating inconsistencies and not considering cumulative weight of evidence — Supreme Court held testimony of complainant and India Law Library Docid # 2440805
(20) SHARLA BAZLIEL Vs. BALDEV THAKUR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — High Court quashed FIR during investigation based on speculation and without awaiting forensic report on alleged forged documents — Such action is unjustified and premature, especially when allegations of forgery and fraud are made and expert examination is underway. India Law Library Docid # 2440806