(1) LAXMI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — Untoward Incident — Bona Fide Passenger — Claim under Section 124-A for compensation in case of death in an untoward incident — Recovery of a valid journey ticket from deceased proves him to be a bona fide passenger — Burden shifts to railways to disprove bona fide travel — Unchallenged recovery and verification of journey ticket establishes deceased as bona fide passenger. India Law Library Docid # 2441295
(2) RAJEEV MIGLANI Vs. URMIL GUJRAL AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 31 — Suit for cancellation of instrument — Maintainability — A suit under Section 31 of the SRA can be filed by "any person" against whom a written instrument is void or voidable and who has a reasonable apprehension of serious injury if left outstanding — This includes a person seeking derivative title from his seller, and is not restricted to the executant of the instrument India Law Library Docid # 2441296
(3) BOREN MONDAL Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Cruelty — Conviction under Section 498A set aside due to lack of evidence — Acquittal under Section 304B established absence of proof of cruelty or harassment on account of dowry demand leading to suicide — Dying declaration not established as victim's statement to parents was vague — Prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt — Appeal India Law Library Docid # 2441290
(4) NATHANIEL JOHN DEXTER SHADAP Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Administrative Law — Promotion — Denial of promotion based on seniority — Petitioner claimed he was superseded by juniors in 2013 and 2015 promotions — Despite a rule requiring written reasons for promoting juniors over seniors, the authorities failed to provide any justification — Petitioner sought notional promotion for seniority and pensionary benefits after retirement — Court considered the India Law Library Docid # 2441291
(5) UDASIN KARSHNI NARAIN ASHRAM AND OTHERS Vs. MAHENDRA TANEJA.[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 — Applicability — New construction — Reassessment by Municipal Corporation in 2001 after reconstruction is relevant, rendering old assessment and the applicability of Act No. 13 of 1972 irrelevant. India Law Library Docid # 2441292
(6) PRATAP SINGH Vs. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 10(1) read with Section 10(2A) — Reference of industrial dispute — Award dated 15.09.1989 by CGIT held no employee-employer relationship between contractual workers and IOCL — This award was upheld by Supreme Court — Therefore, no industrial dispute existed when India Law Library Docid # 2441293
(7) RAJAT VERMA Vs. H.P SUMAN[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 & Order 41 — Appeal against judgment and decree for recovery of possession — Trial court decreed suit for recovery of possession, permanent injunction, recovery of arrears of rent, damages/mesne profit and society maintenance charges — Appellant challenged decree on ground of erroneous, perverse and contrary to settled principles governing India Law Library Docid # 2441294
(8) SANDEEP YADAV Vs. SATISH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 215, 228, 464 and 465 — Charge framing — Substantial compliance — Purpose of charge framing is to give notice to accused of accusation and enable defence preparation — Defect in charge, including absence of signature, is curable if no prejudice or failure of justice is occasioned — Accused's active participation and cross-examination indicate awareness of charges and no prejudice — Belated objection to charge defect, especially after demise of key India Law Library Docid # 2441217
(9) RAJESH GOYAL Vs. M/S LAXMI CONSTRUCTIONS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 U.P. Urban Premises Rent Control Ordinance, 2021 — Section 21(2) — Eviction proceedings — Landlord-tenant relationship established and affirmed up to Supreme Court — Tenant's subsequent restoration application before Rent Authority, challenging sale deed validity, was an India Law Library Docid # 2441218
(10) CHARUL SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 482 and 226 — Quashing of FIR and criminal proceedings — Allegations of dowry demand, cruelty, and assault resulting in miscarriage — Delay in lodging FIR — Vague and omnibus allegations without corroborating evidence — Inherent improbability of allegations — Abuse of process of law — The Supreme Court quashed the FIR and criminal proceedings against the appellants (sister-in-law and parents-in-law) leading to a miscarriage — The Court noted signif India Law Library Docid # 2441219
(11) THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS Vs. RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Bombay Electricity Duty Act, 1958 — Section 5A — Withdrawal of exemption from electricity duty — State Government has the power to withdraw or modify exemptions granted under Section 5A of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2441220
(12) M/S. STEAG ENERGY SERVICES (INDIA) PVT. LTD. Vs. GSPC PIPAVAV POWER COMPANY LTD. (GPPC) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Contract Law — Award of Tender — Judicial Review — High Court should exercise restraint when reviewing tender evaluation processes, especially in technical matters, unless there is clear evidence of mala fide, arbitrariness, or irrationality — A marginal difference in scores, as seen in this case, does not automatically warrant interference, especially India Law Library Docid # 2441221
(13) SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. GREEN INFRA WIND SOLUTIONS LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 61, 86 — Tariff determination and Generation Based Incentive (GBI) — State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has exclusive power to determine tariff — Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) introduced GBI to incentivise renewable energy generation — GBI is intended to be over and above the tariff fixed by SERC — SERC must consider GBI while determining tariff, but not India Law Library Docid # 2441222
(14) ANDANAYYA AND OTHERS Vs. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 28-A — Re-determination of compensation — Second application for re-determination based on High Court award maintainable even after accepting compensation based on Reference Court award — Principle of merger means appellate court's award supersedes earlier award, entitling landowners India Law Library Docid # 2441223
(15) SHARADA SANGHI AND OTHERS Vs. ASHA AGARWAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rules 99 to 101 — Execution proceedings — Objection to possession — Appellants sought specific performance decree and possession against a defendant — Respondents, claiming independent title through sale deeds executed during the pendency of the specific performance suit, objected to execution — The Executing Court dismissed the objections, but the Appellate Court set aside the order, directing appellants to file a separate suit — The India Law Library Docid # 2441224
(16) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. TARSEM SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-03-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Amendments and compensation provisions — Section 3-J introduced in 1997 removed applicability of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1894 Act) provisions for solatium and interest — Overturned by various High Courts, including reading down Sections 3-G and 3-J to grant solatium and interest — Subsequently, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, India Law Library Docid # 2441225
(17) HARENDRA MALIK Vs. STATE AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of summoning order and criminal proceedings — High Court’s power under Section 482 CrPC is extraordinary and to be exercised sparingly for securing ends of justice or preventing abuse of process of court — Allegations in FIR and charge sheet at face value must prima facie disclose commission of an offence — Mere existence of civil dispute does not bar India Law Library Docid # 2441227
(18) WADIA TECHNO ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Vs. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MARRIED ACCOMMODATION PROJECT AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeals filed against common judgment of learned Single Judge who adjudicated petitions under Section 34 challenging arbitral awards — Learned Single Judge partly allowed one petition, setting aside arbitral award only in respect of certain claims and permitting fresh arbitral proceedings for those claims, while dismissing the petition regarding India Law Library Docid # 2441149
(19) SHRI VIRENDER KAUSHIK Vs. SATISH JINDAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Decree on admission — A decree on admission can only be passed if the admission is clear, unambiguous, and leaves no room for doubt — In this case, while the defendant's written statement reproduced the plaintiff's averments regarding outstanding rent, it also contained a denial of non-payment and a claim of timely payments, indicating a dispute rather than a clear admission — The High Court found that these averments raised triable India Law Library Docid # 2441150
(20) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. HUKUM CHAND ALIAS MONU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Offences Against Women — Sexual Assault — Trial Court convicted accused for sexual assault based on victim's testimony corroborated by parents, medical witnesses, and others — High Court acquitted accused, citing improbabilities like distance traveled by victim and family animosity, and contradictions in witness testimonies — Supreme Court, while acknowledging the scope of interference in acquittals, analyzed India Law Library Docid # 2441206