(1) 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
(2) 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
(3) DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND COLLECTOR, GWALIOR, M.P. Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 2(30), 173, 174 — Compensation — Liability for accident during requisition of vehicle — Bus owned by a school was requisitioned by the appellant (District Magistrate) for election purposes — Accident occurred while the bus was under the control of the appellant — Issue of shifting of liability from the insurance company to the requisitioning authority — Held, when a India Law Library Docid # 2441129
(4) INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. Vs. DEEPAK SHARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 National Green Tribunal (NGT) — Adjudicatory Function — NGT cannot abdicate its powers and entrust its adjudicatory functions to a committee, even an expert committee — The role of such a committee is only to assist the NGT, not to decide the case. India Law Library Docid # 2441130
(5) CHAYA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 15(1), 16, 309 — Relaxation in qualifying examination (TET) marks for reserved category candidates — The provision of relaxation in qualifying marks in TET enables reserved category candidates to enter the zone of consideration and does not affect their inter se merit in the main selection process (TAIT) — Migration to the open category is permissible if recruitment rules do not expressly prohibit it or are silent on the matter — Decisions India Law Library Docid # 2441131
(6) STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS Vs. SANTHOSH KUMAR C[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Karnataka Recruitment of Gazetted Probationers (Appointment by Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1997 — Rule 11(1), 11(3) & Rule 4(3) — Selection process for Gazetted Probationers — Vacancy arising from non-joining candidate — Claims of next eligible candidate — Held, select list is not an open-ended reservoir of candidates but is prepared for notified vacancies & operates within statutory India Law Library Docid # 2441132
(7) M/S.LAMBA EXPORTS PVT. LTD Vs. M/S.DHIR GLOBAL INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 12A — Withdrawal of CIRP — Order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and Civil Suit — Supreme Court expresses no opinion on the merits of proceedings under IBC or the pending civil suit, leaving all rights and contentions open to be urged before the competent forum. India Law Library Docid # 2441133
(8) M/S ABS MARINE SERVICES Vs. THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Contract Law — Interpretation of clauses — State as a party — Non-negotiable principles of Rule of Law apply — Clause providing that one party's decision is final and unchallengeable in any court or arbitration is unsustainable if it leads to a vacuum in legal remedies or violates the principle of natural justice that no one can be a judge in their own cause. India Law Library Docid # 2441134
(9) SANTOSH PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Withdrawal of appeal by accused — An accused has the right to withdraw an appeal filed against an order of conviction, as an appeal is a statutory right and not a duty, and no one is compelled to continue it. India Law Library Docid # 2441135
(10) VISHAL SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Section 439(2) — Complaint by Deputy Registrar of Companies — A Deputy Registrar is included within the definition of "Registrar" and is therefore empowered to file a complaint under Section 439(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, making the complaint maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2441136
(11) THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, M/S. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD Vs. KRUSHNA CHANDRA DIXIT AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Jurisdiction — Held, the Tribunal has power to award compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for death because of motor vehicular accident. India Law Library Docid # 2441137
(12) MINAL HAGUE Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Bail Application — Non-compliance with Section 48 of BNSS — Petitioner arrested and produced before court without furnishing grounds of arrest to his wife — No grounds of arrest mentioned in the notice issued to wife — Trial court did not ensure compliance when petitioner was unrepresented — Arrest rendered illegal in India Law Library Docid # 2441138
(13) SMTI NGUYUM TAIPODIA BASAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF AP[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Section 528 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Amicable settlement between parties in a case arising from marital discord — Court can quash criminal proceedings even for non-compoundable offences if they are private in nature, do not have a serious impact on society, and there is a settlement between the victim and the offender India Law Library Docid # 2441139
(14) KALAM SAHU Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Appellate Court can interfere only if the findings of the Trial Court are perverse or arrived at by ignoring relevant material and considering irrelevant material — In this case, the Trial Court’s judgment was based on proper appreciation of evidence and no illegality was found — Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2441140
(15) LABIUS ARENGH Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Intimation of grounds of arrest — Mandatory requirement — Information must be provided effectively in a language the arrested person understands, imparting sufficient knowledge of basic facts constituting the grounds — Burden of proof of compliance lies on the investigating officer/agency — Non-compliance vitiates arrest and subsequent remand orders, but India Law Library Docid # 2441145
(16) VIJESH C.K Vs. THE STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Environmental Law - Sustainable Development - Road Widening Project - Balancing Development and Ecology - Court's role in ensuring development does not occur at the cost of the environment and vice versa, but rather in tandem with environmental protection. India Law Library Docid # 2441147
(17) ANJU Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Kerala Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2007 — Order of detention — Challenge to — Grounds: (i) lack of application of mind and improper consideration of facts; (ii) pendency of bail cancellation application as an alternative remedy; (iii) settlement of the last alleged offence — Held, detention order passed after due application of mind and due consideration of all relevant aspects, including detenu's judicial custody and likelihood of indulging in criminal activities upon release — India Law Library Docid # 2441148
(18) 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
(19) 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
(20) THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH VIGILANCE Vs. SUDHA SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read with Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009 (BSCA) — Confiscation proceedings against family members of a deceased public servant — Death of the public servant during pendency of appeal — Whether confiscation proceedings can continue against the family members — Held, the BSCA provides for specific circumstances for return of confiscated property, namely, India Law Library Docid # 2441002