(1) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. PRIYANKA DAS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition for death of bachelor — Selection of Multiplier — Multiplier to be determined based on age of deceased and not age of dependents/parents — Deceased was 33 years old at the time of accident — Correct multiplier applicable according to standardized matrix in Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi is 16 — Argument of insurer that multiplier should correspond to age of parents rejected — MACT and High Court rightly applied India Law Library Docid # 2451073
(2) SHIRISH PANDHARINATH PATIL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Power to do complete justice — Invalidation of Scheduled Tribe caste certificate — Protection of retiral and pensionary benefits — Appellant served as Junior Engineer with Municipal Corporation for over three decades — Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee invalidated the appellant's "Tokre Koli" tribe claim and cancelled his caste certificate, which was affirmed by High Court — Pre-constitutional records of father India Law Library Docid # 2451074
(3) SANJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498-A and 306 r/w Section 107 — Dowry harassment and Abetment of suicide — Reversal of acquittal by High Court — Legality — High Court reversed the trial court's order of acquittal and convicted the husband under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC — Standard of proof and appreciation of evidence — Prosecution examined family members and other witnesses whose testimonies were general in nature and lacked specific details of torture, harassment, India Law Library Docid # 2451075
(4) M. GOVARDHANA NAIDU Vs. MADDINA VENKATA SUBBAIAH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 1 Rule 10(2) — Necessary party versus Proper party — Dominus litis rule — A necessary party is one without whom no effective decree can be passed, whereas a proper party is one whose presence enables the court to effectively and adequately adjudicate the dispute — Although the plaintiff is dominus litis, this principle is subject to the court's judicial discretion under Order 1 Rule 10(2) to add parties — Discretion must be exercised reasonably and fairly to av India Law Library Docid # 2451082
(5) THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Vs. CHERANDA MOHAN[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 6 and Section 134 — Res gestae — Qualitative evidence of solitary witness — Deceased shot dead while returning home — Wife of deceased rushed towards scene on hearing three gunshot sounds and saw accused fleeing with a SBBL gun — Accused spontaneously confessed to her that he had taught her husband a lesson — Held, statement of accused made in close proximity of time and space forms part of same transaction under Section 6 — Conviction can be based on credible testim India Law Library Docid # 2451083
(6) TARIQ AHMAD WAR Vs. UT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 03-09-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Preventive Detention — Stale grounds — Proximity of live link — Detenu detained under PSA vide order dated 12.04.2024 primarily on the basis of involvement in FIR registered in 2015 — Detention order passed almost a decade after the alleged offence — Grounds of detention must always be proximate, pertinent, and relevant — Preventive detention based on stale grounds is impermissible and legally unsustainable — Impugned detention order liable to be set a India Law Library Docid # 2451084
(7) RAMDAS SAKHARAM JARHAD AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 03-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 320 — Non-compoundable offence — Compromise in appeal against conviction — Accused convicted under Section 307 for assaulting injured on the head with sticks, causing grievous brain injury and permanent disability — Accused sought acquittal based on amicable compromise with injured during appeal — Held, considering the seriousness and gravity of the offence, the manner of assault, and the severe medical consequ India Law Library Docid # 2451085
(8) RAMJAN ALI Vs. THE STATE OF NAGALAND[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 497 read with Sections 438 and 528 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 21(c) and 60 — Interim release of seized vehicle — Contraband concealed in modified fuel tank — Petitioner sought custody claiming to be registered owner — Investigation revealed petitioner sold vehicle under registered Power of Attorney to an absconding third party who paid EMIs — Held, petitioner was no longer the real owner and mere non-transf India Law Library Docid # 2451088
(9) AKBAR ALI KHAN Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 2(d) and 34 — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 94 — Determination of victim's age — Reliance on educational and birth records — Prosecution produced Birth Certificate and SSLC marks card showing victim's date of birth as 15.09.2005, establishing her age as 16 years — Held, where date of birth is established through statutory municipal birth certificate and matriculation certificate, conducting India Law Library Docid # 2451090
(10) SOMNATH MANDAL AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 154 and 44 — Discrepancy between General Diary (GD) entry and FIR — Time discrepancy in initial GD entry does not invalidate FIR — Initial GD entry recorded unverified law-and-order information, while FIR was registered pursuant to a subsequent GD entry upon victim's demise — GD is a voluminous daily record and minor clerical or procedural errors in recording time do not impeach prosecution's case in the absence of deliberate fraud or demonstrated India Law Library Docid # 2451092
(11) RAKESH CHOPRA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Territorial Jurisdiction — Service Law — Cause of action — Objection to territorial jurisdiction raised by respondents for the first time during final arguments rejected as an afterthought, particularly when not raised in prior rounds of litigation — Adverse entries in a service record affect a government employee wherever he is stationed, giving rise to a continuous cause of action not restricted to a single geographical location. India Law Library Docid # 2451098
(12) JATINDRA BISWAS AND ANOTHER Vs. SMTI SONALI SANGMA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Scope of Second Appeal — Interference with concurrent findings of fact — Suit for declaration of title and recovery of possession — Courts below concurrently decreed the suit, finding that the suit land fell within a tribal belt and block and plaintiffs belonged to the notified "Garo" Scheduled Tribe community — Appellants challenged the omission of a finding regarding their own reserved category status — Held, the question framed was purely factual and India Law Library Docid # 2451099
(13) RAMDAS SAKHARAM JARHAD AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 03-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 read with Section 149 — Compounding of non-compoundable offence — Appeal against conviction — Parties entered into an amicable settlement during pendency of appeal and sought acquittal — Permissibility — Prosecution established that appellants assaulted victim with sticks, causing severe brain damage and permanent disability — Gravity and nature of assault considered — Held, statutory provisions cannot be ignored to order compounding of a non-compoundable and India Law Library Docid # 2451100
(14) SMT. SANTOSHI JANGHEL Vs. OM PRAKASH JAIN[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 and Section 147 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence post-conviction — Compromise between parties — Applicant was convicted under Section 138 and sentenced to three months' imprisonment with compensation — After dismissal of appeal, parties entered into a compromise agreement and the entire cheque amount was paid to the respondent — Offence under Section 138 is compoundable under Section 147 at any stage of proceedings upon voluntary settl India Law Library Docid # 2451102
(15) RAMJAN ALI Vs. THE STATE OF NAGALAND[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 497, 438 and 528 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 21(c) and 60 — Interim release of seized vehicle — Contraband recovered from modified fuel tank — Registered owner sought custody (zimma) claiming lack of knowledge, having executed Power of Attorney in favour of another person — Record revealed petitioner had sold the vehicle and transferred possession, control, and loan liabilities to purchaser — Purchaser was India Law Library Docid # 2451105
(16) MOSAI PUSHPA RAJ AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR)] 03-09-2026 Service Law — Regularization — Daily rated employees — Completion of ten years continuous service — Contractual disclaimer and non-sanctioned posts — Petitioners recruited through regular selection process served over ten continuous years in perennial and essential judicial support roles. State opposed regularization citing unsanctioned posts and clauses barring permanent appointment. Held, initial contractual stipulations cannot override constitutional protections or justify indefinite temporar India Law Library Docid # 2451106
(17) BHURA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 03-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 149 and 302 — Unlawful assembly — Appreciation of evidence — Large mob — Where an unlawful assembly involves a large crowd of 200-250 persons and multiple victims, mere presence does not make an individual an unlawful assembly member. The court must exercise circumspection to guard against false implication. Following the principle in Masalti, in incidents involving numerous offenders and victims, conviction is safe only if supported by consistent accounts of at India Law Library Docid # 2451108
(18) VAGHELA NATWARSINH GOPALJI @ VAGHELA NARSINH GOPALJI @ VAGHELA NATWARSINH GOPALSINH Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 408, 406, 420, 114 and 120-B — Anticipatory Bail — Factors for consideration — Alleged offences occurred between 2014 and 2019, whereas FIR was lodged after substantial delay in 2026 — Applicant, serving as Secretary of a Cooperative Society, had no criminal antecedents and cooperated with the investigation — Offences were not punishable with death or life imprisonment — Custodial interrogation deemed unnecessar India Law Library Docid # 2451110
(19) MOHANKUMAR S. Vs. SHIVALINGU M.K. AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 168 — Determination of income — Reliance on Income Tax Returns — Assessment of loss of future income — Tribunal adopted notional income despite claimant producing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for four consecutive assessment years — Held, where genuine ITRs are produced on record and not successfully challenged during cross-examination, the Tribunal erred in adopting notional income — Loss of future earning capacity must be computed taking into account the India Law Library Docid # 2451113
(20) M. GOVARDHANA NAIDU Vs. MADDINA VENKATA SUBBAIAH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 03-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10(2) and Section 151 — Necessary party vs. Proper party — Dominus litis principle — A necessary party is one in whose absence no effective decree can be passed, whereas a proper party enables complete and effective adjudication — Although a plaintiff as dominus litis may choose whom to sue, this rule is subject to the court's judicial discretion under Order 1 Rule 10(2) — Courts must exercise discretion based on reason and fair play to add proper India Law Library Docid # 2451114