(1) 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
(2) 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
(3) 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
(4) 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
(5) CHARAN PREET SINGH Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 31B and Ninth Schedule — Immunity from judicial review — Laws placed in Ninth Schedule are not absolutely immune from judicial review merely on the ground of violation of fundamental rights, as they are subject to the test of basic structure of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2440807
(6) UNION OF INDIA Vs. PRAKASH INDUSTRIES LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Coal Allocation and Supply — Dispute regarding supply of coal and compensation for wrongfully suspended supply — Supreme Court clarified that Union of India and SECL were obligated to supply coal at the current price/prevalent policy as of either April 9, 2014, or May 17, 2019, and gave the choice to the Respondent/PIL to select India Law Library Docid # 2440808
(7) SUBRAMANI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 498A — Appeal against conviction for murder and cruelty — Court considered evidence of eyewitness daughter, post-mortem report, and dying declaration of the deceased — High Court reversed acquittal by Trial Court and convicted the appellant — Trial Court acquitted on grounds of inconsistent witness testimonies, unreliable dying declaration due to India Law Library Docid # 2440809
(8) CANARA BANK OVERSEAS BRANCH REP. BY SENIOR MANAGER Vs. ARCHEAN INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Contract Act, 1872 — Section 126 — Guarantee — Corporate Guarantee — Defendant No.1 executed a written undertaking (Corporate Guarantee) to pay a sum of USD 100,000 — This constituted a valid guarantee, not just a freight payment arrangement — Liability of surety is co-extensive with principal debtor. India Law Library Docid # 2440810
(9) HAMSAANANDINI NANDURI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 — Section 5(4) as amended by Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, now Section 60(4) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 — Challenge to the validity of the age limit of three months for adopted children — Held, the age limit is discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution — The distinction between adopting a child below three months and above three months is artificial India Law Library Docid # 2440811
(10) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA Vs. TERRASCOPE VENTURES LIMITED ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 — Section 15Z — Appeal to Supreme Court against SAT order setting aside Adjudicating Officer's order imposing penalties for violation of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 and Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 — Held, diversion of funds from preferential issue was in violation of Regulations and detrimental to investors — SAT's reversal of AO's order based on shareh India Law Library Docid # 2440812
(11) NIKULBHAI CHOTABHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — Applicant sought anticipatory bail alleging delay in FIR lodging, civil nature of dispute, death of main accused, and lack of concrete evidence linking applicant — Court considered factors including nature of accusation, delay, death of co-accused, non-production of evidence and previous rejected petition — While acknowledging India Law Library Docid # 2440815
(12) KAUSHIK PANJA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Surakhsha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 175(3) — Scope of Magistrate's inquiry before directing police investigation — Before directing an investigation, a Magistrate must exercise sound judicial discretion and follow a structured procedure — This includes verifying prior approaches to the police and Superintendent of Police, ensuring the application is supported by an affidavit, India Law Library Docid # 2440816
(13) BIJAYALAXMI OJHA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Land Allotment — Legitimate Expectation — Petitioner allotted a residential plot and subsequently occupied an adjacent unused patch of land belonging to the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) for over 22 years — The BDA issued an advertisement in 2020 for the disposal of such leftover lands to contiguous plot India Law Library Docid # 2440817
(14) THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. NABIN NARAYAN AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Jharkhand Pension Rules, 2000 – Rule 139 – Power to reduce pension – Can only be exercised if the entire service record of the pensioner is found to be unsatisfactory or if there is proof of grave misconduct – A single instance of irregularity is not sufficient to deem the entire service unsatisfactory. India Law Library Docid # 2440818
(15) PADMAJA KUMARI PARMAR Vs. LAKSHYARAJ SINGH MEWAR AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-03-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 278 — Petition for Letters of Administration on intestacy — Maintainability — Petitioner seeking Letters of Administration on intestacy despite acknowledging existence of a Will — Petition dismissed — Validity of a testamentary instrument to be adjudicated in proceedings India Law Library Docid # 2440821
(16) AJAY SAINI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (also BNSS Section 528) — Quashing of proceedings — High Court's inherent power to quash proceedings to prevent abuse of process of law and secure ends of justice — Such power should be exercised with circumspection in rarest of rare and appropriate cases. India Law Library Docid # 2440723
(17) SHINY C.J. AND OTHERS Vs. SHALINI SREENIVASAN AND OHTERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Recruitment Rules — Interpretation of — Anganwadi Workers applying for Supervisor posts — Eligibility and quota for graduates vs. SSLC holders — Amendment to rules increasing quota for Anganwadi Workers and earmarking a portion for graduates — Whether graduates are excluded from the general quota for Anganwadi Workers with SSLC and 10 years' experience — Supreme Court held that India Law Library Docid # 2440765
(18) THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC Vs. P. CHANDRAMOULI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Deduction of group insurance benefits — Whether amounts received by claimants under employer-provided group insurance or other contractual/social security benefits can be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Held, such benefits arise from independent contractual relationships and lack nexus with India Law Library Docid # 2440766
(19) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. SURAT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 50 — Compliance with search provisions — Accused must be apprised of legal right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer, not a Police Officer — Offering a third option to be searched before a Police Officer contravenes Section 50 and India Law Library Docid # 2440767
(20) RAJ BAHADUR SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) — Sections 7 and 13(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Supreme Court upheld the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and High Court regarding the guilt of the appellant based on ocular evidence and corroboration from independent witnesses — No error found in India Law Library Docid # 2440693