(121) REETA RANI @ RITA RANI AND ANOTHER Vs. JATINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13 — Eviction petition — Landlord’s bona fide personal necessity — Petitioners contended that landlord was settled abroad and had obtained eviction for eight shops previously — Court held that landlord's need should be assessed from their perspective, not tenant's — Landlord is best judge of their own requirements, and a genuine need cannot be a mere pretext — Tenant's India Law Library Docid # 2441722
(122) SUDHA DEVI Vs. ANIL KUMAR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Dishonor of cheque under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Essential ingredients for offence under Section 138 of NI Act not fulfilled — Petitioner not signatory to cheque, nor drawn from her account — Summoning order India Law Library Docid # 2441853
(123) STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS Vs. BHAGWAN SINGH[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Breath Analyzer Test — Not conclusive proof of alcohol consumption — Relying solely on Breath Analyzer Report without blood or urine tests for dismissal is violation of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441882
(124) SUNIL KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32(1) — Dying Declaration — Admissibility of — Based on the maxim "Nemo moriturus praesumitur mentire" (a man will not meet his Maker with a lie in his mouth) — Considerations for admitting a dying declaration include it being made in extremity, when the maker is at the point of death, all hope of India Law Library Docid # 2441883
(125) PRAYAGADHWAJ YADAV @ PRAYAG Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 — Section 92 — Appeal against confiscation order — Where a vehicle is confiscated under the Act, the appropriate remedy for the owner is to file an appeal against the confiscation order under Section 92 of the Act, rather than filing a writ petition. India Law Library Docid # 2441884
(126) KUMAR DUSHYANT Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 41 and 41A — Arrest without warrant — Guidelines for arrest — Supreme Court's directions in Arnesh Kumar case applicable to offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years — Police officer must record reasons in writing for arrest if not done under Section 41(1)(b)(ii) — Arrest without notice under Section 41A and without recording satisfaction for necessity of India Law Library Docid # 2441885
(127) KAUSHIK SINGH @ SANTOSH SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 73 — Warrant of Arrest — Issuance of — Warrant under Section 73 CrPC can be issued only for production of the accused before the court and not in aid of police investigation or arrest — The court cannot pass orders under this section on mere asking of the police and has to India Law Library Docid # 2441969
(128) NARENDRA KUMAR KARN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar) — Section 4(h) — Scope and Applicability — Section 4(h) empowers the Collector to inquire into transfers made to defeat the Act's provisions, but cancellation of a Jamabandi requires clear findings of fraud or lack of jurisdiction, not mere presumption. India Law Library Docid # 2441987
(129) 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
(130) 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
(131) 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
(132) 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
(133) 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
(134) 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
(135) 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
(136) R. ANBALAGAN (DECEASED) THR. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES Vs. SOMARAJ DHEEKSHIDAR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 — Section 21(2)(e) and Section 26 — Landlord’s desire to improve, renovate, reconstruct, or remodel property — Age and condition of the rented property are irrelevant for the Rent Court to order such works — If the landlord is ready and willing to India Law Library Docid # 2441540
(137) D. DEEPAK Vs. SUMATHI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Court must consider only averments in plaint and documents filed with it, not defence — Whether property is ancestral or private is a question of fact to be decided after trial — Court cannot decide disputed questions of fact at the Order VII Rule 11 stage. [Paras 6, 8 India Law Library Docid # 2441541
(138) SUDARSHAN KUMAR Vs. GURMINDER DHALIWAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 14 Rule 5 — Framing of additional issue — Plaintiffs had failed to lead evidence despite numerous opportunities and their evidence was closed by order — Plaintiffs then filed application for reframing of issues to fill lacunae — Allowing application would amount to de novo trial at the stage of final arguments — Such application cannot be sustained. India Law Library Docid # 2441721
(139) LAKHI RAM AND OTHERS Vs. BABU RAM (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional evidence — Application seeking permission to place revenue records on record to show continued possession — No reply filed by the respondent disputing the facts mentioned in the application — Application allowed and documents taken on record as additional evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441723
(140) RAMDITTA MAL (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR Vs. SADHU RAM AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Suit for possession based on title — Maintainability — Where title to immovable property is undisputed, and the plaintiff is out of possession, the appropriate remedy is to file a suit for possession. India Law Library Docid # 2441724