(201) THE DECCAN CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Interim Injunction — Scope of Injunction Order — Subject-matter of Suit — Petitioner challenged Collector's order directing removal of gates installed on an access road, claiming protection under an ad-interim injunction granted in a pending civil suit — Held, the pleadings and Petitioner's own affidavit-in-reply in the civil suit explicitly conceded that the access road and gates did not form part of the suit property — The ad-interim injunction granted in the India Law Library Docid # 2452289
(202) MAHALAKSHMI GLASS WORKS PVT. LTD. Vs. SUNIL V. MAGAR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Sections 25-O and 36 (Maharashtra Amendment) — Closure of undertaking — Maintainability of reference at the instance of individual workmen — Existence of recognized union — Held, the statutory scheme under Section 25-O stands on a distinct footing. Section 25-O specifically permits "representatives of the workmen" and "any workman" to oppose closure and seek review. The general bar under Section 36 restricting representation solely to a recognized union does not p India Law Library Docid # 2452290
(203) MAHALAKSHMI GLASS WORKS PVT. LTD. Vs. SUNIL V. MAGAR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Sections 25-O, 25-O(5) and 36(1) (Maharashtra Amendment) — Closure of undertaking — Maintainability of reference at the instance of individual workmen — Bar under Section 36 proviso — Employer contended that individual workmen could not pursue reference once the recognized union withdrew its review application — Held, the statutory scheme under Section 25-O constitutes a distinct procedure permitting "any workman" or "representatives of the workmen" to oppose clos India Law Library Docid # 2452291
(204) GAUTAM KHANDJUA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 227, 397 and 401 — Discharge — Scope of revisional jurisdiction — While considering a discharge application, the court is not required to conduct a mini-trial or meticulously weigh probabilities and evidence to evaluate the likelihood of conviction — Court must proceed on the assumption that prosecution material is true and determine if prima facie grounds exist to proceed against the accused — Revisional court cannot sit as an appellate court to apprecia India Law Library Docid # 2452292
(205) ANIL KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. RANGI LAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Judgment on admissions — Suit for possession and permanent injunction by father against sons — Registered sale deed and father's absolute ownership repeatedly admitted in written statement and reply — Prior framing of issues constitutes no bar to the exercise of jurisdiction under Order XII Rule 6 if no genuine triable issue survives — When the title of the plaintiff is unequivocally admitted and defendants fail to demonstrate any legally reco India Law Library Docid # 2452293
(206) BINU Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Criminal Law and Evidence — Child victim testimony — Material omission — POCSO Act — Penetrative sexual assault — Overt acts of oral-genital contact introduced for the first time during trial — Victim omitted any mention of the accused sucking her vagina in her First Information Statement or Section 164 Cr.P.C statement — Medical records revealed the history was narrated by the mother, not the child — Held, introducing the vital allegation of penetrative sexual assault for the first time during India Law Library Docid # 2452296
(207) MOHAMMAD TAUSEEF Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 and 19, 21 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Look Out Circular (LOC) — Quashing of — Petitioner sought quashing/withdrawal of LOC issued in connection with FIR under Ss. 498-A/406/34 IPC and permission to travel abroad to resume employment — Held, LOC not liable to be interfered with where substantial maintenance arrears and pending execution India Law Library Docid # 2452512
(208) REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER-II Vs. MS. MAMTA BINANI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-09-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 61(2) — Limitation — E-filing technical glitch — Maxim "actus curiae neminem gravabit" — Appeal was delayed by one day beyond the 45-day outer limit due to OTP delivery failures on NCLAT's portal — NCLAT dismissed the appeal as time-barred — Held, limitation runs only when the tribunal is functional and capable of receiving pleadings — Litigants cannot suffer for the tribunal's system failure — Tribunal ought to exempt the non-functional India Law Library Docid # 2452521
(209) LIMBU MANGER @ RAJU THAPA Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 7, 9(l), 10 and 30 — Aggravated sexual assault — Sexual intent and presumption — Accused pressed minor victim's breasts, briefly stepped back upon her protest, repeated the act, and offered money — Held, repeated acts of touching breasts during the same incident constitute aggravated sexual assault under Section 9(l) — Repeating the act despite expressed displeasure establishes deliberate sexual intent — Prosecution having establis India Law Library Docid # 2452643
(210) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. SMT. SHARDA AND ANOTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 109, 363 and 376 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 378 and 394 — Death of principal accused pending appeal against acquittal — Maintainability of appeal against abettor — Principal accused charged with rape and kidnapping died during pendency of State's appeal against acquittal, causing the appeal to abate against him — Co-accused was acquitted of charge under Section 376 read with Section 109 IPC — Held, upon the death of the principal accused a India Law Library Docid # 2452669
(211) NASIR HUSSAIN CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-09-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 14A(2) — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 316(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) and 318(2) — Appeal against rejection of bail — Allegation that appellant, as power of attorney holder, executed a registered sale deed but failed to deliver possession of the land to the purchaser — Trial Court dismissed bail — High Court held that considering the completion of investigation with filing of charge-sheet and dura India Law Library Docid # 2452670
(212) SHEOJIRAM LEEL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-09-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 147 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397 and 401 — Dishonour of Cheque — Compounding of offence at revisional stage — Conviction and sentence affirmed by Appellate Court — Parties subsequently entered into an amicable settlement and entire amount was paid to complainant — Complainant had no objection to quashing of proceedings — Held, under Section 147 of the NI Act, offence under Section 138 is compoundable — Compromise taken India Law Library Docid # 2452671
(213) LUPIN LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Industrial Policy — North-East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy, 2007 — Central Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme — Vested rights versus mere expectation — Petitioner incurred substantial investment before policy modification capping subsidy at Rupees 5 crores, but applied for mandatory registration only after the amendment — Held, a vested right is fixed, accrued, and not dependent on future contingencies — Mere prior investment or commencem India Law Library Docid # 2452682
(214) RAMANPREET KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Habeas Corpus — Child custody — Maintainability and scope — Writ of habeas corpus is maintainable for restoration of custody of a minor whose detention is illegal or without authority of law, even against a parent or where alternative statutory remedies under the Guardians and Wards Act or Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act are available — Primary consideration is determining whether detention is unlawful and whether the paramount welfare of t India Law Library Docid # 2451664
(215) KULWINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning of additional accused — Scope of power — Power under Section 319 is discretionary and extraordinary, to be exercised sparingly where strong and cogent evidence emerges during trial — Placement of a person in column No. 2 of the police report does not bar the court from summoning him if sufficient evidence appears against him during the trial — Deposition of an injured eye-witness specifically naming the accused and attributing a defi India Law Library Docid # 2451666
(216) V. SUMITRA REDDY AND ANOTHER Vs. K. RANGANADHA REDDY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-09-2026 Partnership Act, 1932 — Sections 46, 47, and 48 — Dissolution of partnership at will — Winding up and settlement of accounts — Escalation in value of partnership land — Valuation of outgoing partner's share — Preliminary decree fixed the date of dissolution of partnership at will as 18.10.1983 — Date 18.10.1983 was relevant strictly for the ascertainment of profits and losses of the firm till dissolution, but has no relevance to the right of partners to receive the value in the residue of assets India Law Library Docid # 2451690
(217) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA Vs. VEDANTA LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-09-2026 Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 1998 — Regulations 14(3), 15B(8) — Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (PFUTP) — Regulations 2(1)(c), 3, 4 — Scope of inquiry under Regulation 15B(8) — Inter-relation between release/forfeiture of escrow amount under Buyback Regulations and allegation of fraud under PFUTP Regulations — Fulfilment of conditions India Law Library Docid # 2451691
(218) S.S. DAS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-09-2026 Service Law — Fundamental Rules — Rule 56(j) — Compulsory Retirement — Scope of Judicial Review — Arbitrariness and Malice in Law — Order of compulsory retirement issued under FR 56(j) retiring appellant prematurely from Indian Trade Service (ITS) — Upheld by CAT and High Court — Held: Scope of judicial review under FR 56(j) is restricted, but court can interfere if decision is arbitrary, perverse, or vitiated by malice in law — FR 56(j) cannot be invoked as a shortcut to avoid regular proceedin India Law Library Docid # 2451693
(219) DEEPU @ DEEPAK Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 232 — Mandatory compliance — Omission to hear accused under Section 232 after Section 313 examination — Effect on trial — Non-compliance with Section 232 Cr.P.C. does not ipso facto vitiate criminal proceedings unless the omission is shown to have resulted in serious and substantial prejudice to the accused — Where the accused made no claim or demonstration of any prejudice caused by such omission, trial court proceedings held not vitiated. India Law Library Docid # 2451696
(220) K.S.MANI Vs. THE BOARD, TAMIL NADU GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LTD. AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Disproportionate Assets — Proof of independent source of income of family members — Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 — Preponderance of probabilities — Delinquent employee charged with acquiring assets disproportionate to known sources of income in his name and family members' names — Held, the burden of proving that delinquent's wife and son possessed independent sources of income rested exclusively on the delinquent under Section 106, as it was within hi India Law Library Docid # 2451702