(301) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI Vs. M/S R.V. ANDERSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 34 and 37 – Challenge to arbitral award – Improper constitution of arbitral tribunal – Interpretation of Clause 8.3(b) of the agreement – Co-arbitrators' power to appoint the presiding arbitrator after 30 days – High Court's upholding of arbitral tribunal's decision – Appeals dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2440633
(302) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. ROHITH NATHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Reservation Policy — Other Backward Classes (OBC) — Creamy Layer Exclusion — Interpretation of Office Memorandum (OM) dated 08.09.1993 and Clarificatory Letter dated 14.10.2004 — Salary income exclusion — Hostile discrimination — Held, the clarificatory letter dated 14.10.2004, particularly paragraph 9 thereof, India Law Library Docid # 2440634
(303) HARISH RANA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to life — Includes right to die with dignity — Passive euthanasia and Advance Medical Directives (AMD) are permissible under Article 21 — Active euthanasia is not permissible — Withdrawal or withholding of medical treatment is a constitutional right derived from the dignity, liberty, privacy, and India Law Library Docid # 2440635
(304) RAJIV GUPTA Vs. STATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Sections 138 and 141 — Dishonour of cheque — Company as accused — For proceedings under Section 141 of the NI Act, it is a mandatory requirement that the company itself must be arrayed as an accused — Vicarious liability of other individuals, such as directors or managing directors, can only be invoked if the company is made a party to the complaint and is prosecuted — In the India Law Library Docid # 2440769
(305) SUNIL KUMAR SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 50 — Bail Application — Arrest — Grounds of arrest — Communication of grounds of arrest in writing is mandatory for all offences, to be provided in the language understood by the arrestee — Non-compliance leads to illegal India Law Library Docid # 2440770
(306) RAJENDRA KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 332 and 333 — Offence of voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter a public servant from discharging duty — Essential facts to prove guilt — (i) Accused voluntarily caused hurt or grievous hurt; (ii) Victim was a public servant; (iii) Victim was discharging official duty — Prosecution failed to prove that the traffic inspectors were lawfully authorized to conduct the inspection — Absence India Law Library Docid # 2440771
(307) AMIT GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. DINESH CHANDRA GUPTA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 295 — Probate petition and civil suit — When a probate petition and a civil suit concerning the same Will are pending, it is appropriate to consolidate them and decide them together, as the decision in the probate proceedings will directly impact the suit — The probate court has exclusive jurisdiction to grant probate, and contentions regarding the Will's validity can be decided within the India Law Library Docid # 2440772
(308) PRABHU KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act, 2016) — Sections 2(r), 33 and 34 — Fixed upper limit of 60% disability in advertisement for Assistant District Attorney (ADA) post — Held, such a stipulation is arbitrary and has no nexus with the nature of duties to be performed — The RPwD Act, 2016 defines the minimum eligibility for "benchmark disability" but does not empower the State to create an arbitrary "ceiling" that excludes those with higher degrees India Law Library Docid # 2440813
(309) PATEL PRAHLADBHAI REVABHAI AND OTHERS Vs. PATEL REVABHAI VIRCHANDBHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Mamlatdar Courts' Act, 1906 — Section 5(2) — Dispute over right of way — Concurrent findings of revenue authorities based on spot inspection, documentary evidence, and DILR report — No error of law or jurisdiction found — Interference in writ jurisdiction not warranted. India Law Library Docid # 2440900
(310) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHAUHAN BHARATSINH KESHRISINH AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's powers — Appellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate, and reconsider evidence in an acquittal appeal, and can reach its own conclusions on facts and law — However, courts should give proper weight to the trial court's view, especially regarding witness credibility, the presumption of innocence, and the benefit of doubt — India Law Library Docid # 2440901
(311) MANJULABEN GABABHAI @ GANPATBHAI SARDARSINH PARMAR AND OTHERS Vs. PRADIPSINH KANAIYASINH AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Vehicle Accident Claim — Compensation — Appeal against judgment and award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Claimants aggrieved by lower quantum of compensation awarded — Deceased was driving a heavy goods vehicle, which requires skill — Tribunal erred in determining income based on minimum wages, ignoring the skilled nature of the job — India Law Library Docid # 2440902
(312) STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS Vs. VITTHALBHAI MADHAVLAL PATEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 & Order 22 Rule 4 — Legal Heirs — Delay in substitution of deceased respondent — Court condoned the delay in filing the application for substitution of legal heirs of the deceased respondent and set aside the abatement, permitting the applicants to bring the legal India Law Library Docid # 2440934
(313) CHAUDHARY PRAKESHBHAI NATHABHAI Vs. NEW INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Liability of Insurance Company for self-negligence of driver — When owner of a vehicle pays additional premium to cover the risk of a paid driver and conductor, the insurance company's liability is enlarged to cover claims irrespective of the driver's self-negligence — The insurance India Law Library Docid # 2440935
(314) STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS Vs. VITTHALBHAI MADHAVLAL PATEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — Powers and duties of a first appellate court — The appellate court must reflect its application of mind and record findings supported by reasons on all issues; while reversing a trial court's finding, it must provide reasons for disagreeing with the trial court's reasoning. India Law Library Docid # 2440936
(315) REHMATULLAH NAIK Vs. U.T OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997 — Section 7(b) — Appeal against eviction order — Requirement to surrender possession — Held, proviso (b) of Section 7, requiring surrender of possession as a condition for appeal, when interpreted strictly as physical possession, would render the appellate remedy harsh and unworkable, India Law Library Docid # 2441014
(316) UT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. SURINDER KUMAR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Equitable Jurisdiction — A party seeking equitable relief must approach the court with clean hands — If a petitioner is found to have misled the court or suppressed material facts, their writ petition may be dismissed, even if it has merits. India Law Library Docid # 2441015
(317) M/S NATIONAL ENGINEERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(7)(a) — Award of Interest — Even if the contract agreement is silent on interest, an arbitrator has the power to award interest, including pendente lite (during the proceedings) and future interest, to compensate a party for being deprived of the use of money. India Law Library Docid # 2441016
(318) SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. ROMESH CHANDER AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Insurer's Liability for Gratuitous Passengers — The insurer is generally not liable to pay compensation for injuries sustained by gratuitous passengers — However, the evidence recorded before the Tribunal holds more weight than the contents of an FIR if there is a contradiction. India Law Library Docid # 2441017
(319) UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. NAZIR HUSSAIN[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311 — Protection against dismissal, removal, or reduction in rank — Not applicable to an appointment obtained by fraud or forged documents — Such an appointment is void ab initio — Dismissal in such cases is cancellation of a void appointment and requires compliance with principles of natural justice, not a full departmental inquiry. India Law Library Docid # 2441026
(320) ROBERT GRAGERY D’SOUZA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 167(2) — Right to statutory bail — Petitioner sought default bail on the ground that the charge-sheet was not filed within 60 days — Magistrate rejected the application, holding that Section 409 of the Penal Code, which carries a punishment of life imprisonment or up to ten years, applied, making the detention period 90 days — High Court examined the applicability of Section 409 IPC — India Law Library Docid # 2441125