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(381) BANDARI SAMPATH Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 — Recall of witnesses — Power to recall witnesses is wide and intended to discover truth and render just decision, but must be exercised cautiously — Recall should not be refused on technical grounds if it aids proper adjudication and causes no prejudice — However, witnesses cannot be recalled
India Law Library Docid # 2441354

(382) BIHAR STATE HOUSING BOARD Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 137 — Review Petition — Defects in filing — Court noted numerous defects in the review petition, including unsigned documents, missing information in the cause title, failure to file Vakalatnama, improper index, and delay in filing — Despite a letter from the Registry to cure these defects, the counsel failed to do so — Court condoned the delay but rejected the application for oral submissions — The Court found no error apparent on the face of the record or
India Law Library Docid # 2441408

(383) PRERNA SINGH Vs. COMMITTEE OF CREDITORS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Resolution Professional and Committee of Creditors — Failure to hand over possession of premises — Despite previous court orders and lack of rent payment, Resolution Professional had not removed machinery and handed over vacant possession of the property to the appellant — Court granted a final opportunity to finalize a resolution plan, failing which contempt proceedings would be initiated against the Resolution Professional and Committee of Creditors for f
India Law Library Docid # 2441436

(384) ATUL BANGRE Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Quashing of FIR and criminal proceedings — Marriage between appellant and victim after FIR registration — Joint application by parties for quashing — Court exercised powers under Article 142 to do complete justice, considering the marriage and reconciliation, and the victim's disinterest in prosecution — FIR, sessions trial, conviction, and sentence quashed, and appellant discharged. [Paras 2, 5, 7, 8]
India Law Library Docid # 2441445

(385) SUDERSHAN KUMAR MISRA Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Interim orders of the High Court regarding permissions for meetings, functions, or rallies at specific locations in Jaipur were merged into a final order — Special leave petitions challenging these interim orders were dismissed as infructuous.
India Law Library Docid # 2441483

(386) COMMISSIONER OF SALES TAX ODISHA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S BHUSHAN POWER AND STEEL LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 31 — Binding nature of approved resolution plan — Resolution plan approved under Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, is binding on all stakeholders, including Central and State Governments, and local authorities, concerning debts and statutory dues — Appellants failed to submit any claims to the Committee of Creditors within the prescribed time — Consequently, any claims the appellants may have had were extinguished upon the appr
India Law Library Docid # 2441489

(387) ATUL NIHALE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Death Sentence — Stay of Execution — Supreme Court granted leave to appeal against High Court judgment and ordered a stay on the execution of the death sentence pending final disposal.
India Law Library Docid # 2441507

(388) DHIRUBHAI NANJIBHAI PATEL LOTWALA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and proceedings — Abetment of suicide (Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 506(2)) — Suicide note lacked material particulars regarding nature, time, and place of alleged threats by creditors — Suicide note indicted multiple creditors without specifying individual roles or indicating they acted as a group — Demand for repayment of lawful debt, even by phone calls, does not amount to abetment of suicide in absence of evidence
India Law Library Docid # 2441509

(389) N. JAYARAM AND ANOTHER Vs. J. RAVI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Framing of charges for contempt — Not justified when High Court direction was merely to consider representations and not a positive mandate to act in favour of writ petitioners — Authority cancelled allotment and thus could not approve lease-cum-sale agreement — Such cancellation order was not in violation of High Court’s orders — High Court order framing charges for contempt set aside. [Paras 6 to 12]
India Law Library Docid # 2441510

(390) KARAN GABBARBHAI SOLANKI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of proceedings — Marriage between accused and victim — Supreme Court, exercising its power under Article 142 of the Constitution, quashed criminal proceedings arising from FIR concerning kidnapping and enticement with promise of marriage, where the victim had attained majority and married the accused, expressing a desire not to pursue the case, and the accused undertook to make monthly payments to the victim. [Paras 4-11]
India Law Library Docid # 2441512

(391) THAKUR BHAGAT ETC. Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Valuation of acquired land — Sale deed dated 05.02.2007 accepted as a reliable benchmark for valuation — High Court's decision to reduce valuation from Rs.80,000/- per biswa to Rs.45,000/- per biswa, and apply a 25% deduction for development charges, was incorrect — Supreme Court fixed the compensation at Rs.80,000/- per biswa with a 25% deduction for development charges, accepting the sale deed’s valuation and the High Court's reasoning on statutory deduction — Prev
India Law Library Docid # 2441591

(392) THE MANAGEMENT, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL Vs. K.P. KISHORE KUMAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-03-2026
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 17-B — Wages paid under Section 17-B — Employee reinstated by Labour Court without back wages, modified by Single Bench to lump sum compensation of Rs. 3,00,000/-, then Division Bench directed reinstatement without back wages — Employee attained superannuation — Supreme Court directed payment of Rs. 10,00,000/- as lump sum compensation, in addition to wages already paid under Section 17-B, with adjustment if Rs. 3,00,000/- was already paid — Appeals dispos
India Law Library Docid # 2441598

(393) DR. SUSHIL KUMAR PURBEY AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — High Court quashed proceedings against sister-in-law on ground of general and omnibus allegations, but declined relief to father-in-law and mother-in-law (appellants) — Allegations against appellants were similarly general and omnibus, with no specific role or overt act attributed to them — Delay in lodging FIR,
India Law Library Docid # 2440506

(394) GOBIND SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional evidence in appeal — Appellate court can allow additional evidence only in exceptional circumstances as laid down in the rule, such as where the court needs it to pronounce judgment or for any other substantial cause — Parties do not have a right to produce additional evidence and it cannot be introduced at their convenience — The provision
India Law Library Docid # 2440507

(395) NEC CORPORATION Vs. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026
Designs Act, 2000 — Section 2(a) and 2(d) — Graphic User Interface (GUI) — Registrability as design — Interpretation of "article" and "design" — The definition of "article" is broad and includes any article of manufacture or substance; the misconception that it must have a physical embodiment is a fallacy — The term "applied to an article by any industrial process" should be interpreted liberally, considering modern technological advancements — Permanence or touch are not
India Law Library Docid # 2440512

(396) SHAKIR @ ANDHA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026
Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 — Section 2(c) and Section 3(4) — Preventive detention — "Dangerous person" — Maintenance of public order vs. maintenance of law and order — Detention order based on criminal cases granted bail — Activities no bearing on public order — Mere disturbance of law and order not
India Law Library Docid # 2440513

(397) SANDIPKUMAR SURESHBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Appeal against conviction for murder — Court examines the chain of circumstantial evidence — Held that the circumstances relied upon by the prosecution were proved beyond reasonable doubt, pointed overwhelmingly towards the guilt of the accused, formed a complete chain,
India Law Library Docid # 2440514

(398) ARNAB LAMIN Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 and Section 5(m) read with IPC, 1860 — Section 377 and Section 506 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Medical evidence indicating tenderness, redness, and stretch marks in the anus of the survivor, consistent with sexual assault — Victim’s testimony and sister’s testimony corroborated each other and were consistent with the
India Law Library Docid # 2440515

(399) VIKASH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026
Public employment — Termination of service — Suppression of criminal cases — Petitioner, a Constable (Washerman) in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), terminated for suppressing involvement in two criminal cases — One case was falsely alleged after investigation and the other was a compoundable family dispute resulting in acquittal — Held, while employers must take suppression of facts seriously, especially in disciplined forces, they must also consider the nature of the post, the candidate's social bac
India Law Library Docid # 2440516

(400) SHAKIR NAZIR MALLA AND OTHER Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 09-03-2026
Preventive Detention — Grounds of Detention — Non-furnishing of Dossier — Detenu's claim of not being provided with the dossier for detention was contradictory, with admissions in the writ petition differing from claims made in the appeal — The Court rejected this contention as the detenu had admitted in his writ petition to having received the dossier.
India Law Library Docid # 2440517

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