(401) SMT. RUPAM DEBBARMA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 27-A and Section 37 — Bail — Financing illicit traffic — The offence of "financing" illicit traffic under Section 27-A of the NDPS Act requires proof that a person directly or indirectly provided funds to facilitate any of the activities listed in Section 2(viii-b) of the Act by other persons — Simply investing one's own money in such activities generally does not attract Section 27-A — Money recovered along with contraban India Law Library Docid # 2440518
(402) RAJA VENKATACHALAM AND OTHERS Vs. KANDULA USHA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Admission of Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — The High Court can admit a second appeal only if it is satisfied that there is a substantial question of law between the parties — To determine this, the question of law must substantially affect the rights of the parties and must be either an unsettled question or one that requires India Law Library Docid # 2440519
(403) M/S LIBERTY GENERAL INSURANCE LTD. Vs. DIPAK BAISHYA AND AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Impugned award based on functional disability of claimant — Appellant's argument that tribunal erred in considering functional disability of claimant as 63% of the whole body when medical evidence indicated it was specific to the right lower limb — Court’s role in assessing functional disability India Law Library Docid # 2440520
(404) ABHISHEK SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-03-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Special Provisions) Act, 2010 — Section 3(b) — Exclusion of employees appointed on academic arrangement basis from regularization — Classification held unconstitutional — Section 3(b) lacks intelligible differentia and rational nexus to the object of the Act — Denial of regularization solely based on nomenclature is impermissible under Article 14 of the Constitution India Law Library Docid # 2440575
(405) BASHEER AHMAD AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction under Section 302/34 of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Eyewitness testimony — Complainant and another witness (P.W.1 and P.W.2) are considered reliable and their presence at the scene of occurrence is natural and explained — Their testimony is consistent and corroborated by medical evidence — Defense failed to establish India Law Library Docid # 2440776
(406) KHORBAN @ KURBAL @ DINESH @ SARDAR LALUBHAI NAYAK Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Conviction for murder — Trial court convicted accused based on testimony of hostile witnesses and police officers — High Court found that most material witnesses had not supported the prosecution's case — Conviction based solely on presence of accused and statements recorded by India Law Library Docid # 2440908
(407) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAMESHBHAI KANGABHAI LABADA BARIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court’s powers in an acquittal appeal are extensive, but it should give due weight to the trial court’s findings, especially regarding witness credibility and the presumption of innocence in favor of the accused — Interference is warranted only if the acquittal judgment is perverse, based on misreading or omission of India Law Library Docid # 2440909
(408) KESHAVBHAI KURJIBHAI VORA Vs. PRAKASHBHAI NATWARLAL TERAIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award — Claimant seeking enhanced compensation — Tribunal partly allowed claim, awarding Rs — 10,01,618/- with 9% interest, lower than the Rs — 20 Lakhs claimed. India Law Library Docid # 2440910
(409) STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS Vs. GADHVI MAHADAN SHIVDAN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Delay in filing appeal — Condonation of — Explanation for delay insufficient — Court found significant gaps in communication between various officers regarding filing of appeal, indicating lack of proper explanation for the delay — Appeal for condonation of delay dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440911
(410) SUDHIR KUMAR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, JACKSONS LABORATORIES PVT. LTD. Vs. PEERZADA TASADUQ HUSSAIN DRUG INSPECTOR PULWAMA SRINAGAR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 25(4) — Retesting of drug sample — It is not obligatory for the complainant to have a drug sample retested by the Central Drugs Laboratory merely because the accused notified their intention to adduce evidence challenging the Government Analyst's report — The provision allows the Court, at its discretion, to order retesting upon a request from either party or suo motu. India Law Library Docid # 2441087
(411) AUGUST REMEDIES VILLAGE-OGLI Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 23(4) and 25 — Procedure for lifting and analyzing drug samples — Manufacturer's right to receive a portion of the sample — Failure to supply a portion of the sample to the manufacturer, as required by Section 23(4)(iii), deprives the manufacturer of the valuable right to get the sample tested independently and contest the government analyst's report, leading to prejudice India Law Library Docid # 2441088
(412) SMT. NAGMANI RAMNNA BURUMURI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN RAILWAY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c)(2) — "Untoward Incident" — Compensation for death of a railway employee — Conditions for compensation are being a bonafide passenger and death due to an untoward incident — Railway employees are entitled to free pass and considered bonafide passengers even if pass not recovered at the time of accident — Contradictory reports from railway authorities regarding the cause of India Law Library Docid # 2441113
(413) GAJANAN NAMDEO OGE AND OTHERS Vs. VASAI-VIRAR CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Equal pay for equal work — Petitioners, employees of erstwhile Gram Panchayats merged with Municipal Corporation, sought parity in salary and benefits with regular employees — Held, principle of equal pay for equal work is a constitutional goal and violation thereof is a India Law Library Docid # 2441114
(414) MOHAMMAD SHAHJAD AMIR HASAN SHAIKH Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 6, 9(n), 10, 376(2)(f) IPC — Age determination — School records and affidavits of parents hold primacy over medical reports like ossification tests for determining age of a child victim —Admissions in school registers, based on parents' statements, are credible. India Law Library Docid # 2441152
(415) TAPI VALLEY AGRO FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY Vs. DONDAICHA WARWADE NAGAR PARISHAD, DONDAICHA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of writ petition — Alternative remedy — Writ jurisdiction is discretionary, not mandatory — High Court can exercise writ jurisdiction even if alternative remedy exists, especially when fundamental rights are affected, principles of natural justice are violated, or proceedings are without jurisdiction or palpably arbitrary/illegal — Refusal to issue India Law Library Docid # 2441163
(416) SHRI PANJAB S/O. PRAKASHRAO PATIL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act) — Section 127 — Lapse of reservation — A purchase notice under Section 127 is a condition precedent for the lapse of reservation —However, if the notice is brought to the knowledge of the planning authority institutionally and acted upon, a hyper-technical objection regarding the mode of service will not be entertained, especially when the India Law Library Docid # 2441164
(417) SISTER BHAGYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Allegations of coercion to convert religion and subsequent termination of service — Court’s power to quash is to be exercised sparingly and only in rarest of rare cases — While the court cannot inquire into the reliability of allegations at the FIR stage, it can India Law Library Docid # 2441176
(418) SMT. AALOKITA (SEETA) Vs. VIKAS MISHRA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) — Cruelty — Allegations of false criminal cases against husband and his family members by wife — Held to constitute mental cruelty justifying divorce. India Law Library Docid # 2441178
(419) MOHAMMAD IQBAL @ KALLU KHAN Vs. NAGARNIGAM BHOPAL THRU. COMMISSIONER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 5 — Determination of Legal Representative — For the purpose of representation of a deceased party's estate, the court is not required to decide adverse titles inter-se between claimants — The inquiry under Order 22 Rule 5 CPC is solely for representation — If the appeal succeeds, claimants India Law Library Docid # 2441179
(420) SARAVAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. COMPETENT AUTHORITY SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 2(4) and Section 43 — National Highway Act, 1956 — Section 3(G)(5) — Applicability of Limitation Act — Where an enactment does not prescribe a limitation period for arbitration proceedings, the Limitation Act, 1963, specifically Article 137, may not apply to such arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2441251