(821) PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 107 — Abetment of suicide — Essential ingredients — To constitute abetment under Section 306 read with Section 107 IPC, there must be a positive, active, or direct act by the accused that instigates or aids the deceased in committing suicide, leaving them with no alternative. The term "instigate" denotes incitement or urging drastic action, with mens rea as a necessary concomitant. Mere allegations of scolding, harassment, or a snap show of anger, withou India Law Library Docid # 2453159
(822) M/S PRINCE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND MOHAN CONSTRUCTION (JOINT VENTURE) Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Tender / Procurement of Works — Technical Evaluation — Defect in Bid Submission — Joint Venture Bid — Rejection of technical bid as non-responsive — Petitioner failed to furnish required information in Tech-2 — Against column for bidder's name, individual partner's name was entered, and against legal status, residential address was stated — Held, disclosures made neither correctly revealed identity of the Joint Venture partner nor its legal status — Ev India Law Library Docid # 2453160
(823) 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
(824) 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
(825) 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
(826) 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
(827) 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
(828) 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
(829) 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
(830) OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. Vs. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-II AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Territorial Jurisdiction — Offshore installations beyond 12 nautical miles — Applicability of labour laws — ONGC challenged CGIT jurisdiction over workmen deployed on rigs in high seas — Held, challenge rejected — Appointment letters were issued from Mumbai to Mumbai addresses, and all service, administrative, and disciplinary decisions were taken at Mumbai — Incidents on rigs were reported to Mumbai police — When contract of employment originates and is administe India Law Library Docid # 2451703
(831) NARENDRA JANARDAN MHATRE AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 9 — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 4, 6, 11, 11A and 16 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Challenge to acquisition proceedings — Plaint cleverly drafted to avoid seeking explicit declaration of lapsing or recovery of possession, instead praying that no award was declared under Section 11 and land did not vest in Government — Held, the Land Acquisition Act is a complete code in itself and impliedly excludes Civil Court jurisdiction under Section 9 C India Law Library Docid # 2451704
(832) RAM PRAVESH THAKUR Vs. STATE OF N.C.T. OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 232 — Non-compliance of hearing provision — Effect on trial — Accused was not afforded a hearing under Section 232 after examination under Section 313(1)(b) — Held, omission to comply with Section 232 does not ipso facto vitiate the trial proceedings unless such omission is shown to have resulted in serious and substantial prejudice to the accused — Since the accused failed to plead or establish that any prejudice was caused by the non-compliance, t India Law Library Docid # 2451707
(833) SUKHMANDAR SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Railways Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 — Section 23 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Beneficial legislation — Delay of 786 days in filing appeal — Appellant cited poverty, illiteracy, and lack of funds to seek timely legal advice — Railways Act, 1989 and Railways Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 are beneficial legislations intended to compensate victims of railway accidents — A liberal and justice-oriented approach must be adopted in condonation applications so genuine claims are India Law Library Docid # 2451711
(834) SRI GOPALAKRISHNA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL Vs. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Act, 1973 — Section 23(b) — Nature of appellate proceedings — Principles of natural justice — Employee challenged school's rejection of salary during suspension before Joint Director under Section 23(b) pursuant to High Court directions — School contended proceedings were original, warranting strict adherence to natural justice — Held, the proceedings were appellate, summary in nature, and instituted with school's consent — Both parties were aff India Law Library Docid # 2451713
(835) KSHATRIYA NADAR GIRLS' HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL Vs. THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Rules, 1972 — Rule 15-A — Service Law — Probationer — Termination simpliciter — Validity — Respondent teacher was appointed on probation for two years, but services were terminated before completion on grounds of unsatisfactory performance — Single Judge set aside termination — Division Bench held that an innocuous termination of a probationer's service during probation does not carry stigma or penal consequence — Detailed disciplinary enquiry u India Law Library Docid # 2451714
(836) MINU CHAUDHARY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Maintainability of Contempt Proceedings — Effect of appellate order — Writ petition directing absorption of teacher with consequential benefits was allowed by High Court — Matter escalated to the Supreme Court, which disposed of the appeal with fresh directions to the University — Petitioner initiated contempt proceedings in the High Court alleging non-compliance with the writ court's initial order — Held, contempt petition before High Court is not maintainable bec India Law Library Docid # 2451860
(837) PUNAM DEVI Vs. SUNITA DEVI AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Service Law — Anganwadi Sevika — Selection and Appointment — Solitary Candidate in Merit Panel — Direction for De Novo Recruitment — Validity — Appellant was the sole applicant pursuant to original advertisement and placed on merit list — Selection Committee impermissibly altered feeder area, invited fresh applications, and appointed Respondent No. 1 — District Magistrate cancelled appointment of Respondent No. 1 as illegal and directed appointment of Appellant, affirmed by Commissioner — Single India Law Library Docid # 2451867
(838) NIRAJ KUMAR Vs. M/S. BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Letters Patent Appeal — Application filed seeking condonation of a 40-day delay in instituting the appeal — Averments demonstrated sufficient cause — Delay was not inordinate — Delay condoned and application disposed of. India Law Library Docid # 2451892
(839) JASHIM MIAN @ JASIM MIAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 148 and 325 read with Section 149 — Rioting armed with deadly weapons and causing grievous hurt — Appreciation of evidence — Injured eyewitnesses — Petitioners assaulted the informant and his brother with lathi, danda, and garasa, causing a fracture to the informant's forearm — Informant's testimony was consistent in cross-examination and fully corroborated by another injured eyewitness — Evidence clearly established the unlawful assembly and grievous hurt infli India Law Library Docid # 2451893
(840) MANGAL MUNDA Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 303(2) — Grant of bail — Delay in trial and prolonged custody — Petitioner remained in custody since February 2025 — Charge was framed in May 2025, but prosecution failed to produce any of the three witnesses despite earlier High Court directions to ensure prompt production — Counter-affidavit filed by the Superintendent of Police failed to show service of notices on witnesses — Prolonged detention without progress in trial held unfair to the accused — Bai India Law Library Docid # 2451895