(841) THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Vs. M/S BHASIN ASSOCIATES PVT. LTD.[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Commercial Appeal filed with delay of 2050 days challenging dismissal of Section 34 application — Routine bureaucratic excuses regarding movement of files, inter-departmental correspondence, and procedural formalities do not establish "sufficient cause" — Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act and the Commercial Courts Act, speedy resolution of disputes is paramoun India Law Library Docid # 2451896
(842) LAVLEEN GOEL Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — Parameters and Custodial Interrogation — Allegation of multi-level marketing and money circulation scheme — Held, arrest cannot be treated as a routine or mechanical measure — Requirement of further investigation cannot by itself be equated with a demonstrated necessity for custodial interrogation — Where the investigation substantially depends on documentary, corporate, banking, and electronic records capable of being India Law Library Docid # 2451907
(843) SMT. MAHAMOODA BANU @ GULNAZ AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Private dispute — Compromise between parties — Petitioners sought quashing of criminal proceedings pending before Magistrate arising from a complaint by respondent No.2 — Parties appeared before Court and submitted a joint affidavit reporting amicable settlement of their dispute for Rs.16,00,000/-, with all payments duly completed — Held, following Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, where the dispute is purely pr India Law Library Docid # 2451912
(844) MUSKAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 21(c) and 29 — Regular bail — Recovery of commercial quantity from co-accused — Nomination solely based on disclosure statement — Petitioners were nominated as accused solely on the basis of a disclosure statement made by an apprehended co-accused — No contraband was recovered from the petitioners and no independent material connected them to the crime — Considering the period India Law Library Docid # 2451914
(845) GURPREET SINGH Vs. REGISTRAR, COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Discretionary writ jurisdiction — Delay and laches — Stale claim — Enforcement of Labour Court award — Labour Court passed award in 1996 reinstating petitioner without back wages — Petitioner allegedly denied joining in 1996 but took no legal steps for over two decades — First representation submitted to respondent-Markfed only in 2017 — Extraordinary writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to revive rights allowed to remain dormant for an unreasonably pro India Law Library Docid # 2451915
(846) MEHAKPREET SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Verification of compromise — Permissible modes — Petition filed for quashing FIR based on compromise — High Court directed the trial Court or Illaqa Magistrate to record statements of parties regarding the genuineness of the compromise — Trial Court permitted to record statements either through physical appearance, video conferencing with counsel identification, or by appointing an Advocate Commissioner — Judicial Magistrate required to re India Law Library Docid # 2451917
(847) SUKHJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Constitution of India — Article 21 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Regular bail — Commercial quantity — Rigours of Section 37 vs. Right to speedy trial — Petitioner was incarcerated for over 1 year and 5 months — None of the 13 cited prosecution witnesses were examined — Prolonged pre-trial detention without justifiable cause infringes fundamental right to life and liberty under Article 21 — Statutory India Law Library Docid # 2451919
(848) MANGAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 318(4) — Anticipatory Bail — Immigration Fraud — Cheating on pretext of sending persons abroad — Gravity of offence — Held, fraudulent inducement for migration preys upon aspirations of unsuspecting citizens and falls within the ambit of organized human trafficking — Such offences strike at social trust and public order, causing severe financial and emotional distress — Judicial response must ensure India Law Library Docid # 2451920
(849) NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. LAKSHMANA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Challenge to liability by insurer — Identical accident involving multiple claims — Claimant injured when a tractor-trailer toppled — Insurer contested liability on grounds of driver lacking transport endorsement and non-coverage of loader/unloader under the policy — Record established that in another claim arising out of the same accident, the insurer did not challenge the award and deposited the compensation — Held, having accepted and complied with t India Law Library Docid # 2451925
(850) MOHAMAD NASIM Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 377, 394, 365, 201 read with Section 34 — Regular Bail — Prolonged incarceration versus gravity of offence — Principles governing bail — Accused sought bail citing custody of over three years and ten months — Held, mere prolonged period of incarceration or the fact that trial is likely to take time does not by itself entitle an accused to bail when offences alleged are serious — Grant of discretionary India Law Library Docid # 2451926
(851) RAJINDER KUMAR Vs. MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE, TARAORI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Scope of Second Appeal — Interference with findings of fact — The First Appellate Court is the final court of facts entitled to independently reassess oral and documentary evidence — The High Court in second appeal cannot substitute its own appreciation of evidence merely because an alternative view is possible — Interference is justified only when the findings suffer from perversity, ignore material evidence, or apply erroneous legal principles — India Law Library Docid # 2451927
(852) SRI. NAGARAJ Vs. CHOLA MS GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149 — Driving Licence — Competency to drive Tractor and Trailer — Absence of specific endorsement — Offending vehicle was a tractor and trailer with an unladen weight between 2,513 kg and 2,913 kg, which is less than 7,500 kg — Driver held a valid licence to drive Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) transport vehicle and PSV bus, though lacking a specific tractor-trailer endorsement — Applying Mukund Dewangan v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., driver was held to possess a v India Law Library Docid # 2451932
(853) GAURAV CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439(2) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483(3) — Cancellation of anticipatory bail — Parameters — Bail granted to an accused can be cancelled only when the order suffers from serious infirmity, arbitrariness, or perversity, or where liberty has been actively misused — Genuineness of relinquishment deeds and private handwriting expert opinions involve disputed questions of fact to be adjudicated at trial — Issuance of a subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2451937
(854) SURAJ Vs. RAJ KUMAR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Functional Disability — Assessment of loss of earning capacity versus physical disability — Claimant sustained 33% permanent disability of the right lower limb — Tribunal mechanically reduced disability to one-third, assessing it at 11% — Held, physical disability certified by a medical expert and loss of earning capacity are not identical — Mechanical conversion formulas cannot be applied inflexibly — Functional disability must be determined considering India Law Library Docid # 2451940
(855) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. GURMIT KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 173 — Negligence — Contributory Negligence — Rear-end collision — Offending truck abruptly applied brakes in the middle of the road without signal, causing the following car to collide from behind — Contributory negligence cannot be inferred merely from the occurrence of a rear-end collision, but must be established by the party asserting it — Insurer failed to plead contributory negligence or seek an issue before the Tribunal — Truck driver did not en India Law Library Docid # 2451941
(856) SUKHPAL SINGH @ MELI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Successive bail application — Prolonged detention — Maintainability — Accused cannot be kept in custody for an indefinite period and repeated bail applications can be examined on their own merits — Detention prior to trial should not become punitive — Every day spent in custody can furnish a fresh cause of action for seeking bail, reflecting the settled legal principle that law prefers bail over jail to balance rights of the accused with c India Law Library Docid # 2451943
(857) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. GURMIT KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Negligence and Contributory Negligence — Rear-end collision — Offending truck abruptly applied brakes in the middle of the road without giving any signal or indication, causing following car to collide from behind — Insurer pleaded contributory negligence — Held, mere occurrence of a rear-end collision does not establish contributory negligence on the part of the following vehicle — Contributory negligence is a question of fact to be proved by the asserting party — Off India Law Library Docid # 2451944
(858) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE MEMBER, KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 — Section 28(1) & 28(4) — Land Acquisition — Delay in issuing final declaration — Reasonable time — KIAD Act is a self-contained code to which timeframes of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 do not directly apply — Absence of an express statutory time limit does not permit indefinite proceedings — Exercise of statutory power must occur within a reasonable timeframe, ordinarily two years — Unexplained delay of 3 years and 8 months between Preliminary India Law Library Docid # 2451947
(859) NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.LTD. Vs. SHWETA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 168 — Standard of proof — FIR against unknown vehicle — Evidentiary value — Insurer alleged false implication of tractor due to initial FIR against an unknown vehicle and eyewitness stating he arrived 20 minutes post-accident — Held, proceedings under the Act are governed by the standard of preponderance of probabilities, not proof beyond reasonable doubt — FIR is not an encyclopedia, and absence of vehicle details is not fatal — Discarding an independ India Law Library Docid # 2451997
(860) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT.OMWATI KUSHWAHA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 149 and 166 — Liability of Insurer — Gratuitous passenger in goods vehicle — Breach of policy conditions — Claimant sustained injuries while travelling in a truck to take a holy bath in a river — Offending vehicle overturned due to rash and negligent driving — Held, the claimant was travelling in a goods vehicle as a gratuitous passenger and was not covered under the terms of the insurance policy — Finding of the Tribunal that the owner committed a breach of t India Law Library Docid # 2451998