(101) PIYUSH SHRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Service Law — Leave encashment — Withholding of — M.P — Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, Rule 64(1)(c) — M.P — Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1977, Rule 8 — Held, Rule 64 of pension rules does not provide for withholding of leave encashment during pendency of departmental or judicial proceedings; it only deals with provisional pension and gratuity — Earned leave is salary for leave entitlement, not a India Law Library Docid # 2441184
(102) PYARE LAL RAWAL Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Services Law — Leave Encashment — Withholding of provisional leave encashment during pendency of judicial proceedings — Rule 64(1)(c) of M.P — Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, read with Rule 8 of M.P — Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1977 — Held, earned leave is not a Government due but salary for leave, therefore, cannot be withheld under Rule 64(1)(c) — However, it is to be considered whether a Government India Law Library Docid # 2441185
(103) DURGA PRASAD Vs. SMT. MINTU DEVI AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 16-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of — Concurrent findings of fact by two lower courts on possession are generally not interfered with in second appeal, unless there are substantial questions of law involved and the findings are perverse or based on misinterpretation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441191
(104) MAHESH SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 — Statement of victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C — is not substantive evidence — Such statement can only be used for corroboration or contradiction — Where there is a material departure between the victim’s earlier statement and her deposition in court, conviction cannot be sustained India Law Library Docid # 2441240
(105) ANIL GHILDIYAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 — Section 313 — Statement of accused — Appellant pleaded innocence, denied charges, and stated he was falsely implicated due to suspension from police service. India Law Library Docid # 2441241
(106) SAFEEK QURESHI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 162 — Identification of articles during investigation in presence of Investigating Officer (IO) — Any statement made by a witness during identification of articles brought by IO, in the presence of IO, is hit by Section 162 of CrPC and is inadmissible in evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441242
(107) SRI NARALASETTY PAVAN CHANDRA NAGOOR Vs. SRI RAVI KUMAR MERUVA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 44A — Execution of foreign decree — UAE declared as reciprocating territory — Decree from UAE Court is executable in India, subject to limitations under Section 13 of CPC — Judgment debtor failed to establish that the foreign decree falls under any exceptions of Section 13. India Law Library Docid # 2441458
(108) APSRTC AND ANOTHER Vs. M. POCHAIAH AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 25-F — Wrongful termination of daily-wage worker — Reinstatement and back wages are not automatic when termination is illegal due to a procedural defect, such as violation of Section 25-F — In such cases, monetary compensation is more appropriate to meet the ends of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441459
(109) JANAKI AMMAL (DECEASED) THR. LRS. Vs. THE TAHSILDAR, BHUVANAGIRI TALUK AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 15(1)(b) — Succession of property of a female Hindu dying intestate — When there are no children, the property devolves upon the heirs of the husband. India Law Library Docid # 2441552
(110) BRAHMANE MANISHA SADANANDBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 — Section 123(c) and Section 124 — Untoward Incident — Compensation for death — Deceased travelling in a train, fell due to a jerk and jolt, and died — Tribunal rejected the claim on the ground that the incident occurred within the train compartment and did not constitute an untoward India Law Library Docid # 2440710
(111) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. EX NK PARKASH SINGH NO 4458340A AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 — Section 30 — Armed Forces Tribunal Rules, 2008 — Rule 13 — Condonation of shortfall in qualifying service for pension — Armed Forces Tribunal directed grant of service pension by condoning a shortfall of 10 months and 14 days — Petitioners sought stay pending Supreme Court decision in a related SLP — High Court held that decisions of Supreme Court laid down that India Law Library Docid # 2440711
(112) SMT. LAKSHMI R. AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2004 (KPID Act) — Applicability — Allegations of misappropriation of funds deposited by employees and retired employees with a Cooperative Society — Prima facie case made out for offences under the KPID Act — Invocation of KPID Act India Law Library Docid # 2440712
(113) THE STATE Vs. VIJAY TYAGI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 304B, 34 — Dowry death and cruelty — Acquittal by Trial Court — Appeal by State — Death within seven years of marriage — Cruelty or harassment for dowry demand soon before death — Essential ingredients — Presumption under Section 113B of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — India Law Library Docid # 2440713
(114) SMT. ASHA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c)(2) and Section 124-A — Untoward Incident — Bona Fide Passenger — Compensation — Admitted position that no journey ticket was recovered from the deceased — However, absence of ticket is not determinative of bona fide passenger status — Testimony of co-passenger and deceased's son supported purchase of valid ticket — Court held that initial burden of proof regarding India Law Library Docid # 2440714
(115) AVADH NARAIN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction under Sections 148 and 302/149 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (I.P.C.) — Held, FIR lodged promptly, evidence of eyewitnesses consistent with post-mortem report, and defense witnesses' testimonies unreliable due to inconsistencies and contradictions — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440724
(116) ASHU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act — Sections 21 and 29 — Bail application — Possession of intermediate quantity of heroin — Rigours of Section 37 of NDPS Act not applicable — Petitioner is a first offender with no criminal antecedents — Continued detention may hinder reformation — Bail granted India Law Library Docid # 2440701
(117) LOVEPREET @ KANAS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 320 & 482 — Compounding of offences — While offences under Section 379A IPC are non-compoundable, High Court can quash proceedings in exercise of inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to secure ends of justice, especially in cases involving dispute of a private nature, India Law Library Docid # 2440702
(118) LAKHVIR SINGH @ BAWA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 22, 25, 37 — Regular bail — Petitioner involved in FIR pertaining to alleged recovery of commercial quantity of Tramadol Hydrochloride — Trial underway, with some prosecution witnesses examined — Court found no cause to meet the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act — Petition dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440703
(119) SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED Vs. ROADWINGS INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Petitioner sought to set aside awards, claiming they were products of fraud and did not have legal existence — Court held that the burden was on the respondent to prove the existence and validity of the awards, which they failed to do — Absence India Law Library Docid # 2440704
(120) GOVIND RAM Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 37 — Grant of bail involving commercial quantity — Court must be satisfied that accused is not guilty and not likely to commit offence while on bail — Mere prolonged incarceration or delay in trial does not satisfy these twin conditions — Bail India Law Library Docid # 2440705