(141) YUVRAJSINH RAJENDRASINH RATHOD AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — High Court should not quash FIR if allegations prima facie disclose a cognizable offence — Court cannot conduct a mini-trial or assess truthfulness of allegations at preliminary stage — Investigation should be allowed to proceed — FIR not quashed as it disclosed a prima facie case. India Law Library Docid # 2440898
(142) JAMILBHAI FIROZBHAI VAHORA Vs. ILMA IRFANBHAI VAHORA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 7 and Section 2 — Jurisdiction of Family Court to declare marital status in cases of mutual consent divorce (Mubarat) under Muslim Law — Family Courts have jurisdiction to declare marital status even without a written agreement for Mubarat, based on mutual consent. India Law Library Docid # 2440899
(143) SUBASH RAINA Vs. STATE OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Maintainability against Shrine Board — Although the Shrine Board is constituted under a statute, in the absence of government control (financial, functional, administrative), it is not a 'State' under Article 12, thus writ petitions for enforcement of fundamental rights are not maintainable — However, writ jurisdiction under Article 226 extends to "any India Law Library Docid # 2441013
(144) SANJAY GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. PREM KUMAR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — High Court can quash proceedings if allegations in complaint and evidence do not disclose commission of any offence, but inherent powers cannot be used to stifle proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2441008
(145) UT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS Vs. DR. JYOTI GUPTA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Civil Services — Fixed Tenure Posts — Appointment on Academic Arrangement Basis — Extension beyond Tenure — Rule 4 of the Jammu & Kashmir Medical and Dental Education (Appointment on Academic Arrangement basis) Rules, 2020 (Academic Arrangement Rules, 2020), permits appointment on academic arrangement basis for a maximum of six years — However, this rule cannot extend the tenure of a India Law Library Docid # 2441009
(146) FAZAL HUSSAIN S Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 161 — Statement to police — Discrepancies between statement recorded during investigation and deposition in court — Such variations, if material and unreconciled, can render prosecution case doubtful. India Law Library Docid # 2441010
(147) ANKUR JAIN Vs. ASHWANI KHAJURIA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 & 141 — Complaint against Managing Director without impleading Company — Offence by Company — For prosecution under Section 138 of the Act, it is imperative to arraign the Company as an accused — Persons in charge of or responsible for the conduct of the Company's business can only be brought within the ambit of vicarious liability if the Company India Law Library Docid # 2441011
(148) MOHD SHAKOOR Vs. UT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(5) — Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA) — Section 8(1)(a)(i) — Order of detention — Grounds of detention — Failure to furnish documents in entirety — Representation not considered promptly — The court found that the detention order was based on FIRs that were either compounded, disposed of, or where the detenu was on bail — The court emphasized that not all breaches of law necessarily disturb public order, and the India Law Library Docid # 2441012
(149) MUDASIR AHMAD BHAT Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Preventive Detention — Writ of Habeas Corpus — Detention declared illegal and quashed due to significant discrepancies and lack of application of mind by detaining authorities, raising concerns about adherence to constitutional principles in exercising preventive India Law Library Docid # 2441076
(150) MOHAMMAD YAQOOB BEIGH Vs. UNION TERRITORY THROUGH POLICE STATION KULGAM[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 299 — Recording of evidence in absence of accused — If an accused absconds and has no immediate prospect of arrest, the court can examine prosecution witnesses in their absence — Depositions can be used as evidence upon the accused's arrest if the witness is dead, incapable, cannot be found, or their presence cannot be procured without unreasonable delay, India Law Library Docid # 2441077
(151) SARVESH DHINGRA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ petition — Cancellation of candidature — Petitioner's candidature for post of Assistant Accountant was cancelled on grounds that B.B.A — degree was not equivalent to B.Com — as required by advertisement — Advertisement only required "commerce graduate", not specifically B.Com — degree — Jiwaji University's Commerce Department, an expert body, had India Law Library Docid # 2441187
(152) NIMAR BUS OWNERS ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT VAIBHAV SINGH TOMAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 12-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 96 & Section 72 — M.P — Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994 — Rule 77(1-A)(iii) — Validity of Rule prescribing age limit for Stage Carriage Permits — State Government has the power to prescribe the age of a vehicle as a condition for granting a Stage Carriage Permit, distinct from fixing the "life" of a vehicle for registration purposes under Section 59 — Such prescription by the State is for India Law Library Docid # 2441188
(153) M/S. INDRAPRASTH UNIFORMS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Madhya Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2002 — Section 55A — Search proceedings — Compounding amount — Petitioner sought refund of excess amount deposited as compounding amount under Section 55A(a) during search proceedings — Respondents denied refund stating no provision for refund of compounding amount once deposited — Held, a dealer opting for compounding under Section 55A(a) agrees to pay a lump sum India Law Library Docid # 2441189
(154) RAKESH KUSHWAHA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Administrative Law — Compassionate Appointment — Land Losers Policy — Eligibility Criteria — Petitioners sought appointment under Indian Railways' land losers policy — Initially, they did not meet the minimum educational qualification (10th pass) at the time of their first applications — They acquired the qualification later, but by then, the policy providing for such appointments had been withdrawn — The court held that India Law Library Docid # 2441190
(155) KUPPU SURAJ KUMAR Vs. M/S. YVONNE DOUGLAS FOUNDATION AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 and Order 43 Rule 1 — Appealable order — An order granting an interim or temporary injunction under Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 of the CPC is an appealable order under Order 43 Rule 1(r) of the CPC, and not amenable to revision under Section 115 of the CPC or Article 227 of the India Law Library Docid # 2441346
(156) MS. AFEERA SANIA Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Recruitment to Public Posts — Eligibility Criteria — Cut-off Date — Candidate must fulfil all prescribed eligibility criteria on or before the cut-off date specified in the advertisement. India Law Library Docid # 2441351
(157) RAJIV GUPTA Vs. STATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Sections 138 and 141 — Dishonour of cheque — Company as accused — For proceedings under Section 141 of the NI Act, it is a mandatory requirement that the company itself must be arrayed as an accused — Vicarious liability of other individuals, such as directors or managing directors, can only be invoked if the company is made a party to the complaint and is prosecuted — In the India Law Library Docid # 2440769
(158) SUNIL KUMAR SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 50 — Bail Application — Arrest — Grounds of arrest — Communication of grounds of arrest in writing is mandatory for all offences, to be provided in the language understood by the arrestee — Non-compliance leads to illegal India Law Library Docid # 2440770
(159) RAJENDRA KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 332 and 333 — Offence of voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter a public servant from discharging duty — Essential facts to prove guilt — (i) Accused voluntarily caused hurt or grievous hurt; (ii) Victim was a public servant; (iii) Victim was discharging official duty — Prosecution failed to prove that the traffic inspectors were lawfully authorized to conduct the inspection — Absence India Law Library Docid # 2440771
(160) AMIT GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. DINESH CHANDRA GUPTA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 295 — Probate petition and civil suit — When a probate petition and a civil suit concerning the same Will are pending, it is appropriate to consolidate them and decide them together, as the decision in the probate proceedings will directly impact the suit — The probate court has exclusive jurisdiction to grant probate, and contentions regarding the Will's validity can be decided within the India Law Library Docid # 2440772