(201) RAJVEER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Challenge to shorthand examination result and denial of inspection of answer sheets — Petitioners sought inspection of shorthand notebooks and answer sheets after being declared unsuccessful — Inspection denied based on Footnote No. 4 to the result notice, which stipulated inspection only after the final result — Held, denial of inspection to unsuccessful India Law Library Docid # 2441249
(202) MUNNU GIRI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 202 — Postponement of issue of process — Where the accused resides beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the Magistrate, the Magistrate is mandated to postpone the issue of process and either inquire into the case himself or direct an investigation to decide whether there are sufficient grounds for proceeding — Failure to comply with this mandatory provision renders the summoning India Law Library Docid # 2441250
(203) TELANGANA RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS RECRUITMENT BOARD Vs. P.THIKKAIAH AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Public Employment — Vacancies — Filling of vacant posts — Where multiple recruitment processes are conducted simultaneously and a candidate is selected for multiple posts, they can only join one post — The remaining vacancies should not be carried forward to the next recruitment cycle, but should be filled by operating the merit list downwards for the current recruitment process — This approach fulfills the purpose India Law Library Docid # 2441341
(204) M/S. BRILLIANT BIO PHARMA LTD. Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Land Acquisition and Conveyance — Cancellation of allotment of land — The High Court held that once a conveyance deed has been executed and possession handed over, the respondents are estopped from cancelling the allotment and must approach a civil court for common law remedies — The impugned show-cause notice was set aside as illegal and arbitrary. India Law Library Docid # 2441345
(205) BANDARI SAMPATH Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-03-2026 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 — Recall of witnesses — Power to recall witnesses is wide and intended to discover truth and render just decision, but must be exercised cautiously — Recall should not be refused on technical grounds if it aids proper adjudication and causes no prejudice — However, witnesses cannot be recalled India Law Library Docid # 2441354
(206) NEC CORPORATION Vs. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Designs Act, 2000 — Section 2(a) and 2(d) — Graphic User Interface (GUI) — Registrability as design — Interpretation of "article" and "design" — The definition of "article" is broad and includes any article of manufacture or substance; the misconception that it must have a physical embodiment is a fallacy — The term "applied to an article by any industrial process" should be interpreted liberally, considering modern technological advancements — Permanence or touch are not India Law Library Docid # 2440512
(207) SHAKIR @ ANDHA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 — Section 2(c) and Section 3(4) — Preventive detention — "Dangerous person" — Maintenance of public order vs. maintenance of law and order — Detention order based on criminal cases granted bail — Activities no bearing on public order — Mere disturbance of law and order not India Law Library Docid # 2440513
(208) SANDIPKUMAR SURESHBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Appeal against conviction for murder — Court examines the chain of circumstantial evidence — Held that the circumstances relied upon by the prosecution were proved beyond reasonable doubt, pointed overwhelmingly towards the guilt of the accused, formed a complete chain, India Law Library Docid # 2440514
(209) ARNAB LAMIN Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 and Section 5(m) read with IPC, 1860 — Section 377 and Section 506 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Medical evidence indicating tenderness, redness, and stretch marks in the anus of the survivor, consistent with sexual assault — Victim’s testimony and sister’s testimony corroborated each other and were consistent with the India Law Library Docid # 2440515
(210) VIKASH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Public employment — Termination of service — Suppression of criminal cases — Petitioner, a Constable (Washerman) in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), terminated for suppressing involvement in two criminal cases — One case was falsely alleged after investigation and the other was a compoundable family dispute resulting in acquittal — Held, while employers must take suppression of facts seriously, especially in disciplined forces, they must also consider the nature of the post, the candidate's social bac India Law Library Docid # 2440516
(211) SHAKIR NAZIR MALLA AND OTHER Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Preventive Detention — Grounds of Detention — Non-furnishing of Dossier — Detenu's claim of not being provided with the dossier for detention was contradictory, with admissions in the writ petition differing from claims made in the appeal — The Court rejected this contention as the detenu had admitted in his writ petition to having received the dossier. India Law Library Docid # 2440517
(212) 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
(213) 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
(214) 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
(215) 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
(216) 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
(217) 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
(218) 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
(219) 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
(220) 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