(241) UT OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MAQBOOL SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Government Service Regulations — Article 242, Government Instruction No — 1 and 2 — Limitation period for verification of emoluments — The 24-month bar on examining past emoluments does not apply when an employee receives unauthorized dual benefits fro India Law Library Docid # 2441018
(242) MOHAMMAD YASEEN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1989 (J&K) — Sections 242 and 249 — Summons trial cases — Discharge of accused — Magistrate empowered to stop proceedings and release accused if no offence made out — This power can be exercised at the stage of explaining the substance of accusation or later if no offence is discernible from the chargesheet India Law Library Docid # 2441019
(243) SHABIR SHAH Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 J.K. Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Detention order — Grounds for detention — Petitioner challenged detention order on various grounds including non-application of mind, non-supply of documents, and grounds not explained in vernacular language — Respondents submitted that all material documents were provided and grounds explained — Court found that petitioner did not file rejoinder to rebut the India Law Library Docid # 2441020
(244) M/S ACE CONSULTANTS Vs. J&K PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Scope of Referral Court's power — Court can only refuse reference if claims are ex-facie time-barred and dead, or there is no subsisting dispute — Otherwise, disputes should be referred to Arbitral Tribunal for decision on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2441078
(245) SARITA DEVI Vs. MOHAN SINGH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 488(5) — Maintenance — Mutual Consent — A wife is disentitled to maintenance if she is living separately by mutual consent, even if the marriage was not legally dissolved by a decree of divorce or a proved custom, if the agreement to live separately has been acted upon and an India Law Library Docid # 2441089
(246) NBG INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Challenge to seizure of imported goods and conditions of provisional release —The petitioner challenged the seizure memo and order of provisional release of roasted areca nuts, contending that FSSAI reports had cleared the goods for human consumption, making further re-examination and seizure by customs authorities arbitrary and without legal authority —The court found that FSSAI's India Law Library Docid # 2441116
(247) M/S. SHEKHAR CHAMPALAL PAGARIA THROUGH PROPRIETOR AND OTHERS Vs. CFM ASSETS RECONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Jurisdiction of High Court — Establishment of Circuit Bench — Transfer of pending petition — The establishment of a Circuit Bench does not automatically divest the Principal Seat of its jurisdiction to hear a petition that was originally filed and pending there, especially when the appellate authority is located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Principal Seat. India Law Library Docid # 2441117
(248) MR. JITENDRA KAWARILAL KOTHARI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014 — Section 18 — Sale-deed declared illegal as money-lending transaction without license — Petitioner claimed ownership on basis of sale-deed, which was challenged as security for loan — Civil Court had previously decreed a suit for injunction in favour of petitioner, holding him as owner based on sale-deed — Civil Court's finding on title is binding and cannot be India Law Library Docid # 2441157
(249) SMT. GOPIKI SOMA LINGUDKAR Vs. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR & S.D.O., PERNEM TALUKA, PERNEM- GOA.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Goa Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975 — Section 16 — Purchase of dwelling house and land; Section 24 — Appeal; Section 25 — Revision — Deputy Collector and SDO allowed application for leave to appeal and granted stay of Mamlatdar's order — Petitioner challenged these orders by filing writ petition alleging procedural irregularities in the preparation and issuance of reasoned orders — Court directed inquiry into the conduct of the Deputy Collector — After India Law Library Docid # 2441165
(250) HEMANT YOGI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 06-03-2026 M.P — Home Guard Rules, 2016 — Rule 24(A)(5) — Discharge of Home Guard by way of punishment — Discharge order referring to Rule 24(A)(5) and providing for appeal under Rule 26 indicates it is a punishment — Punishment cannot be imposed without hearing — Authority must consider gravity of allegations and material India Law Library Docid # 2441172
(251) COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX TDS Vs. PROJECT DIRECTORNATIONAL HIGHWASYS AUTHORIY OF INDIA PIU NARSINGHPUR SHRI RAMDAS BHAWAN[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 197, 201, 201(1A) — Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) — Lower Deduction Certificate — Validity Period — The Assessing Officer issued a certificate under Section 197 for a lower deduction of tax at source for a specific assessment year — The respondent made payments to a foreign contractor during the period prior to receiving the certificate, without deducting tax at the full rate — The India Law Library Docid # 2441173
(252) M/S. GOLDEN STONES Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 M.P — Minor Mineral Rules, 1996 — Rule 30(26) and Rule 57 — Cancellation of quarry lease — Principles of natural justice — Lease agreement executed, but possession of leased area never handed over to lessee — Lessee applied for environmental clearance, but authorities issued show-cause notice for alleged violations (non-payment of rent, royalty, non-submission of returns, etc.) — Lessee replied stating violations were not India Law Library Docid # 2441174
(253) YOGENDRA SINGH GURJAR Vs. AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 06-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Certiorari and Mandamus — Rejection of candidature for post of Junior Assistant (Fire Services) — Petitioner's candidature rejected for not submitting his own domicile certificate before the cut-off date — Advertisement mandated domicile certificate of concerned state prior to cut-off date — Petitioner submitted father's domicile certificate and later his own certificate after India Law Library Docid # 2441175
(254) MOHAMMED RAJEEYA BEE AND ANOTHER Vs. K. BALVANTH REDDY AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Third-Party Insurance Liability — Insurer's Liability is Statutory and Cannot Be Reduced by Policy Limitations — The expression "any person" in relation to third-party liability is interpreted to mean that such liability is not subject to a monetary cap unless specifically provided by statute — An insurance policy cannot contract out of its statutory liability to defeat the beneficial object India Law Library Docid # 2441344
(255) MANNEM JHANSI Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Reservation — Eligibility for EWS reservation requires possession of a valid EWS certificate at the time of application, as stipulated in the recruitment notification — Failure to upload the required certificate along with the application, and submission of a certificate obtained after the application deadline or after India Law Library Docid # 2441350
(256) ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 — Section 18(1)(a) and 18(1)(b) — Power to order closure of brothel and eviction of offenders — Such powers are statutorily vested with the Magistrate, not police authorities — Issuance of show cause notice by Commissioner of Police under Section 18(1)(a) is contrary to the statutory scheme — Action taken by police officials without initiation of proceedings by the competent India Law Library Docid # 2441456
(257) MRS. MAHROOUNNISA BEGUM AND OTHERS Vs. Y. ANTHI REDDY AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-03-2026 Stamp Act, 1899 — Article 6B — Agreement for sale of immovable property — The transaction pertains to the sale of immovable property and squarely falls within the ambit of Article 6B of Schedule-IA of the Indian Stamp Act — Article 6B covers agreements relating to the sale of immovable property, including agreements for construction of a house or building on land agreed to be sold — The subsequent amendments to Section India Law Library Docid # 2441460
(258) KARTIKBHAI JASHUBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Discharge Application — Limitation — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), Section 250(1) — The sixty-day period for preferring a discharge application is procedural and does not extinguish the right to seek discharge if the delay is satisfactorily explained — Courts retain discretion to condone delay upon sufficient cause being shown, especially when the India Law Library Docid # 2440915
(259) RASIKBHAI MARGHABHAI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. COLLECTOR, AHMEDABAD AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1960 — Section 65 — Application for Non-Agricultural (NA) use permission — Rejection of application on the ground of pending civil suits — Held, the Collector's power under Section 65 is limited to ascertaining if the applicant is an "occupant" of the land based on revenue records and if the land is assessed for agriculture — The Collector cannot delve into complex title India Law Library Docid # 2440916
(260) RAJESHKUMAR NAVNITLAL MEHTA Vs. BHIKHIBEN D/O PUNJAJI GULABJI THAKORE AND W/O MANGAJI CHHAGANJI THAKORE AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(A) and (D) — Rejection of plaint — Application for rejection of plaint on grounds of limitation and lack of cause of action — Court must consider averments in plaint as a whole, not defence — Limitation is a mixed question of law and facts unless patently clear — Rejection of plaint at threshold is a drastic power, to be exercised only when suit is undoubtedly India Law Library Docid # 2440917