(341) ZAHOOR AHMAD DAR Vs. MYMOONA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 18-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Bar under proviso — Suit for ejectment — Plaintiff sought amendment to incorporate the relief of mesne profits prior to framing of issues — Defendant contended that written statement was already filed and the amendment belatedly expanded the suit — Held, the trial of a suit does not commence until issues are framed — As the application was preferred prior to commencement of trial, the restriction under the proviso requ India Law Library Docid # 2453104
(342) PRITAM SINGH OBEROI Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 18-09-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Applicability to reduction of allotted plot size — Petitioner claimed compensation under the 2013 Act for a 306 sq. ft. shortfall resulting from realignment of an allotted residential plot — Held, the case pertained purely to allotment with a reduced area and not compulsory land acquisition governed by the 2013 Act — Having previously sought only a refund of the proportionate price and ac India Law Library Docid # 2453105
(343) FAYAZ AHMAD DAR Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 18-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Jammu and Kashmir Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1988 — Section 4(1) — Writ petition against show cause notice — Premature challenge — Petitioner challenged a show cause notice issued under Section 4(1) proposing his eviction from public hospital premises, along with a past consideration order — Held, the statutory legal course of action intended under the Act must be permitted to take effect — Petitioner possesses ample oppo India Law Library Docid # 2453106
(344) FIRDOUS AHMAD MIR Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K (HOME) AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 18-09-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Preventive detention — Application of mind — Inadequacy of ordinary law — Detenu challenged detention on grounds of non-application of mind and failure to show that normal law failed to deter him — Detenu was involved in four NDPS FIRs and resumed illicit trafficking even after prior detention and grant of bail — Repeated criminal indulgence and clandestine illicit activities demonstrated that ordinary statut India Law Library Docid # 2453107
(345) QAWAM-UD-DIN SHAH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 18-09-2026 Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuees (Administration of Property) Act, 2006 (1949 A.D.) — Rights of Guardian — Claim over Minor's Property — Land mutated in favour of minor represented by his uncle as legal guardian — Predecessors of petitioners possessed land alleging minor disappeared in 1942 — Held, petitioners have no right or title in property mutated in minor's name — A guardian is legally prohibited from raising any plea that conflicts with the welfare and interests of the minor — Uncle or hi India Law Library Docid # 2453109
(346) CICL, YYY, (REAL NAME WITHHELD) Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Grant of bail to child in conflict with law — Nature and gravity of offence — Section 12 overrides the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and applies equally to all juveniles, including those aged between 16 to 18 years accused of heinous offences. Bail to a juvenile is a rule and refusal is an exception. Seriousness or nature of the alleged offence is not a relevant consideration for refusal. Bail can only be denied if re India Law Library Docid # 2453113
(347) PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LIMITED Vs. THE CHAIRMAN, COMMERCIAL TAX TRIBUNAL AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Uttarakhand Value Added Tax Act — Schedule II-B, Entry No. 96 — Classification of goods — Dr. Fixit Pidicrete URP and Dr. Fixit Super Latex (SBR Latex) — Scope of the term "Rubber" — The word "rubber" in Entry No. 96 is unqualified by the word "natural" and contains no words of exclusion — Absence of express exclusion indicates legislative intent not to confine the entry to natural rubber — SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber) is synthetic rubber in latex form and falls squarely within the generic exp India Law Library Docid # 2453173
(348) RITA BISWAS AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 323, 498A, 504, 506 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3 and 4 — Matrimonial dispute — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Allegations of torture and harassment for dowry — Parties amicably resolved disputes before Daily Lok Adalat during pendency of petition — Counsel for both sides and State consenting to closure — Held, as dispute emanated from matrimonial discord and stands settled, no useful purpose India Law Library Docid # 2453174
(349) SUNITA JATAV Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Matrimonial dispute — Settlement — Criminal proceedings initiated against applicant arose from a matrimonial dispute between her son and complainant daughter-in-law — Parties amicably resolved differences and initiated divorce proceedings to part ways — Complainant confirmed settlement and expressed desire not to prosecute applicant — Held, continuation of trial where the matrimonial dispute has been settled India Law Library Docid # 2453175
(350) LAXMAN SINGH Vs. RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 173 — Claim for enhancement of compensation — Proof of medical expenses — Appellant sustained injuries in a motor accident and sought enhanced compensation alleging non-grant of expenses for CT scan, attendant charges, and other medical bills — Held, claimant failed to place on record any bill or documentary evidence establishing expenses incurred for CT scan or other medical treatments beyond what was already proved — Additional compensation cannot be India Law Library Docid # 2453176
(351) SUMIT GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 168 — Assessment of compensation — Death of earning person — Tribunal assessed monthly income at Rs. 10,000/- based on income tax returns — Age of deceased between 44 and 45 years — Claimants held entitled to 25% addition towards future prospects under Pranay Sethi — Multiplier of 14 applied as per Sarla Verma — Deduction towards personal expenses fixed at 1/3rd for two dependents — Amounts awarded under conventional heads along with parental consortiu India Law Library Docid # 2453197
(352) VED AND OTHERS Vs. AASRAM AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Family Arrangement — Proof of oral family settlement — Non-examination of material witness — Permissibility in law versus proof of fact — An oral family arrangement is legally permissible, but its factum must be proved through cogent evidence — Plaintiffs claimed exclusive allotment of disputed land under an oral partition effected by their grandfather, but produced no document or revenue entries reflecting the alleged division — Land continuously recorded as joint — Father of plaintiffs, being India Law Library Docid # 2453201
(353) GURNAM SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. DALVINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 168 — Death of minor children — Assessment of compensation — Tribunal awarded lump-sum compensation without assessing potential income or applying multiplier — Held, potential income of non-earning minors must be determined per minimum wages of an unskilled worker prevalent at the time of accident — A 40% addition is mandated for future prospects with a 50% deduction towards personal expenses — Multiplier system applied based on age groups: multiplier India Law Library Docid # 2453203
(354) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, NANGAL Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 — Section 3(2) — Concept of "Building" — Test of functional integration — Distinction between building housing machinery and an installation forming part of plant and machinery — Ammonia Gas Storage Tank equipped with refrigeration machinery, compressors, and pressure-control systems — Held, the installation performed an active industrial function intrinsically connected with ammonia manufacturing — The mere fact that it was permanently erected on land with substantial India Law Library Docid # 2453206
(355) BHARTI AND OTHERS Vs. SATYAWAN AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149 — Driving Licence — LMV licence driving transport vehicle — Recovery rights — Driver held an LMV licence without separate transport endorsement — Following Mukund Dewangan and Constitution Bench in Bajaj Allianz v. Rambha Devi, held that an LMV licence holder is competent to drive a transport vehicle not exceeding 7,500 kg gross vehicle weight without a separate endorsement — Lack of endorsement does not constitute breach of insurance policy — Tribunal erre India Law Library Docid # 2453207
(356) JOGINDER SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LR Vs. THE LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 54 — Condonation of delay — Delay of 5831 days in filing appeal against award — Liberal approach in land acquisition cases — Beneficial nature of land acquisition jurisprudence requires that delay should not deny landowners just and reasonable compensation for lost property — Constitutional right to property under Article 300A must be protected against hyper-technical dismissals — Discretion under limitation law should advan India Law Library Docid # 2453208
(357) DARBARA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307, 34 and 120-B — Sentencing policy — Discretion of Court — Principles governing determination of quantum of sentence — Awarding of sentence is not a mere formality in criminal cases — Discretionary power vested in Court must be exercised by evaluating attending circumstances, including gravity and manner of commission of crime, age, and conduct of accused — Principle of proportionality must be adhered to, balancing deterrence with chances of reformation so th India Law Library Docid # 2453213
(358) BIRMATI Vs. DAYANAND ALIAS DAYA NIDHI[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 — Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Proof of execution of Will — Unregistered holographic Will — Requirement of attestation and proof — Deceased executed Will in favour of nephew — Three out of four attesting witnesses examined, confirming testator wrote, signed, and thumb-marked Will in their presence, and they attested in his presence — Signatures further verified by fingerprint and handwriting experts — Non-examination of fourth attesting witnes India Law Library Docid # 2453214
(359) PARAMJIT SINGH Vs. SURINDER KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 68 and 69 — Proof of Will — Suit for declaration of joint ownership and challenge to mutation — Defendant propounded a Will allegedly executed by the deceased father — Original Will neither produced nor proved through secondary evidence — Copy produced did not bear signatures or thumb impressions of the testator or attesting witnesses, and reflected a date after testator's death — Even if attesting witnesses had died, no witness was examined under Section 69 India Law Library Docid # 2453217
(360) MUSLIM ANSARI AND ANOTHER Vs. DEVENDAR SINGH AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Determination of monthly income — Absence of documentary proof or employer's testimony — Deceased aged 19 years was stated to be working as a Rajmistry — Claimants alleged deceased earned Rs. 6,000/- per month without producing wage registers or salary records — Tribunal assessed monthly income at Rs. 4,000/- based on minimum wage notifications prevalent in 2008 — High Court affirmed the assessment, holding that oral evidence of claimants without corrobor India Law Library Docid # 2453269