(501) PASHUPATI PANDEY @ PASUPATI NATH PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 190 and 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 304B and 201/34 — Taking of cognizance differing from police report — Dowry death — Police submitted closure report exonerating petitioner-husband — Jurisdictional Magistrate took cognizance of offences — Petitioner challenged cognizance alleging lack of reasons assigned while differing from closure report — Held, where factual aspects require determination at trial and charges have already been frame India Law Library Docid # 2453143
(502) BIRENDRA KUMAR @ KUNAL KUMAR @ VIRENDRA KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 107 — Abetment of suicide — Essential ingredients — Offence under Section 306 IPC requires proof of direct or indirect acts of instigation or incitement in close proximity to the suicide — Clear mens rea intending to push the victim to a position of having no choice but to commit suicide is indispensable — Stray domestic disputes, assault, or mere harassment do not constitute abetment — Acts of desperation cannot be brought within the ambit of Section 30 India Law Library Docid # 2453144
(503) SHANTI SWARUP SHARMA @ SHANTI SWAROOP SHARMA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Criminal liability of non-signatory — Quashing of proceedings — Complainant alleged that petitioner issued a refund cheque that was dishonoured with the endorsement "payment stopped by drawer" and was signed with a name variation — Petitioner contended that he was neither the drawer nor the signatory to the cheque — Held, statutory liability under Section 138 of the Act is strictly confined to the drawer of the cheque — In the absence of the petit India Law Library Docid # 2453145
(504) ANUJ AGARWAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Service Law — U.P. State Electricity Board Employees Seniority Regulations, 1998 — Regulation 8(3) — "Result of any one selection" — Meaning of — Vacancies for recruitment year 2008-09 under direct recruitment and promotion quotas were determined simultaneously — Selection process for direct recruits concluded in subsequent year due to administrative delays — Held, "one selection" does not mean selection completed within one single recruitment year — Recruitment from both sources initiated again India Law Library Docid # 2453182
(505) BALBIR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 148, 149, 323, 324, 341 and 506 — Quashing of FIR and cross-DDR — Compromise between parties — Parties involved in cross-cases arising from the same incident resolved disputes amicably — Judicial Magistrate verified the compromise and submitted a report recording satisfaction that the settlement was genuine, voluntary, and arrived at without any undue influence or coercion — State counsel raised no dispute reg India Law Library Docid # 2453198
(506) NECTAR LIFESCIENCES LIMITED Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and Section 37 — Power to modify an arbitral award — Scope of Court's jurisdiction — Court exercising powers under Section 34 or in appellate hierarchy under Section 37 lacks jurisdiction to modify an arbitral award — Power to set aside does not encompass power to modify — Section 34 court can only uphold or set aside an award, subject to limited exceptions of severability or correcting clerical, computational, or typographical errors — Lower c India Law Library Docid # 2453199
(507) RAHUL Vs. UNION OF INDIA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 2(29), Section 123(c)(2) and Section 124-A — Bona fide passenger — Validity of ticket — Tribunal rejected claim holding railway ticket was procured due to minor discrepancies in claimant's police statement — Held, unsustainable — DRM report confirmed the ticket was verified and found genuine by the competent railway authority — Discrepancies in police statement were justified as the statement was recorded shortly after claimant underwent bilateral lower limb amputati India Law Library Docid # 2453200
(508) SANDEEP KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114 and Order 47 Rule 1 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Review Jurisdiction — Scope and grounds — Review is maintainable only upon discovery of new and important matter or evidence, mistake or error apparent on the face of the record, or any other sufficient reason analogous thereto — Review proceedings cannot be equated with an original hearing or an appeal in disguise — Court cannot re-appreciate evidence to reach a different conclusion India Law Library Docid # 2453205
(509) GULAM HUSSAIN (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS Vs. ISMAIL @ PAPPU AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Assessment of notional income — Unorganized sector — Deceased claimed to be a tailor — Tribunal assessed income at Rs. 1,800/- per month as an unskilled labourer due to lack of documentary proof — Held, absence of documentary evidence is not a ground to discard uncontroverted oral evidence — Where the deceased belongs to the unorganized sector, strict proof of income is not mandatory and notional income can be reasonably assessed by applying guesswork bas India Law Library Docid # 2453210
(510) SURINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 134 — Sole eyewitness — Conviction based on single witness testimony — Plurality of witnesses not required by law — Quality and not quantity of evidence determines proof of fact — Deceased assaulted with sua/knife in presence of his cousin — Eyewitness remained unshaken in cross-examination — Held, direct ocular evidence, if found natural, cogent, credible, and trustworthy, constitutes the best form of evidence and can solely su India Law Library Docid # 2453211
(511) JAPUJI KAUR BAINS Vs. THE UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Education Law — Admission to MBBS Course — Binding nature of Prospectus — Changing rules of the game midway — Terms and conditions set out in the prospectus governing admission to an educational institution have the force of law and bind both the candidates and the admitting authority — An educational institution or authority cannot introduce additional eligibility criteria not specified in the prospectus after the commencement of the selection process — Eligibility conditions introduced during India Law Library Docid # 2453219
(512) SANDEEP KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 47 Rule 1 and Section 114 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Scope of review jurisdiction — Review is permissible only upon discovery of new and important matter or evidence, mistake or error apparent on the face of the record, or any other sufficient reason analogous thereto — Review court cannot re-appreciate evidence or sit in appeal over its own judgment — An erroneous decision on merits cannot furnish a ground for review and is correctable India Law Library Docid # 2453223
(513) UDHAYAKUMAR Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279 and 304-A — Rash driving and causing death by negligence — Driving at high speed does not by itself establish rashness or negligence — High speed is a relative term and cannot form the sole basis for conviction without independent proof — Prosecution carries the burden to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused drove rashly or negligently — Presumption of innocence operates in favour of the accused and criminality cannot be presumed in the absence of India Law Library Docid # 2453296
(514) NATARAJ Vs. N.PARAMESHWARAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction — Striking off plaint — Maintainability — Revision petitioner sought striking off the plaint alleging that suit was an abuse of process of Court, filed without cause of action by pendente lite purchasers during the currency of an interim injunction passed in pending Second Appeals — Held, plaint disclosed a pleaded cause of action backed by revenue records claiming possession — Truth and veracity of allegations of interference India Law Library Docid # 2453297
(515) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS Vs. A.MADHUMITHA ANBU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Medical Admission — Eminent Sports Persons Quota — Disqualification for non-submission of certificates — Disputed questions of fact — Candidate was denied an MBBS seat under the sports quota on the ground that Form-2 was not accompanied by relevant certificates, a claim disputed by the candidate — State further contended that all seats were already filled — Held, whether the candidate fulfilled the prospectus requirements involves disputed questions of fact that must be adjudicated on merits by India Law Library Docid # 2453298
(516) THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL Vs. S. KRISHNAMURTHY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 — Rule 11(4) — Pensionary benefits — Qualifying service — Counting of 50% past service — Part-time post — Respondent claimed counting of 50% service rendered as Karnam prior to regular appointment as Village Administrative Officer — Full Bench precedent held that the post of Karnam is a part-time job and Rule 11(4) must be applied stricto sensu — Part-time employees are ineligible for counting 50% of their temporary services towards pensionary benefits — Impugned o India Law Library Docid # 2453299
(517) CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR, JODHPUR VIDHUYAT VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDISH CHANDRA BISSA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Health — Medical Reimbursement — Liberal Construction — Right to health and medical care to protect health and vigour while in service or post-retirement is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution — Self-preservation of one's life is a necessary concomitant of the right to life — Medical attendance rules and schemes providing for reimbursement of medical treatment expenses must be interpreted and construed liberally to advance India Law Library Docid # 2453511
(518) CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR, JODHPUR VIDHUYAT VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDISH CHANDRA BISSA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life and Health — Medical reimbursement — Scope and interpretation — Right to health and medical aid to protect the health and vigour of an employee during service or post-retirement constitutes a fundamental right under Article 21 — Self-preservation of life is a sacred, precious, and inviolable concomitant of the right to life, which includes access to affordable treatment — Consequently, statutory provisions and rules governing reimbursement India Law Library Docid # 2453512
(519) HEERA MANI Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Service Law — Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958 — Rule 16 — Disciplinary proceedings — Unauthorized absence — Requirement of willful conduct — Deceased employee was terminated for remaining absent for 57 days due to Tuberculosis — Ample evidence including defence witness testimony proved absence was due to severe illness — Held, unauthorized absence does not amount to misconduct unless proved to be willful and deliberate — Absence resulting from compelling India Law Library Docid # 2453513
(520) RAMESH CHANDRA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 227, 239 and 240 — Framing of charge and discharge — Principles reiterated — At the stage of framing charge, the Court must proceed on the assumption that material brought on record by the prosecution is true — Court is required only to determine whether material taken on face value discloses ingredients constituting the alleged offences — A roving inquiry or mini-trial is impermissible — Veracity, reliability, and evidentiary value of prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2453505