(941) ANITA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning of additional accused — Power under Section 319 Cr.P.C — is discretionary and extraordinary, to be exercised sparingly — Requires strong and cogent evidence, more than a mere India Law Library Docid # 2441720
(942) REETA RANI @ RITA RANI AND ANOTHER Vs. JATINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13 — Eviction petition — Landlord’s bona fide personal necessity — Petitioners contended that landlord was settled abroad and had obtained eviction for eight shops previously — Court held that landlord's need should be assessed from their perspective, not tenant's — Landlord is best judge of their own requirements, and a genuine need cannot be a mere pretext — Tenant's India Law Library Docid # 2441722
(943) SUDHA DEVI Vs. ANIL KUMAR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Dishonor of cheque under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Essential ingredients for offence under Section 138 of NI Act not fulfilled — Petitioner not signatory to cheque, nor drawn from her account — Summoning order India Law Library Docid # 2441853
(944) KAUSHIK SINGH @ SANTOSH SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 73 — Warrant of Arrest — Issuance of — Warrant under Section 73 CrPC can be issued only for production of the accused before the court and not in aid of police investigation or arrest — The court cannot pass orders under this section on mere asking of the police and has to India Law Library Docid # 2441969
(945) NARENDRA KUMAR KARN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar) — Section 4(h) — Scope and Applicability — Section 4(h) empowers the Collector to inquire into transfers made to defeat the Act's provisions, but cancellation of a Jamabandi requires clear findings of fraud or lack of jurisdiction, not mere presumption. India Law Library Docid # 2441987
(946) M. R. MALIK (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120-B — Criminal Conspiracy — Essential Ingredients — Proof — To prove conspiracy, prosecution must show an agreement between persons to commit an illegal act — This can be shown by direct evidence or circumstances pointing to a common design — Mere compliance with official instructions by subordinate staff does not amount to criminal conspiracy without India Law Library Docid # 2442509
(947) GULAB Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Suspicion vs — Proof — Conviction cannot be based solely on suspicion, however strong — Prosecution must establish a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances pointing only to the guilt of the accused and excluding every other hypothesis. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2442805
(948) UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR Vs. DR. MAHIPAL SINGH SIHAG[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-03-2026 Natural Justice — Principles of — Application of — Removal of Head of Department constituted a civil right and affected the status of an individual — Therefore, the principles of natural justice, including the right to be heard, were inherent before any action of removal could be taken by the Vice Chancellor — Failure to provide an opportunity to respond to complaints rendered the removal order India Law Library Docid # 2442833
(949) GAJENDRA MOURYA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 375, Exception 2 & Section 376 — Rape — Husband and Wife — Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, who is not a minor, does not constitute rape — Marriage solemnized under Special Marriage Act recognised as legal and binding, even if one party later seeks annulment. India Law Library Docid # 2442834
(950) B.KANNAN AND OTHER Vs. J.MARGARET ALICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Specific Performance of Contract — Readiness and Willingness — Plaintiffs must prove not only averment but also financial capacity and consistent conduct to perform obligations from agreement date until conclusion. India Law Library Docid # 2443244
(951) A.KRISHNASAMY GOUNDER AND OTHER Vs. M.KOWSALYADEVI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956; Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 — Section 29A — Partition Suit — Plaintiff's entitlement as daughter to ancestral property — Held, the first item of suit property was ancestral, and the plaintiff, being a daughter who was unmarried when the 2005 Amendment Act came into force, was India Law Library Docid # 2443245
(952) SUNDARAM Vs. STATE BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MATHUR POLICE STATION, RISHNAGIRI DISTRICT.[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Section 2(d) and 94 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Age of victim — Crucial for invoking POCSO Act — Prosecution must prove victim is below 18 years — Documents like school certificates or birth certificates are primary evidence for age determination; medical tests only as a last resort — In this case, India Law Library Docid # 2443246
(953) SELVI Vs. STATE REP BY, THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH (DCP), VILLUPURAM DISTRICT.[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 420 — Cheating — Ingredients of Section 415 IPC must be satisfied, requiring fraudulent, dishonest, or intentional inducement to deliver property, or consent to retain property — The offense of cheating is proven if there is a fraudulent or dishonest inducement that causes the victim to deliver property or a valuable security. India Law Library Docid # 2443247
(954) G. KANNAN Vs. M. BHASKARANA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 33 — First Appellate Court's power to grant relief — Held, while the First Appellate Court can modify decrees and grant reliefs even to parties who have not appealed, it cannot grant reliefs to parties who have not filed any appeal or cross-objection without any basis, especially when India Law Library Docid # 2443248
(955) LAXMI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — Untoward Incident — Bona Fide Passenger — Claim under Section 124-A for compensation in case of death in an untoward incident — Recovery of a valid journey ticket from deceased proves him to be a bona fide passenger — Burden shifts to railways to disprove bona fide travel — Unchallenged recovery and verification of journey ticket establishes deceased as bona fide passenger. India Law Library Docid # 2441295
(956) RAJEEV MIGLANI Vs. URMIL GUJRAL AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 31 — Suit for cancellation of instrument — Maintainability — A suit under Section 31 of the SRA can be filed by "any person" against whom a written instrument is void or voidable and who has a reasonable apprehension of serious injury if left outstanding — This includes a person seeking derivative title from his seller, and is not restricted to the executant of the instrument India Law Library Docid # 2441296
(957) R. ANBALAGAN (DECEASED) THR. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES Vs. SOMARAJ DHEEKSHIDAR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 — Section 21(2)(e) and Section 26 — Landlord’s desire to improve, renovate, reconstruct, or remodel property — Age and condition of the rented property are irrelevant for the Rent Court to order such works — If the landlord is ready and willing to India Law Library Docid # 2441540
(958) SMT. ANITA SAHA Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Service Law — Regularization of Ad-hoc Appointment — Petitioner appointed as Social Worker Organizer (Female) on ad-hoc basis in 1992 and continuing without break — Received regular pay scale and career progression benefits — Treated as regular employee despite her service not being formally regularized — Plea of wrong mention in seniority list not raised in previous writ petition and cannot be accepted at a belated stage India Law Library Docid # 2442116
(959) BOREN MONDAL Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Cruelty — Conviction under Section 498A set aside due to lack of evidence — Acquittal under Section 304B established absence of proof of cruelty or harassment on account of dowry demand leading to suicide — Dying declaration not established as victim's statement to parents was vague — Prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt — Appeal India Law Library Docid # 2441290
(960) NATHANIEL JOHN DEXTER SHADAP Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Administrative Law — Promotion — Denial of promotion based on seniority — Petitioner claimed he was superseded by juniors in 2013 and 2015 promotions — Despite a rule requiring written reasons for promoting juniors over seniors, the authorities failed to provide any justification — Petitioner sought notional promotion for seniority and pensionary benefits after retirement — Court considered the India Law Library Docid # 2441291