(961) UDASIN KARSHNI NARAIN ASHRAM AND OTHERS Vs. MAHENDRA TANEJA.[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 — Applicability — New construction — Reassessment by Municipal Corporation in 2001 after reconstruction is relevant, rendering old assessment and the applicability of Act No. 13 of 1972 irrelevant. India Law Library Docid # 2441292
(962) PRATAP SINGH Vs. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 10(1) read with Section 10(2A) — Reference of industrial dispute — Award dated 15.09.1989 by CGIT held no employee-employer relationship between contractual workers and IOCL — This award was upheld by Supreme Court — Therefore, no industrial dispute existed when India Law Library Docid # 2441293
(963) RAJAT VERMA Vs. H.P SUMAN[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 & Order 41 — Appeal against judgment and decree for recovery of possession — Trial court decreed suit for recovery of possession, permanent injunction, recovery of arrears of rent, damages/mesne profit and society maintenance charges — Appellant challenged decree on ground of erroneous, perverse and contrary to settled principles governing India Law Library Docid # 2441294
(964) D. DEEPAK Vs. SUMATHI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Court must consider only averments in plaint and documents filed with it, not defence — Whether property is ancestral or private is a question of fact to be decided after trial — Court cannot decide disputed questions of fact at the Order VII Rule 11 stage. [Paras 6, 8 India Law Library Docid # 2441541
(965) SUDARSHAN KUMAR Vs. GURMINDER DHALIWAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 14 Rule 5 — Framing of additional issue — Plaintiffs had failed to lead evidence despite numerous opportunities and their evidence was closed by order — Plaintiffs then filed application for reframing of issues to fill lacunae — Allowing application would amount to de novo trial at the stage of final arguments — Such application cannot be sustained. India Law Library Docid # 2441721
(966) LAKHI RAM AND OTHERS Vs. BABU RAM (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional evidence — Application seeking permission to place revenue records on record to show continued possession — No reply filed by the respondent disputing the facts mentioned in the application — Application allowed and documents taken on record as additional evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441723
(967) RAMDITTA MAL (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR Vs. SADHU RAM AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Suit for possession based on title — Maintainability — Where title to immovable property is undisputed, and the plaintiff is out of possession, the appropriate remedy is to file a suit for possession. India Law Library Docid # 2441724
(968) DIDAR SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. HARDEV KAUR (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — Duty of First Appellate Court — The First Appellate Court must fully review the evidence, analyze it in detail, and give reasons for accepting or rejecting it — Non-observance of these requirements leads to infirmity in the judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2441725
(969) SUNAINA CHAUHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheques — Maintainability of separate complaints — Separate complaints are maintainable for each dishonoured cheque, even if arising from a single transaction, provided each cheque is independently presented, dishonoured, and followed by statutory notice, giving rise to a distinct cause of action — The segregation of complaints based on the drawers of the India Law Library Docid # 2441726
(970) HARJINDER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDISH SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for motor vehicular accident — Enhancement of compensation — Claimant sought enhancement, alleging inadequacy of award, while Insurance Company sought reduction, claiming award was excessive — Both appeals decided together. India Law Library Docid # 2441727
(971) SHRI OINAM SOMORENDRO MEETEI AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI MAYENGBAM TEJ SINGH AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Contract Law — One Time Settlement (OTS) — Bank offering OTS and later withdrawing or altering terms without proper communication or proof of service to the borrower — Such actions can amount to violation of procedural fairness and principles of natural justice, justifying interference by writ court. India Law Library Docid # 2442290
(972) SMT. BIRJA ZENA Vs. YASHRAJ MEHRA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint against partner of firm — Maintainability — A partnership firm is not a distinct legal entity separate from its partneRs. The firm's name is a collective term for the partneRs. Therefore, a complaint under Section 138 of the Act is maintainable against a partner even if the firm is not impleaded as an accused or a statutory notice India Law Library Docid # 2442510
(973) BHOJRAM Vs. GENERAL MANAGER ASSOCIATED CEMENT COMPANY AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of Plaint — Barred by Law — A plaint can be rejected on the ground of limitation if it appears from the statements within the plaint itself that the suit is barred by law — The term ‘law’ in this context includes the law of limitation. India Law Library Docid # 2442511
(974) WARIS ALIAS LAHAKI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Bail Application and Criminal Antecedents — Accused cannot be denied bail solely on the basis of pending criminal cases or past antecedents, unless there is a demonstrated risk of tampering with evidence, intimidating witnesses, or evading legal process — The court must consider the totality of circumstances and the nature of offenses. India Law Library Docid # 2442806
(975) SMT. DIVYA ACHARYA Vs. PULKIT ACHARYA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 27-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13-B — Divorce by mutual consent — Video Conferencing — Parties residing abroad — Family Court denied joint application for video conferencing on grounds of mandatory requirement for a Remote Point Coordinator from Indian Consulate/Embassy as per rules — Parties argued that time zone differences make such appearance practically impossible and unreasonably onerous — Held, hyper-technical procedural requirements cannot defeat India Law Library Docid # 2442807
(976) POONAM GARG Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review of Public Examinations — Courts generally defer to expert opinion on examination matters, avoiding re-evaluation of answers or acting as super examiners — Intervention is limited to procedural fairness, illegality, malice, or manifest unreasonableness, not primary decision-making — Benefit of doubt typically favours the examination authority. India Law Library Docid # 2442835
(977) MANOHARLAL Vs. NARESH KUMAR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 27-03-2026 Malicious Prosecution — Claim for compensation — Absence of proof of malice and unwarranted prosecution — Cross FIRs and free fight between parties — Plaintiffs failed to prove that prosecution was malicious, arbitrary, revengeful, or unwarranted — Acquittal alone is not sufficient to establish malicious prosecution — First appellate court rightly set aside the decree for compensation due to lack of India Law Library Docid # 2442836
(978) SRI. AZMEERA KAILAS Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 19(3) and (4) — Sanction for prosecution — Error, omission or irregularity in grant of sanction does not vitiate proceedings unless it results in failure of justice — Proceedings are not to be derailed on hyper-technical grounds — Minor irregularities in grant of sanction should not defeat substantive cause of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441457
(979) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. RAM SEWAK MAHTO[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) — Order of CAT quashing rejection of a casual worker's case for temporary status and regularization — Writ petition challenging the CAT's order of regularization — Petitioners not challenging the part of CAT's order conferring temporary status — Focus India Law Library Docid # 2441988
(980) SANICHARWA MANJHI @ MANGLA MANJHI Vs. ATWARI DEVI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 25 — Permanent Alimony and Maintenance — Court can order payment of gross sum or monthly/periodical sum for maintenance and support, considering income, property, conduct of parties, and other circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2441989