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1 REPORT · WEDNESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2026

Gauhati High CourtLead story

Administrative and Public LawProperty and Real Estate Law

Gauhati High Court: Indigenous landless cultivators must be considered for settlement of other government wastelands, but not land allotted for a public solar project

The petitioners, residents of Charuabakhra Jungle Block, Dhubri, challenged the rejection of their applications for settlement of land comprised in Dag No. 1/70/117, Revenue Village Charuabakhra Jungle Block, Chapar R...

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Insurer must pay third-party compensation but can recover it when learner driver violates Rule 3 conditions, Karnataka High Court holds. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER vs SMT HULAGAMMA MALLAPPA BIRADAR. Karnataka High Court. LawLens

Karnataka High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Insurance LawTransport, Maritime, and Aviation Law

Insurer must pay third-party compensation but can recover it when learner driver violates Rule 3 conditions, Karnataka High Court holds

On 26 December 2020, a four-year-old child, UdayKumar, was struck by a car bearing registration No. KA-23/P-0160 at Chikkodi and died from the injuries sustained in the accident.

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Disability pension for ex-servicemen: Supreme Court says 2008 rules retain claimant protections, but burden shifts after 15 years. Union Of India vs Nc Isaac (Retd.). Supreme Court. LawLens

Supreme Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Social Security and PensionsMilitary and National Security Law

Disability pension for ex-servicemen: Supreme Court says 2008 rules retain claimant protections, but burden shifts after 15 years

The batch comprised approximately 271 civil appeals and special leave petitions filed by the Union of India against orders of the Armed Forces Tribunal and various High Courts granting disability element of service pe...

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Patna High Court upholds 15-year POCSO sentence for constable convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy on a train. Dhananjay Kumar Singh vs The State of Bihar. Patna High Court. LawLens

Patna High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Criminal LawCriminal Procedure and Evidence

Patna High Court upholds 15-year POCSO sentence for constable convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy on a train

The appellant, a railway police constable, was prosecuted on the allegation that on 8 November 2015 he assaulted a 14-year-old boy inside the bathroom of the Mithila Express, forcibly removed his clothes, and committe...

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UDID disability percentage cannot be reduced by medical admission boards, Calcutta High Court rules. SAHIN PARVEJ MONDAL vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.. Calcutta High Court. LawLens

Calcutta High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Human Rights LawEducation Law

UDID disability percentage cannot be reduced by medical admission boards, Calcutta High Court rules

The petitioner participated in NEET (UG) 2026 as a Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) and obtained an All India PwBD rank of 275043.

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Pre-emption plea must include sale deed’s full consideration plus 10% deposit, even if price is alleged inflated: Calcutta HC. SRINATH MAHATA vs KALICHARAN RAJ & ORS. Calcutta High Court. LawLens

Calcutta High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Property and Real Estate LawCivil Procedure and Evidence

Pre-emption plea must include sale deed’s full consideration plus 10% deposit, even if price is alleged inflated: Calcutta HC

The opposite parties filed Misc. (Pre-emption) Case No. 45 of 2015 under Sections 8 and 9 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, seeking pre-emption of land in Plot No. 711, Mouza Amlakara, Paschim Medinipur, purc...

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Allahabad High Court upholds arrests of 119 alleged cyber call-centre workers, says recovery memo and phone calls to relatives substantially complied with arrest safeguards. Karolyn @ Caroline Kharnaior Thru. Her Father Paramjit Singh Chhabra And Others vs State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others. Allahabad High Court. LawLens

Allahabad High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Criminal Procedure and EvidenceConstitutional Law

Allahabad High Court upholds arrests of 119 alleged cyber call-centre workers, says recovery memo and phone calls to relatives substantially complied with arrest safeguards

On 30 June 2026, the police raided an alleged fraudulent cyber call centre operating from the Summit Building, Lucknow, pursuant to secret information.

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Defection disqualification does not bar a legislator from contesting a subsequent Parliament election, Allahabad High Court holds. Lalitesh Pati Tripathi vs Dr Vinod Kumar Bind. Allahabad High Court. LawLens

Allahabad High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Election LawConstitutional Law

Defection disqualification does not bar a legislator from contesting a subsequent Parliament election, Allahabad High Court holds

The petitioner contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from 78-Bhadohi Parliamentary Constituency. The respondent, Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, was declared elected after securing 4,59,982 votes against the petitioner’s 4,15,9...

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J&K High Court quashes PSA detention over vague OGW allegations and failure to supply relied-upon material. SUBZAR AHMAD GANIE vs UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND OTHERS (HOME / POLICE). Jammu and Kashmir High Court. LawLens

Jammu and Kashmir High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Constitutional LawCriminal Procedure and Evidence

J&K High Court quashes PSA detention over vague OGW allegations and failure to supply relied-upon material

The petitioner challenged Detention Order No. 17/DMS/PSA/2025 dated 24 December 2025, passed by the District Magistrate, Shopian under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, directing his preventive detention to...

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Larger Bench to decide whether EPFO can waive Section 14B penalties in insolvency resolution cases. M/S Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation vs Central Board Of Trustees. Supreme Court. LawLens

Supreme Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Insolvency and Bankruptcy LawEmployment and Labour Law

Larger Bench to decide whether EPFO can waive Section 14B penalties in insolvency resolution cases

The appeals challenged orders passed at the instance of the Central Board of Trustees/Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which directed the Successful Resolution Applicants (SRAs) to satisfy provident fund...

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Courts cannot second-guess exam answer keys without a glaring error, Supreme Court rules while upholding UP Commission’s answer. Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission vs Ashok Yadav. Supreme Court. LawLens

Supreme Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawCivil Procedure and Evidence

Courts cannot second-guess exam answer keys without a glaring error, Supreme Court rules while upholding UP Commission’s answer

The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission conducted a recruitment examination for 3,133 Village Development Officer posts.

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Meghalaya HC quashes orders stopping pastoral care, says district administration cannot decide a church’s ecclesiastical jurisdiction. MAWKHAR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SHILLONG AND ANR. vs THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ORS.. Meghalaya High Court. LawLens

Meghalaya High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Administrative and Public LawReligious and Personal Law

Meghalaya HC quashes orders stopping pastoral care, says district administration cannot decide a church’s ecclesiastical jurisdiction

Mawkhar Presbyterian Church, Shillong, a society registered under the Meghalaya Societies Registration Act, challenged various communications and orders issued by the Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills, concerning...

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Calcutta High Court quashes GST proceedings based solely on omitted Rule 96(10), following Supreme Court ruling on its retrospective effect. M/S GLEN INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANR vs THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DG OF GST INTELLIGENCE KOLKATA ZONE AND ORS. Calcutta High Court. LawLens

Calcutta High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Tax LawAdministrative and Public Law

Calcutta High Court quashes GST proceedings based solely on omitted Rule 96(10), following Supreme Court ruling on its retrospective effect

The petitioners challenged a show-cause notice dated 9 January 2024 issued under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, concerning the period July 2017 to March 2021, and consequential orders date...

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Statewide guidelines issued for courts on final reports, protest petitions and safeguards for public servants in criminal cases. Bhuvnesh Kumari And 12 Others vs State Of U.P. And Another. Allahabad High Court. LawLens

Allahabad High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Civil Procedure and EvidenceCriminal Law

Statewide guidelines issued for courts on final reports, protest petitions and safeguards for public servants in criminal cases

Smt. Saroj alleged that, after demanding repayment of a loan of ₹20,000 from Sonu, she was summoned to Police Station Kharkhoda, Meerut, where Sonu, police personnel and other accused allegedly subjected her to caste-...

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Madras High Court stresses compassionate appointments must remain strictly limited to protect equal opportunity in public employment. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR vs KEERTHANA. Madras High Court. LawLens

Madras High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Employment and Labour LawConstitutional Law

Madras High Court stresses compassionate appointments must remain strictly limited to protect equal opportunity in public employment

Late Mr. Sundaram, a Sanitary Worker in the Kotagiri Special Grade Town Panchayat, died in harness on 17 November 2017.

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Alleged participation in prostitution alone cannot attract IT Act Sections 4 and 5, Punjab and Haryana High Court rules, quashing charges against woman. Ajaib Singh And Anr vs State Of Punjab And Ors. Punjab and Haryana High Court. LawLens

Punjab and Haryana High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Criminal LawCriminal Procedure and Evidence

Alleged participation in prostitution alone cannot attract IT Act Sections 4 and 5, Punjab and Haryana High Court rules, quashing charges against woman

FIR No. 80 dated 20.09.2015 was initially registered under Sections 376-D and 342 IPC on the statement of petitioner No. 2, Goldy, who alleged that she had been forcibly taken to Banur and gang-raped by the accused pe...

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Bail applications lacking mandatory disclosures on past pleas and criminal antecedents will not be numbered, Kerala High Court directs. SIRAJ VAZHAYIL @ SAJI THANEERKATTIL, vs STATE OF KERALA. Kerala High Court. LawLens

Kerala High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Criminal LawCriminal Procedure and Evidence

Bail applications lacking mandatory disclosures on past pleas and criminal antecedents will not be numbered, Kerala High Court directs

B.A. No. 4806 of 2026 concerned Crime No. 49/2026 of Valapattanam Police Station, in which Paramasivam was the sole accused of offences under Section 75(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”) and Sections 9(m...

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Disability Rights Require Consideration of Family Substitution in LPG Dealership, Calcutta High Court Rules; Orders Fresh Review. RAIS UDDIN PURKAIT AND ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.. Calcutta High Court. LawLens

Calcutta High Court·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Human Rights LawAdministrative and Public Law

Disability Rights Require Consideration of Family Substitution in LPG Dealership, Calcutta High Court Rules; Orders Fresh Review

Pursuant to an advertisement dated 21 January 2014, Petitioner No. 1 was selected for an RGGLV LPG distributorship at Dakshin Akraberia, South 24 Parganas, and was issued a conditional Letter of Intent (LOI) on 30 Mar...

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CESTAT upholds ₹101.86-crore customs duty demand and penalties against gold importer for violating import conditions. TASHA GOLD PVT LTD vs PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS ADJUDICATION-NEW DELHI. CESTAT. LawLens

CESTAT·15 SEPTEMBER 2026

Tax LawAdministrative and Public Law

CESTAT upholds ₹101.86-crore customs duty demand and penalties against gold importer for violating import conditions

M/s Tasha Gold Pvt. Ltd. imported gold dore bars from countries including Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi under DGFT authorisations permitting the import of gold dore bars under CTH 71081200.

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