Editorial Team 
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court cancelled bail in a prosecution alleging recovery of over 24 kilograms of ganja because the trial court had not meaningfully applied Section 37 NDPS Act’s twin conditions for commercial quantity.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court refused bail in a commercial-quantity narcotics case where the investigation went beyond a co-accused’s statement and collected hotel records, CCTV footage, call records and witness material allegedly linking the applicant to supply.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court granted bail in an NDPS prosecution after finding no incriminating material against the applicant beyond statements recorded under Section 67 from him and co-accused.
In a dispute over land and a petrol pump, the Court granted bail after finding, prima facie, that the alleged caste insults might not satisfy Sections 3(1)(r) and (s) of the SC/ST Act.
The Court directed prompt disposal of the main bail application and granted conditional liberty to seek custody from the trial court.
The Supreme Court on 30 October 2026 dismissed Girishbhai Natwarlal Patel’s appeals against orders permitting non-parties to challenge a land-related consent decree. Judge / Bench — Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran; judgment by Justice J.B. Pardiwala. In 2026 INSC 1177, the Court held that the consent-decree appeal bar cannot automatically defeat a stranger’s … Read more
The Bombay High Court on 27 October 2026 declared Jitendra Pandey’s money-laundering arrest illegal and ordered his immediate release. Judge / Bench — Justice Milind N. Jadhav. The Court found no fresh incriminating material justifying arrest after repeated statements and the Enforcement Directorate’s invocation of Section 50 procedures. On these facts, it held that the … Read more
The Gujarat High Court on 29 October 2026 dismissed Oriental Insurance’s appeal against a fatal-accident compensation award, rejecting its objection to the driver’s licence. Judge / Bench — Justice L. S. Pirzada. The driver held a valid non-transport light-motor-vehicle licence, although his transport endorsement had expired. The offending vehicle was a light goods vehicle with … Read more
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on 28 October 2026 imposed ₹1 lakh costs after Indore Municipal Corporation relied on statutory provisions omitted in 2020. Judge / Bench — Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt, Indore Bench. In Bafgna Hospital’s petition, the Corporation agreed to withdraw its 30 September order and subsequent ledger report as legally unsustainable. The … Read more
The Supreme Court on 27 October 2026 cancelled the suspension of a life sentence imposed on the principal accused in a sarpanch-election murder conspiracy. Judge / Bench — Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran. Partly allowing Hanuman Prasad @ Hanuta Ram’s appeals, the Court directed accused A1 to surrender within two weeks, … Read more
