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(1) MALLIKA Vs. R. NALLATHAMBI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — First Appellate Court's judgment — Compliance with mandatory requirements of Order 41 Rule 31 of the CPC is substantial rather than technical, and the substance of the judgment and the manner of dealing with the controversy are more significant than the form of points framed.
India Law Library Docid # 2443995

(2) PAPAN SARKAR @ PRANAB Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Criminal Law — Murder Trial — Circumstantial Evidence — Admissibility and Reliability of Evidence — Court emphasized the need for each piece of circumstantial evidence to be strong and credible to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
India Law Library Docid # 2443996

(3) BHAGAT SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 (now Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 194) — Inquest proceedings — Scope and purpose — Inquest is a preliminary inquiry to ascertain the apparent cause of death and not to record detailed accounts of the incident or names of accused persons.
India Law Library Docid # 2443997

(4) MOHSEEN Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 82, 439 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 3, 25, 27 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 452, 504, 506, 307 — Bail — Cancellation of — Supreme Court's previous order directing surrender — Accused failing to surrender and absconding — Initiation of
India Law Library Docid # 2443998

(5) VIJAYAKUMAR Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU, REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 506 Part II and 503 — Criminal Intimidation — Imputing unchastity — Threat to upload a video of a woman bathing on social media amounts to threatening to impute unchastity, violating her privacy, dignity, and sexual autonomy.
India Law Library Docid # 2443999

(6) ROSHAN LAL Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to Murder — Essential ingredients are intention/knowledge to commit murder and an overt act in pursuance of that intention/knowledge. The nature of the injury is a relevant consideration, but not determinative; intention can be inferred from circumstances like weapons used, motive, etc.
India Law Library Docid # 2444000

(7) MUKESH AND OTHERS Vs. GHANSHYAM AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 22-05-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) and Order 23 Rule 3A — Rejection of plaint — Bar of suit to set aside a compromise decree — If a compromise decree is challenged on grounds that are not intrinsically about the lawfulness of the compromise itself, such as fraud in obtaining the decree, a separate civil suit might be maintainable if the original court is not equipped to handle such
India Law Library Docid # 2444001

(8) GARGI DASH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 22-05-2026
Odisha Land Reforms Act, 1960 — Section 6 — Raiyat’s rights — Permanent, heritable, and transferable rights — Lands settled for agricultural purposes under a lease — Such raiyats are entitled to hold land with permanent, heritable, and transferable rights, subject to limitations.
India Law Library Docid # 2444002

(9) M/S HASSAN ROADS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. J&K ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AGENCY (ERA) AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 22-05-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Petitioner filed petition seeking appointment of Arbitrator due to disputes arising from construction contract — Respondents raised objections regarding authorization and invocation of arbitration clause — Court considered these
India Law Library Docid # 2444003

(10) DEEPALI PATEL Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 22-05-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 and 12 — Maintainability of Writ Petition — A writ petition under Article 226 is maintainable against a private body if it is discharging a public function or public duty — The impartation of education is considered a public function, making educational institutions, even private ones,
India Law Library Docid # 2444004

(11) GAUTAM TAHILRAMANI AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-05-2026
Leasehold Property Rights and Partition — A partition decree between co-lessees of a leasehold property, especially one granted by the government, does not split the tenancy or create independent leasehold estates binding on the lessor, as the lease is generally considered indivisible and governed by its specific terms and the Government Grants Act, 1895.
India Law Library Docid # 2444005

(12) X Vs. STATE AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376D, 34, 107, 109 — Gang Rape, Common Intention, Abetment — For gang rape and common intention, a prior meeting of minds and participation is essential; mere presence or association without a shared design is insufficient — Abetment requires instigation, conspiracy, or intentional aiding with the requisite mental element, not mere facilitation or negligence.
India Law Library Docid # 2444006

(13) RAMAN SHUKLA Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 207 and 232 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 5(m), 6, 9(m), 10 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 354, 354A, 376AB — Trial Court’s failure to conduct hearing as contemplated under Section 232 Cr.P.C — does not automatically vitiate
India Law Library Docid # 2444007

(14) DABUR INDIA LIMITED Vs. EMAMI LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-05-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 — Application for interim injunction — Passing off — Trade dress imitation — Prima facie evidence of deceptive similarity — Likelihood of consumer confusion — Balance of convenience — Irreparable harm — Public interest — All factors favouring grant of injunction.
India Law Library Docid # 2444008

(15) SUKHENDU BHATTACHARJEE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2026
Administrative Law — Fairness and Consistency in Public Employment — Courts examine executive action for conformity with constitutional standards, especially when the State has long relied on certain workers — Courts scrutinize the manner of discretion, not just the outcome, to ensure actions are reasoned, non-arbitrary, and constitutional
India Law Library Docid # 2443989

(16) VICE CHANCELLOR, RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY Vs. JITENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2026
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 2013 — Section 46(b) — Appointment of First Registrar — Appointment of the first Registrar was made by the Visitor [President of India] on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor for a term of three years — The power to appoint necessarily includes the power to dismiss or terminate the services of the appointee — Therefore, the Visitor, who was the appointing authority, was competent to take disciplinary action against the First Registrar
India Law Library Docid # 2443990

(17) PARVATHI NAIRTHI (DEAD) AND OTHERS Vs. LAXMI NAIRTHY (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2026
Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Will — Validity and execution — Requirements — Attesting witnesses — Proof of execution — Suspicious circumstances — The court must consider if the Will was executed by the testator and if it was his last Will — It is not required to be proved with mathematical accuracy but requires satisfaction of a prudent mind — Section 63 of the Succession Act mandates signing or affixing a mark, attestation by two or more witnesses, with
India Law Library Docid # 2443991

(18) CHETAN DASHRATH GADE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201 read with Section 34 — Conviction for murder and causing disappearance of evidence — Circumstantial evidence — Concurrent findings of fact by trial court and High Court — Supreme Court's power of interference under Article 136 of Constitution of India — Such power to be exercised sparingly and only in furtherance of justice, where there is manifest illegality or grave miscarriage of justice due to misreading or ignoring material evidence — Standard for
India Law Library Docid # 2443992

(19) PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED Vs. TALWANDI SABO POWER LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2026
Electricity Act, 2003 — Punjab State Grid Code, 2013 — Misdeclaration of Declared Capacity — Penalties — Section 32 and Regulation 11.3.13 — Strict Liability — Failure to demonstrate declared capacity upon request by SLDC leads to penalty, irrespective of mens rea or motive to make money — Appellants' argument
India Law Library Docid # 2443983

(20) RR CONSTRUCTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE INDIA PVT. LTD. Vs. GAYATRI VENTURES AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2026
Contract Law — Tender Documents — Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Interpretation of Tender Clauses — Mandatory vs — Optional Conditions — Clause 2.13(a)(xiii) and Clause 2.13(b) of the tender document specifying the form of EMD for out-of-state bidders
India Law Library Docid # 2443984

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