(181) GUJARAT ELECTRICITY BOARD NOW PASCHIM GUJARAT VIJ.CO.LTD Vs. PRAGJIBHAI BHAGWANBHAI PATOLIA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Electricity Law — Theft of Electricity — Supplementary Bill — Challenge — Availability of Statutory Remedy — Where a supplementary bill is issued for unauthorized use/theft of electricity, the aggrieved party must challenge it by preferring an appeal before the Appellate Authority as provided under the Conditions of Supply of Electrical Energy — If the statutory appeal remedy is not availed, the India Law Library Docid # 2437905
(182) SHANTABEN GOPALBHAI TADVI Vs. JAGDISHBHAI MOHANBHAI TADVI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — High Court's jurisdiction in Second Appeal is narrow and finite, generally precluded from interfering with findings of fact by the First Appellate Court unless the findings are erroneous, contrary to law, or without evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2437906
(183) ARVINDBHAI @ BHADABHAI SHANABHAI @ SHANKARBHAI CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — — Section 376(2)(i)(d) read with Section 114 — Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(xi) and 3(2)(v) — Conviction for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a minor girl belonging to a Scheduled Tribe community upheld — Evidence of Prosecutrix — India Law Library Docid # 2437907
(184) TARUN KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 (Murder with common intention) and 201/34 (Causing disappearance of evidence) — Appeal against conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Requirement of homicidal death — Deceased died within two months of marriage due to extensive burn injuries — Medical evidence (Post-mortem report and testimony of PW-8) noted lack of external/internal injuries India Law Library Docid # 2437908
(185) MR. DEEPAK AND OTHERS Vs. HEART & SOUL ENTERTAINMENT LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (MRC Act) — Section 24 (Recovery of possession by licensor) and Section 44 (Revision) — Eviction of licensee — Scope of Revisional Authority’s Power — The Revisional Authority under Section 44 must restrict its consideration to whether the Competent Authority's order is in accordance with law — Consideration of documents extraneous to the license agreement (such as a film production contract and alleged arbitration awards creating a charge/lien on the flat) is India Law Library Docid # 2437956
(186) T. RANGARAJ Vs. MS. JOY CRIZILDAA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 — Defamation/Injunction Suit — Interim Injunction against publication of defamatory material on social media — Principles for granting pre-trial interim injunctions in defamation cases — Balancing freedom of speech (Article 19(1)(a)) with right to reputation and privacy (Article 21) — The "Bonnard Standard" requires exceptional caution; injunctions should not be granted unless the defence of justification will India Law Library Docid # 2438102
(187) SRI KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETHAM Vs. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 — Tamil Nadu Captive Elephants (Management and Maintenance) Rules, 2011 — Custody and Translocation of Captive Elephants — Renewal of Ownership Certificate — A Hindu Religious Mutt, being the undisputed owner of three elephants with renewed ownership certificates, sought renewal of licenses and translocation of the elephants from a India Law Library Docid # 2438103
(188) A.L. GEETHA NARAYANAN AND OTHERS Vs. S. SRIRAMAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 13(1)(a) — Suit for Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell Immovable Property — Imperfect Title at the time of Agreement — Where vendor enters into a sale agreement without title or an imperfect title, and subsequently acquires an interest in the property, the vendee can compel specific performance out of the subsequently acquired interest — In this case, the vendor (allottee of Housing Board) agreed to sell the flat before receiving a 'Pacca Sale Deed'; the India Law Library Docid # 2438091
(189) THANGARAJA Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.), 1973 (as substituted by BNSS, 2023) — Section 528 [Quashing of Proceedings] — Charges relating to illegal possession of banned tobacco products — Defective Investigation — Requirement of Forensic Report — Where the culpability of the accused depends on the nature of seized material (banned tobacco products), the material objects seized must be sent for forensic examination, and India Law Library Docid # 2438092
(190) THE UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. PARESH CHANDRA MONDAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Provident Fund Act, 1925 — Section 4(1)(c)(i) and Rule 33(ii) of General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960 — Payment of GPF amounts to nominee — Conflict between statutory provisions and rules — Held, Rule 33(ii) framed by Central Government cannot be challenged — When a valid nomination subsists, the amount should be released to the nominee, irrespective of the amount, India Law Library Docid # 2438179
(191) BHARAT PATHANIA Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Inherent power of Supreme Court — Power to do complete justice — Supreme Court can quash criminal proceedings in exercise of its inherent power under Article 142 to achieve complete justice, especially when a lawful resolution ensures the welfare of the wife and child. India Law Library Docid # 2438181
(192) M/S. HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V., BELGIUM AND ANOTHER Vs. MR. G.S. NARAYAN AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Jurisdiction clause in agreement — Parties can agree to exclusive jurisdiction of foreign courts — Suit can be rejected if it violates such clause — However, if a necessary party not bound by the clause is involved, the suit may proceed. India Law Library Docid # 2438141
(193) GOURANGA CHANDRA MOHANTY AND OTHERS Vs. SARASWATI MOHAPATRA (SINCE DEAD) THROUGH L.RS.[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 57 — Probate of Wills — Properties in Gadajat areas like Keonjhar district are exempted from the requirement of probate for Wills — Civil court can adjudicate the validity of an un-probated Will when probate provisions are not attracted. India Law Library Docid # 2438142
(194) THE STATE OF BIHAR Vs. MD. TAHIR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder and Section 201/34 — Causing disappearance of evidence of offence — Circumstantial evidence — Court can convict based on circumstantial evidence if it forms a complete unbroken chain irresistibly pointing to guilt. India Law Library Docid # 2438188
(195) MEENAKSHI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Bail — Suspension of Sentence — Accused required to appear in appellate court — Requirement of accused to be present on all hearing dates in appellate court is burdensome and unnecessary after sentence suspension and bail grant — Subsequent failure to appear can be dealt with by Magistrate to secure attendance. India Law Library Docid # 2438278
(196) RAJENDRA KUMAR ARYA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Exception 4 — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Sudden fight, without premeditation — Act committed without premeditation, in a sudden fight, without taking undue advantage or acting cruelly — Offence falls under Section 304 Part I Indian Penal Code, 1860. India Law Library Docid # 2438344
(197) SUNIL SINGH PANWAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Examination of accused — Failure to put all incriminating circumstances — Prejudice to accused — Mandatory nature of Section 313 CrPC — Omission to put vital piece of evidence to accused is fatal to prosecution case and vitiates conviction — Appellate court's options include further examination of accused, deciding on merits if no prejudice, remitting for retrial from India Law Library Docid # 2438345
(198) M/S BENZ VACCATIONS CLUB PUBLIC LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. HIGH COURT OF MADRAS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with Court orders — Appellants failed to pay arrears of rent and hand over possession as directed by the High Court — Initiated suo motu contempt proceedings — Court found appellants guilty of contempt and sentenced them to imprisonment, but suspended the order to allow for appeal to the Supreme Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438356
(199) PRATAP BHAGWANTRAO BAGRAO AND OTHERS Vs. SITABAI NARAYAN DESHMUKH (DEAD) THROUGH HER LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Partition suit — Predecessor-in-title had two sons and three daughters — Widow and one son predeceased him — Widow died in 1976 — Plaintiff (legal heir of one son) filed partition suit — Appellants are legal heirs of daughters — Application for impleadment filed by appellants rejected by Trial Court and High Court — Appellants India Law Library Docid # 2438357
(200) BONDA LALITHA KOMALA VANI @ K. LALITHA KOMALA VANI Vs. REDDY VENKATA RANGA RAO (DIED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 9 Rule 8 & Order 9 Rule 9 — Dismissal of suit for non-prosecution — Restoration of suit — Application for restoration dismissed — Civil Revision Petition dismissed by High Court — Special Leave Petition filed before Supreme Court — Parties settled their differences vide agreement during pendency of SLP — Settlement included payment of Rs. 49,90,000/- as full and final settlement and withdrawal of SLP — Court allowed application for dismissal of SLP as withdrawn India Law Library Docid # 2438365