(201) HEIRS OF DECEASED RAMSHAKTI JIVANDAS AND OTHERS Vs. HEIRS OF DECEASED BHALABHAI DAHYABHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Suit filed after 33 years from agreement to sale — Plaint was rejected as it was barred by limitation and did not disclose a cause of action, as the averments were vague and did not explain the delay. India Law Library Docid # 2443490
(202) SULEMANBHAI PAULBHAI DABHI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 397 and 401 — Revision Application against discharge order — Plea to quash and set aside impugned judgment and order passed by Additional Sessions Judge — Applicants prayed for discharge from Sessions Case — Held, revision application allowed, impugned judgment and order India Law Library Docid # 2443491
(203) RAM BAHADUR DAS Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Compulsory Retirement — Conviction by Criminal Court — Order of compulsory retirement imposed as a major penalty after conviction was affirmed by the Apex Court, but by then the employee had attained the age of superannuation. The Court noted that no disciplinary action was initiated prior to retirement and in normal India Law Library Docid # 2443708
(204) UDAY BHAGAT AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Condonation of delay — When a party makes out a sufficient cause for delay, the court should condone the delay unless the delay is deliberate or there is lack of bonafide — The court must exercise its discretion judiciously, considering the facts and circumstances of each case to avoid injustice. India Law Library Docid # 2443750
(205) RAM LAL MAHTO Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Compassionate Appointment — Rejection of claim due to non-availability of vacancy within 5% quota and delay — Petitioner's father died in harness in 1996, application for compassionate appointment made in 1997 — Claim rejected in 2002 due to no vacancy and delay — Writ petition filed in 2009 — Considering the time elapsed from the death of the employee, the India Law Library Docid # 2443751
(206) HARJIT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. PURAN CHANDRA PUTRTY AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 33 — Power of Appellate Court — The appellate court exceeded its powers by granting relief beyond the scope of the suit and pleadings, specifically by determining the share of the plaintiff's vendor in the property without partition being proven or other co-sharers being impleaded. India Law Library Docid # 2443752
(207) UJAGAR YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 277 — Evidence recording — Failure to comply with provisions regarding recording evidence in Hindi and explanation to witness — Conviction based on such flawed evidence is liable to be set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2443753
(208) MANI ORAON AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302/109 — Murder and abetment of murder — Appeal against conviction — Appellants implicated on suspicion of land dispute — No direct evidence of overt act or assault by appellants — Conviction based on suspicion not sufficient for legal proof. India Law Library Docid # 2443754
(209) SLANDER MAWLEIN Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Sections 6, 5(m)(n) and 10(m)(n) — Sexual assault on a child — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Contradictions in victim's statements — Medical evidence showing no injury or hymen rupture — Extra-judicial confession by the appellant — Court's India Law Library Docid # 2443718
(210) SMT. SUMITRA SETHY Vs. THE INDIAN RAILWAYS AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Natural Justice — Principles of — Blacklisting/Debarment — Mandatory requirement of show cause notice — Held, blacklisting or debarment is a severe action with significant civil consequences, akin to "civil death," impacting a person's right to trade and profession — Therefore, principles of natural justice, particularly the right to be heard (audi alteram partem), must be followed even if the contract or India Law Library Docid # 2443823
(211) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MOGA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S JITF URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT (FEROZEPUR) LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34, 36(2) and 36(3) — Stay of Arbitral Award — Condition of 100% deposit — Challenge to an arbitral award under Section 34 is independent of compliance with a conditional stay order under Section 36(2) and (3) — Failure to abide by a conditional stay order does not impact the India Law Library Docid # 2443938
(212) FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. M/S. GOLDY AND GOLDY[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 2 and Order 9 Rule 4 — Dismissal of Execution Petition for non-compliance of Court orders — Application for restoration dismissed for want of prosecution — Petitioner Corporation demonstrated utter negligence in pursuing the Execution Petition which is pending India Law Library Docid # 2443939
(213) MUKAND KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. MIDDO AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Adverse Possession — Co-owners: Possession of a co-sharer is presumed to be on behalf of all co-sharers — To claim adverse possession, a co-sharer must prove exclusive and hostile possession to the knowledge of other co-sharers, and clearly state when their possession became adverse. India Law Library Docid # 2443940
(214) MUKESH KUMAR THROUGH LR Vs. USHA VERMA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 4, Order 21 Rule 15 — Death of a party during appeal — Failure to implead legal heirs — If information of death is not brought to court's notice, suit does not abate against deceased’s legal heirs — Appellant's failure to disclose death of Jamuna Devi to the appellate court was mala India Law Library Docid # 2443941
(215) SUSHIL KUMAR PRAJAPATI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Writ Jurisdiction — Maintainability — High Court can entertain a writ petition despite existence of alternative remedy under Section 34 if there is a violation of principles of natural justice or the proceedings are wholly without jurisdiction, not merely as a substitute India Law Library Docid # 2443195
(216) ALPHA CORP DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. GREATER NOIDA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (GNIDA) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-05-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 62 — Appeals against NCLAT judgment — Appeals filed beyond the permissible limitation period are liable to be dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2443236
(217) RAJADURAI Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-05-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29(1) — Bail — Petitioner granted bail by Supreme Court after being in judicial custody for over a year, despite charge being framed, with no witnesses examined yet. India Law Library Docid # 2443250
(218) SHREE RAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. CHAMPAKBHAI KANTIBHAI TADVI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173, Section 2(13) — Appeal by Insurance Company — Liability of Insurance Company — Offending vehicle a goods carriage vehicle — Deceased travelling as cleaner/labourer or with household goods — Inconsistent stands taken by claimants — Household belongings not considered India Law Library Docid # 2443316
(219) SANNIDANAM SURESH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of FIR — This case involves a petition to quash proceedings based on FIR No.482 of 2026 — The court found that there were specific and serious allegations in the complaint, which prima facie disclosed cognizable offenses — As the investigation was still ongoing, the court deemed it inappropriate to interfere at this early stage. India Law Library Docid # 2443318
(220) M/S.MONOTECH SYSTEMS LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of ‘consumer’ — 'Commercial purpose' exclusion — Exception for self-employment and livelihood — Burden of proof on opposite party to establish commercial purpose — Purchase of machinery for earning livelihood through self-employment does not constitute 'commercial purpose' and buyer remains a 'consumer' — Concurrent findings of For a India Law Library Docid # 2443325