(201) 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
(202) 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
(203) 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
(204) 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
(205) ANJAN MAHAJAN Vs. BINTA DEVI AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 115 — Revisional jurisdiction of High Court — Scope of Interference — High Court can only interfere if a subordinate court has exercised its jurisdiction illegally or with material irregularity, not if it has merely erred in fact or law. India Law Library Docid # 2444181
(206) RAMESH CHAND Vs. JAI KARAN (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-05-2026 Landlord and Tenant — Acquisition of proprietary rights by tenants — H.P. Tenancy and Land Reforms Act — Section 104 — Landowner entitled to resume land — Vestment of rights in tenant subject to resumption order — Land Reforms Officer's order of resumption based on pending application is valid — Conferment of proprietary rights India Law Library Docid # 2444182
(207) AMARJIT SINGH MINHAS AND OTHERS Vs. JANTA LAND PROMOTERS LIMITED AND OTHERS[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 21-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Deficiency in Service — Delayed Possession of Property — Complainant sought possession, compensation for delay, setting aside of imposed penalty, and litigation costs — Builder cited 'force majeure' events for the delay — The Commission acknowledged the delay and directed payment of compensation as per the agreement, limited by the total compensation sought by the India Law Library Docid # 2444381
(208) VIVEK SHARMA Vs. ST. STEPHEN’S HOSPITAL, DELHI[COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA] 21-05-2026 Competition Act, 2002 — Sections 3, 4, 19(1)(a), 26(1), 48 — Abuse of dominant position — Aftermarket abuse — Hospitals — Relevant market definition — Commission held that a unified market for the provision of healthcare services by super specialty hospitals is to be delineated, rather than separate primary and India Law Library Docid # 2444372
(209) NURUL ISLAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 306(4) and 482 — Bail to Approver — While Section 306(4) Cr.P.C — generally requires an approver to be detained until the conclusion of the trial, the High Court possesses inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C — to grant bail in exceptional circumstances, especially when their India Law Library Docid # 2445040
(210) SAISUDA CHUENNOK (CITIZEN OF THAILAND) Vs. UNION OF INDIA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life and Personal Liberty — This right extends to foreign nationals as well, including the right to life with dignity and a fair and speedy trial. India Law Library Docid # 2445041
(211) PREM PRAKASH BIDYASAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Police Reforms — Separation of Investigation and Law and Order Wings — The High Court, taking note of delays in criminal case investigations due to the same officers handling both investigation and law and order duties, directed the separation of these functions within the police department — This direction is in line with recommendations India Law Library Docid # 2445042
(212) PARSA KENTE COLLIERIES LIMITED Vs. RAJASTHAN RAJYA VIDYUT UTPADAN NIGAM LIMITED[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and 37 — Scope of judicial review in setting aside arbitral awards — Courts should not sit in appeal over awards and interfere only on limited grounds like patent illegality, violation of public policy, or perversity, not mere erroneous application of law or re-appreciation of evidence. [Paras 6, India Law Library Docid # 2445043
(213) M/S. KANCHAN INDIA LIMITED Vs. M/S. SHALIMAR ELECTRICALS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Contract Law — Mutual Assent — For a term to be a binding contractual obligation, it requires mutual assent — A condition printed on an invoice by one party, without proof of conscious acceptance by the other, does not constitute conclusive evidence of an agreement — Acceptance of goods does not automatically imply acceptance of all India Law Library Docid # 2445048
(214) M/S. SHALIMAR ELECTRICAL Vs. M/S. KANCHAN INDIA LIMITED[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Recovery of amount — Interest calculation — Plaintiff sought interest from the date of goods delivery (2008), but the Commercial Court awarded it from the date of legal notice (01.12.2011) — The appellate court upheld this decision, stating that the plaintiff's inaction and delay in issuing the notice meant interest could only be claimed from the formal demand date, aligning with the principle that "the law assists those who are India Law Library Docid # 2445049
(215) VINEET SHARMA ALIAS CHEENU PANDIT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-05-2026 Bail Application — Repeated rejection and prolonged incarceration — Applicant incarcerated for nearly ten years as an undertrial prisoner without conclusion of trial, citing delay attributable to prosecution’s failure to produce witnesses — Repeated grant of short-term bail with no misuse of liberty — Considering the fundamental right to India Law Library Docid # 2445110
(216) BHUPENDRA SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-05-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 4(2) proviso — Registration of FIR against public servant — Requirement of administrative enquiry — For lodging an FIR against a public servant under Section 4 of the SC/ST Act for dereliction of duties, a recommendation from an administrative India Law Library Docid # 2445111
(217) NAGAR PALIKA PARISHAD ROORKEE THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. KANTA SACHDEVA AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Suit for Permanent Injunction — Lease of Property — Plaintiff's Right to Sue — Even after leasing out property, a landlord retains legal and constructive possession and can maintain a suit for injunction against interference, as the lessee's possession is considered the lessor's possession. [Paras 19 India Law Library Docid # 2445112
(218) 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
(219) 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
(220) BRIHANMUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS Vs. VIJAY NAGAR APARTMENTS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2026 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act) — Section 126(1)(b) — Transferable Development Rights (TDR) — Compensation for land acquisition reserved for public purpose — Landowner entitled to TDR against land surrendered and 'further' TDR for development of amenity on the surrendered land — India Law Library Docid # 2443986