(241) JENNIFER MESSIAS Vs. LEONARD G LOBO[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 2(2), Order 20 Rule 18 — Preliminary vs. Final Decree — A Preliminary Decree declares rights and liabilities, leaving actual results to be worked out in further proceedings — A Final Decree is passed after further inquiries, completely disposing of the suit — A Preliminary Decree cannot be executed directly unless it is partly final — Provisions of Order 20 India Law Library Docid # 2443875
(242) M/S SARVPRIYA SECURITIES PVT LTD Vs. M/S ANK HOTELS PVT LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Court's interference is limited, re-appreciation of evidence is impermissible. India Law Library Docid # 2443876
(243) M/S R. C. SOOD & CO. DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. (EROS GROUP) Vs. SHARAD MAHESHWARI AND OTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Contract Law — Agreement to Sell — Payment Schedule — The court held that the payment schedule in the Agreement to Sell was construction-linked, not merely time-linked, as stated in the agreement's addendum — The defendant failed to provide proof of the construction schedule or demonstrate actual construction progress, India Law Library Docid # 2443877
(244) M/S SETHI LEASING AND FINANCE CO. THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR SH. DES RAJ SETHI Vs. SHIV KUMAR PASRIJA AND OTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 34 — Interest on money decree — Power to award pendente lite and future interest is discretionary and independent of the contract between parties — Courts must exercise this discretion judiciously, considering fairness, justice, and equitable considerations to prevent undue enrichment or unfair deprivation. India Law Library Docid # 2443878
(245) M/S CRI LIMITED Vs. PRAN NATH MEHTA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 12A — Pre-institution mediation — Suit for possession, rent, and mesne profits — Non-compliance with Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, does not necessarily bar the suit, especially when interim injunction was sought. India Law Library Docid # 2443879
(246) PARAS NATH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313, 374 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 34, 324 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25, 27 — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder and causing hurt by a sharp weapon — One appellant died during pendency of appeal, appeal abated qua him — Court India Law Library Docid # 2443880
(247) JASBIR KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 — Section 36A(4) — Default Bail — Right to default bail accrues to an accused if the investigation is not completed within 180 days — Extension of this period requires a report from the Public Prosecutor detailing the progress of investigation and specific reasons for India Law Library Docid # 2443894
(248) UNION OF INDIA Vs. USHA SINGLA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124 — Compensation for untoward incident — Bomb blast in a passenger train causing death constitutes an 'accident' within the meaning of Section 124, making the railway administration liable to pay compensation, irrespective of any wrongful act or neglect on their part. India Law Library Docid # 2443895
(249) SUSANTA KUMAR DALEI @ SUSANTA KUMAR DALAI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA (VIGILANCE)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Abuse of Process of Court — Discharge of Accused — Vague Allegations — Where allegations in FIR and charge sheet are general and do not specify the role of the accused, continuation of criminal proceedings amounts to abuse of process of court and may cause India Law Library Docid # 2443953
(250) AMIT KATYAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 154, 173 — Clubbing/Transfer of FIRs — Multiple FIRs registered against petitioners in different jurisdictions arising from same set of transactions relating to a real estate project — Held, multiplicity of FIRs and parallel investigations on same facts leads to avoidable multiplicity of proceedings, conflicting findings and serious prejudice to the accused India Law Library Docid # 2443954
(251) MGF DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Vs. COSMO PROPBUILD PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151, Order 8 Rule 1A(3), Order 39 Rule 4 — Application for placing additional documents and affidavit on record — Inherent powers under Section 151 CPC are to be exercised sparingly and judiciously to meet the ends of justice when no specific provision covers the matter — Not to be India Law Library Docid # 2443891
(252) SARDAR GURBACHAN SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND ANOTHER Vs. KAMALDISH KAUR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 122 — Gift Deed executed in favour of wife for life with remainder to sons — Gift is irrevocable upon acceptance, divesting donor of all interest in the property. India Law Library Docid # 2443892
(253) DAYA RAM Vs. HUKAM SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Partition Suit — Lower Appellate Court erred in dismissing the suit for partial partition when the joint properties were of different kinds (agricultural vs. non-agricultural), requiring division in different forums (Revenue Authorities and Civil Courts respectively). India Law Library Docid # 2443893
(254) SATYA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. TARSEM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 32 Rule 15 — Suits by persons of unsound mind — For a suit filed through a next friend claiming the plaintiff is of unsound mind, the court must either have the person previously adjudged of unsound mind or conduct an inquiry to determine their incapacity to protect their own interests due India Law Library Docid # 2444244
(255) DARSHAN SINGH Vs. SADH RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Contract Law — Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell Immovable Property — Time as Essence of Contract — In contracts for sale of immovable property, time is generally not considered the essence unless specifically stated in unequivocal language — Even if a time period is fixed, it is presumed to be within a reasonable time — While previous judicial pronouncements leaned towards time not being of the essence, the India Law Library Docid # 2444245
(256) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. RAHUL MALHOTRA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-AA — Offence of causing death or injury by driving a public service vehicle while in a state of intoxication — Ingredients — Proof of intoxication — For an offence under Section 304-AA IPC, prosecution must prove that the driver was in a state of intoxication while driving a public service vehicle, and as a India Law Library Docid # 2444246
(257) SMT. URMILA CHAND AND OTHERS Vs. DR. ATUL CHHABRA AND ANOTHER[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 18-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Recusal of Bench — Repeated applications for recusal and transfer of case by complainant, seeking to avoid final hearing and manage proceedings, are rejected as lacking merit and being a tactic to prolong litigation. India Law Library Docid # 2444384
(258) VEER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. DR. RAJEEV LOCHAN[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 18-05-2026 Medical Negligence — A surgeon's removal of a patient's healthy left kidney instead of the diseased right kidney, despite clear pre-operative diagnosis and imaging, constitutes gross medical negligence — The surgeon's explanation that it was impossible to remove the left kidney from a right-sided incision, coupled with the India Law Library Docid # 2444385
(259) HEART & GENERAL HOSPITAL Vs. MAMAN SINGH SHEKHAWAT AND OTHERS[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 18-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Medical Negligence — Appellant hospital held liable for 40% of the decretal amount for alleged medical negligence leading to patient's death — Patient admitted to appellant hospital in a critical condition after undergoing Cesarean Section and Hysterectomy at another hospital — Appellant India Law Library Docid # 2444386
(260) CHOTULAL LABANA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appreciation of evidence — In cases of circumstantial evidence, appellate courts should exercise extreme caution before reversing an acquittal, as the presumption of innocence and benefit of doubt should not be lightly set aside — Interference is India Law Library Docid # 2444695