(441) SMT. MAHINDRA DEVI OSTWAL Vs. DR. SANDEEP KOTHARI AND OTHERS[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 11-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Medical Negligence — Complaint alleging negligence in cataract surgery leading to loss of eyesight — State Commission dismissed the complaint, finding no negligence and attributing the complication to an external cause — Appeal filed before the National Commission. India Law Library Docid # 2444394
(442) DR. THOMAS V. THOMAS Vs. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 11-05-2026 Review Application — Powers of Commission — The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has the power to review its own orders if there is an error apparent on the face of the record, as per Section 60 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, or Section 22(2) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, applicable to India Law Library Docid # 2444395
(443) SURYA HOSPITAL AND OTHERS Vs. DAYAWATI AND OTHERS[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 11-05-2026 Medical Negligence — Allegations surrounding excessive administration of IV fluids, pulmonary oedema, and subsequent death of a patient in a hospital — The State Commission found negligence based on expert opinion, but the National Commission noted that the expert report lacked clarity and access to crucial X-ray India Law Library Docid # 2444429
(444) GOPIRAM AND OTHERS Vs. THE AJMER VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026 Fatal Accident Act, 1855 — Compensation — Assessment — Trial court failed to make a just, fair and reasonable assessment of compensation and occasioned grave miscarriage of justice — First appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 against inadequacy of compensation awarded — Held, trial court India Law Library Docid # 2444708
(445) DEVENDRA NAGAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 11-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 and 437A — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 106 — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Prosecution failed to establish the complete chain of circumstances leading to the guilt of the accused — Plea of Section 106 of Evidence Act is misplaced as it does not absolve the prosecution of its India Law Library Docid # 2445057
(446) UTTARAKHAND POWER CORPORATION AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S ANNAPURNA ROLLING MILLS LIMITED AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Resolution Plan — Bar on Claims — Claims not submitted to Resolution Professional before approval of resolution plan cannot be entertained subsequently. India Law Library Docid # 2445159
(447) M/S GERON ENGINEERING PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-05-2026 Contract Law — Termination of Contract — The Court held that the Municipal Corporation had valid grounds to terminate the contract for non-performance as the petitioner failed to commence work despite repeated notices and the contract allowed for termination due to negligence and non-performance. India Law Library Docid # 2445160
(448) THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. RANJAN KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2026 Police Manual, Jharkhand, Rule 828 read with Appendix 49 — Procedure for imposition of major penalties — Respondent No — 1 was provided with charge memorandum, relevant materials, afforded adequate defence opportunity, participated in enquiry, received enquiry report, and submitted representation, satisfying procedural fairness. India Law Library Docid # 2443375
(449) SANJAY SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 34 — Common intention — Requires proof of pre-arranged plan or prior meeting of minds, which must be clearly discernible from the material on record — Mere presence at the scene of offence without proof of participation or shared intention is insufficient to sustain conviction with the aid of India Law Library Docid # 2443376
(450) INDIAN RAILWAYS Vs. WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 14, Third Proviso — Deemed Distribution Licensee (DDL) — Indian Railways sought to be declared a DDL — Court held that mere operation and maintenance of a distribution system is not sufficient for being a DDL; it must also supply electricity to consumers — Indian Railways' internal network for its own consumption doesn't qualify as a distribution system or India Law Library Docid # 2443378
(451) ANAND NARAYAN SHUKLA Vs. JAGAT DHARI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28 — Rescission of contract for failure to pay purchase money within time limit prescribed by decree — Court's discretion to extend time or rescind — Dismissal of appeal for non-prosecution does not result in merger of trial court decree — Permitting deposit of balance amount does not extinguish India Law Library Docid # 2443379
(452) RAMESHBHAI NATHUBHAI CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Gujarat Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 — Section 74(1A)(ii) — Eligibility for Director/Chairman — Petition challenging appointment of Respondent No — 4 as Director and Chairman of Respondent No — 3 Bank — Petitioner argued Respondent No — 4 was not elected, thus ineligible — Court found Respondent No — 4 was duly elected through a proper election process, and there was no statutory bar against a India Law Library Docid # 2443381
(453) UMESHBHAI MAHASHANKARBHAI PUROHIT Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 and 107 — Abetment of suicide — To attract Section 306, the accused must have a clear mens rea to instigate the deceased to commit suicide — The act of instigation must be of such intensity that it pushes the deceased to a point where they have no choice but to commit suicide — Such instigation must occur in close proximity to the act of suicide. India Law Library Docid # 2443382
(454) BHARATBHAI MAGJIBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. CHUNILAL MERVANBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Scope of Appellate Court — The first appellate court has a very wide jurisdiction, similar to the trial court, and must re-examine all factual and legal aspects of the case, appreciating the entire evidence to arrive at an independent conclusion, providing reasoned India Law Library Docid # 2443383
(455) A.K.MOITRA Vs. B.A.S.F. INDIA LTD. AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeals filed against the judgment and decree of the Trial Court — First Appeals were preferred by the respective defendants challenging the Judgment and Decree dated 30.06.2006 passed by the learned Principal Civil Judge, Valsad — The appeals were decided by a Common Judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2443384
(456) MANJULA AND OTHERS Vs. D.A. SRINIVAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) and (d) — Rejection of plaint — Suit for declaration of ownership based on a Will — Trial Court rejected plaint on grounds of no cause of action and bar under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (Benami Act) — High Court reversed this order, restoring suit for adjudication on merits — Supreme Court affirmed High Court's decision, holding that the plaint disclosed a cause India Law Library Docid # 2443377
(457) XXX Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to juveniles — Bail is a rule, refusal is an exception — Bail can only be denied on specific grounds under the proviso to Section 12(1), namely association with known criminals, exposure to danger, or defeating ends of justice — Seriousness of offence or age are not relevant India Law Library Docid # 2443665
(458) K.S. MULTI FACILITY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. JHARKHAND STATE BEVERAGES CORPORATION[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) and 11(6-A) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Court's scope is limited to examining the existence of an arbitration agreement, not its validity or substantive merits, which are for the Arbitral Tribunal to decide. India Law Library Docid # 2443703
(459) X THE MOTHER OF THE VICTIM GIRL AND OTHERS Vs. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF THE WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ODISHA, BHUBANESWAR AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Section 3 — Minor girl seeking termination of pregnancy — Medical Boards constituted to assess risks — Reports indicating high risk to mother and baby at advanced gestational age — Petitioners opting to continue pregnancy till term — Court respecting decision and directing India Law Library Docid # 2443821
(460) TRIPATI BALAJI MISHRA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Temporary/Ad hoc Employment – Absorption and Regularisation — A petitioner appointed on a temporary basis as a Night Watchman in 1996 against a vacant sanctioned post. Despite Tribunal orders directing recruitment, the post remained unfilled due to administrative and financial restrictions. The petitioner continued in service and was eventually regularized much later. The court held the petitioner is India Law Library Docid # 2443822