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(701) KULDEEP KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Section 483, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Petitioner in custody for five months and twenty days, with clean antecedents — Investigation complete — FIR silent on petitioner's specific role and weapon used — Trial not likely to conclude soon — No risk of tampering
India Law Library Docid # 2447434

(702) SURMUKH SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. DEBO AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Will Execution and Proof — A Will must be proved according to Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act and Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act — Suspicious circumstances surrounding a Will's execution must be real and substantial — Examining one attesting witness is sufficient if they also prove the attestation of the
India Law Library Docid # 2447435

(703) M MURALI Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 — Section 83(2) — Withdrawal of original application (O.A.) with liberty to proceed under amended Act — Legality — Withdrawal permissible if it does not affect vested rights of parties — The Court can allow withdrawal with liberty to file a fresh suit if satisfied about a formal defect or sufficient grounds — Amending
India Law Library Docid # 2447436

(704) SAMEER KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Penal Code, 1860 — Section 306 — Abetment of suicide — Ingredients — Conviction of husband for abetting suicide of wife who hanged herself at the matrimonial home, allegedly on account of his extra-marital relationship and matrimonial discord — Cross-appeals: one by the informant/brother of the deceased for enhancement of sentence, the other by the convicted husband for acquittal — Held, mere allegation of matrimonial discord, suspected infidelity, or a prior undertaking by the husband to mend h
India Law Library Docid # 2447443

(705) PAWAN KUMAR MANDAL Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Santhal Parganas Tenancy (Supplementary Provisions) Act, 1949 — Sections 4(ix), 5 and 6 — "Khas village" and "Pradhani village" — Distinction — Appointment of village headman/Pradhan — Hereditary succession v. election — Appellant claiming hereditary right to be appointed Pradhan of a village on the basis that his grandfather held the office some 50–60 years earlier — Divisional Commissioner having held the village to be a "Pradhani" village, attracting hereditary succession under S. 6 — Learned
India Law Library Docid # 2447444

(706) AMAR KUMAR CHOUDHARY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 — Section 71-A, proviso (2) — Restoration proceedings — Constructive res judicata — Limitation — Reasonable period — SAR case filed after 40 years from original transaction and second SAR case filed 19 years after order in first SAR case without challenging it — Held, barred by constructive res judicata and limitation — Appellate and revisional orders set aside — Original SAR order restored to finality — Constitution of India, Art. 226 — Writ of certiorari — Interf
India Law Library Docid # 2447445

(707) JUNAS PURTY @ JUNA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Penal Code, 1860 — S. 304 Part II — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Death caused by fist blows resulting in rupture of spleen and lung laceration without any external injury — Ocular evidence of eyewitnesses corroborated by medical evidence and dying declaration made to family members — Absence of external marks held not fatal to prosecution case where internal injuries and cause-effect chain established — Delay of three days in lodging FIR explained by prior Panchayat proceedings am
India Law Library Docid # 2447446

(708) PRAMILA DEVI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 307, 353, 412/34 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25(1-B), 26, 27 — Criminal Law Amendment Act — Section 17 — Conviction based solely on presence of appellant, wife of an extremist, at place of encounter with extremist group — No overt act, no recovery of arms from her possession, no evidence of active membership of banned organisation — Held, mere presence at the place of occurrence coupled with marital relationship to a co-accused extremist insufficient to sustain convic
India Law Library Docid # 2447447

(709) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. DEVMUNIA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award — State government appealing an award fastening liability on it for a motor accident. The State argued it should not be liable as the vehicle was requisitioned. The Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the Tribunal's decision.
India Law Library Docid # 2447579

(710) CHHATTISGARH LOK AYOG Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 8(1)(g) and 8(1)(h) — Chhattisgarh Lok Ayog Adhiniyam, 2002 — Section 14 — Information pertaining to ongoing investigations or enquiries — Information sought was regarding a complaint registered by the petitioner (Lok Ayog) concerning direct recruitment by Chhattisgarh Ayurvigyan Sansthan, and the subsequent proceedings and orders. The Public Information Officer
India Law Library Docid # 2447580

(711) THE RAJASTHAN STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD Vs. INDERJEET SINGH[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Scope of judicial scrutiny — Court does not sit in appeal over arbitrator's findings — Re-appreciation of evidence or reassessment of facts is impermissible — Interference only on statutory grounds like patent illegality or conflict with public policy.
India Law Library Docid # 2447609

(712) LRS OF MR. BHARAT LAKHANI AND OTHERS Vs. VIKAS GARG AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 — Section 21 — Amendment of pleadings — Allowing amendment to incorporate reference to documents already filed and assign exhibit marks is a procedural rectification and does not alter the foundation of the eviction proceedings
India Law Library Docid # 2447651

(713) DEEPAK NITRITE LIMITED Vs. THE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Patents Act, 1970 — Section 15, 2(1)(ja) and 117A — Refusal of patent application — Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs refusing patent application on grounds of lack of inventive step — Court found that the Controller’s reasoning for refusal of product claims based on "common general knowledge" was unsustainable
India Law Library Docid # 2447669

(714) CEAT LIMITED Vs. ELSON JOSEPH FERNANDEZ[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 — Section 44 — Jurisdiction of Industrial Court — The Industrial Court exercises superintendence over Labour Courts — This power includes calling for returns, issuing rules, prescribing forms, and settling fees for Labour Courts within its jurisdiction — The Industrial Court at Mumbai cannot exercise these powers over
India Law Library Docid # 2447671

(715) SURENDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-07-2026
Public Interest Litigation — Illegal Mining and Encroachment — Petitioners raised concerns about illegal mining and encroachments on Derwala Pahadi.
India Law Library Docid # 2447683

(716) THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS Vs. APPELLATE AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947 — Section 41 — Appeal against termination — Delay in filing appeal — Employee filed appeal after a significant delay of three and a half years.
India Law Library Docid # 2447853

(717) STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS Vs. R. ROHINI[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Government Service Promotion — Employee cannot claim promotion as a right, but consideration for promotion is a fundamental right. Filling promotional posts is the administrative prerogative of the Government.
India Law Library Docid # 2447840

(718) THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (F) DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS Vs. N.NAGAIAH AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 16 — Public Employment — Equal Opportunity — Backdoor appointments, made without following due process and recruitment rules, cannot be regularized as it infringes fundamental rights of eligible candidates aspiring for public employment through open competition.
India Law Library Docid # 2447844

(719) T.MUKESH Vs. THE COMMISSIONER SIVAKASI CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 06-07-2026
Municipalities Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu) — Section 128(1)(b) — Power to remove encroachment — Unauthorized construction — Petitioner erected a sunshade/shed before his shop in a bus stand, obstructing public passage and extending his business area — The construction was deemed unauthorized and illegal, hindering public
India Law Library Docid # 2447847

(720) TEJENDRA ALIAS SEETU AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-07-2026
Evidence — Statement under S. 164 Cr.P.C. — Not substantive evidence — Effect of hostile witnesses — Conviction for murder, kidnapping for ransom, robbery and criminal intimidation based on statements of witnesses under S. 164 Cr.P.C. who turned hostile at trial and did not support prosecution — Held, S. 164 statement, not having been tested by cross
India Law Library Docid # 2447988

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