(781) REGENTA HOTELS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S HOTEL GRAND CENTRE POINT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9(2) read with 21 and 43(2) — Commencement of Arbitral Proceedings — Interpretation of “commencement” — Commencement of arbitral proceedings is exclusively governed by Section 21 of the Act, which stipulates that proceedings commence on the date the respondent receives a request/notice invoking arbitration, unless otherwise agreed by the parties — This India Law Library Docid # 2437806
(782) MUSLIMVEETIL CHALAKKAL AHAMMED HAJI Vs. SAKEENA BEEVI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell — Denial of execution of sale deed by co-sharer (defendant) regarding her 1/11th share of property (land for school) — Affirmation and ratification — Effect of subsequent affidavit ratifying earlier acts of India Law Library Docid # 2437830
(783) JAN DE NUL DREDGING INDIA PVT. LTD. Vs. TUTICORIN PORT TRUST[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 5, 34, and 37 — Scope of Judicial Intervention — Minimum intervention of judicial authority in domestic arbitration matters is required under Section 5 — Challenge to an arbitral award under Section 34 is limited to specific grounds, including patent illegality or conflict with the public policy of India — Scope of interference by the Appellate Court under India Law Library Docid # 2437831
(784) THE PROPERTY COMPANY (P) LTD. Vs. ROHINTEN DADDY MAZDA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Section 58(3) and 433 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 and 29(2) — Company Law Board (CLB) — Power to condone delay — CLB, being a quasi-judicial body and not a 'court', cannot apply the provisions of the Act of 1963, including Section 5, unless specifically empowered by the special statute (Companies Act, 2013) — During the period 12.09.2013 to 01.06 India Law Library Docid # 2437828
(785) MD IMRAN @ D.C. GUDDU Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against persons appearing to be guilty of offence — Summoning of additional accused — Principles for granting bail to an accused summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. — Test applied for considering bail plea of an accused summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. must involve consideration of strong and cogent evidence rather than mere India Law Library Docid # 2437829
(786) BAJRANG PAL Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 10 — Sexual Assault — Conviction affirmed — Appeal against conviction and sentence (5 years RI and fine) under Section 10 POCSO dismissed — Prosecution evidence, including clear, cogent, and consistent testimony of the 6-year-old child victim (PW-3) and her mother (PW-4/complainant), established that the appellant, a tenant in the same building, lured India Law Library Docid # 2437878
(787) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. AMARSINH NAGUBHAI KHARAD[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against Acquittal — Scope of Interference — High Court can interfere with a judgment of acquittal only when there are compelling substantial reasons, such as when the findings are perverse, unreasonable, or contrary to evidence — The Appellate Court must keep in mind the presumption of innocence of the accused, which is further India Law Library Docid # 2437904
(788) GUJARAT ELECTRICITY BOARD NOW PASCHIM GUJARAT VIJ.CO.LTD Vs. PRAGJIBHAI BHAGWANBHAI PATOLIA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Electricity Law — Theft of Electricity — Supplementary Bill — Challenge — Availability of Statutory Remedy — Where a supplementary bill is issued for unauthorized use/theft of electricity, the aggrieved party must challenge it by preferring an appeal before the Appellate Authority as provided under the Conditions of Supply of Electrical Energy — If the statutory appeal remedy is not availed, the India Law Library Docid # 2437905
(789) SHANTABEN GOPALBHAI TADVI Vs. JAGDISHBHAI MOHANBHAI TADVI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — High Court's jurisdiction in Second Appeal is narrow and finite, generally precluded from interfering with findings of fact by the First Appellate Court unless the findings are erroneous, contrary to law, or without evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2437906
(790) ARVINDBHAI @ BHADABHAI SHANABHAI @ SHANKARBHAI CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — — Section 376(2)(i)(d) read with Section 114 — Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(xi) and 3(2)(v) — Conviction for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a minor girl belonging to a Scheduled Tribe community upheld — Evidence of Prosecutrix — India Law Library Docid # 2437907
(791) TARUN KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 (Murder with common intention) and 201/34 (Causing disappearance of evidence) — Appeal against conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Requirement of homicidal death — Deceased died within two months of marriage due to extensive burn injuries — Medical evidence (Post-mortem report and testimony of PW-8) noted lack of external/internal injuries India Law Library Docid # 2437908
(792) MR. DEEPAK AND OTHERS Vs. HEART & SOUL ENTERTAINMENT LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (MRC Act) — Section 24 (Recovery of possession by licensor) and Section 44 (Revision) — Eviction of licensee — Scope of Revisional Authority’s Power — The Revisional Authority under Section 44 must restrict its consideration to whether the Competent Authority's order is in accordance with law — Consideration of documents extraneous to the license agreement (such as a film production contract and alleged arbitration awards creating a charge/lien on the flat) is India Law Library Docid # 2437956
(793) T. RANGARAJ Vs. MS. JOY CRIZILDAA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 — Defamation/Injunction Suit — Interim Injunction against publication of defamatory material on social media — Principles for granting pre-trial interim injunctions in defamation cases — Balancing freedom of speech (Article 19(1)(a)) with right to reputation and privacy (Article 21) — The "Bonnard Standard" requires exceptional caution; injunctions should not be granted unless the defence of justification will India Law Library Docid # 2438102
(794) SRI KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETHAM Vs. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 — Tamil Nadu Captive Elephants (Management and Maintenance) Rules, 2011 — Custody and Translocation of Captive Elephants — Renewal of Ownership Certificate — A Hindu Religious Mutt, being the undisputed owner of three elephants with renewed ownership certificates, sought renewal of licenses and translocation of the elephants from a India Law Library Docid # 2438103
(795) A.L. GEETHA NARAYANAN AND OTHERS Vs. S. SRIRAMAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 13(1)(a) — Suit for Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell Immovable Property — Imperfect Title at the time of Agreement — Where vendor enters into a sale agreement without title or an imperfect title, and subsequently acquires an interest in the property, the vendee can compel specific performance out of the subsequently acquired interest — In this case, the vendor (allottee of Housing Board) agreed to sell the flat before receiving a 'Pacca Sale Deed'; the India Law Library Docid # 2438091
(796) THANGARAJA Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.), 1973 (as substituted by BNSS, 2023) — Section 528 [Quashing of Proceedings] — Charges relating to illegal possession of banned tobacco products — Defective Investigation — Requirement of Forensic Report — Where the culpability of the accused depends on the nature of seized material (banned tobacco products), the material objects seized must be sent for forensic examination, and India Law Library Docid # 2438092
(797) THE UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. PARESH CHANDRA MONDAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Provident Fund Act, 1925 — Section 4(1)(c)(i) and Rule 33(ii) of General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960 — Payment of GPF amounts to nominee — Conflict between statutory provisions and rules — Held, Rule 33(ii) framed by Central Government cannot be challenged — When a valid nomination subsists, the amount should be released to the nominee, irrespective of the amount, India Law Library Docid # 2438179
(798) BHARAT PATHANIA Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Inherent power of Supreme Court — Power to do complete justice — Supreme Court can quash criminal proceedings in exercise of its inherent power under Article 142 to achieve complete justice, especially when a lawful resolution ensures the welfare of the wife and child. India Law Library Docid # 2438181
(799) M/S. HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V., BELGIUM AND ANOTHER Vs. MR. G.S. NARAYAN AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Jurisdiction clause in agreement — Parties can agree to exclusive jurisdiction of foreign courts — Suit can be rejected if it violates such clause — However, if a necessary party not bound by the clause is involved, the suit may proceed. India Law Library Docid # 2438141
(800) GOURANGA CHANDRA MOHANTY AND OTHERS Vs. SARASWATI MOHAPATRA (SINCE DEAD) THROUGH L.RS.[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 57 — Probate of Wills — Properties in Gadajat areas like Keonjhar district are exempted from the requirement of probate for Wills — Civil court can adjudicate the validity of an un-probated Will when probate provisions are not attracted. India Law Library Docid # 2438142