(941) SOLANKI (DARBAR) SURSANGJI SHIVJI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Ingredients of intention or knowledge relating to commission of murder and doing of an act towards it are essential — Intention or knowledge, not the consequence, is material — Absence of necessary intent or knowledge would mean no offence under Section 307 is made out — India Law Library Docid # 2447037
(942) PARMANAND @ SICKY Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313, 374 — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302, 302/34 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section relevant provisions — Circumstantial evidence — Appeal against conviction for murder — Court examined the prosecution's case primarily based on circumstantial evidence, including the "last seen India Law Library Docid # 2447136
(943) PRAKASH NARAYAN KAUMARYA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2] — Demand of illegal gratification — Essential ingredient for conviction — Absence of evidence proving demand renders conviction unsustainable, even if tainted currency is recovered. India Law Library Docid # 2447068
(944) DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL AND OTHERS Vs. CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 2(h) — Public Authority — Definition — Test for inclusion in “public authority” hinges on ownership, control, or substantial financing by the government or its instrumentalities. India Law Library Docid # 2447069
(945) SMT. FULIYA DEVI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Chhattisgarh) — Section 21 and Rules, 1994 (Chhattisgarh Panchayat) — Rule 3(3) — No-confidence motion against Sarpanch — Notice period — "Clear seven days" notice — Held, computed from date of issuance of notice, not service — Where notice was issued on 13.04.2026 for a meeting on India Law Library Docid # 2447070
(946) VIJAY Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 — Section 165(6) — Restriction on transfer of tribal land — Permission by Collector required for sale of land by a tribal bhumiswami to a non-tribal — Such permission is not to be refused solely on the ground that the tribal bhumiswami will be left with less than 5 acres of land, if the India Law Library Docid # 2447071
(947) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. PROGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 34 and 37 — Scope of judicial review — Limits on appellate court under S. 37 — Court exercising jurisdiction under S. 37 cannot travel beyond the restrictions applicable under S. 34 — It cannot undertake an independent assessment of the merits of the award and must only ascertain whether the court below exceeded the scope of its power under S. 34 — India Law Library Docid # 2447016
(948) CHANDER MOHAN LALL Vs. DLF HOME DEVELOPERS LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 34 and 37 — Scope of judicial review — Interpretation of contract by arbitrator — Construction of the terms of a contract is primarily for the arbitrator to decide — Courts exercising jurisdiction under S. 34 will not interfere unless the arbitrator has construed the contract in a India Law Library Docid # 2447017
(949) YOGESH TANWAR Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Ss. 3, 5(m), 6, 9(l), 10 — Aggravated penetrative sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault — Child victim of approximately four years — Finger insertion — Under S. 3 of the POCSO Act, penetration "to any extent" is sufficient to constitute penetrative sexual assault — India Law Library Docid # 2447018
(950) COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION Vs. STATE OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 — S. 471 — Limitation — Nature of provision — Mandatory and substantive — Section 471 of the DMC Act provides that no person shall be liable to punishment for any offence against the Act or any Rule, Regulation or Bye-Law made thereunder, unless a complaint of such offence is made before a Municipal Magistrate within six months from: (a) the date of India Law Library Docid # 2447019
(951) T.KARUPAIAH Vs. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 18-06-2026 Tamil Nadu Housing Board Act, 1961 — Section 54 and 54(A) — Allotment of plots — Public notification for allotment through draw of lots — Petitioner participated and was allotted Plot No — HIG-70 — petitioner paid initial deposit — subsequent communication directing payment of installments for Plot No — HIG-49, without stating the reason for the change — Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation applies when an authority makes a representation or sets out a practice which leads a person to expect a cer India Law Library Docid # 2447399
(952) THE BRANCH MANAGER M/S.SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. JEEVARANI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 18-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition — Rash and Negligent Driving — Tribunal's finding on negligence based on eyewitness testimony is upheld — The designation of a witness as a 'mahazar witness' in a criminal case does not preclude them from being a reliable eyewitness in a motor accident claim case when their evidence is independently appreciated. India Law Library Docid # 2447409
(953) M/S. CHOLAMANDALAM INVESTMENT AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. BHAGWAN KUMAR[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9(1)(ii)(a)(b)(d) & (e) — Appointment of Receiver — Application to appoint an employee of the applicant as a Receiver to seize and take possession of a vehicle, based on default in loan installments, is maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2447418
(954) S.N.DURAISWAMY Vs. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 126 — Madras High Court Full Bench decision in Sasikala Vs — Revenue Divisional Officer and another (2022 SCC Online Mad 4343) applied — Settlement deeds are irrevocable unless conditions under Section 126 of Transfer of Property Act are met. India Law Library Docid # 2447419
(955) BALWANT SHUKLA Vs. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 18-06-2026 Insurance Law — Standard Fire & Special Perils Policy — Burden of Proof — Insured must prove loss falls within policy coverage and was caused by an insured peril, not just that goods were damaged. India Law Library Docid # 2447924
(956) FIL INDUSTRIES Vs. JAHANGIR AHMED PARA[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 18-06-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Section 38(3)(a) — Written Statement — Filing Period — The Act prescribes a period of thirty days for filing a written statement, extendable by a maximum of fifteen days, totaling forty-five days. India Law Library Docid # 2447925
(957) M/S ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INDIA PVT. LTD. Vs. GOVT. DOON MEDICAL COLLEGE AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Tender — Infructuousness — Fresh bidding process — Petitioner challenged order holding respondent no. 2's bid responsive in a tender for installation of NAT/molecular testing facility; Court had earlier observed that exclusion of respondent no. 2 would leave petitioner as sole bidder, necessitating fresh bidding — State, on instructions, indicated willingness to proceed with fresh bidding process subject to continued funding availability from the Ministry of Health, National Health Mission — Hel India Law Library Docid # 2447964
(958) SHAHJAD ALIAS KANKADA ALIAS THOKAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Appeal against rejection of bail — Absence of direct evidence — UAPA — Long incarceration — Appellant, not named in FIR relating to rioting, arson and attack on police during demolition of encroachments, was implicated later during investigation based on statements under S. 164 Cr.P.C. of injured witnesses and recovery of firearm from his possession — Held, no direct evidence establishing India Law Library Docid # 2447958
(959) PEPSICO INDIA HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 — Sections 3(1)(zf)(A)(i), 23 — Misbranding — Public Analyst's report — Requirement of reasoning — Burden of proof Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011 — Regulation 2.3.1(5) — Penalty imposed for use of phrase "Maha Value" on label of "Lahar Aloo Bhujia", alleged to constitute misbranding — Public India Law Library Docid # 2447959
(960) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. M/S VIGYAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34, 37(1)(c), 31(7)(a) — Scope of appellate interference — Award of interest — Arbitral Tribunal awarded interest under S. 31(7)(a) on insurance claim; application under S. 34 for setting aside dismissed — Held, following Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt. Ltd. v. Tuticorin Port Trust, AIR 2026 SC 536, scope of interference under S. 37 is even more restricted than under S. 34; appellate court cannot re India Law Library Docid # 2447960