(141) DEVANS MODERN BREWERIES LIMITED Vs. CARTEL BROS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-06-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Sections 18, 28, 29 — Non-use of registered trademark — Right to sue for infringement — Held — Registration of a trademark under Section 18 of the Trade Marks Act confers upon the registered proprietor an exclusive right under Section 28 to use the mark and to sue for infringement, irrespective of whether the mark has been actually used — Non-use of a registered mark does not, ipso facto, deprive or disentitle India Law Library Docid # 2447122
(142) M/S. BABA CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 22-06-2026 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 74(5) and Rule 142(2) — Voluntary Payment through Form GST DRC-03 — Search and Seizure Proceedings — Recovery of tax, interest, or Input Tax Credit (ITC) during search and investigation proceedings without issuance of show cause notice or adjudication order is impermissible unless demonstrably voluntary — The circumstances surrounding the payment, including the stage of payment, adherence to statutory safeguards, issuance of Form GST DRC-04, the India Law Library Docid # 2447223
(143) V.MURUGAN OTHERS Vs. THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER/ SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 22-06-2026 Public Services — Redeployment of Officers — Government policy to integrate Agriculture and Horticulture Departments for better farmer interaction and agricultural efficiency is a valid administrative decision. India Law Library Docid # 2447413
(144) SMT. SUDHA GUPTA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 19-06-2026 Appointment to Public Service — Eligibility Criteria — The petition sought appointment as Samvida Shala Shikshak Varg-III — The petitioner possessed a B.Ed — while the prescribed essential qualification was a Higher Secondary Examination with at least 50% marks along with a two-year Diploma in Education (D.Ed.) — The Court held India Law Library Docid # 2447137
(145) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. SANTOSH KUMAR JAI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(5) and Section 34(3) — Delivery of Arbitral Award — The period for filing an application to set aside an arbitral award under Section 34(3) is to be reckoned from the date when the signed copy of the award is delivered to the party, not from when the party otherwise becomes aware of the award. India Law Library Docid # 2447138
(146) ARVIND KUMAR GOYAL Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 12(5) and Explanation — Contempt Proceedings — Nature of proceedings — Contempt proceedings are actions against an individual (in personam) and not against an authority or a body corporate. India Law Library Docid # 2447067
(147) HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED Vs. RAJASTHAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-06-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 181 — Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) Regulations, 2025 — Regulations 32 and 92 — Judicial review of subordinate legislation — Scope of review limited to legislative competence, constitutional limitations, manifest arbitrariness, or inconsistency with parent statute — Tariff fixation and charges determination by State Electricity India Law Library Docid # 2447221
(148) PRESIDENT, ST.ALPHONSA TRUST Vs. MICHAEL BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS PVT LTD.[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 19-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Execution Petition — Review of Order — Where an arbitral award is subject to execution, and the Executing Court initially passes an order which is later challenged through a review petition alleging apparent errors in calculations and appropriation of payments, the court has the power and duty to rectify such patent mistakes in the order to ensure it India Law Library Docid # 2447414
(149) MRS. L.JOTHIAMMAL Vs. MRS. V.GANGA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Compromise between parties — Joint Memo of Compromise filed by Appellant and Respondents 14, 20, and 21 — Court recorded the compromise and disposed of the appeal in terms of the settlement. India Law Library Docid # 2447415
(150) MR.IRUDAYARAJ (DECEASED) AND OTHERS Vs. THE SETTLEMENT TAHSILDAR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-06-2026 Tamil Nadu Minor Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 — Special Tribunal Appeals — Jurisdiction — Appeals under Section 30 of the Act involve determination of rival claims of title and validity of title deeds, which are complex issues beyond the summary nature of proceedings under the Act — Such disputes are to be adjudicated by a competent Civil Court. India Law Library Docid # 2447416
(151) HEERALAL DILIP GOLECHA Vs. GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-06-2026 Trade License Application Pending — Issuance of Lock and Seal Notice — Petitioner applied for a trade license for their soft drink distribution business and submitted all necessary documents and fees — While the application was pending, the respondent issued a lock and seal notice, alleging the absence of a trade license — Petitioner contended this action was arbitrary India Law Library Docid # 2447417
(152) AYAR GITABEN DINESHBHAI Vs. ELECTION COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993 and Gujarat Panchayats Election Rules, 1994 — Election Petition — Recount of Votes — A written application for recounting of votes must be made to the Returning Officer immediately after the announcement of the total votes polled and before the declaration of the result, stating the grounds for the demand India Law Library Docid # 2447035
(153) KANTABEN AJITBHAI BALANI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506(2), 114 — FIR quashing application — Allegations against mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sister-in-law were omnibus and vague, lacking specific instances or roles — Sister-in-law resided separately in another city — Such generalised India Law Library Docid # 2447036
(154) 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
(155) 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
(156) 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
(157) 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
(158) 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
(159) 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
(160) 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