(21) M/S PAHWA IMPEX PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S KANUJ HOME TEXTILES EXIM[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 — Section 18 — Arbitration Act, 1996 — Sections 34 and 36 — Execution Petition — Withdrawal of objections under Section 34 of Arbitration Act — Objections to execution petition dismissed — Revision Petition under Article 227 challenging India Law Library Docid # 2443896
(22) NACHHATTAR SINGH @ SURMUKH DASS Vs. GIAN PARKASH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 5 — Determination of Legal Representative — When rival claims arise regarding who should represent a deceased Mahant in a suit, the Court must conduct an inquiry to determine the legal representative, rather than making a decision based solely on documents like a Will. India Law Library Docid # 2443897
(23) PURAN SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. GRAM PANCHAYAT, BABIYAL, SUBSTITUTED BY AMBALA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AMBALA AND NOW SUBSTITUTED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, AMBALA CANTT.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 — Sections 2(g) and 7 — Shamlat Deh land — Declaration of title in favour of Gram Panchayat by High Court in earlier proceedings, holding the land to be Shamlat Deh and vesting in Panchayat is final and binding. India Law Library Docid # 2443898
(24) THE STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Vs. JAGJEET SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 — Section 8(3) — Declaration of surplus area — Validity of — Requirement of notice and opportunity of hearing to affected parties — Property owner's rights must be considered before passing adverse orders India Law Library Docid # 2443899
(25) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Vs. SHYAME AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 — Section 2(8), 5-C — Landowners' rights — Collector's order declaring land as surplus was void ab initio due to inclusion of Banjar Kadim, Banjar Jadi, and Gair Mumkin land, which are not considered agricultural land under the Act, and imposition of penalty without notice India Law Library Docid # 2443900
(26) SWARAN KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDISH RAM AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913 — Right of pre-emption — Co-sharer status — A decree obtained after an agreement to sell, and before the sale deed execution, by close relatives of a vendor, deliberately to create pre-emption rights, is collusive and cannot be used to defeat prior contractual rights. India Law Library Docid # 2443901
(27) MEENAKSHI AND ANOTHER Vs. SHAMSHER AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 140 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Sole issue for determination is the quantum of compensation awarded by the Tribunal. India Law Library Docid # 2443908
(28) BHILAI ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED Vs. STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Rejection of Tender — Petitioner sought to quash a letter rejecting its representation, which led to disqualification from a tender due to an advisory regarding unsatisfactory past performance — The Court considered the discretion exercised by the respondent in disqualifying the petitioner based on inter-departmental advice, the procedure India Law Library Docid # 2443743
(29) NARODE CHAITALI TRYMBAK Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Rules, 2001 — Removal from service — Disciplinary proceedings — Judicial review — Scope of interference by High Court — High Court will not interfere with disciplinary proceedings unless there is a violation of principles of natural justice, perverse findings, procedural illegality, or shockingly disproportionate punishment. India Law Library Docid # 2443744
(30) NASIR AHMAD AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 148 and 302, 307, 149 — Conviction and sentence challenged — Two parts of incident — Quarrel in cinema hall, fight in basement — Hostile public witness (torchman PW-6/Dayanand) denying quarrel in hall — Lack of corroboration for initial quarrel — Conflicting identifications by eye-witnesses of persons involved in initial quarrel — Darkness in hall during quarrel and basement at midnight making India Law Library Docid # 2443745
(31) SANDEEP JAIN Vs. KULDEEP AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 17-B — Payment of wages to workman pending proceedings in High Court — Section 17-B is a beneficial provision to provide monetary protection to a workman during the pendency of proceedings challenging an award of reinstatement — It aims to balance the employer’s right to challenge an award with the workman’s right to subsistence during prolonged litigation. India Law Library Docid # 2443746
(32) SHRI RAJENDER KUMAR SHARMA Vs. SHRI HARI KRISHAN AGGARWAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (DRC Act) — Section 1(2) and Section 50 — Applicability of Act to urbanized areas — Suit for possession barred by Section 50 DRC Act — Property located in Shahdara zone notified as urbanized in 1954 — Delhi Rent Control Act came into force in 1959 — Schedule 1(2) of DRC Act included Municipal Committee, Delhi-Shahdara from its commencement — No subsequent notification required for areas already covered at commencement of Act — India Law Library Docid # 2443747
(33) TRIMURTI FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. B62 STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Copyright — Infringement — Interim injunction — Plaintiff sought interim injunction to restrain defendants from infringing copyright in song 'Tirchi Topiwale' from film 'Tridev' — Plaintiff alleged defendants incorporated original and remixed version in their film 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' — Court considered agreement dated 30.06.1988 between plaintiff India Law Library Docid # 2443748
(34) KARTIK Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (PoCSO Act) — Sections 5(j)(ii), 5(l) and 6 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(2)(n) and 174A — Age of victim — Proof of minority — For attracting PoCSO Act, prosecution must prove victim was below 18 years — Certificate issued by school principal to investigating officer, based on affidavit by victim's mother, is inadmissible as evidence as it is hit India Law Library Docid # 2443749
(35) AMBE PLYWOODS PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER, KOLKATA THIKA TENANCY AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal Act, 1997 — Sections 6, 7, 8 and 2(r) — Calcutta Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 2001 — Section 5(3) — Jurisdiction of High Court versus West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal (WBLRTT) — The 1997 Act, enacted pursuant to Article 323B of the Constitution, vests jurisdiction over matters relating to land reforms and specified India Law Library Docid # 2443779
(36) DR. RAJAT GHOSH Vs. TRIPURA UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Appointment Criteria — Eligibility and Certificates — For reserved category posts, while an updated caste certificate is generally required by the cut-off date, a prima facie proof of belonging to the category may suffice for provisional appointment, with the condition of furnishing the final certificate within a reasonable India Law Library Docid # 2443780
(37) BAHAAR NABI MIR Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 14-05-2026 J.K. Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Detention Order — Grounds for detention — Order of detention based on FIR registered five years prior to the order and a subsequent bail granted in that FIR, with no further illegal activity attributed to the detenu, lacks a "live and proximate link" and is therefore unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2443781
(38) BHUPENDRA WARDEKAR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 & Chhattisgarh State Municipal (Executive/Engineering/Health) Services, Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules, 2017 — Suspension of employee — Petitioner transferred to Municipal Council, Dallirajhara as in-charge Chief Municipal Officer India Law Library Docid # 2443782
(39) THE PRESIDENT, SHRI MAHAVIR JAIN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, JIND, DISTRICT JIND, HARYANA Vs. TRIPAT KAUR CHAWLA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Execution Proceedings — Back Wages — Order of Executing Court directing payment of arrears of salary upheld, but modified to deduct income earned by the employee during the period in question, to prevent unjust enrichment. India Law Library Docid # 2443902
(40) GURDIAL SINGH Vs. RANJIT KAUR ETC.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Finding of fraud cannot be based on suspicion or conjecture but requires strict proof with particulars, and cannot be made without specific pleadings — The First Appellate Court’s finding of fraud vitiating a consent decree was set aside as perverse and unsustainable in law for India Law Library Docid # 2443903