(201) MAHENDRA KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) and Section 197 — Direction for FIR registration and investigation — Sanction for prosecution — Mandatory requirement — Plea that sanction under Section 197 Cr.P.C — is required before directing FIR registration under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C — is erroneous — Section 197 Cr.P.C — protection applies at the stage of taking cognizance, not at the India Law Library Docid # 2444743
(202) STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS Vs. CHANDRA PAL SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Service Law — Termination of Services — Fraudulent Appointment — Once it is established that a person secured employment by committing fraud or submitting forged documents, such appointment is void ab initio and no legal rights accrue to the employee, including protection under Article 311 of the Constitution or service rules India Law Library Docid # 2444744
(203) M/S. DHANVARSHA OIL MILLS PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S. HARI INDUSTRIES (HARI OIL MILL)[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 19-05-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Sections 2(1)(h), 2(1)(zb), 28, 29, 31 — Infringement and Passing Off — Plaintiff must prove prior use, continuous use, and goodwill and reputation — Mere registration of a trademark is not conclusive proof of rights without actual use. India Law Library Docid # 2445051
(204) RAKHAL BANERJEE Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Bail Application — Offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Sections 103(1) (Murder), 238 (Causing disappearance of evidence) and 3(5) (Common intention) — Court considers gravity of allegations, prima facie material, and conduct of applicant during and after the occurrence. India Law Library Docid # 2445118
(205) HIND OFFSHORE PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. OCS SERVICES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2)(a) and Section 16 — Appealable Orders — Rejection of impleadment application — A challenge against an Arbitral Tribunal's order rejecting a plea to implead a third party is maintainable under Section 37(2)(a) if the plea accepted by the Tribunal relates to its jurisdiction over the India Law Library Docid # 2446938
(206) M/S SARVPRIYA SECURITIES PVT LTD Vs. M/S ANK HOTELS PVT LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Court's interference is limited, re-appreciation of evidence is impermissible. India Law Library Docid # 2443876
(207) M/S R. C. SOOD & CO. DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. (EROS GROUP) Vs. SHARAD MAHESHWARI AND OTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Contract Law — Agreement to Sell — Payment Schedule — The court held that the payment schedule in the Agreement to Sell was construction-linked, not merely time-linked, as stated in the agreement's addendum — The defendant failed to provide proof of the construction schedule or demonstrate actual construction progress, India Law Library Docid # 2443877
(208) M/S SETHI LEASING AND FINANCE CO. THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR SH. DES RAJ SETHI Vs. SHIV KUMAR PASRIJA AND OTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 34 — Interest on money decree — Power to award pendente lite and future interest is discretionary and independent of the contract between parties — Courts must exercise this discretion judiciously, considering fairness, justice, and equitable considerations to prevent undue enrichment or unfair deprivation. India Law Library Docid # 2443878
(209) M/S CRI LIMITED Vs. PRAN NATH MEHTA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 12A — Pre-institution mediation — Suit for possession, rent, and mesne profits — Non-compliance with Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, does not necessarily bar the suit, especially when interim injunction was sought. India Law Library Docid # 2443879
(210) PARAS NATH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313, 374 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 34, 324 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25, 27 — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder and causing hurt by a sharp weapon — One appellant died during pendency of appeal, appeal abated qua him — Court India Law Library Docid # 2443880
(211) JASBIR KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 — Section 36A(4) — Default Bail — Right to default bail accrues to an accused if the investigation is not completed within 180 days — Extension of this period requires a report from the Public Prosecutor detailing the progress of investigation and specific reasons for India Law Library Docid # 2443894
(212) UNION OF INDIA Vs. USHA SINGLA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124 — Compensation for untoward incident — Bomb blast in a passenger train causing death constitutes an 'accident' within the meaning of Section 124, making the railway administration liable to pay compensation, irrespective of any wrongful act or neglect on their part. India Law Library Docid # 2443895
(213) MGF DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Vs. COSMO PROPBUILD PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151, Order 8 Rule 1A(3), Order 39 Rule 4 — Application for placing additional documents and affidavit on record — Inherent powers under Section 151 CPC are to be exercised sparingly and judiciously to meet the ends of justice when no specific provision covers the matter — Not to be India Law Library Docid # 2443891
(214) SARDAR GURBACHAN SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND ANOTHER Vs. KAMALDISH KAUR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 122 — Gift Deed executed in favour of wife for life with remainder to sons — Gift is irrevocable upon acceptance, divesting donor of all interest in the property. India Law Library Docid # 2443892
(215) DAYA RAM Vs. HUKAM SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Partition Suit — Lower Appellate Court erred in dismissing the suit for partial partition when the joint properties were of different kinds (agricultural vs. non-agricultural), requiring division in different forums (Revenue Authorities and Civil Courts respectively). India Law Library Docid # 2443893
(216) SATYA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. TARSEM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 32 Rule 15 — Suits by persons of unsound mind — For a suit filed through a next friend claiming the plaintiff is of unsound mind, the court must either have the person previously adjudged of unsound mind or conduct an inquiry to determine their incapacity to protect their own interests due India Law Library Docid # 2444244
(217) DARSHAN SINGH Vs. SADH RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Contract Law — Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell Immovable Property — Time as Essence of Contract — In contracts for sale of immovable property, time is generally not considered the essence unless specifically stated in unequivocal language — Even if a time period is fixed, it is presumed to be within a reasonable time — While previous judicial pronouncements leaned towards time not being of the essence, the India Law Library Docid # 2444245
(218) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. RAHUL MALHOTRA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-AA — Offence of causing death or injury by driving a public service vehicle while in a state of intoxication — Ingredients — Proof of intoxication — For an offence under Section 304-AA IPC, prosecution must prove that the driver was in a state of intoxication while driving a public service vehicle, and as a India Law Library Docid # 2444246
(219) CHOTULAL LABANA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appreciation of evidence — In cases of circumstantial evidence, appellate courts should exercise extreme caution before reversing an acquittal, as the presumption of innocence and benefit of doubt should not be lightly set aside — Interference is India Law Library Docid # 2444695
(220) MURTI DEVI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 — Section 5(27) and 5(44) — Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 — Section 91 — Meaning of "occupied land" and "unoccupied land" — Legal occupation vs. physical possession — Land can only be considered legally "occupied" if possession is from a legally recognized tenancy or lawful source, India Law Library Docid # 2444745