(301) HARJIT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. PURAN CHANDRA PUTRTY AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 33 — Power of Appellate Court — The appellate court exceeded its powers by granting relief beyond the scope of the suit and pleadings, specifically by determining the share of the plaintiff's vendor in the property without partition being proven or other co-sharers being impleaded. India Law Library Docid # 2443752
(302) UJAGAR YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 277 — Evidence recording — Failure to comply with provisions regarding recording evidence in Hindi and explanation to witness — Conviction based on such flawed evidence is liable to be set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2443753
(303) MANI ORAON AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302/109 — Murder and abetment of murder — Appeal against conviction — Appellants implicated on suspicion of land dispute — No direct evidence of overt act or assault by appellants — Conviction based on suspicion not sufficient for legal proof. India Law Library Docid # 2443754
(304) SLANDER MAWLEIN Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Sections 6, 5(m)(n) and 10(m)(n) — Sexual assault on a child — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Contradictions in victim's statements — Medical evidence showing no injury or hymen rupture — Extra-judicial confession by the appellant — Court's India Law Library Docid # 2443718
(305) SMT. SUMITRA SETHY Vs. THE INDIAN RAILWAYS AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Natural Justice — Principles of — Blacklisting/Debarment — Mandatory requirement of show cause notice — Held, blacklisting or debarment is a severe action with significant civil consequences, akin to "civil death," impacting a person's right to trade and profession — Therefore, principles of natural justice, particularly the right to be heard (audi alteram partem), must be followed even if the contract or India Law Library Docid # 2443823
(306) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MOGA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S JITF URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT (FEROZEPUR) LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34, 36(2) and 36(3) — Stay of Arbitral Award — Condition of 100% deposit — Challenge to an arbitral award under Section 34 is independent of compliance with a conditional stay order under Section 36(2) and (3) — Failure to abide by a conditional stay order does not impact the India Law Library Docid # 2443938
(307) FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. M/S. GOLDY AND GOLDY[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 2 and Order 9 Rule 4 — Dismissal of Execution Petition for non-compliance of Court orders — Application for restoration dismissed for want of prosecution — Petitioner Corporation demonstrated utter negligence in pursuing the Execution Petition which is pending India Law Library Docid # 2443939
(308) MUKAND KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. MIDDO AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Adverse Possession — Co-owners: Possession of a co-sharer is presumed to be on behalf of all co-sharers — To claim adverse possession, a co-sharer must prove exclusive and hostile possession to the knowledge of other co-sharers, and clearly state when their possession became adverse. India Law Library Docid # 2443940
(309) MUKESH KUMAR THROUGH LR Vs. USHA VERMA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 4, Order 21 Rule 15 — Death of a party during appeal — Failure to implead legal heirs — If information of death is not brought to court's notice, suit does not abate against deceased’s legal heirs — Appellant's failure to disclose death of Jamuna Devi to the appellate court was mala India Law Library Docid # 2443941
(310) HEENA VINOD VACHHANI AND OTHERS Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124A and Section 2(29) — Definition of "passenger" for compensation purposes — Explanation to Section 124A defines "passenger" to include someone who has purchased a valid ticket, regardless of carrying it at the time of the "untoward incident" — This definition for compensation India Law Library Docid # 2444171
(311) PUNE EX-SERVICEMEN CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. Vs. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF CITY OF PUNE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 300A — Right to Property — Rule 13.3.1.5 of the Development Control Rules for Pune held unconstitutional as it provides illusory compensation of Rs. 1 for taking over open spaces in private layouts, violating the constitutional right to property. India Law Library Docid # 2444172
(312) ROHIT BANDU NIKALJE AND OTHER Vs. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, UIDAI[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Direction to statutory authority — Inconsistent directions and lack of clear resolution from UIDAI regarding Aadhaar updation led to petitioners approaching High Court — Court directed UIDAI to process fresh Aadhaar enrollment expeditiously and without objection to earlier biometric mismatch, as long as no fraud was involved. India Law Library Docid # 2444173
(313) COL. VIKRAM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. SHRIKANT KRISHAN AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and Willingness — Plaintiff must prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform their part of the agreement to sell, including financial capacity and conduct. India Law Library Docid # 2444303
(314) MANJU DEVI Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 12 — "Other Authority" — Zila Bachat Vikas Samiti, Bilaspur, which is wholly owned and controlled by the Government and performs Government functions, is an "Other Authority" within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2444304
(315) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED THROUGH MANAGER Vs. SMT. MAMTA SHARMA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Negligence — Occurrence of accident due to rash and negligent driving of the car driver, coupled with the truck being parked on the roadside without warning signals, leading to composite negligence — The court held that the accident occurred due to the negligence of both drivers, with a higher degree India Law Library Docid # 2445060
(316) SHRI MAHAVEER SADHNA SANSTHAN Vs. SMT. SHASHI MATHUR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Land Allotment and Use: Land allotted for public/institutional use, specifically as a facility area, cannot be exclusively used for religious purposes by any particular community — The true test of permissible use is the dominant purpose and actual usage of the property, not merely the presence of religious symbols — [Paras 17, 18, 19, 20] India Law Library Docid # 2445061
(317) SUSHIL KUMAR PRAJAPATI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Writ Jurisdiction — Maintainability — High Court can entertain a writ petition despite existence of alternative remedy under Section 34 if there is a violation of principles of natural justice or the proceedings are wholly without jurisdiction, not merely as a substitute India Law Library Docid # 2443195
(318) SHREE RAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. CHAMPAKBHAI KANTIBHAI TADVI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173, Section 2(13) — Appeal by Insurance Company — Liability of Insurance Company — Offending vehicle a goods carriage vehicle — Deceased travelling as cleaner/labourer or with household goods — Inconsistent stands taken by claimants — Household belongings not considered India Law Library Docid # 2443316
(319) SANNIDANAM SURESH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of FIR — This case involves a petition to quash proceedings based on FIR No.482 of 2026 — The court found that there were specific and serious allegations in the complaint, which prima facie disclosed cognizable offenses — As the investigation was still ongoing, the court deemed it inappropriate to interfere at this early stage. India Law Library Docid # 2443318
(320) M/S.MONOTECH SYSTEMS LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of ‘consumer’ — 'Commercial purpose' exclusion — Exception for self-employment and livelihood — Burden of proof on opposite party to establish commercial purpose — Purchase of machinery for earning livelihood through self-employment does not constitute 'commercial purpose' and buyer remains a 'consumer' — Concurrent findings of For a India Law Library Docid # 2443325