(401) MOHAN SINGH Vs. BHARAT SINGH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Appeal against conviction — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Sections 341, 506 IPC and SCST Act — Appellant argued that the trial court failed to consider the charges under Sections 341 and 506 IPC despite evidence of wrongful restraint and threats — The High Court upheld the India Law Library Docid # 2444299
(402) DEEPAK THAKUR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Recruitment — Waiting List — A candidate cannot claim appointment to an unfilled post based on merit if no waiting list is maintained and their name is not in the select panel, as per established Supreme Court jurisprudence and the governing recruitment norms. India Law Library Docid # 2444300
(403) M/S. SALUS PHARMACEUTICALS AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 482 CrPC — Quashing of complaint — Vicarious liability — Ingredients of offence — Abuse of process of Court — Lack of specific averments against directors/partners; Executive functions of Central vs. State Government; Violation of Rule 45 of 1945 Rules. India Law Library Docid # 2444301
(404) LRS OF MAHAVEER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. NARENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of interference — High Court's jurisdiction in a second appeal is limited to substantial questions of law, not to re-examine evidence or function as a third court of facts — Concurrent findings of fact by lower courts are presumed correct and can only be set aside if demonstrably perverse, based on no evidence, illegal, or causing miscarriage India Law Library Docid # 2444712
(405) MILAP CHAND DANDIA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 195, Article 366(17), Seventh Schedule, List II, Entry 38 and 42 — Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Officers and Members Salary, Emoluments and Pension) Act, 1956 — Pensionary benefits to former MLAs — Challenge to constitutional validity dismissed — State Legislature has power to grant India Law Library Docid # 2445058
(406) RAMJI LAL SAINI Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Conservation Laws — Environmental Protection — Preservation of Natural Resources — Land recorded as 'Gair Mumkin Nala' (natural water channel) cannot be diverted or obstructed for any purpose other than its recorded nature — This aligns with constitutional mandates under Articles 48A and 51A(g) for environmental India Law Library Docid # 2445059
(407) VINEETA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 AYUSH Courses — Admissions — Mandatory NEET Counselling — Admissions granted bypassing counselling for academic year 2019-20 were regularized based on Supreme Court's one-time relaxation for students admitted before October 15, 2019, despite interim orders. India Law Library Docid # 2446839
(408) LAKHMAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 3/7 — Dowry death and demand for dowry — Conviction under these sections requires proof of cruelty or harassment in connection with dowry demand "soon before death" — General allegations without specific instances, dates, or India Law Library Docid # 2446840
(409) SHUBHAM BALASAHEB KARDULE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 — Section 2(e-2) — "Sand Smuggler" — Petitioner's role in FIR was only taking a tractor head from police custody, not involved in excavation, storage, or transport of sand — Detaining authority failed to establish necessary ingredients of being a sand smuggler as defined by law, vitiating the India Law Library Docid # 2446979
(410) PIRAJI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Conviction based on dying declarations — Inconsistencies and infirmities in multiple dying declarations — Court must scrutinize carefully to ascertain truthfulness, voluntariness, and the declarant's mental fitness — If multiple dying declarations are contradictory, the court should look for corroboration India Law Library Docid # 2446980
(411) MR. ADITYA BAKAYA Vs. STATE OF GOA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Writ Court's Jurisdiction in Child Custody Matters — Habeas Corpus as an equitable relief, paramount consideration is the welfare of the child, not merely executing foreign court orders or enforcing comity of courts — The court can decline repatriation if it's not in the child's best interest, even if a foreign court has issued an India Law Library Docid # 2447026
(412) HEIRS OF DECEASED RAMSHAKTI JIVANDAS AND OTHERS Vs. HEIRS OF DECEASED BHALABHAI DAHYABHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Suit filed after 33 years from agreement to sale — Plaint was rejected as it was barred by limitation and did not disclose a cause of action, as the averments were vague and did not explain the delay. India Law Library Docid # 2443490
(413) SULEMANBHAI PAULBHAI DABHI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 397 and 401 — Revision Application against discharge order — Plea to quash and set aside impugned judgment and order passed by Additional Sessions Judge — Applicants prayed for discharge from Sessions Case — Held, revision application allowed, impugned judgment and order India Law Library Docid # 2443491
(414) RAM BAHADUR DAS Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Compulsory Retirement — Conviction by Criminal Court — Order of compulsory retirement imposed as a major penalty after conviction was affirmed by the Apex Court, but by then the employee had attained the age of superannuation. The Court noted that no disciplinary action was initiated prior to retirement and in normal India Law Library Docid # 2443708
(415) UDAY BHAGAT AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Condonation of delay — When a party makes out a sufficient cause for delay, the court should condone the delay unless the delay is deliberate or there is lack of bonafide — The court must exercise its discretion judiciously, considering the facts and circumstances of each case to avoid injustice. India Law Library Docid # 2443750
(416) RAM LAL MAHTO Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Compassionate Appointment — Rejection of claim due to non-availability of vacancy within 5% quota and delay — Petitioner's father died in harness in 1996, application for compassionate appointment made in 1997 — Claim rejected in 2002 due to no vacancy and delay — Writ petition filed in 2009 — Considering the time elapsed from the death of the employee, the India Law Library Docid # 2443751
(417) 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
(418) 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
(419) 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
(420) 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