(921) CHHATRAPAL SINGH GOUR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 10-06-2026 Transfer of Employees — Incident of Service — Employees have no vested right to remain posted at a particular place; transfer is a normal consequence of service, particularly in transferable posts, and is primarily for administrative exigencies or organizational needs. India Law Library Docid # 2446994
(922) STATE OF GUAJRAT Vs. KAILASHGIRI RAMGIRI GOSWAMI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1)(3) — Appeal against acquittal — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 366 — Kidnapping and inducing woman to compel marriage — Prosecution failed to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt — Victim stated she left house willingly due to love affair and there was no physical relationship — Medical examination found no injuries or physical India Law Library Docid # 2447060
(923) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. ABIDALI ZULFIKARALI JALALI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1)(3) — Appeal against acquittal — Accused acquitted of offences under Sections 498(a) and 306 of IPC — Deceased sister of complainant died during treatment after reportedly consuming poisonous substance while working in cotton field — Trial court rightly acquitted India Law Library Docid # 2447061
(924) MUKESHBHAI JAYANTIBHAI VAGHARI Vs. BHARMALBHAI LAKHMIRBHAI MORI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 10-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition — Motor Accident — Appeal filed by the claimant challenging the quantum of compensation awarded by the Tribunal. India Law Library Docid # 2447062
(925) M/S. SHARAN BUILDERS AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. PUSHPA NARAIN KANUGO AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Contract Law — Leave and Licence Agreement — Estoppel — A licensee is estopped from denying the title of the licensor under Section 116 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, having accepted to be inducted into possession by the licensor — This principle applies even when the licensor is a partnership firm and one of its partners. [Paras 20, 25, 32, India Law Library Docid # 2446876
(926) B. K. CORPORATION Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Maharashtra Ownership of Flats Act, 1963 (MOFA) — Section 11 — Deemed Conveyance — Second Application — Competent Authority rejected a society's earlier application for deemed conveyance, granting liberty to refile only after the decision of a pending civil suit — The society filed a second application without the civil suit being decided and without challenging the earlier rejection order — The India Law Library Docid # 2446925
(927) ABB INDIA LIMITED Vs. SUNIL HARIRAM JAISINGH AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Arbitral Award — Challenge to — Grounds for — Failure to adhere to principles of natural justice, perversity, patent illegality, and arbitrary adjudication — Award quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2446926
(928) SHASHISUMEET PRODUCTION PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. KURESH R. KUSHESH @ DHIREN[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8 — Allegations of fraud in a bilateral dispute do not automatically render the dispute non-arbitrable, unless the fraud is of a public nature (in rem) — Fraud that induces a contract or occurs during its performance is considered a civil wrong and is arbitrable — The court's role under India Law Library Docid # 2446927
(929) MR. AJEET MADHUKAR MULAY AND OTHERS Vs. ABHYUDAYA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 96 — Moratorium on Debt — Filing of personal insolvency applications triggers a moratorium on all debts, not just those of the applicant — Continuation of arbitration proceedings against other guarantors when a debt is under moratorium violates the fundamental policy of Indian India Law Library Docid # 2446928
(930) LILAVATI KIRTILAL MEHTA TRUST THROUGH MR. PRASHANT MEHTA AND ANOTHER Vs. HDFC BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Defamation — Interim Injunction — Statements made by HDFC Bank clarifying its position in response to media inquiries about allegations made by Lilavati Trust were found to be factually accurate and based on strong material, justifying a bona fide response to a media campaign — The court held that these statements did not India Law Library Docid # 2446929
(931) SHEETAL Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-06-2026 Scheduled Tribes Certificate — Scrutiny Committee — Invalidation of claim — Pre-constitutional documents held to have higher probative value than subsequent conflicting entries. India Law Library Docid # 2446930
(932) AJAY KUMAR Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 09-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 — Power to summon material witness — Court's discretion to summon witnesses if essential for just decision — Power to be exercised judiciously and not arbitrarily for finding truth and obtaining proper proof for a just and correct decision. [Paras 5, 8, 9] India Law Library Docid # 2446932
(933) MR. VIVEKANAND SHRIDHAR PEDNEKAR Vs. STATE OF GOA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 09-06-2026 Goa Co-operative Societies Act, 2001 — Section 123A — Handing over charge and records to newly elected committee — Mandatory statutory obligation — Failure to comply without sufficient cause liable to penalty — Mere pendency of election challenge does not suspend operation of election or obligation to hand over records unless a stay India Law Library Docid # 2446934
(934) VRISHAL MADHUKAR KALANE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363 and 302 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Circumstantial evidence — In cases based on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution must prove a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances pointing India Law Library Docid # 2446990
(935) RAJAN BHAGWANDAS SUJANANI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) — Prior approval and sanction — The Court held that the validity of prior approval and sanction cannot be decided unless the investigating authority is given an opportunity to lead evidence and demonstrate that India Law Library Docid # 2446991
(936) MAHARASHTRA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION Vs. CHANDRAKANT RAVJI DORE[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 164 — Award of compensation — Appeal challenging award for Rs. 2,50,000/- with interest — Claim filed under Section 164, which does not require proof of negligence, only occurrence of accident — Award upheld as well-reasoned and in line with statutory provisions. [Paras 1, 8] India Law Library Docid # 2446992
(937) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GR. MUMBAI Vs. TAHIR PROPERTIES LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Municipal Law — Rateable Value — Land under construction — Land being built upon is rateable and cannot be treated as outside the scope of rateability simply because construction is ongoing — The rateable value of such land should be assessed in the same manner as vacant land until the construction reaches a stage where it is India Law Library Docid # 2446993
(938) BHIKHABHAI JIVIDAS PATEL THRO'POA LEGAL HEIRS & L.RS. AND OTHERS Vs. OIL & NATURAL GAS COMMISSION[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 101 and 102 — Burden of Proof — Plaintiff claiming compensation for damages caused by oil spillage must prove the extent of loss with cogent and reliable evidence — Merely producing correspondence, photographs, or revenue records is insufficient to substantiate a claim for a substantial India Law Library Docid # 2447063
(939) KM. RASHMI RAWAT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Recruitment Process — Document Verification — Appellant failed to appear for document verification as she was unaware of the notice uploaded on the official website — The court held that the selection body had fulfilled its obligation by uploading the notice on its website, and the appellant was responsible for checking the India Law Library Docid # 2445095
(940) M/S UMESH CHANDRA MISHRA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Tender conditions — Judicial review — Court generally does not interfere in tender conditions and contractual stipulations as the issuing authority is the best judge, unless there is clear mala fide or arbitrariness. India Law Library Docid # 2445096