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(1) BSES RAJDHANI POWER LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-06-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — CAG (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 — Section 20(3) — Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 14, 61, 62, 185(2)(a) — Delhi Electricity Reforms Act, 2000, Ss. 15, 16, 20, 60 — Show-cause notice — CAG audit of private electricity distribution companies — Maintainability of writ petition at show-cause notice stage — Scope of 'strict and intensive audit' directed by Supreme Court in regulatory-asset judgment ("RA Judgment") — Applicability o
India Law Library Docid # 2447119

(2) AMRITESH JATIA Vs. VIDHI JATIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-06-2026
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 26 — Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Child custody — Interim custody abroad — Relevance of source of travel expenditure — Held — The source from which a parent proposes to incur expenditure for a vacation is not a relevant consideration for determining interim custody of minor children — A parent's inability or unwillingness to independently bear travel costs
India Law Library Docid # 2447120

(3) SHAAFI NATURCURE LLP Vs. ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-06-2026
Patents Act, 1970 — Section 3(p) — Biological Diversity Act, 2002 — Ss. 6, 19 — Biological Diversity Rules, 2024 — Rule 16 — NBA approval under BDA — No nexus with patentability under Patents Act — Held — The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 is enacted for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components, and fair and equitable sharing of benefits from biological resources
India Law Library Docid # 2447121

(4) DEVANS MODERN BREWERIES LIMITED Vs. CARTEL BROS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-06-2026
Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Sections 18, 28, 29 — Non-use of registered trademark — Right to sue for infringement — Held — Registration of a trademark under Section 18 of the Trade Marks Act confers upon the registered proprietor an exclusive right under Section 28 to use the mark and to sue for infringement, irrespective of whether the mark has been actually used — Non-use of a registered mark does not, ipso facto, deprive or disentitle
India Law Library Docid # 2447122

(5) ARVIND KUMAR GOYAL Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2026
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 12(5) and Explanation — Contempt Proceedings — Nature of proceedings — Contempt proceedings are actions against an individual (in personam) and not against an authority or a body corporate.
India Law Library Docid # 2447067

(6) RAJAT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. S D ADARSH JAIN KANYA MAHA VIDYALAYA SADHAURA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-06-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 — Execution proceedings — High Court's directions for assessment of compensation in execution proceedings — Held, impermissible when original suit did not seek compensation and parties did not consent — Setting aside of trial court and first appellate court decrees, followed by
India Law Library Docid # 2447086

(7) MANIYAR ILIYAZ @ SHAIK RIYAZ AND ANOTHER Vs. P. AYYAPPAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-06-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(d), Article 21 — Fundamental Right to Walk — The right to walk is a fundamental right integral to the right to movement under Article 19(1)(d), read with other provisions of Article 19 and Article 21 — This fundamental right includes the right to demarcated footpaths, which must take
India Law Library Docid # 2447087

(8) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. PROGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 34 and 37 — Scope of judicial review — Limits on appellate court under S. 37 — Court exercising jurisdiction under S. 37 cannot travel beyond the restrictions applicable under S. 34 — It cannot undertake an independent assessment of the merits of the award and must only ascertain whether the court below exceeded the scope of its power under S. 34 —
India Law Library Docid # 2447016

(9) CHANDER MOHAN LALL Vs. DLF HOME DEVELOPERS LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 34 and 37 — Scope of judicial review — Interpretation of contract by arbitrator — Construction of the terms of a contract is primarily for the arbitrator to decide — Courts exercising jurisdiction under S. 34 will not interfere unless the arbitrator has construed the contract in a
India Law Library Docid # 2447017

(10) YOGESH TANWAR Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Ss. 3, 5(m), 6, 9(l), 10 — Aggravated penetrative sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault — Child victim of approximately four years — Finger insertion — Under S. 3 of the POCSO Act, penetration "to any extent" is sufficient to constitute penetrative sexual assault —
India Law Library Docid # 2447018

(11) COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION Vs. STATE OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 — S. 471 — Limitation — Nature of provision — Mandatory and substantive — Section 471 of the DMC Act provides that no person shall be liable to punishment for any offence against the Act or any Rule, Regulation or Bye-Law made thereunder, unless a complaint of such offence is made before a Municipal Magistrate within six months from: (a) the date of
India Law Library Docid # 2447019

(12) AYAR GITABEN DINESHBHAI Vs. ELECTION COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993 and Gujarat Panchayats Election Rules, 1994 — Election Petition — Recount of Votes — A written application for recounting of votes must be made to the Returning Officer immediately after the announcement of the total votes polled and before the declaration of the result, stating the grounds for the demand
India Law Library Docid # 2447035

(13) KANTABEN AJITBHAI BALANI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506(2), 114 — FIR quashing application — Allegations against mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sister-in-law were omnibus and vague, lacking specific instances or roles — Sister-in-law resided separately in another city — Such generalised
India Law Library Docid # 2447036

(14) SOLANKI (DARBAR) SURSANGJI SHIVJI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Ingredients of intention or knowledge relating to commission of murder and doing of an act towards it are essential — Intention or knowledge, not the consequence, is material — Absence of necessary intent or knowledge would mean no offence under Section 307 is made out —
India Law Library Docid # 2447037

(15) PRAKASH NARAYAN KAUMARYA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2] — Demand of illegal gratification — Essential ingredient for conviction — Absence of evidence proving demand renders conviction unsustainable, even if tainted currency is recovered.
India Law Library Docid # 2447068

(16) DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL AND OTHERS Vs. CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 2(h) — Public Authority — Definition — Test for inclusion in “public authority” hinges on ownership, control, or substantial financing by the government or its instrumentalities.
India Law Library Docid # 2447069

(17) SMT. FULIYA DEVI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Chhattisgarh) — Section 21 and Rules, 1994 (Chhattisgarh Panchayat) — Rule 3(3) — No-confidence motion against Sarpanch — Notice period — "Clear seven days" notice — Held, computed from date of issuance of notice, not service — Where notice was issued on 13.04.2026 for a meeting on
India Law Library Docid # 2447070

(18) VIJAY Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 18-06-2026
Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 — Section 165(6) — Restriction on transfer of tribal land — Permission by Collector required for sale of land by a tribal bhumiswami to a non-tribal — Such permission is not to be refused solely on the ground that the tribal bhumiswami will be left with less than 5 acres of land, if the
India Law Library Docid # 2447071

(19) RAJESH SHARMA Vs. NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-06-2026
Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 — Section 59(d), 92 and 95(1) — Delhi Municipal Corporation Service (Control and Appeal) Regulations, 1959 — Regn. 7, Schedule — Disciplinary Authority — Competency of Commissioner to dismiss Group 'A' Officer — Substitution of Section 59(d) by Delhi Municipal Corporation
India Law Library Docid # 2446965

(20) MANISHBHAI MAHESHBHAI CHAUDHARI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-06-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 506 — Abetment of Suicide — Quashing of FIR — Court must find a clear mens rea and a positive act by the accused to instigate or aid in committing suicide; mere failure to fulfill a promise, especially concerning land with restricted tenure, does not constitute abetment.
India Law Library Docid # 2447038

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