(281) RAMESHBHAI NATHUBHAI CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Gujarat Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 — Section 74(1A)(ii) — Eligibility for Director/Chairman — Petition challenging appointment of Respondent No — 4 as Director and Chairman of Respondent No — 3 Bank — Petitioner argued Respondent No — 4 was not elected, thus ineligible — Court found Respondent No — 4 was duly elected through a proper election process, and there was no statutory bar against a India Law Library Docid # 2443381
(282) UMESHBHAI MAHASHANKARBHAI PUROHIT Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 and 107 — Abetment of suicide — To attract Section 306, the accused must have a clear mens rea to instigate the deceased to commit suicide — The act of instigation must be of such intensity that it pushes the deceased to a point where they have no choice but to commit suicide — Such instigation must occur in close proximity to the act of suicide. India Law Library Docid # 2443382
(283) BHARATBHAI MAGJIBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. CHUNILAL MERVANBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Scope of Appellate Court — The first appellate court has a very wide jurisdiction, similar to the trial court, and must re-examine all factual and legal aspects of the case, appreciating the entire evidence to arrive at an independent conclusion, providing reasoned India Law Library Docid # 2443383
(284) A.K.MOITRA Vs. B.A.S.F. INDIA LTD. AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeals filed against the judgment and decree of the Trial Court — First Appeals were preferred by the respective defendants challenging the Judgment and Decree dated 30.06.2006 passed by the learned Principal Civil Judge, Valsad — The appeals were decided by a Common Judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2443384
(285) MANJULA AND OTHERS Vs. D.A. SRINIVAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) and (d) — Rejection of plaint — Suit for declaration of ownership based on a Will — Trial Court rejected plaint on grounds of no cause of action and bar under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (Benami Act) — High Court reversed this order, restoring suit for adjudication on merits — Supreme Court affirmed High Court's decision, holding that the plaint disclosed a cause India Law Library Docid # 2443377
(286) XXX Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to juveniles — Bail is a rule, refusal is an exception — Bail can only be denied on specific grounds under the proviso to Section 12(1), namely association with known criminals, exposure to danger, or defeating ends of justice — Seriousness of offence or age are not relevant India Law Library Docid # 2443665
(287) K.S. MULTI FACILITY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. JHARKHAND STATE BEVERAGES CORPORATION[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) and 11(6-A) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Court's scope is limited to examining the existence of an arbitration agreement, not its validity or substantive merits, which are for the Arbitral Tribunal to decide. India Law Library Docid # 2443703
(288) X THE MOTHER OF THE VICTIM GIRL AND OTHERS Vs. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF THE WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ODISHA, BHUBANESWAR AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Section 3 — Minor girl seeking termination of pregnancy — Medical Boards constituted to assess risks — Reports indicating high risk to mother and baby at advanced gestational age — Petitioners opting to continue pregnancy till term — Court respecting decision and directing India Law Library Docid # 2443821
(289) TRIPATI BALAJI MISHRA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Temporary/Ad hoc Employment – Absorption and Regularisation — A petitioner appointed on a temporary basis as a Night Watchman in 1996 against a vacant sanctioned post. Despite Tribunal orders directing recruitment, the post remained unfilled due to administrative and financial restrictions. The petitioner continued in service and was eventually regularized much later. The court held the petitioner is India Law Library Docid # 2443822
(290) GURMUKH SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 167(2) and Narcotic DRUGS and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Section 36A(4) — Default Bail — Indefeasible Right — The petitioner, arrested on 14.05.2025, was entitled to default bail under Section 167(2) of the Cr.P.C — (now BNSS) as the challan was not filed India Law Library Docid # 2443927
(291) HARBANS KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. GURDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 163-A and 168 — Compensation assessment — Supreme Court laid down law in Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi regarding deduction for personal expenses, selection of multiplier based on age, and conventional heads like loss of estate, consortium, and funeral expenses, including India Law Library Docid # 2443928
(292) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. MANJINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Negligence — Accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving by the truck driver who reversed his vehicle suddenly without indicator, striking the car — The defense of the insurance company regarding the stationary position of the truck and the car driver being under the influence of India Law Library Docid # 2443929
(293) M/S. UM AUTO COM PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S. SINGHAL INDUSTRIAL SCREWS PVT. LTD.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) — Section 18(5) and Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A — Time limit for award — Although Section 18(5) of MSMED Act states that references should be decided within 90 days, this time limit is directory, not mandatory. Unlike Section 29A of India Law Library Docid # 2443981
(294) BHURA SINGH Vs. BALBIR SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 118 — Presumption of Consideration — When execution of a pronote and receipt is proven, there is a statutory presumption of consideration — The burden shifts to the defendant to rebut this presumption with cogent evidence — Simple denial is insufficient to rebut this presumption. India Law Library Docid # 2443982
(295) SHABBIR FIDAHUSAIN KACHWALA AND ANOTHER Vs. PURUSHOTTAM CHALVAYYA SHETTY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Tenancy Law — Eviction of tenant — Grounds for eviction — Nuisance and annoyance — Landlords sought eviction of tenant operating a lodge on grounds of nuisance and annoyance, bonafide requirement, and arrears of rent — Trial Court and Appellate Court dismissed the suit, finding no merit in any of the grounds — High Court found that while the grounds of bonafide requirement and arrears of rent did not India Law Library Docid # 2444170
(296) JAI PAL Vs. STATE OF H.P[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397, 401 — Revisional jurisdiction — Scope of — Revisional court is not an appellate court and can only rectify patent defects, errors of jurisdiction or law — Cannot re-appreciate evidence and come to its own conclusions in absence of perversity — Interference is warranted only if the order is grossly erroneous, there is non-compliance with law, finding is India Law Library Docid # 2444190
(297) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. SMT. REENA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award — Insurance Company appealing award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Appeal mainly on ground that Tribunal wrongly fastened liability on Insurance Company due to no reliable evidence on income of deceased, wrong multiplier, and incorrect deduction India Law Library Docid # 2444191
(298) CHANDER JOT SINGH Vs. DHARAM SINGH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Once trial has commenced, amendment is allowed only if due diligence is proven — Plaintiff sought to amend plaint after trial and judgment in appeal stage, alleging counsel's oversight — Trial commenced in 2011, application filed after 11 India Law Library Docid # 2444192
(299) SANJAY SHAMRAO BHOR Vs. PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 & 227 — Writ Petition challenging termination of services — Labour Court's award set aside — Termination unsustainable as it occurred during subsistence of an interim order and without fulfilling prescribed conditions — Reinstatement directed with continuity of service India Law Library Docid # 2444169
(300) ELECON ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED Vs. BHARTIYA RAIL BIJLEE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Non-signatories to Arbitration Clause — Entitled to invoke if veritable party — Collaborator, through DJU and subsequent actions, was a veritable party to the arbitration agreement within the main contract. India Law Library Docid # 2443310