(321) MEWA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. NACHHITTAR KAUR (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Contract Law — Offer and Acceptance — Agreement requires mutual consent, meaning both parties agree to the same terms — An offer must be clear and unambiguous, and acceptance must be unequivocal and communicated to the offeror — If there is no consensus ad idem (meeting of the minds), no binding contract is India Law Library Docid # 2443930
(322) GURDEV SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. SUKHDEV SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 101 — Will — Validity of — Burden of proof on the propounder — Will must be proved to be executed by the testator when he was of sound disposing mind. India Law Library Docid # 2443931
(323) GANESH CHAND (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS Vs. KEWAL KRISHAN[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 and Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Second Appeal — Scope of — Second appeals are to be treated as appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act and not under Section 100 CPC in Punjab and Haryana. India Law Library Docid # 2443932
(324) GURDEEP SINGH Vs. PRITAM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell — Plaintiff sought possession based on an agreement to sell and had paid loan installments and electricity bills — Both lower courts dismissed the suit, finding the agreement to sell suspicious and unproven — This court upheld the dismissal, stating the plaintiff failed to prove the agreement's India Law Library Docid # 2443933
(325) JOGINDER SINGH Vs. MANOHAR LAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Punjab Pollution Control Board — Service Regulations — 1980 Regulations were statutory and approved by the Government, while 1987 Regulations were draft proposals not approved by the State Government and therefore not legally enforceable, nor could they be used as guidelines. India Law Library Docid # 2443934
(326) B.D. TRIVEDI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. LAXMI DEVI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Second Appeal — Suit for possession dismissed by trial court, appeal also dismissed by first appellate court — High Court upholds both judgments. India Law Library Docid # 2443935
(327) NAMENDER NATH Vs. MAHENDER AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397, 401 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 406, 420, 506, 120-B — Acquittal challenged in revision — Both trial court and appellate court concurrently acquitted accused — High Court found no illegality, perversity, or misappreciation of evidence warranting interference in India Law Library Docid # 2443936
(328) TARA CHAND Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 468, and 471 — Cheating, Forgery of valuable security or document, and Using as genuine a forged document — Conviction for receiving old age pension based on a forged school leaving certificate — Petitioner convicted by trial court and conviction affirmed by appellate court. India Law Library Docid # 2443937
(329) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, I & P.H, DIVISION, DALHOUSIE Vs. JEEVAN SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 33-C(2) — Application for computation of wages — Award of reinstatement — Denial of back wages — Finality of award — Delay in implementation — Entitlement to wages from date of award until re-engagement — Court relied on D.N — Krishnappa case, holding that workmen India Law Library Docid # 2444188
(330) PRATAP SINGH Vs. HDFC BANK LTD. AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 (similar to Section 482 Cr.PC) — High Court’s inherent power to quash proceedings — This power can be exercised to prevent abuse of court process or to secure the ends of justice. [Paras 6 to India Law Library Docid # 2444189
(331) SH. VINAY JISHTU Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 — Rule 10 (6) and (7) — Suspension of government servant — Deemed suspension after detention for more than 48 hours — Requirement of review within 90 days of detention or release — Failure to review within the stipulated period renders the suspension order invalid — Subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2444255
(332) 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
(333) 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
(334) 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
(335) VADIYALA PRABHAKAR RAO AND OTHERS Vs. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Forest Laws — Hyderabad Forest Act, 1326F vs — 1355F — Inclusion of land in reserve forest — Notification issued under a repealed Act is not automatically invalid if it aligns with the provisions of the new Act — The Court presumes validity if the intention and purpose are consistent with the current law. India Law Library Docid # 2443251
(336) NEETU SOLVENTS Vs. VINEET NAGAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Environmental Law — Environmental Clearance (EC) — Ex-post facto EC — The Supreme Court has held that the concept of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance is alien to Indian environmental jurisprudence and struck down notifications allowing it — However, in cases where industries were established based on Consent to Establish India Law Library Docid # 2443252
(337) HANSRAJ Vs. MUKESH NATH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 173 — Compensation for accident — Appellant sustained 100% permanent disability at the age of 14 due to a road accident — Claim petition filed for compensation — The Tribunal awarded Rs. 7,76,543/- and the High Court enhanced it to Rs. 12,17,543/- — The Supreme Court further enhanced the compensation. India Law Library Docid # 2443253
(338) DR. NIGAM PRAKASH NARAIN Vs. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Medical Council of India Regulations, 2002 — Regulations 8.4 and 8.7 — Time limit for deciding complaints against physicians — Regulation 8.4 providing a six-month limit is a caution for expeditious disposal, not an absolute bar. India Law Library Docid # 2443254
(339) HABBAN SHAH Vs. SHERUDDIN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-05-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28(1) and 28(4) — Decree for specific performance — Executability — Non-deposit of balance sale consideration within stipulated time — Plaintiff's failure to deposit balance sale consideration within three months as stipulated in the decree — No application for extension of time filed within India Law Library Docid # 2443255
(340) 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