(381) BALWANT KAUR (DEAD) THR. LRS. Vs. GURMEJ SINGH (DEAD) THR. LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 23 Rule 3A and Order XLI Rule 31 CPC — Suit for declaration — Consent decree — Maintainability of suit — The suit for declaration that a consent decree is illegal, null and void, obtained by fraud and misrepresentation is maintainable when the decree was not based on a written India Law Library Docid # 2443970
(382) ASHOK KUMAR Vs. BRAHAM PARKASH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Specific Performance of Contract — Agreements to Sell — Plaintiff's suit for specific performance reversed by the First Appellate Court into a money decree by the Trial Court, but then the First Appellate Court decreed specific performance of Agreements to Sell — In Second Appeal, the High Court found merit in the appellant's submissions India Law Library Docid # 2443971
(383) SUNIL KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 360 and Sections 4 & 5 of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — Benefit of Probation — Object of Probation Act is reformative and rehabilitative, not punitive — Court has a mandatory duty to consider releasing an offender on probation if circumstances warrant, not as a matter of right but unless applicability is excluded. India Law Library Docid # 2443972
(384) CHOTTA SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313 and 107 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Abetment of suicide — Acquittal by trial court — Appeal by complainant — Court found that death of deceased not proven, no evidence of marital discord, no instigation or aiding by accused, alleged illicit relationship unsubstantiated, India Law Library Docid # 2443973
(385) M/S. MANJEET PLASTIC INDUSTRIES Vs. SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and 37 — Setting aside of Arbitral Award — Commercial Court interfering with Arbitrator's award based on interpretation of contract clauses without proper factual consideration — Held to be erroneous interference, as scope of S.34 is limited. India Law Library Docid # 2443974
(386) MOHAMMED ARBAAZ AZIZ FAROOQUI Vs. HIROO HIRANAND RAGOOWANSI[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (MRC Act) — Section 24 — Eviction of licensee — Licensee's claim of expenditure on renovation as security deposit — Competent Authority's jurisdiction limited to Leave and License Agreement — Expenditure on renovation does not create superior rights for licensee or entitle them India Law Library Docid # 2444174
(387) DARSHNA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHUBIR SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Registration Act — Section 60(2) — Presumption of validity of registered documents — A registered document carries a presumption of due registration and that facts mentioned in the endorsement have occurred, including the explanation of contents to the executant. India Law Library Docid # 2444195
(388) SHISHAM DEVI Vs. BISHAN SINGH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Claimant appealing against award due to reduction in compensation for contributory negligence and quantum of compensation — Appeal allowed, award modified, and compensation enhanced. India Law Library Docid # 2444196
(389) RADHA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. GANGI DEVI AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second appeal — Scope of interference — High Court can interfere with findings of fact in second appeal only on limited grounds such as where finding is based on inadmissible evidence, in ignorance of relevant admissible evidence, based on misreading of evidence, or is perverse — India Law Library Docid # 2444302
(390) DR. BAIS SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTITUTE PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. DHANANJAY PANDE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Companies Act, 1956 — Sections 397, 398, 41 and 2(27) — Member of a company — Locus standi to file petition for oppression and mismanagement — Essential requirement is not just formal entry in register of members, but also equitable consideration of proprietary interest and conduct of the company treating the person as a member. India Law Library Docid # 2443187
(391) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER Vs. R. SASIPRIYA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Public Administration and Service Rules — Interpretation of merger of departments and promotion rules — The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's judgment that questioned a government order (G.O.) granting a notional promotion to an employee — The Court found that the original G.O — was issued in compliance with prior High Court orders and a merger policy that was not challenged by any party, thus validating the promotion and subsequent advancements. [Paras 15 to 24, India Law Library Docid # 2443188
(392) RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. LAVANSHU SANKHLA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Service Law — Recruitment Rules — Eligibility Criteria — Date of Possession of Qualification — For recruitment to the post of Assistant Prosecution Officer, the essential educational qualification must be possessed by the candidate on the date of submission of the application, not at a later stage like the interview or examination India Law Library Docid # 2443189
(393) KUMUD LALL Vs. SURESH CHANDRA ROY (DEAD) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Applicability of Order 22 of CPC to death of parties — Section 13(7) made Order 22 of CPC applicable to death of complainant or opposite party, allowing substitution of legal heirs if the right to sue survives — This procedural rule must be harmoniously construed with substantive law like Section 306 India Law Library Docid # 2443190
(394) SUJAL VISHWAS ATTAVAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Exercise of Writ Jurisdiction — High Court's power under Article 226 is extraordinary and discretionary, subject to self-imposed restrictions — Ordinarily, it should not be exercised when an effective alternative remedy is available to the aggrieved person, such as pursuing remedies under statutory frameworks like the CrPC or BNSS, unless specific exceptions apply. India Law Library Docid # 2443191
(395) VIJAI NAI Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 394, 302/34, 201, 411 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Circumstantial evidence — "Last seen theory" — Conviction cannot be based solely on last seen theory; a complete chain of circumstances must be established to India Law Library Docid # 2443196
(396) PRAKASH PRADHAN Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 and 161 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(i) — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 114 — Witness turning hostile — Victim's testimony before the court contradicted her previous statements given under Section 161 and 164 CrPC, with significant inconsistencies India Law Library Docid # 2443197
(397) DEV BAHADUR YADAV @ MATRU YADAV Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302, 304 Part II, Exception 4 to Section 300 — Murder conviction altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Assault on wife during sudden quarrel without premeditation attracted Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, leading to conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC. India Law Library Docid # 2443198
(398) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAVIBHAI SUNDARLAL KAHAR AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 107 — Abetment of Suicide — Essential Ingredients — Prosecution must prove a direct or indirect act of incitement or intentional aiding by the accused that proximately led to the suicide — Mere harassment or domestic discord is insufficient to establish abetment unless there is a clear intention and a direct causal link. India Law Library Docid # 2443496
(399) RAMABEN @ RAMUBEN DAYABHAI MUNDHAVA - HEIRS OF DECD. DAYABHAI SINDHABHAI MUNDHAVA AND OTHERS Vs. PUNABHAI TAPUBHAI GOHEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Determination of notional income — Deceased rickshaw driver — Claimants produced widow's testimony and RC book of rickshaw — Tribunal awarded Rs. 3,000/- per month — Appellants contended income was Rs. 5,000/- per month. India Law Library Docid # 2443497
(400) TRIKAMBHAI BHIMJIBHAI RATHOD Vs. MOHMAD NANJIBHAI PATHAN AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Claimant sought enhancement of compensation — Tribunal partly allowed claim against opponents 3 & 4 and dismissed against India Law Library Docid # 2443498