(381) INDRAMANI PATEL Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Madhya Pradesh Police Regulations, 1970 — Regulation 70-A — Out-of-turn promotion — Exceptional bravery — Petitioner, a Sub-Inspector, rescued two individuals from a precarious situation by climbing down a 200-foot gorge, risking his life — This act, though unanimously recommended for out-of-turn promotion by senior officers, was rejected by a screening committee as 'routine duty', while India Law Library Docid # 2447021
(382) P.C. VERMA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department Engineer-In-Chief and Chief Engineers Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules, 1983 — Rule 6 — Assignment of temporary charges — While Rule 6 concerns regular promotions, this court held that administrative flexibility in making temporary arrangements cannot be used to bypass the eligibility criteria for regular promotion — Temporary India Law Library Docid # 2447022
(383) VIJAY SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 15-06-2026 Delay and Laches — Writ of Quo Warranto — The doctrine of delay and laches does not apply to a writ petition in the nature of quo warranto, as the primary concern is to ensure that public offices are held by individuals who are lawfully authorised. India Law Library Docid # 2447023
(384) MEENAKSHI NATARAJAN Vs. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Arts. 32 and 329(b) — Representation of the People Act, 1951 — S. 100 — Writ petition challenging order of Returning Officer rejecting nomination paper for Rajya Sabha election — Maintainability — Held, not maintainable — Bar contained in Art. 329(b) is absolute and excludes jurisdiction of this Court under Art. 32 (and of the High Court under Art. 226) in respect of all India Law Library Docid # 2446782
(385) SMT. BHANWARI DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Personal Liberty — Habeas Corpus Petition — Illegal Detention — Suspension of Sentence — Defiance of Judicial Orders — Duty of Public Functionaries — Accountability — Violation of Fundamental Rights — Compensation awarded for prolonged illegal confinement despite suspension of sentence by appellate authority, including for period after the India Law Library Docid # 2446971
(386) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOT OF MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Vs. KHARE AND TARKUNDE INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Challenge to arbitral award — Clause 4.1.5 of contract limiting aggregate damages to 1% of contract price — Arbitral Tribunal found this limit inapplicable due to fundamental breach by PWD in failing to provide Right of Way (ROW) within stipulated timeframe — Court held India Law Library Docid # 2446918
(387) MADHAVI VILAS GOSAVI AND ANOTHER Vs. RAJESH MISHRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 154B-24(1) and Section 73-ID — Motion of No Confidence — Co-operative Housing Societies — Requirement of Two-Third Majority — A motion of no confidence against an officer of a co-operative housing society requires the support of not less than two-thirds of the committee members who are present and entitled to vote at the meeting — This India Law Library Docid # 2446919
(388) KU. DISHA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 12-06-2026 Scheduled Tribes — Caste Claim Verification — Invalidation of Claim — Court found that the Caste Scrutiny Committee had erroneously invalidated the petitioners' caste claim based on adverse entries without establishing a clear link to the petitioners' established lineage — The committee failed to connect the adverse entries to the India Law Library Docid # 2446931
(389) SAMPATRAO RAMCHANDRA KADAM AND OTHERS Vs. ARUN VIRUPAKSHA KHALIPE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (KOLHAPUR BENCH)] 12-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Jurisdiction of High Court is confined to substantial questions of law arising from the judgment of the lower appellate court — Interference with findings of fact is permissible only when material evidence is not considered or inadmissible evidence is relied upon, which could India Law Library Docid # 2446935
(390) PASCHIM GUJARAT VIJ CO. LTD. Vs. MASTER JAYENDRASINH MANGUBHA JADEJA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Electricity Act, 1948 — Section 5 — Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 — Section 5 — Negligence — Strict Liability — Hazardous activity — Electrocution of minor while trying to remove kite from electric pole — Principle of absolute liability applies to electricity companies for injuries caused by their inherently dangerous activities, irrespective of the victim's negligence or precautions taken by the company. India Law Library Docid # 2447050
(391) LEGAL HEIRS OF DECD. MAGAN MULJI MAHESHWARI AND OTHERS Vs. DHANJI KHETSHI DHEDA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Sections 17 and 49 — Partition Deed — An unregistered partition deed can be used for collateral purposes, like proving the fact of partition, but cannot be used to establish title to specific shares — If a document itself effects the division of property, it is a deed of partition and is compulsorily registrable. India Law Library Docid # 2447051
(392) SHARADKUMAR PRATAPRAY PATTANI Vs. SONI BHAGUBHAI LAKHUBHAI PATTANI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Sections 276, 68 — Grant of probate for Will and Codicil — Trial Court allowed application for probate based on evidence of applicants and attesting witnesses, without any objections filed by appellant or general public — Appellate Court confirmed the findings, dismissng the appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2447052
(393) EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PANCHMAHAL JILLA PANCHAYAT Vs. JADAV NARENDRASINH VIRENDRASINH AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 54, 18, 23(1-A), 23(2), 4(1) — Compensation — Additional compensation awarded at Rs — 469 per sq.mtr — with statutory benefits [Para 1] — Appeal against award dismissing same as no tenable reason was advanced to believe that Reference Court committed error in assessing fair market value [Para 11] — First Appeal dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2447053
(394) NISHANT VASUDEV THAKKAR Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Disputed questions requiring thorough investigation and appreciation of evidence cannot be decided under inherent powers — Expert opinion is advisory and not conclusive unless proved in court — Allegations in FIR prima facie warrant detailed India Law Library Docid # 2447054
(395) GAURAV MEHLA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Service Law — Public employment — Recruitment — Mandatory rule — Non-compliance — Whether fatal — Rule 3 of Service Rules, 2003 — Presence and concurrence of departmental supervisory officials at appointment meeting — Role of such officials is supervisory and meant to cross-check compliance with recruitment norms, not to confer eligibility on candidates — Their absence at third (appointment) India Law Library Docid # 2445128
(396) ATUL CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Service Law — Compassionate appointment — Nature — Not a vested right — Compassionate appointment is not a condition of service; it is a humane response to sudden financial destitution caused by death-in-harness of the breadwinner — Claim is subject to fulfilment of all eligibility requirements under the applicable rules — However, the same principle that binds the claimant equally binds the State: refusal or India Law Library Docid # 2445129
(397) SUREKHA DOMAJI BELE Vs. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TESTING DIVISION, MSEDCL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Disciplinary proceedings — Dismissal from service — Competence of authority — Employee appointed by Superintending Engineer, dismissed by Executive Engineer — Dismissal order held valid as Executive Engineer was competent under MSEDCL Service Regulations to punish an employee of Appellant's pay grade — India Law Library Docid # 2445130
(398) SHEETAL VASANT THAKUR Vs. CHIRAG ARORA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 24, 33(5), 36, 39 — Child-sensitive judicial processes — Mandatory safeguards for child victims — Courts must ensure child-friendly procedures, minimum intrusion, and psychological safety, avoiding re-traumatisation and secondary victimisation in all proceedings concerning children, especially those involving allegations of sexual India Law Library Docid # 2445131
(399) THE COMMISSIONER, BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE Vs. K.K.UMESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 165 and 166 — Liability for injuries sustained due to falling tree branch — Injuries caused by falling tree branch while vehicle was stationary under the tree during rain — Held, not an accident "arising out of the use of a motor vehicle" as the motor vehicle did not play an active role. [Paras India Law Library Docid # 2445132
(400) MAKARDHWAJ RAM Vs. JAGDISH RAI (DEAD) TH. LRS. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 11, Explanation IV — Constructive Res Judicata — Application of the principle depends on the facts and circumstances of each case, considering the ambit of earlier proceedings and the nexus of the matter to the controversy — It is founded on public policy to prevent multiplicity of proceedings and avoid parties being vexed twice over for the same litigation — India Law Library Docid # 2445133