(61) 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
(62) 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
(63) PROJECT DIRECTOR , PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT, PALANPUR, K.P.S. CHAUHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304 and 304A — Quashing of FIR — High Court's inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC can be exercised to prevent abuse of process of court or secure ends of justice, particularly when allegations do not prima facie constitute an offence or make out India Law Library Docid # 2447039
(64) RAKESHKUMAR RAMANBHAI GOHIL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-06-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 (Abetment of Suicide) — Ingredients of offence — Mere fact that deceased remained under tension due to criminal proceedings initiated against him, or perceived social consequences thereof, does not establish abetment of suicide. India Law Library Docid # 2447040
(65) BACHIBA @ BASIBA NATWARSINH JASHVANTSINH SOLANKI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 17-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (Corresponding to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528) — Quashing of FIR — Inherent powers of High Court — Powers should be exercised sparingly but are justified when the FIR fails to make out essential ingredients of the alleged offence, to prevent abuse of process of law. India Law Library Docid # 2447041
(66) 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
(67) PUJA KUMARI Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 17-06-2026 Constitutional Law — Writ Appeal — Mandamus — Course Completion Certificate & MBBS Degree Certificate — Appellant sought direction to grant certificates without insisting on repayment of fees — Fees paid were found to be derived from extortionate funds raised for a proscribed terrorist organization and were seized by NIA — Fifth respondent college withheld certificates due to non-realization of legitimate fees — Single Judge dismissed the writ petition — Held, while India Law Library Docid # 2447080
(68) THE REGISTRAR, THE TAMIL NADU DR. AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS Vs. B.VADHANAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 17-06-2026 Bar Council of India Rules — Rule 12 — Mandatory minimum attendance — Failure to meet attendance requirement — Students with insufficient attendance are not permitted to take end semester tests — [Paras 3, 4] India Law Library Docid # 2447081
(69) SHOWKAT AHMAD SEER Vs. UT OF JK[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 16-06-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Attempt to commit rape — Conviction under Section 376 altered to Section 376/511 RPC — Medical evidence indicating no penetrative sexual assault, but injuries and expert opinion suggesting a sexual encounter without full penetration — Evidence showing torn pyjama, ejaculation, and rubbing of genital organ between thighs, leading to perineal laceration — India Law Library Docid # 2446970
(70) THAKOR MANSUNGJI PRADHANJI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Land Revenue — Mutation of Entries — Suo Motu Proceedings — Delay and Laches — The court held that initiation of suo motu proceedings by the Collector after a significant delay of 11 years is beyond reasonable time and thus barred by delay and laches, rendering the impugned notice without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2447042
(71) BALAJIKRUPA ENTERPRISE PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 256(1), 204(4), 397 — Legal Service Authorities Act, 1987 — Sections 19, 20 — Complaint dismissal in Lok Adalat — Complaint filed under Section 138 of N.I — Act was dismissed by invoking powers under Section 256(1) read with Section 204(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure — The dismissal occurred due to the India Law Library Docid # 2447043
(72) SHAHNAWAZ SIRAJUDDIN SIDDIQUI Vs. MARUFA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 7(1) Explanation (b) — Marriage dissolution under Muslim Personal Law — Extra-judicial divorce by mutual consent (Mubara'at) — Family Court's duty to declare dissolution of marriage as agreed upon by parties, even without denial of marital status by opposite party. India Law Library Docid # 2447044
(73) LH OF MUKESHBHAI JAMNADAS SHAH AND OTHERS Vs. DR. NINA DASRATHBHAI PARIKH[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 5 and Article 227 of Constitution of India — Stay of eviction decree — Court should not grant stay unless a strong prima facie case is made out, along with balance of convenience and irreparable loss — Mere prolonged possession by defendants does not warrant a stay, especially when their claim to title has not been proven — If defendants succeed on appeal, restitution can be ordered. India Law Library Docid # 2447045
(74) NISHANT SAHU Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (now Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) — Section 482 (now 528) — Quashing of FIR/charge-sheet/criminal proceedings — Such power to be exercised sparingly and only in exceptional cases — Court should not interfere with investigations of cognizable offences unless allegations, taken at India Law Library Docid # 2447072
(75) B.RAMKUMAR ADITYAN Vs. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Investigation by CBI — Public Interest Litigation — Petitioner seeking CBI investigation into alleged corruption regarding resignation of MLAs and joining another party — Court held that writ petition based on conjectures and suspicion without foundational India Law Library Docid # 2447082
(76) ASHISH AND OTHERS Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(3) — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 14 — Application to set aside arbitration award — Statutory period of limitation is mandatory — Proviso allows for an additional 30 days only if sufficient cause is shown, but "not thereafter" — This phrase expressly excludes the application of Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condoning delays beyond this India Law Library Docid # 2447024
(77) SPECIAL POLICE ESTABLISHMENT Vs. KAMTA PRASAD MISHRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-06-2026 Right to Information Act, 2005 — S. 24(4) — Madhya Pradesh Special Police Establishment Act, 1947 — S. 2(1), S. 3 — "Intelligence and Security Organisation" — Scope and Applicability of Exemption — Jurisdiction of Special Police Establishment (SPE) — The expression "intelligence and security organisations" under Section 24 of the RTI Act implies that the concerned entity must be statutory or institutionally empowered to handle matters of intelligence and national/state security India Law Library Docid # 2446870
(78) S. SENTHIL KUMARAN BOSE Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Art. 16 and 226 — Public Employment — Direct Recruitment — Eligibility Criteria — Workshop Experience — Pendency of workshop renewal applications — Effect on candidates — Where a recruitment notification mandates a minimum of one year of experience in a Government-approved workshop, candidates cannot be prejudiced or disqualified merely because India Law Library Docid # 2446871
(79) MANDAR SURESH BHATWADEKAR AND OTHERS Vs. SHREE NAV VINAYAK CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. (HOUSING SOCIETY) AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 6A — Counter-claim — A defendant can file a counter-claim to set up any right or claim against the plaintiff arising from a cause of action that accrued before or after the suit filing, but before delivering their defense — The aim is to avoid multiple lawsuits and resolve all India Law Library Docid # 2446915
(80) OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LIMITED Vs. SWIBER OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION PTE LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-06-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Post-award interim protection — Unsuccessful party must demonstrate exceptional circumstances to justify deviation from award, with a higher threshold than for pre-award protection — Mere existence of arguable challenge is insufficient; situation must be so India Law Library Docid # 2446916