(641) M/S. SARASWATI SPINNING AND WEAVING MILLS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 6(2)(b) — Prohibition of parallel proceedings — The section bars initiation of any proceedings on the same subject matter by a different tax administration when one authority has already initiated proceedings — Guidelines from the Apex Court's judgment in M/s Armour Security India Law Library Docid # 2444183
(642) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. VIJAYANDRA SINGH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 363 — Bar of jurisdiction in disputes arising out of treaties, agreements, covenants, etc — State of Himachal Pradesh is precluded from questioning the inclusion of property in the list of private properties of an erstwhile ruler, as the list was approved by the Government of India and any dispute arising from such India Law Library Docid # 2444184
(643) STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS Vs. JAI DEV (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Land Acquisition Act — Section 16 — Vesting of land in Government — Taking of possession is a necessary condition for vesting — Mere award or notification is not sufficient — Actual taking of possession must be proven. India Law Library Docid # 2444185
(644) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. RADHA KRISHAN AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Challenge to quantum of compensation — Appellant Insurance Company seeking reduction in awarded amount. India Law Library Docid # 2444186
(645) SANJEEV KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7-A — Quashing of FIR — Petitioner not a public servant — No evidence of demand by public servant — No allegation of petitioner attempting to induce public servant by corrupt means — Mere recovery of India Law Library Docid # 2444187
(646) ABHIMANYU SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 20-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Cancellation of Bail — High Court's power to interfere — A superior court can cancel bail if the order granting bail is perverse, arbitrary, or made without considering material evidence and established bail principles, even if cancellation generally requires overwhelming circumstances. [Paras 5, 8, India Law Library Docid # 2445050
(647) GAINWELL SECURITY PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Rajasthan Township Policy, 2025, Clause 1.7 Note — Applicability to pending applications — A note in a policy stating that applications with orders under Section 90-A/90-B prior to the new policy's notification, but without approved layout plans, "can be approved" by the local body as per the old policy within six months, should be interpreted as "shall be approved" — This prevents arbitrary application of the new India Law Library Docid # 2444739
(648) M/S GIRI TRANSPORT COMPANY Vs. THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULING AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Goods and Services Tax (GST) — Advance Ruling — Appeals — Time Limit — Section 101(2) of Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax Act (RGST Act) mandates that orders on appeal should be passed within 90 days, but the word "shall" is directory, not mandatory, as its strict interpretation would extinguish the right of appeal and no penal consequence is provided for delay. India Law Library Docid # 2444740
(649) VIRENDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 134 — Testimony of a single witness — Court can convict based on the testimony of a single witness if wholly reliable — Quality of evidence is material, not quantity. India Law Library Docid # 2444741
(650) SHEKHAR KAKASAHEB JAGTAP AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482, Supreme Court Rules, 2013 (SLP Criminal) No.17480 of 2025, Article 226 of Constitution of India, 1950 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — High Court's duty to examine allegations with greater care when proceedings are claimed to be frivolous, vexatious, or malicious — India Law Library Docid # 2446939
(651) STATE Vs. SHRI SHIVANAND FAKIRAPPA BACHAGUNDI[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 20-05-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 19(1)(c) — Sanction to Prosecute — Competent Authority — Trial Court found that sanction was not issued by the competent authority as the Department of Economic Affairs was not aware of the work carried out at MSME-DI, and the Development Commissioner MSME-DI was the controlling and India Law Library Docid # 2446988
(652) RAMBALAK Vs. STATE OF U.P[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 439 and 483 BNSS — Bail Jurisdiction — Power to issue directions — High Court, while exercising bail jurisdiction, cannot issue directions that extend beyond the scope of the bail application and impinge upon the statutory powers of other authorities or create new systems for accountability, as this would amount to an error of jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2443957
(653) DR. MANOJ KUMAR RAWAT Vs. STATE OF UP AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2026 Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Services Commission Act, 1980 (Old Act) vs. Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission Act, 2023 (New Act) — Comparative Analysis — Held, the New Act does not prescribe a power to the Director akin to Section 13(4) of the Old Act — After the commencement of the New Act, the validity of the list/panel India Law Library Docid # 2443958
(654) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU Vs. PONNUSAMY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2026 Criminal Law — Murder and Conspiracy — Appreciation of Evidence — Supreme Court’s Role in Appeals Against Acquittal — The Supreme Court reiterated that its role in an appeal against an acquittal is to examine whether the High Court committed an error in disturbing the Trial Court's findings, especially when two India Law Library Docid # 2443959
(655) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2026 Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 — Rule 11(19) — Re-release of captured stray dogs — Directions issued by Supreme Court prohibiting re-release of stray dogs from institutional areas to the same location are consistent with the Rules, as institutional premises are not considered "same place" or "locality" under the Rules. India Law Library Docid # 2443960
(656) RAKHAL BANERJEE Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Bail Application — Offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Sections 103(1) (Murder), 238 (Causing disappearance of evidence) and 3(5) (Common intention) — Court considers gravity of allegations, prima facie material, and conduct of applicant during and after the occurrence. India Law Library Docid # 2445118
(657) PARVINDER SINGH Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 223(1) first proviso — Applicability of — Proceedings under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) filed before commencement of BNSS — Cognizance taken after commencement of BNSS — Accused not given opportunity of hearing at cognizance India Law Library Docid # 2443985
(658) M/S. DHANVARSHA OIL MILLS PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S. HARI INDUSTRIES (HARI OIL MILL)[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 19-05-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Sections 2(1)(h), 2(1)(zb), 28, 29, 31 — Infringement and Passing Off — Plaintiff must prove prior use, continuous use, and goodwill and reputation — Mere registration of a trademark is not conclusive proof of rights without actual use. India Law Library Docid # 2445051
(659) VEER SINGH ALIAS BUNTY AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Conviction under Sections 343 and 376D IPC — Prosecutrix's testimony was self-contradictory and lacked corroboration from medical, scientific, or circumstantial evidence — Delay in lodging FIR — Contemporaneous statement of prosecutrix, recorded immediately upon recovery, materially contradicted the India Law Library Docid # 2444742
(660) MAHENDRA KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) and Section 197 — Direction for FIR registration and investigation — Sanction for prosecution — Mandatory requirement — Plea that sanction under Section 197 Cr.P.C — is required before directing FIR registration under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C — is erroneous — Section 197 Cr.P.C — protection applies at the stage of taking cognizance, not at the India Law Library Docid # 2444743