(21) M/S. M.P. HOMES Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Land Revenue Laws — Tenure "D" Lands — Pre-independence Rule 43 of Bombay Rules, 1921, applicable to Tenure "D" lands, stipulated that such lands were granted in perpetuity and were transferable without requiring prior government permission or payment of premium for transfer or change of user — Post-independence, Section India Law Library Docid # 2446878
(22) BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PORT OF MUMBAI Vs. MAHARASHTRA MINERALS CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 — Sections 5(1), 7(2), 7(2-A), 9 — Eviction and compensation for arrears — Estate Officer’s order for eviction and compensation was challenged by original tenant in appeal — Appellate court reversed Estate Officer's order — High Court found appellate court's reasoning unsustainable as it relied on documents produced for the first time in appeal without India Law Library Docid # 2446879
(23) LT. COL. RETD. JAIGOPAL NAGARAJAN Vs. MRS. VASUDEV MARIWALA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 — Section 44 — Revisional Authority — Power to condone delay in filing revision by landlord — The primary issue is whether the revisional authority under Section 44 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, has the power to condone a delay in filing a revision application by a landlord. [Paras 1, 3.31, India Law Library Docid # 2446880
(24) MAHENDRA SHANKARRAO GADVE AND OTHERS Vs. AJAY RAMANLAL GUJRATHI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Tenancy Law — Lease Agreement — Renewal Clause — The renewal of a lease for a further period of 35 years was conditional upon mutual agreement on the rent after the expiry of the initial 35-year period — The lessee's mere communication of intent to extend and sending of a cheque without mutual agreement on a revised rent did not India Law Library Docid # 2446881
(25) MANOJ RAMAJI CHVARE AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 r/w 34 — Conviction for murder — Appeal against — Dying declaration being the sole basis for conviction — Court held that a truthful and voluntary dying declaration can be the sole basis for conviction without corroboration, but the court must scrutinize it carefully to ensure it is not a result of India Law Library Docid # 2446882
(26) USHABAI BHIMRAO CHAVAN (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HER HEIRS HEMANTKUMAR BHIMRAO CHAVAN AND OTHERS Vs. GANPAT TATYA KHADTALE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Bombay Hereditary Offices Act, 1874 — Section 7 — Watan property — Alienation or assignment of Watan property as remuneration for an officiator is prohibited without sanction of the State Government — Such alienation or assignment is null and void ab initio. India Law Library Docid # 2446883
(27) SHIVLAL VITHALDAS SHAH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS AND REPRESENTATIVES Vs. HASMUKH MANSUKHLAL SHAH[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(ii) and Section 5(8)(b) — Landlord's requirement for new building — Eviction decree for appurtenant land — Interpretation of 'appurtenant' — Held, an 'appurtenant' land in the context of commercial tenancy, especially when leased as a composite unit with buildings, should be given a broader, non-technical interpretation to facilitate India Law Library Docid # 2446884
(28) RANGNATH SHIVRAM MEDANKAR AND OTHERS Vs. MARUTI DYANOBA MEDANKAR[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Pleadings — The court cannot record any finding on issues that are not part of the pleadings — Any finding recorded on an issue dehors the pleadings is without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2446885
(29) LALIT MOHAN JOSHI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of charge-sheet and summoning order — FIR alleging offences under Sections 376 and 506 of IPC — Applicant sought quashing of charge-sheet and proceedings — Court considered submissions and FIR contents to determine if any offence was established. India Law Library Docid # 2445099
(30) RAVISH KAMAAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Applicant sought quashing of trial proceedings under POCSO Act and IPC — The prosecutrix, in her Section 164 Cr.P.C — statement, denied sexual harassment and stated the applicant had only slapped her for not doing homework and arriving late — The complainant also filed an affidavit confirming the India Law Library Docid # 2445100
(31) SEESA SANTOSH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure — Passport — Return/Surrender of Passport — Accused facing serious criminal charges — Right to travel abroad vis-à-vis right to speedy trial — Balance between individual liberty and societal interest — Accused charged with abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy since 2014, trial still at stage of committal despite lapse of over ten years — Accused, a US citizen, had misused India Law Library Docid # 2444635
(32) THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Vs. M/s BMM ISPAT LTD AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) — Section 9 — Royalty rates for iron ore — Enhancement from 10% to 15% — Agreement for sale of extracted iron ore entered before enhancement — Royalty payable on removal or consumption of minerals — Central government's power to amend royalty rates is statutory and cannot India Law Library Docid # 2444636
(33) SAHIL ABDULSATTAR MANSURI AND OTHERS Vs. SAFIMAHAMAD FAFIRBHAI MANSURI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure — Delay in Investigation and Filing of Charge Sheet — Speedy Trial — Right to Speedy Trial and Timely Completion of Investigation are integral parts of Article 21 of the Constitution — Statutory recognition in CrPC for prompt investigation — Investigations should be completed within a reasonable time, India Law Library Docid # 2444637
(34) RAVI KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Compounding of Offences — High Court's inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even for non-compoundable offences exists when parties have settled the matter, provided it's exercised sparingly and cautiously to secure ends of justice or prevent abuse of process — This power is not for heinous offences, but can be applied to cases India Law Library Docid # 2445101
(35) DILIP KUMAR ALIAS RAJA ALIAS DEV SHARMA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 497 — Quashing of proceedings — Court has the power to quash proceedings when the charge is based on a section of law that has been struck down by the Supreme Court. India Law Library Docid # 2445102
(36) MANOJ TYAGI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Administrative Law — Government Orders — Merger of posts and seniority — A Government Order merging two posts (Assistant Regional Inspector (Technical) and Regional Inspector (Technical)) does not automatically grant retrospective effect to the date of initial appointment in the feeder cadre for promotion to a higher post — The merger is effective from the date of the Government Order, and past service in India Law Library Docid # 2445103
(37) SANTOSH KUMAR Vs. SANGEETA RANI[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19(1) — Appeal from Order — Restoration of opportunity for cross-examination — Family Court allowed respondent's application to restore her opportunity for cross-examination, subject to payment of costs, which was challenged by the appellant. India Law Library Docid # 2445104
(38) SHEPHALI CHAKRABORTY Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-06-2026 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 — Section 8 — Permission to transfer minor's immovable property — Natural guardian requires prior court permission for alienation of minor's immovable property, such as sale, gift, exchange, or mortgage. India Law Library Docid # 2444570
(39) HARISH YADAV AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Petitioners failed to disclose pending anticipatory bail application before the Sessions Court while filing writ petition and obtained interim protection from High Court based on misrepresentation — This demonstrates suppression of material facts and India Law Library Docid # 2445106
(40) SUDARSHAN GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-06-2026 Criminal Law — Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder — Section 304 Part II IPC — Conviction under Section 302 IPC altered to Section 304 Part II IPC — Based on the finding that the death was caused by a single blow, without clear intention to kill, and occurring during a sudden fight. [Paras 38, 42 to 50] India Law Library Docid # 2445107