(1) KM. RASHMI RAWAT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Recruitment Process — Document Verification — Appellant failed to appear for document verification as she was unaware of the notice uploaded on the official website — The court held that the selection body had fulfilled its obligation by uploading the notice on its website, and the appellant was responsible for checking the India Law Library Docid # 2445095
(2) M/S UMESH CHANDRA MISHRA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Tender conditions — Judicial review — Court generally does not interfere in tender conditions and contractual stipulations as the issuing authority is the best judge, unless there is clear mala fide or arbitrariness. India Law Library Docid # 2445096
(3) M/S. SHARAN BUILDERS AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. PUSHPA NARAIN KANUGO AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-06-2026 Contract Law — Leave and Licence Agreement — Estoppel — A licensee is estopped from denying the title of the licensor under Section 116 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, having accepted to be inducted into possession by the licensor — This principle applies even when the licensor is a partnership firm and one of its partners. [Paras 20, 25, 32, India Law Library Docid # 2446876
(4) SMT. PRIYA Vs. BIMLESH AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Courts have wide powers to allow amendments at any stage to determine the real questions in controversy between parties, pro6ded it does not cause injustice to the other side. India Law Library Docid # 2445097
(5) RAJENDRA SINGH GUSAIN Vs. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 — Sections 19, 43(3) and 43-AA(2) read with Section 13-D(f) — Rejection of nomination for election to Nagar Palika Parishad Chairperson — High Court jurisdiction under Article 226 — Alternative remedy of election petition exists — India Law Library Docid # 2445098
(6) SATYANARAYAN GANGARAM GUNNAL Vs. COMMISSIONER, PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Purpose is to determine real controversy between parties — Amendments necessary for determination of real controversy should generally be allowed, unless they cause incurable prejudice or alter the fundamental nature of the suit. [Paras 15, 16, 31] India Law Library Docid # 2446877
(7) 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
(8) 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
(9) 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
(10) 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
(11) 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
(12) 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
(13) 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
(14) 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
(15) 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
(16) 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
(17) 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
(18) 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
(19) 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
(20) 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