(1) TAJINDER PAL SINGH Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 362 — Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528/CrPC, S. 482 — Bar on review of final order — Procedural review distinguished from substantive review — Held, S. 362 CrPC bars a Criminal Court from altering or reviewing its final judgment on merits, but a distinction is well recognised between substantive review (reconsideration of merits) and procedural review (revisiting an order for want India Law Library Docid # 2447280
(2) M/S CHENAB MACHINERY AND ENGINEERING PVT. LTD. Vs. SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE BOARD KATRA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 32(2)(c) — Termination of arbitral proceedings — Power of Arbitral Tribunal to terminate proceedings under Section 32(2)(c) can only be exercised if continuation of proceedings has become unnecessary or impossible for any reason — This requires the Arbitral Tribunal to record its satisfaction based on material on record, and not to be exercised casually, which would defeat the India Law Library Docid # 2447292
(3) GURDEEP SINGH Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Service Law — Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) Teacher — Selection Process — Validity — Advertisement for ReT Teacher posts issued on 27.04.2011. Petitioner placed at Serial No. 2 in the merit list and tentative select panel. Panel became final as no objections were filed. Village Education Committee's refusal to sign panel, not in accordance with SSA norms, shall not impede the selection process. Direction issued to conclude selection India Law Library Docid # 2447293
(4) HINDUSTAN COCO COLA BEVERAGES PVT. LTD. Vs. ASSISTANT CONTROLLER LEGAL METROLOGY AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Legal Metrology Act, 2009 — Section 18 — Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 — Rules 2(bc) and 6 — Quashing of criminal complaint — Allegation of overcharging for packaged commodity — Crucial date of alleged offense was 25th October 2016 — Amendment prohibiting different Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) for identical pre-packaged commodities came into effect from 1st January 2018 India Law Library Docid # 2447294
(5) LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. ABHISHEK VASANT CHAVAN[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Public Premises Act, 1971 — Section 15 — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Where premises fall under the definition of "public premises" in the Public Premises Act, 1971, the jurisdiction of civil courts to entertain suits or proceedings related to eviction, removal of structures, or recovery of rent/damages stands barred by Section 15 of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2447297
(6) MANAK YESHWANT PATIL AND OTHERS Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 6 proviso — Declaration under Section 6 issued beyond one year of notification under Section 4 — Acquisition lapses — Such lapsing is by operation of statute and cannot be undone by court orders. India Law Library Docid # 2447299
(7) NTPC LTD Vs. M P TIWARI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Service Law — Delay and laches — Writ petition challenging denial of promotion — Held, where recommendations of a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) had attained finality and the employer's own records showed the employee as promoted, but no specific order of refusal was ever communicated to him denying the benefit of the promotional post, the cause of action to approach the Court arises only upon such refusal (or its equivalent) coming to the employee's knowledge — In the absence of any suc India Law Library Docid # 2447281
(8) AMULYA KAPOOR Vs. RAHUL SARIN AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Judgment on admissions — Suit for possession — Scope — Held, to succeed in a suit for possession against a tenant, three conditions must be satisfied: (i) existence of a landlord-tenant relationship between the parties; (ii) non-applicability of the Delhi Rent Control Act; and (iii) valid termination of the tenancy in accordance with law — Where clear, unequivocal and unconditional admissions on all three aspects exist India Law Library Docid # 2447282
(9) PAWAN KUMAR Vs. RAJENDER KUMAR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) — Rejection of plaint — Scope of enquiry — Held, at the stage of considering an application under Order VII Rule 11(a) CPC, ordinarily only the averments made in the plaint are to be considered and presumed to be correct; however, where the plaintiff's own reply to the rejection application admits certain foundational facts (such as the mode of acquisition of title by a predecessor-in-interest), such India Law Library Docid # 2447283
(10) RAJEEV BEHL Vs. BHUPESH KUMAR DHINGRA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Scope of Court's power against non-signatories — Held, the power of the Court under S. 9 is not confined to parties to the arbitration agreement and may extend to third parties/non-signatories in aid of arbitration, unlike the more limited power of an Arbitral Tribunal under S. 17 — Objections regarding non-signatory status and India Law Library Docid # 2447284
(11) PRAVEEN GUPTA Vs. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Delhi Development Authority — Cancellation of allotment for delayed payment — On facts, both petitioners having deposited the balance premium/sale consideration (with applicable interest) before 31.12.2020 — The only valid deadline — Cancellation orders founded on the invalid/illusory 1.11.2020 deadline held factually and legally untenable — Petitions allowed; petitioners held entitled to allotment of the respective plots, subject to payment India Law Library Docid # 2447285
(12) RAVI KUMAR Vs. GEETA DEVI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 45, 112 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Direction for DNA test to determine paternity — Principles summarised — Held, courts cannot order DNA/blood tests as a matter of course or for a roving inquiry; there must exist strong prima facie material before such a test is directed, and courts must be mindful of consequences such as stigma to the child and mother — However, where the result of the DNA test India Law Library Docid # 2447286
(13) ADAN BASHIR BANGROO AND OTHERS Vs. U. T. OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Sections 13, 18, 39, 40(2) and Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 506 — Framing of charges — Appeal against order framing charges — Court at the stage of framing charges is not required to meticulously examine the evidence — Charge can be framed if there is material showing possibility of commission of offence by the accused, not certainty — Court must consider broad India Law Library Docid # 2447288
(14) MOHAMMAD FAROOQ RAINA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Service Law — Fast Track Promotion (FTP) Scheme — Claim for promotion to Lower Selection Grade (LSG) against 2004 vacancy — Petitioner participated in examination and qualified but did not secure a place in the merit list — Petitioner continuously represented grievance regarding alleged miscalculation of vacancies from 2005 onward — Respondents maintained claim was hopelessly belated, citing withdrawal of promotion scheme in 2005 and finalized filling of posts — Petitioner relied on internal com India Law Library Docid # 2447289
(15) GURNAM SINGH Vs. GURPREET SINGH AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Pre-trial amendments are to be allowed liberally if necessary for effective adjudication and to prevent multiplicity of proceedings, provided they do not cause injustice or prejudice. India Law Library Docid # 2447290
(16) PARDEEP KHANNA AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 03-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — High Court’s power to quash FIR is limited, should not undertake mini-trial — Allegations in FIR disclosed cognizable offences and were substantiated by investigation material — FIR cannot be quashed as it would stifle genuine prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2447291
(17) POOJA RAMESH SINGH Vs. JAMMU AND KASHMIR BANK LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-07-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Sections 7 and 14 — Corporate guarantee — Effect of demerger/amalgamation of corporate debtor — NCLT admission order under S. 7 relying on six judicial precedents to reject corporate guarantor's plea that liability stood extinguished on demerger/amalgamation — NCLAT dismissing appeal and reproducing the same precedents — On independent India Law Library Docid # 2447196
(18) RAJ PAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 02-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 498-A r/w S. 34 — Dowry death/cruelty and murder — Reliance on dying declarations — Multiple, inconsistent dying declarations of deceased wife — Sustainability of conviction — Deceased sustained 100% burn injuries and gave three different accounts of the occurrence: (i) to hospital staff, recorded in the MLC, that she was burnt accidentally while cooking; (ii) orally to a visiting relative, that she was set afire by a named sister-in-law with India Law Library Docid # 2447229
(19) SALEEM @ KALUA Vs. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 02-07-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 161 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 432, 433, 433-A — Premature release/remission policies — Haryana Policy dated 12.4.2002 and Policy dated 13.8.2008 — Question whether 2002 Policy traceable to Art. 161 or to Ss. 432/433 CrPC — Held, 2002 Policy, being in pari materia with the 1993 Policy (already held to be an exercise of the India Law Library Docid # 2447230
(20) INDIACAN EDUCATION PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 02-07-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Territorial jurisdiction of Court — Arbitration Clause silent on seat/venue — Held, where the arbitration clause does not specify the seat, venue or place of arbitration, territorial jurisdiction of the Court under S. 11 is to be determined by recourse India Law Library Docid # 2447231