(1) ASHOK KAMAL DECEASED THR LRS AND OTHERS Vs. PRABHAT KAMAL GUPTA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Family Settlement — Memorandum of family settlement — Stamp Duty — A memorandum of family settlement, which merely records an earlier oral settlement and does not create or extinguish any new rights, is not liable to stamp duty or compulsory registration India Law Library Docid # 2443742
(2) SOUMYA RANJAN PANDA AND OTHERS Vs. SUBHALAXMI DASH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-05-2026 Medical Education — Relocation of Students — Financial Liability — Supreme Court intervened to protect academic future of students admitted to a college (SRMCH) facing deficiencies, by directing their relocation to other recognized colleges — The primary issue became the financial liability for the education provided at the transferee colleges. India Law Library Docid # 2443741
(3) BHILAI ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED Vs. STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Rejection of Tender — Petitioner sought to quash a letter rejecting its representation, which led to disqualification from a tender due to an advisory regarding unsatisfactory past performance — The Court considered the discretion exercised by the respondent in disqualifying the petitioner based on inter-departmental advice, the procedure India Law Library Docid # 2443743
(4) NARODE CHAITALI TRYMBAK Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Rules, 2001 — Removal from service — Disciplinary proceedings — Judicial review — Scope of interference by High Court — High Court will not interfere with disciplinary proceedings unless there is a violation of principles of natural justice, perverse findings, procedural illegality, or shockingly disproportionate punishment. India Law Library Docid # 2443744
(5) NASIR AHMAD AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 148 and 302, 307, 149 — Conviction and sentence challenged — Two parts of incident — Quarrel in cinema hall, fight in basement — Hostile public witness (torchman PW-6/Dayanand) denying quarrel in hall — Lack of corroboration for initial quarrel — Conflicting identifications by eye-witnesses of persons involved in initial quarrel — Darkness in hall during quarrel and basement at midnight making India Law Library Docid # 2443745
(6) SANDEEP JAIN Vs. KULDEEP AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 17-B — Payment of wages to workman pending proceedings in High Court — Section 17-B is a beneficial provision to provide monetary protection to a workman during the pendency of proceedings challenging an award of reinstatement — It aims to balance the employer’s right to challenge an award with the workman’s right to subsistence during prolonged litigation. India Law Library Docid # 2443746
(7) SHRI RAJENDER KUMAR SHARMA Vs. SHRI HARI KRISHAN AGGARWAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (DRC Act) — Section 1(2) and Section 50 — Applicability of Act to urbanized areas — Suit for possession barred by Section 50 DRC Act — Property located in Shahdara zone notified as urbanized in 1954 — Delhi Rent Control Act came into force in 1959 — Schedule 1(2) of DRC Act included Municipal Committee, Delhi-Shahdara from its commencement — No subsequent notification required for areas already covered at commencement of Act — India Law Library Docid # 2443747
(8) TRIMURTI FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. B62 STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Copyright — Infringement — Interim injunction — Plaintiff sought interim injunction to restrain defendants from infringing copyright in song 'Tirchi Topiwale' from film 'Tridev' — Plaintiff alleged defendants incorporated original and remixed version in their film 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' — Court considered agreement dated 30.06.1988 between plaintiff India Law Library Docid # 2443748
(9) KARTIK Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (PoCSO Act) — Sections 5(j)(ii), 5(l) and 6 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(2)(n) and 174A — Age of victim — Proof of minority — For attracting PoCSO Act, prosecution must prove victim was below 18 years — Certificate issued by school principal to investigating officer, based on affidavit by victim's mother, is inadmissible as evidence as it is hit India Law Library Docid # 2443749
(10) AMBE PLYWOODS PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER, KOLKATA THIKA TENANCY AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal Act, 1997 — Sections 6, 7, 8 and 2(r) — Calcutta Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 2001 — Section 5(3) — Jurisdiction of High Court versus West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal (WBLRTT) — The 1997 Act, enacted pursuant to Article 323B of the Constitution, vests jurisdiction over matters relating to land reforms and specified India Law Library Docid # 2443779
(11) DR. RAJAT GHOSH Vs. TRIPURA UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Appointment Criteria — Eligibility and Certificates — For reserved category posts, while an updated caste certificate is generally required by the cut-off date, a prima facie proof of belonging to the category may suffice for provisional appointment, with the condition of furnishing the final certificate within a reasonable India Law Library Docid # 2443780
(12) BAHAAR NABI MIR Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 14-05-2026 J.K. Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Detention Order — Grounds for detention — Order of detention based on FIR registered five years prior to the order and a subsequent bail granted in that FIR, with no further illegal activity attributed to the detenu, lacks a "live and proximate link" and is therefore unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2443781
(13) BHUPENDRA WARDEKAR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 & Chhattisgarh State Municipal (Executive/Engineering/Health) Services, Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules, 2017 — Suspension of employee — Petitioner transferred to Municipal Council, Dallirajhara as in-charge Chief Municipal Officer India Law Library Docid # 2443782
(14) HIRANI DEVELOPERS Vs. NEHRU NAGAR SAMRUDDHI CHS LTD. AND ANOTHER ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of arbitrator — Dispute regarding existence of arbitration agreement — Held, incorporation of arbitration clause from earlier document into later contract requires clear intention to incorporate, not mere reference. India Law Library Docid # 2443662
(15) TALARI NARESH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 161 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 157 and 145 — Hostile Witness — Evidence of a hostile witness remains admissible and can be accepted to the extent that their version is found dependable on careful scrutiny, and can be used to acquit the accused if it inspires credibility when read with India Law Library Docid # 2443660
(16) LOKENDRA KUMAR TIWARI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-05-2026 Service Law — Appointment — Advertisement for regular posts — Appellant applied for Assistant Professor on regular basis as per advertisement for Pay Band-IV and Pay Band-III. The advertisement did not mention any contractual appointments. India Law Library Docid # 2443661
(17) RAJAN Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Interim suspension of sentence — Repeated applications for interim bail on same grounds — Applicant had repeatedly filed applications for interim suspension of sentence, primarily on the ground of attending to his ailing mother during her surgery, since 2019 — Several such applications were allowed, leading to extensions of bail — However, the applicant also failed to surrender India Law Library Docid # 2443559
(18) FAKIR MAMAD SULEMAN SAMEJA AND OTHERS Vs. ADANI PORTS AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Order 12 Rule 3 — Correction of clerical or arithmetical mistakes or errors from accidental slip or omission — Application seeking clarification and correction regarding variance between dictated order and signed order — Held, Apex Court dismissed the application as not maintainable in law and on merits — Digitally signed order uploaded on the website is the fina India Law Library Docid # 2443624
(19) SHRIKANT OJHA Vs. STATE OF UP AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Investigation and Chargesheet Filing — Interim order restraining police from filing chargesheet is unsustainable if based on misinterpretation of law regarding High Court's power under Article 226 and Section 528 of BNSS — Investigation may continue, but further steps depend on legal India Law Library Docid # 2443625
(20) NARAYANA HEALTH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — High Court's power to quash — Allegations in complaint, even if taken at face value, do not prima facie constitute any offence or make out a case against the accused — High Court failed to exercise its power under Section 482 CrPC. India Law Library Docid # 2443626