(101) M/S R. C. SOOD & CO. DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. (EROS GROUP) Vs. SHARAD MAHESHWARI AND OTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Contract Law — Agreement to Sell — Payment Schedule — The court held that the payment schedule in the Agreement to Sell was construction-linked, not merely time-linked, as stated in the agreement's addendum — The defendant failed to provide proof of the construction schedule or demonstrate actual construction progress, India Law Library Docid # 2443877
(102) M/S SETHI LEASING AND FINANCE CO. THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR SH. DES RAJ SETHI Vs. SHIV KUMAR PASRIJA AND OTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 34 — Interest on money decree — Power to award pendente lite and future interest is discretionary and independent of the contract between parties — Courts must exercise this discretion judiciously, considering fairness, justice, and equitable considerations to prevent undue enrichment or unfair deprivation. India Law Library Docid # 2443878
(103) M/S CRI LIMITED Vs. PRAN NATH MEHTA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 12A — Pre-institution mediation — Suit for possession, rent, and mesne profits — Non-compliance with Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, does not necessarily bar the suit, especially when interim injunction was sought. India Law Library Docid # 2443879
(104) PARAS NATH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313, 374 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 34, 324 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25, 27 — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder and causing hurt by a sharp weapon — One appellant died during pendency of appeal, appeal abated qua him — Court India Law Library Docid # 2443880
(105) JASBIR KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 — Section 36A(4) — Default Bail — Right to default bail accrues to an accused if the investigation is not completed within 180 days — Extension of this period requires a report from the Public Prosecutor detailing the progress of investigation and specific reasons for India Law Library Docid # 2443894
(106) UNION OF INDIA Vs. USHA SINGLA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124 — Compensation for untoward incident — Bomb blast in a passenger train causing death constitutes an 'accident' within the meaning of Section 124, making the railway administration liable to pay compensation, irrespective of any wrongful act or neglect on their part. India Law Library Docid # 2443895
(107) SUSANTA KUMAR DALEI @ SUSANTA KUMAR DALAI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA (VIGILANCE)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Abuse of Process of Court — Discharge of Accused — Vague Allegations — Where allegations in FIR and charge sheet are general and do not specify the role of the accused, continuation of criminal proceedings amounts to abuse of process of court and may cause India Law Library Docid # 2443953
(108) AMIT KATYAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 154, 173 — Clubbing/Transfer of FIRs — Multiple FIRs registered against petitioners in different jurisdictions arising from same set of transactions relating to a real estate project — Held, multiplicity of FIRs and parallel investigations on same facts leads to avoidable multiplicity of proceedings, conflicting findings and serious prejudice to the accused India Law Library Docid # 2443954
(109) MGF DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Vs. COSMO PROPBUILD PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151, Order 8 Rule 1A(3), Order 39 Rule 4 — Application for placing additional documents and affidavit on record — Inherent powers under Section 151 CPC are to be exercised sparingly and judiciously to meet the ends of justice when no specific provision covers the matter — Not to be India Law Library Docid # 2443891
(110) SARDAR GURBACHAN SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND ANOTHER Vs. KAMALDISH KAUR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 122 — Gift Deed executed in favour of wife for life with remainder to sons — Gift is irrevocable upon acceptance, divesting donor of all interest in the property. India Law Library Docid # 2443892
(111) DAYA RAM Vs. HUKAM SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Partition Suit — Lower Appellate Court erred in dismissing the suit for partial partition when the joint properties were of different kinds (agricultural vs. non-agricultural), requiring division in different forums (Revenue Authorities and Civil Courts respectively). India Law Library Docid # 2443893
(112) SATYA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. TARSEM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 32 Rule 15 — Suits by persons of unsound mind — For a suit filed through a next friend claiming the plaintiff is of unsound mind, the court must either have the person previously adjudged of unsound mind or conduct an inquiry to determine their incapacity to protect their own interests due India Law Library Docid # 2444244
(113) DARSHAN SINGH Vs. SADH RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Contract Law — Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell Immovable Property — Time as Essence of Contract — In contracts for sale of immovable property, time is generally not considered the essence unless specifically stated in unequivocal language — Even if a time period is fixed, it is presumed to be within a reasonable time — While previous judicial pronouncements leaned towards time not being of the essence, the India Law Library Docid # 2444245
(114) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. RAHUL MALHOTRA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-AA — Offence of causing death or injury by driving a public service vehicle while in a state of intoxication — Ingredients — Proof of intoxication — For an offence under Section 304-AA IPC, prosecution must prove that the driver was in a state of intoxication while driving a public service vehicle, and as a India Law Library Docid # 2444246
(115) 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
(116) B.S. LALITHA AND OTHERS Vs. BHUVANESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Proviso to Section 6 (erstwhile) and Section 8 — Devolution of interest on Class I heirs upon intestate death of a male — If a male Hindu dies intestate leaving a Class I female heir, his interest in coparcenary property devolves by intestate succession under Section 8 and not by survivorship — A India Law Library Docid # 2443800
(117) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. DOLLY SATISH GANDHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Deduction of Mediclaim benefits — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Award of compensation — Mediclaim policy is a contract of insurance purchased by an individual to cover uncertainties of life, with no specific accidental coverage — Compensation under Motor Vehicles Act is a statutory remedy arising India Law Library Docid # 2443801
(118) MARIETTA D’ SILVA Vs. RUDOLF CLOTHAN LACERDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Landlord and Tenant — Eviction Suit — Pleading and Proof — Appeal Court's Jurisdiction — High Court set aside concurrent findings of lower courts, leading to eviction suit dismissal and direction for possession restoration — Supreme Court intervention examined the distinction between pleading and proof, and whether these were satisfied. India Law Library Docid # 2443802
(119) DHARMENDRA KALRA AND OTHERS Vs. KULVINDER SINGH BHATIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 15 Rule 5 — Striking off defence for non-deposit of rent — This is a drastic consequence and the power to strike off a defence is not to be exercised mechanically — The court must consider whether there has been substantial compliance and whether the default is wilful or contumacious India Law Library Docid # 2443803
(120) STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 269 — Taxes on sale or purchase of goods in the course of inter-State trade or commerce — Levied and collected by Union but assigned to States — Parliament's power to formulate principles for determining when such sale/purchase takes place — State legislature's power restricted to intra-State sales India Law Library Docid # 2443804