(161) 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
(162) 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
(163) MINATIRANI MADHEI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964 — Section 24(2)(c) — Notice for No Confidence Motion — Requisition and proposed resolution must accompany the notice — Mere mention of resolution to send requisition is not a proposed resolution — The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the requisition and the draft India Law Library Docid # 2443815
(164) VEER SINGH Vs. GULZAR SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Court's power to appoint arbitrator is discretionary and not mandatory — Court must be satisfied that a dispute exists and the applicant has fulfilled conditions precedent for invoking arbitration. India Law Library Docid # 2443909
(165) M/S. AHUJA KASHYAP PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S. MANDAP INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Haryana Urban (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act, 1973 — Section 4(2)(b) — Determination of fair rent — In cases where construction was completed after 31.12.1961 and no rent was agreed upon preceding the application, the basic rent is determined on the basis of rent prevailing in the locality for similar buildings on the date of application. India Law Library Docid # 2443910
(166) AJAIB SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. BHUPINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Succession Law — Wills — Proof of Wills — Suspicious Circumstances — Even if a Will is registered, the propounder must satisfy the court about its valid execution and dispel suspicious circumstances — Registration alone does not guarantee validity. India Law Library Docid # 2443911
(167) LEELAWATI Vs. RAMESHWAR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Plaintiff sought specific performance of an agreement to sell property entered into with the defendant — The defendant denied executing the agreement and claimed her thumb impressions were obtained fraudulently on blank papers. India Law Library Docid # 2443912
(168) FUTURE GENERALI INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SUMER DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Motor accident claim — Death due to electrocution from contact with live wires while operating a truck — Accident arose out of use of motor vehicle — Insurance company's liability. India Law Library Docid # 2443913
(169) 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
(170) 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
(171) 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
(172) 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
(173) PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. ALFA REMIDIS LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Section 3A(1) and 3G(1) — Compensation — Applicability of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (2013 LA Act) — Held that provisions of 2013 LA Act regarding determination of compensation apply to land acquisition India Law Library Docid # 2443627
(174) ANGELWOODS APARTMENT ALLOTTEES ASSOCIATION Vs. M LALITHA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 61 — Appeal against NCLT order — Requirement of certified copy of impugned order — Rules for filing appeal before NCLAT — Presentation of appeals under Rule 22 of NCLAT Rules, 2016 — Appeal must be accompanied by a certified copy of impugned order — Applying for certified copy before expiry of limitation period is India Law Library Docid # 2443628
(175) CANARA BANK Vs. PREM LATHA UPPAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Canara Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 — Regulation 10 — Common Proceedings — The word "may" in Regulation 10, which empowers the competent authority to direct common disciplinary proceedings against multiple employees India Law Library Docid # 2443629
(176) MOHINDER KAUR (D) THROUGH L.R. Vs. BRIJ LAL ARORA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Enhancement — Deceased was an engineering student with good academic record and potential future earnings — High Court enhanced compensation but it was found to be on the lower side — The Supreme Court assessed the monthly income at Rs. 12,000/-, added 40 India Law Library Docid # 2443630
(177) PADAM MEHTA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(a) and Article 21A — Right to education — Medium of instruction — Freedom of speech and expression includes the right to receive information in a comprehensible manner — Education must be imparted in a language that the child understands best — Right India Law Library Docid # 2443631
(178) ANN SAURABH DUTT Vs. LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAURABH IQBAL BAHADUR DUTT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Family Law — Divorce — Grounds — Cruelty and Desertion — Wife's pursuit of professional career and desire to provide safe environment for child are not grounds for cruelty or desertion India Law Library Docid # 2443632
(179) SANAND PROPERTIES P. LTD. Vs. JT. COMMR. OF I.T. RANGE 6 AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-05-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 147 and 148 — Reopening of assessment — Validity — Tangible material — Change of opinion — Assessing Officer has no power to review an assessment; reassessment must be based on tangible material, not a mere change of opinion — The discovery of fresh information during a survey, which reveals the true nature of a transaction and suggests income has escaped assessment, can form the India Law Library Docid # 2443633
(180) MUKESH PASWAN Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B — Dowry Death — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution failed to prove essential ingredients of cruelty or harassment soon before death with dowry demand — No proximate link between alleged cruelty and India Law Library Docid # 2443593