(381) MAHENDRA KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) and Section 197 — Direction for FIR registration and investigation — Sanction for prosecution — Mandatory requirement — Plea that sanction under Section 197 Cr.P.C — is required before directing FIR registration under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C — is erroneous — Section 197 Cr.P.C — protection applies at the stage of taking cognizance, not at the India Law Library Docid # 2444743
(382) STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS Vs. CHANDRA PAL SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Service Law — Termination of Services — Fraudulent Appointment — Once it is established that a person secured employment by committing fraud or submitting forged documents, such appointment is void ab initio and no legal rights accrue to the employee, including protection under Article 311 of the Constitution or service rules India Law Library Docid # 2444744
(383) HIND OFFSHORE PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. OCS SERVICES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 19-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2)(a) and Section 16 — Appealable Orders — Rejection of impleadment application — A challenge against an Arbitral Tribunal's order rejecting a plea to implead a third party is maintainable under Section 37(2)(a) if the plea accepted by the Tribunal relates to its jurisdiction over the India Law Library Docid # 2446938
(384) 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
(385) 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
(386) 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
(387) 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
(388) 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
(389) 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
(390) 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
(391) CHOTULAL LABANA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appreciation of evidence — In cases of circumstantial evidence, appellate courts should exercise extreme caution before reversing an acquittal, as the presumption of innocence and benefit of doubt should not be lightly set aside — Interference is India Law Library Docid # 2444695
(392) BAZPUR COOPERATIVE SUGAR FACTORY LTD. Vs. HARJINDER SINGH[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 2(j) — Sugar factory — Held to be 'industry' — Labour Court rightly relied on Supreme Court judgment in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v — A — Rajappa, (1978) 2 SCC 213 to determine if the establishment falls within the definition of 'industry'. India Law Library Docid # 2445119
(393) DHEERAJ SHARMA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheques — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's duty to interfere if acquittal suffers from manifest illegality, misapplication of legal principles, non-consideration of statutory presumptions, or unreasonable appreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2445120
(394) MUKHTAR ALI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 489A, 489C and 489D — Counterfeit currency — Conviction based on disclosure statement and recovery — Recovery of machinery and material for counterfeit currency requires further proof of conscious possession, knowledge, intention, and active participation for conviction, not sufficient on its own. India Law Library Docid # 2445121
(395) STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS Vs. SREEPATI RANJAN DASH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Administrative Law — Executive Instructions — Supersession of Executive Instructions by statutory Rules — Legislative intent to supersede all previous instructions and orders not clear regarding actions done or omitted before supersession — Court must examine if actions were completed under former instructions before supersession. India Law Library Docid # 2443872
(396) MAHADEVANNA D.M. Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-A — Causing death by negligence — Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 134(b) and Section 187 — Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person and Punishment for offences relating to accident — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Driver convicted under India Law Library Docid # 2443873
(397) SYED IFTIKHAR ANDRABI Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY, JAMMU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Constitutional Courts’ power to grant bail — The Supreme Court reiterated that statutory restrictions on bail under the UAP Act do not oust the power of constitutional courts to grant bail on grounds of violation of fundamental rights, particularly the right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution — The India Law Library Docid # 2443874
(398) JENNIFER MESSIAS Vs. LEONARD G LOBO[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 2(2), Order 20 Rule 18 — Preliminary vs. Final Decree — A Preliminary Decree declares rights and liabilities, leaving actual results to be worked out in further proceedings — A Final Decree is passed after further inquiries, completely disposing of the suit — A Preliminary Decree cannot be executed directly unless it is partly final — Provisions of Order 20 India Law Library Docid # 2443875
(399) M/S SARVPRIYA SECURITIES PVT LTD Vs. M/S ANK HOTELS PVT LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Court's interference is limited, re-appreciation of evidence is impermissible. India Law Library Docid # 2443876
(400) 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