(421) ROHIT CHATURVEDI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 432 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 72 & 161— Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 473 & 477 — Premature release of a prisoner — Rejection of recommendation — Non-speaking order — Order rejecting premature release must provide reasons and reflect due application of mind — Absence of reasons renders the India Law Library Docid # 2443805
(422) ALKA AGRAWAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 Section 2(c) and Section 2(d) — Deposit and Financial Establishment — Amounts advanced to individuals with promise of repayment with interest constitute a "deposit" under Section 2(c) and the recipients are "financial establishments" under Section 2(d) of the MPID Act, irrespective of the transaction being termed as a "loan" — The nomenclature of the transaction is not determinative; the essential attributes India Law Library Docid # 2443806
(423) HINDU FRONT FOR JUSTICE (REGD. TRUST NO. 976) THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT MS. RANJANA AGNIHOTRI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHRS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 15-05-2026 Religious Places — Disputes over religious character and usage of historical monuments — Historical evidence, archaeological findings, and scholarly interpretations are important but do not solely determine legal title or religious character — Issues of title and ownership must be decided on established legal principles and evidence tested in civil trials, not merely on archaeological inferences or historical conjecture — Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, freezes the religious ch India Law Library Docid # 2443808
(424) M/S PAHWA IMPEX PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S KANUJ HOME TEXTILES EXIM[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 — Section 18 — Arbitration Act, 1996 — Sections 34 and 36 — Execution Petition — Withdrawal of objections under Section 34 of Arbitration Act — Objections to execution petition dismissed — Revision Petition under Article 227 challenging India Law Library Docid # 2443896
(425) NACHHATTAR SINGH @ SURMUKH DASS Vs. GIAN PARKASH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 5 — Determination of Legal Representative — When rival claims arise regarding who should represent a deceased Mahant in a suit, the Court must conduct an inquiry to determine the legal representative, rather than making a decision based solely on documents like a Will. India Law Library Docid # 2443897
(426) PURAN SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. GRAM PANCHAYAT, BABIYAL, SUBSTITUTED BY AMBALA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AMBALA AND NOW SUBSTITUTED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, AMBALA CANTT.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 — Sections 2(g) and 7 — Shamlat Deh land — Declaration of title in favour of Gram Panchayat by High Court in earlier proceedings, holding the land to be Shamlat Deh and vesting in Panchayat is final and binding. India Law Library Docid # 2443898
(427) THE STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Vs. JAGJEET SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 — Section 8(3) — Declaration of surplus area — Validity of — Requirement of notice and opportunity of hearing to affected parties — Property owner's rights must be considered before passing adverse orders India Law Library Docid # 2443899
(428) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Vs. SHYAME AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 — Section 2(8), 5-C — Landowners' rights — Collector's order declaring land as surplus was void ab initio due to inclusion of Banjar Kadim, Banjar Jadi, and Gair Mumkin land, which are not considered agricultural land under the Act, and imposition of penalty without notice India Law Library Docid # 2443900
(429) SWARAN KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDISH RAM AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913 — Right of pre-emption — Co-sharer status — A decree obtained after an agreement to sell, and before the sale deed execution, by close relatives of a vendor, deliberately to create pre-emption rights, is collusive and cannot be used to defeat prior contractual rights. India Law Library Docid # 2443901
(430) MEENAKSHI AND ANOTHER Vs. SHAMSHER AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 140 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Sole issue for determination is the quantum of compensation awarded by the Tribunal. India Law Library Docid # 2443908
(431) VASANTHA Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Anticipatory Bail — Abuse of Process — Repeated filing of anticipatory bail applications by accused in quick succession (three applications in three months) without significant change in circumstances, particularly after previous India Law Library Docid # 2443955
(432) SMT. NEELAM AND OTHERS Vs. GANGA SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for motor accident — Assessment of monthly income — Deceased running a tent erection and decoration business — No documentary proof of income, but possessed PAN card — Oral evidence before Tribunal — Supreme Court determined monthly India Law Library Docid # 2443956
(433) SHYAM CHANDER PAUL SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. NAIN TARA PAUL SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 5(ii) — Rule of primogeniture — Abrogation of custom — Generally, the rule of primogeniture, being a customary law, does not survive after the commencement of the Hindu Succession Act, but an estate descending to a single heir by covenant, agreement, or enactment passed before the Act's commencement is saved. India Law Library Docid # 2444259
(434) SURESH SHARMA Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 195 — Complaint in writing by public servant required for cognizance of offences under Sections 172 to 188 of IPC — FIR under Section 174-A IPC cannot be registered without adherence to Section 195 Cr.PC by way of a written complaint from the concerned court. India Law Library Docid # 2444260
(435) KARMO AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 5 — Will vs. Transfer — A Will takes effect after the death of the testator and does not come within the definition of "transfer" as defined in Section 5 of the Transfer of Property Act, which applies to transfers inter vivos (between living persons) India Law Library Docid # 2444261
(436) JASWINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397/401, 482 — Revisional Jurisdiction — Scope of — High Court can exercise revisional jurisdiction to correct irregularities, incorrectness, illegality, or to prevent miscarriage of justice, but not to re-appreciate evidence unless there is a glaring error or perversity. India Law Library Docid # 2444262
(437) 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
(438) SRI BHUPENDRA SINGH RAWAL AND OTHERS Vs. SRI RAVINDRA PRAKASH PANT AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30 — Appeal From Order — Substantial Questions of Law — Court must consider if Workmen Compensation Commissioner exceeded statutory provisions and if 75% permanent disability for a driver translates to 100% loss of earning capacity. India Law Library Docid # 2445147
(439) SHRI KARN FARTYAL Vs. SMT. DEVKI DEVI AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 — Temporary injunction — Appeal against allowing of temporary injunction — Appellant restrained from interfering with respondents' possession — Court must consider prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable loss. India Law Library Docid # 2445148
(440) SRISHTI GANGWAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Matrimonial Dispute — Efforts for settlement through counselling were unsuccessful, indicating an irreconcilable breakdown in the relationship. India Law Library Docid # 2445149