(461) 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
(462) 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
(463) 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
(464) 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
(465) 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
(466) 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
(467) 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
(468) 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
(469) MADAN GOPAL Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — FIR registered for attempting to claim Scheduled Tribe status based on a dubious certificate — Certificate was a photocopy, lacked issue date, and was contradicted by official report — Appellant had initially claimed 'backward class' status and only later India Law Library Docid # 2443870
(470) MUKUL JAIN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 and 82 — Anticipatory Bail — Declared Proclaimed Offender — A person declared as a proclaimed offender, who has absconded or concealed himself to avoid the execution of a warrant, is generally not entitled to anticipatory bail. India Law Library Docid # 2445151
(471) ADIL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Batch of petitions filed for quashing of FIR alleging fabrication of sale deeds and land grabbing — Allegations primarily civil in nature but circumstances suggest a larger syndicate involved in fraudulent land transactions, potentially targeting government land. India Law Library Docid # 2445152
(472) CHATUR SINGH Vs. VIKRAM SINGH AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Second Appeal — Substantial question of law — The High Court can interfere in a second appeal only if a substantial question of law arises. India Law Library Docid # 2445153
(473) 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
(474) 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
(475) 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
(476) 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
(477) 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
(478) 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
(479) 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
(480) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. N.P. ARORA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Misconduct — Tax Officer deciding on income tax exemption — Charge-sheet and penalty quashed by Tribunal — High Court quashed Tribunal's order stating penalty was minor — Tribunal allowed review and quashed proceedings holding officer acted in quasi-judicial capacity — High Court upheld India Law Library Docid # 2444699