(501) JAGIR SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. DALIP SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 — Will — Execution — Attesting witnesses did not see testator affix thumb impression, nor received personal acknowledgment — Due execution not proved. India Law Library Docid # 2443918
(502) MANJU Vs. GAUSHALA FAZILKA THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Pleadings — Adverse Possession — A claim for adverse possession must be supported by precise averments detailing the commencement date and nature of hostile occupation — Evidence cannot fill the gaps in pleadings. India Law Library Docid # 2443919
(503) MUNICIPAL COPORATION LUDHAINA Vs. RAJ RANI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HER LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 — Sections 103 and 149 — House Tax Assessment — Challenge to demand on grounds of illegality, arbitrariness, and violation of natural justice — Civil Court’s jurisdiction — While Section 149 bars challenges to valuation and assessment except as provided by the Act, Civil Court India Law Library Docid # 2443920
(504) SURESH KUMAR Vs. DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL CENTRE AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 11 — Res Judicata — The plaintiff's earlier suit seeking permanent injunction against defendant No — 2, claiming to be a tenant over the suit land, was dismissed — This dismissal, along with the dismissal of his appeal, attained finality — Consequently, the plaintiff was barred from filing a India Law Library Docid # 2443921
(505) BRAHMA RAM Vs. KAMLA DEVI AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 35 — Admissibility of public official’s record — Entry made by a public official in the discharge of official duties is per se admissible. India Law Library Docid # 2444252
(506) SURINDER SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. PARVEEN KALIA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 500 and 120B — Quashing of criminal complaint — Allegations of defamation and criminal conspiracy — Whether a joint complaint is maintainable — Held, a joint complaint is maintainable if the cause of action is similar India Law Library Docid # 2444253
(507) OM-CHEEVA BUSINESS (INDIA) LLP AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S. GOEL MOTORS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque issued as security — A cheque issued as security for a financial transaction is not always a worthless piece of paper and can attract an offence under Section 138 of the Act if dishonoured under certain circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2444254
(508) LAL SINGH CHOUHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Suspension Order — Validity of — Suspension order must be based on statutory provision — The impugned suspension order was passed by the District Education Officer, who was not the appointing authority and lacked the competence to pass such an order under Rule 13 of the India Law Library Docid # 2444703
(509) SQN. LDR.C. SINGH (RETD.) Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 — Section 14 — Writ Petition — Jurisdiction of High Court — High Court can interfere with the orders of the Armed Forces Tribunal if the Tribunal has misinterpreted the law or if there is an error in its reasoning or if it has failed to consider crucial evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2444704
(510) HARI RAM Vs. CHUNNI DEVI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Interference by High Court — High Court's jurisdiction is confined to substantial questions of law — Concurrent findings of fact by lower courts are generally not interfered with unless perverse, contrary to law, or based on no evidence. [Paras 9, India Law Library Docid # 2444705
(511) RAKESH SHARMA Vs. MANJU DEVI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) — Section 12 — Maintenance — Object of maintenance is to prevent starvation and ensure basic dignity, not to punish the husband or accumulate wealth. India Law Library Docid # 2444706
(512) REKHRAJ Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) — Section 19 — Prosecution Sanction — Application of mind — Sanctioning authority acts as a statutory filter, not a court adjudicating culpability — Scope of examination at sanction stage is distinct from trial stage — Authority must examine if material prima India Law Library Docid # 2444707
(513) DYNASTY RESORT Vs. UTTARAKHAND POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 — Section 33(A) — Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 — Section 31(A) — Impugned order directing closure and imposing environmental compensation — Petitioner challenged order on grounds of non-consideration of objections, lack of petitioner's presence India Law Library Docid # 2445156
(514) JAI BISHT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Bail Application — Applicant not named in FIR for actual firing, role of exhortation emerged in subsequent statements, no overt act attributed. India Law Library Docid # 2445157
(515) FAIZAN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Bail Application — Circumstantial Evidence — Applicant's involvement in a murder case is based on circumstantial evidence, including the disclosure statement of a co-accused, CCTV footage, and call detail records — The Court noted that the FIR did not initially name the applicant and their role surfaced later — The CCTV footage India Law Library Docid # 2445158
(516) YOUVRAJ AND OTHERS Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAY’S AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 12-05-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 — Sections 3(A), 3(D), 3(G), 3(H), 3(J) — Land Acquisition — Compensation — Service Road — Petitioners sought compensation for land acquired for widening of National Highway No — 211, including an area designated for a service road — Respondents initially refused compensation for the service road area, arguing it was for public purpose and thus not payable — The Court referred to India Law Library Docid # 2446886
(517) 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
(518) 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
(519) 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
(520) 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