(621) VINEETA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 AYUSH Courses — Admissions — Mandatory NEET Counselling — Admissions granted bypassing counselling for academic year 2019-20 were regularized based on Supreme Court's one-time relaxation for students admitted before October 15, 2019, despite interim orders. India Law Library Docid # 2446839
(622) LAKHMAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 3/7 — Dowry death and demand for dowry — Conviction under these sections requires proof of cruelty or harassment in connection with dowry demand "soon before death" — General allegations without specific instances, dates, or India Law Library Docid # 2446840
(623) SRI. MANJUNATHA Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Grant of bail on parity — Petitioner seeking bail based on other co-accused being granted bail — Court considering the principle of parity subject to the role assigned to the individual accused. India Law Library Docid # 2443442
(624) GIRISH GAYAKWAD AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Abuse of Process of Court — Quashing of Proceedings — Allegations of encroachment on land leading to disputes and counter-complaints — The court must consider if proceedings are maliciously instituted for ulterior motives or to wreak vengeance. India Law Library Docid # 2443443
(625) RAJESH @RAJU LUNKARANBHAI JAIN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 (Corresponding to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 and 107 — Quashing of FIR and Proceedings — Court must examine merits of the case to determine if ingredients of Section 107 IPC are attracted, and if a prima facie case demanding trial exists. India Law Library Docid # 2443488
(626) UNITED PETROFER LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 141 — Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 528 — Quashing of complaint — Complaint filed under Section 138 of N.I — Act by Power of Attorney holder — Held maintainable if properly represented as per Apex Court decisions. India Law Library Docid # 2443489
(627) SIYA SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 33C(2) — Labour Court jurisdiction — Proceedings are akin to execution proceedings, competent to interpret award for enforcement of existing rights, but cannot issue a new award. India Law Library Docid # 2443602
(628) NARESH MANDAL Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 304B and 201/34 — Dowry death and causing disappearance of evidence — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Court upheld conviction based on consistent testimonies of material witnesses regarding cruelty and harassment for dowry soon before the deceased's disappearance, despite some witnesses turning hostile. India Law Library Docid # 2443603
(629) L.K. TRUST Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 36(1)(iii) — Deductibility of interest on borrowed capital — Assessee borrowed a substantial sum to purchase shares of another company — The Assessing Officer disallowed the deduction of interest paid on this loan, viewing the transaction as a colorable device to transfer funds to a group company for share purchase — The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal India Law Library Docid # 2443634
(630) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, I & P.H, DIVISION, DALHOUSIE Vs. JEEVAN SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 33-C(2) — Application for computation of wages — Award of reinstatement — Denial of back wages — Finality of award — Delay in implementation — Entitlement to wages from date of award until re-engagement — Court relied on D.N — Krishnappa case, holding that workmen India Law Library Docid # 2444188
(631) PRATAP SINGH Vs. HDFC BANK LTD. AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 (similar to Section 482 Cr.PC) — High Court’s inherent power to quash proceedings — This power can be exercised to prevent abuse of court process or to secure the ends of justice. [Paras 6 to India Law Library Docid # 2444189
(632) MOHAN SINGH Vs. BHARAT SINGH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Appeal against conviction — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Sections 341, 506 IPC and SCST Act — Appellant argued that the trial court failed to consider the charges under Sections 341 and 506 IPC despite evidence of wrongful restraint and threats — The High Court upheld the India Law Library Docid # 2444299
(633) DEEPAK THAKUR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Recruitment — Waiting List — A candidate cannot claim appointment to an unfilled post based on merit if no waiting list is maintained and their name is not in the select panel, as per established Supreme Court jurisprudence and the governing recruitment norms. India Law Library Docid # 2444300
(634) M/S. SALUS PHARMACEUTICALS AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 482 CrPC — Quashing of complaint — Vicarious liability — Ingredients of offence — Abuse of process of Court — Lack of specific averments against directors/partners; Executive functions of Central vs. State Government; Violation of Rule 45 of 1945 Rules. India Law Library Docid # 2444301
(635) SHEIKH ABEDIN Vs. IQBAL AHMED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 12 Rule 6 — Decree on Admission — A decree can be passed under Order 12, Rule 6 CPC on the basis of an admission, whether it is contained in the pleadings or elsewhere, in writing or oral, without any specific form — The purpose is to enable a party to obtain speedy justice regarding the admitted claim. India Law Library Docid # 2443836
(636) DIPAKBHAI BHAGCHANDBHAI KHATRI AND ANOTHER Vs. DHULIBEN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Bombay Tenancy and Agriculture Lands Act, 1948 — Section 43 — Rejection of plaint — Suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell was for 'new tenure land' without obtaining necessary permissions, rendering the agreement invalid and unenforceable under India Law Library Docid # 2443380
(637) HITESHBHAI BHIKHABHAI (PATEL) GAJERA AND OTHERS Vs. KETANBHAI BHIKHUBHAI PATEL (DIYORA)[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 37 — Summary Suits — Maintainability — A suit is maintainable under Order 37 only if it strictly adheres to the conditions, including claiming only reliefs that fall within its ambit — If other reliefs are claimed, they must be expressly abandoned by the plaintiff, or the suit must India Law Library Docid # 2443385
(638) BIANGBOR RYNJAH ALIAS ERIC Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 07-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 6, 17 — Quashing of FIR and proceedings — Petitioners sought quashing of FIR and proceedings under POCSO Act on grounds of marriage and children — High Court considered peculiar facts, societal realities of Meghalaya, marital status, and existence India Law Library Docid # 2443719
(639) MILAP CHAND DANDIA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 195, Article 366(17), Seventh Schedule, List II, Entry 38 and 42 — Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Officers and Members Salary, Emoluments and Pension) Act, 1956 — Pensionary benefits to former MLAs — Challenge to constitutional validity dismissed — State Legislature has power to grant India Law Library Docid # 2445058
(640) RAMJI LAL SAINI Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Conservation Laws — Environmental Protection — Preservation of Natural Resources — Land recorded as 'Gair Mumkin Nala' (natural water channel) cannot be diverted or obstructed for any purpose other than its recorded nature — This aligns with constitutional mandates under Articles 48A and 51A(g) for environmental India Law Library Docid # 2445059