(641) 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
(642) 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
(643) 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
(644) 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
(645) 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
(646) 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
(647) 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
(648) 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
(649) 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
(650) 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
(651) MR. ADITYA BAKAYA Vs. STATE OF GOA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 07-05-2026 Writ Court's Jurisdiction in Child Custody Matters — Habeas Corpus as an equitable relief, paramount consideration is the welfare of the child, not merely executing foreign court orders or enforcing comity of courts — The court can decline repatriation if it's not in the child's best interest, even if a foreign court has issued an India Law Library Docid # 2447026
(652) RAM BAHADUR DAS Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Compulsory Retirement — Conviction by Criminal Court — Order of compulsory retirement imposed as a major penalty after conviction was affirmed by the Apex Court, but by then the employee had attained the age of superannuation. The Court noted that no disciplinary action was initiated prior to retirement and in normal India Law Library Docid # 2443708
(653) SMT. SUMITRA SETHY Vs. THE INDIAN RAILWAYS AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Natural Justice — Principles of — Blacklisting/Debarment — Mandatory requirement of show cause notice — Held, blacklisting or debarment is a severe action with significant civil consequences, akin to "civil death," impacting a person's right to trade and profession — Therefore, principles of natural justice, particularly the right to be heard (audi alteram partem), must be followed even if the contract or India Law Library Docid # 2443823
(654) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MOGA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S JITF URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT (FEROZEPUR) LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34, 36(2) and 36(3) — Stay of Arbitral Award — Condition of 100% deposit — Challenge to an arbitral award under Section 34 is independent of compliance with a conditional stay order under Section 36(2) and (3) — Failure to abide by a conditional stay order does not impact the India Law Library Docid # 2443938
(655) FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. M/S. GOLDY AND GOLDY[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 2 and Order 9 Rule 4 — Dismissal of Execution Petition for non-compliance of Court orders — Application for restoration dismissed for want of prosecution — Petitioner Corporation demonstrated utter negligence in pursuing the Execution Petition which is pending India Law Library Docid # 2443939
(656) MUKAND KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. MIDDO AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Adverse Possession — Co-owners: Possession of a co-sharer is presumed to be on behalf of all co-sharers — To claim adverse possession, a co-sharer must prove exclusive and hostile possession to the knowledge of other co-sharers, and clearly state when their possession became adverse. India Law Library Docid # 2443940
(657) MUKESH KUMAR THROUGH LR Vs. USHA VERMA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 4, Order 21 Rule 15 — Death of a party during appeal — Failure to implead legal heirs — If information of death is not brought to court's notice, suit does not abate against deceased’s legal heirs — Appellant's failure to disclose death of Jamuna Devi to the appellate court was mala India Law Library Docid # 2443941
(658) SIEMENS LTD. Vs. SHENDRA SIEMENS KAMGAR/KARMACHARI SANGHATANA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 2(j), 2(s), 25-FFA, 25-K and 25-O — Closure of undertaking — Petitioner company claimed to have 99 workmen, thus governed by Section 25-FFA requiring 60 days' notice — Respondent Union argued Petitioner employed over 100 workmen, attracting Chapter V-B requiring prior India Law Library Docid # 2446977
(659) TUKARAM KANA PAWARA (DECEASED) THR LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. PROJECT DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 96 — National Highways Act, 1956 — Section 3G(5) — Income-tax Act, 1961 — Section 194LA — Land Acquisition Compensation — Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) — Compensation awarded under the National Highways Act, India Law Library Docid # 2446978
(660) COL. RETD. RANJEET SINGH Vs. REGISTRAR, FIRMS SOCIETIES AND CHITS UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Stay Order — Extension of interim stay order was not justified when subsequent events, specifically fresh elections for a residents welfare association, had rendered the original writ petition infructuous. India Law Library Docid # 2446841