(661) SULEMANBHAI PAULBHAI DABHI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 397 and 401 — Revision Application against discharge order — Plea to quash and set aside impugned judgment and order passed by Additional Sessions Judge — Applicants prayed for discharge from Sessions Case — Held, revision application allowed, impugned judgment and order India Law Library Docid # 2443491
(662) UDAY BHAGAT AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Condonation of delay — When a party makes out a sufficient cause for delay, the court should condone the delay unless the delay is deliberate or there is lack of bonafide — The court must exercise its discretion judiciously, considering the facts and circumstances of each case to avoid injustice. India Law Library Docid # 2443750
(663) RAM LAL MAHTO Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Compassionate Appointment — Rejection of claim due to non-availability of vacancy within 5% quota and delay — Petitioner's father died in harness in 1996, application for compassionate appointment made in 1997 — Claim rejected in 2002 due to no vacancy and delay — Writ petition filed in 2009 — Considering the time elapsed from the death of the employee, the India Law Library Docid # 2443751
(664) HARJIT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. PURAN CHANDRA PUTRTY AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 33 — Power of Appellate Court — The appellate court exceeded its powers by granting relief beyond the scope of the suit and pleadings, specifically by determining the share of the plaintiff's vendor in the property without partition being proven or other co-sharers being impleaded. India Law Library Docid # 2443752
(665) UJAGAR YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 277 — Evidence recording — Failure to comply with provisions regarding recording evidence in Hindi and explanation to witness — Conviction based on such flawed evidence is liable to be set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2443753
(666) MANI ORAON AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302/109 — Murder and abetment of murder — Appeal against conviction — Appellants implicated on suspicion of land dispute — No direct evidence of overt act or assault by appellants — Conviction based on suspicion not sufficient for legal proof. India Law Library Docid # 2443754
(667) HEENA VINOD VACHHANI AND OTHERS Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124A and Section 2(29) — Definition of "passenger" for compensation purposes — Explanation to Section 124A defines "passenger" to include someone who has purchased a valid ticket, regardless of carrying it at the time of the "untoward incident" — This definition for compensation India Law Library Docid # 2444171
(668) PUNE EX-SERVICEMEN CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. Vs. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF CITY OF PUNE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 300A — Right to Property — Rule 13.3.1.5 of the Development Control Rules for Pune held unconstitutional as it provides illusory compensation of Rs. 1 for taking over open spaces in private layouts, violating the constitutional right to property. India Law Library Docid # 2444172
(669) ROHIT BANDU NIKALJE AND OTHER Vs. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, UIDAI[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Direction to statutory authority — Inconsistent directions and lack of clear resolution from UIDAI regarding Aadhaar updation led to petitioners approaching High Court — Court directed UIDAI to process fresh Aadhaar enrollment expeditiously and without objection to earlier biometric mismatch, as long as no fraud was involved. India Law Library Docid # 2444173
(670) COL. VIKRAM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. SHRIKANT KRISHAN AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and Willingness — Plaintiff must prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform their part of the agreement to sell, including financial capacity and conduct. India Law Library Docid # 2444303
(671) MANJU DEVI Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 12 — "Other Authority" — Zila Bachat Vikas Samiti, Bilaspur, which is wholly owned and controlled by the Government and performs Government functions, is an "Other Authority" within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2444304
(672) SLANDER MAWLEIN Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Sections 6, 5(m)(n) and 10(m)(n) — Sexual assault on a child — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Contradictions in victim's statements — Medical evidence showing no injury or hymen rupture — Extra-judicial confession by the appellant — Court's India Law Library Docid # 2443718
(673) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED THROUGH MANAGER Vs. SMT. MAMTA SHARMA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Negligence — Occurrence of accident due to rash and negligent driving of the car driver, coupled with the truck being parked on the roadside without warning signals, leading to composite negligence — The court held that the accident occurred due to the negligence of both drivers, with a higher degree India Law Library Docid # 2445060
(674) SHRI MAHAVEER SADHNA SANSTHAN Vs. SMT. SHASHI MATHUR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Land Allotment and Use: Land allotted for public/institutional use, specifically as a facility area, cannot be exclusively used for religious purposes by any particular community — The true test of permissible use is the dominant purpose and actual usage of the property, not merely the presence of religious symbols — [Paras 17, 18, 19, 20] India Law Library Docid # 2445061
(675) KUNDAN GOLD MINES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Mines and Minerals — E-auction — Composite licence — Technical glitch — Petitioner claimed inability to submit bid due to technical issue — Expert report found no fault with the auction portal, attributing the issue to the petitioner's failure to verify PIN. India Law Library Docid # 2446985
(676) SMT. VANDANA MAROTI MISAL AND OTHERS Vs. RAJU RAMDAS DUKARE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 2(1)(dd) and Section 10 — Employer-employee relationship — Death during employment — Principal employer’s liability — Court must liberally interpret the Act in favour of claimants and can establish employer-employee relationship based on surrounding circumstances, nature of work, and probabilities, not requiring strict India Law Library Docid # 2446986
(677) SHREE RAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. CHAMPAKBHAI KANTIBHAI TADVI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173, Section 2(13) — Appeal by Insurance Company — Liability of Insurance Company — Offending vehicle a goods carriage vehicle — Deceased travelling as cleaner/labourer or with household goods — Inconsistent stands taken by claimants — Household belongings not considered India Law Library Docid # 2443316
(678) SUSHIL KUMAR PRAJAPATI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Writ Jurisdiction — Maintainability — High Court can entertain a writ petition despite existence of alternative remedy under Section 34 if there is a violation of principles of natural justice or the proceedings are wholly without jurisdiction, not merely as a substitute India Law Library Docid # 2443195
(679) RAMESH KUMAR SONI Vs. SAMPAT RAJ SONI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 5 — Eviction order — Jurisdiction of Tribunal — The Act implicitly empowers Maintenance Tribunals to pass eviction orders when necessary for the protection of senior citizens, even if the word "eviction" is not explicitly used; denying this power India Law Library Docid # 2444713
(680) ISLAM KHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to life with dignity — Police parading arrested persons and disseminating their photographs on social media constitutes institutional humiliation and violates the right to life with dignity. India Law Library Docid # 2444714