(701) MOHINDER SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHBIR SARAN (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Specific Performance of Contract — Oral agreement to sell — Suit for specific performance of an oral agreement to sell land at a rate of ₹12,000 per acre, with earnest money paid and possession of remaining land delivered — The defendant admitted an agreement to sell but claimed it was written and for a total of ₹1,00,000 — Both lower India Law Library Docid # 2443969
(702) BALWANT KAUR (DEAD) THR. LRS. Vs. GURMEJ SINGH (DEAD) THR. LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 23 Rule 3A and Order XLI Rule 31 CPC — Suit for declaration — Consent decree — Maintainability of suit — The suit for declaration that a consent decree is illegal, null and void, obtained by fraud and misrepresentation is maintainable when the decree was not based on a written India Law Library Docid # 2443970
(703) ASHOK KUMAR Vs. BRAHAM PARKASH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Specific Performance of Contract — Agreements to Sell — Plaintiff's suit for specific performance reversed by the First Appellate Court into a money decree by the Trial Court, but then the First Appellate Court decreed specific performance of Agreements to Sell — In Second Appeal, the High Court found merit in the appellant's submissions India Law Library Docid # 2443971
(704) SUNIL KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 360 and Sections 4 & 5 of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — Benefit of Probation — Object of Probation Act is reformative and rehabilitative, not punitive — Court has a mandatory duty to consider releasing an offender on probation if circumstances warrant, not as a matter of right but unless applicability is excluded. India Law Library Docid # 2443972
(705) CHOTTA SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313 and 107 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Abetment of suicide — Acquittal by trial court — Appeal by complainant — Court found that death of deceased not proven, no evidence of marital discord, no instigation or aiding by accused, alleged illicit relationship unsubstantiated, India Law Library Docid # 2443973
(706) M/S. MANJEET PLASTIC INDUSTRIES Vs. SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and 37 — Setting aside of Arbitral Award — Commercial Court interfering with Arbitrator's award based on interpretation of contract clauses without proper factual consideration — Held to be erroneous interference, as scope of S.34 is limited. India Law Library Docid # 2443974
(707) DARSHNA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHUBIR SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Registration Act — Section 60(2) — Presumption of validity of registered documents — A registered document carries a presumption of due registration and that facts mentioned in the endorsement have occurred, including the explanation of contents to the executant. India Law Library Docid # 2444195
(708) SHISHAM DEVI Vs. BISHAN SINGH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Claimant appealing against award due to reduction in compensation for contributory negligence and quantum of compensation — Appeal allowed, award modified, and compensation enhanced. India Law Library Docid # 2444196
(709) JAGDISHBHAI CHATURBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Ingredients for offence — Cheque must be drawn on an account maintained by the drawer — If a cheque is drawn on an account not maintained by the drawer, the first ingredient of Section 138 is not satisfied, and the offence cannot be proved. [Paras 8.6, 8.9, 8.10] India Law Library Docid # 2443495
(710) M/S. ANIL SUGAR CANDY WORKS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Value Added Tax Act, 2003, Section 75 (1) and (4) & Rajasthan Value Added Tax Rules, 2006, Rule 51 (1)(a) — Search and seizure of business and residential premises — Requirements for — Anonymously received complaint of tax evasion — Internal enquiry and departmental reports suggesting pending litigations and substantial business operations — Ownership of multiple firms by same family — Sufficient India Law Library Docid # 2444751
(711) MONU AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 438, 439 — Bail — Offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC — Allegations of land transfer on forged power of attorney — Court to consider totality of facts and circumstances, India Law Library Docid # 2445062
(712) JALGAON PEOPLES CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. OM SAI EXTRUSIONS PVT. LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 05-05-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 164 — Suit against co-operative society — Notice requirement — A suit against a co-operative society for any act touching its business requires a prior statutory notice of two months — Failure to provide this notice renders the suit non-maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2446944
(713) KISHOR Vs. CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 05-05-2026 Disciplinary proceedings against a bank officer for charges of misusing credit card facilities, availing Leave Fare Concession (LFC) without travel, and dishonouring cheques — The petitioner argued that dismissal was disproportionate as no financial loss was caused to the bank. India Law Library Docid # 2446983
(714) AMRAVATI DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED Vs. ANIRUDDHA ALIAS BABLUBHAU SUBHANRAO DESHMUKH AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 05-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 5 Rule 20 — Substituted Service — Conditions for — Court must record satisfaction that defendant is avoiding service or summons cannot be served in ordinary way — Mere fact that service is tedious or time-consuming is not sufficient justification — Substituted service is a last resort. India Law Library Docid # 2446984
(715) DR. BAIS SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTITUTE PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. DHANANJAY PANDE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Companies Act, 1956 — Sections 397, 398, 41 and 2(27) — Member of a company — Locus standi to file petition for oppression and mismanagement — Essential requirement is not just formal entry in register of members, but also equitable consideration of proprietary interest and conduct of the company treating the person as a member. India Law Library Docid # 2443187
(716) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER Vs. R. SASIPRIYA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Public Administration and Service Rules — Interpretation of merger of departments and promotion rules — The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's judgment that questioned a government order (G.O.) granting a notional promotion to an employee — The Court found that the original G.O — was issued in compliance with prior High Court orders and a merger policy that was not challenged by any party, thus validating the promotion and subsequent advancements. [Paras 15 to 24, India Law Library Docid # 2443188
(717) RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. LAVANSHU SANKHLA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Service Law — Recruitment Rules — Eligibility Criteria — Date of Possession of Qualification — For recruitment to the post of Assistant Prosecution Officer, the essential educational qualification must be possessed by the candidate on the date of submission of the application, not at a later stage like the interview or examination India Law Library Docid # 2443189
(718) KUMUD LALL Vs. SURESH CHANDRA ROY (DEAD) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Applicability of Order 22 of CPC to death of parties — Section 13(7) made Order 22 of CPC applicable to death of complainant or opposite party, allowing substitution of legal heirs if the right to sue survives — This procedural rule must be harmoniously construed with substantive law like Section 306 India Law Library Docid # 2443190
(719) SUJAL VISHWAS ATTAVAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Exercise of Writ Jurisdiction — High Court's power under Article 226 is extraordinary and discretionary, subject to self-imposed restrictions — Ordinarily, it should not be exercised when an effective alternative remedy is available to the aggrieved person, such as pursuing remedies under statutory frameworks like the CrPC or BNSS, unless specific exceptions apply. India Law Library Docid # 2443191
(720) VIJAI NAI Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 394, 302/34, 201, 411 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Circumstantial evidence — "Last seen theory" — Conviction cannot be based solely on last seen theory; a complete chain of circumstances must be established to India Law Library Docid # 2443196