(141) RANGNATH SHIVRAM MEDANKAR AND OTHERS Vs. MARUTI DYANOBA MEDANKAR[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Pleadings — The court cannot record any finding on issues that are not part of the pleadings — Any finding recorded on an issue dehors the pleadings is without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2446885
(142) MRS. NUTAN HAMNAT SAWANT AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (KOLHAPUR BENCH)] 08-06-2026 Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 — Section 10-1A — Grampanchayat elections — Reserved category candidates — Requirement of caste validity certificate within twelve months of election results — Failure to submit on time leads to disqualification. India Law Library Docid # 2446937
(143) PANDESARA INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED Vs. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 147, 148, 148A, 143(3), 115JB — Reassessment proceedings — Escapement of income — Petitioner claimed lower depreciation rates than prescribed, but this did not result in escapement of income chargeable to tax as the business profits were eligible for 100% deduction, and the tax India Law Library Docid # 2447064
(144) MOHMADMOHSIN MOHMADIRFAN CHHALOTIYA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963 — Section 51(3) and 74(1) — Meeting Notice — Ordinary general meeting requires seven clear days' notice — However, a resolution is not invalid due to irregularity in notice service unless the Councillor proves they were prejudicially affected. India Law Library Docid # 2447065
(145) SMT. PRIYA Vs. BIMLESH AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Courts have wide powers to allow amendments at any stage to determine the real questions in controversy between parties, pro6ded it does not cause injustice to the other side. India Law Library Docid # 2445097
(146) RAJENDRA SINGH GUSAIN Vs. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-06-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 — Sections 19, 43(3) and 43-AA(2) read with Section 13-D(f) — Rejection of nomination for election to Nagar Palika Parishad Chairperson — High Court jurisdiction under Article 226 — Alternative remedy of election petition exists — India Law Library Docid # 2445098
(147) IQBAL KHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 05-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 108, 110, 321 — Rajasthan Police Rules, 1965 — Rules 4.4, 4.9, 4.12, 4.13 — Reopening of History Sheet — Petitioner's history sheet was reopened in 2014 due to FIRs registered in 2012 — He was subsequently acquitted in one FIR and discharged in the other — The court held that while the reopening of the history sheet in 2014 was justified based on India Law Library Docid # 2446976
(148) MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. Vs. SMS LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 05-06-2026 Electricity Act, 2003 — Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) jurisdiction — Retrospective recovery of subsidy — MSEDCL sought to recover previously granted VM Subsidy through a "Debit Bill Adjustment" based on a reclassification of beneficiaries — The consumer challenged this, arguing MSEDCL's action was without India Law Library Docid # 2446933
(149) LALIT MOHAN JOSHI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of charge-sheet and summoning order — FIR alleging offences under Sections 376 and 506 of IPC — Applicant sought quashing of charge-sheet and proceedings — Court considered submissions and FIR contents to determine if any offence was established. India Law Library Docid # 2445099
(150) RAVISH KAMAAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Applicant sought quashing of trial proceedings under POCSO Act and IPC — The prosecutrix, in her Section 164 Cr.P.C — statement, denied sexual harassment and stated the applicant had only slapped her for not doing homework and arriving late — The complainant also filed an affidavit confirming the India Law Library Docid # 2445100
(151) PARAS VERMA Vs. SHANTI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 and Order 21 Rule 26 — Execution Court's Jurisdiction — The executing court is empowered to decide questions relating to the execution, discharge, or satisfaction of a decree, but it cannot go beyond the decree itself — It must execute the decree as it is, without making any changes or assumptions. India Law Library Docid # 2447090
(152) RAVI KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Compounding of Offences — High Court's inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even for non-compoundable offences exists when parties have settled the matter, provided it's exercised sparingly and cautiously to secure ends of justice or prevent abuse of process — This power is not for heinous offences, but can be applied to cases India Law Library Docid # 2445101
(153) DILIP KUMAR ALIAS RAJA ALIAS DEV SHARMA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 497 — Quashing of proceedings — Court has the power to quash proceedings when the charge is based on a section of law that has been struck down by the Supreme Court. India Law Library Docid # 2445102
(154) MANOJ TYAGI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Administrative Law — Government Orders — Merger of posts and seniority — A Government Order merging two posts (Assistant Regional Inspector (Technical) and Regional Inspector (Technical)) does not automatically grant retrospective effect to the date of initial appointment in the feeder cadre for promotion to a higher post — The merger is effective from the date of the Government Order, and past service in India Law Library Docid # 2445103
(155) SANTOSH KUMAR Vs. SANGEETA RANI[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-06-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19(1) — Appeal from Order — Restoration of opportunity for cross-examination — Family Court allowed respondent's application to restore her opportunity for cross-examination, subject to payment of costs, which was challenged by the appellant. India Law Library Docid # 2445104
(156) HARISH YADAV AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Petitioners failed to disclose pending anticipatory bail application before the Sessions Court while filing writ petition and obtained interim protection from High Court based on misrepresentation — This demonstrates suppression of material facts and India Law Library Docid # 2445106
(157) SUDARSHAN GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-06-2026 Criminal Law — Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder — Section 304 Part II IPC — Conviction under Section 302 IPC altered to Section 304 Part II IPC — Based on the finding that the death was caused by a single blow, without clear intention to kill, and occurring during a sudden fight. [Paras 38, 42 to 50] India Law Library Docid # 2445107
(158) SURESH RATHORE AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-06-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 154, 156, 482; Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023; Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 — Multiple FIRs on same occurrence — Held impermissible — The law clearly states that there can be only one FIR for a single cognizable offence or occurrence, and any subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2445105
(159) ROSHAN LAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-06-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Court found a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances pointing to the appellant's guilt, including motive (appellant's suspicion of deceased's character leading to frequent quarrels), opportunity (deceased found dead in their shared residence), and method (strangulation as confirmed by medical India Law Library Docid # 2445140
(160) VINOD KUMAR Vs. COMMISSIONER GARHWAL MANDAL GARHWAL DEHRADUN AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-06-2026 Fair Price Shop — Cancellation of agreement — Allegations of irregularities and forged signatures — Cancellation orders found unsustainable due to lack of objective verification and expert opinion on signatures, and reliance solely on denial by Panchayat Secretary — The finding of forgery has serious civil and criminal India Law Library Docid # 2445141