(321) DR. RAJAT GHOSH Vs. TRIPURA UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Appointment Criteria — Eligibility and Certificates — For reserved category posts, while an updated caste certificate is generally required by the cut-off date, a prima facie proof of belonging to the category may suffice for provisional appointment, with the condition of furnishing the final certificate within a reasonable India Law Library Docid # 2443780
(322) BAHAAR NABI MIR Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 14-05-2026 J.K. Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Detention Order — Grounds for detention — Order of detention based on FIR registered five years prior to the order and a subsequent bail granted in that FIR, with no further illegal activity attributed to the detenu, lacks a "live and proximate link" and is therefore unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2443781
(323) BHUPENDRA WARDEKAR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 & Chhattisgarh State Municipal (Executive/Engineering/Health) Services, Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules, 2017 — Suspension of employee — Petitioner transferred to Municipal Council, Dallirajhara as in-charge Chief Municipal Officer India Law Library Docid # 2443782
(324) MUKUL JAIN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 and 82 — Anticipatory Bail — Declared Proclaimed Offender — A person declared as a proclaimed offender, who has absconded or concealed himself to avoid the execution of a warrant, is generally not entitled to anticipatory bail. India Law Library Docid # 2445151
(325) ADIL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Batch of petitions filed for quashing of FIR alleging fabrication of sale deeds and land grabbing — Allegations primarily civil in nature but circumstances suggest a larger syndicate involved in fraudulent land transactions, potentially targeting government land. India Law Library Docid # 2445152
(326) CHATUR SINGH Vs. VIKRAM SINGH AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Second Appeal — Substantial question of law — The High Court can interfere in a second appeal only if a substantial question of law arises. India Law Library Docid # 2445153
(327) MINATIRANI MADHEI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964 — Section 24(2)(c) — Notice for No Confidence Motion — Requisition and proposed resolution must accompany the notice — Mere mention of resolution to send requisition is not a proposed resolution — The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the requisition and the draft India Law Library Docid # 2443815
(328) VEER SINGH Vs. GULZAR SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Court's power to appoint arbitrator is discretionary and not mandatory — Court must be satisfied that a dispute exists and the applicant has fulfilled conditions precedent for invoking arbitration. India Law Library Docid # 2443909
(329) M/S. AHUJA KASHYAP PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. M/S. MANDAP INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Haryana Urban (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act, 1973 — Section 4(2)(b) — Determination of fair rent — In cases where construction was completed after 31.12.1961 and no rent was agreed upon preceding the application, the basic rent is determined on the basis of rent prevailing in the locality for similar buildings on the date of application. India Law Library Docid # 2443910
(330) AJAIB SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. BHUPINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Succession Law — Wills — Proof of Wills — Suspicious Circumstances — Even if a Will is registered, the propounder must satisfy the court about its valid execution and dispel suspicious circumstances — Registration alone does not guarantee validity. India Law Library Docid # 2443911
(331) LEELAWATI Vs. RAMESHWAR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Plaintiff sought specific performance of an agreement to sell property entered into with the defendant — The defendant denied executing the agreement and claimed her thumb impressions were obtained fraudulently on blank papers. India Law Library Docid # 2443912
(332) FUTURE GENERALI INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SUMER DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Motor accident claim — Death due to electrocution from contact with live wires while operating a truck — Accident arose out of use of motor vehicle — Insurance company's liability. India Law Library Docid # 2443913
(333) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. N.P. ARORA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Misconduct — Tax Officer deciding on income tax exemption — Charge-sheet and penalty quashed by Tribunal — High Court quashed Tribunal's order stating penalty was minor — Tribunal allowed review and quashed proceedings holding officer acted in quasi-judicial capacity — High Court upheld India Law Library Docid # 2444699
(334) BAHADUR SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397 & 401 — Revision against acquittal — Revisional jurisdiction against acquittal is limited and should not interfere unless trial court's findings are perverse, illegal, or result in miscarriage of justice — Revisional court cannot re-appreciate evidence as an appellate court. India Law Library Docid # 2444700
(335) LILADHAR ALLIAS GATIYA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Ingredients — Prosecution must prove intention or knowledge to cause death and an overt act — Mere injury not enough unless circumstances show intention to kill — Factors to consider: weapon, nature/location of injuries, severity, target, motive, surrounding India Law Library Docid # 2444701
(336) NARESH KUMAR Vs. SHRI PANCH OSWAL JAIN PEDHI SHIVGANJ AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 20 Rule 5 — Duty of Court to state findings on all issues — A judgment must contain findings on each issue framed in the suit, supported by reasons, unless a finding on one issue is sufficient to dispose of the entire suit — Ignoring or failing to adjudicate a material issue renders the judgment incomplete and legally vulnerable. India Law Library Docid # 2444702
(337) SUBHASH CHANDRA AND ANOTHER Vs. ASHOK KAMBOJ AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 99, Order 21 Rule 32 & 35, Section 47 — Execution Proceedings — Stay of Execution — An objection filed by a non-party to the original suit cannot stall execution proceedings without establishing locus standi — The executing court must first determine the objector's right to file India Law Library Docid # 2445155
(338) SONU RAM PACHAURI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 13-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 329 — Unsound Mind — Trial cannot proceed against an accused who is mentally unfit as it violates fundamental principles of fair trial and natural justice — An accused must have the cognitive capacity to understand charges, follow proceedings, and present a defence. India Law Library Docid # 2445054
(339) MASTER PARTH DAGA AND OTHERS Vs. KRISHAN KANT BIHANI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 13-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against dismissal of claim petition — Delay in lodging FIR for 23 days not adequately explained — Claimant's sole witness (owner of scooter) was not an eye-witness and admitted FIR contents stating accident was due to unknown motorcycle's negligence — Sole eye-witness (driver of India Law Library Docid # 2445055
(340) RAJAN Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Interim suspension of sentence — Repeated applications for interim bail on same grounds — Applicant had repeatedly filed applications for interim suspension of sentence, primarily on the ground of attending to his ailing mother during her surgery, since 2019 — Several such applications were allowed, leading to extensions of bail — However, the applicant also failed to surrender India Law Library Docid # 2443559