(461) 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
(462) 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
(463) 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
(464) 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
(465) 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
(466) 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
(467) 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
(468) 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
(469) 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
(470) FAZLA Vs. MOHAMMAD AHMAD[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 — Section 48 — Amendment Application — Impleadment of Parties — Revisional Stage — Held that impleadment of parties at revisional stage is permissible if they are proper and necessary parties and are affected by the decision, especially when it follows directions from the High Court India Law Library Docid # 2446842
(471) RAKESH MITTAL Vs. C.B.I. AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to Summon Additional Accused — The court's power under Section 319 CrPC is discretionary and extraordinary, requiring satisfaction equivalent to that needed for framing India Law Library Docid # 2446843
(472) RAMESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7 — Quashing of proceedings — Inherent power of High Court to be exercised sparingly and only when no offence is made out or to prevent abuse of process of law. India Law Library Docid # 2446844
(473) SHRI. SAMBHAJI BALKRISHNA ZAMBRE Vs. SMT. CHHAYA BALKRISHNA ZAMBRE[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (KOLHAPUR BENCH)] 06-05-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 23 — Transfer of property by senior citizen — When transferee fails to provide basic amenities and physical needs, transfer is deemed fraudulent and can be declared void by the Tribunal, even if there is no express maintenance clause in the deed. [Paras 11, India Law Library Docid # 2447029
(474) HEIRS OF DECEASED RAMSHAKTI JIVANDAS AND OTHERS Vs. HEIRS OF DECEASED BHALABHAI DAHYABHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Suit filed after 33 years from agreement to sale — Plaint was rejected as it was barred by limitation and did not disclose a cause of action, as the averments were vague and did not explain the delay. India Law Library Docid # 2443490
(475) 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
(476) 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
(477) 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
(478) 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
(479) 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
(480) 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