(61) 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
(62) 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
(63) 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
(64) 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
(65) 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
(66) 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
(67) 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
(68) 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
(69) 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
(70) 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
(71) 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
(72) SANNIDANAM SURESH Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Quashing of FIR — This case involves a petition to quash proceedings based on FIR No.482 of 2026 — The court found that there were specific and serious allegations in the complaint, which prima facie disclosed cognizable offenses — As the investigation was still ongoing, the court deemed it inappropriate to interfere at this early stage. India Law Library Docid # 2443318
(73) M/S.MONOTECH SYSTEMS LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of ‘consumer’ — 'Commercial purpose' exclusion — Exception for self-employment and livelihood — Burden of proof on opposite party to establish commercial purpose — Purchase of machinery for earning livelihood through self-employment does not constitute 'commercial purpose' and buyer remains a 'consumer' — Concurrent findings of For a India Law Library Docid # 2443325
(74) MANJANAIKA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 — Sections 32 and 34 — Conviction for illegal transportation of liquor — Seizure of illicit liquor from a motorcycle was established by cogent evidence, and the raiding party had no enmity with the accused. India Law Library Docid # 2443440
(75) SMT. HEMA VENKATRAMAN Vs. CHIEF COMMISSIONER GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY HUDSON CIRCLE AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 and 227 — Writ Petition seeking certiorari to quash an order granting liberty to file an application for regularization of illegal construction and directing its consideration. India Law Library Docid # 2443441
(76) DHARAMSINHBHAI TALJABHAI DESAI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 (Corresponding Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 107 — Quashing of FIR — Applicants sought to quash orders relating to Sessions Case No — 67 of 2022 and the impugned FIR for offences under Sections 306, 506(1), 507, 114 IPC and Sections 40, 42 of Gujarat Money-Lenders Act — The India Law Library Docid # 2443492
(77) DESEASED BHAVABHAI KARSHANBHAI PATEL THROUGH LEGALHEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. BHIMJIBHAI KHIMJIBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and Willingness — Plaintiff must prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform essential terms of the contract from the date of contract throughout the pendency of the suit — The plaintiff failed to prove this due to inconsistent conduct, including one plaintiff filing India Law Library Docid # 2443493
(78) SHANTILAL RAMLAL MARWADI (KOTHARI) Vs. PRAHLADBHAI VINUBHAI PANCHAL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Gujarat Rents, Hotels and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 29(2) — Scope of Revision — The High Court's revisional jurisdiction under Section 29(2) of the Rent Act is wider than Section 115 of the CPC but not as broad as an appellate court; it is limited to correcting errors that make a decision contrary to law India Law Library Docid # 2443494
(79) 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
(80) HANS LAL RAI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 395 — Dacoity — For conviction under Section 395 IPC, it must be proven that five or more persons conjointly committed or attempted to commit robbery — Specific overt act of using a deadly weapon must be attributed to the accused for attracting liability under this section — Mere presence or general allegations are insufficient. India Law Library Docid # 2443601