151. MACT -- Mediclaim/ medical insurance -- Amount received under Mediclaim policy not deductible from compensation awarded by MACT under head of medical expenses -- Mediclaim contractual benefit flowing from payment of premiums whereas compensation under MVA statutory entitlement -- Principle of “double benefit” not attracted. (SC) Decided on: 15.05.2026

152. Proclaimed offender -- Quashing of order -- Bail -- Petitioner residing in another State and unaware of pending proceedings -- Readiness of petitioner to join proceedings and face trial -- Order declaring petitioner proclaimed offender set aside subject to costs -- Court concerned directed to admit petitioner to bail subject to its satisfaction. (P&H HC) Decided on: 14.05.2026

153. Medical education -- Transfer of students -- Fee liability -- Interim Government-rate fee arrangement to protect academic continuity did not create a permanent entitlement -- Students transferred from a defaulting private medical college remained liable to pay outstanding fees at rates applicable to the original institution -- Retention of subsidised fee benefit after completion of the course would amount to unjust enrichment. (SC) Decided on : 14.05.2026

154. Arbitration agreement -- Incorporation by reference -- Development Agreement containing arbitration clause -- Later Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements incorporating all terms and conditions of earlier Development Agreement -- Arbitration clause held binding upon parties to later agreements. (SC) Decided on: 13.05.2026

155. Recruitment -- Regular appointment -- Advertisement issued for regular post -- Candidate found suitable and selected through regular selection process -- Appointment of candidate on contractual basis alone, without assigning any reason, held arbitrary and discriminatory. (SC) Decided on: 13.05.2026

156. Watercourse -- Change of alignment -- Challenge to orders passed by Canal Authorities directing restoration of sanctioned watercourse on common watt (boundary) between lands of parties -- Dismissal of civil suit on account of failure to prove demarcation report does not negate existence of sanctioned watercourse. (P&H HC) Decided on: 13.05.2026

157. MACT -- Interest -- Rate of interest @ 7.5% per annum is reasonable and in accordance with settled judicial practice. (P&H HC) Decided on: 13.05.2026

158. Hostile witness -- Evidence of the hostile witness is admissible, once it gets strengthened with the help of other evidence. (SC) Decided on: 13.05.2026

159. Defamation -- Truthful reporting/publication of an FIR cannot be criminalised merely because it affects the reputation of the person named therein. (H.P. HC) Reserved on: 02.03.2026 Decided on: 12.05.2026

160. Market value of acquired land — While adjudicating a reference under Section 64, the Authority/Court possesses full and independent jurisdiction to determine the true market value on the basis of the entire evidence on record and is not bound by the parameters prescribed under Section 26. (P&H HC) Decided on: 12.05.2026

161. Adverse possession – Mere long and continuous possession does not ripen into ownership unless possession is proved to be hostile, open and in denial of title of true owner. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 04.05.2026 Decided on: 12.05.2026

162. NCLAT – Appeal without certified copy of impugned order -- Filing of appeal, without even applying for a certified copy of the order, practically meant that there was no filing of an appeal in the eyes of law. (SC) Decided on: 12.05.2026

163. Senior citizen -- Reversion of property -- Absence of maintenance clause in transfer deed and failure to prove neglect or refusal to maintain -- No ground to declare transfer void. (P&H HC) Decided on: 12.05.2026

164. Will -- Suspicious circumstances -- Attesting witnesses admitted that testator had not affixed thumb impression in their presence -- Unregistered Will executed three days prior to death of testator -- Natural heir excluded without explanation despite evidence of love and affection -- Space between signatures and heading “attesting witness” also found suspicious -- Will disbelieved. (P&H HC) Decided on: 12.05.2026

165. Cruelty and desertion -- Wife pursuing professional career and residing separately for welfare and upbringing of minor child -- Cannot be construed as cruelty or desertion. (SC) Decided on: 12.05.2026

166. Land Acquisition -- Compensation -- Industrial land -- Market value -- Residential plot sale deed from adjoining village cannot be adopted as comparable exemplar -- Section 26(1)(b) requires determination of average sale price from multiple sale instances of similar land -- Reliance on single sale deed of dissimilar land constitutes patent illegality -- Ready Reckoner rate under Section 26(1)(a) held applicable. (SC) Decided on: 12.05.2026

167. Mother tongue-based education -- RTE Act and NEP, 2020 recognise primacy of mother tongue/home language in learning -- Executive inaction and absence of policy no defence – State of Rajasthan directed to recognise Rajasthani for educational purposes and take phased steps for its introduction as medium of instruction and school subject. (SC) Decided on: 12.05.2026

168. Family pension -- Divorcee daughter -- Exclusion from definition of "family" while including married daughters violative of Article 14 -- Divorcee daughter entitled to be considered for family pension subject to dependency and absence of independent source of income. (M.P. HC) Decided on: 12.05.2026

169. Execution -- Enhanced compensation – Proforma respondents -- Petitioners impleaded as proforma respondents in Regular First Appeal seeking enhancement of compensation -- Benefit of enhanced compensation granted to petitioners. (P&H HC) Decided on: 11.05.2026

170. Interim injunction -- Observations made while deciding application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC are only tentative in nature – Trial Court to decide the suit de hors the observations made. (P&H HC) Decided on: 11.05.2026

171. Family settlement – Oral family arrangement – Validity -- Property found to have fallen to share of defendant No.1 in family settlement -- Defendant No.1 constructed houses from his own funds and remained in settled possession -- Concurrent findings of fact not liable to be interfered with in second appeal. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 11.02.2026 Decided on: 11.05.2026

172. Pre-emption – Co-sharer – Right of kinsfolk co-sharer -- Plaintiff being co-sharer in joint khewat was entitled to exercise right of pre-emption even though he was related to vendor -- Declaration of Section 15(2) of Punjab Pre-emption Act as unconstitutional did not take away right of co-sharer under Section 15(1)(b). (P&H HC) Decided on: 11.05.2026

173. Lambardar -- Appointment -- Collector found respondent more suitable candidate and appointed him as Lambardar -- Concurrent findings recorded by Collector, Commissioner and Financial Commissioner upheld -- No illegality or perversity found -- Writ petition dismissed. (P&H HC) Decided on: 11.05.2026

174. Partition proceedings -- Clubbing of partition proceedings relating to different khewats -- Mere convenience of some co-sharers not sufficient to direct clubbing of khewats having different co-sharers -- Clubbing permissible only with consent of all co-sharers. (P&H HC) Decided on: 11.05.2026

175. Rejection of plaint -- Limitation involving question of knowledge of fraud held to be mixed question of law and fact requiring evidence -- Suit not ex facie barred by limitation – Application dismissed. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 07.05.2026 Decided on: 08.05.2026

176. Pronote and receipt -- Presumption -- Once execution of pronote and receipt is proved, presumption of consideration u/s 118 of the Negotiable Instruments Act arises and mere denial by defendant is insufficient to rebut the same -- Isolated friendly loan transaction does not require money lending licence. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 01.05.2026 Decided on: 08.05.2026

177. Bail -- illegal immigration, kidnapping and ransom -- Long incarceration, completion of investigation, absence of evidence regarding receipt of ransom amount, and delay in conclusion of trial are relevant considerations for grant of bail. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

178. Bail – Murder -- Accused not named in FIR, fails to be identified in test identification parade and prosecution witnesses do not support case regarding his involvement, prolonged incarceration coupled with delay in trial – Bail allowed. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

179. NDPS – Bail – Commercial quantity -- Contraband recovered from a common concealed place accessible to several jail inmates and no recovery is effected from conscious possession of accused -- Benefit of bail given. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

180. Regular bail -- NDPS – Commercial quantity – Criminal antecedents -- Accused is not named in FIR, no recovery is effected from him and his role is confined to alleged preparation of forged vehicle documents, rigours of Section 37 NDPS Act not attracted -- Criminal antecedents alone cannot be a ground to deny bail. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

181. Superdari – NDPS -- Seized vehicle should not be allowed to remain parked in police station for long duration after completion of investigation, as continued retention causes deterioration and serves no useful purpose –Interim custody granted by imposing adequate safeguards to protect prosecution interest. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

182. Regular bail -- Parity -- NDPS -- Co-accused already granted regular bail -- Case of petitioner at par with co-accused -- Petitioner in custody since 25.11.2024 -- Trial likely to take time -- Regular bail granted. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

183. Regular bail -- Parity -- Murder case -- No specific role of firing attributed to petitioner, alleged only to have accompanied accused persons and remained present at spot -- Co-accused having similar role already granted bail -- Custody of 02 years, 05 months and 23 days -- Not even single prosecution witness examined -- Regular bail granted. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

184. Arrest of accused -- Direction -- Petitioner sought directions for arrest of accused persons and fair investigation -- Petition disposed of with direction to Senior Superintendent of Police to consider and decide representation within stipulated period in accordance with law. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

185. Regular bail -- NDPS -- Petitioner neither named in secret information nor apprehended at spot -- No recovery effected from petitioner -- Implication primarily based upon disclosure statement -- Trial likely to take considerable time -- Regular bail granted. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

186. Anticipatory bail -- Abetment of suicide -- Refusal to perform marriage and alleged abusive behaviour, without any positive act of instigation proximate to occurrence, would not prima facie constitute offence of abetment of suicide -- Anticipatory bail granted. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 06.05.2026 Decided on: 08.05.2026

187. Regular bail – Commercial quantity -- NDPS -- Prolonged custody, absence of criminal antecedents and no progress in trial constitute valid grounds for grant of regular bail despite rigours of S.37 NDPS Act. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

188. Nominee –Savings account’s Nominee is entitled only to receive amount lying in account and does not acquire ownership of entire estate by virtue of nomination alone. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 09.03.2026 Decided on: 08.05.2026

189. Compromise after conviction – Acquittal -- Parties amicably settled dispute during pendency of revision petition -- High Court set aside conviction and sentence and acquitted petitioners. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

190. Panch -- Removal from office -- Unauthorized possession of Panchayat land -- Petitioner removed from post of Panch -- Eviction order attained finality as same was never challenged -- Authorities rightly held petitioner disqualified to continue as Panch. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

191. Sarpanch -- Removal from office -- Unauthorized occupation of Panchayat land -- Demarcation conducted pursuant to Court order established encroachment by petitioner and his brother over Panchayat Deh land -- Writ dismissed. (P&H HC) Decided on: 08.05.2026

192. Co-sharer’s right for enhanced compensation -- Co-sharers in acquired land entitled to enhanced compensation awarded to other co-owners even without filing reference u/s of Land Acquisition Act, though interest liable to be restricted. (P&H HC) Decided on: 07.05.2026

193. Impleadment as LR – Adverse interest – Defendant/ Son declined to be impleaded as LR, having interest adverse to plaintiff -- Mere impleadment of LR does not confer any right in estate of deceased. (P&H HC) Decided on: 07.05.2026

194. Defence struck off – Defence of party cannot be struck off merely for not leading evidence. (P&H HC) Decided on: 07.05.2026

195. Objection u/s 34 of Arbitration pending for 7 years -- Purpose of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 would stand defeated if objections u/s 34 against arbitral award are not decided expeditiously – Four months’ time given to decide objections. (P&H HC) Decided on: 07.05.2026

196. Rejection of plaint -- In suits for unliquidated damages, tentative valuation by plaintiff does not warrant rejection of plaint under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC on ground of deficient court fee at threshold stage. (P&H HC) Decided on: 07.05.2026

197. Pronote and receipt -- Presumption -- Where defendant admits thumb impressions on pronote and receipt but alleges misuse of blank papers, burden to prove fraud lies upon him -- Mere oral denial without independent evidence is insufficient to rebut presumption under Section 118 of Negotiable Instruments Act. (P&H HC) Decided on: 07.05.2026

198. Benami transaction -- Burden to prove benami transaction lies heavily upon person asserting same and mere payment of consideration by another does not establish benami nature of transaction unless intention to retain beneficial ownership is proved. (P&H HC) Reserved on: 28.04.2026 Decided on: 07.05.2026

199. Ad valorem Court fee -- Plaintiff being signatory/executant of sale deed and seeking possession after its revocation along with recovery of specified amount, held, liable to pay ad valorem Court fee notwithstanding suit being styled as one for mandatory injunction. (P&H HC) Decided on: 06.05.2026

200. Recall/re-examination of witness -- Power under O.18 R.17 CPC is exercisable sparingly by Court itself for clarification of ambiguity or eliciting further information and cannot be invoked by party to neutralize effect of cross-examination or fill lacuna in evidence. (P&H HC) Decided on: 06.05.2026