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M/S ANGAD DEVELOPERS PVT LTD v. M/S VERSATILE COMMOTRADE PVT LTD
The Court held that only earnest money can be forfeited upon purchaser's default under an Agreement to Sell, affirmed refund of additional payment with interest, and set aside the security condition imposed on the Defendant while granting leave to defend.
Raju Sharma & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that denial of pay parity to ASI (Ministerial) cadre promoted before 2006, due to absence of direct recruitment, violates Article 14 and directed retrospective pay fixation at par with other ASI cadres.
Chandra Pal Singh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that seniority in BSF Communication Cadre must be determined by the date of qualifying the Grade-III course as per Recruitment Rules, directing correction of the 2016 Seniority List to place promotee Petitioners above direct entry Respondents.
Kalu Ram v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a CAPF personnel diagnosed with service-aggravated disability is entitled to ex gratia compensation under Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memoranda, and directed payment with interest for delay.
Sandesh Jindal & Anr. v. Vipul Jindal
The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court’s rejection of interim maintenance to the wife and set-off against the unmarried daughter’s maintenance claim, affirming limited revisional interference and the complementary nature of DV Act relief and Section 125 CrPC maintenance.
The State (NCT of Delhi) v. Sanjay @ Tota
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a murder case due to lack of credible eyewitness identification and doubtful recovery of the firearm, granting benefit of doubt.
Rakesh Kumar v. Sashastra Seema Bal and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a Review Medical Board must follow the specialist's medical opinion and apply the correct recruitment medical standards, quashing the disqualification of a candidate for Head Constable (Mechanic) in SSB.
Dr. A. K. Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that interest at 6% per annum is payable on delayed retiral benefits to a government servant fully exonerated of charges, directing payment within six weeks.
AKC Retailers Private Limited v. Income Tax Officer & Anr.
The Delhi High Court directed reassessment notices issued beyond the extended limitation period under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act to be reconsidered by the Assessing Officer in light of binding Supreme Court and High Court precedents.
Shri Karshni Alloys Private Limited v. Ramakrishnan Sadasivan
The Supreme Court upheld the lawful forfeiture of amounts paid by the appellant in a liquidation sale under the IBC, affirming the NCLT's power to impose strict timelines and conditions to ensure expeditious resolution.
Dr. Sohail Malik v. Union of India & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that the Internal Complaints Committee constituted at the aggrieved woman’s workplace has jurisdiction to entertain sexual harassment complaints against employees of different departments under the POSH Act, rejecting the appellant’s jurisdictional challenge.
Mohan Lal Fatehpuria v. M/s Bharat Textiles
The Supreme Court held that upon expiry of the arbitrator's mandate under Section 29A(4), the Court must substitute the arbitrator under Section 29A(6) to ensure speedy arbitration, setting aside the High Court's order that extended the original arbitrator's mandate without substitution.
Vineeta Srinandan v. High Court of Judicature at Bombay
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and remitted the sentence imposed for criminal contempt, holding that a bona fide apology expressing genuine remorse must be accepted under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act.
Saraswati Wire and Cable Industries v. Mohammad Moinuddin Khan
The Supreme Court held that a mere spurious or minor dispute does not bar admission of a Section 9 insolvency application and restored the NCLT order admitting the operational creditor's petition against the corporate debtor.
National Cooperative Development Corporation v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Supreme Court held that deductions under Section 36(1)(viii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 are strictly limited to profits directly derived from providing long-term finance, excluding dividend income, interest on short-term deposits, and service charges for government loans.
The State of West Bengal v. Anil Kumar Dey
The Supreme Court held that police powers under Section 102 CrPC to seize property are distinct and co-existent with attachment powers under Section 18A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, allowing freezing of accounts during investigation even in PC Act cases.
RattanIndia Power Limited v. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
The Supreme Court upheld the payment of Carrying Cost at LPS rate without compounding interest as per binding remand orders, emphasizing finality of appellate decisions and proper application of PPA terms.
Thermax Limited v. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.
The Bombay High Court set aside an arbitral award holding the purchaser responsible for GTG breakdown due to improper maintenance and barred consequential damages claims under contract exclusion clauses.
Lokranjan Breweries Private Limited & Anr v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that licence fees for country liquor manufacture must be charged uniformly at a flat rate per case based on overall production, striking down arbitrary slab-wise differential treatment violating Article 14.
Katty Minoo Dastur & Anr. v. WMT Apparels Pvt. Ltd.
The High Court quashed the Appellate Court's order imposing onerous retrospective compensation conditions for stay of eviction, affirming that tenancy terminates on the eviction decree date and stay conditions must be reasonable under Order XLI Rule 5 CPC.