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State of Madhya Pradesh v. Satish Jain
The Supreme Court held that an agreement and arbitration award based on an ex-parte decree later set aside lack legal sanctity, and directed the suit to proceed on merits protecting State ownership of land.
GOVIND KUMAR SHARMA & ANR. v. BANK OF BARODA & ORS.
The Supreme Court set aside an auction sale under SARFAESI Act for non-compliance with mandatory notice rules, restored appellants' tenancy status, and directed refund of auction money with 12% compound interest.
Mukhtar Zaidi v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that when a Magistrate relies on affidavits filed with a Protest Petition after police closure report, the matter must be treated as a complaint under Section 190(1)(a) Cr.P.C. and proceeded with accordingly, setting aside the summoning order treating it as a State case.
The State of West Bengal v. Jayeeta Das
The Supreme Court held that until the State Government constitutes a Special Court under the NIA Act, the Sessions Court has jurisdiction to try UAPA offences and authorize remand, reversing the High Court's quashing of such proceedings.
THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH v. KAMAL AGARWAL & ORS.
The Supreme Court quashed a criminal FIR registered in Arunachal Pradesh for a civil dispute over property transactions occurring in Rajasthan, holding lack of territorial jurisdiction and misuse of criminal law.
Kirpal Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to wholly unreliable and uncorroborated prosecution evidence, emphasizing the primacy of quality over quantity of evidence in criminal trials.
State of Telangana v. Mohd. Abdul Qasim
The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction in allowing a review petition that set aside concurrent judgments confirming forest land status, affirming the limited scope of review and the statutory scheme for forest land declaration under the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967.
Maheshkumar G. Garodia v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that work done under a jurisdictionally invalid restraint order cannot be undone if in public interest, but the affected party may claim compensation through civil proceedings.
Vinayak Sopan Matre & Ors. v. The Principal, Government Polytechnic Pune & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the cancellation of petitioners' admissions to a part-time diploma course due to non-compliance with verification directions and improper post-admission cancellation after substantial course completion.
Shri Aakash Babaso Shinge v. Additional Commissioner
The Bombay High Court upheld the disqualification of a Gram Panchayat member for encroachment on government land by his father, ruling that shared occupation or business on encroached property leads to disqualification regardless of separate residence claims.
Abhimanyu Narasu Patil v. Commissioner of Police
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order for non-supply of relied-upon documents, affirming the constitutional requirement of communicating all grounds to enable effective representation under Article 22(5).
Sanjay Kumar Agrawal v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed the Look Out Circular against a non-accused petitioner in a PMLA case due to lack of material and procedural non-compliance, affirming the right to travel subject to cooperation.
Nareshkumar Rajpal Bagdi v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder and theft based on a complete and cogent chain of circumstantial evidence excluding all other hypotheses.
The Commissioner of Income Tax - International Taxation -3 v. Six Continents Hotels Inc.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Revenue's appeal, holding that payments received by Six Continents Hotels Inc. for centralized marketing and reservation services are not taxable as Royalty or Fees for Included Services under the Income Tax Act and India-USA DTAA.
Sunanda Sudhakar Thakur & Ors. v. Rajendra Dynaneshwar Khandve
The High Court upheld the Trial Court's rejection of a belated amendment challenging a registered Development Agreement as time-barred and prejudicial, emphasizing judicious exercise of discretion under Order VI Rule 17 CPC.
Prasanna Karunakar Shetty v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed attachment orders against a former company director for GST recovery, holding that recovery without prior show cause notice and subjective satisfaction under Sections 79 and 89 of the MGST Act violates fundamental rights.
Gopal Suresh Malik v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the preventive detention of a petitioner under the MPDA Act, ruling that his criminal acts had the latent potential to disturb public order and justified detention.
Akshit Petrochem Pvt. Ltd. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court set aside the denial of Input Tax Credit due to refusal of cross-examination and remitted the matter for re-adjudication, also directing consideration of refund of an alleged involuntary deposit.
SIS LIMITED v. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (DGST) WARD 201 203 AND 206
The Delhi High Court set aside a tax demand order under Section 73 CGST Act for failure to consider the taxpayer's detailed reply and remitted the matter for fresh adjudication with opportunity for personal hearing.
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs
The Delhi High Court allowed Microsoft's appeal, holding that the patent application for a reversible 2D lapped transform compression method is patentable as it demonstrates a technical contribution beyond a computer program per se, and set aside the refusal based on obsolete CRI Guidelines.