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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.
Janardhan Sitaram Surve & Ors. v. Sunil Ramesh Ukrulkar & Ors.
The High Court upheld the dismissal of a motor accident claim petition for compensation due to lack of proof of negligence by the driver of the offending vehicle under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Airport Authority of India v. Lite Bite Foods Private Limited
The Bombay High Court dismissed the arbitration petition seeking fresh reference on interest claims already adjudicated, applying the Henderson Principle and constructive res judicata to uphold finality of arbitral awards.
M/s Rural Infrastructure Development Private Limited v. The Land Acquisition Officer and Sub-Divisional Officer, Thane & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the mandate of an arbitral tribunal under the Maharashtra State Highways Act expires under Section 29A of the Arbitration Act if arbitration is not completed timely, and the territorial court of the seat of arbitration has jurisdiction to substitute the arbitrator.
M/s. Mumbai Nasik Express Way Limited v. Trambak Parbat Chavan
The Bombay High Court held that upon publication of Section 3-D notification under the National Highways Act, 1956, the acquired land vests absolutely in the Central Government extinguishing the original owner's rights, thereby negating claims for possession or compensation under a lease agreement.
Ambadas Shripati Jadhav and ors v. The State of Maharashtra and anr
The Bombay High Court set aside the murder convictions of four accused due to failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt based on unreliable circumstantial evidence and identification.