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Union Bank of India v. Suman Rani
The Delhi High Court dismissed Union Bank's writ petition, upholding the Industrial Tribunal's order granting ex-gratia payment to the deceased employee's widow, holding that unproven misconduct allegations cannot bar terminal benefits and delay in application was condonable.
Delhi Transport Corporation v. Balwan Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld a Labour Court award protecting a probationary employee with disability from termination, mandating alternative employment and back wages under Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Bijender Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing MCD to pay 12% interest on delayed retiral benefits, rejecting financial crisis as a ground to reduce or deny interest.
Union of India v. Ex Hav Gohar Abbas Baquari
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension for hypertension, affirming the presumption that ailments detected during service are attributable to military service unless clearly disproved.
Jagmohan and Another v. Badri Nath and Others
The Supreme Court upheld tenants' right of pre-emption over urban immovable property despite a State notification excluding pre-emption rights for sale of land within municipalities, and held the suit was within limitation.
Velthepu Srinivas and Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions of three accused but modified the conviction of the fourth accused to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, sentencing him to 10 years imprisonment.
Sonika Vishnudas Kadam v. Vishnudas Haribhau Kadam & Ors.
The Bombay High Court allowed transfer of Domestic Violence proceedings from Junnar to Thane under Section 407 CrPC, balancing convenience and ends of justice against accused’s right to fair trial.
Ravi Ashish Builders Ltd v. Shardadevi Vikramjeet Yadav
The Bombay High Court set aside the trial court's order allowing amendment of the plaint after trial commencement, holding that the amendment was mala fide, introduced a new case, and was not sought with due diligence.
Shri Govind Sakli Epili & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the reversion of employees promoted without possessing AICTE-approved Diplomas, affirming strict adherence to Recruitment Rules under Article 309 for government appointments.
Anita Sopan Ravalekar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court set aside the conviction for rash and negligent driving causing death and injury due to failure of prosecution to prove rashness beyond reasonable doubt and directed compensation to victims.
Unique Trading Company v. Income Tax Officer – 18 (3)(5)
The Bombay High Court held that mere delay in payment of self-assessment tax without wilful intent does not constitute an offence under Section 276C(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and quashed the prosecution accordingly.
M/S GAV DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. v. THE PUBLISHERS DAINIK JAGRAN & ORS
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's order returning the plaint for lack of territorial jurisdiction in a defamation suit, holding that mere assertion of circulation outside the place of publication without specific averments is insufficient to confer jurisdiction.
Vijender Singh v. State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and granted probate of a Will after holding that minor discrepancies do not invalidate a duly executed Will absent real suspicious circumstances.
Rohit Singh Rathore & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the ITBP's amendment giving preference to personnel with longer service in harsh areas for deputation to Afghanistan, holding it a valid policy decision not violating constitutional or statutory provisions.
The Regents of the University of California v. Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks & Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the rejection of patent claim amendments under Section 59(1) of the Patents Act, holding that the amendments were within the scope of the original disclosure and permissible.
Arvind Kejriwal v. State & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that retweeting defamatory content amounts to publication under Section 499 IPC, making the retweeter liable for defamation, and upheld the summons against Arvind Kejriwal for retweeting allegedly defamatory material.
District and Sessions Courts Employees Welfare Association v. District & Sessions Judge Headquarters & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that employees promoted prospectively under the 2012 Rules are not entitled to retrospective promotions from the date vacancies arose in absence of statutory mandate or mala fide delay.
Delhi Development Authority v. Jai Narain Gupta
The High Court upheld the CAT's order quashing penalty on a junior engineer who acted under written instructions of superior officers, holding he was not guilty of misconduct.
M/S ADITYA THERMOPACK PVT. LTD. v. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.
The Delhi High Court held that a discharge voucher issued under protest does not bar arbitration and directed reference of the insurance claim dispute to arbitration under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Hemlata Gupta v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the authority of DSIIDC to reject a sole, non-competitive bid in an e-auction and re-auction the industrial plot, dismissing the petitioner's challenge.