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Rajat Goyal v. V. Kameswar Rao
The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's order estimating the appellant's income at ₹50,000 per month and directing maintenance pendente lite of ₹25,000 per month to the respondent and minor daughter, dismissing the appellant's challenge.
Narender Kumar @ Neeraj & Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a senior citizen cannot invoke the Senior Citizens Act for eviction without proving a legal relationship obliging the respondents to maintain him, and possession alone does not establish ownership or entitlement under the Act.
The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Munna Lal Gupta & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurance company's appeal, upholding compensation to a motor accident victim despite delay in FIR lodging, emphasizing the need for cross-examination on disputed issues and corroboration by hospital records.
Payal Malhotra v. Sulekh Chand
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash proceedings under Section 138 N.I. Act, holding that defence must be raised at trial and the High Court cannot usurp trial court's jurisdiction at the summons stage.
Hari Babu Thota v. Respondent
The Supreme Court held that MSME status for exemption under Section 240A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is to be determined as on the date of submission of the resolution plan, not CIRP commencement, setting aside lower tribunals' orders and allowing the appeal.
Vijay v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that Section 35 of the Stamp Act does not bar secondary evidence of an agreement to sell executed before stamp duty liability arose, allowing its admissibility under the Evidence Act.
Pop Singh & Ors v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court modified the conviction from Section 304 Part-I to Part-II IPC, holding that the appellants lacked intention to cause death but had knowledge of likely death, and reduced the sentence accordingly.
Union of India & Ors. v. K. Suri Babu
The Supreme Court held that disciplinary proceedings against workmen must be governed by certified Standing Orders under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, and not by the Central Civil Services Rules, 1965, absent a specific notification excluding the Act's applicability.
Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that the Union Government lawfully has unilateral power to appoint and extend the tenure of the Chief Secretary of Delhi, given the exclusion of certain subjects from GNCTD's legislative and executive domain.
Pavana Dibbur v. The Directorate of Enforcement
The Supreme Court held that prosecution under Section 3 of the PMLA can proceed against a person not named in the predicate offence, but conspiracy under Section 120-B IPC to commit a non-scheduled offence does not attract PMLA provisions.
Ved Pal & Anr v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellants, holding that the prosecution failed to prove rape beyond reasonable doubt due to lack of corroborative medical and forensic evidence and improbability of the prosecution story.
Digvijaysinh Himmatsinh Jadeja v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's quashing of the FIR involving disputed factual issues and directed continuation of investigation under Sections 406 and 420 IPC.
AGV Fenestration Pvt. Ltd. v. M/S. Delmen Nets
The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal and refused condonation of delay in filing the first appeal due to unexplained inordinate delay and held that limitation cannot be circumvented by invoking Section 100 CPC without a substantial question of law.
Z v. Directorate of Education & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition alleging harassment by the school, directing admission and issuance of ID card while upholding the school's disciplinary authority.
Gaurav Kumar as Guardian of Kavyansh v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that unaided private schools must admit EWS category children as per the RTE Act and regularized provisional admission granted after the school failed to challenge the seat matrix.
Hitesh Chhabra & Anr. v. Sandeep Chhabra & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed disputes over countersigning cheques in a partnership firm to be decided by the appointed Arbitrator under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, refusing to grant unilateral relief to the petitioners.
Union of India v. Ex MWO Dinesh Prasad
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension for primary hypertension, affirming the presumption of service attribution unless disproved by clear reasons.
Shonali Kedar Dighe v. Ashita Tham & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition for probate of a Will dated 20.06.2003, holding it to be suspicious and not duly executed, thereby rejecting the Will as sham and bogus.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. Gulab Genu Gadankush & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld that while the departmental enquiry was fair, the findings of guilt were perverse due to insufficient evidence, dismissing the employer's challenge and affirming the industrial tribunal's award.
Yamuna Gopinath Nadekar v. General Manager
The Bombay High Court held that reinstatement with full back wages includes all consequential benefits such as increments, bonus, and leave wages unless specifically excluded, and directed the respondent to pay the petitioner the full amount due with interest.