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Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. v. M/S Jaiprakash Hyundai Consortium & Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award granting additional costs for minimum wage increases, holding the award was perverse and unsupported by evidence, emphasizing strict adherence to contract terms and evidentiary standards in arbitration.
Manish Raswant v. Jaideep Raswant & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed transfer of a partition suit to itself upon the petitioner revising the suit valuation to meet pecuniary jurisdiction, keeping all jurisdictional objections open for adjudication.
Yashoda Thakore v. Kuchipudi Dance Centre and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the territorial jurisdiction of the Delhi Commercial Court under Section 62 of the Copyright Act, 1957, overruling objections based on the Commercial Courts Act and CPC provisions.
Rupinderjit Kaur v. The Manager, Dhanpatmal Virmani Sr. Sec. School
The Delhi High Court held that a candidate does not acquire a vested right to appointment merely by inclusion in a merit list, especially when the list is over five years old, and dismissed the petition seeking appointment based on such a list.
The Commissioner of Income Tax - International Taxation -3 v. Springer Nature Customer Services Centre GmbH
The Delhi High Court upheld the deletion of income tax additions treating payments as fees for technical services or royalty, holding that routine sales and support services without managerial or technical character do not qualify as taxable FTS or royalty under the Income Tax Act and India-Germany DTAA.
Saurabh Metals Pvt. Ltd v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging forfeiture of a performance bank guarantee, holding that the petitioner MSME was ineligible for relief under the government’s MSME Scheme and that unconditional bank guarantees are enforceable absent fraud or special equities.
Shubham Pal v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a POCSO case after the minor prosecutrix's testimony indicated a consensual relationship and no sexual assault, emphasizing the nuanced approach required in bail applications under the POCSO Act.
Union of India and Anr. v. R N Singh
The Delhi High Court held that a sitting judicial member's reappointment under the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 must commence only after completion of the original tenure under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, upholding the principle of secured tenure and preventing arbitrary curtailment.
M/S Real Apt Solutions v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the Sub-Lease Agreements govern ownership and lease rights over wagons, directing Indian Railways to return wagons to petitioners who purchased them from financial institutions after lease expiry, rejecting respondents' claim based on bid documents.
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Kusuma Devi & Ors.
The insurer is entitled to recover compensation paid under a motor accident claim from the vehicle owner if the driver lacked a valid licence and the owner fails to prove otherwise.
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The court held that continuous and peaceful possession coupled with use can establish ownership rights in property disputes, setting aside lower courts' orders and granting possession to the petitioner.
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The court upheld the petitioner’s ownership and possession rights over the disputed land, dismissing the respondent’s claim of adverse possession and illegal occupation.
State of Orissa v. Laxmi Narayan Das
The Supreme Court dismissed a belated writ petition challenging final land records due to delay, concealment of material facts, and non-maintainability after suit withdrawal, emphasizing the doctrine of delay and laches and the need for clean hands in litigation.
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The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under the NDPS Act, emphasizing mandatory compliance with Section 52A procedural safeguards for seizure and handling of narcotic drugs to preserve evidentiary integrity.
Mangilal v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in an NDPS case due to non-compliance with mandatory Section 52A safeguards, non-production of seized narcotics, hostile witnesses, and procedural irregularities undermining the prosecution's case.
Sivanandan C T and Others v. High Court of Kerala and Others
The Supreme Court held that the Kerala High Court’s post-examination imposition of a viva-voce cut-off violated statutory rules and the petitioners’ legitimate expectation, rendering the decision arbitrary and unconstitutional, but declined to unseat already appointed judges due to public interest.
Union of India v. Patil Rajkumar Dhansingh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal’s grant of disability pension for primary hypertension diagnosed after long military service, emphasizing the presumption of attributability and the need for cogent reasoning by the Release Medical Board to deny such claims.
Union of India and Ors v. Ex Sgt Sayan Panja
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Diabetes Mellitus Type-II, affirming the presumption that such disability is attributable to military service unless the employer rebuts it with positive evidence.
Dr. Shivraj Chhotulal Pataria v. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the cancellation of hospital registration and permanent sealing for non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements under the Bombay Nursing Home Registration Act, 1949.
Vaishali Ukha Patil v. The State of Maharashtra
The Court upheld the Education Department's rejection of approval for the petitioner's appointment due to procedural lapses but directed the Management to reinstate her and bear salary costs as her service was treated as regular and permanent.