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Savita Gulati v. Directorate of Education & Anr.
Delhi High Court directs government to pay gratuity to part-time vocational teachers in accordance with the Payment of Gratuity Act and prior binding judgments.
Dev Dutt Sharma v. Managing Society National Public School and Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed recognized private school respondents to pay arrears of salary and benefits under the 7th Pay Commission to the legal heirs of a deceased employee, affirming entitlement under the Delhi School Education Act, 1973.
Oil India Limited v. Techno Canada Inc.
The Delhi High Court dismissed Oil India Limited's review petition, upholding the arbitral award's quantification of damages based on contractual standby and rental charges, holding it did not violate the fundamental policy of Indian law.
Mohd Saleem v. Zaheer Ahmad
The Delhi High Court upheld eviction of the tenant on the landlord's bona fide business requirement, rejecting tenant's claims of alternative accommodation and pagri payment as insufficient to raise triable issues.
Deepak alias Raj v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC based on last seen evidence, forensic DNA analysis, and circumstantial evidence, rejecting the appellant's false alibi and claims of false implication.
M/S BALAJI EXIM v. COMMISSIONER, CGST AND ORS.
The Delhi High Court held that a bona fide purchaser who has paid for and exported goods cannot be denied GST refund on suspicion of supplier fraud without conclusive evidence.
M/s.R.N. Ghanekar & Co. v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The court held that arbitration claims must be initiated within three years from the accrual of cause of action, and invocation of a pre-arbitration dispute resolution clause is not a pre-condition for arbitration, dismissing the appellant's claim as barred by limitation.
Arvind Gopalrao Basutkar & Ors v. Registrar General & Ors
The Bombay High Court held that pay scale benefits granted to Original Side officers must be extended to similarly placed Appellate Side officers to uphold equality under Article 14, directing immediate implementation of parity in service conditions.
Universal Cables Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld CIDCO's decision to hold BNC technically qualified in a tender for underground cable works, emphasizing judicial restraint in tender matters and rejecting petitioners' challenge of arbitrariness and procedural irregularities.
Jagdish Sajjankumar Banka v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed anticipatory bail to appellants in a SC/ST Act case, holding that the bar under Section 18 applies only if a prima facie case is made out and that malafide or motivated complaints do not attract the bar.
Geeta Tandon v. Anil Gomber
The Delhi High Court held that in a partition suit, the civil court can examine the validity of Wills even without probate, and the plaintiff sister is entitled to one-third share in the property as the defendants failed to prove the Wills' genuineness.
Anuj Kumar and Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed excluded meritorious wrestlers to participate in the Asian Championship 2023 trials, holding that arbitrary eligibility criteria causing irreparable prejudice must yield to fairness and merit-based selection.
M/S Nathu Ram Gupta and Co v. North Delhi Municipal Corporation
The Delhi High Court quashed the blacklisting of a contractor for non-compliance with natural justice, holding that prior notice and opportunity of hearing are mandatory before removal from approved contractor lists.
The Barshi Bar Association v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that compromise decrees partitioning agricultural land are not compulsorily registrable and attract only nominal stamp duty under Maharashtra law, invalidating the Collector's Circular insisting otherwise.
Noshir Darabshaw Talati v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The Bombay High Court held that reopening an income tax assessment based on a mere change of opinion without new tangible material is invalid and quashed the reassessment notice and order.
Framji Dinshaw Petit Parsee Sanatorium v. Income Tax Officer and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that reopening of assessment under section 148 without fresh tangible material is impermissible and upheld the petitioner charitable trust's right to carry forward and set off deficit, quashing the reassessment notice and order.
Angsley Investments Limited v. Jupiter Denizcilik Tasimacilik Mumessillik San. Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi
The Bombay High Court held that admiralty jurisdiction requires vessels to be parties and within territorial jurisdiction for arrest, disallowed injunctions against non-parties, and set aside decree against appellant for lack of jurisdiction.
Ravindra Shivram Salvi v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the cancellation of the petitioner's arms licence under Section 17(3)(b) of the Arms Act, 1959, holding that the licensing authority's subjective satisfaction based on criminal cases registered against the petitioner justified the revocation to maintain public peace.
Lyka Labs Limited & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
The Bombay High Court held that an authorized signatory of a company is not the 'drawer' under the Negotiable Instruments Act and cannot be directed to pay interim compensation under section 143A, which applies solely to the drawer (the company).