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In Re: City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price
The Supreme Court mandated uniform, effective measures to control stray dogs and cattle, especially in institutional areas, to safeguard public safety and uphold the right to life under Article 21.
Srivastava & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the lease cancellation but constituted a judicial enquiry committee to verify genuine allottees and formulate a plan for partial lease restoration and completion of the stalled housing project.
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corp. Ltd. v. M/s. Brandavan Food Products
The Supreme Court upheld the arbitral award entitling caterers to differential payment for second regular meals served, limiting judicial interference with arbitral awards on contractual interpretation and factual inferences.
M/S SHANTI CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. v. THE STATE OF ODISHA
The Supreme Court held that the term 'previous Financial Year' in tender rules means the last completed financial year for which Income Tax Returns have been filed by bid submission, setting aside the rejection of the highest bidder and directing a fresh tender to protect public interest.
Samiullah v. The State of Bihar & Ors.
The Supreme Court struck down Bihar Registration Rules amendments requiring mutation proof for property registration as ultra vires and arbitrary, reaffirming that registration does not confer title and such conditions exceed rule-making powers.
Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GMBH & Co. KG and Hardcastle Petrofer Private Limited v. United Petrofer Limited
The Bombay High Court granted interim injunction restraining United Petrofer Limited from using the mark 'PETROFER' or deceptively similar names, holding such use infringed the Plaintiffs' registered trademark rights under Section 29(5) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
Innovations Garment Pvt. Ltd. v. Bhavesh Ramjibhai Gada
The Bombay High Court upheld ex parte injunctions protecting the Plaintiff’s registered trade mark and copyright, rejecting the Defendants’ claim of suppression of material facts and clarifying that 'John Doe' suits do not bind unknown infringers indefinitely.
Innovations Garment Pvt. Ltd. v. Bhavesh Ramjibhai Gada
The Bombay High Court upheld ex-parte injunctions protecting the Plaintiff’s registered trade mark and copyright, rejecting defendants’ claim of suppression of material facts based on an unrelated dismissed prior suit and clarifying the nature of 'John Doe' suits.
Surendra Hari Ranade v. Keshav Alias Suhas Nilkanth Dandekar
The Bombay High Court upheld eviction of tenant on ground of acquisition of suitable alternate residence jointly purchased by tenant, rejecting restrictive bequest as suitable residence and allowing legal heirs to prosecute petition without conferring tenancy rights absent evidence.
Rohit Ramesh Palve & Ors. v. Tula Shankar Palave & Ors.
The High Court dismissed the second appeal upholding concurrent findings that the plaintiffs' failure to seek relief against alienation of ancestral property by the Karta for legal necessity barred their claim in the partition suit.
Sandip Keda Garud v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a compassionate appointment to a lower post than that held by the deceased employee is valid if the appointee is qualified, and quashed the rejection of approval by the Education Officer.
Sanjay Vasantrao Thakur v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and set aside the caste scrutiny committee's rejection of the petitioner's claim to belong to the Thakur tribe based on conclusive genealogical and documentary evidence.
Balasaheb Sonba Chavan v. Dilip Baburao Rajput
The Bombay High Court allowed the appellant's appeal directing transfer of the Vendor's license to him, quashing the suspension order based on resolved partnership disputes.
Ramesh Tulshiram Bhutekar & Ors. v. The Asiatic Society of Mumbai & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the Charity Commissioner under Section 41A of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act has no jurisdiction to interfere with public trust elections once declared, quashing the impugned order directing election procedures.
Abhay Manohar Paranjape & Ors. v. Shivnagari Cooperative Housing Society Limited & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that lawful complaints and litigation by cooperative society members cannot justify expulsion under Section 35 without clear, reasoned findings of detrimental conduct, restoring the petitioners' membership.
Matrix Clothing Pvt Ltd v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle - 16(2) New Delhi
Delhi High Court quashed reassessment notices issued under Section 148 for AY 2014-15 and 2015-16, holding that reopening based on survey findings and non-electronic filing of Form 10DA was invalid as it amounted to mere change of opinion without fresh material.
Commissioner of Income Tax, International Taxation-1, Delhi v. DXC Technology Services Singapore Pte Ltd
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Revenue's appeals, holding that payments for off-the-shelf software, telecom bandwidth, and IT support services do not constitute taxable royalty or fees for technical services under the India-Singapore DTAA.
Ms. Rishi Agrawala, Ms. Aarushi Tiku, Mr. Vikram Choudhary, Mr. Kumar Satyam Agarwal, Mr. Ankit Rana, Ms. Shipra Bali, Mr. Sarthak Malhotra and Ms. Muskan Sethi v. BREEZ BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD
The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator by consent under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, leaving all substantive issues for arbitration and permitting interim relief applications before the arbitrator.
Rahul v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed the cancellation of a candidate’s recruitment to the Railway Protection Special Force, holding that nondisclosure of a criminal case does not amount to suppression when the candidate was exonerated by a Final Report prior to attestation.
The State (GNCT of Delhi) v. Rajender Kumar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal against acquittal in a rash and negligent driving case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt and the trial court's findings were not perverse.