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Ritu Maheshwari v. M/S. Promotional Club
The Supreme Court held that applicants have no right to allotment under a closed scheme and must be considered under prevailing schemes, setting aside the High Court's order favoring the club and dismissing contempt proceedings against Noida.
State of Bihar v. Shyama Nandan Mishra
The Supreme Court held that +2 lecturers appointed under Advertisement No. 1/87 are members of the Bihar Subordinate Education Service and entitled to merger benefits with the Bihar Education Service, quashing the State’s exclusionary notifications as arbitrary and unlawful.
State of Bihar v. Shyama Nandan Mishra
The Supreme Court upheld that +2 lecturers appointed under Advertisement No. 1/87 are members of the Bihar Subordinate Education Service and entitled to merger benefits with Bihar Education Service, quashing government notifications excluding them.
Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited v. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
The Supreme Court held that interest pendente lite can be included in the sum awarded under Section 31(7)(a) of the Arbitration Act only if there is no contrary agreement between the parties, and upheld the arbitral award applying the parties' agreed interest terms.
Abdul Matin Mallick v. Subrata Bhattacharjee (Banerjee)
The Supreme Court held that deposit of the entire sale consideration plus 10% at the time of filing a pre-emption application under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 is mandatory, and failure to comply renders the application not maintainable, leading to dismissal of the pre-emption claim.
MS. P. v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's grant of regular bail in a serious offence case due to non-application of mind and relevant material being overlooked, emphasizing the need for judicial reasoning and consideration of criminal antecedents and threat to the complainant.
MS. P. v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail order for an accused charged with serious offences, emphasizing the need for reasoned bail orders and considering criminal antecedents and conduct post-release.
Faiz Ahmed Mohammed Ali Khot v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a suspended private school employee is entitled to subsistence allowance under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules, and directed payment of arrears with interest due to management's failure to conduct enquiry or pay allowance.
M/s. Zeal Real Estate Limited v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed the compulsory acquisition order under Section 269UD of the Income Tax Act for failure to determine fair market value and absence of a finding of tax evasion intent, holding that such acquisition requires strict compliance with statutory and natural justice principles.
Nurul Shamsul Haq Shah v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to unreliable dying declaration, inconsistent eyewitnesses, and inconclusive forensic evidence, emphasizing strict scrutiny of dying declarations under Section 32 Evidence Act.
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR and investigation against Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. on finding the complaint malafide, lacking affidavit support, and an abuse of process of law, emphasizing the necessity of judicial mind and affidavit under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.
Maruti Navnath Sonawane v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed the appellant's criminal appeal and discharged him from charges under the MCOC Act due to lack of prima facie evidence and failure to meet statutory conditions for invoking the Act.
Union of India v. Ashish Agrawal
The Supreme Court held that reassessment notices issued under Section 148 after April 1, 2021, must comply with the amended procedural safeguards under the Finance Act, 2021, and quashed non-compliant notices, passing a common order to regulate pending appeals.
Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal
The Supreme Court held that reassessment notices issued under old Income Tax provisions post 1st April 2021 are deemed issued under substituted provisions with procedural safeguards, balancing Revenue and assessee rights and modifying High Court quash orders PAN India.
Union of India v. Ashish Agrawal
The Supreme Court held that reassessment notices issued under Section 148 after April 1, 2021, must comply with the procedural safeguards introduced by the Finance Act, 2021, and quashed non-compliant notices, while exercising its constitutional powers to regulate reassessment proceedings uniformly across India.
Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal
The Supreme Court held that reassessment notices issued under unamended section 148 after 1st April 2021 are invalid but may be deemed issued under section 148A of the substituted Income Tax Act, allowing reassessment proceedings to continue subject to compliance with new procedural safeguards.
M/s. Kelkar & Kelkar v. M/s. Hotel Pride Executive Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that when a statutory remedy of appeal against an arbitral award exists under the Arbitration Act, 1940, the High Court should not entertain writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 to set aside such awards.
M/s. Kelkar & Kelkar v. M/s. Hotel Pride Executive Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 cannot be entertained against an arbitral award when a statutory remedy of appeal under the Arbitration Act, 1940 is available and not availed.
Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited v. S.P. Velayutham & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the Registering Authority must verify the authority under a Power of Attorney before registering a sale deed, and failure to do so can be challenged by writ petition despite pending civil suits.
Indra Deo Tiwari v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court dismissed the Review Petition against the dismissal of the Special Leave Petition challenging the acquittal, holding no error apparent on record to justify interference.