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Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and related restrictions as reasonable public health measures, emphasizing limited judicial interference in expert-driven pandemic policies while safeguarding fundamental rights under Article 21.
ARAVINTH R.A. v. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE & ORS.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of NMC regulations prescribing minimum standards and internship requirements for foreign medical graduates, dismissing challenges of unconstitutionality and ultra vires.
ARAVINTH R.A. v. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE & ORS.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of NMC regulations imposing minimum standards and internship requirements on foreign medical graduates seeking registration in India, dismissing challenges of constitutional and statutory invalidity.
Pawan Kumar v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that discharge of a recruit for non-disclosure of a criminal case registered after application and ending in acquittal is unsustainable without objective and reasonable consideration of all relevant facts under the Railway Protection Force Rules.
Union of India & Anr. v. Millenium Delhi Broadcast LLP Etc.
The Supreme Court upheld the Tribunal's decision that the bank guarantee could not be invoked as the license period had not commenced due to non-issuance of the Wireless Operational Licence, rendering the invocation invalid.
Union of India & Anr. v. Millenium Delhi Broadcast LLP Etc.
The Supreme Court held that invocation of the bank guarantee was unlawful as the license period had not commenced due to non-issuance of the Wireless Operational Licence, dismissing the Union of India's appeal.
Chhavi v. University of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the University of Delhi's restriction limiting the number of papers in the Second Centenary Chance examination, holding that academic policy decisions are within the university's exclusive discretion and not subject to judicial interference absent arbitrariness.
CLN ENERGY PVT. LTD. v. E ASHWA AUTOMOTIVE PRIVATE LIMITED
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to resolve disputes arising from a contract containing a valid arbitration clause after the respondent failed to cooperate.
Ved Prakash Ahuja v. Roma Prakash Ahuja
The High Court allowed the writ petition directing the Trial Court to summon the Income Tax Department to provide the mandatory Section 65-B certificate for electronic Income Tax records, holding that failure to do so was a non-application of mind.
M/s Bawa Paulins Pvt. Ltd. v. UPS Freight Services (India) Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that forwarding agents' admitted error in shipping documents constituted deficiency in service entitling the exporter to full compensation, restoring the State Commission's award and setting aside the National Commission's reduction.
The Maharashtra State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd. v. Bhagyashree Pravin Kulkarni
The Bombay High Court set aside the Industrial Court's additional interim order directing payment of wages and increments to a daily wage employee, holding that such relief cannot be granted during pendency of the complaint when an earlier status quo order is in force.
Rajmachi Rural Aid and Development Programme v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court directed the Collector to decide whether disputed land vested as private forest under the Maharashtra Private Forest Act, holding that procedural defects in notices do not automatically invalidate vesting and that factual disputes must be resolved by the competent authority.
Trimbak Joma Thakur and others v. Principal Secretary Urban Development Department and others
The Bombay High Court directed CIDCO to deposit enhanced land acquisition compensation with interest as per a final court decree, rejecting claims of financial inability and pendency of review petitions, holding that selective payment violates constitutional equality and writ jurisdiction is maintainable to enforce such rights.
Ganesh Anmappa Talwar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder based on reliable child witness testimony corroborated by neighbors and medical evidence, rejecting claims of delay and tutoring.
Iqbal Ahmed Kallan Khan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to irreconcilable inconsistencies in multiple dying declarations, giving precedence to the earliest medical officer's statement indicating suicide.
Nauman Suleman Khan v. State of Maharashtra & Tanvi Amardas Bhalla
The Bombay High Court quashed a sexual offence FIR under IPC and POCSO Act upon settlement and mutual marriage undertaking by the now-major victim and accused.
Sharvari Vishwas Magdum v. The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
The Bombay High Court held that denial of admission to Class-VI based on a hyper-technical reading of Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme was unjustified as it violated the statutory right to education under the RTE Act, directing admission of the petitioners.
Waqf Board, Rajasthan v. Jindal Saw Limited
The Supreme Court dismissed the Waqf Board's appeal, holding that the disputed structure is not a waqf property and mining activities on the leased land may proceed.
Atbir Puri Jaswant Singh v. National Capital Territory of Delhi
The Supreme Court held that a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment without remission under a Presidential order is not automatically barred from parole if he fulfills statutory conditions, and remanded the matter for reconsideration of parole application.
Atbir v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court held that a life convict barred from remission and parole by presidential order is not precluded from furlough if he meets eligibility criteria under prison rules, and remanded the case for reconsideration.