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Ashok Babulal Avasthi v. Munna Nizamuddin Khan & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that in tenant suits against municipal demolition, the landlord is a proper party whose joinder the court may permit under Order I Rule 10(2) CPC, affirming judicial discretion to add landlords for complete adjudication.
Dagadu Dnyanu Diwase and Ors. v. Prakash Dattatraya Diwase and Ors.
The High Court upheld the appellate decree holding the suit property as self-acquired by Plaintiff's father, dismissing Defendants' claim of joint family ownership and affirming Plaintiff's right to recover possession.
Chandru Mirchandani v. The Settlement Commissioner For Compensation
The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking allotment of evacuee land after over five decades, holding the claim barred by delay and laches and emphasizing the necessity of a live legal right and proper parties.
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj v. K. N. Sati and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's decision invalidating the downward refixation of pay and recovery of alleged excess payments without prior notice, holding such recovery barred after five years and emphasizing strict compliance with natural justice.
Jeger Ali Oagaz v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 25 of the Arms Act against a petitioner who unknowingly carried one cartridge, holding that conscious possession is essential to constitute an offence.
Venkatesh Krishna Bhandarkar v. Henry D’Souza
The Bombay High Court upheld that a leave and licence agreement was valid and subsisting by implied renewal on 1st February 1973, entitling the occupant to protection as a deemed tenant under Section 15A of the Bombay Rent Act, 1947.
Chandni J. Ahuja v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed reopening notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act for lack of valid reason to believe that income had escaped assessment, emphasizing that suspicion alone is insufficient for reopening assessments.
Vidyavardhini Thr. Secretary v. Aniket Akhade
The Bombay High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order deeming Assistant Professors confirmed after probation under AICTE Regulations, quashing their termination and ordering reinstatement, while denying back wages to one gainfully employed petitioner.
Balvinder Kaur & Ors. v. University of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition by legal heirs seeking retrospective promotion of a deceased lecturer due to inordinate delay, laches, and non-fulfillment of mandatory eligibility criteria under the Merit Promotion Scheme.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited v. Anil Mansukhlal Doshi & Ors.
The High Court dismissed HPCL's revision application holding that the statutory right of lease renewal under the Caltex Act supersedes contractual renewal rights, and the lease expired in 2003, entitling the plaintiffs to possession.
M/s. B. K. Polimex India Private Limited v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed the Customs order confiscating artworks by Souza and Padamsee as obscene, holding that nudity alone does not constitute obscenity and emphasizing adherence to legal precedents and artistic freedom.
Gangadhar Sonu Sonaware & Ors. v. Namdeo Bhausingh Sonawane & Ors.
The Civil Court suit seeking declaration of ownership by adverse possession is barred under Section 85 of the Maharashtra Tenancy Act as it seeks to defeat final orders of Revenue Authorities, and the appeal against rejection of plaint is allowed.
Foreshore Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Divisional Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies
The Bombay High Court held that under Section 154B-13 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, a cooperative housing society must admit the nominee or legal heir of a deceased member as a member, limiting the society's discretion to refuse membership.
Hashmiya Bahrul Faiz Social Welfare Association v. Abdullah M. Shukur Qureshi
The Full Bench held that employees of D.Ed and B.Ed colleges not recognised under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Act, 1977 do not have a right of appeal under Section 9 of the Act, affirming the Single Judge's decision and rejecting the Division Bench's contrary view.
Paramanand Builders LLP v. Competent Authority & District Deputy Mumbai City (4)
The Bombay High Court upheld the Competent Authority's order granting unilateral deemed conveyance under MOFA, ruling that statutory obligations to convey ownership to flat purchasers override private agreements limiting rights to leasehold interests.
Sangeeta Jeswani & Ors. v. Oriental Bank of Commerce & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of a prior equitable mortgage and dismissed the petitioners' challenge to the recovery and sale of the mortgaged property, rejecting their bona fide purchaser and forgery claims.
Municipal Corporation of Gr. Bombay v. M/s. Karnani Building
The Bombay High Court held that in absence of a court-fixed standard rent under the Bombay Rent Act, the agreed rent after renovation is the proper basis for fixing rateable value under the BMC Act, restoring the municipal assessment and allowing the appeal.
Atul Bapusaheb Jadhav & Ors. v. Sharadrao Daulatrao Jadhav & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the second appeal upholding the validity of a partition deed and the finding that the defendant was a gratuitous licensee, not an adverse possessor, affirming concurrent factual findings of lower courts.
Reshu Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that an employee who completed the maximum probation period without confirmation is entitled to confirmation by implication and directed issuance of confirmation and consequential benefits.
HARDEV SINGH v. PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY
Sub-lessees under a Government lease for agricultural purposes do not acquire independent tenure-holder status under the Ceiling Act without complying with lease conditions, and their land is included in the original lessee's holding for ceiling purposes.