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Shashi Mohan v. Union of India and Ors.

Delhi High Court · 21 Feb 2019 · 2023:DHC:3339-DB

The Delhi High Court remanded the challenge to disciplinary actions issued by officials holding look-after charge of Director General, directing the Tribunal to decide their jurisdiction before proceeding.

administrative remanded

Britannia Industries Ltd. v. Maya Sunil Alagh

High Court of Bombay · 21 Feb 2019

The High Court held that courts lack jurisdiction to fix standard rent under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 for premises let after 1 October 1987, setting aside lower court orders fixing nominal standard rent for such premises.

civil appeal_allowed

Patanjali Foods Ltd. v. Union of India

High Court of Bombay · 16 Feb 2019

The Bombay High Court held that the tariff value applicable to imported goods is the rate in force at the exact time of presentation of the bill of entry, quashing reassessment based on a subsequent notification increasing tariff value.

tax appeal_allowed

Sulochana Divakar Parkar v. Ashok Shamrao Bhatte & Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 01 Feb 2019

The Bombay High Court held that legal heirs must plead and prove their own bonafide requirement in eviction suits after the death of original Plaintiff, setting aside an eviction decree granted without such pleading.

civil appeal_allowed

Fork Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India

High Court of Bombay · 01 Feb 2019 · 2024:BHC-OS:20181-DB

The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging the denial of relief under the SVLDRS Scheme due to failure to prove post-enquiry utilization of CENVAT credit and upheld the additional tax demand.

tax petition_dismissed

Yogesh Kumar Sharma and Ors. v. Central Board of Secondary Education

Delhi High Court · 01 Feb 2019 · 2024:DHC:3445

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging a CTET question as out of syllabus, holding that courts should exercise restraint in interfering with final answer keys unless there is a manifest error.

administrative petition_dismissed

L.J. Tanna Shares and Securities Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. v. 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. and Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 24 Jan 2019

The Bombay High Court held that NSEL cannot utilize funds deposited by NAFED in the Delhi High Court without court permission and directed transfer of the amount to its own registry, rejecting NSEL’s application for utilization.

civil appeal_allowed

Vidya Vikas Education Society v. Sunil Gulabrao Wadatkar

High Court of Bombay · 17 Jan 2019

The High Court set aside the termination of a school employee due to procedural defects in the enquiry and remanded the matter for fresh enquiry ensuring full opportunity of defence.

labor other

NIF Private Limited v. Registrar of Trade Marks

Delhi High Court · 08 Jan 2019 · 2023:DHC:8716

The Delhi High Court held that trademark rejection orders must be reasoned and provide an opportunity of hearing, quashing unreasoned orders and remanding the application for fresh consideration.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed

National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Vedic Resorts and Hotels Pvt. Ltd.

Supreme Court of India · 07 Jan 2019

The Supreme Court upheld the consumer commission's order directing the insurer to pay the claim, holding that the insurer failed to prove the loss was excluded under the malicious damage clause.

civil appeal_dismissed

Association of Technical Textiles Manufacturers and Processors v. Union of India

Delhi High Court · 31 Dec 2018 · 2023:DHC:8216-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed a TRU circular classifying polypropylene bags as plastics for lack of statutory authority, leaving classification to competent authorities.

tax petition_allowed

Dr. Reddys Laboratories Limited v. Fast Cure Pharma and Anr.

Delhi High Court · 23 Dec 2018 · 2023:DHC:7541

The Delhi High Court allowed the petition to cancel and remove the deceptively similar trademark “RAZOFAST” registered after the petitioner’s prior mark “RAZO” under Section 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

intellectual_property petition_allowed

Seth Motishaw Lalbaug Jain Charities v. Bombay General Employees’ Association

High Court of Bombay · 22 Dec 2018

The Bombay High Court held that a public charitable trust engaged in systematic commercial activities with wage-earning employees qualifies as an 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, notwithstanding its religious and charitable objectives.

labor petition_dismissed

Narender Kumar v. Union of India

Delhi High Court · 12 Dec 2018 · 2025:DHC:3160-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's dismissal of a disciplinary challenge for lack of merit consideration and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication on merits.

administrative appeal_allowed

Union of India v. Promila Sawhney

Delhi High Court · 06 Dec 2018 · 2025:DHC:5047-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the entitlement of a government employee to interest on delayed gratuity payment, affirming Tribunal jurisdiction and rejecting limitation and maintainability objections, while issuing notice on the rate and period of interest.

administrative appeal_dismissed

Shalen D’Mello v. Ruby Victoria Ferreira

High Court of Bombay · 02 Dec 2018 · 2023:BHC-AS:2088

The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal to set aside an ex-parte decree, holding that negligence of a party's Advocate can constitute sufficient cause to condone delay and restore the suit for fresh hearing.

civil appeal_allowed

Fcbulka Advertising Pvt Ltd v. Assistant Commissioner of Income

High Court of Bombay · 29 Nov 2018

The Bombay High Court quashed the rejection of a DDT refund claim for lack of procedural fairness, held that a preliminary communication is not a final statutory order under Section 237 of the Income Tax Act, and directed fresh adjudication with opportunity of hearing.

tax appeal_allowed

Rakesh Kumar Sharma v. Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetables Pvt Ltd

Delhi High Court · 28 Nov 2018 · 2024:DHC:1375

An appeal filed on behalf of a missing litigant without his knowledge or authorization post-judgment is incompetent and must be dismissed.

civil appeal_dismissed

Soni v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board and Anr.

Delhi High Court · 26 Nov 2018 · 2025:DHC:1510-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a candidate is bound by the social status declared in the latest application submitted for a recruitment process and cannot claim a different category declared in an earlier cancelled examination.

administrative petition_dismissed

Jogesh Pranlal Patel v. Shivaji Nagar She Ganesh CHS Ltd.

High Court of Bombay · 20 Nov 2018

The Bombay High Court upheld the Deputy Registrar's order granting cooperative society membership to petitioners post-MHADA conveyance, setting aside the Divisional Joint Registrar's remand order.

civil petition_allowed