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Shashi Mohan v. Union of India and Ors.
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.
Britannia Industries Ltd. v. Maya Sunil Alagh
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.
Patanjali Foods Ltd. v. Union of India
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.
Sulochana Divakar Parkar v. Ashok Shamrao Bhatte & Ors.
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.
Fork Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
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.
Yogesh Kumar Sharma and Ors. v. Central Board of Secondary Education
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.
L.J. Tanna Shares and Securities Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. v. 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. and Ors.
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.
Vidya Vikas Education Society v. Sunil Gulabrao Wadatkar
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.
NIF Private Limited v. Registrar of Trade Marks
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.
National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Vedic Resorts and Hotels Pvt. Ltd.
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.
Association of Technical Textiles Manufacturers and Processors v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court quashed a TRU circular classifying polypropylene bags as plastics for lack of statutory authority, leaving classification to competent authorities.
Dr. Reddys Laboratories Limited v. Fast Cure Pharma and Anr.
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.
Seth Motishaw Lalbaug Jain Charities v. Bombay General Employees’ Association
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.
Narender Kumar v. Union of India
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.
Union of India v. Promila Sawhney
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.
Shalen D’Mello v. Ruby Victoria Ferreira
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.
Fcbulka Advertising Pvt Ltd v. Assistant Commissioner of Income
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.
Rakesh Kumar Sharma v. Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetables Pvt Ltd
An appeal filed on behalf of a missing litigant without his knowledge or authorization post-judgment is incompetent and must be dismissed.
Soni v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board and Anr.
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.
Jogesh Pranlal Patel v. Shivaji Nagar She Ganesh CHS Ltd.
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.