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Party for the Rights of Other Backward Classes v. Election Commission of India
The Delhi High Court directed the Election Commission of India to complete the verification and registration of a political party within six weeks to enable timely participation in upcoming elections.
M/S OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PRIVATE LTD v. M/S ASHIANA MANUFACTURING INDIA LTD
The Delhi High Court set aside the arbitral award by consent of parties and remanded the dispute to a fresh arbitrator with directions, affirming the Court's power to do so under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Engineers India Limited & Anr. v. MS Shivhare Road Lines
The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award in a material handling contract dispute, emphasizing the limited scope of judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Tani Sandhu Bhargava v. Shumita Didi Sandhu
The Delhi High Court held that summary judgment under Order XII Rule 6 CPC is discretionary and inappropriate where substantial disputes exist, setting aside decrees based on admissions and restoring suits for regular trial.
Atomberg Technologies Private Ltd v. Eureka Forbes Limited
The Supreme Court transferred the patent infringement suit from Delhi to Bombay to be tried alongside the prior suit for groundless threats, emphasizing avoidance of multiplicity and conflicting judgments.
Kannaiya v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant and co-accused of murder due to contradictory and unreliable eyewitness evidence undermining the prosecution case.
Kotresh @ Kotrappa v. State of Karnataka and Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and 8-year sentence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rejecting the appellant's plea for further reduction based on lack of premeditation and youth.
Pride Foramer S.A. v. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Supreme Court held that a non-resident company undergoing a temporary lull but maintaining business correspondences is deemed to be carrying on business in India, allowing deduction of business expenses and carry forward of unabsorbed depreciation under the Income Tax Act.
Sanjay Kumar Mishra & Ors. v. District Judge, Ambedkar Nagar (U.P.)
The Supreme Court held that appointments made beyond initially advertised vacancies pursuant to a waiting list within a reasonable period are valid and quashed the termination of Class IV employees made on the ground of excess appointments.
State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Anisur Rahman
The Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench the question of whether allopathy and AYUSH doctors should be treated equally in service conditions, permitting interim continuance of AYUSH doctors beyond retirement age with half pay.
Rajendra Bihari Lal and Another v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of FIRs under the U.P. Conversion Act and IPC, dismissed petitions seeking their quashing, and clarified the limited scope of quashing powers post chargesheet.
Suprabhat Lala v. National Stock Exchange Ltd.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging termination by NSE, holding that private contractual disputes without public law element are not maintainable under writ jurisdiction.
Mumtaz H. Khoja v. The Chief Executive Officer, Slum Rehabilitation Authority & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the review petition seeking rehabilitation tenement allotment due to suppression of material facts and misrepresentation by the petitioner, emphasizing the duty of full disclosure under Article 226 and ordering contempt proceedings and inquiries into unauthorized school operations.
Sarwan Kumar Jhabarmal Choudhary v. Sachin Shyamsundar Begrajka
The Bombay High Court held that the explanations to Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, are illustrative and not exhaustive, allowing courts discretion to revoke probate on "just cause" beyond the enumerated grounds.
Vilas Babanrao Kalokhe v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) Pune & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed prosecution under Section 276C(2) of the Income Tax Act, holding that mere delay in payment of self-assessment tax without willful evasion does not attract penal prosecution.
Ashok Shreekrishna Beharay v. The Joint Charity Commissioner
The High Court held that a person removed from a public trust’s membership does not qualify as a 'person having interest' to intervene in loan sanction proceedings under the Maharashtra Public Trust Act, 1950, and dismissed the petition seeking such intervention.
Kum. Ratna Ramesh Salunke & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Education Department's rejection of teacher appointments made without using the mandated Pavitra Portal, emphasizing strict compliance with statutory recruitment procedures in private aided schools.
Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd. v. Aishwarya Chetan Khedkar and Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the civil court's jurisdiction to protect a coparcener's interest in ancestral property against enforcement actions under the SARFAESI Act and held that sale of property in violation of injunction is illegal and void.
Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd. v. Aishwarya Chetan Khedkar and Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the civil court's jurisdiction to grant injunction protecting a coparcener's interest in ancestral property subject to SARFAESI proceedings and held that sale of property in violation of injunction is illegal and void.
Tourism Finance Corporation of India Limited v. Aishwarya Chetan Khedkar
The Bombay High Court held that civil courts retain jurisdiction over partition suits by non-borrowers despite SARFAESI Act enforcement actions, and transfers violating injunctions are void.