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M/S SRIRAM CABLES PVT. LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA
The Delhi High Court held that no fresh Section 21 notice is required before appointing a fresh arbitrator after an arbitral award is set aside due to unilateral appointment, and accordingly appointed a new arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Staff Selection Commission v. Darpan Sharma
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order directing evaluation of the respondent’s answer sheet despite a technical error in OMR coding, affirming that non-substantive procedural lapses should not bar meritorious candidates from public employment.
NESCO Limited v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that acquisition of private land under the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act without giving the landowner a fair opportunity to exercise preferential redevelopment rights is illegal and unconstitutional.
Saurabh R. Shah v. The Urban Development and Town Planning Department
The Bombay High Court held that the reservation on land under a development plan lapses if acquisition is not initiated within statutory timelines, affirming that a purchaser post-plan sanction has locus to issue a purchase notice under Section 127 of the MRTP Act.
Prithvi Infra Projects v. Apex Grievance Redressal Committee
The Bombay High Court upheld the termination of a developer's appointment by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority due to inordinate delay and loss of faith by slum dwellers, rejecting claims of COVID-19 and interim order-based delays.
Godrej And Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited v. Remi Sales and Engineering Limited
The Bombay High Court upheld an arbitral award holding that tubes supplied conformed to specifications and that the petitioner was deemed to have accepted the goods upon use, barring rejection thereafter under Section 42 of the Sale of Goods Act.
Uttar Bhartiya Education Society v. Naresh Tejan Thakur
The Bombay High Court upheld the termination of a school employee for sexual assault after finding the disciplinary inquiry was fair, evidence sufficient, and procedural irregularities non-prejudicial.
Laxmi Memorial Public School v. Suresch Chand Gupta
The Delhi High Court upheld the finding that Respondent 1 was an employee of the petitioner school and dismissed the Review Petition challenging this on the ground of overage, reaffirming the limited scope of judicial review under Article 226.
Bharat Hirji Dedhia v. Union of India & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Insurance Ombudsman's award directing payment to a policyholder, dismissed the insurer's challenge, and imposed interest and exemplary costs for delay and non-compliance.
Commissioner of Police, Delhi v. Ravinder
Termination of a probationary police officer under Rule 5(1) of the TS Rules without a formal departmental inquiry is stigmatic and illegal, requiring adherence to natural justice principles.
Hitendra Singh R Chopra v. Cantonment Board Dehuroad & Ors.
The Bombay High Court directed the Cantonment Board and PCMC to take immediate and effective action against unauthorised commercial use of basement godowns in Nirman Arcade, rejecting claims of helplessness and invalidating individual members' NOCs.
Bank of Baroda v. Shri Shashikant Pitale & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that illegal termination of daily wage workers does not mandate reinstatement or regularisation absent sanctioned posts, directing lump-sum compensation instead.
EICORE TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. v. EEXPEDISE TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
The Delhi High Court allowed the plaintiffs to file additional documents discovered post-suit filing under Order XI Rule 1(5) CPC, while disallowing documents already in plaintiffs' possession without reasonable cause, emphasizing procedural compliance in commercial suits.
Isha Exim v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that an unchallenged advance ruling on customs classification is binding on authorities and quashed a subsequent order reclassifying goods contrary to that ruling.
In Re: Inadequacies and Deficiencies in Criminal Trials v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court issued uniform Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2021, modifying existing procedures to ensure clarity, fairness, and expeditious disposal of criminal trials across India.
Benara Solar Private Limited v. Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award denying contractual incentive for delayed project completion beyond six months, holding that no incentive is payable despite excusable delay and rejecting the petitioner’s plea of duress in accepting a revised incentive scheme.
Bumi Geo Engineering Ltd v. Ircon International Ltd
The Delhi High Court held that service of an arbitral award must be effected directly by the arbitrator to the party, and since valid service occurred only on 25 March 2017, the petition filed thereafter was within limitation.
Raghunath Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order granting actual promotion benefits to the petitioner only from the date of the order, rejecting his claim for backdated actual benefits from 2003.
Delhi Transport Corporation v. Rajinder Kumar Modi
The Delhi High Court upheld that failure to opt out of the CPF scheme under the 1992 Office Order results in automatic switching to the Pension Scheme, entitling the employee to pension benefits.
Lloyds Realty Developers Limited v. Oakwood Asia Pacific Limited
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging the arbitral award that rejected the petitioner's claims, holding that the arbitrator did not err in considering prior agreements for context, did not treat time as essence of contract, and correctly found no breach or waiver by the petitioner.