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Balmukund Singh Gautam v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr.
The Supreme Court set aside anticipatory bail granted to an absconding accused, holding that such relief is generally not available to fugitives and acquittal of co-accused does not entitle bail on parity grounds.
Harbinder Singh Sekhon & Ors. v. The State of Punjab & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a Change of Land Use contrary to the operative Master Plan is illegal and cannot be retrospectively validated by administrative approvals, quashing the CLU and related environmental permissions granted for a cement grinding unit in Punjab.
State Bank of India v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that spectrum is a natural resource owned by the Government and while spectrum usage rights are intangible assets subject to insolvency, Government dues cannot be wiped off and spectrum transfer requires prior governmental approval.
A. Navinchandra Steel Private Limited v. V.N. Lothey
The Bombay High Court upheld the jurisdiction of an arbitrator under the MSCS Act for recovery disputes by a multi-state co-operative bank, holding that such proceedings coexist with remedies under the RDB Act and Sarfaesi Act.
Acme Housing India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that exemption orders under Section 20 of the ULC Act survive repeal and are valid unless formally cancelled, upholding mutation entries reflecting such exemption and dismissing the petitioners' challenge.
Raj Rani v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and the application for condonation of delay due to an inordinate and unexplained delay of over five years, holding that the appellant failed to provide a satisfactory explanation and was not entitled to COVID-19 limitation extensions.
R. SAVITHRI NAIDU v. M/S THE COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED
The Supreme Court held that a purchaser acquiring property after institution of arbitration proceedings and passing of an arbitral award is a transferee pendente lite barred from resisting execution, dismissing the appeal challenging attachment of the property for realisation of the award.
Union of India v. SGT Girish Kumar
The Supreme Court held that arrears of disability pension, once judicially affirmed, cannot be restricted by limitation or delay and must be paid from the date they became due, dismissing the Union of India's appeals.
B. PRASHANTH HEGDE v. STATE BANK OF INDIA
The Supreme Court upheld the admission of a Section 7 IBC application as within limitation, holding that debt acknowledgments through restructuring agreements and balance sheets restart the limitation period and minor procedural omissions do not warrant rejection.
Om Vishwashanti CHS v. Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The High Court upheld the cancellation of the NOC issued to developers for a slum rehabilitation project on municipal land, affirming the landowner's preferential rights and the municipal corporation's authority to revoke permissions for non-compliance.
New Deluxe Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. Pemino Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the Plaintiff’s interim application seeking to restrain enforcement of a 30-feet height restrictive covenant, holding the covenant prima facie subsisting and enforceable, and emphasizing the Plaintiff’s estoppel and failure to establish a prima facie case for interim relief.
Asian Chemical Industries v. Vijay Kailas Industrial Premises CHS Ltd.
The Bombay High Court quashed the Certificate of Unilateral Deemed Conveyance granted to a cooperative society due to subsisting leasehold rights and ownership of the petitioner, fraudulent documents, and non-compliance with MOFA statutory requirements.
Mala Awadhbihari Bharadwaj & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed vague and omnibus matrimonial offence proceedings under Section 498A IPC and related sections due to lack of prima facie case and 'rubber stamped' cognizance order, preventing abuse of legal process.
Sheikh Amin Akhtar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal upholding that disputed property title and possession issues must be resolved in appropriate forums, not by writ petition, and affirmed the rightful possession of the bonafide allottee.
Harish Narayan Suvarna v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal rejecting compensation under the Railways Act as the injured passenger was found to be intoxicated at the time of injury, disqualifying him from compensation.
Smt. Sulochana Sharad Kulkarni and ors. v. The State of Maharashtra and ors.
The Bombay High Court directed immediate release of Covid-19 ex-gratia compensation to the family of a frontline municipal employee who died due to Covid-19, emphasizing that procedural technicalities cannot defeat genuine claims.
Hemlata Eknath Pise v. Shubham Bahu-uddeshiya Sanstha Waddhamna
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's partial remand order and directed a comprehensive reconsideration of all issues in the disciplinary dismissal case, emphasizing the need to decide all points with reasons.
Zeba Khan v. State of U.P. & Others
The Supreme Court set aside bail granted to an accused involved in a forged law degree racket, emphasizing strict judicial scrutiny of bail orders and rejecting transfer of investigation absent exceptional circumstances.
N. MANOHARAN v. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
The Supreme Court held that employees of the Heavy Water Plant, Department of Atomic Energy, are excluded from the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, as they are Central Government employees governed by CCS Pension Rules.
Chetan Sunderji Bhanushali & Ors. v. Hema Ramesh Chheda & Ors.
The High Court held that disputed questions regarding cheque validity due to bank merger and presentation timing must be tried, and proceedings under Section 138 cannot be quashed solely on alleged invalidity when cheques were returned for insufficiency of funds.