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National Highway Authority of India v. MS Jas Toll Road Company Ltd

Delhi High Court · 18 Oct 2004 · 2023:DHC:5388

The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award granting extension of the concession period to Jas Toll Road Company Ltd. due to force majeure events and revenue losses under the Concession Agreement with NHAI.

civil appeal_dismissed

Volvo Group India Pvt. Ltd. v. The Union of India

High Court of Bombay · 06 Sep 2004

The Bombay High Court held that procedural non-compliance under rebate notifications cannot justify rejection of excise duty rebate claims if substantive conditions are met and remanded the matter for fresh consideration on merits.

tax appeal_allowed

Pooja Manish Shah v. Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai & Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 27 Aug 2004

The Bombay High Court upheld the scrutiny committee's cancellation of a caste certificate obtained through fraudulent identity claims, emphasizing limited judicial interference in factual findings under Article 226.

constitutional petition_dismissed

Abdul Rehman Adam Dawa & Ors. v. District Deputy Registrar of Coop. Societies, K-West Ward, Mumbai Suburban District & Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 30 Jul 2004

The Bombay High Court allowed bifurcation of a building from a large cooperative housing society under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, holding that the petitioners satisfied the legal tests of collective welfare, better administration, and long-term stability.

administrative appeal_allowed

Sadguru Universal CHS Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 30 Jul 2004

The Bombay High Court held that registration of separate cooperative societies for commercial and residential units in a single building is permissible only upon factual proof of genuine physical and functional separation, and remanded the matter for fresh inquiry.

property remanded

K. M. Realty v. Diamond Hill Co-Operative Housing Society Limited

High Court of Bombay · 26 Jul 2004

The court upheld the injunction restraining the developer from constructing beyond the approved layout and MOFA agreements without fresh consent of flat purchasers, clarifying the scope of Sections 7 and 7A of MOFA regarding additional buildings.

civil appeal_dismissed

Maruti Baburao Tambe v. The State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 08 Jun 2004

The Bombay High Court held that a quasi-judicial authority may entertain a procedural review to cure breach of natural justice even without explicit statutory power, directing the authority to decide the pending review application after hearing the petitioners.

administrative appeal_allowed

M/s. Terna Polytechnic v. Shri Ravi Bhadrappa Randale

High Court of Bombay · 05 Jun 2004

The Bombay High Court held that uninterrupted service transferred between two educational institutions under the same management constitutes continuous service for gratuity calculation based on last drawn wages at final cessation.

labor petition_dismissed

Suman v. M/S BATA INDIA

Delhi High Court · 28 May 2004 · 2025:DHC:5037-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a registered design cannot be protected as a trade mark or trade dress for passing off claims, dismissing suits based solely on passing off of registered designs as not maintainable.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed

Natvar T. Patel and others v. State of Maharashtra and others

High Court of Bombay · 18 May 2004

The Bombay High Court set aside the Thane Municipal Corporation's regularisation order for unauthorized construction over a municipal drain, holding it illegal and an abuse of power.

administrative petition_allowed

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. v. Rajendra Yeshwant Shah and Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 11 May 2004

The Court held that execution proceedings of a decree under the Arbitration Act, 1940 are governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, making appeals maintainable under Letters Patent, and upheld liability of CDSL and Amu for breach of injunction in transferring shares.

civil appeal_dismissed

Vijay Arvind Pore v. Rupali Ramdas Deshmukh

High Court of Bombay · 09 Mar 2004

The High Court held that without evidence that hazardous goods were carried at the time of the accident, the insurance company remains liable to pay compensation despite the driver's lack of hazardous goods endorsement.

civil appeal_allowed

Gorai Nagar Maharashtra Grihanirman Vasahat Sanghatana v. State of Maharashtra

High Court of Bombay · 09 Mar 2004

The Bombay High Court quashed the allotment of a public plot to a religious trust due to lack of public advertisement, arbitrariness, and violation of MHADA rules, emphasizing transparency and fairness in public land allotments.

administrative appeal_allowed

Vishwanath Sakharam Churi v. Vijay Sakharam Churi

High Court of Bombay · 19 Dec 2003

The High Court held that revision against an order rejecting application for rejection of Plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC lies under Section 34(4) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act and dismissed the revision filed under Section 115 CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed

Amita Vashisht v. Tarun Vedi

Delhi High Court · 22 Nov 2003 · 2022:DHC:3718

The Delhi High Court held that Section 10 CPC does not mandate a stay of trial where the suits differ in parties, cause of action, subject matter, and relief, dismissing the petitioner's application to stay possession proceedings pending a declaratory suit.

civil petition_dismissed

M/s. K.G. Associates v. The District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Pune

High Court of Bombay · 21 Nov 2003

The Bombay High Court held that constructed bungalows qualify as flats under MOFA entitling the Society to deemed conveyance, while open plots do not, validating the Competent Authority's order and condemning breach of interim court orders.

property appeal_dismissed

Musa Mainuddin Varekar v. Seludhan Mistry

High Court of Bombay · 18 Sep 2003

The Bombay High Court dismissed the petitioners' claim to tenancy rights over agricultural land, holding that prior admissions and final orders recognizing the respondent's occupancy preclude tenancy claims under the Maharashtra Tenancy Agricultural Lands Act.

property petition_dismissed

Dy. Commissioner of Police v. Suman Teotia

Delhi High Court · 09 Sep 2003 · 2025:DHC:375-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order allowing a widow's claim for family pension and quashing disciplinary proceedings against her deceased husband, rejecting delay and locus standi objections.

administrative appeal_dismissed

Yusuf Yunus Kantharia v. Bombay Housing And Area Development Authority & Ors.

High Court of Bombay · 05 Aug 2003 · 2024:BHC-OS:11500-DB

The Bombay High Court held that the State's failure to pay compensation for compulsory acquisition of property for over 36 years violates constitutional rights and directed immediate interim compensation and expeditious determination of final compensation under the MHADA Act.

property petition_allowed

Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute v. Rajesh Kumar Ravi

Delhi High Court · 17 Jul 2003 · 2024:DHC:9298-DB

The Delhi High Court held that mandatory procedural lapses in disciplinary proceedings under Rule 120 of the Delhi School Education Rules vitiate dismissal, ordering reinstatement while remanding the issue of back wages for fresh consideration.

labor appeal_dismissed