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Union of India & Ors. v. Manoj Joshi
The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's order directing promotion consideration for employees possessing higher qualifications equivalent to prescribed essential qualifications under statutory rules.
Qudsiya v. CBSE & Anr.
The Delhi High Court directed CBSE to correct the spelling of the petitioner's father's name in the Class XII certificate, affirming the Supreme Court's ruling that CBSE cannot arbitrarily deny corrections post-publication of results.
Rajvir Tyagi v. Commissioner of Police & Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside the dismissal of a malicious prosecution suit on limitation grounds and remanded the matter for fresh hearing, emphasizing the need to grant the plaintiff a fair opportunity to argue exemption under Order VII Rule 6 CPC.
Life Insurance Corporation of India and Another v. Sunita
The Supreme Court held that accident benefit under a life insurance policy is not payable if the policy had lapsed on the accident date and was revived only after the accident without disclosure, emphasizing strict construction and utmost good faith in insurance contracts.
Lokpal Singh Negi v. GNCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside the CAT’s omnibus order denying higher pay on 'current duty charge' basis and remanded the petitioner’s case for fresh consideration on its own facts.
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board v. Rituraj Khandal
The Delhi High Court held that a candidate's failure to upload documents by e-dossier cannot justify rejection if all requisite documents were submitted in hard copy as per the original recruitment advertisement.
Dhruv Mehta v. Aroon Mehta and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a consent decree cannot be substantively modified by substituting an indeterminate term with a time-bound obligation absent consent or valid grounds, quashing the order that imposed a reasonable time limit and appointed a receiver.
Uday Dalal; Ajay Biyani; Rina Pritish Nandy v. Divisional Joint Registrar; Dy. Registrar; Prachi Agarwal; Malboro House Coop. Housing Society Limited; Ruvin Realty Private Limited
Membership in a cooperative housing society must strictly conform to the sanctioned building plan, and unauthorized creation of new flats for membership is invalid even if approved by the society's general body.
EMCO LIMITED v. DELHI TRANSCO LIMITED
The Delhi High Court held that it cannot extend the mandate of an Arbitral Tribunal that has terminated its mandate by order and expressed disinclination to continue arbitration, requiring parties to reinitiate proceedings if desired.
Kasturi Sushma Khandekar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that a petitioner raised in the social environment of her Scheduled Caste mother is entitled to claim her mother’s caste status, quashing the Scrutiny Committee’s invalidation of her caste certificate.
Vijay Nagar Apartments & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a condition barring claim to Amenity TDR tied to garden maintenance ceases when possession is lost, mandating grant of additional TDR under statutory and constitutional protections despite delay.
Assured Best Care Hospital Pvt Ltd v. Raja Arora and Ors.
The Delhi High Court remanded the matter for hearing before attachment of the petitioner's bank accounts under Sections 421/431 Cr.P.C., emphasizing natural justice and upheld enforcement of a mediation settlement against personal guarantors and their corporate entities.
Janak Raj v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court held that disciplinary proceedings under CCS (Pension) Rules are not barred by limitation if instituted within four years of discovering misconduct and should not be quashed prematurely on arguable limitation grounds.
Gini Tex Private Limited v. Soham Fashion & Ors.
The Bombay High Court granted summary judgment in favour of the plaintiff for recovery of Rs. 45,18,600 with interest due to defendants' non-appearance and dishonour of cheques in a commercial summary suit.
M/s. Gini Silk Mills Ltd v. Soham Fashion & Ors.
The Bombay High Court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff for dishonoured cheques and unpaid dues after defendants failed to appear despite valid service under Order XXXVII CPC.
Padmakar Narhar Deshpande v. Central Bureau of Investigation
The Bombay High Court held that the validity and competency of prosecution sanction under the Prevention of Corruption Act must be decided during trial, not at pretrial discharge stage, and dismissed the applicant's challenge to the rejection of discharge applications.
Shree Educational Trust v. Dombivali Shikshan Prasarak Mandal
The Bombay High Court held that a defendant whose right to file a written statement is foreclosed by a final order cannot file an additional written statement to an amended plaint without court permission, and rejected the attempt to treat a previously rejected written statement as part of the record.
J.B.C.G. Advisory Services Private Limited & Ors. v. Sammaan Capital Limited Formerly Known As Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited & Anr.
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes under the Tripartite and Loan Agreements and referred the related application under Section 17 of the Arbitration Act for expeditious resolution.
Sanjeet Kumar v. Union of India and Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside the cancellation of candidature without a show cause notice and directed issuance of notices and reasoned orders, ensuring adherence to natural justice and uniform treatment of similarly situated candidates.
Antique Art Export Pvt Ltd v. United India Insurance Company Limited
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions for appointment of an arbitrator on the ground of res judicata, upholding the Supreme Court's prior final judgment that no arbitrable dispute subsists between the parties under the insurance policies.