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Sunil Rathee & Ors. v. The State of Haryana & Ors.
The Supreme Court allowed transfer of a writ petition challenging Haryana's 10% economically weaker sections reservation to itself under Article 139A, finding the legal questions substantially the same as pending appeals on similar issues.
Sunil Rathee & Ors. v. The State of Haryana & Ors.
The Supreme Court allowed transfer of a writ petition challenging Haryana's 10% reservation for economically weaker sections to itself under Article 139A, holding that the legal questions involved are substantially the same as those in pending Gujarat appeals and are of general importance.
Union of India & Anr v. N K Srivasta & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld the NCDRC's finding of medical negligence against Safdarjung Hospital, dismissed the appeal, and left open the general question of the hospital's consumer jurisdiction for future cases with proper factual foundation.
Union of India v. N K Srivasta
The Supreme Court upheld the NCDRC's finding of medical negligence against Safdarjung Hospital, clarified the scope of consumer jurisdiction over hospitals providing free treatment to some patients, and dismissed the appeal with important caveats on jurisdictional issues.
Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court quashed the order relegating a long-serving administrative officer to a different service cadre without hearing, holding it violated natural justice and exceeded the scope of prior court directions.
Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court quashed the order relegating a long-serving officer from Bihar Administrative Service to Bihar Education Service, holding that such action without hearing violates natural justice and misinterprets the Court's earlier directions.
Anita Sharma v. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court restored the Tribunal's award holding the car owner liable for rash driving, accepted the eyewitness testimony, and directed enhanced compensation with future prospects in a motor accident claim.
New Delhi & Anr. v. M/s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the Mumbai Project Office of Samsung Heavy Industries was only an auxiliary liaison office and did not constitute a permanent establishment under the India-Korea DTAA, thus no income was taxable in India on that basis.
New Delhi & Anr. v. M/s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the Mumbai Project Office of Samsung Heavy Industries was only an auxiliary liaison office and did not constitute a permanent establishment under the India-Korea DTAA, dismissing the tax department's appeal to tax income attributable to it.
Shiv Raj Gupta v. Commissioner of Income-Tax, Delhi-IV
The Supreme Court held that a non-compete fee received under a restrictive covenant is a capital receipt not taxable under Section 28(ii)(a) of the Income Tax Act, and set aside the High Court's decision taxing it as termination compensation.
Mohammed Yousuff @ Moula v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court upheld convictions under Section 366 IPC for kidnapping a minor girl with intent to compel marriage, emphasizing that consent is immaterial and the prosecution proved forcible abduction and confinement.
Mohammed Yousuff @ Moula v. The State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court upheld convictions under Section 366 IPC and related offences, holding that kidnapping a minor with intent to compel marriage is punishable even if the marriage certificate is incomplete.
Mohd. Anwar v. The State (N.C.T. of Delhi)
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for robbery and possession of a prohibited weapon, rejecting belated claims of juvenility and mental illness due to lack of evidence.
Kotak Securities Limited v. Gajanan Ramdas Rajguru
The Bombay High Court upheld the arbitral award allowing a client to retain profits earned from trades executed using erroneously credited margin due to the broker's system glitch, rejecting the broker's claim to those profits under the Indian Contract Act.
M/S BK STRUCTURAL CONTRACTS PVT LTD v. RATISH MAHESH THAKUR
The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that the arbitration clause in the Work Order prevails over conflicting jurisdiction clauses in invoices.
Pyare Lal v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that remission under Article 161 must be exercised with due application of mind to individual cases and cannot be granted solely on a general policy without considering relevant facts, subject to limited judicial review to prevent arbitrariness.
Pyare Lal v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench the question whether remission under Article 161 can be granted by policy without individual case consideration, emphasizing remission powers must be exercised with application of mind and are subject to limited judicial review.
M/S. ULTRATECH CEMENT LTD. & ANR. v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS.
The Supreme Court held that the appellant was entitled only to 50% Capital Investment Subsidy under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme-2003, not 75%, and must refund excess subsidy with interest as the higher subsidy provisions were deleted before entitlement.
Anish Muralidhar Army v. Ex Rect Fateh Singh No 2866593
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal’s order granting invalid pension to an ex-serviceman invalided out with less than ten years’ service based on a government Circular extending pension benefits retrospectively.
Tript Singh and Ors. v. Raj Builders Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court upheld the Arbitrator's interim order directing payment of admitted rent arrears for the period of actual possession, holding that termination without delivery of possession does not absolve rent liability under Section 17 of the Arbitration Act.