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Mr. Subodh Medsikar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceedings against the petitioner for sexual harassment allegations, holding the FIR to be inherently improbable and malicious, thus amounting to abuse of process of law.
Prasad Rajnikant Sheth v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the freezing of a bank account under Section 102 CrPC linked to alleged fraud but allowed withdrawal of unrelated funds, clarifying the scope of police powers and writ jurisdiction.
HLV Limited v. Airports Authority of India
The Bombay High Court held that eviction disputes under lease deeds deemed as public premises are excluded from arbitration by contract, dismissing Leela's appeals and upholding eviction proceedings by AAI.
Smt. Shashikala Sriram Shetty v. Jagannath Honnaya Shetty & Ors.
The High Court held that amendment of written statement after trial commencement requires due diligence and quashed the trial court's order allowing amendment without such diligence.
Harish Arora; Venetia Palia; Phiroze Karmali; Khalid Omar Wakani; Nafees Khan; Vinay Wadhera v. The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies; Devdas A. Aroskar; Aarti Gupta; Sneha Rajani; Uday Shetty; Bennie Philips; Parmvir S. Parmar; Bobbie Phillips; B
The Bombay High Court held that disqualification of cooperative society managing committee members for non-compliance with redevelopment guidelines is unsustainable as the guidelines are directory, and orders passed without natural justice and ignoring binding precedents are liable to be quashed.
Jindal Poly Films Ltd. v. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court held that appeals under Section 406 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 are appellate proceedings governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, and rejected the petitioner's application for additional evidence for failing to meet procedural conditions.
Sandhya Shekhar Zanjare v. Shekhar Suresh Zanjare
The Bombay High Court quashed the Family Court's order allowing amendment of divorce petition after trial commencement due to lack of due diligence and fundamental change in suit nature.
Ramanlal Hiralal Taak v. The Government of India & Anr.
The Bombay High Court held that statutory solatium under the Land Acquisition Act is payable for National Highways land acquisitions post-1997 but cannot be added by modifying arbitral awards under Sections 34 or 37 of the Arbitration Act.
Sandeep Bhausaheb Shelar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a quasi judicial authority must first adjudicate an earlier application by flat purchasers for cooperative society registration before entertaining a developer’s subsequent proposal, quashing orders that favored the developer without such adjudication.
State Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Bal Mukund and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's criminal leave petition challenging acquittal due to contradictions and lack of corroboration in prosecution evidence and refused to condone delay in filing.
Manoj Saw v. Ramneek Sabarwal & Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed the motor accident appeal by reducing contributory negligence to 10%, upholding functional disability at 17%, and directing 25% addition for future prospects in compensation.
Barun Bhanot v. M/S Annie Imexpo Marketing Pvt Ltd & Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld acquittal in a Section 138 NI Act case due to invalid legal demand notice and successful rebuttal of statutory presumption by the accused.
Lovee Narula v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Delhi High Court granted interim bail on humanitarian grounds to an accused under PMLA to attend to his critically ill mother, subject to stringent conditions to safeguard the trial process.
GMR Power and Urban Infra Limited v. Gajlaxmi Urban Infratech Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court granted a twelve-month extension of the Arbitral Tribunal's mandate under Section 29A(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, allowing completion of arbitration proceedings at an advanced stage with parties' consent.
Shailender Singh @ Sonu v. State, NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed the applicant's plea for further extension of interim bail on medical grounds due to fabricated medical documents and directed surrender within a specified period.
KAIROSOFT AI SOLUTIONS LIMITED v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition for lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the cause of action arose in Mumbai where BSE issued impugned notices placing petitioners' shares under surveillance.
GMR POCHANPALLI EXPESSWAYS LIMITED v. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
The Delhi High Court allowed a 12-month extension of the arbitral tribunal's mandate under Section 29A(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, considering pending appeals and ongoing conciliation.
Reliance Eminent Trading and Commercial Private Limited v. Delhi Development Authority
Summary judgment was refused in a suit for refund of sale consideration for a plot where disputed issues of possession and title required trial and the plaintiff had not offered or established return of possession.
Vedpal Singh Tanwar v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail application of Vedpal Singh Tanwar in a money laundering case linked to illegal mining, holding that the mandatory twin conditions under Section 45 of the PML Act were not satisfied and medical grounds were insufficient for bail.
Hindustan Hydraulics Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging an arbitral award upholding rejection of a machine due to admitted design deviations and held that reasonable contract interpretation by the tribunal and minor errors do not warrant setting aside the award under Section 34.