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Santosh Manohar Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that imprisonment in default of fine is a penalty, not a sentence, and directed consideration of emergency Covid parole for a MCOCA convict who has completed his substantive sentence.
Dipak Kumar Chattopadhyay v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court set aside the removal of a Juvenile Justice Board member for procedural infirmities and disproportionate penalty, holding that the 2015 Act governs removal and emphasizing fair inquiry and proportionality.
Jiwan Ram v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed grant of one notional increment for pension calculation to a retired government employee, subject to the outcome of a pending Supreme Court Review Petition.
Satye Singh & Another v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants due to failure of the prosecution to prove the murder beyond reasonable doubt on incomplete circumstantial evidence.
Satye Singh & Another v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants due to failure of the prosecution to prove the murder beyond reasonable doubt on incomplete circumstantial evidence and clarified that suspicion and Section 106 Evidence Act do not shift the burden of proof in criminal cases.
Ashwini N. Bandiwadekar for the v. Mali, Assistant Government Pleader for the State
The Bombay High Court directs the Maharashtra Education Department to follow settled legal precedents and procedural fairness in approval matters, establishes appellate grievance committees, and mandates State action to curb repetitive litigation.
Shridhar K. Berde v. Ranjeetmal J. Oswal & Ors.
The Bombay High Court set aside an eviction decree for failure to comply with mandatory conditions under Section 16(6) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, emphasizing the landlord's obligation to allot equivalent premises in case of demolition and reconstruction.
Qualcomm India Private Limited v. Union of India and others
The Bombay High Court held that interest on delayed service tax refunds under section 11BB of the Central Excise Act is mandatorily payable if refunds are sanctioned beyond three months from application receipt, regardless of intent, and directed payment of such interest to the petitioner.
Ashapura Options Private Limited v. Ashapura Developers
The Bombay High Court granted interim injunction restoring Plaintiffs' possession of commercial premises, holding they had settled possession and were unlawfully dispossessed without due process under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act.
Vasanti Parsottam Patel v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal and held that death of a bona fide passenger falling from a moving train qualifies as an untoward incident entitling compensation, rejecting reliance on unexamined hearsay to deny the claim.
PNB Housing Finance Ltd v. Ms. Pinky Aggarwal & Ors.
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 upon finding a valid arbitration agreement and timely petition, directing disputes to arbitration.
Grand Paradi Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. & Ors. v. Mont Blanc Properties & Industries Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. and K. Raheja Corp Real Estate Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court held that it lost jurisdiction to decide an amendment application after automatic statutory transfer of the suit to the City Civil Court under the Bombay City Civil Court (Amendment) Act, 2023.
Bhim Singh v. Govt of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that a government servant formally appointed to hold charge of a higher post outside his cadre is entitled to the pay of that post under FR 49(iii), quashing the Tribunal’s dismissal of the petitioner’s claim for pay difference as Store Keeper.
Prabhu Dayal v. The State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant under Sections 302/149 IPC, affirming that mere membership of an unlawful assembly with a common object attracts vicarious liability despite minor contradictions in prosecution evidence.
Ravinder Kumar v. Govt. of NCT Delhi
Recovery of alleged excess pay from a Group-C employee retiring within one year is impermissible without prior undertaking, quashing the recovery order under State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih.
Vodafone India Ltd. and Ors. v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
The Delhi High Court held that TRAI's refusal to share the cost model during consultation on interconnection charges does not violate its statutory duty of transparency under Section 11(4) of the TRAI Act, dismissing the petition challenging the process.
Modern India Limited & Ors. v. Financial Technologies (I) Ltd
The Bombay High Court upheld the competence of its appointed committee to crystallize liabilities of third party noticees and passed a decree against Vimladevi Agrotech Ltd. for Rs. 13.72 crores with interest, rejecting objections on procedural and jurisdictional grounds.
Sudesh Gurudas Jotkar v. Pariwar Co-operative Housing Society Limited
The Bombay High Court dismissed the application of 61 society members seeking to be impleaded as defendants in a suit for specific performance, holding that only the society can assert rights under the agreement and the members are neither necessary nor proper parties.
The Chief Executive Officer J and K Era Srinagar Kashmir v. Abhiram Infra Projects Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court held that arbitration seated in Delhi is governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 notwithstanding the contract's governing law being Jammu and Kashmir law, and dismissed the petitioner's challenge based on the Jammu and Kashmir Arbitration Act.
Mangalmay Institute of Management & Technology v. GGSIP University
The Delhi High Court struck down the moratorium on affiliation of new educational institutions in NCR outside Delhi imposed by the Government and University as arbitrary, discriminatory, and ultra vires the governing Act, directing consideration of affiliation applications on merits.