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Shri Jaykumar B. Patil v. Joint Commissioner of Income Tax
Advance from company to substantial shareholder used for personal income tax payment, not business, constitutes deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e) despite repayment within the same year.
Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation v. Nandkishor Govind Sane
The Bombay High Court held that a settlement agreement arrived during conciliation proceedings is binding on all employees, including non-union members, and complaints for its enforcement are maintainable within limitation from the date of breach.
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited v. Maharashtra State Electricity Board & Ors.
The court held that MSEB is the real tenant entitled to eviction, rejecting the State Government tenancy claim, and allowed the writ petition setting aside concurrent decrees dismissing the eviction suit.
Royal Realtors Landmarks Pvt. Ltd. v. Shubham/Pallavi/Mayur
The Bombay High Court upheld and decreed the consent terms executed between parties under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC, rejecting allegations of fraud and illegality, thereby enforcing the settlement in a joint development dispute.
Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) No.7 v. M/s. Byramjee Jeejibhoy Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that only the registered owner with possession at acquisition is entitled to compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, excluding illegal occupants and unauthorized structure owners.
Sopana Bala Kadam v. Vijay Harishchandra Khaire
The Court held that tenancy rights of the tenant-mortgagee over part of mortgaged land survive suspension during mortgage period under Section 25A of the Maharashtra Tenancy Act, allowing purchase rights over that land while rejecting tenancy claims over land possessed by a third-party mortgagee.
CHENNAI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. DR. KAMALA SELVARAJ
The Supreme Court upheld that a property lawfully subdivided before development regulations came into force is exempt from Open Space Reservation charges under the applicable regulations.
Uma Pradeep Divate v. Chandra Gulab Advani & Ors.
The Court held that an assignment of tenancy disguised as a transfer of a running business without genuine intention to continue the business amounts to unlawful subletting, allowing eviction of the tenant.
M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court held that audit objections pointing out overlooked factual errors constitute valid 'information' under Section 19 of the Bihar Finance Act, justifying re-opening of assessment, and upheld the re-assessment order against M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
WINGS PHARMACEUTICALS (P) LTD v. PRAVEEN BHASIN
The Delhi High Court held that a suit based on a single buyer-seller relationship is barred by limitation as no open mutual current account existed, and rejected the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.
Prabhat Sadan Properties Pvt Ltd v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Bombay High Court held that for compulsorily registrable documents, transfer premium must be computed from the date of execution of the document, not the date of registration, and quashed MCGM's fresh demand based on later rates.
Geeta Mangesh Laud & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that requisitioned premises remain under requisition until physical possession is returned to the owner, validating eviction orders under the Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948 and directing the State to hand over possession to the owner.
Purnima Talkies v. Chief Officer, Dahanu Nagar Parishad
The court held that land acquisition by granting TDR/FSI requires a concluded agreement, and in absence thereof, acquisition must follow the 2013 Act with payment of monetary compensation before demolition.
Nikhilesh Keshrichand Jhaveri v. M.S Johnson Dye Works Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld orders directing lessees to deposit outstanding water charges under Order XV-A of the CPC despite primary statutory liability resting on the occupier, clarifying the distinction between water taxes and water charges under the MMC Act.
Anil Kumar v. High Court of Delhi
Delhi High Court partially allowed writ petitions challenging answer keys of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination, correcting some answers, deleting ambiguous questions, and clarifying principles of judicial review and adverse possession.
Anil Kumar v. High Court of Delhi
Delhi High Court partially allowed writ petitions challenging answer keys of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination, correcting certain answers and deleting ambiguous questions based on legal principles and precedents.
Anil Kumar v. High Court of Delhi
Delhi High Court partially allowed writ petitions challenging answer keys of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination, clarifying judicial review limits, correcting key answers, deleting ambiguous questions, and addressing related legal principles.
Nand Kishore v. DDA
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal seeking conversion of a temporary lease into a permanent lease over government-acquired land, holding that possession alone does not confer right to permanent lease absent a policy or obligation by the authority.
Shri. Harilal Anurup Awadhia and Ors. v. Prabhakar Shravan Shinde
The Bombay High Court upheld eviction of a tenant for unauthorized dominant residential use of commercial premises, clarifying that change of user alone suffices for eviction under Section 108(o) of the Transfer of Property Act and Section 13(1)(a) of the Bombay Rent Act.