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Aakash Educational Services Ltd. v. Sahib Sital Singh Bajwa & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that restrictive covenants preventing franchisees from running competing coaching centers post-termination are void under Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, dismissing the petition for injunction and appointing an arbitrator for fee disputes.
M/s. IVY Jewellery Pvt Ltd v. Shri Chandresh Sampat
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused under Section 138 NI Act, holding that without assignment of liability, the accused cannot be held criminally liable for a dishonoured cheque issued by another.
Suvarna Netaji Patil v. Smita Ashok Patil
The Bombay High Court held that a Birth Certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act is admissible evidence and that the appointing authority's acceptance of the birth date therein over conflicting school records cannot be interfered with, allowing the appeal and setting aside the earlier decrees invalidating the appointment.
Dilip Baburao Karape v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court allowed the appeal holding that a lost ticket affidavit suffices to prove bona fide passenger status and that injury from falling in a crowded train compartment constitutes an untoward incident entitling the passenger to compensation.
Priyanshi Pathak v. Maharaja Agrasen Model School & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking correction of date of birth in school records after twelve years, holding that a belated birth certificate cannot override an affidavit submitted at admission and such attempts amount to misuse of court process.
Maharashtra Maritime Board v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court held that construction of a passenger jetty within the 50-meter mangrove buffer zone under CRZ-I is permissible as a public utility project under the CRZ Notification 2011, subject to environmental safeguards and judicial approval.
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports v. Agility Logistic Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award affirming breach of exclusive sponsorship rights and right of first refusal under a logistics services agreement, dismissing the Ministry's challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.
Delhi Development Authority v. Prithi Pal Singh
The Supreme Court held that actual physical possession is required under Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act to deny de-notification and used its constitutional power under Article 142 to settle a decades-old land dispute by allocating part of the land to DDA and the remainder to the respondent.
Uday Bhanudas Gujar v. Madan Yeshwant Diwan & Ors.
The High Court held that the Divisional Commissioner lacked jurisdiction to cancel a sale permission under the Maharashtra Rehabilitation Act after execution of a registered sale deed, restoring the permission and validating the sale.
Sk. Sakkar @ Mannan v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 20 of the NDPS Act for possession of ganja but reduced the sentence to the period already served considering mitigating factors and the law as it stood at the time of the offence.
R.S. Yadav v. Sumer Singh Salkan
The Delhi High Court held that police officers approving FIR registration and forwarding LOC requests acted under colour of duty protected by Section 140 of the Delhi Police Act, barring civil suits against them for alleged malicious prosecution.
R.S. Yadav v. Sumer Singh Salkan
The Delhi High Court held that police officers acting within their official duties in registering FIRs and requesting LOCs are protected under Section 140 of the Delhi Police Act, barring suits filed beyond limitation without prior sanction.
Singer India Ltd. v. TVS Sewing Needles Limited & Ors.
The Delhi High Court referred to a Larger Bench the question whether BIFR can bind unsecured creditors without their consent under SICA, restraining unsecured creditors from coercive recovery pending adjudication.
Reserve Bank of India v. CRB Capital Markets Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that shares sold and purchased in the open market prior to RBI and court-imposed embargoes during liquidation proceedings are transferable to bona fide purchasers.
M/s. Satra Plaza Premises Co-op. Soc. Ltd. v. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Bombay High Court held that revocation of an Occupancy Certificate without compliance with Section 51 of the MRTP Act and without hearing affected third parties is illegal, quashing the cancellation order and declaring the conditional NOC requirement invalid.
Lekha Ali Shaikh v. Chief Executive Officer, Office of the Cantonment Board
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging demolition of unauthorized construction in a Red Zone, holding that illegal structures cannot be regularized by deemed sanction or subsequent applications.
Ranvir Singh v. Union of India & Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a non-promotion decision based on an unchallenged adverse ACR after a 15-year delay, emphasizing the necessity of timely legal challenge in service matters.
Sumitra Shridhar Khane v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that acquisition of land without compensation violates Article 300A, and delay cannot bar the right to compensation, directing the State to complete acquisition and pay compensation.
R. B. Bohora Educational & Welfare Trust v. Vijay Mundaware & Ors.
The High Court held that the Charity Commissioner exceeded jurisdiction under Section 41A by directing a public trust to issue a public apology unrelated to trust property or income, and quashed the impugned order.
Vibrant Securities Private Limited v. Income-tax Officer & Ors.
The Bombay High Court set aside the reopening notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act for AY 2014-15, holding that the Assessing Officer failed to satisfy jurisdictional conditions and the reassessment was based on impermissible change of opinion.