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M/S THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD v. SMT. SUKHPAL KAUR & ORS.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition challenging the compensation amount in a motor accident claim, holding that the deceased's income must be assessed based on properly authenticated evidence and that review petitions cannot be used to re-open settled issues.
Mr. Harjeet Singh & Anr. v. Ansal Plaza Owners Welfare Association & Ors.
The High Court set aside an interim order restraining a newly elected Executive Committee from managing an association, holding that such restraint requires prima facie satisfaction of maintainability and the trinity test, and directed continuation of management pending final adjudication.
Shri Ganga Ram Sharma v. Smt. Shashi Jain
The Delhi High Court kept arrest warrants against a judgment debtor in abeyance upon his undertaking to pay the outstanding decretal amount within two months.
Saleem Ahmad v. Sudarshan Kumar Joshi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking interference with the suit's dismissal without trial, directing the petitioner to file a Regular First Appeal instead.
Brushman India Ltd. v. M/S Framework Interiors
The Delhi High Court waived additional costs imposed for non-compliance in execution proceedings, directing the judgment debtor company to file a fresh affidavit of assets to ensure compliance with Court orders.
Shiv Raj Singh v. Preeti Jain
The Delhi High Court allowed consolidation of two civil suits relating to the same property for recording evidence to promote judicial efficiency and avoid multiplicity of proceedings.
Central Warehousing Corporation v. Govt. of India
The Delhi High Court upheld the Government’s notification prohibiting contract labour at CWC’s ICD Patparganj, holding that the statutory requirements under Section 10(2) of the Contract Labour Act were duly complied with and there was no error of law or jurisdiction.
Mr. Ajay Bhargava, Ms. Vanita Bhargava, Mr. Aseem Chaturvedi, Mr. Milind Jain, Mr. Ankit Handa, Mr. Ankur Vyas and Mr. Saksham Dhingra v. Union of India & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a drug safety notification mandating warning labels applies prospectively only and directed petitioners to comply with labeling for future stocks while protecting pre-notification stocks from coercive action.
Snehlata & Anr. v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against the Railway Claims Tribunal's rejection of compensation, holding that the deceased was not a bona fide passenger at the time of death and the incident did not qualify as an untoward incident under the Railways Act.
Parmeshwari Devi v. The State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Probate Court's dismissal of probate for a Will due to failure to prove attestation by both witnesses as required under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and rejected the appellant's request for additional evidence at the appellate stage.
Ex Lt Col Prawin Kumar v. Union of India & Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition as misconceived because the petitioner was already pursuing the same relief before the Armed Forces Tribunal.
Naveen Vedi v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed the Confirming Authority to decide the statutory petition under Section 117 of the BSF Act on merits, quashing its prior order that relegated the petitioner to the Security Force Court without such decision.
Dashrath v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act but reduced the sentence for one offence to the statutory minimum considering his advanced age and case delay, affirming principles on sanction, investigation, and sentencing.
Chief Executive Officer v. S. Lalitha
The Supreme Court held that the respondent's original application before the Tribunal was time-barred due to belated representation but refrained from recovery of benefits already granted considering her retirement and age.
M/S CHITHRA WOODS MANORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION v. SHAJI AUGUSTINE
The Supreme Court held the respondent guilty of civil contempt for wilful non-compliance of its order directing payment of use and occupation charges, imposing imprisonment and fine while emphasizing the sanctity of judicial orders.
National Commodity Clearing Ltd. v. Dita Comtrade Limited
The Bombay High Court held that failure to comply with a conditional deposit order under Order XXXVII Rule 3(6)(b) CPC entitles the plaintiff to immediate ex-parte decree, precluding the defendant from further contesting the suit.
Cyril Ribeiro v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The court held that a retired government employee against whom an eviction order was passed before 11th June 1996 is not a deemed tenant under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, and ordered possession of the requisitioned flat to be handed over to the petitioner.
Vivek Madhavlal Pittie v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that termination of a defaulting developer under the Slums Act and appointment of new developers under the Amnesty Scheme does not extinguish the landowner’s rights, and new developers must honor existing contractual obligations or negotiate terms, with notice and hearing to the landowner being mandatory.
Saiyyad Musaddik Vahiduddin Kadri v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder due to the prosecution's failure to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence and prove the identity of the deceased beyond reasonable doubt.
Rupesh Tukaram Kondhalkar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court granted bail to the accused in a POCSO sexual assault case, holding that a positive DNA report is opinion evidence requiring proof at trial and that prolonged pre-trial detention without trial commencement justifies bail despite statutory presumptions.