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The National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Harendra Singh @ Harendra Chaudhary & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld compensation and penalty awarded to a driver injured in an employment-related accident, holding the insurer liable under the Employees’ Compensation Act for full compensation including penalty and interest.
Rachana Srivastava v. Sh. Prasenjit Singh
The Delhi High Court held that the Income Tax Department must provide the petitioner with the investigation report concerning alleged misuse of her PAN card, rejecting the Department's claim of confidentiality under statutory provisions.
Smt. Rakesh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal of a passenger injured while alighting from a moving train, holding she was entitled to compensation under the Railways Act as the injury was due to an untoward incident and not self-inflicted or criminal negligence.
Shashank Garg v. State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging discharge of hospital officials, holding no prima facie criminal offence was made out in demanding advance payment and delay in discharge under a cashless insurance policy.
Ashok Kumar Singh v. The State of Delhi & Inderjeet Singh
The Delhi High Court quashed proceedings under Section 497 IPC against the petitioner, applying the Supreme Court's ruling in Joseph Shine that declared the adultery law unconstitutional.
Kurmamoses v. Sunspot Cafe Private Limited
The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner an opportunity to cross-examine and lead evidence in defense, subject to payment of unpaid and additional costs for delay.
Mohd Iqbal & Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi
The High Court granted interim stay of demolition pending appeal against MCD's demolition order to prevent rendering the appeal infructuous.
Meera Devi v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court allowed a petition granting furlough to a prisoner despite a prior one-day delay in surrender, holding that a warning is not a substantive punishment to deny furlough.
Mayank Ahuja v. The Commissioner Delhi Police & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed police to consider fresh medical opinion before adding offences to the FIR, preserve CCTV evidence, and provide protection to the petitioner and family facing life threats.
M/S Singh Finlease Pvt. Ltd. v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court directed expeditious conclusion of investigation in a criminal case while declining to grant interim restraint on mortgaged property, leaving civil remedies open.
Mam Chand @ M.C. Mahesh v. Shri Vijay Kumar Khanna and Ors
The High Court dismissed the petition challenging the rejection of plaint for improper valuation and court fee, directing the petitioner to file an appeal before the competent court.
N. Eswaranathan v. State represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police
The Supreme Court dismissed a second Special Leave Petition filed after dismissal of the first, held the Advocate-on-Record and assisting advocate guilty of professional misconduct and contempt for misleading the Court, and imposed disciplinary sanctions while accepting their unconditional apology.
ADAVYA PROJECTS PVT. LTD. v. M/S VISHAL STRUCTURALS PVT. LTD.
The Supreme Court held that non-service of Section 21 notice and non-joinder under Section 11 do not bar impleading parties who are bound by the arbitration agreement, affirming the arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction under Section 16 to decide such issues.
D.B. Ravikumar v. G.S. Suresh
The Supreme Court held that an FIR disclosing cognizable offences cannot be quashed merely because the accused holds an official position, and directed that the investigation must proceed.
Ayyub Ali v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that charges for murder under Section 302 IPC must be framed when the evidence discloses a prima facie case, setting aside the trial court's framing of charges only under Section 304 IPC in an honour killing case.
ANKIT MISHRA v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR.
The Supreme Court upheld anticipatory bail granted to a habitual offender for non-heinous offences triable by Judicial Magistrate, emphasizing careful judicial discretion and conditions for bail.
Subhash Aggarwal v. The State of NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction of a father for shooting his son, ruling that absence of motive does not preclude conviction when circumstantial evidence forms a complete chain proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Sheela Devi & Anr v. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd & Anr
The Supreme Court held that the statutory penalty for delayed compensation under Section 4A(3)(b) of the Employees' Compensation Act is payable solely by the employer, modified the penalty to 30% of the compensation amount, and upheld the insurer's liability for compensation and interest but not the penalty.
DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE v. RAJ KUMAR ARORA & ORS
The Supreme Court held that dealing with psychotropic substances listed in the NDPS Act Schedule constitutes an offence under Section 8(c) regardless of their inclusion in Schedule I of the NDPS Rules, applying the ruling in Sanjeev V. Deshpande retrospectively and disallowing charge alteration under Section 216 CrPC after framing.
Ajay Raj Shetty v. Director and Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the Appellant as Principal Employer under the Employees’ State Insurance Act for failure to deposit deducted employee contributions, affirming criminal liability despite the Company’s sick status.