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Natvar T. Patel and others v. State of Maharashtra and others
The Bombay High Court set aside the Thane Municipal Corporation's regularisation order for unauthorized construction over a municipal drain, holding it illegal and an abuse of power.
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. v. Rajendra Yeshwant Shah and Ors.
The Court held that execution proceedings of a decree under the Arbitration Act, 1940 are governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, making appeals maintainable under Letters Patent, and upheld liability of CDSL and Amu for breach of injunction in transferring shares.
Vijay Arvind Pore v. Rupali Ramdas Deshmukh
The High Court held that without evidence that hazardous goods were carried at the time of the accident, the insurance company remains liable to pay compensation despite the driver's lack of hazardous goods endorsement.
Gorai Nagar Maharashtra Grihanirman Vasahat Sanghatana v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed the allotment of a public plot to a religious trust due to lack of public advertisement, arbitrariness, and violation of MHADA rules, emphasizing transparency and fairness in public land allotments.
Veena Khanna v. Indian Bank
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's finding of a concluded lease contract based on correspondence and dismissed the appeal challenging damages awarded for breach of contract.
Avinash Sharma v. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that work-charged service and suspension period during which the petitioner was exonerated must be counted as qualifying service for pension, entitling the petitioner to pension and medical benefits despite voluntary retirement.
Parma Nand Yadav & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that candidates delayed in joining due to administrative lapses are entitled to seniority and pension benefits based on their merit position, not date of joining.
Vishwanath Sakharam Churi v. Vijay Sakharam Churi
The High Court held that revision against an order rejecting application for rejection of Plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC lies under Section 34(4) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act and dismissed the revision filed under Section 115 CPC.
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The Delhi High Court held that candidates whose delay in joining police training was due to their own circumstances are not entitled to the Old Pension Scheme benefits extended to those delayed by administrative lapses.
Indian Navigation Co. v. Works Thr Engineering Workers Lal Jhanda Union
The Delhi High Court set aside an Industrial Tribunal award granting increments without considering the employer's financial capacity and prevailing wages, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication.
Amita Vashisht v. Tarun Vedi
The Delhi High Court held that Section 10 CPC does not mandate a stay of trial where the suits differ in parties, cause of action, subject matter, and relief, dismissing the petitioner's application to stay possession proceedings pending a declaratory suit.
M/s. K.G. Associates v. The District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Pune
The Bombay High Court held that constructed bungalows qualify as flats under MOFA entitling the Society to deemed conveyance, while open plots do not, validating the Competent Authority's order and condemning breach of interim court orders.
Musa Mainuddin Varekar v. Seludhan Mistry
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petitioners' claim to tenancy rights over agricultural land, holding that prior admissions and final orders recognizing the respondent's occupancy preclude tenancy claims under the Maharashtra Tenancy Agricultural Lands Act.
Dy. Commissioner of Police v. Suman Teotia
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order allowing a widow's claim for family pension and quashing disciplinary proceedings against her deceased husband, rejecting delay and locus standi objections.
J.C. Thind v. UOI & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the sealed cover procedure for promotions during pending disciplinary proceedings and ruled that penalties take effect from the date of imposition, dismissing the petitioner's challenge.
Yusuf Yunus Kantharia v. Bombay Housing And Area Development Authority & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that the State's failure to pay compensation for compulsory acquisition of property for over 36 years violates constitutional rights and directed immediate interim compensation and expeditious determination of final compensation under the MHADA Act.
Jishan Ali v. State
The Delhi High Court modified a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part-II IPC based on credible eyewitness testimony and absence of intent to kill.
DTC v. Manjeet Singh
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal of DTC, setting aside the Labour Court's award and reinstating the dismissal of an employee for proven misconduct despite procedural objections.
Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute v. Rajesh Kumar Ravi
The Delhi High Court held that mandatory procedural lapses in disciplinary proceedings under Rule 120 of the Delhi School Education Rules vitiate dismissal, ordering reinstatement while remanding the issue of back wages for fresh consideration.
Jitendra Nath Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the lawful dismissal of a BSF constable absent without leave for 348 days, holding that no inquiry is required if the show cause notice is unanswered.