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Navneet Arora v. Surinder Kaur and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a daughter-in-law cannot claim residence rights under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 in a property exclusively owned by her mother-in-law where she does not live as a member of a joint family.
L.N. Petrochem Pvt. Ltd. v. State of NCT Delhi and Anr
The Delhi High Court set aside an order awarding unpaid wages due to unexplained delay and jurisdictional issues, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication with all contentions open.
Nand Lal Luhar and Ors v. Western Railway and Ors
The Delhi High Court upheld the lawfulness of post-wise identification of vacancies for visually impaired candidates in Railway recruitment, dismissing the challenge to exclusion of blind candidates from posts identified only for low vision persons.
B.R. Arora & Associates (P) Ltd. v. Airport Authority of India
The Delhi High Court corrected arithmetical errors and set aside parts of an arbitral award for lack of reasons and inconsistency, allowing fresh arbitration on certain claims.
National Highways Authority of India v. M/S IRB Ahmedabad Vadodara Super Express Tollways Pvt. Ltd
Delhi High Court dismissed NHAI's post-award Section 9 petition seeking interim deposit of ₹1586 crore awarded against IRB, holding such relief requires exceptional circumstances beyond mere award existence and apprehensions about respondent's financial condition.
Avinash Dhavji Naik and Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that while the MRTP Act is a self-contained code excluding certain Land Acquisition Act provisions, the acquisition awards were void for lack of prior approval and lapsed due to delay, quashing the acquisition proceedings.
Devagiri Farms Pvt Ltd v. Sanjay Kapur & Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld an interim injunction restraining the appellant from using a deceptively similar trade dress in tea packaging, emphasizing that overall packaging similarity can cause consumer deception despite prominent trademarks.
Ravi Kumar @ Mangoo v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Ravi Kumar @ Mangoo for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304(1) IPC, relying on cogent testimony of related witnesses and medical evidence, while reducing his sentence from 10 to 7 years.
Zubaida W/O. Kadar Memon & Ors. v. Khan Mubeen Ahmed Ali & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the Waqf Tribunal's decree evicting alleged encroachers from Waqf property, affirming that persons interested in a Waqf can directly file suits for removal of encroachment without mandatory recourse to CEO procedures under Sections 54 and 55 of the Waqf Act.
Avnit v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that the respondents must operate the waiting list within its validity period to fill all vacancies and directed appointment of the petitioner accordingly.
Premier Nutrition v. Industrial Progressive (India) Limited & Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages to the plaintiff for trademark and copyright infringement by defendants using deceptively similar marks on milk products.
Nitin Thomas v. National Medical Commission & Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition, upholding cancellation of the petitioner’s Eligibility Certificate and FMGE pass certificate due to failure in Physics and misrepresentation in the application, affirming strict compliance with medical education eligibility regulations.
SBI Staff Residents Welfare Society v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court held that a writ petition withdrawn without permission bars a fresh petition on the same cause of action unless a new cause of action arises or different petitioners file it, thus allowing maintainability of the present petition.
Anish Modi v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed prosecution against an independent director for non-payment of TDS due to non-service of mandatory notice under Section 2(35)(b) of the Income Tax Act, emphasizing the necessity of procedural compliance before initiating criminal proceedings.
M/S VEETEE FINE FOODS LIMITED v. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND ORS.
The Delhi High Court held that a minor delay in payment under a one-time settlement with a bank, accompanied by payment of interest, does not justify revocation of the settlement and declared the bank’s lien over secured assets extinguished upon full payment.
Priya Sameer Holkar v. The Deputy Collector (Gad), Mumbai City
The Bombay High Court set aside the Maintenance Tribunal's order annulling gift deeds and directing property return, holding that the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction post transferee's death and that a daughter-in-law is not liable to maintain senior citizens unless in possession of their property.
Sadanand Properties Pvt. Ltd. v. Punjab National Bank
Civil court jurisdiction under SARFAESI Act is not barred where fraud is alleged; plaintiffs proved forged mortgage documents by bank and were granted declaration and injunction.
JAINTIA HIGHWAY PRIVATE LIMITED v. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
The Delhi High Court held that invocation of a bank guarantee containing a sole judge clause cannot be restrained on disputed factual grounds and upheld NHAI's invocation of the performance bank guarantee against Jaintia Highway Private Limited.
SVEC Constructions Ltd. v. Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Ltd. & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that injunctions against invocation of unconditional bank guarantees are only justified in cases of egregious fraud or special equity such as irretrievable injury, and mere contractual disputes do not warrant such relief.
John Nagar v. Dr. Hans Nagar & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a Civil Court retains jurisdiction to execute a consent decree partitioning agricultural land with physical demarcation, dismissing the defendant's application to transfer proceedings to Revenue Authorities.