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Swapnapurti SRA Co-op. Housing Society Ltd. v. The Chief Executive Officer, SRA
The Bombay High Court upheld the SRA's authority to verify slum dwellers' consent through supervised meetings and dismissed challenges to the appointment of a new developer under Section 13(2) of the Maharashtra Slum Act.
Yogesh Chandulal Mehta and Suresh Chabndulal Mehta v. The State of Maharashtra and Others
The Bombay High Court quashed the acquisition of petitioners' slum land under Section 14(1) of the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act for failure to issue mandatory notice and violation of natural justice, upholding owners' preferential redevelopment rights.
Vanshika v. University of Delhi & Anr.
Delhi High Court held that a student eligible but unable to appear in first semester exams due to fee payment failure must be allowed to continue studies and appear in subsequent exams when permitted by university authorities.
Directorate General, Border Security Force v. NIIT Technologies Limited
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award interpreting a turnkey contract's delivery timeline as a single completion date, rejecting liquidated damages for intermediate delays and emphasizing limited judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.
Ajay Malhotra & Anr. v. State Govt of Delhi
The Delhi High Court modified the murder conviction of Ajay Malhotra to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and acquitted Rahul Kohli, holding that no unlawful assembly with common object to commit murder was proved.
PRADEEP v. STATE
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of a husband for murdering his wife in their matrimonial home, emphasizing the obligation on the husband to explain the death when present at the crime scene.
Cannes Property Management Services Private Limited v. Allahabad Bank
The Delhi High Court held that a bank purchasing property under SARFAESI proceedings is not bound by an arbitration agreement in a separate maintenance contract executed by the previous owner absent clear assignment or consent.
Amol Ankush Parge & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the murder convictions of two accused while acquitting others due to insufficient evidence of common unlawful assembly and involvement.
Harish Bodh & Anr v. Kotak Mahindra Bank & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that applications under Order XXI Rule 90 CPC to set aside execution sale on grounds of fraud or irregularity must be filed within 60 days as per Article 127 of the Limitation Act, and Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not apply to condone delay in such applications.
Kiran B. Pulekar v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging termination for unauthorized absence, holding that due disciplinary procedure was followed and allegations of malice were unsubstantiated.
M/s. Shah Rameshchandra Nihalchand & Co. and Others v. S. Bose Commissioner of Tax-13 and The State of Maharashtra
The High Court held that partners of a firm cannot be impleaded as accused under Section 319 Cr.P.C. without prior sanction under Section 279 of the Income Tax Act and in absence of prima facie evidence under Section 278B, setting aside the Sessions Court order allowing such impleadment.
MMTC Limited v. Transammonia AG Zurich
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award holding that the seller complied with contractual shipment obligations by delivering 42,000 MTs on time, entitling the buyer to pay for accepted goods despite non-delivery of the full contracted quantity.
DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD v. SH JASPREET DHINGRA
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's decision that deleting a question with a typographical error and denying marks to candidates who correctly answered it was unjust, directing the awarding of marks to avoid prejudice.
Mohd. Tanvir v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the life imprisonment convictions of two appellants for the murder of a child, relying on cumulative forensic, medical, and circumstantial evidence despite some procedural irregularities.
Mohd. Tanvir v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of appellants for the murder of a child based on strong circumstantial and forensic evidence despite challenges to witness credibility and procedural aspects.
EXHIBITIONS PVT. LTD. v. BUSWORLD INTERNATIONAL CVBA
The Delhi High Court held that patent illegality is not a ground to challenge an international commercial arbitral award and directed deposit of the awarded amount under Claim II to maintain stay, while reserving jurisdictional issues on Claim I for further consideration.
Janakalyan Sahakari Bank Limited v. State of Maharashtra
The High Court held that a registered Development Agreement creates a subsisting legal interest that cannot be unilaterally cancelled, and upheld the validity of attachment of the developer’s rights under recovery proceedings, quashing the Revisional Authority’s order that exceeded its jurisdiction.
The University of Delhi v. Pratap Singh Bisht
The Delhi High Court upheld the University of Delhi's appointment of Shambhu Sharan Mishra by affirming the expert committee's discretion to relax eligibility criteria for PWD candidates and limiting judicial interference to cases of gross illegality.
The University of Delhi v. Pratap Singh Bisht
The Delhi High Court upheld the appointment of Shambhu Sharan Mishra as Assistant Director, ruling that relaxation of eligibility criteria for PWD candidates by an expert committee is permissible and not liable to judicial interference absent gross illegality.
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Mahendra Alias Golu
The Supreme Court held that the respondent's acts went beyond mere preparation and constituted an attempt to commit rape under Section 376(2)(f) read with Section 511 IPC, restoring his conviction and sentence.