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G D Goenka Pvt Ltd v. Dinodia Educational Society
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act for lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the court first seized of a Section 9 application under Section 42 has exclusive jurisdiction over subsequent arbitration-related proceedings.
Union of India v. Vinay Kumar
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order allowing deputation period to count towards residency for promotion under the Flexible Complementary Scheme, clarifying the applicability of the 2013 Rules excluding deputationists from FCS eligibility.
State of Rajasthan v. Leela Ram @ Leela Dhar
The Supreme Court restored the murder conviction under Section 302 IPC for a fatal single axe blow to the skull, rejecting the High Court's reduction to culpable homicide under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC.
State of Rajasthan v. Leela Ram @ Leela Dhar
The Supreme Court restored the murder conviction under Section 302 IPC for a fatal single axe blow to the skull, rejecting the High Court's reduction to culpable homicide under Section 304 Part-II IPC.
North Delhi Municipal Corporation v. R&T Enterprises
Delhi High Court upheld arbitral award awarding compensation and interest to contractor for delayed site handover and payments by Municipal Corporation, dismissing challenge on limitation and evidentiary grounds.
Padmaja Pradip Walawalkar v. Sadanand Govind Bagave
The Bombay High Court upheld the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal’s order setting aside tenancy rights claimed under Section 4(2) of the Tenancy Act due to failure to produce mandatory circumstantial evidence and petitioner’s admission of non-possession.
Mohd Nafish Khan & Ors v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging land conversion proceedings under the DLR Act, holding they were not barred by limitation and procedural requirements were met.
Center for Research Planning and Action v. National Medicinal Plants Board Ministry of Ayush Government of India
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and reinstated the arbitral award, holding that judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act is limited and the award by an expert arbitrator was not patently illegal or against public policy.
Badol Farazi v. The State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Badol Farazi for murder and robbery, holding that credible eyewitness identification and recovery of incriminating evidence outweighed the appellant's alibi based on a passport issued after the offence.
National Leasing Limited v. The Assistant Commissioner of Income
The Bombay High Court held that rental income derived by a company whose principal business is leasing properties is taxable as business income, not as income from house property, overruling the Tribunal's reliance on East India Housing.
Dr. Ashok K. Keshari v. Indian Institute of Technology
The Delhi High Court upheld IIT Delhi's discretionary denial of HAG scale and Head of Department appointment to the petitioner based on objective performance criteria and administrative statutes, dismissing claims of arbitrariness.
Paresh H. Mehta v. The Union of India
The Bombay High Court quashed a 15-year-old show cause notice under the Customs Act due to inordinate and unexplained delay in adjudication and failure to comply with procedural requirements.
Binda Devi v. Dabboo Yadav @ Sanjeev Yadav
The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition upholding the Family Court’s order denying maintenance due to failure to prove a valid marital relationship between the parties.
Babita @ Pinki v. Sunil Sharma
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that customary divorce was not pleaded or proved and the second marriage was invalid as the first husband was alive at the time of marriage.
Mehboob Ayub Khan & Ors. v. Afzal Khan & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that a subsequent suit filed without prior leave under Order II Rule 2 CPC on the same cause of action is barred, and dismissed the High Court suit challenging a Will for non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements.
Ashish Nandwana v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Ashish Nandwana for murder, rejecting the defense claim of accidental injury based on credible forensic and medical evidence disproving accidental fall and affirming the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Pardeep Dev v. State
The Delhi High Court held that absence of threat or harm to the kidnapped child negated Section 364A IPC, but upheld convictions for kidnapping for ransom and conspiracy under Sections 363 and 120B IPC, modifying the sentence accordingly.
Pardeep Dev v. State; Vishnu Vishwas v. State
The Delhi High Court modified the appellants' conviction from kidnapping with threat under Section 364A IPC to kidnapping for ransom under Section 363 IPC and conspiracy under Section 120B IPC, sentencing them to the period already served.