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S. Shankar v. M/s. Rama Panels Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that a second suit claiming mesne profits and damages for the same period of unauthorized occupation is barred without leave under Order 2 Rule 2 CPC and upheld the enforceability of a penal license fee clause as a reasonable pre-estimate of loss.
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.
Goutam Bhadra v. Gouri Bhadra
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, affirming equal partition rights of widow, son, and daughter in a Hindu intestate estate, holding that vague family settlement and oral declaration pleas are insufficient defenses post deletion of Section 23 of the Hindu Succession Act.
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.
Airports Authority of India Workers Union v. The Under Secretary
The Bombay High Court held that maternity leave benefits under AAI Regulations apply only to children born during service, entitling the petitioner to maternity leave despite having a child born before employment.
Kavita Kanwar v. Pamela Mehta & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the denial of probate of a Will due to unexplained suspicious circumstances and failure to prove the testatrix's understanding of its contents.
Narendra I. Bhuva v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax
The court upheld the Tribunal's finding that the vintage car was not a personal effect due to lack of evidence of personal use, making the gain on its sale taxable as capital gains.
The Commissioner of Income International Taxation-1 v. Alibaba.Com Singapore E-Commerce Private Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld the ITAT's finding that Alibaba.com Singapore is a tax resident of Singapore without a business connection or permanent establishment in India, and that subscription fees are not taxable as fees for technical services in India.
Nitin Chandrakant Patel v. Pariwar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.
The Bombay High Court allowed a suit for specific performance and possession based on admissions by the defendants and held that limitation under Article 54 did not bar the suit in absence of fixed performance date or refusal.
Nitin Chandrakant Patel v. Pariwar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.
The Bombay High Court allowed a suit for specific performance and possession based on admissions by the defendants and held that the suit was not barred by limitation under Article 54 of the Limitation Act.
Union of India v. Mahendra Nath Mishra
The Bombay High Court held that medical board opinions on disability attributability are not final and the Tribunal can grant disability pension if service connection is established, dismissing the Union of India's appeals.
Sugandha Bhaskar Barve & Ors. v. Firoze Fakruddin Samiwala
The court upheld the appellate decision setting aside eviction for non-payment of rent due to invalid demand notices under Section 15(2) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999.
New Delhi Municipal Council v. Kanwal Sibal & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that co-owners of different floors on a single plot can independently utilize their proportionate increased FAR without requiring joint consent, dismissing NDMC's appeal against such recognition.
Raj Kumar Sharma v. Union of India and Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking allotment of an adjacent plot, holding that the plot does not qualify as an additional strip of land under relevant policies and the petitioner is not entitled to relief as a substituted allottee.
ARUN OSWAL v. M/S. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking pension benefits under SVRS 2003, holding that the petitioner was not entitled to pension without completing 20 years of service as per valid administrative instructions, and that the Supreme Court judgment on SVRS 2004 was not applicable.
The Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi –IV v. Shiv Raj Gupta
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's decision that a Rs. 6.6 crore non-compete fee received by the assessee was a capital receipt not taxable under Section 28(ii) of the Income Tax Act, rejecting Revenue's claim of a colourable device to avoid tax.
Amritlal P. Shah v. The TJSB Sahakari Bank Limited
The High Court refrained from deciding whether cooperative banks fall under the RDB Act for exclusive debt recovery jurisdiction, leaving the issue for a larger bench due to conflicting precedents and constitutional complexities.