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The State of Goa & Anr v. Namita Tripathi
The Supreme Court held that washing and cleaning activities in a laundry constitute a manufacturing process under the Factories Act, 1948, restoring the complaint against the respondent for non-compliance with factory licensing requirements.
K. Ramasamy v. R. Nallammal & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that unexplained and inordinate delay in setting aside an ex-parte decree cannot be condoned, restoring the decree of specific performance in favor of the plaintiff.
Rameshwar Cooperative Housing Society Limited v. Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies
The Bombay High Court quashed the deregistration of an apex cooperative housing association formed by flat purchasers, holding that promoter consent is not required and deregistration under Section 21A demands cogent proof of fraud or misrepresentation.
Kannu Exports v. Banque Nationale De Paris Suisse SA
The Delhi High Court held it has jurisdiction over a foreign bank's branch and decreed recovery under a Letter of Credit, rejecting alleged document discrepancies and awarding interest at 12% per annum.
Nand Kishor v. The Managing Committee of Rani Dutta Arya Vidyalaya & Ors
The Delhi High Court held that a resignation accepted by a school's Managing Committee is final and binding under Rule 114A of the Delhi School Education Rules, and cannot be withdrawn after acceptance and expiry of the 30-day approval period by the Director of Education.
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LTD v. SAREGAMA INDIA LTD
The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff’s belated application to file additional documents and evidence in a copyright infringement suit for failure to establish reasonable cause and due diligence, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural timelines in commercial litigation.
Gautam Mehra v. Sonia Mehra & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that the right to privacy is not absolute and directed preservation of call data records relevant to adultery allegations in a divorce proceeding to ensure a fair trial.
Narender Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the original APAR benchmark of 'Good' applies to years prior to 2016-17 for MACP eligibility, entitling the petitioner to the 2nd financial upgradation.
Satish Kumar Pawa v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that compounding of a Section 138 NI Act offence by one partner discharges the entire liability of the unregistered partnership firm and all partners, quashing the complaint against the other partner.
Ashutosh Goel v. State Bank of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed the disciplinary inquiry and penalty imposed on a bank officer due to procedural violations including absence of witness list and failure to grant opportunity to respond to disagreement by the disciplinary authority.
Neeru Mahendru v. Inder Mohan through LRs Ajay Mahendru
The Delhi High Court held that a registered Sale Deed not challenged within limitation bars benami claims, entitling the plaintiff to possession and rejecting the suit challenging the Gift Deed.
Cellectis v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs
The Delhi High Court held that amendments to patent specifications and claims are permissible at the appellate stage under Section 59 of the Patents Act, allowing the appellant to amend the patent application to address objections under Section 3(i).
Dhanraj and Ors. v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court upheld the framing of charges under Section 376D IPC against the petitioners, holding that a prima facie case existed based on the complainant's statements and medical evidence, and refused to interfere in the absence of gross illegality.
Tata Teleservices Limited v. The Commissioner CGST Delhi East & Anr.
The Delhi High Court directed the petitioner to approach the CESTAT with a conditional pre-deposit to adjudicate the factual issue of service tax liability on Value Added Services availed through prepaid packages, rejecting the writ petition challenging the tax demand.
Unising Projects Pvt. Ltd. v. UOI & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed a 15-year-old service tax show cause notice and related order due to inordinate delay in adjudication despite no stay being granted.
Saurabh Gupta v. Chandresh Gautam
The Delhi High Court allowed the revision petition and dismissed the suit for failing to disclose a cause of action and being barred by res judicata, holding that the petitioner’s registered sale certificate and possession under SARFAESI Act prevailed over the plaintiff’s inchoate title claims.
Salahuddin Ayubi v. Bhushan Kumar
The High Court set aside the decree of possession under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act on limitation grounds, holding that the suit was barred as it was re-filed beyond six months without proper exclusion of time.
Union of India v. Bhavesh Gupta
The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of a writ petition challenging an interim order of the Central Administrative Tribunal after the Tribunal disposed of the underlying Original Application, holding the petition infructuous.
Ashok Kumar Gupta Proprietor of Jai Durga Plaster Industries & Anr. v. Arif Khan
The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages to plaintiffs against defendant for trademark infringement and passing off of the mark 'SAKARNI' by the deceptively similar mark 'SIKARNI' in an ex parte suit.
M/s Kavita Enterprises v. Airport Authority of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding that a writ petition filed after an unexplained delay of over two decades seeking return of FDRs is barred by limitation and not maintainable under Article 226.