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Mukesh Devi and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
Contractual employees appointed without sanctioned vacancies or regular recruitment cannot claim regularization or benefits, as held by Delhi High Court applying the Umadevi precedent.
Mr. Bijender and Ors. v. Chairman, Airports Authority of India and Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking regularization of casual employees, reaffirming that regularization requires sanctioned posts, vacancies, and adherence to the regular recruitment process as per the Supreme Court's Umadevi judgment.
Asha @ Aysha Siddiqui v. K.C. Vohra & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the plaintiff's right to mandatory and permanent injunctions for possession and free access to a flat based on title under a Will and unrebutted evidence against defendants controlling possession through a licensee.
MCD v. Bhanu Mati
The Delhi High Court held that a government servant promoted to a post with greater duties is entitled to one increment on promotion under FR 22(I)(a)(1) even if the pay scale remains the same, and any adverse pay fixation order must be preceded by a hearing.
Vinod Malhotra v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that vacancies not filled according to the prescribed quota must be carried forward and filled from the appropriate cadre, quashing the reversion of Personal Assistants promoted to Assistant Manager posts.
Tata Sons Ltd. & Anr. v. Arno Palmen & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that bad faith registration of a domain name identical to a registered trademark constitutes infringement and passing off, granting permanent injunction and transfer of the domain name to the trademark owner.
Union of India v. K.K. Dawar
The Delhi High Court set aside the CAT's order directing promotions based on a 1993 select list, holding the claim barred by limitation and emphasizing the necessity of notice and adherence to natural justice in tribunal proceedings.
Ashwani Singh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of a candidate’s recruitment on medical grounds despite physical efficiency qualification, ruling no arbitrariness in the medical assessment.
CSIR Scientific Workers Association, NISCOM Branch v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed the CSIR to forward the enquiry report on alleged misappropriation by NISCOM's director to the CVC for opinion on prosecution, while holding that copyright and disciplinary actions were appropriately addressed.
Jai Pal v. UOI
The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition and stay application for lack of any error apparent on the face of the impugned order dated 7th February, 2013.
Purushottam Meena v. State of Bihar & Anr.
The Supreme Court granted and made absolute anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC to the appellant, protecting him from arrest subject to conditions.
M/s. Deep Trading Company v. M/s. Indian Oil Corporation
The Supreme Court held that a party forfeits its right to appoint an arbitrator if it fails to do so within thirty days of demand and an application under Section 11(6) is filed, mandating the Chief Justice to appoint an arbitrator irrespective of any subsequent appointment by the defaulting party.
Narinder Singh Rao v. Avm Mahinder Singh Rao
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a Will bequeathing only the testator's share in intestate property, dismissing claims to full ownership and affirming the appellant's 2/9th share in the suit property.
Prakash v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of appellants for kidnapping and murdering a child, affirming that the circumstantial evidence met the stringent legal standards for conviction.
Sardari Lal v. Chairman, Managing Committee
The Supreme Court enhanced the compensation awarded for premature termination of service from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 7.5 lakh, declining reinstatement but ensuring adequate monetary relief.
Margaret Almeida & Ors. v. Bombay Catholic Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.
The Supreme Court dismissed tenant-members' appeals challenging redevelopment of cooperative society land, holding that redevelopment resolutions upheld by prior final orders cannot be obstructed by a minority, and tenant-members retain membership rights post redevelopment.
Umesh Singh v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for murder based on credible ocular evidence despite discrepancies in medical evidence and FIR registration issues, affirming the concurrent findings of lower courts.
Dayanand Anglo Vedic College Trust and Management Society v. State of Maharashtra & Anr
The Supreme Court held that linguistic minority status under Article 30 must be determined by the minority status of the institution's founders and administrators within the State, and upheld withdrawal of such status where trustees reside outside the State.
Amalendu Kumar Bera & Ors. v. The State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court held that delay in filing revision petitions by the State cannot be condoned mechanically without sufficient cause, especially after the decree has attained finality and execution proceedings have commenced.
Rakesh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction based on a duly recorded and medically certified dying declaration, rejecting the appellants' claims of infirmity and injury-based defense.