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M/S Sukumar Chand Jain v. Attam Vallabh Cooperative Group Housing
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal to correct an obvious error in an arbitration award by restoring contractual interest at 12% from the due date until payment, setting aside the reduction imposed by the Single Judge.
Abha Agrawal v. Central Adoption Resource Authority
The Delhi High Court held that direct adoptions by biological parents require compliance with the Juvenile Justice Act and 2011 Guidelines involving CARA to safeguard the child's interests, and referred key questions for a larger Bench's consideration.
Abha Agrawal v. Central Adoption Resource Authority
The Delhi High Court held that statutory safeguards under the Juvenile Justice Act and CARA's involvement are necessary even in direct adoptions by biological parents, referring the issue for larger bench consideration.
Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed continuous blocking of URLs hosting the offensive film "Innocence of Muslims" under Section 69A IT Act, recognizing technological and jurisdictional challenges but affirming lawful efforts to protect religious sentiments.
Manju Dutta v. The State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that Delhi courts lack territorial jurisdiction to try dowry and cruelty offences where all material acts occurred in Faridabad, dismissing the petition challenging the return of the charge-sheet.
M/s Atlas Cycle (Haryana) Ltd v. Kitab Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's interference with the Labour Court's perverse finding, directing reinstatement of a workman coerced into resignation without compliance with Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act.
Mohd. Mehtab Khan v. Khushnuma Ibrahim
The Supreme Court held that an appellate court should not interfere with a trial court's discretionary refusal of interim mandatory injunction under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act unless the discretion is exercised arbitrarily, and restored possession order to the defendants.
Priyadarshini College of Computer Science v. Manish Kumar
The Supreme Court held that a candidate who misrepresents eligibility criteria cannot claim compensation from the admitting college, and quashed the High Court's compensation order against the college.
Anil Sute v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to unreliable prosecution evidence and granted them benefit of doubt.
Lala Ram v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that retrospective enhancement of railway shop license fees was unjustified, allowing the appeal partly by restricting recovery to prospective dues while upholding the reasonableness of the enhanced fees.
Ranjana @Dharmati v. Ram Dulare & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed a partition suit decree based on a lawful compromise among parties and permitted withdrawal of a related possession suit following settlement.
Sher Singh Dagar v. Yoganand Shastri & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that an Election Petition cannot be dismissed for lack of particulars without allowing amendment, and review petitions are not the proper remedy to challenge such procedural orders.
Reserve Bank of India v. JVG Finance Ltd
The Delhi High Court condoned the delay in filing claim Form 66 by the Reserve Bank of India and permitted fresh filing with original documents to be processed on merits.
Omwati and Ors v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that acceptance of payments and subsequent communication by the government waived the right to cancel an industrial plot allotment for delayed payment, directing possession to be handed over to the petitioners.
Kapoor! Chit Pvt Ltd thr. its Director I A.R. Arvind Gupta v. Shehdev
The Delhi High Court restored a complaint dismissed in default under Section 138 NI Act due to petitioner’s unavoidable absence caused by bereavement, exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.
National Insurance Company Ltd v. Hemant Kochar & Ors.
The Delhi High Court allowed consolidation of evidence recording in multiple connected MACT cases to avoid repetition and delay, setting aside the Tribunal's refusal to do so.
Ganga Yamuna Finwest Pvt Ltd v. National Stock Exchange of India Ltd
The Delhi High Court held that deposits made by a company with NSEIL are company property under Section 456 of the Companies Act, 1956 and must be remitted to the Official Liquidator upon winding up, overriding NSEIL byelaws.
Shriram Institute for Industrial Research v. Rajesh Kumar Gandhi
The Delhi High Court set aside the Labour Court's reinstatement order for dismissal without supply of Enquiry Report, remanding for fresh consideration per Supreme Court guidelines balancing natural justice and prejudice.
Sh. Surender Chahar v. The Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed the termination of a police constable whose criminal case was closed by police investigation and reinstated him, holding that mere FIR registration without charge-sheet or conviction cannot justify termination.
Jitender @ Kalia v. The State (NCT of Delhi)
The High Court of Delhi dismissed the petition filed by Jitender @ Kalia in CRL.M.C. 253/2013 by referring to the judgment in the connected case CRL.M.C. 249/2013.