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Union of India & Ors. v. Debts Recovery Tribunal Bar Association & Anr.
The Supreme Court directed the Union of India to improve infrastructure, staffing, and administration of Debts Recovery Tribunals and affirmed High Courts' supervisory jurisdiction to ensure their efficient functioning.
Malkiat Singh Khela v. Union of India & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that forfeiture of seniority as a disciplinary punishment excludes the forfeited period from qualifying service for pension, thereby denying pension benefits despite completion of actual service.
Sunanda Mahendra Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's non-speaking order disposing of a writ petition without merits and remanded the matter for fresh consideration after allowing the appellant to file a rejoinder affidavit.
OIL INDIA LIMITED v. ESSAR OIL LIMITED
The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award favoring Essar Oil, holding that Oil India’s termination of the drilling contract was invalid and delay in pronouncing the award was not a ground to set it aside.
N.D.P.L v. Bhasin Motors Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that unexplained tampering of electricity meter seals constitutes conclusive evidence of dishonest abstraction of electricity under DERC Regulations, validating the use of the LDHF formula for billing and setting aside the order quashing the demand.
Mr. J.P. Sengh, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Shantanu Singh and Ms. Ankita Gupta, Advocates. v. BALAJI ENTERPRISES
The High Court allowed the appeal and restored a complaint dismissed for non-appearance of the authorized representative, emphasizing the Court's discretion under Section 256 Cr.P.C. to restore complaints in exceptional circumstances.
Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd v. Rama Kant Sharma
The Delhi High Court held that the Labour Court retains jurisdiction under Section 10(4A) of the Industrial Disputes Act to adjudicate disputes even after the employer reduces dismissal penalties to lesser punishments.
Commissioner of Central Excise Delhi-I v. Balaji Trading Co. & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the revenue's appeal, holding that penalties under Rule 25 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, apply only to producers, manufacturers, registered warehouse persons, or registered dealers, and not to the respondents.
Kamal Singh @ Kalu v. State of Delhi
The Delhi High Court set aside convictions based solely on police witnesses' testimonies due to serious investigative and procedural lapses, granting benefit of doubt to the appellants.
Mahender @ Lamboo v. The State
The High Court of Delhi allowed the criminal appeal of Mahender @ Lamboo based on a detailed common judgment in a related case.
D.K. Chakraborty v. S.P. Roy Chaudhary & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition challenging the acquittal of an accused in a kidnapping for ransom case, holding that material contradictions in prosecution evidence warranted benefit of doubt in favor of the accused.
V.S. Murthy v. State (CBI)
The Delhi High Court acquitted two accused of cheating and criminal misconduct charges, holding that prosecution failed to prove abuse of official position or cheating of the bank beyond reasonable doubt.
V.S. Murthy v. State (CBI); Dr. R.S.A. Dhani v. State (CBI)
The Delhi High Court acquitted two accused of cheating and criminal misconduct charges due to lack of evidence that the bank was deceived or suffered loss, emphasizing that convictions cannot rest on mere inferences without evidentiary support.
New Delhi Municipal Council v. Deepak Wadhwa
The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's order reinstating a contract employee whose termination was held unlawful for non-compliance with statutory retrenchment provisions absent proof of contract expiry or regular candidate selection.
Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt Ltd v. Sanguine Technical Publishers & Ors
The Delhi High Court held that interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act can extend to third parties in exceptional cases but dismissed the applicant's plea to exempt it from an interim order due to lack of disclosure and pleadings.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd v. M/S Prakash & Co Construction Company
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition for condonation of delay in re-filing objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, holding that delay beyond the prescribed period without sufficient cause cannot be condoned.
Indeen Bio Power Limited v. Dalkia India Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act to adjudicate disputes arising from a synchronization and co-ordination agreement, holding that the arbitration clause was prima facie valid despite the respondent's contention of non-effectiveness.
Mohd. Aftab Alam v. Customs Thr. R.C. Kaushal
The Delhi High Court reduced the substantive sentence of a first-time Customs Act offender to the period already served while enhancing the fine, applying precedents favoring leniency in sentencing.
National Highways Authority of India v. BEL-ACC (JV)
The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award declaring NHAI's termination of the contract illegal due to material alteration and procedural lapses, dismissing NHAI's appeal against the award.
CIT v. Gangeshwari Metal Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court upheld deletion of unexplained share application money addition under Section 68 where the assessee proved the identity and genuineness of share applicants and the revenue failed to disprove it.