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Suhas B. Marathe v. Balwant Mahadeo Joglekar
The Bombay High Court held that while a tenant can recover full repair expenses from a negligent landlord, recovery in any year is limited to one-fourth of the yearly rent under Section 23 of the Bombay Rent Act, and upheld the decree accordingly.
Sandeep Tanaji Bangar & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the Education Officer's rejection of a private school teacher's transfer proposal for failure to grant opportunity to cure deficiencies and directed reconsideration in accordance with law.
Tanangi Kenchappa Gurubala v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court regularized a full-time teacher’s appointment made in violation of reservation rules, balancing legality with equity, and directed backlog clearance and penalties on the Management.
National Technical Research Organisation v. M S Corporate Infotech Private Limited
The Delhi High Court allowed the appellant to withdraw the appeal without expressing opinion on merits and reserved liberty to seek security directions in related arbitration proceedings.
Satish Kumar & Ashwani Kumar v. Simla & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's decree declaring the respondent-plaintiff owner of the suit property, rejecting the appellants' claims of ownership and adverse possession due to lack of registered conveyance and absence of hostile possession.
Pravendra Pratap Singh National President (Bahujan Mukti Party) v. Election Commission of India
The Delhi High Court held that the Election Commission of India has no jurisdiction to supervise internal elections or resolve disputes within political parties, dismissing the writ petition seeking such directions.
Shamsher Singh Rana v. Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that limitation for filing a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act begins from the date of actual knowledge of the award when no notice under Section 12(2) was received, setting aside the rejection of the petitioner’s reference on limitation grounds.
Wildcraft India Limited v. Ahmed Ali
The Delhi High Court granted summary judgment in favor of Wildcraft India Limited, restraining the defendant from infringing its trademarks and copyright and passing off, awarding permanent injunctions and damages.
State v. Gautam Kumar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal seeking enhancement of sentence for rash and negligent driving causing death, upholding the reduced sentence considering the offender's young age and mitigating circumstances.
D.D.A. v. M/S K.P.TRADING CO. & ORS.
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of partners in a firm for unauthorized commercial use of residential premises, holding that mere partnership status without proof of active management does not attract criminal liability under the Delhi Development Act.
National Highways Authority of India v. MS Chennai Elevated Tollways Limited
The Delhi High Court held that a non-party to arbitration proceedings cannot be impleaded in a Section 34 petition challenging an arbitral award and dismissed the review petition seeking such impleadment.
Rekha Devi v. Nirvesh Kumar
The High Court upheld the Family Court's dismissal of the petition for enhancement of maintenance under Section 127 Cr.P.C., holding no material change in circumstances or error warranting interference.
Om Lungi House v. Chhabra Saree Selection
The Delhi High Court held that a fresh notice under Section 251 Cr.P.C. against a Partnership Firm entitles accused to re-examine the complainant under Section 311 Cr.P.C., allowing further cross-examination limited to the new party.
State v. Hitesh
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused under the POCSO Act due to failure of prosecution to conclusively prove the victim's minority and established consensual relationship.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-2 v. M/s Celebi Delhi Cargo Management India Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that deductions under Section 80IA of the Income Tax Act require agreements with statutory bodies or government authorities, and a private consortium like DIAL does not qualify, thus allowing the revenue's appeal and restoring the revisionary order.
Rachana Infrastructure Limited v. National Highways Authority of India & Anr
The Delhi High Court held that disputes between JV partners cannot be resolved through the arbitration clause in the EPC contract with the employer, dismissing the petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act for lack of maintainability.
Ex WG Cdr Suman Kumar v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking direction to the Armed Forces Tribunal for expeditious hearing of a dismissal-from-service challenge, holding that tribunal scheduling is beyond the court's interference under Article 226.
Sandeep Singh v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed respondents to communicate the petitioner's recruitment status and offer appointment if wrongly denied, disposing of the writ petition with no final merit adjudication.
Rajbir Singh Sihmar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that petitioners notionally treated as serving till 60 years must be granted Senior Time Scale benefits retrospectively, treating the intervening period as regular service.
Lakshmi v. UPSC
The Delhi High Court held that service in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi does not qualify as government service for age relaxation under UPSC rules, and a shortfall in continuous service cannot be condoned, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge.