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Jayanandan v. Suresh Kumar
The Supreme Court held that a trial court decree cannot be set aside solely on amended pleadings without recording evidence, remanding the matter for reconsideration with opportunity for evidence on the new claim of prescriptive easement.
Staff Selection Commission & Ors. v. Vineet Kumar
The Delhi High Court held that judicial interference in medical fitness decisions for police recruitment is limited and upheld Medical Boards' findings of unfitness due to hypertension, setting aside the Tribunal's order for fresh examination.
Union of India & Ors. v. Dev Yadav
The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's mechanical order directing a fresh medical examination without reasons and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication applying principles of reasoned decision-making.
Staff Selection Commissioner v. Neelam Rani
The Delhi High Court restricted judicial interference in medical board decisions for police recruitment, setting aside the Tribunal's order for a fresh medical examination absent cogent material challenging the medical boards' findings.
Staff Selection Commission and Ors. v. Mukesh Kumar Barwar
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing a fresh medical re-examination of a recruitment candidate due to conflicting medical opinions, emphasizing the binding nature of the new Medical Board's decision.
Staff Selection Commission v. Arun; Staff Selection Commission v. Nitish Kumar
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order directing fresh medical examination of candidates declared unfit, emphasizing limited judicial review but requiring fair procedure and consideration of curable medical conditions.
Vinesh Rashmikant Shah and Ors. v. Pee Jay Traders and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that Zenith Enterprises is not a necessary party in the Plaintiffs’ suit for specific performance, upheld the validity of Plaintiffs’ registered Agreements, and decreed the suit in terms of the compromise between Plaintiffs and Defendants, rejecting Zenith’s claims.
State of Maharashtra v. Chandrakant Revansidha Mathapati
The Bombay High Court dismissed the State's appeal against acquittal in a bribery case due to contradictions in the sole eyewitness's testimony, granting benefit of doubt to the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Prathamesh Nayan Mulye v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition directing approval of a Laboratory Assistant's appointment despite procedural irregularities, emphasizing uninterrupted service and non-vitiation by reservation backlog.
Deepak Manaklal Katariay v. Ahsok Motilal Katariya
The High Court held that the Trial Court erred in conflating jurisdiction with maintainability and restored the arbitration application under the Arbitration Act, 1940, directing the Trial Court to decide on merits.
Smt. Pooja Yogesh Singh v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging refusal of approval for a teacher's appointment, holding that the advertisement published in a fortnightly newspaper did not comply with mandatory legal requirements, rendering the recruitment invalid.
Jagdish Kumar & Ors. v. State & Ors.
The High Court set aside an ex parte order passed despite representation through counsel, holding that applications under Order IX Rule 7 CPC to set aside ex parte orders are not time-barred and should be liberally construed to decide cases on merits.
Satish Kumar v. Holistic Child Development India and Others
The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's finding that the respondent is not an industry and no employer-employee relationship existed, dismissing the petitioner's claim for reinstatement and back wages under Article 226.
EX CT Hardayal Yadav v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition for Disability Pension due to inordinate delay and non-availability of medical records necessary to establish causal connection between disability and service.
Inspector Min Gajendra Kumar v. Sandeep Kulharia
The Delhi High Court held that during the pendency of a stay on an Office Memorandum restricting government accommodation retention, applications for regularisation cannot be denied for non-payment of damages, which must await final adjudication.
Tarun Nuhani v. M/S Hightech Construction Co. Ltd. & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the setting aside of an ex-parte decree due to improper service of summons on an incorrect email address despite availability of the correct email, emphasizing the necessity of valid service under Order IX Rule 13 CPC.
U P State Road Transport Corporation v. Raj Rani & Ors.
The Delhi High Court partially allowed the appeal reducing compensation by applying correct multiplier and deducting job-specific allowances, while affirming that married children can be considered dependents for loss of dependency under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Pankaj Kapal Mehra v. Union of India & Anr.
A director cannot be personally penalized under the FTDR Act without specific allegations and findings of duty and conscious failure; mere directorship does not impose automatic liability.
Ajmer Singh v. Director of Education & Ors
The Delhi High Court quashed a compulsory retirement penalty imposed after a departmental inquiry that violated natural justice by denying the petitioner effective cross-examination and clarified that the Directorate of Education cannot modify penalties under Section 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act.
Saleem Ahmad v. Jaipal
The Delhi High Court held that absence of a valid driving license alone does not establish sole negligence of the injured in a motor accident claim and remanded the matter for fresh compensation assessment.