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NTPC Limited v. R S Tyagi
The Delhi High Court dismissed NTPC's appeal and upheld the quashing of disciplinary penalty imposed on an employee due to inordinate and unexplained delay of 17 years in initiating proceedings.
SSIPL Lifestyle Private Limited v. Vama Apparels (India) Private Limited
The Delhi High Court held that the exclusive jurisdiction clause in the original contract confers exclusive jurisdiction on Mumbai courts, and the Delhi court lacks territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suits.
M/S ECARTES TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD v. NICDC LOGISTICS DATA SERVICES LTD AND ANR.
The Delhi High Court directed the Union of India to expeditiously decide the petitioner's pending representations against tender disqualification, emphasizing procedural fairness without commenting on the technical merits.
Mohd. Shueb v. Fayza Nisar & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition challenging an ex-parte maintenance order, holding that the petitioner’s failure to appear despite service and lack of sufficient cause disentitled him from relief.
Kalyan Jagotra v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court allowed transfer of an arbitration challenge petition from Patiala House Court to Saket District Court, reserving jurisdictional objections for later determination.
Dr. Vijay Kumar Tiwary and Anr. v. University Grant Commission and Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's selective application of weightage in recruitment, holding that selection criteria must be uniformly applied to all candidates and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
Coal India SC ST Employee Association v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the promotion process from E-7 to E-8 Grade in Coal India Limited, holding that reservation policies do not apply to selection posts promoted on merit cum seniority basis.
TATA CAPITAL LIMITED v. SV INDUSTRIES & ORS
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to resolve disputes arising from a Master Lease Agreement, holding that questions of contract validity and signature genuineness are for the Arbitral Tribunal to decide.
Sunny Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the dismissal of a contempt petition, holding that the respondents substantially complied with Tribunal directions by passing a speaking order and that contempt requires willful disobedience.
Tarsem Lal v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Supreme Court held that after cognizance under Section 44(1)(b) of the PMLA, accused appearing pursuant to summons are not deemed in custody and cannot be arrested by the ED without court permission, clarifying the interplay of PMLA and CrPC provisions on arrest, bail, summons, and warrants.
R. S. Madireddy v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that writ petitions against Air India Limited became non-maintainable after its privatization as it ceased to be a 'State' under Article 12, dismissing appeals challenging the High Court's dismissal on maintainability grounds.
Subodh Singh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that landowners are entitled to additional compensation at not less than 5% per month for the entire delay period in payment of compensation under the Indian Railways Act, 1989, and set aside the High Court's order directing arbitration.
Dani Wooltex Corporation v. Sheil Properties Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that termination of arbitral proceedings under Section 32(2)(c) requires clear evidence of abandonment or impossibility, and mere inaction does not justify termination, upholding the High Court's order to continue arbitration.
THR HIS LRS. AND ANOTHER v. S. RAGHURAJ REDDY AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court held that a partnership firm automatically dissolves on the death of a partner under Section 42(c) of the Partnership Act, and a suit for accounts filed beyond the three-year limitation period is barred even if limitation is not pleaded.
Shyamo Devi and Others v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court held that suo moto cancellation of land allotments under UPZALR Act must be exercised within a reasonable time and quashed cancellation orders initiated after 13 years without clear proof of fraud.
Karnail Singh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition upholding that lands reserved for common purposes under consolidation schemes vest in the Panchayat or State and cannot revert to proprietors, clarifying the scope of acquisition under Article 31-A and limiting review jurisdiction.
Lehna Singh v. Gurnam Singh
The Supreme Court clarified that second appeals before the Punjab and Haryana High Court under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act do not require framing substantial questions of law, upheld the High Court's interference with appellate findings of fact on a suspicious Will, and dismissed the appeal restoring the trial court's decree.
KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION v. BIMAL KUMAR SHAH
The Supreme Court held that Section 352 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act does not confer power of compulsory acquisition without procedural safeguards, and upheld the High Court's quashing of the illegal acquisition under that provision.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd v. M/s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld the insurer's repudiation of a large insurance claim for bridge collapse damages, holding that exclusion clauses were clearly established by credible evidence and the consumer forum erred in allowing the claim.
Mukatlal v. Kailash Chand
The Supreme Court held that a Hindu widow who never possessed or acquired joint family property cannot confer absolute ownership rights to her heirs under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, dismissing the partition claim.