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Manini Kaushik v. The National Rifle Association of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the amended Olympic shooting selection criteria and dismissed the petition challenging the exclusion of a shooter from the Paris Olympic Selection Trials, emphasizing limited judicial interference in sports selection decisions.
Sumit Chhikara & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes following an amicable settlement and mutual consent divorce, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to prevent abuse of process.
SCON Financial Services Pvt Ltd v. S C Kaura
The Delhi High Court held that a tenant must produce substantive material beyond mere averments to obtain leave to contest eviction under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, upholding the dismissal of the tenant's application for leave to contest.
BPT Infra Project Pvt. Ltd. v. Indraprastha Ice and Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that an arbitral tribunal’s approval under Section 27(1) to summon witnesses must reflect a conscious application of mind on relevancy, and directed the summoning of witnesses accordingly, emphasizing limited judicial interference in arbitration.
Sharda Garg v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award passed without giving the plaintiff notice or opportunity to be heard, holding such violation of natural justice vitiates the award.
Dinesh and Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that objections under Section 15 of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 must be heard and decided by the Collector or a specially designated officer, and non-compliance with this mandatory procedure vitiates acquisition proceedings, allowing the appeal and quashing the final award.
Dasari Srikanth v. State of Telangana
The Supreme Court quashed the appellant's conviction under Sections 354D and 506 IPC after the parties married, exercising its Article 142 powers in the interest of justice.
Prabir Purkayastha v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Supreme Court held that failure to provide written grounds of arrest and deny legal representation before remand under UAPA violates constitutional rights, rendering arrest and remand illegal and ordering release on bail.
Solapur Municipal Corporation v. Shankarrao Govindrao Patil
The Supreme Court remanded for fresh consideration the question of whether employees of a merged gram panchayat were regular employees entitled to absorption and service benefits under Section 493(5)(c) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, allowing new evidence to be examined by the High Court.
S. Nitheen & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that only the spouse contracting a second marriage can be charged under Section 494 IPC, and others cannot be prosecuted without evidence of common intention or abetment, quashing proceedings against the appellants except the spouses.
C. Subbiah @ Kadambur Jayaraj and Others v. The Superintendent of Police and Others
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against appellants in a benami land dispute, holding that the allegations disclosed a civil dispute barred from criminal prosecution under the Benami Act and constituted abuse of process of law.
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Raghubir Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for gang rape based on credible prosecutrix testimony and affirmed the High Court's discretionary sentence below the statutory minimum under the proviso to Section 376(2) IPC.
Rajendra S/o Ramdas Kolhe v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder based on a credible dying declaration, affirming that such a declaration can be sole basis for conviction despite minor contradictions in witness evidence.
Trisha Singh v. Anurag Kumar
The Supreme Court enforced a matrimonial settlement agreement, dissolved the marriage by mutual consent under Article 142, and upheld the binding nature of mediated compromises in family disputes.
Shivendra Pratap Singh Thakur @ Banti v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court quashed a delayed and unsubstantiated FIR alleging trespass and damage to property, holding that vague allegations and lack of evidence justify quashing under Article 142.
Rajni and Another v. Union of India and Another
The Supreme Court held that credible prima facie proof of ticket issuance shifts the burden to Railways to disprove bonafide travel under Section 124-A of the Railways Act, allowing compensation despite absence of physical ticket or seizure memo.
Aditya Birla Finance Limited v. M/S Anoop Oswal Hosiery and Ors
The Delhi High Court held that arbitration proceedings are maintainable despite concurrent SARFAESI proceedings when the petitioner is not a financial institution under the RDB Act, and allowed consolidation of multiple loan agreements into a single arbitration.
Premjeet Kumar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of CISF Recruitment Rules permitting promotion from Driver-cum-Pump Operator to Assistant Sub Inspector (Fire), dismissing the petition challenging the rules as constitutionally valid and not arbitrary.
Ritu Kumar v. Tarun Chander Malik
The Delhi High Court restored key issues relating to adoption and property ownership deleted by the trial court and upheld the trial court's refusal to recall the plaintiff for further cross-examination, clarifying the limits of issue deletion and supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227.
M/S Gardenia India Ltd & Anr v. Dr Rakesh Kumar (HUF)
The Delhi High Court recalled an ex-parte order against petitioners due to improper service and procedural irregularities, allowing their application to set aside the order subject to costs.