Promotion and Disciplinary Proceedings – Petitioner’s Promotion and Suspension – The petitioner, originally a Forest Ranger, was promoted to Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) on an ad hoc basis under a departmental notification dated 26.09.2018 – He was assigned as In-Charge of Kuldiha Wildlife Range, Balasore Wildlife Division – Subsequently, a Memorandum of Cha...
MSME Restructuring Obligations – Notification Compliance – Appellants, registered MSMEs, challenged the High Court’s ruling which stated that Banks/NBFCs were not obliged to follow restructuring processes as per the Notification dated 29th May, 2015, unless MSMEs applied for it – Supreme Court held that the Notification and RBI Directions have statutory force, requiring com...
Specific Performance – Sale Agreement vs. Loan Security – Appellants contended that the sale agreement was intended as security for a loan – Trial Court and First Appellate Court found in favor of the respondent, confirming the sale agreement and granting specific performance – Appellants’ argument regarding clause allowing for refund with interest rejected – Ju...
Excise Law – Policy Differentiation – Validity of Restricted Timings – Petitioners challenged Clause 9.8.8 of the Haryana Excise Policy 2024–25, which limited the operational hours of bars and pubs in Panchkula to 12:00 midnight, while allowing extended hours in Gurugram and Faridabad on payment of additional fees – Held: Excise policy can distinguish between district...
Partition Suit – Separate Water Connection – Petitioners sought directions for installing a separate water connection in the property shared with respondents – Trial Court appointed a Local Commissioner to examine feasibility – Report submitted but Trial Court refused directions, stating the issue was a separate cause of action – Petitioners challenge this under Artic...
Public Interest Litigation (PIL) – Frivolous Petition – Multiple and Omnibus Prayers – Legal Basis Lacking – Abuse of Judicial Process – Exemplary Costs – The Bombay High Court dismissed a PIL filed by Crimeophobia, a criminology firm, through its founder, Snehil Dhall, for making multiple omnibus prayers without any legal or factual basis, constituting an abuse...
Mining Lease – Cancellation and Forfeiture – The court upheld the cancellation of the “In Principal Sanction Order” for the mining lease and the forfeiture of the deposited amounts due to non-compliance with the terms of the tender and delays in obtaining necessary clearances. The petitioner’s failure to execute the lease deed within the stipulated time and the ongoin...
Family Law – Summoning of Witness – Application under Order XVI Rule 1(3) of CPC – Quashing of Family Court Order – Lack of Reasoning in Dismissal – Petitioner filed an application to summon a mediator as a witness in ongoing matrimonial dispute proceedings, asserting the relevance based on prior references to the individual’s mediation role in testimony –...
Municipal Law – Inclusion of Gram Sabha Areas – Statutory Guidelines Violated – Petitioners challenged notification dated 25/04/2023, extending the municipal limits of Kalanwali to include Gram Sabha areas, without adhering to criteria under Annexure P-12 and Section 4(2) of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 – Held: The impugned notification violated statutory provisions mand...
Patent Law – Inventive Step and Non-Patentability – Appeal against the rejection of patent application No.5360/CHENP/2010 for an orally, rapidly disintegrating tablet – Grounds of rejection included lack of inventive step under Section 2(1)(ja) and non-patentability under Section 3€ of the Patents Act, 1970 – High Court finds that prior arts D1, D3, and D5 do not teach...