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Delhi High Court Acquits Man in Minor Boy’s Sexual Assault Case; Finds Medical Evidence, Delayed Disclosure, Family Quarrel and Arrest Contradictions Created Reasonable Doubt

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Child Sexual Assault Conviction; Says Absence of Injury Alone Is Insufficient but Cumulative Evidence Created Reasonable Doubt Facts ...
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Delhi High Court Upholds SBI Waterboy’s Illegal Termination Claim for Completing 240 Days; Replaces Reinstatement and Back Wages With Compensation After Three …

Termination Finding Against SBI but Sets Aside Reinstatement After Three-Decade Delay and Two-Year Service Facts The State ...
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Supreme Court Holds Escrow Release Does Not Bar SEBI Fraud Probe; Remands Vedanta Buyback Case to SAT for Fresh Adjudication Under PFUTP Regulations Within Six Months

Supreme Court Partly Allows SEBI Appeals Against Vedanta; Orders SAT to Reconsider Alleged Fraud in ₹5,725-Crore Share Buyback Facts Vedanta Limited, formerly C ...
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Supreme Court Upholds 25% Share in Present Value of Dissolved Partnership Property; Rejects 1983 Valuation and Orders Public Auction Where Partners Fail to Settle Accounts

Supreme Court Rejects 1983 Valuation of Dissolved Firm’s Land; Upholds Partner’s Right to 25% of Value Realised Upon Liquidation Facts The dispute arose from M/ ...
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Delhi High Court Rewards Bank Manager Who Foiled Armed Robbery; Awards ₹50,000 With 12% Compound Interest and ₹2-Lakh Costs After 28-Year Wait for Recognition

Delhi High Court Says System Owes Apology to Bank Manager Who Risked Life During Robbery; Grants Compensation After 28-Year Fight Facts The petitioner, Surjit S ...
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Land Acquisition Challenge Filed as Civil Suit; Holds Civil Courts Lack Jurisdiction and Unsigned Award Issue Cannot Be Decided in Appeal Either

Bombay High Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit Against CIDCO Acquisition; Leaves Unsigned Land Acquisition Award Issue Open for Proper Proceedings Facts The disput ...
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Delhi High Court Restores Railway Compensation Claim for Passenger Killed After Train Fall; Holds Valid Platform Ticket Can Establish Passenger Status Despite Missing Journey ...

Delhi High Court Restores Family’s Railway Compensation Claim; Finds Deceased’s Valid Platform Ticket and Mother’s Evidence Established Bona Fide Passenger Stat ...
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Delhi High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction of Uncle for Sexually Assaulting Minor Niece; Rejects Loan-Dispute Defence and Finds Victim’s Testimony Consistent and Corroborated

Delhi High Court Dismisses Appeal in Minor Niece Sexual Assault Case; Finds Prosecutrix’s Testimony Reliable and Corroborated by Brother Facts The appellant, Ra ...
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Supreme Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement of Indian Trade Service Officer; Finds FR 56(j) Action Arbitrary, Malicious and Unsupported Despite Outstanding Record and Recent ...

Retirement Based on Unsubstantiated Confidential Note; Awards ₹15 Lakh Costs and Compensation to Former ITS Officer Facts S.S. Da ...
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Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Cheating Fiancée; Cites Unrecovered Engagement Articles, Investigation Evasion, NBWs and Need for Custodial ...

Delhi High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Accused of Retaining Fiancée’s Jewellery and Cash After Refusing Marriage Facts The applicant, Mohd Sameer, soug ...
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Bombay High Court Grants Regularisation to Nine ONGC Offshore Workers After 25 Years; Sets Aside 240-Day Permanency Direction and Orders Regular Service After Ten Years’ Service

Bombay High Court Rejects ONGC’s ‘Backdoor Entrants’ Argument; Grants Regularisation to Nine Field Operators Who Served Continuously for Over 25 Years Facts ONG ...
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Delhi High Court Quashes ₹49.40-Lakh Cheque-Bounce Case After Full Payment; Finds Continuing Eight-Year-Old Proceedings Unproductive but Imposes ₹5-Lakh Costs on Accused ...

Delhi High Court Quashes NI Act Complaint After ₹49.40 Lakh Paid and Accepted; Directs Accused to Pay Additional ₹5-Lakh Costs Facts The petitioners, M/s Patson ...