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The petitioner alleged wilful disobedience of the High Court’s order dated 6 October 2025 in W.P.(C) 15261/2025.
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The Petitioner served with NIEPA under the old GPF-cum-Pension Scheme. Upon selection as Registrar of the Central Sanskrit University (“CSU”), his technical resignation from NIEPA was accepted and he joined CSU on 5 J...
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The petitioner, a Wushu Sanda athlete competing in the Men’s 70 kg category, had represented India at the 19th Asian Games in 2023 and had undergone bilateral ACL surgeries in 2023 and 2025.
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The petitioner sought quashing of FIR No. 44/2026, registered at Police Station Janak Puri for an offence under Section 376 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings, on the basis of a settlement with Respondent N...
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The petitioner, Madhur Kaushal, was posted as a Junior Engineer/Inspector of Works with the Indian Railways at Jogighopa, Assam, and was responsible for supervising railway construction works and recording measurement...
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The petitioners, comprising the brother, sister-in-law and nephew of respondent No. 2, were involved in a longstanding family dispute concerning the estate and business interests of their deceased parents, including A...
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The claimant, Rakesh Surtan, aged 29 years, sustained grievous injuries in a motor accident on 15 July 2011, including fractures of both bones of the left leg, resulting in 16% permanent disability of the left lower l...
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The four petitioners were entities engaged in importing, trading and dealing in gold, jewellery and other precious metals.
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Himanshu Sharma allegedly travelled from Gajraula to Dehradun on 19 June 2023 in search of employment. After informing his father on 20 June 2023 that no employment had been arranged and that he was returning home, he...
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The appellant purchased a general-class railway ticket at Wair Railway Station on 24 June 2013 for travel to Shahibabad and boarded Train No. 64151. He alleged that, owing to overcrowding, a sudden jerk and jostling c...
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On 24 November 2012, Santosh Kumar purchased a valid second-class superfast railway ticket from Kudal to Ahmedabad. The ticket was recovered from him and its validity was not disputed.
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The respondent was appointed as a Junior Engineer (Civil) with the Delhi Development Authority (“DDA”) in 1981. He received his first financial upgradation under the Assured Career Progression Scheme (“ACP”) in 2003,...
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The Union of India challenged an arbitral award dated 24 February 2025 by filing a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
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Vipul Kumar Singh, aged approximately 24 years, was struck by a truck bearing registration no. KA-40-5995 while standing near the main gate of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on 18 July 2009. The truck...
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The appellants challenged their convictions under the POCSO Act.
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The petitioner/decree-holder obtained an ex parte decree dated 30 January 2024 in a commercial suit against Respondent No. 2 for possession of a godown, mesne profits at ₹50,000 per month from 10 July 2021, and costs.
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The petitioner, one of the legal representatives of the deceased original tenant, occupied Shop No. 5175, forming part of property Nos. 5174–5177, Basant Road, Paharganj, New Delhi.
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The petitioner, a conductor appointed by the Delhi Transport Corporation (“DTC”) on 10 July 1985, was charge-sheeted for allegedly collecting ₹6 from six passengers on 14 May 1991 without issuing tickets and for insti...
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The respondent instituted a commercial suit for recovery of ₹39,37,880.64, with pendente lite and future interest at 18% per annum.
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