Delhi High Court

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Seema v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

02 Nov 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Shalinder Kaur · 2023:DHC:7988-DB

The Delhi High Court directed police to facilitate a supervised meeting between the petitioner and her elderly mother residing with the petitioner's brother, without compelling custody change.

family petition_allowed writ petition custody family dispute right to meet

Simran v. State Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi

02 Nov 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Shalinder Kaur · 2023:DHC:8201-DB

The Delhi High Court directed constitution of a Special Investigation Team to locate and produce the petitioner’s missing minor son within two weeks, disposing of the habeas corpus petition with monitoring directions.

criminal other habeas corpus missing minor Section 363 IPC Special Investigation Team

Shobha Dixit v. Commissioner of Police and Ors.

02 Nov 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Shalinder Kaur · 2023:DHC:8203-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of a habeas corpus petition for a missing child after noting extensive police efforts and directed continued investigation with periodic reporting.

criminal petition_dismissed habeas corpus missing child Section 363 IPC police investigation

Paramjit Kaur v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

02 Nov 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Shalinder Kaur · 2023:DHC:8202-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of a habeas corpus petition for a missing elderly farmer by directing police to register an FIR and file quarterly reports while continuing search efforts.

criminal other habeas corpus missing person farmers protest police investigation

Anju Das v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

02 Nov 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Shalinder Kaur · 2023:DHC:8111-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the habeas corpus petition for production of a missing minor girl, directing continued police investigation with periodic status reports.

criminal petition_dismissed habeas corpus missing minor Section 363 IPC police investigation

Laxmi v. State (N.C.T of Delhi)

02 Nov 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Shalinder Kaur · 2023:DHC:8039-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of the petition seeking directions to trace a missing minor after the police recovered and handed over the minor to the petitioner.

criminal petition_dismissed missing minor Section 363 IPC FIR registration police recovery

Principal Commissioner of Income Tax -7 v. M/S Shivaai Industries Pvt. Ltd

02 Nov 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:8306-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the second proviso to Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income-tax Act is declaratory and curative, applies retrospectively, and disallows expenditure only if the assessee is deemed in default under Section 201(1).

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 40(a)(ia) Section 201(1) retrospective effect tax deduction at source

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax- 2 v. M/S CLIX FINANCE INDIA PVT. LTD.

02 Nov 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:8342-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revenue's appeal, upholding the ITAT's restriction of disallowance under Section 14A to exempt income and confirming the allowance of loss on sale of loan portfolio as revenue loss crystallized in the relevant year.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 14A Rule 8D disallowance exempt income

Harishankar Upadhyay and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

02 Nov 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:8546

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging rejection of diploma qualifications as non-equivalent to 12th class for Railway recruitment, holding that writs of quo warranto and certiorari do not lie absent jurisdictional error or public office.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant writ of quo warranto writ of certiorari Article 226 Railway Recruitment Board

The PR Commissioner of Income Tax - 15 v. Jasjit Singh

02 Nov 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:8522-DB

The Delhi High Court held that an assessee is entitled to credit for tax deducted at source even if the deductor fails to deposit the tax with the government, and the Revenue cannot deny such credit or recover the tax from the assessee.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Tax Deducted at Source Section 199 Income Tax Act Section 205 Income Tax Act TDS credit

Narender Jain v. Chander Mohan Bajaj & Anr.

02 Nov 2023 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:8026

The Delhi High Court recorded a voluntary settlement between parties under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC, ordered refund of court fees, cancelled the Agreement to Sell, and disposed of the civil suit accordingly.

civil appeal_allowed Settlement Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC Section 16 CPC Court fee refund

Uttim Lal Singh v. Union of India and Others

02 Nov 2023 · Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:8017

The Delhi High Court directed the Central Government to grant a 96-year-old freedom fighter pension from the date of application with interest, emphasizing a liberal approach and condemning undue delay and procedural hurdles.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension freedom fighter pension proclaimed offender government delay

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ravi Prakash Mishra & Anr.

02 Nov 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:7938

The Delhi High Court held that a driver-employee is not a third party under the Motor Vehicles Act and limited the insurer's liability to the contractual amount under the insurance policy.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act third party insurance liability owner-driver

Kumud Grover v. Sanjay Grover

02 Nov 2023 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:8027

The Delhi High Court disposed of property partition suits by recording a binding mediated settlement transferring ownership and ordering refund of court fees.

civil settled partition suit property ownership mediated settlement memorandum of settlement

National Projects Constructions Corporation Ltd. v. M/s AAC India Pvt. Ltd.

02 Nov 2023 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma · 2023:DHC:7939-DB

The Delhi High Court held that courts lack power to modify arbitral awards under Section 34 and upheld the arbitrator's imposition of liquidated damages for contract delay, setting aside the lower court's partial interference.

commercial_arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 37 Liquidated damages

Parmanand v. GNCT of Delhi and Others

02 Nov 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:7967-DB

The Delhi High Court remanded the matter to the Central Administrative Tribunal to decide afresh the jurisdictional issue of whether the OA should have been heard by a Division Bench rather than a Single Member, setting aside the dismissal of the review petition on maintainability grounds.

administrative other Significant Central Administrative Tribunal Division Bench jurisdiction Single Administrative Member Review petition maintainability

FTA HSRP Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Punjab National Bank

02 Nov 2023 · Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:8018

The Delhi High Court directed Punjab National Bank to release Rs. 50 lakhs margin money to the petitioner for an expired Bank Guarantee, rejecting the bank's refusal based on unrelated fraud allegations.

civil petition_allowed Significant Bank Guarantee Margin Money Fixed Deposit Receipt Fraud Allegation

A. v. Workshop Limited

02 Nov 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:8098-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld enhanced retrenchment compensation in lieu of reinstatement for illegal termination under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, rejecting the employer's appeal and financial incapacity defense.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant illegal termination Section 25F Industrial Disputes Act reinstatement retrenchment compensation

Sh. Vijay Pingolia v. Smt. Pooja Pingolia

02 Nov 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:7968-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's order granting maintenance to a housewife under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, dismissing the appellant's challenge based on unproven income claims of the respondent.

family appeal_dismissed maintenance Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act income assessment housewife

Jitender Singh v. Union of India

02 Nov 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Dharmesh Sharma · 2023:DHC:8088-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of the writ petition challenging the APAR after the petitioner was granted financial upgradation under the MACP scheme upon reexamination.

administrative petition_dismissed Annual Performance Appraisal Report MACP scheme financial upgradation writ petition