Delhi High Court

63,783 judgments

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Manmohan Singh & Anr. v. Amarjit Singh Sapra

01 Nov 2023 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2023:DHC:8034

The Delhi High Court directed interim payment of user and occupation charges at Rs. 8,000 per month and stayed eviction execution during pendency of a tenancy revision petition concerning a small commercial platform.

civil appeal_allowed user and occupation charges tenancy dispute interim rent eviction stay

Sajjan Singh Shekhawat v. Union of India

01 Nov 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Dharmesh Sharma · 2023:DHC:8069-DB
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The Delhi High Court permitted the petitioner to file a delayed statutory appeal against a penalty order, holding that counter signing by the reviewing authority suffices as confirmation and directed respondents to consider the appeal on merits without rejecting it on limitation grounds.

administrative petition_allowed penalty order reviewing authority counter signing statutory appeal

Karan Kukreja v. State NCT of Delhi

01 Nov 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:7884

The Delhi High Court set aside the cancellation of bail of the petitioner, holding that mere allegations and counterblast FIRs without cogent evidence do not justify bail cancellation.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail cancellation Section 439(2) CrPC false implication counterblast FIR

Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Delhi-1 v. M/S Chrys Capital Investment Advisors (India) Pvt. Ltd.

01 Nov 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:7886-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Revenue's appeal upholding the ITAT's consistent exclusion of certain comparables in transfer pricing assessment based on prior judicial decisions and absence of changed circumstances.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act 1961 Section 92C Rule 10B Transfer Pricing

Sonu v. State

01 Nov 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:7883

Delhi High Court granted regular bail to accused in POCSO and rape case after framing of charges, applying the higher threshold under Section 29 POCSO and considering the prosecutrix's maturity and consensual relationship.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail POCSO Act Section 29 POCSO consent minor

Shiv Shankar Gupta v. Municipal Corporation Delhi

01 Nov 2023 · Manmohan; Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:7969-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking protection of vending rights due to discrepancies in the Certificate of Vending and failure to seek its correction before judicial intervention.

administrative petition_dismissed Street Vendors Act, 2014 Certificate of Vending Article 226 writ petition

Sandeep Gupta v. Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd

01 Nov 2023 · SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA; SANJEEV NARULA · 2023:DHC:7913-DB

The Delhi High Court held that confirmation of a trainee employee requires a positive offer and acceptance, rejecting automatic confirmation upon expiry of training and upholding termination for unsatisfactory performance.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant automatic confirmation deemed confirmation training period probation

Sunil Yadav v. Aruna Asaf Ali Government Hospital & Anr.

01 Nov 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:8014-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the respondent hospital to award the contract to the petitioner as the highest bidder in accordance with the tender terms, correcting an erroneous bid status on the GEM Portal.

administrative petition_allowed tender process highest bidder contract award Government E-Marketplace (GEM)

Union Public Service Commission v. Kailash Prasad & Ors.

01 Nov 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:7907-DB

The Delhi High Court held that eligibility for recruitment must be determined as on the original closing date despite extension of application deadline, setting aside the Tribunal's order allowing candidates eligible only by the extended date.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant eligibility criteria recruitment advertisement application deadline Central Administrative Tribunal

Delhi Transport Corporation v. Rameshwar Dayal & Another

01 Nov 2023 · The Chief Justice; Sanjeev Narula; Satish Chandra Sharma · 2023:DHC:7916-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's Award reinstating a workman removed for unauthorized absence, clarifying the limited scope of Section 33(2)(b) proceedings and restricting High Court interference in factual findings under Article 226.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Section 33(2)(b) Section 10 domestic inquiry

National Insurance Company Limited v. Seema Singh & Ors.

01 Nov 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:7975

The Delhi High Court upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award holding the ambulance driver negligent in a fatal collision, dismissing the insurer's appeal challenging the finding of rash and negligent driving.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim negligence rash driving preponderance of probabilities

Rajesh Sethi v. Ravinder Nangia

01 Nov 2023 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:7984

The Delhi High Court held that the disputed property is an HUF asset and the Karta's sale agreement executed individually without legal necessity is void, allowing the plaintiff's suit for declaration and cancellation of the agreement but denying permanent injunction against alienation.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Hindu Undivided Family Karta Agreement to Sell Specific Performance

U.O.I & Anr. v. Rattan Lal

01 Nov 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:7908-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the quashing of a charge sheet due to inordinate and unexplained delay causing prejudice, emphasizing that delay in disciplinary proceedings must be balanced against the interest of clean administration.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant delay in disciplinary proceedings charge sheet prejudice Central Administrative Tribunal

National Association of the Deaf v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Nov 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma, C.J.; Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:7914-DB

The Delhi High Court held that KVS violated the RPwD Act by failing to provide mandatory 1% reservation for deaf and hard of hearing persons in recruitment, directing compliance with the 2021 government notification and a special recruitment drive to fill backlog vacancies.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 reservation deaf and hard of hearing Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

Indraprastha Power Generation Co Ltd v. Bijender Singh Meena

01 Nov 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma · 2023:DHC:7911-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal holding that pay scale rationalization and cadre de-bunching operate prospectively from Board approval dates, denying retrospective arrears to the employee and upholding the office memorandum rejecting his claim.

labor appeal_allowed Significant rationalization of pay scales grade pay fixation de-bunching of cadre Unified Promotion Policy

Union of India and Ors. v. Ex LME Chandan Kumar Rai

01 Nov 2023 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:3177-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for seizure disorder, affirming the presumption that such disabilities are service-related unless the employer proves otherwise, and limited its review to errors of law under certiorari jurisdiction.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension armed forces seizure disorder attributable to service

COMMR.OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL-II v. AMARJIT SINGH BAKSHI

31 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia

The Delhi High Court held that absence of a mandatory satisfaction note by the AO of the searched person invalidates jurisdiction under Section 158BD of the Income Tax Act, allowing the assessees' appeals and closing the revenue's appeals as academic.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Section 158BD Income Tax Act satisfaction note Assessing Officer jurisdiction block assessment

BDR FINVEST PVT LTD v. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX & ORS.

31 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:8284-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a deductee is entitled to credit for tax deducted at source even if the deductor fails to deposit the tax, and recovery cannot be made from the deductee under Section 205 of the Income Tax Act.

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

Vishesh Khanna v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors.

31 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:8267-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed outstanding tax demands for AY 2012-13 and 2013-14 on the ground that tax deducted at source by the employer precludes recovery from the assessee under Section 205 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 205 Tax Deducted at Source Outstanding Tax Demand

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (Central)-2 v. Electrical and Electronics India Ltd.

31 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:8260-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revenue's appeal and upheld the deletion of protective additions under Section 69 of the Income Tax Act after the substantive addition against the primary party was dropped on merits.

tax appeal_dismissed Section 69 Income Tax Act unexplained investments protective addition Income Tax Appellate Tribunal