Delhi High Court

36,666 judgments

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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

Ajeet Singh v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Another

31 Oct 2023 · Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2023:DHC:8003
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The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of a father for sexually assaulting his minor son under section 6 of the POCSO Act, relying primarily on the credible testimony of the younger child victim corroborated by medical evidence despite hostile witnesses.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant POCSO Act child sexual abuse child witness testimony section 6 POCSO

Hemendra Kumar Tiwari v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Anr.

31 Oct 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:7904-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging recruitment results due to delay and failure to meet cut-off marks, affirming that laches bars relief in such cases.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant laches delay recruitment cut-off marks

U P State Road Transport Corporation v. Champa Devi & Ors.

31 Oct 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:7950
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against a motor accident compensation award, affirming negligence, income assessment including perks, dependency deductions, multiplier application, and interest rate awarded by the Tribunal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim negligence eyewitness testimony loss of dependency

Dhain Chand v. State GNCT of Delhi

31 Oct 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:7995

The Delhi High Court directed expeditious disposal of a 13-year delayed criminal trial, affirming the accused's fundamental right to a speedy trial under Article 21 and exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

criminal petition_allowed Significant speedy trial Article 21 Section 482 CrPC delay in trial

Commissioner of Police v. Harinder Singh

31 Oct 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:7825-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order granting the petitioner 'Out of Turn Promotion' from the date of quashing of FIR, holding that denial of promotion solely due to quashed criminal proceedings violates Article 14 of the Constitution.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Out of Turn Promotion Quashing of FIR Section 482 Cr.P.C. Article 14 Constitution of India

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. POOJA DEVI

31 Oct 2023 · V. KAMESWAR RAO; ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA · 2023:DHC:7843-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that possession of a postgraduate degree does not substitute the essential qualification of studying Punjabi for two years during graduation as per Recruitment Rules, setting aside the Tribunal's order directing appointment of the respondent.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant essential qualifications higher qualification postgraduate degree graduation

Ajay Kumar v. The State NCT of Delhi

31 Oct 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:7875
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The Delhi High Court held that sentences for rape and abetment of suicide arising from the same transaction should run concurrently under Section 427 CrPC, converting consecutive sentences to concurrent ones.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 427 CrPC concurrent sentence consecutive sentence rape