Delhi High Court

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Sehegal Hossain v. Directorate of Enforcement

04 Oct 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:7700

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner accused under PMLA after balancing his right to liberty against the nature of the offence and stage of trial, emphasizing mandatory compliance with Section 45 PMLA conditions.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail Prevention of Money Laundering Act Section 45 PMLA Article 21

Castrol Limited v. Vipin, Trading as All in One Business Solutions and Anr.

04 Oct 2024 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2024:DHC:7654
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The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunctions and damages to Castrol Limited against defendants for trademark and copyright infringement and passing off involving the mark 'SUPER CASTROL' and directed withdrawal of infringing trademark applications.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off copyright infringement permanent injunction

Avtar Singh Mankoo v. Delhi Development Authority

04 Oct 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2012 ILR II Delhi 607
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The Delhi High Court held that DDA must send allotment notices to all addresses on record and that cancellation without proper notice is arbitrary, allowing petitioners' claims despite delay under Article 226.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Development Authority NPRS 1979 scheme demand-cum-allotment letter allotment cancellation

Master Enterprises Pvt Ltd v. Jay Kay Coir Foam Pvt Ltd & Anr

04 Oct 2024 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2024:DHC:7655

The Delhi High Court cancelled the respondent’s trademark registration 'MOLTY' for lack of prior use and likelihood of confusion with the petitioner’s well-known mark, affirming that proposed use and trans-border reputation confer proprietary rights under Section 18 of the Trade Marks Act.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant trademark registration proprietary rights prior adoption passing off

Vishal Kochhar v. Pallavi Kashyap Kochhar

04 Oct 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:7740

The Delhi High Court increased the paternal grandmother's visitation time with the child on her birthday from five to fifteen minutes, emphasizing reasonable visitation rights in guardianship matters.

family petition_allowed guardianship petition visitation rights child custody family court

Sanjay Kumar v. The State Govt of NCT Delhi and Ors

04 Oct 2024 · Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2024:DHC:9713

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 279 and 337 IPC arising from a motor vehicle accident after the parties amicably settled and compensation was paid, holding that continuation of proceedings would be an abuse of process.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 528 BNSS quashing of FIR motor vehicle accident Section 279 IPC

Commissioner of Police v. Harish Chhikara

04 Oct 2024 · C. Hari Shankar; Girish Kathpalia · 2024:DHC:9299-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's quashing of a police constable's dismissal post-acquittal, holding departmental punishment requires additional evidence beyond that in the criminal trial under Rule 12(e) of DPPAR.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Departmental proceedings Judicial acquittal Rule 12(e) DPPAR Additional evidence

Capital Broadways Pvt. Ltd. v. Income Tax Officer Ward 5(3) Delhi & Anr.

03 Oct 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:7597-DB

The Delhi High Court held that mechanical approval without reasons under Section 151 of the Income Tax Act invalidates the reopening notice under Section 148, quashing the impugned notice issued to the petitioner.

tax petition_allowed Significant Section 148 Income Tax Act Section 151 Income Tax Act reopening of assessment sanction validity

Deepak Yadav v. Union of India

03 Oct 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:7689-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Indian Air Force's selection process for Airmen 'Y' Group, dismissing the petition challenging non-selection despite equal marks, as the selection criteria were lawfully and fairly applied.

administrative petition_dismissed selection process merit list recruitment Airmen 'Y' Group

Pankaj Yadav v. Union of India and Ors.

03 Oct 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:7656-DB
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The Delhi High Court directed the Standing Screening Committee to consider the petitioner's acquittal and pass a reasoned order within 10 days on his candidature for CISF training, quashing mechanical referral based solely on an FIR.

administrative other Significant Article 226 Constitution of India writ petition certiorari Standing Screening Committee

M/S Jainsons Lights (Pvt) Ltd v. Ashraf

03 Oct 2024 · Girish Kathpalia · 2024:DHC:7596

The Delhi High Court dismissed the money recovery appeal, holding that the appellant failed to prove business transactions and delivery to establish jurisdiction and entitlement to the claimed amount.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant burden of proof territorial jurisdiction money recovery suit sale of goods

MS. G v. Union of India

03 Oct 2024 · Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:8296
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The Delhi High Court directed the State and intermediaries to collaboratively and expeditiously remove and prevent dissemination of non-consensual intimate videos recorded without consent, affirming the legal duty to protect victims' privacy and dignity under the IT Act and constitutional provisions.

criminal petition_allowed Significant non-consensual intimate imagery privacy IT Act 2000 Section 67A IT Act

Campos Brothers Farms v. Matru Bhumi Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

03 Oct 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:7897
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The Delhi High Court held that a foreign arbitral award, once final and unchallenged on merits, extinguishes the original cause of action, barring a subsequent suit on the same cause, and dismissed the plaintiff's suit as barred by res judicata.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant foreign arbitral award Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 enforcement of award res judicata

Ashish Kumar v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

03 Oct 2024 · Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2024:DHC:7619

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A/34 IPC following an amicable settlement between the parties, holding that continuation of proceedings would be an abuse of process.

criminal petition_allowed Section 498A IPC quashing of FIR amicable settlement matrimonial dispute

Prem Chand & Ors. v. State & Anr.

03 Oct 2024 · Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2024:DHC:7618

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR involving minor offences under IPC on the basis of an amicable settlement between parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to prevent abuse of process.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR amicable settlement minor offences

Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd v. Shahan Parveen & Ors.

03 Oct 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:7827

The Delhi High Court upheld the compensation award based on the deceased's salary as Rs. 12,500/- per month, rejecting the insurer's contention to apply minimum wages in absence of documentary proof.

motor_vehicles_criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Compensation Salary certificate Minimum wages

Ms. Manmeet Kaur, Mr. Gurtejpal Singh, Mr. Abhishek Rana, Ms. Aashna Arora v. Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd.

03 Oct 2024 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2024:DHC:7815

The Delhi High Court held that recording satisfaction of an arbitral award under Order XXI Rule 2 CPC requires mutual consent and certification by the decree-holder, and dismissed the Judgment Debtors' applications alleging settlement without such consent or documentary proof.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XXI Rule 2 CPC Section 47 CPC Arbitral Award enforcement Settlement agreement

Thijs, Roeland Michel Mathieu v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs

03 Oct 2024 · Amit Bansal · 2024:DHC:7758

The Delhi High Court allowed the restoration of a patent where the renewal notification was sent to an incorrect email address by the patent office, holding that the patent holder cannot be penalized for such communication errors.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant patent restoration renewal fee Indian Patents Act, 1970 Section 60

M/S Lenswire Innovations Private Limited & Anr. v. Indian Bank

03 Oct 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:7724

The Delhi High Court directed the trial court to verify compliance with mandatory service requirements under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 by obtaining process reports before deciding on summary dismissal applications.

civil other Significant Section 12A Commercial Courts Act 2015 service of summons non-starter report Order XIIIA CPC

M/S GTL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD. v. BABU LAL YADAV

03 Oct 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:7723

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that an arbitration clause permitting unilateral appointment of the arbitrator is invalid and cannot be enforced under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 8 Section 37 arbitration agreement