Delhi High Court

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Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Dharamveer Singh and Ors

06 Oct 2023 · C. Hari Shankar; Amit Sharma · 2024:DHC:9062-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's order for lack of reasoning and remanded the matter for a fresh, reasoned decision addressing all contentions and applicability of precedents.

administrative appeal_allowed Procedural contractual employees salary benefits Central Administrative Tribunal reasoned order

Union of India & Ors. v. Ex Sub Ravindra Kumar

06 Oct 2023 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:4136-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming the presumption that diseases arising during service are service attributable unless disproved by the employer.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Primary Hypertension Armed Forces Tribunal Release Medical Board

Shashi Ahuja v. Ashok Kumar Ahuja

05 Oct 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:9512-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the wife's appeal against a Family Court decree granting divorce to the husband on the ground of cruelty, holding that false and unsubstantiated allegations causing mental agony constitute cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.

family appeal_dismissed Significant cruelty divorce Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 mental cruelty

Praggya Walke v. Ram Chandra Rao Walke @Sidharth

05 Oct 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:9493-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's grant of divorce on grounds of cruelty, holding that baseless allegations of adultery constitute mental cruelty warranting dissolution of marriage under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

family appeal_dismissed Significant cruelty divorce Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 mental cruelty

Rohilkhand Educational Trust v. Union of India

05 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:8380-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioners to withdraw their writ petition challenging an order under Section 127 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 with liberty to pursue appropriate legal remedies.

tax appeal_allowed Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 127 writ petition withdrawal with liberty

Susheel Kumar v. National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi & Anr.

05 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:7816-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside an income tax assessment order for failure to grant a personal hearing and directed a fresh order in compliance with natural justice.

tax appeal_allowed Income Tax Act, 1961 assessment order personal hearing natural justice

Ravi Rai v. Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council & Ors.

05 Oct 2023 · Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:7839

The Delhi High Court upheld the Medical Council of India's disciplinary order against doctors for medical negligence, emphasizing limited judicial interference in expert decisions and directing independent continuation of criminal and consumer proceedings.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Medical Council of India professional misconduct medical negligence judicial review

Shashi Mohan Garg v. Income Tax Officer & Anr.

05 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:7832-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the reassessment notice under Section 148 for AY 2012-13 due to lack of valid reason to believe and non-application of mind by the Assessing Officer, affirming that reassessment cannot be initiated without failure to fully disclose material facts after scrutiny assessment.

tax petition_allowed Significant Section 147 Income Tax Act Section 148 Income Tax Act reassessment notice reason to believe

Fresh Fruit Flowers and Vegetables Traders Association v. Directorate General of Foreign Trade & Anr.

05 Oct 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:7221-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the DGFT's restriction of cut flower imports to Chennai airport as a valid bio-security measure, dismissing the petition challenging the policy as arbitrary or unconstitutional.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant import restriction cut flowers DGFT notification bio-security

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-7, Delhi v. SIL Investments Ltd.

05 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:7955-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the deletion of disallowances under Sections 80IA/80IB and 80M of the Income-tax Act, ruling that eligible business profits are computed independently without adjusting losses of other units and that deduction under Section 80M is allowed only to the extent of dividends actually distributed.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 80IA(5) Section 80M Income-tax Act, 1961 deduction under tax holiday

Tulsi Dass v. Prem Lata and Anr

05 Oct 2023 · Manmohan; Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:7427-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging an arbitral award directing specific performance of a sale agreement, holding that payments by a non-signatory family member were valid and the award was not liable to be disturbed.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 37 Specific performance

Kunal International v. Union of India & Ors.

05 Oct 2023 · Vibhu BakhrU; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:7316-DB

The Delhi High Court directed immediate disbursement of GST input tax credit refund sanctioned by the Appellate Authority, rejecting respondents' delay due to non-constitution of the Appellate Tribunal or limitation extension.

tax petition_allowed Significant input tax credit refund Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 Appellate Authority order refund disbursement

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd v. Anju Devi & Ors.

05 Oct 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:7337

The Delhi High Court held that an employee driving an insured vehicle at the time of an accident is covered under the insurance policy for compensation claims under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, regardless of formal employment designation as driver.

motor_accident_claims / insurance / civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 147(1) proviso (i)(a) Section 163A insurance liability

Union of India & Ors. v. R. Rajashekharan

05 Oct 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:7339-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld that increments under CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, must be granted based on the date of revised pay structure award and cannot be withdrawn due to retrospective stepping up of pay.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant stepping up of pay increment entitlement CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 Rule 10

Meetu Bhutani v. Gaurav Sabharwal

05 Oct 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:7270-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of the appeal against a divorce decree by recording a mutually agreed settlement reached through mediation, binding the parties to its terms and quashing related criminal proceedings.

family appeal_dismissed Family Courts Act, 1984 divorce cruelty mediation

National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. v. Narender Impex Ltd.

05 Oct 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:7251

The Delhi High Court transferred a nascent winding up petition pending before it to the NCLT in accordance with Section 434 of the Companies Act, 1956 and Supreme Court precedent.

corporate other Significant winding up Companies Act 1956 Section 434 National Company Law Tribunal

SHRI RAMLEELA COMMITTEE, JANAKPURI & ANR. v. RISHU KANT SHARMA & ORS.

05 Oct 2023 · SURESH KUMAR KAIT; NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA · 2023:DHC:7216-DB

Delhi High Court allowed the appellants to hold Dussehra/Ramleela on a designated multipurpose ground within a district park under MPD-2021, clarifying that such use does not require prior Central Government approval under the Delhi Development Act.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Master Plan Delhi-2021 District Park Multipurpose Ground Delhi Development Act, 1957

Kissandhan Agri Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Ashok Kumar Mittal

05 Oct 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:7424-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award granting additional bonus based on Profit Before Tax including profits from sister concerns, limiting judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 37 Commercial Courts Act, 2015

Tarun Narang v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Ors.

05 Oct 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:7220-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking judicial intervention into AYUSH healthcare deficiencies, emphasizing executive primacy in policy matters and the need for prior representation before filing PILs.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant AYUSH CAG performance audit Public Interest Litigation judicial restraint

Sandeep Kumar v. High Court of Delhi

05 Oct 2023 · Manmohan; Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:7391-DB

The Delhi High Court held that completion of probation does not entitle automatic confirmation or lien retention, dismissing the petition challenging rejection of confirmation and lien after technical resignation.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant confirmation probation technical resignation lien