Delhi High Court

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Yamini Mourya & Ors. v. Indian Olympic Association & Ors.

04 Oct 2023 · Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:7242
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The Delhi High Court upheld the revised selection criteria for Judo athletes for the Asian Games, dismissing the writ petition challenging non-selection of athletes despite their trial performance, emphasizing limited judicial interference in sports selection decisions.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant judicial review sports selection Asian Games Judo

Payel Chowdhury v. Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India & Ors.

04 Oct 2023 · Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:7244

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Indian women's Kabaddi team selection for the 2023 Asian Games, holding that courts should not interfere with expert sports selections absent arbitrariness or mala fide.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant sports selection National Sports Code 2011 judicial review writ jurisdiction

Manish Jain v. Reserve Bank of India & Anr

04 Oct 2023 · Manmohan; Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:7239-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the procedural validity of the RBI’s Master Circular on Frauds by requiring banks to follow the principle of audi alteram partem before classifying accounts as fraud, relying on the Supreme Court’s interpretation.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Master Circular on Frauds Reserve Bank of India audi alteram partem constitutional validity

Mukesh Kumar v. State of NCT of Delhi

04 Oct 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:7189

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner accused of economic offences and forgery, emphasizing the presumption of innocence, completion of investigation, and the need for stringent bail conditions to mitigate flight risk.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail economic offences forgery presumption of innocence

Tek Raj Saud v. The State, Govt. of NCT of Delhi

04 Oct 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:7190

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner charged with murder under Section 302 IPC, holding that the case prima facie attracts Section 304 Part II IPC and prolonged pre-trial detention without trial completion is unjust.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail Section 302 IPC Section 304 Part II IPC manual strangulation

M/S Aggarwal Store v. Govt of NCT of Delhi

04 Oct 2023 · Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:7203

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging cancellation of a Fair Price Shop licence, holding that the petitioner must exhaust statutory appeal remedies under the Delhi Specified Articles Order, 1981 before seeking judicial intervention.

administrative petition_dismissed Fair Price Shop Delhi Specified Articles Order 1981 licence cancellation stock variation

Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. M/s Indian Trade Promotion Org.

04 Oct 2023 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma · 2023:DHC:7132-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that entry fees to trade fairs primarily for trade promotion do not attract entertainment tax, but separate fees for entertainment events within the fair do, setting aside the Financial Commissioner's order exempting such entry fees.

tax appeal_allowed Significant entertainment tax Delhi Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1996 admission to entertainment trade fair

Dakshinii Delhi Dharmik Ramlila Samiti v. Sports Authority of India

04 Oct 2023 · Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:7204

The Delhi High Court held that the Sports Authority of India must prevent abuse of its venue booking procedure and cannot grant arbitrary discounts violating Article 14, directing recovery of full fees from the party abusing the booking process.

administrative other Significant Article 14 arbitrariness booking procedure Sports Authority of India

Lal Bihari Singh Yadav & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr.

04 Oct 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:7171-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that similarly situated employees are entitled to arrears of revised pay scales from 1996, rejecting delay and laches as a bar where the relief is declaratory in rem and mandating equal treatment under Article 14.

service_law appeal_allowed Significant revised pay scale 5th Central Pay Commission arrears of salary doctrine of delay and laches

M.T.N.L. v. Mahindra Singh & Anr.

04 Oct 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:7425-DB

The Delhi High Court held that promotion eligibility requires qualifying the departmental examination and condonation of service interruption alone does not entitle retrospective promotion, setting aside CAT orders granting promotion from 1986 and upholding promotion from 2000.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant promotion eligibility Limited Departmental Competitive Examination condonation of service interruption departmental recruitment rules

Wonder Bricks v. Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Delhi

03 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:7732-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside an income tax assessment order passed prematurely before the expiry of the time granted to the assessee to file a reply to the show cause notice.

tax appeal_allowed assessment order show cause notice time to file reply premature assessment

Karuna Abhushan Private Limited v. Assessment Unit, Income Tax Department, National Faceless Assessment Centre & Ors.

03 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:7735-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a faceless income tax assessment order for non-consideration of the assessee’s reply and denial of requested video-conferencing hearing, directing a fresh order in compliance with natural justice.

tax appeal_allowed Significant principles of natural justice faceless assessment income tax assessment video-conferencing hearing

Kawatra Tent and Caterers Private Limited v. The Director (R.P. Cell) Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board and Anr.

03 Oct 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:7500-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a licensee has no right to occupy land beyond the license term and dismissed the petition seeking extension of occupation pending fresh tender completion.

civil petition_dismissed Significant license agreement land occupation contractual obligations license expiry

Deepak Thukral v. Delhi Transco Ltd

03 Oct 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:7614

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking Third Time Bound Promotional Scale, holding the petitioner was not entitled to it under the service rules and the denial was lawful.

administrative petition_dismissed Time Bound Promotion Mandamus Article 226 Delhi Transco Limited

The Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation)-1, Delhi v. M/S Bio-Rad Laboratories (Singapore) Pte Ltd

03 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:7734-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's ruling that services provided by a Singapore company to its Indian affiliate did not constitute Fees for Technical Services under the India-Singapore DTAA as the 'make available' test was not satisfied.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Fees for Technical Services make available test India-Singapore DTAA Income-tax Act 1961

Kamlesh Kumar Jha v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax -15, Delhi

03 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia

The Delhi High Court set aside non-speaking transfer orders under Section 127 of the Income-tax Act lacking recorded reasons and DIN, emphasizing mandatory compliance with procedural and substantive requirements.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Section 127 Income-tax Act transfer of cases non-speaking order Document Identification Number

Incredible Unique Buildcon Private Limited v. Office of the Income Tax Officer Ward (12) (1) New Delhi

03 Oct 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:7471-DB

The Delhi High Court held that under Section 205 of the Income Tax Act, an assessee is entitled to credit for tax deducted at source even if the deductor fails to deposit the tax or issue Form 16A, and the revenue cannot indirectly recover such tax by adjusting refunds.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 205 Income Tax Act tax deducted at source Form 16A refund of TDS

Jamal Ranjha v. Chandra Prakash Pandey

03 Oct 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:7283

The Delhi High Court directed the trial court to complete the long-pending murder trial within six months, affirming the accused’s fundamental right to a speedy trial under Article 21 despite prior abscondence.

criminal petition_allowed Significant speedy trial Article 21 abscondence right to fair trial

M/S CREATING IMAGINATIONS v. M/S ALPHA RADIOS

03 Oct 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:7433

The High Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the petitioner's application to reject the plaint for lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that only the plaint's averments are relevant under Order VII Rule 11 CPC and that no jurisdictional error warranted revision under Section 115 CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 115 CPC Rejection of plaint Territorial jurisdiction

Anshul Jain v. Nitin Jain

03 Oct 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:7431-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's grant of divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion where the wife denied conjugal rights and left the matrimonial home without cause.

family appeal_dismissed Significant cruelty desertion Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 divorce