Delhi High Court

32,551 judgments

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Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-3, Delhi v. Hike Private Limited

04 Sep 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order treating expenses incurred by Hike Private Limited as revenue expenditure despite absence of income, dismissing the revenue's appeal challenging the disallowance.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Revenue expenditure Capital expenditure Income Tax Act 1961 Assessing Officer

Kripa Shankar Paswan and Anr v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors

04 Sep 2023 · Siddharth Mridul; Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:6717-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed street vendors to vend peacefully at designated sites per their certificates and directed the Town Vending Committee to decide their classification representation expeditiously.

administrative petition_allowed Street Vendors Act 2014 Certificate of Vending Town Vending Committee Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Subhash Chandra Bambi v. Union Bank of India

04 Sep 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:6751
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking pension benefits under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 due to inordinate delay of 12 years and lack of reasonable explanation, emphasizing the discretionary nature of relief under Article 226 and the importance of promptness in filing writ petitions.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Article 226 writ petition delay and laches writ of mandamus

Kailash Tuli v. The State & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:6699

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to cancel anticipatory bail in a forgery case, holding that forensic evidence must be tested at trial and bail cancellation requires clear perversity or supervening circumstances.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant anticipatory bail cancellation of bail forgery FSL report

State of NCT of Delhi v. Mohd. Iqbal Gazi & Ors.

04 Sep 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:6356
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The Delhi High Court allowed the State's petition to summon witnesses under Section 311 Cr.P.C. to prove threats by accused to protected witnesses, holding such evidence essential for a just decision in a MCOCA case.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 311 Cr.P.C. MCOCA continuing unlawful activity threats to witnesses

Sunita & Ors v. Mahavir Prasad Yadav & Ors

04 Sep 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:6327

The Delhi High Court allowed partial enhancement of compensation in a motor accident claim by adding 40% future prospects to the deceased's income assessed on minimum wages and clarified that loss of love and affection is subsumed under loss of consortium.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compensation enhancement future prospects loss of consortium

Poonam @ Pooja @ Priya v. State (NCT of Delhi)

04 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:6349

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a Section 306 IPC case after assessing the prima facie evidence and emphasizing mens rea and proximate instigation as essential for abetment to suicide.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 306 IPC abetment to suicide bail application extramarital affair

Sanjeev Kumar Singh v. Union of India

04 Sep 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:6428-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the posting of a medically unfit petitioner to Akhnoor, holding that the location is not a High Altitude Area and the posting complies with medical fitness guidelines.

administrative petition_dismissed medical category P-3 (T-24) primary hypertension High Altitude Area posting order

The State Govt of NCT of Delhi v. Babita & Ors.

04 Sep 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:6358

The High Court set aside the Trial Court's discharge of female accused at the charge framing stage for lack of valid reasons and remanded the matter for fresh consideration, emphasizing that gender-based presumptions are impermissible and a prima facie case must be objectively assessed.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant framing of charge discharge of accused prima facie case gender neutrality

Union of India v. Pradeep Mathur

04 Sep 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:6320-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition and upheld that CPCB employees governed by a Contributory Provident Fund scheme are not entitled to pension benefits under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 Contributory Provident Fund Central Pollution Control Board autonomous bodies

Dipika Malhotra v. Neera Grover & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:6495

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the trial court’s refusal to recall the plaintiff-witness for further cross-examination, holding that Order 18 Rule 17 CPC does not permit such recall by parties and that the application was intended to delay the trial.

civil petition_dismissed Order 18 Rule 17 CPC recall of witness cross-examination delay in proceedings

Naseeb v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

04 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:6482

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner in a murder case after key witnesses turned hostile and considering the prolonged trial, emphasizing judicious exercise of discretion and conditions to prevent tampering.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail Section 302 IPC Arms Act heinous offences

Ashok v. Satnam Singh & Ors.

04 Sep 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:6533
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The Delhi High Court upheld the plaintiff's suit for possession and permanent injunction based on better title supported by unregistered documents, dismissing the defendants' tenancy claim and the second appeal for lack of substantial question of law.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant possession suit unregistered agreement to sell power of attorney tenancy

SAP SE v. ERP TRAINING INDIA & ORS.

04 Sep 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:6513
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunctions against unauthorized use of SAP trademarks and copyrighted training materials, ordered suspension of infringing domain names and social media accounts, and allowed impleadment of additional defendants including domain registrars and social media platforms.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Trademark infringement Copyright violation Permanent injunction Domain name registrar liability

The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Lalita Agarwal & Ors.

04 Sep 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:6470

The Delhi High Court modified the compensation awarded in a motor accident claim by adjusting future prospects and personal expense deductions, upheld the validity of the driver's license, and rejected the insurer's recovery rights against the driver and owner.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim compensation future prospects personal expenses deduction

State (GNCT of Delhi) v. Rohit Kumar

04 Sep 2023 · Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2023:DHC:6518

The Delhi High Court upheld the discharge of the accused in a POCSO case, affirming reliance on Aadhaar card for age determination in absence of statutory birth certificates and no prima facie evidence of offence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant age determination POCSO Act juvenile justice Section 94 JJ Act

Faimud v. State (NCT) of Delhi

04 Sep 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:6357
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The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction for armed robbery, ruling that mere exhibition of a deadly weapon to instill fear suffices under Section 397 IPC, and affirmed the trial court's judgment dismissing the appellant's challenge.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant robbery Section 392 IPC Section 397 IPC deadly weapon

Dhananjay Yadav v. Union of India and Others

04 Sep 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:6429-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the medical board's decision declaring the petitioner unfit for promotion due to Ptosis corrective surgery not remaining successful for the mandatory six-month period as per recruitment medical guidelines.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Ptosis Corrective surgery Medical fitness Recruitment guidelines

Vaibhav Kumar v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:6416

The Delhi High Court dismissed bail for the accused in a heinous acid attack case, emphasizing the gravity of the offence, victim's trauma, and societal impact over the accused's prolonged incarceration.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant bail acid attack Section 326A IPC heinous offence

Rahul v. State NCT of Delhi

04 Sep 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:6332

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner's bail application in a serious sexual offence case against a minor, emphasizing the gravity of allegations, victim's consistent testimony, and threats to the victim's family.

criminal appeal_dismissed bail Section 439 Cr.P.C. sexual offences minor victim