Delhi High Court

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Parveen Kumar v. Neelam Kumari

22 Aug 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:6266

The High Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the petitioner's application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, holding that triable issues requiring evidence cannot be decided at the threshold and revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 CPC is limited to correcting jurisdictional errors.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 115 CPC Revisional jurisdiction Malicious prosecution

Vijesh Kumar v. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan & Ors.

22 Aug 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:5995-DB

The Delhi High Court granted interim relief restraining the petitioner’s posting pending expeditious hearing of the Original Application before the Central Administrative Tribunal due to serious medical grounds.

administrative petition_allowed interim relief Central Administrative Tribunal medical grounds posting

Tek Chand v. State of U P & Ors.

22 Aug 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna

The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of accused persons due to credible alibi evidence and lack of corroborative proof, dismissing the State's appeals against acquittal.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant alibi benefit of doubt acquittal prosecution evidence

Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt Ltd v. Gaurav Jain

22 Aug 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:6410

The High Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the petitioner's application to reject the plaint, holding that a plaint cannot be partially rejected and that the claim for damages was not barred by limitation.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 115 CPC Limitation Act 1963 rejection of plaint

Ajay Kumar Khurania v. Mahendra Kumar Khurania

22 Aug 2023 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:6033

The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of two registered Wills executed by late Smt. Gulab Devi, dismissed the partition suit challenging them, and granted probate in favor of the beneficiary under the last Will.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Will execution Indian Succession Act Section 63 Indian Evidence Act Section 68 probate

Rita Chaudhary v. GNCTD & Ors.

22 Aug 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:5977-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the DSSSB Nursery Teacher selection, holding that the petitioner failed to prove manipulation and was rightly not selected due to lower marks and delay in challenge.

administrative petition_dismissed DSSSB Nursery Teacher recruitment OBC category selection process

BOKS BUSINESS SERVICES PVT LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DELHI SOUTH AND ANR

22 Aug 2023 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:6130-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the petitioner is the principal service provider and not an intermediary under the IGST Act, entitling it to refund of unutilized input tax credit on export of services.

tax petition_allowed Significant input tax credit refund zero rated supplies intermediary services

Splendor Landbase Ltd v. Aparna Ashram Society & Anr.

22 Aug 2023 · Sachin Datta

The Delhi High Court held that unstamped or insufficiently stamped arbitration agreements must be impounded under the Indian Stamp Act before the Court can act under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and laid down the procedure for compliance to harmonize arbitration expeditiousness with statutory revenue mandates.

arbitration other Significant Arbitration Agreement Section 11 Arbitration Act Indian Stamp Act Unstamped Instrument

Ujjwala Tiwari v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

21 Aug 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:6638

The Delhi High Court upheld the regular bail granted in a murder case, ruling that bail cannot be cancelled without cogent supervening circumstances and proper exercise of judicial discretion.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant bail cancellation Section 302 IPC supervening circumstances interference with justice

Devender Damle v. Chetna Verma & Anr.

21 Aug 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:5988

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 138 NI Act, affirming that admitted signatures on cheques raise a presumption of debt which can only be rebutted by a probable defence, which the petitioner failed to establish.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Dishonour of cheque Presumption under Section 139 NI Act Blank signed cheque

Manpreet Singh v. Tripat Kaur Kohli and Anr.

21 Aug 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna

The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's denial of permanent custody to a convicted father, emphasizing the child's welfare, while granting limited visitation rights.

family appeal_dismissed Significant custody Guardians and Wards Act welfare of child natural father

Shri 1008 Neminath Digamber Jain Samiti v. Union of India

21 Aug 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:6607-DB

The Delhi High Court held that rejection of an Income Tax registration application solely for physical filing when electronic filing was unavailable at the time is unjustified and set aside the rejection order.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 12AA Section 80G physical filing

State v. Neeraj

21 Aug 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:6154-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the acquittal of the accused in a rape case due to inconsistencies in the prosecutrix's testimony and lack of corroborative evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant benefit of doubt rape prosecutrix testimony contradictions in evidence

Nidhi Kapoor v. Principal Commissioner and Additional Secretary to the Government of India & Ors.

21 Aug 2023 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma
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The Delhi High Court held that gold imported without declaration or in violation of statutory conditions amounts to prohibited goods liable to confiscation, and discretionary redemption under Section 125 of the Customs Act is not mandatory in smuggling cases.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Customs Act 1962 prohibited goods gold import smuggling

Sameer Bajpai v. Dr Puneet Kumar Goel & Ors.

21 Aug 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:6008

The Delhi High Court accepted the MCD's unconditional apology and compliance with demolition directions, discharged the contempt notice, and disposed of the contempt petition as satisfied, leaving pending unauthorized construction issues to be decided in a separate writ petition.

administrative petition_allowed Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 unconditional apology compliance with court directions unauthorized construction

Ramesh Kumar Bawalia v. Uttar Pradesh Samaj Society and Anr.

21 Aug 2023 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma · 2023:DHC:5827-DB
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Termination of a probationer in accordance with contract terms does not amount to retrenchment under the Industrial Disputes Act and does not require a disciplinary inquiry unless stigmatic.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant retrenchment probationer Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 termination of service

Col Ashish Khanna SM Retd v. Delhi Gymkhana Club and Ors.

21 Aug 2023 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2023 SCC OnLine Del 974
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The Delhi High Court held that the mandatory 120-day limit under its Original Side Rules for filing written statements in non-commercial suits cannot be extended, dismissing the defendant's appeal and condonation application.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant written statement condonation of delay Delhi High Court Original Side Rules Order VIII Rule 1 CPC

Ramesh Chand Aggarwal v. State NCT of Delhi

21 Aug 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:6081

The Delhi High Court upheld the petitioner’s conviction but reduced the sentence to the period already undergone, granting release accordingly.

criminal appeal_allowed conviction sentence modification Section 279 IPC Section 304A IPC

M/S. GRAFFITI (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED v. M/S. VMS BATWARE PVT. LTD.

21 Aug 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:5974

The Delhi High Court dismissed the trademark dispute petition due to non-prosecution following settlement and continuous non-appearance by the petitioner.

intellectual_property petition_dismissed non-prosecution settlement Intellectual Property Appellate Board transfer of cases

Uma Gogia v. Kiran Kumar

21 Aug 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:5980

The Delhi High Court remanded the maintenance quantum for fresh determination, holding that only mandatory salary deductions are permissible while computing income under Section 125 Cr.P.C., and voluntary deductions cannot reduce maintenance payable.

family appeal_allowed Significant maintenance Section 125 Cr.P.C. mandatory deductions voluntary deductions