Delhi High Court

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M/S GM Modular Pvt Ltd v. Sh. Gopal Shinghal

22 Aug 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:5986

The Delhi High Court cancelled the respondent's trademark 'GMT' for being deceptively similar to the petitioner's prior registered mark 'GM' in Class 9, upholding the petitioner's rights under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant trademark deceptive similarity prior use cancellation petition

M/S RAMENDER OIL CARRIER v. M/S HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD

22 Aug 2023 · Manmohan; Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:6038-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of a serving officer's appointment as arbitrator based on the appellant's express written waiver under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration Act and estopped the appellant from belatedly challenging the appointment.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 12(5) Arbitrator ineligibility Written waiver

Siddharth Mishra & Ors. v. Union Public Service Commission

22 Aug 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:6010-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the UPSC's CSAT Paper-II syllabus and qualifying marks, holding that judicial review cannot question the academic wisdom of experts in competitive examinations absent manifest arbitrariness or illegality.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Civil Services Examination CSAT Paper-II UPSC Judicial Review

Ankush Rishi v. Sarvesh Kumar & Anr.

22 Aug 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:6160

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's condonation of delay in filing written statement but granted the petitioner a four-week extension to file replication and affidavit to ensure fair trial.

civil appeal_dismissed condonation of delay written statement extension of time replication

Parveen Kumar v. Som Dutt Sharma

22 Aug 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:6268

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

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 115 CPC malicious prosecution rejection of plaint

Parveen Kumar v. Vishnu Dutt Sharma

22 Aug 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:6267

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

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

Anju v. Sandeep

22 Aug 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:6308-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty, holding that denial of sexual relations and filing false criminal complaints constitute mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

family appeal_dismissed Significant cruelty divorce Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 denial of sexual relations

Surender Kumar v. Central Bureau of Narcotics

22 Aug 2023 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2023:DHC:6309

Delhi High Court dismissed bail application in NDPS case holding that procedural irregularities in seizure and sampling do not warrant bail before trial, especially in commercial quantity cases.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 52A bail seizure procedure

Luice M. Jacob v. Union of India & Ors.

22 Aug 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:6215-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal upholding eviction of unauthorized occupants from a centrally protected monument, holding that title disputes cannot be adjudicated in writ jurisdiction and adverse possession claims over protected monuments are untenable.

property appeal_dismissed Significant writ jurisdiction adverse possession protected monument Archaeological Survey of India

Bela Goyal Proprietor of Ispat Sangrah India v. VIIPL-MIPL JV (Jaipur)

22 Aug 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:6235-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's appeal seeking attachment of arbitration award proceeds under Order XXXVIII Rule 5 CPC, holding no intent by respondents to obstruct decree execution and upholding secured creditor's priority.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XXXVIII Rule 5 CPC attachment of property intent to obstruct execution joint venture liability

Ranveer Singh v. Serious Fraud Investigation Office

22 Aug 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:6106

The Delhi High Court held that a person who is neither complainant, accused, nor victim lacks locus standi under Section 212(13) of the Companies Act, 2013 to obtain the SFIO investigation report, dismissing the petition challenging denial of such access.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 212 Companies Act 2013 SFIO investigation report locus standi any person concerned

National Insurance Company Limited v. Manju Devi and Ors.

22 Aug 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:6015-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that the liability to pay interest on delayed insurance claim lies with the Delhi Fire Service for failing to notify the insurer timely, allowing the insurer to recover interest paid from the Fire Service.

civil petition_dismissed Significant insurance claim delayed payment interest on insurance claim notice of claim

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
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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
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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