Delhi High Court

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Mohd Salauddin v. State

11 Aug 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:5687
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Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused in a forgery and property mortgage case due to the necessity of custodial interrogation for effective investigation.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant anticipatory bail Section 438 Cr.P.C. forgery mortgage

Rohtas v. State of NCT of Delhi

11 Aug 2023 · Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2023:DHC:5978

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction for rash and negligent driving causing death under sections 279 and 304A IPC based on credible testimony of an interested witness, while modifying the sentence to the period already served.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant rash driving negligent driving section 279 IPC section 304A IPC

Ganesh Rathore v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Others

11 Aug 2023 · Siddharth Mridul; Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:5890-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed a writ petition directing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to permit the petitioner to vend within the designated zone in compliance with his vending certificate and without illegal interference.

administrative appeal_allowed Street Vendors Act 2014 Certificate of Vending Municipal Corporation of Delhi Vending site

Sagar v. The State (Govt. of NCT)

11 Aug 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:5965

Bail was denied to the accused husband in a suicide case under Sections 498A and 306 IPC due to prima facie evidence of mental and physical torture linked to his extramarital affair.

criminal appeal_dismissed bail Section 439 CrPC Section 306 IPC Section 498A IPC

SH MOOLCHAND KHARAITI RAM HOSPITAL AND AYURVEDIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE v. SHRI SURESH CHAND

11 Aug 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:5693

The Delhi High Court granted the petitioner a final opportunity to lead evidence subject to payment of costs for prior non-compliance, emphasizing trial fairness and procedural discipline.

civil appeal_allowed leading evidence witness non-appearance imposition of costs trial court discretion

Biswa Bhusan Rout v. Union of India

11 Aug 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:5911-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld medical fitness standards for CAPF recruitment, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge to being declared unfit due to refractive error beyond permissible limits and refusing to defer recruitment for LASIK surgery.

administrative petition_dismissed medical fitness refractive error LASIK surgery recruitment standards

Delhi Transport Corporation v. Jitender Prasad

11 Aug 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:5730

The Delhi High Court held that compensation for loss of income during vehicle repair is not recoverable under Section 165 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, dismissing the appeal by Delhi Transport Corporation.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 165 compensation loss of income

Selishia Mohandas v. Union of India

11 Aug 2023 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2023:DHC:5782

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition alleging tampering of NEET (UG) 2023 marks, upholding the authenticity of the official OMR sheet and scorecard produced by the National Testing Agency.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant NEET (UG) 2023 National Testing Agency OMR sheet tampering Section 114 Indian Evidence Act

SHRI GIRISH BANSAL v. SHRI YASHPAL SINGLA

11 Aug 2023 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2023:DHC:5813
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the appointment of a Receiver under the SARFAESI Act, holding that the petitioners must exhaust the statutory remedy under Section 17 before invoking writ jurisdiction.

civil petition_dismissed Significant SARFAESI Act Section 14 SARFAESI Section 17 SARFAESI writ petition maintainability

Commissioner of Income Tax v. Deepsons Southened

11 Aug 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Tara Vitasta Ganju

The Delhi High Court upheld the deletion of income tax additions made in reassessment proceedings triggered on grounds already considered in block assessment, dismissing the Revenue's appeal and allowing the assessee's appeal.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 147 Section 148 Section 158BC

Transport India 3PL v. Indo Alusys Industries Limited

11 Aug 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:6003

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition challenging the trial court's order granting leave to defend in a summary suit, holding that substantial triable issues raised by the defendant precluded summary judgment under Order XXXVII CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XXXVII CPC leave to defend summary suit Section 115 CPC

Sattaru Sandhya Rani v. Union of India

11 Aug 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:5958-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging medical disqualification of a candidate due to an ovarian cyst as per prescribed recruitment medical guidelines.

administrative petition_dismissed medical examination ovarian cyst disqualification recruitment

Naresh Kumar v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

11 Aug 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:5656-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to implement the Delhi Co-operative Tribunal’s order recognizing the petitioner’s membership and allowing him to participate in society elections, disposing of the writ petition accordingly.

administrative petition_dismissed Delhi Co-operative Tribunal mandamus membership rights cooperative society elections

Hemant Kumar v. Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi

11 Aug 2023 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2023:DHC:6013

The Delhi High Court held that discharge of a Home Guard member based on arrest and acquittal by benefit of doubt is illegal and directed reconsideration of his fresh enrolment application, affirming the discretionary writ jurisdiction under Article 226.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Home Guards discharge Bombay Home Guards Act 1947 Delhi Home Guards Rules 1959 Article 226 writ jurisdiction

Gisil Designs Pvt Ltd v. Computer Junction Pvt Ltd

11 Aug 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:5867

The High Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the petitioner's application to reject the plaint for alleged concealment of a material agreement, holding that mere admission of existence of a document does not constitute fraud warranting rejection under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC Section 115 CPC Rejection of plaint Concealment of document

Sunil Juneja v. Sonia

11 Aug 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:5953-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed the husband's appeal and granted divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion, holding that the wife's insistence on separate residence without justification and prolonged separation constituted cruelty and desertion under the Hindu Marriage Act.

family appeal_allowed Significant cruelty desertion Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 13(1)(ia)

Sh. Jai Pal Singh Sharma Trust v. SRM Education and Financial Consultant Pvt Ltd

11 Aug 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:5679

The Delhi High Court upheld the Commercial Court’s orders permitting mediation and amendment of plaint under the Commercial Courts Act, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge based on non-compliance with Section 12A.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 12A Commercial Courts Act pre-institution mediation amendment of plaint statement of truth

Keshav Dutt Oli v. Union of India

11 Aug 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:5924-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging denial of disability pension, holding that mental retardation detected shortly after recruitment was not attributable to military service.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant mental retardation disability pension attributability to military service invalidation medical board

Santhosh Kumar MP v. Union of India

11 Aug 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:5908-DB

Non-diploma holder Overseers are not entitled to be merged or re-designated as Junior Engineer (Civil) and thus cannot claim rank and badges from that post under the 2010 Office Memorandum.

administrative petition_dismissed merger of posts re-designation Junior Engineer (Civil) Overseer

Kent Cables Private Limited & Ors. v. Union of India

11 Aug 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:5716

The Delhi High Court considered jurisdictional and procedural issues in a writ petition challenging the Registrar's declaration of a trademark as well-known, emphasizing procedural safeguards before such declarations.

administrative other Significant well-known trademark Trade Mark Rules 2017 Trade Marks Act 1999 jurisdiction