Delhi High Court

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New Balance Athletics Inc. v. “Nine”Plus Shoes Private Limited

31 Jul 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:5342

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunctions against the defendant for trademark infringement of New Balance's registered 'N' marks on footwear, allowing limited use of the word 'NINE' and reserving the well-known trademark status issue for separate hearing.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off permanent injunction well-known trademark

Kal Airways Pvt. Limited v. SpiceJet Ltd & Anr.

31 Jul 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:5325
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The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award in a shareholding dispute, emphasizing the limited scope of judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act and rejecting the petitioners' challenge on grounds of patent illegality and public policy.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 patent illegality public policy

Kal Airways Pvt. Limited v. SpiceJet Ltd & Anr.

31 Jul 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:5324
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The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award, affirming limited judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act and rejecting the petitioners' challenge based on patent illegality and public policy grounds.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 patent illegality public policy

Jagmohan Vishwakarma and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

31 Jul 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:5285-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that inter se seniority of ITBP officers must be fixed as per applicable Recruitment Rules reckoning seniority of direct recruits from date of appointment, not date of result declaration, dismissing petitioners' claim for seniority revision.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant inter se seniority direct recruits promotees Limited Departmental Competitive Examination

Sunkari Sagar v. Union of India and Others

31 Jul 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:5386-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging medical unfitness for recruitment due to Hansen's disease, upholding the disqualification under armed forces medical guidelines.

administrative petition_dismissed medical fitness Hansen's disease Leprosy recruitment guidelines

Aparna Badde v. Raj Kumar Badde

31 Jul 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:5335

The Delhi High Court upheld the order directing the petitioner to vacate the original government accommodation and shift to the new accommodation allotted to the respondent, affirming that the petitioner’s right to reside under the DV Act extends to the new accommodation and that remedies for cohabitation issues lie under the Act.

family petition_dismissed Significant Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005 shared household government accommodation right to residence

Kusum v. The State NCT of Delhi

31 Jul 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:5352

Anticipatory bail was denied to the petitioner involved in heroin trafficking due to commercial quantity seized, prior criminal record, and necessity of custodial interrogation to unravel conspiracy.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant anticipatory bail NDPS Act commercial quantity custodial interrogation

Winzo Games Pvt. Ltd. v. Google LLC

31 Jul 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:5341

The Delhi High Court allowed the plaintiffs to withdraw their suit with liberty to re-approach the court and ordered refund of court fees, disposing of the suit accordingly.

civil appeal_allowed withdrawal of suit leave of court liberty to re-approach refund of court fees

Union of India v. Besco Limited (Wagon Division)

31 Jul 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:5326
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The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award in favor of Besco Limited, dismissing Union of India's challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act for lack of grounds to interfere with the arbitrator's findings and contract interpretation.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 challenge public policy of India patent illegality

SpiceJet Limited v. Kal Airways Pvt Ltd

31 Jul 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:5323

The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award refunding CRPS amounts with interest, holding that limited judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act does not permit setting aside the award absent patent illegality or conflict with public policy.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 challenge patent illegality public policy

SpiceJet Limited v. Kal Airways Pvt Ltd

31 Jul 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:5321

The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award, holding that limited judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act does not permit reappraisal of contract interpretation or factual findings absent patent illegality or public policy violation.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Arbitral award Patent illegality

Government of India Press Workers Association v. Central Administrative Tribunal

31 Jul 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:5284-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the government's policy decision to merge 17 Government of India Presses into five, ruling that employees governed by Central Civil Services rules have all India transfer liability and that statutory provisions on closure and notice under the Industrial Disputes Act do not apply to such redeployments.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Government of India Presses merger and rationalisation Industrial Disputes Act Section 9-A Industrial Disputes Act Section 25-O

Arafat & Ors. v. Dheeraj Kumar Tripathi

31 Jul 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:5452

The Delhi High Court upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award holding the registered owner liable for compensation despite alleged post-accident transfer, affirmed contributory negligence and disability assessments, and dismissed the appellants’ challenge to service and quantum of compensation.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 registered owner liability motor accident compensation contributory negligence

M/S VIKAS ENTERPRISES v. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL TAX (GST), DELHI NORTH & ANR.

31 Jul 2023 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:5363-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that only the Commissioner can lawfully freeze a taxpayer's bank account under Section 83 of the CGST Act, and set aside an unauthorized communication freezing the petitioner's account.

administrative petition_allowed Significant provisional attachment Section 83 CGST Act freezing bank account taxpayer rights

Kamaldeep Singh & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

31 Jul 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:5483

The Delhi High Court quashed FIRs arising from family disputes under various IPC sections based on a comprehensive settlement, applying the inherent power under Section 482 CrPC in line with Supreme Court precedent.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR family dispute settlement

Laxmi v. Kanhaiya Lal Gupta & Ors.

31 Jul 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:5299

The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry harassment and criminal breach of trust case due to insufficient and uncorroborated evidence under Sections 498A and 406 IPC.

criminal petition_dismissed Section 498A IPC cruelty dowry harassment criminal breach of trust

Rakesh v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

31 Jul 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:5301

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking recall of child victim and other witnesses for cross-examination in a sexual offence case, holding that the accused's right to fair trial must be balanced against the victim's protection from repeated trauma under the POCSO Act.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 311 Cr.P.C. Section 33(5) POCSO Act recall of witnesses child sexual abuse

Kamla Kapoor & Ors. v. Tejinder Kaur Kohli & Ors.

31 Jul 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:5578

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Trial Court's closure of the petitioners' right to lead expert evidence on disputed documents, holding that repeated failure to avail granted opportunities justified such closure and that belated review applications amounted to abuse of process.

civil petition_dismissed handwriting expert typewriting expert disputed documents closure of evidence

Santokh Singh Chawla v. State NCT of Delhi

31 Jul 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:5294
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The Delhi High Court set aside cognizance of offences under Sections 186 and 188 IPC for non-compliance with mandatory written complaint requirement under Section 195 Cr.P.C., while upholding FIR registration and police investigation.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 195 Cr.P.C. Cognizance Written complaint Obstruction of public servant

NTPC Ltd. v. Tata Projects Ltd.

31 Jul 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:5327
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The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award granting additional compensation to the contractor for increased scope and costs under an EPC contract, emphasizing limited judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 patent illegality EPC contract