Delhi High Court

29,726 judgments

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Ranjit Thakur and Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.

18 Jul 2023 · Siddharth Mridul; Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:4991-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to allow street vendors to vend peacefully within their designated zones in compliance with their vending certificates and the Street Vendors Act, 2014.

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

Jitendra Prasad v. Union of India & Ors.

18 Jul 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:4996-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the posting order transferring the petitioner, ruling that the competent authority’s decision based on organizational interest and without strict adherence to subordinate routing procedures does not warrant judicial interference.

administrative petition_dismissed posting order organizational interest Article 226 posting policy

Sunil Sachdeva & Anr. v. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies & Anr.

18 Jul 2023 · Manmohan; Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:4974-DB

The Delhi High Court held that elections to cooperative societies cannot be indefinitely postponed pending inquiry completion and directed expeditious conclusion of the inquiry while allowing elections to proceed.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 2003 Section 62 inquiry elections to cooperative societies administrative delay

NTPC Ltd v. L and T - MHPS Boilers Pvt Ltd

18 Jul 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad

The Delhi High Court upheld arbitral awards granting reimbursement for increased minimum wages under a change in law clause, emphasizing limited judicial interference and proper contract interpretation.

commercial_arbitration appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 37 Change in law

MS Raj Jain v. Income Tax Officer Ward 35 1 Delhi and Anr.

18 Jul 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:4988-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside reassessment proceedings initiated on misinformation regarding property ownership, directing the Income Tax Officer to provide relevant documents and afford the petitioner a fair hearing.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148 Reassessment proceedings Permanent Account Number

Sulabh Gupta v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

18 Jul 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:5047

The Delhi High Court dismissed the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner accused of offences including Section 377 IPC, holding that serious allegations and need for investigation outweigh bail considerations.

criminal appeal_dismissed anticipatory bail Section 438 CrPC Section 377 IPC Section 41A CrPC

Neeraj Rawat v. Union of India

18 Jul 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:4994-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging a transfer order in a transferrable service, holding that personal apprehensions and pending criminal complaints do not justify quashing a transfer.

administrative petition_dismissed transfer order CISF posting apprehension judicial interference

Rajkumar Sav and Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.

18 Jul 2023 · Siddharth Mridul; Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:5103-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to allow street vendors to vend peacefully within their designated zones in compliance with their vending certificates, without harassment.

administrative petition_allowed Street Vendors Act 2014 Certificate of Vending Municipal Corporation of Delhi Right to vend

Tarun Kumar v. Assistant Director Directorate of Enforcement

18 Jul 2023 · Jasmeet Singh · 2023:DHC:4938
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail application of Tarun Kumar in a money laundering case under PMLA, holding that sufficient incriminating evidence existed to deny bail under the stringent conditions of Section 45 of the Act.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant bail under PMLA money laundering Section 45 PMLA Section 50 PMLA statements

The Commissioner of Income Tax -4 v. GE India Business Services Pvt. Ltd.

18 Jul 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2023:DHC:4918-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s exclusion of certain comparables affected by extraordinary events and functionally dissimilar entities in transfer pricing analysis, dismissing the revenue’s appeal.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Transfer Pricing Arm’s Length Price Comparables Transactional Net Margin Method

B L Kashyap and Sons Ltd v. Emaar India Ltd

18 Jul 2023 · Yogesh Khanna · 2023:DHC:4898

The Delhi High Court held that a judgment debtor cannot avoid cash deposit of a monetary decree by furnishing bank guarantee and that liquidity issues do not justify stay of execution once the Appellate Court is seized of stay applications.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XXI Rule 26 CPC stay of execution bank guarantee cash deposit

Harpreet Singh @Vansh v. State and Anr.

18 Jul 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:5012

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition challenging the framing of charges under Section 10 of the POCSO Act, holding no illegality in the Trial Court’s order at the charge framing stage.

criminal appeal_dismissed POCSO Act Section 10 POCSO Section 8 POCSO charge framing

Mayank Khatri v. The State NCT of Delhi

18 Jul 2023 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2023:DHC:5022

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused after investigation completion and chargesheet filing, emphasizing no prejudice to trial and satisfactory jail conduct.

criminal appeal_allowed bail Section 439 CrPC chargesheet custodial detention

Nishant Singhal v. Union of India & Ors.

18 Jul 2023 · Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:4986

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner’s writ petition directing issuance of a passport with corrected date of birth based on a valid statutory birth certificate, holding that the Passport Authority cannot reject such correction without valid grounds.

administrative petition_allowed Significant date of birth correction passport renewal birth certificate Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

Ravinder Kumar v. Sahiba Chhabra & Ors.

18 Jul 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:4928-DB

The Delhi High Court held that cancellation of a license does not automatically terminate a lease without proper notice, affirming the tenant's liability to pay rent for the notice period under the lease deed.

civil appeal_allowed Significant lease agreement termination of lease notice period force majeure

Chief Engineer/TSP/NR v. M/S Vishal Nirmiti Pvt Ltd

18 Jul 2023 · Manmohan; Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:4972-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging the dismissal of a Section 34 petition for being barred by the 120-day limitation period, reaffirming that no condonation of delay beyond this period is permissible under the Arbitration Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Limitation period Condonation of delay

Neeraj Kumar @ Neeraj v. The State/Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi

18 Jul 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:4981

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner accused of abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC, holding that at the bail stage only prima facie satisfaction is required without delving into merits.

criminal appeal_allowed Section 306 IPC abetment to suicide bail mens rea

Shiv Bathla v. Punjab National Bank

18 Jul 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:5078

The Delhi High Court allowed the petition under Article 227 to condone delay in filing the written statement in a commercial suit, setting aside the trial court’s orders and directing the statement to be taken on record subject to costs.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order VIII Rule 1 CPC condonation of delay written statement commercial suit

Ankit Bansal v. S Paramjeet Singh Khurana

18 Jul 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:5164

The High Court upheld the dismissal of the petitioner's application to reject the plaint in a suit for recovery and rendition of accounts arising from an unregistered partnership firm, holding that such suits post-dissolution are maintainable under the exception in Section 69(3)(a) of the Indian Partnership Act and that revisional interference is unwarranted absent jurisdictional error.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Indian Partnership Act, 1932 Section 69 Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 115 CPC

Rabindra Kumar Saha v. Union of India & Ors.

18 Jul 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:4997-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the posting order of the petitioner by the Director General Border Roads, ruling that organizational interest and administrative discretion prevail over procedural technicalities and personal preferences.

administrative petition_dismissed posting order organizational interest Director General Border Roads Additional Director General