Delhi High Court

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Praveen Kumar Bhardwaj v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.

18 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:4266-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside reassessment notices under Sections 148A and 148 of the Income Tax Act, directing the Assessing Officer to provide detailed transaction break-ups and conduct a fresh hearing before proceeding.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148A Section 148 Section 285BA

Subrata Barman and Ors. v. Staff Selection Commission and Ors.

18 May 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:3471-DB

The Delhi High Court directed re-measurement of petitioners' height by an independent medical officer and allowed them to participate in further recruitment stages if found qualified.

administrative appeal_allowed Physical Standard Test height measurement recruitment process independent medical examination

Kiran Thakur v. Resident Commissioner Bihar Bhawan

18 May 2023 · Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:3459

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging dismissal from service for submitting a forged educational certificate, holding that such misconduct justifies termination even if the qualification was not a pre-requisite.

labor petition_dismissed Significant compassionate appointment forged educational certificate departmental proceedings dismissal from service

Tirth Ram Sharma v. Rajiv Babuta & Ors.

18 May 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:3575

The Delhi High Court held that courts must consider limitation suo motu under Section 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963, setting aside orders that failed to do so, while dismissing the petition on other grounds.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Limitation Act, 1963 Section 3 Limitation Act Order VI Rule 17 CPC Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958

Veer Bahadur v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

18 May 2023 · Siddharth Mridul; Talwant Singh · 2023:DHC:3497-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Town Vending Committee to consider the petitioner's representation and conduct the survey under the Street Vendors Act, 2014, dismissing the writ petition without granting further relief.

administrative petition_dismissed Street Vendors Act 2014 Town Vending Committee survey certificate of vending

M Ehtesham Ul Haque v. Union of India Department of Higher Education

18 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Talwant Singh · 2023:DHC:3424-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the appointment of Professor Najma Akhtar as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, ruling that the selection process complied with statutory provisions and that the Visitor’s discretion in appointment was lawful and not subject to interference.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Vice Chancellor appointment Jamia Millia Islamia Act Search-cum-Selection Committee Central Vigilance Commission

Sushil Kumar Goyal & Ors. v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-1 & Ors.

18 May 2023 · Vibhu BakhrU; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:3494-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld that settlement applications under Section 245C(1) of the Income Tax Act are maintainable only if a 'case' is pending under Section 245A(b), and no case is pending without issuance of reassessment notice under Section 148.

tax petition_dismissed Significant Income Tax Settlement Commission Section 245A(b) Income Tax Act Section 245C(1) Income Tax Act Assessment Year

Rajkumar Bukya v. Director General Coast Guard Headquarters and Ors.

18 May 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:3470-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Coast Guard authorities to decide the petitioner's pending resignation representation with reasons within four weeks, emphasizing the duty to provide reasoned orders and timely decisions.

administrative petition_allowed resignation compassionate grounds administrative inaction reasoned order

Kopal Bakshi v. PR Commissioner of Income Tax 10 & Anr.

18 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:4268-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside an income tax assessment order for failure to consider the petitioner’s timely reply, directing fresh proceedings in accordance with principles of natural justice.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148 Section 148A(b) Section 148A(d)

IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED v. ASHIT SAHA

18 May 2023 · Rekha Palli · 2023:DHC:3480

The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's award directing payment of back wages including increments to a retrenched employee reinstated with continuity of service, holding that such increments form part of full back wages and that applications under Section 33C(2) are maintainable despite delay.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant continuity of service full back wages increments Section 33C(2) Industrial Disputes Act

Resilient Innovations Pvt. Ltd. v. PhonePe Private Limited & Anr.

18 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Talwant Singh · 2023:DHC:3426-DB

The Delhi High Court held that intra-court appeals lie against dismissal of rectification applications under the Trademarks Act, 1999 (Amended), but upheld dismissal under Section 124 barring rectification without leave when a suit on trademark validity is pending and invalidity is pleaded.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed Significant Trademarks Act 1999 Section 57 Section 124 rectification application

S Khan v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

18 May 2023 · Siddharth Mridul; Talwant Singh · 2023:DHC:3499-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Town Vending Committee to consider the petitioner’s representation and conduct the survey in accordance with the Street Vendors Act, protecting the petitioner from dispossession until such process is complete.

administrative petition_dismissed Street Vendors Act 2014 Section 3(3) Town Vending Committee survey of street vendors

Shriram General Insurance Co Ltd v. Kamlesh Jha & Ors.

18 May 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:3467

The Delhi High Court held that an insurance company is not liable to pay compensation if the offending vehicle was not insured with it due to a fake cover note, and upheld the award of future prospects in a permanent disability motor accident claim.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 insurance liability fake cover note pay and recover

Jatinder Pahwa v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

18 May 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:3456

The Delhi High Court allowed exemption applications related to filing trial court records and directed consideration of stay applications together, disposing of the petition with no order as to costs.

procedural other exemption from filing trial court record stay application procedural application judicial discretion

OUM LAMITECH PRIVATE LIMITED v. INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 19(1), DELHI & ANR

18 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:4231-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the reopening order under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act against OUM Lamitech Private Limited for failure to consider relevant documents and directed the AO to furnish material linking the petitioner to alleged escaped income before proceeding further.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 reopening of assessment escaped income Assessing Officer

M/S SEVILLE PRODUCTS LIMITED v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS EXPORTS, ICD-TUGHLAKABAD, NEW DELHI

18 May 2023 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:3647-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld penalties against an overseas exporter for abetting customs duty evasion through false invoicing and held that settlement by co-noticees does not absolve others from liability under the Customs Act.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Customs Act, 1962 Section 112(a) penalty extraterritorial jurisdiction

Atul Chawla v. Manisha Gangahar

18 May 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:3554-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of an appeal against a divorce decree upon mutual settlement and undertakings by parties to withdraw related proceedings and claims.

family appeal_dismissed appeal withdrawal divorce decree mutual settlement undertaking

Neelam & Ors. v. Bajaj Allianz Insurance Company Ltd & Ors.

18 May 2023 · Rekha Palli · 2023:DHC:3486

The Delhi High Court allowed the claimants' appeal enhancing compensation by applying Delhi minimum wages for the deceased's loss of dependency, holding that unchallenged evidence established his livelihood in Delhi.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compensation loss of dependency minimum wages

FYBROS ELECTRIC PVT LTD v. MUKESH SINGH & ANR.

18 May 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:3484

The Delhi High Court allowed the petition to remove a deceptively similar trademark registered for identical goods, applying Section 11(1)(b) and Section 57(2) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, emphasizing phonetic similarity and likelihood of confusion.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act 1999 Section 11(1)(b) Section 57(2) phonetic similarity

Bishan Das Goyal HUF v. The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-14

18 May 2023 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:3495-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Income Tax Settlement Commission's rejection of the petitioner's settlement application for certain assessment years due to absence of pending assessment proceedings under the Income Tax Act.

tax petition_dismissed Significant Income Tax Settlement Commission Section 245C(1) Section 245A(b) Assessment Year