Delhi High Court

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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

Chetraneka Shri v. Ayan Jorwal & Ors.

18 May 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:3559-DB

The Delhi High Court held that sibling points in private unaided school admissions must be awarded regardless of the sibling's admission category, dismissing the school's appeal restricting such points to open category siblings.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant private unaided school admission criteria sibling category points reserved category

Vikram Swami v. Union of India

18 May 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:4494-DB

Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL challenging Indian Navy’s recruitment short-listing criteria, holding the petitioner personally interested and the recruitment process lawful and non-arbitrary.

service_law petition_dismissed Significant Indian Navy recruitment Personnel below officer rank Short-listing criteria Public interest litigation

M/S Sustainable Luxury Gravity Global Pvt. Ltd. v. Estate Officer India Tourism Development Corporation & Anr.

18 May 2023 · Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:3460

The Delhi High Court held that disputes relating to recovery of licence fees under the Public Premises Act are non-arbitrable and fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Estate Officer, dismissing the petitioner's challenge to the Estate Officer's order rejecting arbitration.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 arbitrability exclusive jurisdiction Estate Officer

Mr Tarun Gulati, Senior Advocate. with Ms Priyanka Rathi, Mr Ashwani Chandrasekaran & Ms Shubhangi Gupta, Advocates. v. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, CGST APPEALS - II, DELHI & ANR. .....

18 May 2023 · HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU; HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT M... · 2023:DHC:3650-DB

The Delhi High Court held that McDonald's India Pvt. Ltd. is not an intermediary under the IGST Act for services rendered to McDonald's USA, set aside the rejection of input tax credit refund, and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 intermediary services place of supply export of services

Justice for All v. Laxmi Educational Society

18 May 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:3558-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the applicability of the SARFAESI Act to public land allotted under the Government Grants Act, holding that the concerned society has statutory remedies and third parties lack locus to maintain such PILs.

constitutional petition_dismissed SARFAESI Act Government Grants Act Public Interest Litigation locus standi

Ahshan Ali v. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr

18 May 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:3477

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner accused of rape, considering the matrimonial dispute context, prolonged custody, and recorded evidence, while imposing strict bail conditions.

criminal appeal_allowed bail Section 439 CrPC rape Section 376 IPC

Mukul Kumar v. Union of India and Anr.

18 May 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:3472-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the recruitment authority to treat the petition as a representation and decide it within six weeks, holding that the Board's decision shall be final and binding, and disposed of the petition accordingly.

administrative petition_dismissed recruitment result challenge writ petition Board of Officers reasoned order

Bahadur Singh v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi

18 May 2023 · Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:3458

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the declaration of bhumidari rights granted decades ago, holding the claim barred by res judicata, limitation, and laches despite issues with proof of earlier judgments.

property petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 bhumidari rights res judicata limitation

M/S WAVE v. M/S DDEX

18 May 2023 · TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. (ORAL) · 2023:DHC:3576

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's order closing the right to file a written statement in a Commercial Courts suit, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural timelines and requiring effective steps to seek extensions.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Commercial Courts Act, 2015 written statement service of summons meaningful service

Mahender Pal v. State

18 May 2023 · Amit Sharma · 2023:DHC:3428
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The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to an accused under the NDPS Act after prolonged custody and trial delay, emphasizing the constitutional right to a speedy trial over statutory bail restrictions.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail NDPS Act poppy straw intermediate quantity

Reckitt Benckiser (India) Pvt. Limited v. Wipro Enterprises (P) Limited

18 May 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:3418

The Delhi High Court held that the defendant's advertisement extolling its product's virtues without falsely disparaging the plaintiff's product falls within permissible comparative advertising and does not warrant injunction.

civil petition_dismissed Significant comparative advertisement disparagement puffery commercial speech

Jatinder Pahwa v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

18 May 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:3455

The Delhi High Court held that the Appellate Tribunal MCD must hear and decide stay applications on merits, affirming the right to be heard and setting aside a perfunctory refusal to hear a stay application against a vacation notice.

administrative petition_allowed Significant vacation notice Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 Section 343(2) Section 347B

Esmail Sheikh and Anr. v. Union of India

18 May 2023 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2023:DHC:3446

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal against dismissal of a railway claim petition, holding that suspicion alone cannot discredit a verified journey ticket and remanded the matter for compensation award.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 journey ticket bona fide passenger compensation

M/S NETGEAR TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. JOINT COMMISSIONER CGST APPEALS I DELHI & ANR.

18 May 2023 · Vibhu BakhrU; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:3538-DB

The Delhi High Court remanded the GST refund claim of Netgear Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. for fresh adjudication, emphasizing the need for fact-based determination of intermediary status and remuneration basis under the IGST Act.

tax remanded Significant Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 Input Tax Credit refund zero-rated supplies intermediary definition

Union of India v. Dr. M.C. Mehanathan & Anr.

17 May 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:3415-DB

The Delhi High Court held that retrospective enhancement of promotion ceilings entitles an officer to notional promotion benefits from the earlier date but limits monetary benefits to the actual promotion date, applying the 'no work no pay' principle.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant promotion ceiling retrospective promotion in-situ promotion no work no pay