Delhi High Court

63,002 judgments

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Mahesh Kumar v. State (NCT of Delhi)

08 May 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:3151

Delhi High Court granted bail to a teenage accused in a POCSO and IPC case involving a disputed age prosecutrix, emphasizing judicial sensitivity in adolescent consensual relationships.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail teenage consensual relationship age of consent POCSO Act

Puneet Verma & Ors. v. The State (NCT of Delhi) and Anr.

08 May 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:3732

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes following a genuine and voluntary settlement and mutual divorce between the parties.

criminal petition_allowed Significant quashing of FIR matrimonial dispute Section 498A IPC mutual settlement

AB SCIEX PTE LTD v. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX CIRCLE INT. TAX 1-1-1, DELHI & ORS.

08 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:3675-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the revenue authorities to comply with the Tribunal’s order and grant the petitioner’s income tax refunds with statutory interest for AY 2018-19 and 2019-20 by passing appeal effect orders.

tax petition_allowed Income Tax Appellate Tribunal refund appeal effect order Section 244A(1) Income-tax Act

Victorious H Grand v. PR Commissioner of Income Tax 20 & Anr.

08 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:3604-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Income Tax authority to dispose of the pending revision application under Section 264 within eight weeks and restrained coercive action against the petitioner until disposal.

tax petition_allowed Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 264 Section 144 revision application

Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation)-3 v. Sheraton International LLC

08 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:4257-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revenue's appeal challenging the taxability of fees for centralized services under the Indo-US DTAA, relying on a coordinate bench's prior ruling and condoning delay in re-filing.

tax appeal_dismissed Fee for Technical Services Fee for Included Services Indo-US DTAA centralized services

Rakesh Bhatia v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Ors.

08 May 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:3733

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 354A IPC and Section 8 POCSO Act on the basis of an amicable settlement between the parties, exercising its inherent power under Section 482 CrPC.

criminal petition_allowed Significant quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC POCSO Act non-compoundable offences

AB SCIEX PTE LTD v. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX CIRCLE INT. TAX 1-1-1, DELHI & ORS.

08 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:3676-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Income Tax Department to comply with the Tribunal’s order and credit the refund along with statutory interest to the petitioner for AY 2017-18.

tax petition_allowed Income Tax Appellate Tribunal refund statutory interest Section 244A(1)

Yamini Manohar v. T K D Keerthi

08 May 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:3086
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The Delhi High Court held that a commercial suit seeking urgent interim relief as per pleadings is exempt from mandatory pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, dismissing the petitioner's challenge to the plaint's maintainability.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 12A Commercial Courts Act pre-institution mediation urgent interim relief Order VII Rule 11 CPC

Naimuddin v. The State (NCT of Delhi)

08 May 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:3154

The Delhi High Court upheld the framing of charges under Sections 354, 354B, and 376 IPC, ruling that improvements in the prosecutrix's statement and cross FIR allegations cannot be grounds for discharge at the charge framing stage.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant framing of charge Section 376 IPC prima facie case improvement in statement

Oneempower Pte Ltd. v. The Controller of Patents and Designs

08 May 2023 · Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:4077

The Delhi High Court dismissed the patent appeal, holding that a transaction reward system is a non-patentable business method under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, despite involving technical elements.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed Significant business method computer programme per se Section 3(k) Patents Act technical effect

Shahana & Anr. v. Mohd. Aslam

08 May 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:3155
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The Delhi High Court set aside a maintenance order for lack of reasons and remanded the case for fresh adjudication, emphasizing the need for judicial exercise of jurisdiction and reasoned decisions in maintenance matters.

family appeal_allowed Significant maintenance interim maintenance CrPC Section 397 CrPC Section 401

Dhara Singh v. Union Bank of India & Anr.

08 May 2023 · Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:3146
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The Delhi High Court upheld compulsory retirement of a bank clerk for retaining customer money without accounting for it, emphasizing strict integrity standards for bank employees and limited scope of judicial review in disciplinary matters.

labor petition_dismissed Significant bank employee misconduct compulsory retirement disciplinary inquiry retention of customer money

Virander Kumar Sharma Punj v. Government of NCT of Delhi

08 May 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:3379-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking mandatory introduction of legal studies in schools, holding that curriculum decisions lie exclusively with expert educational authorities and courts must exercise judicial restraint in academic matters.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Legal Studies Curriculum framing Judicial restraint Academic policy

ALEX TOUR AND TRAVEL PRIVATE LIMITED v. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CGST, DIVISION-JANAKPURI

08 May 2023 · Vibhu BakhrU; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:3303-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Revenue to implement appellate orders granting refund of Input Tax Credit on export of services with interest, holding consolidated FIRCs suffice and refusal to comply pending further appeal is impermissible.

tax petition_allowed Significant Input Tax Credit Refund Export of Services Foreign Inward Remittance Certificate

Mukesh A Chaudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr

08 May 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:3148-DB

The Delhi High Court held that no fresh disciplinary proceedings can be initiated against personnel who have already served punishment for appearing in LDCE beyond permissible attempts, setting aside orders of premature repatriation and further inquiry.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Limited Departmental Competitive Examination LDCE disciplinary proceedings punishment served

Sh. Charan Singh (Since Deceased Through LRs) and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

08 May 2023 · Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:3938

The Delhi High Court held that proceedings under the Delhi Land Reforms Act are not maintainable after urbanisation of land, dismissing the writ petition but granting liberty to approach Civil Court with exclusion of limitation period.

property petition_dismissed Significant bhumidari rights Delhi Land Reforms Act urbanisation declaration of rights

Seema Sahni v. Punjab National Bank

08 May 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:3344-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that a successful auction bidder aggrieved by cancellation of auction sale has a remedy under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act and writ jurisdiction should not be exercised absent exceptional circumstances.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant SARFAESI Act Section 17 remedy auction cancellation one-time settlement

Desh Pal @ Desh Raj v. State

08 May 2023 · Mukta Gupta; Poonam A. Bamba · 2023:DHC:3118-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant for the murder of his wife based on credible circumstantial evidence and reliable child witness testimony.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant murder circumstantial evidence child witness Section 302 IPC

Kiran Jyot Maini v. Anish Pramod Patel

08 May 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:3113

The Delhi High Court directed the respondent to pay 10% of maintenance arrears as interim relief where no stay exists, emphasizing enforcement of interim maintenance orders under the PWDV Act pending final adjudication.

family petition_allowed Significant interim maintenance Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Section 482 Cr.P.C. arrears of maintenance

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -Central-1 v. SMC Power Generation Ltd.

08 May 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:4255-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revenue's appeal against the Tribunal's order setting aside the assessment addition under Section 68, condoning delay but finding no substantial question of law.

tax appeal_dismissed Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 68 Section 263 unexplained credit