Delhi High Court

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Jones Lang Lasalle Building Operations Private Limited v. Techpark Maintenance Services Private Limited

05 Feb 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:930-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award as a reasoned decision under Section 31(3) of the Arbitration Act, setting aside the lower court's order and limiting judicial interference under Sections 34 and 37.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitral Award Section 31(3) Arbitration Act Reasoned Award Section 34 Arbitration Act

M/S DUSTERS TOTAL SOLUTIONS SERVICES PVT. LTD v. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI

05 Feb 2026 · ANIL KSHETARPAL; AMIT MAHAJAN · 2026:DHC:931-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging an arbitral award partially upholding encashment of performance security for breach of wage payment obligations, affirming limited judicial interference under the Arbitration Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Performance Bank Guarantee Patent illegality Short payment of wages

Prabhroop Kaur Kapoor & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.

05 Feb 2026 · Jasmeet Singh · 2026:DHC:948
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The Delhi High Court held that CBSE's retrospective removal of the Additional Subject option for private candidates who had already passed Class XII violated legitimate expectations and Article 14, directing CBSE to allow the petitioners to appear for the examination.

constitutional petition_allowed Significant CBSE Examination Bye Laws Additional Subject Private Candidate Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation

AECOM Intercontinental Holdings UK Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle Int Tax 1(1)(1), Delhi & Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Dinesh Mehta; Vinod Kumar · 2026:DHC:1044-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the Competent Authority under Section 197 of the Income Tax Act is bound by its earlier order directing issuance of a nil rate tax withholding certificate and set aside a subsequent contrary order imposing 15% tax.

tax petition_allowed Significant Section 197 Income Tax Act tax withholding certificate nil rate certificate Associate Enterprise

GoDaddy.com LLC v. Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 1(3)(1), International Taxation

04 Feb 2026 · Dinesh Mehta; Vinod Kumar · 2026:DHC:1074-DB

The Delhi High Court held that tax authorities must follow binding judicial precedents and cannot reject nil rate tax certificates under Section 197 of the Income Tax Act based on unfiled SLPs, directing issuance of such certificates to GoDaddy.com LLC.

tax petition_allowed Significant Section 197 Income Tax Act nil rate certificate binding precedent India-USA DTAA

Vijender Singh v. Globe Detective Agency Pvt. Ltd.

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:1181

The Delhi High Court set aside a labor court award based on un-cross-examined management affidavits, emphasizing the fundamental right to cross-examination and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication.

labor appeal_allowed Significant right to cross-examination natural justice abandonment of service labor court

M/S MAPELE ENGINEERS INDIA v. M/S REGENT ENGINEERS PVT. LTD.

04 Feb 2026 · Nitin Wasudeo Sambre; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:984-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff in a commercial suit for payment, emphasizing strict compliance with procedural rules on pleadings and document admission under the CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant summary judgment Order XIII-A CPC Order VIII Rule 3A CPC Order XI Rule 4 CPC

MS SONIA RANDEV v. MS PRAGYA MADAN & ORS

04 Feb 2026 · Vivek Chaudhary; Renu Bhatnagar · 2026:DHC:1059-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld dismissal of an application for judgment on admissions seeking cancellation of a registered sale deed, holding that disputed facts and partial non-payment of consideration require full trial.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XII Rule 6 CPC judgment on admissions sale deed cancellation non-payment of consideration

State (NCT of Delhi) v. Miraj @ Imraj

04 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:992-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a POCSO case due to failure of the prosecution to prove the prosecutrix's minority and other critical facts beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant POCSO Act age determination sexual assault delay in reporting

Indu Dawar v. Praveen Kumar and Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:964

The Delhi High Court referred the partnership dispute to arbitration under DIAC, appointed an arbitrator by mutual consent, and treated the Section 9 petition as an application under Section 17, thereby disposing of the petition.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 9 Section 11 Section 17

Gaurav Kukreja v. M/S Earthz Urban Spaces Private Limited & Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:980

The Delhi High Court allowed substitution of an arbitrator who recused herself, appointed a new arbitrator under DIAC rules, and directed equal sharing of fees, without expressing any opinion on the dispute's merits.

arbitration petition_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Substitution of arbitrator Recusal of arbitrator Section 14(1)

Ahluwalia (Contracts) India Limited v. AIIMS Through Superintending Engineer & Anr.

04 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:920
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The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that judicial scrutiny at this stage is limited to prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement and that merits of the dispute are to be decided by the arbitral tribunal.

other appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Appointment of arbitrator Scope of judicial interference

Gagandeep Singh Kochhar v. Majid Khan

04 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:996-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the appellant to withdraw the appeal following amicable settlement between the parties and disposed of the appeal accordingly.

civil appeal_allowed appeal withdrawal amicable settlement civil dispute High Court of Delhi

Principal Commissioner of Income Tax - Central -1 v. Indrani Sathe

04 Feb 2026 · Dinesh Mehta; Vinod Kumar · 2026:DHC:989-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Department's appeals against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's orders for AY 2006-07 to 2011-12, affirming the applicability of prior precedents involving tax treaty interpretation.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Appellate Tribunal tax treaty India-Switzerland treaty precedent

MS KIRAN v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS

04 Feb 2026 · ANIL KSHETARPAL; AMIT MAHAJAN · 2026:DHC:976-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition holding that the statutory Recruitment Rules govern age eligibility for the post of Librarian under DoE, GNCTD, and the 1980 circular granting age relaxation to women does not apply absent incorporation in those rules.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant age relaxation Recruitment Rules Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 Librarian post

Parveen Taneja v. State of NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:987-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's suspension of sentence application, emphasized the need for mandatory disclosure and integration of comprehensive criminal antecedent data including complaint cases into NCRB databases to aid judicial decision-making.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant suspension of sentence bail criminal antecedents National Crime Records Bureau

Corporation Bank v. Radhey Shyam & Anr

04 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:940-DB

The Delhi High Court held that an employee who joined after 1 April 2010 is bound by the pension scheme stipulated in his appointment letter and MoU, dismissing his claim for benefits under the earlier pension regulations.

labor appeal_allowed Significant appointment letter pension scheme Defined Contributory Retirement Benefit Scheme Bank Employees’ Pension Regulations, 1995

RSPL Ltd v. Rozana Rural Commerce Pvt Ltd

04 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:939-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of an appeal against rejection of an interim application due to lack of territorial jurisdiction, granting liberty to file a consolidated appeal challenging the order returning the suit.

civil appeal_dismissed Procedural territorial jurisdiction Order VII Rule 10A CPC Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC interlocutory application

Kanchan Kumar v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:941-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Municipal Corporation's authority to enforce compliance with vending certificate conditions and dismissed the petition challenging action against unauthorized permanent structures and repeated violations.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Certificate of Vending Street Vendors Act 2014 provisional vending certificate permanent structure prohibition

Alauddin and Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:975

The Delhi High Court quashed a matrimonial dispute FIR under Sections 498A, 406, 34 IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act following an amicable settlement between the parties, exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 498A IPC Dowry Prohibition Act Section 482 CrPC