Delhi High Court

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M/S ECO RECYCLING LTD v. NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION & ANR.

17 Mar 2023 · Prateek Jalan · 2023:DHC:1956
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The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award on the ground that the arbitrator was appointed by a person statutorily ineligible to act as arbitrator, rendering the award void ab initio.

civil petition_allowed Significant arbitration ineligible arbitrator appointment of arbitrator Section 12(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act

Shiv Kumar Poddar v. BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. & Anr.

17 Mar 2023 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2023:DHC:2332
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The Delhi High Court directed BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. to grant electricity connection to the tenant without requiring landlord's NOC, subject to compliance with codal and commercial formalities.

administrative petition_allowed Significant electricity connection No Objection Certificate tenant rights landlord

SanDisk LLC & Anr. v. Excel Marketing

17 Mar 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:2057
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The Delhi High Court granted summary judgment in favor of SanDisk, restraining the defendant from selling counterfeit products infringing trademarks and copyrights, and awarded damages and permanent injunction.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement copyright infringement passing off summary judgment

Babita Jain & Anr v. Kavinder Singh

17 Mar 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:1940
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The Delhi High Court upheld the eviction of tenants on the ground of bona fide requirement by the landlord to expand his business, dismissing the tenants' revision petition for lack of triable issues.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant bona fide requirement eviction leave to defend Delhi Rent Control Act

Manoj Srivastava v. P.W.D./C.P.W.D. & Others

17 Mar 2023 · Gaurang Kanth · 2023:DHC:2008

The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's finding that a contract labourer employed through a contractor is not an employee of the principal employer and dismissed the writ petition challenging termination without following Industrial Disputes Act procedures.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant contract labour principal employer employer-employee relationship Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Devinder Singh v. Yudhvir Singh

17 Mar 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:2003

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to file a delayed written statement after impleadment by amendment, emphasizing judicial discretion and COVID-19 limitation extensions, and set aside the trial court's closure order.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order 47 Rule 1 CPC Order VI Rule 17 CPC written statement condonation of delay

Alpha Corp Development Private Limited v. Alpha Integrated Management Services Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.

17 Mar 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:1982
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The Delhi High Court allowed the petition to cancel the respondent's deceptively similar trademark ALPHA registered for real estate services, affirming the prior user's rights and rejecting dishonest adoption under the Trademarks Act, 1999.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant trademark rectification deceptive similarity prior user goodwill

Kewal Krishan Kumar v. Enforcement Directorate

17 Mar 2023 · Jasmeet Singh, J · 2023:DHC:1925
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The Delhi High Court granted bail to a 70-year-old petitioner under the proviso to Section 45(1) PMLA, holding that his infirmity due to multiple ailments and frequent seizures entitled him to bail despite stable medical condition treatable in jail.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Section 45(1) PMLA bail on medical grounds sick or infirm

Dr R.S Gupta v. Anil Bazal, Lt Governor Govt of NCT & Ors

17 Mar 2023 · Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:2024

The Delhi High Court dismissed the contempt petition holding that the respondents complied with the Court's direction by producing the absorption order, and that challenges to the absorption's legality must be pursued through appropriate remedies, not contempt proceedings.

administrative petition_dismissed contempt of court absorption adjustment Delhi School Education Rules

Omji Srivastava & Others v. P.W.D./C.P.W.D.

17 Mar 2023 · Gaurang Kanth · 2023:DHC:2013

The Delhi High Court held that the Petitioners' industrial dispute was properly espoused by the union but no employer-employee relationship existed with the principal employer, denying them benefits as regular employees.

labor appeal_allowed Significant industrial dispute espousal of dispute employer-employee relationship contract labour

Siyad M v. Union of India & Ors.

17 Mar 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:1946-DB

Delhi High Court directed respondents to reconsider petitioner's claim for full HRA in line with existing precedents, disposing of the writ petition with liberty to challenge further if aggrieved.

administrative other Significant House Rent Allowance HRA entitlement writ petition service law

Dinesh Kumar v. P.W.D./C.P.W.D. & Others

17 Mar 2023 · Gaurang Kanth · 2023:DHC:2009

The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court’s finding that the petitioner was not an employee of the principal employer and dismissed the writ petition challenging termination without following Industrial Disputes Act procedures.

labor appeal_dismissed Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 principal employer contract labour

Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited v. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.

17 Mar 2023 · Yashwant Varma · 2023:DHC:1902

The Delhi High Court upheld the enforcement of a final arbitral award against DMRC, directed payment from available funds despite statutory protections, and impleaded its principal shareholders to explore liability without lifting the corporate veil absent impropriety.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitral Award Enforcement Corporate Veil Piercing Section 89 Metro Railways Act Limited Liability

Devas Employees Mauritius Pvt. Ltd. v. Antrix Corporation Limited & Ors.

17 Mar 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:1933-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the setting aside of an ICC arbitral award on grounds of fraud and patent illegality, relying on binding Supreme Court findings of fraud in related winding up proceedings, emphasizing limited judicial interference in arbitration but affirming that awards tainted by fraud violate public policy.

arbitration appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 petition Fraud in arbitration Patent illegality

Rajinder Bhardwaj v. Vijay Kumar Kaushik & Ors.

17 Mar 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:1942

The Delhi High Court upheld the eviction order against the tenant, rejecting his belated ownership claim based on an unregistered receipt and affirming the established landlord-tenant relationship supported by documentary evidence and admissions.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant landlord-tenant relationship eviction unregistered receipt adverse possession

Amar Nath Gope v. Director General Coast Guard Headquarters

17 Mar 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:1947-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Coast Guard to decide the petitioner's resignation application within eight weeks upon compliance with procedural formalities.

administrative other resignation application representation administrative decision reasonable time

Sh Naveen Gupta v. State Bank of Hyderabad and Ors.

17 Mar 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:2004
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The Delhi High Court directed the Debts Recovery Tribunal to expeditiously dispose of a decade-old securitisation application involving alleged fraudulent use of the petitioner's property documents.

civil appeal_allowed Securitisation Application Debts Recovery Tribunal fraudulent use of property documents SARFAESI Act

Shyamji Srivastava & Another v. The Executive Engineer-M-311 of P.W.D. & Others

17 Mar 2023 · Gaurang Kanth · 2023:DHC:2012

The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's finding that no employer-employee relationship existed between contract labourers and the principal employer, dismissing the petition challenging their termination.

labor petition_dismissed Significant employer-employee relationship contract labour Industrial Disputes Act 1947 Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act 1970

Arun Rai and Ors. v. Central Public Works Department through its Director General of Workers and Ors.

17 Mar 2023 · Gaurang Kanth · 2023:DHC:2014
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's dismissal of workmen's claim for back wages against the principal employer under Section 33(C)(2) of the ID Act, holding no employer-employee relationship was proved and principal employer liability arises only after contractor's failure to pay.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Section 33(C)(2) Industrial Disputes Act Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act principal employer liability back wages

Resham Devi & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

17 Mar 2023 · Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:1990
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The Delhi High Court granted interim stay of demolition to petitioners whose properties fall within Khasra No. 37, directing status quo pending disposal of appeals under the Indian Forest Act, 1927, ensuring uniform protection for similarly placed persons.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Indian Forest Act, 1927 Section 9 Section 17 demolition stay