Delhi High Court

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Ashok Bhatia v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

06 Mar 2023 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:1660

The Delhi High Court granted probate of a duly executed and registered Will, affirming the testator's sound mind and exclusive ownership, rejecting allegations of coercion and undue influence.

civil petition_allowed Significant Probate Indian Succession Act Will execution Testamentary capacity

V. R. Holdings v. Hero InvestCorp Limited and Anr.

06 Mar 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:1633

The Delhi High Court allowed the rectification petition to cancel the 'HERO GROUP' trademark registration held by Respondent 1 for medical products, affirming that only the entitled family group under the settlement agreements could lawfully own and use the mark.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Section 57 rectification petition Family Settlement Agreement

National Federation of the Blind v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

06 Mar 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma, C.J.; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:1652-DB

Delhi High Court directs GNCTD to conduct a time-bound special recruitment drive to fill backlog vacancies reserved for persons with disabilities, enforcing statutory reservation rights and prior court orders.

constitutional petition_allowed Significant Persons with Disabilities Act 1995 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 reservation for disabled persons backlog vacancies

Roza Bai & Anr. v. State

06 Mar 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:1671

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 498A IPC for harassment and unlawful dowry demand, affirming that coercion to transfer property post-marriage constitutes cruelty under the law.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 498A IPC dowry demand harassment cruelty

Manju Gupta v. Meenu Singhal

06 Mar 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:1711

The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act to adjudicate disputes arising from a Family Settlement, leaving limitation and arbitrability issues to be decided by the arbitrator.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Family Settlement Appointment of Arbitrator

State (NCT of Delhi) v. Sumit Gupta and Anr.

06 Mar 2023 · Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:1728
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The Delhi High Court held that subordinate courts cannot direct police disciplinary inquiries or issue contempt notices during bail hearings and expunged unwarranted remarks against police officers for exceeding jurisdiction and lacking judicial restraint.

criminal petition_allowed Significant judicial restraint police investigation departmental inquiry bail petition

State v. Savinder @ Pagal

06 Mar 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:1669
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The Delhi High Court set aside the trial court's discharge of the accused in a murder conspiracy case, holding that the accused's disclosure under Section 27 Evidence Act and other material suffice to frame charges.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 27 Indian Evidence Act charge framing discharge of accused criminal conspiracy

M/S. INTERNATIONAL COMBUSTION (INDIA) LTD v. M/S. KULVINDER DISTRIBUTORS (P) LTD

06 Mar 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:1709

The Delhi High Court disposed of corporate disputes as settled on parties' amicable resolution, expunging certain observations inconsistent with the Companies Act, 2013 and related rules.

corporate petition_allowed Settlement Deed Companies Act, 2013 Section 96(3) Section 203

Dilbagh Singh Bains v. Delhi Development Authority

06 Mar 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:1635-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that recovery of excess pension benefits from a retired employee beyond five years without an undertaking is illegal and ordered refund with interest.

administrative petition_allowed Significant recovery of excess payment ACP MACP retiral dues

Arvind Techno Globe JV v. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd

06 Mar 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:1679

The Delhi High Court appointed a sole independent arbitrator to adjudicate contractual disputes between Arvind Techno Globe JV and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, emphasizing compliance with arbitration law and contractual provisions.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 appointment Section 12 independence Notice of dispute

BURGER KING CORPORATION v. RANJAN GUPTA & ORS

06 Mar 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:1661

The Delhi High Court held that the defendants' plea challenging the validity of the 'BURGER KING' trademark was not prima facie tenable, refusing to frame an issue on invalidity and upholding the plaintiff's trademark rights.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant trademark infringement prima facie tenability Section 124 Trademarks Act Section 47 Trademarks Act

Mukesh Kumar v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

06 Mar 2023 · Amit Sharma · 2023:DHC:1642

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a loan app fraud case, holding that custodial detention is not justified post charge-sheet filing when evidence is documentary and risk of tampering is minimal.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail Section 439 CrPC loan app fraud bank account facilitation

Rajesh Kumar Arya v. Union of India & Ors.

06 Mar 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:1637-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner’s writ petition directing notional fixation of his seniority and promotion parity with his batchmates due to administrative delays in appointment despite medical fitness.

administrative petition_allowed Significant seniority fixation notional date of appointment promotion parity administrative delay

Fateh Chand Bhansali Trading as Pawan Trading Co. & Anr. v. M/S. VANS INC. USA

06 Mar 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:1694

The Delhi High Court set aside the impugned order disposing of an interlocutory application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC and remanded it for fresh consideration with the parties' consent.

civil appeal_allowed Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC interlocutory application interim injunction setting aside order

Anshul Sharma v. Vinod Kumar

06 Mar 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:3450

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's order directing interim compensation under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that such compensation is permissible after framing of notice and that enforceability of the loan is a matter for trial.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 143A Negotiable Instruments Act interim compensation summary trial cheque bounce

Amit Arora v. Directorate of Enforcement

06 Mar 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:4750

The High Court held that a Trial Court cannot bar any application for extension of interim bail and directed the Trial Court to decide such applications on merits, granting the petitioner time to apply for extension.

criminal other interim bail extension of bail condition on bail Trial Court

Okpala James v. The State

06 Mar 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:1670
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The Delhi High Court granted bail to a foreign national accused under Section 21 NDPS Act after prolonged pre-trial incarceration exceeding half the minimum sentence, subject to stringent conditions and trial expeditiousness.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act Section 21 NDPS Section 37 NDPS bail

Deepak @ Chowda v. State of NCT of Delhi

03 Mar 2023 · Mukta Gupta; Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:1566-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld convictions for murder based on reliable eyewitness testimony corroborated by other evidence, dismissing challenges on motive, weapon recovery, and investigation lapses.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant eyewitness testimony murder conspiracy Section 302 IPC

UBA Realtech Private Limited v. ICICI Bank Limited

03 Mar 2023 · Najmi Waziri; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:1583-DB

The Delhi High Court granted interim relief to the mortgagor directing the Debt Recovery Tribunal to expeditiously adjudicate the recovery suit before confirming the auction sale of the mortgaged property.

civil petition_allowed auction sale mortgaged property interim relief Debt Recovery Tribunal

Union of India v. M/S Satish Builders

03 Mar 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:1847
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the arbitral award under Section 34, holding that the award was not patently illegal or contrary to fundamental policy of Indian law and that the arbitrator correctly applied contractual principles including contra proferentem.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitral Award Section 34 Arbitration Act Patent Illegality Fundamental Policy of Indian Law