Delhi High Court

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Vimal Banka Karta of Vimal Kumar Bhajan Lal Banka HUF v. Royalgolf Link City Project Private Limited & Ors.

27 Feb 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:1456

The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to adjudicate disputes arising from a real estate investment MoU and subsequent Renewal Agreements after parties failed to mutually appoint an arbitrator.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 12(1) appointment of arbitrator

Alka Tandon v. Union of India & Ors.

27 Feb 2023 · Najmi Waziri; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2023:DHC:1468-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a joint venture equally owned by a government entity and a private entity does not qualify as 'State' under Article 12, and thus is not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Significant Article 12 Constitution of India Article 226 Constitution of India State definition Joint venture

Sanjay Kumar v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.

27 Feb 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2023:DHC:2097-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the Section 148 reassessment notice for AY 2016-17 due to lack of proper sanction and absence of nexus with material indicating escaped income.

tax petition_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148 notice Reassessment proceedings Sanction under Section 151

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v. The Registrar

27 Feb 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:1444

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the refusal of trademark registration, holding that phonetic similarity alone does not establish similarity or likelihood of confusion under Section 11(1) of the Trade Marks Act when marks are composite and distinct as a whole.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Section 11(1) likelihood of confusion composite marks

SH Varun Gupta v. Union of India through CPWD & Ors.

27 Feb 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:1458

The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to adjudicate disputes arising from a terminated construction contract, facilitating arbitration as agreed by the parties.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 12(1) appointment of sole arbitrator

Aseem Agarwal v. Ashi Kumar

27 Feb 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:1514

The Delhi High Court held that the order striking off the appellant's defense merges into the Supreme Court's order granting liberty to file an application, directing the Family Court to consider that application first and expedite the proceedings.

family appeal_allowed Family Court Non-compliance Striking off defense Document production

Vimal Banka Karta of Vimal Kumar Bhajan Lal Banka HUF v. Royal Golf Link City Project Private Limited & Ors.

27 Feb 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:1457

The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to adjudicate disputes arising from a commercial MoU and its Renewal Agreements due to respondents' failure to pay and non-appointment of arbitrator.

civil petition_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 sole arbitrator appointment Memorandum of Understanding

M/S Valley Telegence Private Limited v. M/S RAH Infotech Private Ltd

27 Feb 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:1592

Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to adjudicate disputes arising from IT goods supply agreements despite jurisdictional objections.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 Appointment of arbitrator Arbitrable disputes

Salwan Public School v. Director of Education & Anr.

27 Feb 2023 · Najmi Waziri; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2023:DHC:1619-DB

The Delhi High Court held that continuation of contractual service beyond probation does not confer permanent employment rights absent statutory compliance, and set aside the order directing regularization of a contractual employee.

labor appeal_allowed Significant contractual employment deemed confirmation probation period statutory recruitment rules

Manoj v. State Govt of NCT Delhi & Ors.

27 Feb 2023 · Amit Sharma · 2023:DHC:1391

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash an FIR under Section 307 IPC, holding that serious offences with strong prima facie evidence are not quashable on compromise grounds.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 307 IPC quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC compromise in criminal cases

Union of India v. Paresh Nath Sharma & Ors.

27 Feb 2023 · Najmi Waziri; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2023:DHC:1575-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's appeal and applications for condonation of delay due to insufficient grounds and held that unexplained delays render appeals not maintainable.

civil appeal_dismissed condonation of delay limitation appeal maintainability State as litigant

Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd v. Madhu & Ors.

27 Feb 2023 · Rekha Palli · 2023:DHC:1450

The Delhi High Court partially allowed the insurer's appeal to modify the motor accident compensation award by increasing deduction for personal expenses and deleting loss of consortium awarded to a claimant who died before the award.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 loss of dependency deduction for personal expenses loss of consortium

Werywin Defence Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.

27 Feb 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:1440

The Delhi High Court clarified that import of arms requires licences both from DDP under FTDR Act and 'Form X' licence from DGFT under the Arms Act, directing release of imported consignments upon compliance.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Import licence Form X Arms Act, 1959 Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992

Lucky Panchal v. Prem Lata & Anr

27 Feb 2023 · Amit Sharma · 2023:DHC:1390

The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's order granting maintenance to the minor child born during marriage despite separation, rejecting the husband's challenge to paternity and maintenance liability.

family petition_dismissed Significant maintenance Section 125 CrPC paternity minor child

Bernd Alexander Bruno Wehnelt v. Union of India

27 Feb 2023 · Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:1420

The Delhi High Court upheld the extradition inquiry report and dismissed the petition challenging the extradition of a German national to Germany for child sexual offenses, affirming the validity of document authentication and dual criminality under the Extradition Act and treaty.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant extradition Extradition Act 1962 India-Germany Extradition Treaty dual criminality

Deccan Management Consultants Finishing Schools Skill Foundation v. Union of India

27 Feb 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:1438

The Delhi High Court held that while the NEEM scheme can be discontinued, students enrolled before closure must be allowed to complete their training and receive certification.

administrative petition_allowed Significant National Employability Enhancement Mission NEEM scheme discontinuation AICTE government scheme termination

Iuliia Malafeeva v. Union of India

24 Feb 2023 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2023:DHC:1768
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The Delhi High Court held that foreign medical graduates must obtain an Eligibility Certificate based on recognized 12-year schooling to appear in the FMGE, dismissing petitions challenging AIU's refusal and NBE's cancellation of candidature.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Foreign Medical Graduate Examination Equivalence Certificate Eligibility Certificate Screening Test Regulations, 2002

Piyush Sharma v. Union of India & Anr.

24 Feb 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:1413-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking appointment after finding the petitioner was not in the merit list and the appointment letter was issued inadvertently.

administrative petition_dismissed appointment letter merit list recruitment process eligibility criteria

Aditya Bagree & Ors. v. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission & Anr.

24 Feb 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:1534

Delhi High Court directs the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to expeditiously dispose of a pending consumer complaint delayed due to frivolous applications by the respondent.

consumer petition_allowed Significant consumer dispute National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission expeditious disposal frivolous applications

Zeeshan Qamar v. State of NCT Delhi

24 Feb 2023 · Mukta Gupta; Anish Dayal · 2023:DHC:1361-DB

The Delhi High Court held that under Section 43D(2)(b) UAPA, extension of detention beyond 90 days requires court satisfaction with the Public Prosecutor’s report but the report need not be supplied to the accused, and extensions can be granted in truncated periods with due judicial scrutiny.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 43D(2)(b) UAPA extension of detention Public Prosecutor’s report default bail