Delhi High Court

61,224 judgments

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Impact Selector International LLC v. Controller of Patents

17 Jan 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:396

The Delhi High Court set aside a cryptic patent rejection order for lack of inventive step due to procedural violations and absence of reasoned analysis, remanding the matter for fresh consideration.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant patent application inventive step patent rejection speaking order

M/S SETH ENTERPRISES PVT LTD v. M/S NIMITAYA PROPERTIES LTD AND ORS

17 Jan 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:441

The Delhi High Court held that a preliminary issue under Order VII Rule 11 CPC must be tried as an ordinary issue and allowed the petitioner to deposit 50% of rent arrears under Order XV-A CPC in installments.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Order XV-A CPC use and occupation charges lease rent arrears

Babu Roy @ Chottu v. State & Anr.

17 Jan 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:387
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The Delhi High Court granted bail to an NDPS accused held in custody for over six years, applying Supreme Court principles that prolonged pre-trial detention exceeding half the sentence period entitles bail despite Section 37 NDPS Act rigors.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail NDPS Act prolonged custody personal liberty

Ved Prakash v. Naresh Kumar & Ors.

17 Jan 2023 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:327

The Delhi High Court dismissed the suit for partition and declaration, holding that the plaintiff failed to establish the existence of an HUF property and that property inherited post-1956 devolves by succession, not survivorship, validating the sale agreement executed by the deceased co-sharer.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Hindu Undivided Family coparcenary partition suit

Inland Waterways Authority of India v. Reach Dredging Ltd. and Gayatri Projects (P) Ltd.

17 Jan 2023 · Yashwant Varma · 2023:DHC:324

The Delhi High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain Section 34 petitions challenging arbitral awards where the contract designates Noida as the exclusive seat of arbitration despite arbitration hearings held in Delhi.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant seat of arbitration venue of arbitration jurisdiction Section 34 Arbitration Act

Neeraj Verma v. State and Ors.

17 Jan 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:440

The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of the petitioner's insolvency application due to lawful dues owed to multiple respondents and directed expeditious disposal of pending matters.

civil petition_dismissed Provisional Insolvency Act, 1920 Section 24(A) Section 27 Section 151 CPC

Anurag Gangwal v. State & Anr.

17 Jan 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:350

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking quashing of summons against the CFO of a company under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that specific averments of responsibility in the complaint preclude quashing at the threshold.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Section 141 Negotiable Instruments Act quashing of summons vicarious liability

Insp/Gd Jitender Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

17 Jan 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:398-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to decide the petitioner’s pending refund representations within four weeks after his exoneration and disposed of the writ petition accordingly.

administrative other refund of illegally recovered amount exoneration administrative representations reasoned order

Komal Dhawan v. High Court of Delhi through its Registrar General

17 Jan 2023 · Manmohan; Saurabh Banerjee · 2023:DHC:346-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking re-evaluation of shorthand test marks in the SPA Examination, holding that judicial interference in examination results is limited and no material error was demonstrated.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant judicial interference examination results re-evaluation shorthand test

ZINO DAVIDOFF SA v. BHALANI ENTERPRISES & ORS

17 Jan 2023 · AMIT BANSAL · CS(COMM) 460/2016

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages against defendants selling counterfeit 'DAVIDOFF' products, holding them liable for trademark infringement and passing off, and upheld intermediary liability principles under the IT Act.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off counterfeit products permanent injunction

Mohit Shah v. State & Anr.

17 Jan 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:351

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking quashing of summons against the CEO of a company under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that specific averments of his responsibility in the offence were made and the matter requires trial.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Section 141 Negotiable Instruments Act Section 482 CrPC Dishonour of cheque

Novateur Electrical & Digital Systems Pvt Ltd v. V-Guard Industries Ltd

17 Jan 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:361

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition holding that a mere computer image not applied to a physical article does not constitute prior publication under Section 4(b) of the Designs Act, reaffirming the binding precedent in Reckitt Benckiser India Ltd. v. Wyeth Ltd.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Designs Act 2000 Section 4(b) prior publication tangible form

Sonia Mehra v. Hari Chand Verma

17 Jan 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:534

The Delhi High Court held that after an eviction order, the tenant must pay reasonable market use and occupation charges directly to the landlord, rejecting the tenant’s plea to deposit such charges with the Court Registry.

civil appeal_allowed Significant use and occupation charges eviction order market rent Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958

News Nation Networks Private Limited v. The Registrar of Trademarks

17 Jan 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:362

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the rejection of a trademark application, emphasizing the need for consistency in trademark registrations for identical marks and similar services.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant trademark registration distinctiveness descriptive mark judicial consistency

Master Prabhnoor Singh Virdi v. The Indian School & Anr.

17 Jan 2023 · Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:380

The Delhi High Court allowed a minor student struck off for non-payment of fees to appear in Class 10th Board Exams, balancing the child's right to education with the school's right to fee recovery.

education petition_allowed Significant Right to Education Non-payment of fees Private unaided schools Delhi School Education Rules 1973

Ambika Tyagi v. All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Anr.

17 Jan 2023 · Jyoti Singh · 2023:DHC:365

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging AIIMS's refusal to extend joining date on OCI eligibility grounds, holding that recruitment disputes fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Central Administrative Tribunal jurisdiction recruitment eligibility

GUJARAT JHM HOTELS LTD v. RAJASTHALI RESORTS AND STUDIOS LIMITED

17 Jan 2023 · Yashwant Varma · 2023:DHC:323
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The Delhi High Court held that execution of arbitral awards under Section 36 can be initiated before any court where the judgment debtor's assets are located, clarifying that Section 42 does not restrict execution petitions to the seat court.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitral award execution Section 36 Arbitration Act Section 42 Arbitration Act Jurisdiction for execution

Kuldeep Singh v. State of NCT of Delhi

17 Jan 2023 · Mukta Gupta; Poonam A. Bamba · 2023:DHC:356-DB

The Delhi High Court modified the appellant’s conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, reducing the sentence to the period already served based on lack of intention to cause death but knowledge of likely death.

criminal sentence_modified Significant murder culpable homicide Section 302 IPC Section 304 Part II IPC

Sane Alam and Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

17 Jan 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:426

Delhi High Court quashed FIR arising from a familial dispute based on an amicable settlement between parties related through matrimony.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant quashing of FIR amicable settlement Section 482 CrPC personal dispute

Sunil Malik v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 49(1), Delhi & Ors.

17 Jan 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2023:DHC:610-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside reassessment proceedings initiated without furnishing material or affording fair hearing, directing a de novo reassessment with procedural safeguards under the Income Tax Act, 1961.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148A Reassessment proceedings Procedural fairness