Delhi High Court

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Bennet, Coleman and Company Ltd v. Fashion One Television LLC

19 Aug 2013 · C. Hari Shankar
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The Delhi High Court held that the respondent's trademark registrations containing the dominant element "NOW" in Class 38 infringe the petitioner's "NOW" family of marks and ordered their removal from the register.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act 1999 Section 17 anti-dissection rule family of marks

Vardhman Precision Profiles v. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

05 Aug 2013 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:6237
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award rejecting claims as non-arbitrable due to failure to comply with contractual notification requirements, affirming limited judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Notified claims Pre-arbitral protocol

Asha Rani Gupta v. Ravindera Memorial Public School & Anr

06 Jun 2013 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:7903-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that dismissal of a private school employee without prior approval of the Directorate of Education is void, and ex post facto approval cannot validate such dismissal.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Delhi School Education Act, 1973 prior approval dismissal of employee jurisdictional defect

Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Anr v. Sushila and Anr

25 Apr 2013 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:7608-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order granting family pension to the widow of a casual laborer, affirming that long service in casual capacity is deemed permanent for pension benefits.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant family pension casual laborer regularization pensionary benefits

AB Mauri India Private Limited v. Vicky Aggarwal & Ors.

20 Mar 2013 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:1923

The Delhi High Court granted an interlocutory injunction restraining defendants from using the mark 'TOWER' for dry fruits, enforcing a prior undertaking and finding prima facie trademark infringement under Section 29(2)(b) of the Trade Marks Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Trade Mark Interlocutory Injunction Undertaking Promissory Estoppel

Raghuvinder Kaur Grover v. Directorate of Education & Ors.

06 Mar 2013 · Jyoti Singh · 2023:DHC:950

The Delhi High Court directed an unaided minority school to implement 6th and 7th CPC pay revisions, release arrears and terminal benefits with interest, affirming employees' entitlement to pay parity with government schools.

labor petition_allowed Significant 6th Central Pay Commission 7th Central Pay Commission unaided minority schools pay parity

Rakesh Kumar Bhagat & Ors. v. Guru Harkishan Public School & Ors.

06 Mar 2013 · Jyoti Singh · 2024:DHC:9575

The Delhi High Court held that recognized private unaided minority schools are statutorily bound under Section 10(1) of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973 to implement 6th and 7th Pay Commission recommendations and pay arrears to their employees, rejecting claims of exemption based on minority status or financial constraints.

labor petition_allowed Significant Section 10(1) Delhi School Education Act 6th Pay Commission 7th Pay Commission unaided minority schools

Union of India and Anr v. Syed Sajid Ali

15 Jan 2013 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:1246-DB
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The Court held that the effective date of suspension is the date of issuance of the order with immediate effect, and suspension extensions granted after 90 days without prior review are invalid, dismissing the Union of India's writ petition.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant suspension effective date CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 Rule 10(6) and (7) extension of suspension

Fateh Singh Chauhan v. Union of India

30 Nov 2012 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:706-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition, holding that the petitioner was barred by res judicata from seeking second financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme after earlier tribunal and court decisions.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme financial upgradation promotion res judicata

Manish Saini v. Government of NCT of Delhi and Another

08 Nov 2012 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:8452-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the cancellation of a police recruitment appointment based on the Screening Committee’s lawful assessment that an acquittal on benefit of doubt does not guarantee suitability for service in a disciplined force.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant acquittal honourable acquittal benefit of doubt Screening Committee

HPCL-Mittal Pipeline Limited v. Coastal Marine Construction and Engineering

31 Oct 2012 · Prateek Jalan · 2025:DHC:3290

The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award for breach of natural justice where the tribunal ignored the respondent's defence without adequate notice or opportunity, emphasizing the need for fair procedure in arbitration.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 natural justice Statement of Defence para-wise denial

Animesh Rastogi, Vibhav Singh, Rajat Dubey and Shashank Pandey v. 658200 EX WO Raj Kishor Singh

18 Oct 2012 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:3112-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's petition and upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming the presumption of service-attributable disability and the limited scope of writ jurisdiction.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Primary Hypertension Armed Forces Tribunal certiorari jurisdiction

Gold Cause Construction Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Anand Prakash Gupta

17 Oct 2012 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:3374
Cites 0 · Cited by 2

The Delhi High Court is considering whether the executing court exceeded its jurisdiction by directing possession of shops differing in number and area from those decreed in a specific performance suit.

civil other specific performance execution of decree shop number specific area specific

Sanjeev Sharma v. The State

11 Sep 2012 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:475
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court allowed the transfer of a criminal case from Saket Court to Patiala House Courts based on territorial jurisdiction as per government notification.

criminal appeal_allowed transfer petition territorial jurisdiction Patiala House Courts Munirka

Amit Kumar v. Union of India and Ors

30 Aug 2012 · C. Hari Shankar; Amit Sharma · 2024:DHC:9041-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petition and directed appointment of the petitioner after forensic examination confirmed his thumb impressions matched, overruling earlier rejection based on handwriting mismatch.

administrative petition_allowed Significant forensic expert report handwriting mismatch thumb impression natural justice

Union of India v. Anand Mohan Sharan

26 Jul 2012 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:7900-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that the Disciplinary Authority's order remitting a disciplinary matter for fresh inquiry without proper reasons and in violation of procedural rules was unsustainable and set aside the order.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969 Disciplinary Authority Inquiry Officer Central Vigilance Commission

S. L. Saini v. Gyanender Bharti & Ors.

17 May 2012 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:2261

The Delhi High Court dismissed the contempt petition against the Delhi Jal Board and GNCTD, holding that no wilful disobedience occurred as the land acquisition process under the 2013 LA Act is underway in accordance with law.

administrative petition_dismissed contempt of court land acquisition Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 wilful disobedience

Shail Attrey v. Govt of India and Ors.

27 Apr 2012 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:891-DB

Union of India v. M/S Vishva Shanti Builders (India) Pvt Ltd

27 Apr 2012 · Jasmeet Singh · 2024:DHC:5467
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award allowing contractor claims despite a No Claim Certificate signed under protest, emphasizing limited grounds for setting aside awards under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 No Claim Certificate Arbitrability of claims

Reliance Communications Limited v. Unique Identification Authority of India

20 Apr 2012 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5172
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award interpreting contract billing terms as payment based on aggregate call duration divided by 60 seconds and affirmed the arbitrator's power to remand SLA deduction issues for reconsideration after natural justice violations.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 challenge contract interpretation connect minutes