Delhi High Court

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Jayant Kumar Chandubhai Patel v. Union of India and Anr.

22 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5822
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The Delhi High Court directed the authorities to decide the petitioner's pending review application against OCI cancellation within a specified timeframe, ensuring procedural fairness and expeditious disposal.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Overseas Citizen of India OCI cancellation Citizenship Act 1955 Section 15A review

Zydus Wellness Products Ltd. v. Dabur India Limited

22 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5793

Delhi High Court held that a television commercial claiming '25% more glucose' in defendant's product was a permissible generic comparative advertisement and did not disparage the plaintiff's market-leading orange glucose powder drink.

civil petition_dismissed Significant comparative advertising disparagement generic disparagement puffery

Anil Kumar Singh and Anr. v. Union of India

22 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5800

The Delhi High Court directed CARA to issue the No-Objection Certificate for an adoption predating the 2022 Regulations, relying on a prior declaratory decree recognizing the adoption.

family petition_allowed Significant Adoption No-Objection Certificate CARA Adoption Regulations 2022

National Highway Authority of India v. Lucknow Sitapur Expressway Ltd

22 Dec 2022 · Yashwant Varma · 2022:DHC:5696

The Delhi High Court held that an arbitral tribunal's order rejecting impleadment of a non-signatory State is a procedural order, not an arbitral award, and thus not challengeable under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitral Tribunal Impleadment Non-signatory Interim award

Neeraj Varshney v. Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue and Ors.

22 Dec 2022 · Siddharth Mridul; Amit Sharma · 2022:DHC:5739-DB
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The Delhi High Court quashed the preventive detention order against Neeraj Varshney due to non-supply of legible and translated relied upon documents, violating his constitutional right to effective representation under Article 22(5).

criminal petition_allowed Significant preventive detention COFEPOSA Article 22(5) Constitution subjective satisfaction

DIEBOLD SELF SERVICE SYSTEMS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

22 Dec 2022 · Manmohan; Saurabh Banerjee · 2022:DHC:5743-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the mandatory thirty-one month deadline for filing National Phase patent applications under Indian law, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge to Rule 22 of the Patent Rules as intra vires and refusing relief for late filing.

intellectual_property petition_dismissed Significant Patent Cooperation Treaty National Phase application Rule 22 Patent Rules Patent Act 1970

Harsh Vibhore Singhal v. The Cabinet Secretary, Government of India & Ors.

22 Dec 2022 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2022:DHC:5750-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Government's policy permitting Sikh passengers to carry Kirpans on domestic flights, holding that it is a constitutionally protected religious freedom and not subject to judicial interference absent fundamental rights violation.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Kirpan Religious freedom Article 25 Constitution of India Judicial review of policy

Biogenetic Drugs Pvt. Ltd. v. Central Medical Services Society & Ors.

22 Dec 2022 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2022:DHC:5748-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of a tender bid for non-compliance with eligibility criteria, emphasizing limited judicial interference in expert technical evaluations in public procurement.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant public procurement technical evaluation loan license agreement tender eligibility criteria

Anil Kumar v. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

22 Dec 2022 · Amit Sharma · 2022:DHC:5753
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The Delhi High Court granted bail to an undertrial accused held for over eight years in a commercial quantity NDPS case, emphasizing the constitutional right to speedy trial and personal liberty despite statutory bail restrictions.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act bail undertrial prolonged custody

Dynamic Drilling and Services Private Limited v. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited

22 Dec 2022 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2022:DHC:5749-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging disqualification of a damaged rig's bid in a government tender, holding that judicial interference in tender decisions is limited and the rejection was neither arbitrary nor mala fide.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant tender evaluation judicial review Article 226 arbitrariness

Asian Hotels (North) Ltd v. Sital Dass Sons & Anr.

22 Dec 2022 · Mini Pushkarna · 2022:DHC:5842

Delhi High Court allowed appellant's appeal to carry out urgent repairs of licensed premises during arbitration, modifying the Arbitral Tribunal's order and protecting appellant's possession rights.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 17 interim relief Section 37 appeal Licence agreement revocation

Deepjot Singh Anand v. Union of India & Anr.

22 Dec 2022 · Vibhu Bakhru; Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2022:DHC:5817-DB

The Delhi High Court held that Section 100A of the CPC bars a second Letters Patent Appeal against a Single Judge's judgment in a Land Acquisition reference, rendering the present appeal not maintainable.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Section 100A CPC Letters Patent Appeal Second Appeal

Mr. Asit Ahmed Advocate v. Union of India & Anr

22 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5846

The Delhi High Court directed government funding and support for indigenous rare disease therapies, mandated free treatment for patients, and emphasized CSR facilitation and crowdfunding publicity to address treatment accessibility.

constitutional other Significant rare diseases Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy clinical trials intellectual property rights

Peeyush Aggarwal v. State & Ors.

22 Dec 2022 · Anish Dayal · 2022:DHC:5751

The Delhi High Court quashed the FIR against a petitioner who was a bona fide purchaser and victim of property fraud, holding that no criminal offence was made out against him.

criminal petition_allowed Significant quashing of FIR bona fide purchaser forgery cheating

Transasia Private Capital Limited & Anr. v. Parmanand Agarwal & Ors.

22 Dec 2022 · Navin Chawla · 2022:DHC:5813

The Delhi High Court dismissed defendant no.2's application to set aside a summary suit decree, holding that absence of original documents in electronic filing and failure to show special circumstances disentitle relief under Order XXXVII Rule 4 CPC.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order XXXVII CPC summary suit setting aside decree special circumstances

Chander Shekher Neerav v. Kanika Chanana

22 Dec 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2022:DHC:5795-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of the appeal by permitting the mother to travel abroad with the child for professional reasons subject to mutually agreed visitation and custody terms ensuring the child's welfare and parental access.

family appeal_allowed child custody international travel visitation rights mutual agreement

VA Tech Wabag Limited v. Delhi Jal Board

22 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5799

The Delhi High Court upheld the three-year blacklisting of VA Tech Wabag Limited by Delhi Jal Board for contractual and environmental deficiencies, holding that due process and natural justice were duly followed.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant blacklisting debarment principles of natural justice show cause notice

Smt. Kasturi & Ors. v. Union of India

22 Dec 2022 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2022:DHC:5732

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal holding that the deceased was a bona fide passenger who died in an untoward train accident, remanding the matter for compensation and condoning delay in filing the appeal.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 untoward incident bona fide passenger compensation

Aftab Alam v. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board

22 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5801

The Delhi High Court upheld DUSIB’s rejection of slum dwellers’ rehabilitation claim for failing to prove possession before 2006 and clarified that “nearby areas” means contiguous or adjacent clusters only.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board Jhuggi Jhopri Basti Delhi Slum & JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2015 Section 2(g) DUSIB Act

Suchit Prasad Jain v. Neeraj Puri

22 Dec 2022 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2022:DHC:5836

The Delhi High Court modified an order directing deposit of rent arrears by the petitioner, allowing deposit at a higher quantum with withdrawal rights limited to agreed rent, pending final trial.

civil petition_allowed rent arrears deposit of rent modification of order consent of parties