Delhi High Court
28,224 judgments
Indira Gandhi National Open University v. Dr. T.R Srinivasan
The Delhi High Court held that administrative staff of IGNOU are not "teachers" under the Act and Statutes and thus not entitled to superannuation at 65 years or Career Advancement Scheme benefits, setting aside the Single Judge's contrary decision based on an invalid Ordinance.
DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD v. MEENU DADEIA@MEENU VARDHAN
The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's decision that a contractual employee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi qualifies as a departmental candidate entitled to age relaxation for recruitment purposes.
Tushar Chawla v. Mr Tarun Sikka
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 after the respondent failed to respond to a valid notice of arbitration under two agreements.
Govind Krishna Dixit v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of delayed enforcement of a disciplinary penalty and recovery of excess salary from a government servant, dismissing the challenge to the penalty implementation order.
Akhil Pahuja and Ors v. Union of India and Ors
The Delhi High Court held that the Railways must maintain a standby list for the post of Assistant Station Master as mandated by recruitment rules and quashed the policy excluding ASM from standby list maintenance.
National Law University Delhi v. Lakhmi Chand & Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside the Labour Court's finding of joint liability against NLU for illegal termination due to absence of employer-employee relationship, while upholding the award against WFSSPL, and held that WFSSPL cannot raise new challenges in writ proceedings filed by NLU.
Tushar Ranjan Mohanty v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the Tribunal's direction to apply for leave during absence, holding that sanctioned leave and salary payment resolved the grievance.
M/S IRB Ahmedabad Vadodara Super Express Tollway Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highways Authority of India
The Delhi High Court set aside the arbitral award rejecting IRB's compensation claim under the Concession Agreement for breach relating to a competing road, holding that the tribunal erred in conditioning compensation on the road opening before toll collection commenced.
Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat v. Durga Parshad
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal and Supreme Court rulings granting age relaxation to candidates holding the Diploma in Education qualification obtained in 2008 for Teacher (Primary) recruitment in MCD, affirming equal treatment with Elementary Teacher Education holders.
Satwik Raj v. Jawaharlal Nehru University and Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that unreserved category candidates cannot be admitted against supernumerary Foreign National Ph.D. seats at JNU, as per UGC regulations and admission policies.
Madan Mohan v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that the Union Minister of Finance validly allocated disciplinary powers to the Minister of State within the Ministry, and such allocation does not amount to illegal sub-delegation, thereby upholding the charge-sheet approved by the Minister of State against a Group A officer.
Ambuj Hotel and Real Estate Pvt Ltd v. Ministry of Railways and Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that jurisdictional objections under multiple agreements should be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal and referred the dispute over catering services on the Telangana Express to arbitration.
DELHI POLICE v. MUKESH CHAND YADAV
The Delhi High Court held that a dismissed employee is not entitled to leave encashment and no interest on GPF is payable if the fund is released immediately upon application, setting aside the CAT's contrary order.
Tata Motors Limited v. Delhi Transport Corporation
The Delhi High Court held that the executing court must enforce post-award interest on the entire awarded amount including interest components as per the arbitral award, without excluding interest on interest, leaving legal objections to be addressed in substantive challenge proceedings.
SERVOTECH ELECTRICALS PVT LTD v. PARSVNATH DEVELOPERS LTD
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that the existence of a valid arbitration agreement and timely petition mandates such appointment even if one party fails to act.
Ms. Pinky Pawar v. Jagmohan
The Delhi High Court upheld the quashing of dismissal orders against postal assistants, holding that dismissal based solely on uncorroborated handwriting expert evidence and denial of relevant documents violates natural justice.
Union of India & Ors. v. Sumit
The High Court upheld the Tribunal's quashing of the respondent's removal from service, holding that reliance solely on an uncorroborated handwriting expert report and failure to provide relevant documents and witnesses violated natural justice and rendered the disciplinary inquiry invalid.
Raj Kumar Roy v. Reserve Bank of India and Ors
The Delhi High Court set aside the classification of the petitioner's bank account as 'fraud' due to non-supply of material documents and lack of personal hearing, directing the bank to comply with natural justice and RBI guidelines before passing any further order.
Manish Kumar Sachar v. U.O.I & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that disciplinary authorities must provide the UPSC's advisory opinion to the delinquent employee before imposing punishment, following the earlier Supreme Court precedent, and quashed the impugned order for non-communication.
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission v. The Additional Director Directorate General of GST Intelligence
The Delhi High Court held that fees collected by electricity regulatory commissions in discharge of their statutory regulatory and quasi-judicial functions are not liable to GST under the CGST and IGST Acts.