Delhi High Court

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Indira Gandhi National Open University v. Dr. T.R Srinivasan

15 Dec 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:8801-DB

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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 teachers definition superannuation age Career Advancement Scheme

DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD v. MEENU DADEIA@MEENU VARDHAN

05 Dec 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2023 SCC OnLine Del 7050
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

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.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant age relaxation departmental candidate contractual employee Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Tushar Chawla v. Mr Tarun Sikka

04 Dec 2017 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5345

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.

civil petition_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 21 appointment of arbitrator

Govind Krishna Dixit v. Union of India & Ors.

16 Nov 2017 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:7847-DB

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.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disciplinary proceedings penalty enforcement recovery of excess salary double jeopardy

Akhil Pahuja and Ors v. Union of India and Ors

27 Oct 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Girish Kathpalia · 2024:DHC:9290-DB
Cites 2 · Cited by 1

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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant standby list waiting list Assistant Station Master Railway Recruitment Board

National Law University Delhi v. Lakhmi Chand & Anr.

09 Oct 2017 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:3986

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.

labor appeal_allowed Significant employer-employee relationship illegal termination Labour Court award joint liability

Tushar Ranjan Mohanty v. Union of India & Ors.

26 Sep 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:919-DB

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.

administrative petition_dismissed transfer order leave application Central Administrative Tribunal Transfer Travelling Allowance

M/S IRB Ahmedabad Vadodara Super Express Tollway Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highways Authority of India

22 Sep 2017 · C. Hari Shankar · 2025:DHC:826
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

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.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Concession Agreement Competing Road

Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat v. Durga Parshad

20 Sep 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:74-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

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.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant age relaxation Diploma in Education Elementary Teacher Education Teacher (Primary) recruitment

Satwik Raj v. Jawaharlal Nehru University and Anr.

11 Sep 2017 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:3863

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.

education petition_dismissed Significant Ph.D. admission Foreign National seats supernumerary seats UGC Ph.D. Regulations 2022

Madan Mohan v. Union of India

11 Sep 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2025:DHC:1393-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 3

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.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disciplinary authority Minister of Finance Minister of State allocation of business

Ambuj Hotel and Real Estate Pvt Ltd v. Ministry of Railways and Anr.

22 Aug 2017 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024 SCC Online SC 1754
Cites 1 · Cited by 1

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.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) kompetenz-kompetenz principle exclusive jurisdiction clause

DELHI POLICE v. MUKESH CHAND YADAV

22 Aug 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:7957-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 7

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.

administrative appeal_allowed leave encashment dismissal from service Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 General Provident Fund

Tata Motors Limited v. Delhi Transport Corporation

16 Aug 2017 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5996
Cites 0 · Cited by 3

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.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitral award post-award interest interest on interest executing court

SERVOTECH ELECTRICALS PVT LTD v. PARSVNATH DEVELOPERS LTD

04 Aug 2017 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:6451
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

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.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 21 notice Appointment of arbitrator

Ms. Pinky Pawar v. Jagmohan

13 Jul 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

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.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disciplinary inquiry handwriting expert evidence natural justice CFSL report

Union of India & Ors. v. Sumit

13 Jul 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:1344-DB
Cites 2 · Cited by 11

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.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disciplinary proceedings Rule 14 CCS(CCA) Rules natural justice handwriting expert evidence

Raj Kumar Roy v. Reserve Bank of India and Ors

05 Jul 2017 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:1639
Cites 0 · Cited by 2

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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant natural justice fraud classification bank account forensic audit report

Manish Kumar Sachar v. U.O.I & Ors.

04 Jul 2017 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:3982-DB
Cites 6 · Cited by 0

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.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Union Public Service Commission disciplinary proceedings natural justice communication of UPSC advice

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission v. The Additional Director Directorate General of GST Intelligence

28 Jun 2017 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma · 2025:DHC:168-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 8

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.

tax petition_allowed Significant Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Goods and Services Tax CGST Act, 2017