Delhi High Court

28,224 judgments

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Vinod Kumar Yadav v. Central Board of Secondary Education and Anr

16 Jul 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:753

The Delhi High Court held that permanent debarment for unfair means requires an independent inquiry and opportunity of hearing, and set aside the CBSE order against the petitioner for reconsideration.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant unfair means permanent debarment CBSE Information Bulletin natural justice

Sanjiv Mittal v. The Registrar of Trade Marks and Ors.

02 Jul 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:4547

The Delhi High Court set aside the Trade Marks Registry's order substituting registered proprietors without hearing the original registrants and remanded the matter for fresh consideration after affording an opportunity of hearing.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant Trade Marks Registry Substitution of proprietors Right to be heard Audi alteram partem

Jagdish Chander v. Delhi Transport Corporation

30 Jun 2015 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:844-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petition directing the DTC to pay pensionary benefits from superannuation subject to the petitioner returning CPF benefits with interest, quashing the CAT order without deciding the broader legal question.

administrative appeal_allowed pension optee Contributory Provident Fund pensionary benefits reinstatement

Rewant Ahlawat v. Central Board of Secondary Education

25 Jun 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:3098

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking correction of date of birth in a CBSE certificate beyond the prescribed limitation period, holding that statutory bye-laws and procedural requirements must be respected and courts cannot override them under Article 226.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant date of birth correction CBSE bye-laws limitation period Article 226

Viterra B.V. v. Sharp Corp Limited

25 Jun 2015 · C. Hari Shankar
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The Delhi High Court dismissed contempt petitions against Sharp Corp Ltd., holding that the sale of a charged immovable property to satisfy prior financial institution rights did not constitute wilful disobedience of its injunction order.

civil petition_dismissed Significant civil contempt wilful disobedience prior charge injunction

Kenisha Agrawal v. Union of India

24 Jun 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:2041
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The Delhi High Court upheld the exclusion of OCI holders from representing India in the final International Mathematical Olympiads, affirming that only Indian citizens have this right under existing law and policy.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Overseas Citizen of India International Mathematical Olympiad Citizenship Act 1955 Indian citizenship

Sarabjeet Singh Sethi v. Deputy Director of Education, North West, Government of NCT Delhi & Ors.

04 Jun 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:720

The Delhi High Court held that divorce and remarriage do not extinguish a biological father's right to have his name recorded as the father in school records, directing correction of such records accordingly.

family petition_allowed Significant biological father parental rights school records divorce

Maruti Traders v. Itron India Pvt Ltd

15 May 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5291

The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award dismissing the petitioner’s claims for exclusive dealership and commission, holding that no valid contract existed prior to the Reseller Agreement and that the respondent’s direct sales and appointment of other resellers did not breach the non-exclusive reseller agreement.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Reseller Agreement Non-exclusive dealership

Gagan Sharma v. The Secretary, Services Department Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

11 May 2015 · Jyoti Singh · 2023:DHC:4208
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a belated claim for compassionate appointment by the son of a deceased Work Charge employee, reaffirming that such appointments must be granted promptly to families facing immediate financial crisis and are not a vested right.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant compassionate appointment delay laches financial crisis

ITW GSE APS & Anr. v. DABICO Airport Solutions Pvt Ltd & Ors.

23 Apr 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:7900

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' application for appointment of a local Commissioner under Order XXVI Rule 10A CPC to inspect defendants' products for patent infringement, holding that sufficient evidence already existed and the provision cannot be used to gather better evidence.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order XXVI Rule 10A CPC scientific investigation local Commissioner patent infringement

Hira Lal Bhat v. Chairman and Managing Director BSNL and Ors.

11 Apr 2015 · C. Hari Shankar; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2024:DHC:9915-DB
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Delhi High Court held that emergency medical treatment expenses incurred by a government employee in a non-empanelled hospital must be fully reimbursed, overruling the Tribunal's denial and emphasizing the binding nature of Emergency Certificates.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant medical reimbursement emergency treatment liver transplant surgery Central Government Health Scheme

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC v. ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS

13 Mar 2015 · Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:3748

Delhi High Court set aside the patent office's rejection of a software patent application under Section 3(k), directing re-examination under the 2017 CRI Guidelines emphasizing technical contribution and effect.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Patents Act 1970 Section 3(k) computer program per se technical contribution

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. SATYAPAL SINGH YADAV

09 Mar 2015 · C. HARI SHANKAR; AJAY DIGPAUL · 2025:DHC:487-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the quashing of departmental punishment against a police constable acquitted in criminal proceedings, holding that mere hostility of witnesses does not justify disciplinary action under Rule 12 of the Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1980.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1980 Rule 12 DPPAR criminal acquittal departmental proceedings

Ajay Kumar Sinha v. Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited & Pragati Power Corporation Limited

12 Feb 2015 · Jyoti Singh · 2024:DHC:7089

The court held that non-communication of ACR entries violates Article 14 and directed retrospective promotion and seniority restoration upon upgradation of ACRs with review DPC consideration.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Annual Confidential Report ACR communication Promotion Seniority restoration

Iqbal Singh and Anr v. Ashok Lamba and Anr

30 Jan 2015 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2025:DHC:3350

The Delhi High Court upheld the restoration of a suit dismissed for non-appearance, holding that deaths in the plaintiff's family constituted sufficient cause under Order IX Rule 9 CPC, and imposed costs to compensate the defendants.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant restoration of suit Order IX Rule 9 CPC sufficient cause non-appearance

Saroj Khemka v. Mukat Behari Khemka & Ors.

23 Dec 2014 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5358

The Delhi High Court held that prior institution of a suit and resistance to a Section 8 application does not bar invoking arbitration if the suit is withdrawn unconditionally, and appointed an arbitrator to resolve partnership disputes.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitration agreement Section 11(6) Arbitration Act Section 8 Arbitration Act waiver of arbitration

Institute of Directors v. Worlddevcorp Technology and Business Solutions Pvt Ltd

08 Dec 2014 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023 SCC OnLine Del 38

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff's interim injunction application, holding that prior admission of descriptiveness and common usage of words in its trademark disentitles it from exclusive rights against the defendants' similar mark.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Order XXXIX CPC interim injunction descriptive mark

Shiv Kumar Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

17 Nov 2014 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:3221-DB
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The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to decide the petitioner’s pending representation against his transfer within two weeks and stayed the transfer order for one week thereafter to protect his rights.

administrative petition_allowed transfer order autistic child government policy representation

Sunita Devi v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation and Anr.

12 Nov 2014 · C. Hari Shankar; Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:9737-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the petitioner’s claim for seniority and increments was not barred by res judicata or constructive res judicata and remanded the matter for fresh consideration by the Tribunal.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant res judicata constructive res judicata Order 2 Rule 2 CPC cause of action

Indian Hockey Federation v. UOI & Ors.

01 Nov 2014 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:182

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the recognition of Hockey India as the National Sports Federation for hockey, holding the petition infructuous in light of binding international arbitration and subsequent recognitions.

administrative petition_dismissed National Sports Federation Recognition Indian Olympic Association Court of Arbitration for Sports