Delhi High Court

94,906 judgments

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Indian Pilots Guild v. Director General of Civil Aviation

02 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5355

The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of the Civil Aviation Requirement on psychoactive substance testing for aviation personnel, allowing its implementation with clarifications addressing procedural and fairness concerns.

administrative other Significant Civil Aviation Requirement psychoactive substances testing Medical Review Officer aviation personnel

Rubina v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi; Sumit Kashyap; Nishant Kashyap

02 Dec 2022 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2022:DHC:5264

The Delhi High Court granted Probate of a duly attested and uncontested Will under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, confirming its validity and directing issuance of Letter of Administration to the petitioner.

property petition_allowed Probate Will Indian Succession Act, 1925 Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-2 v. Simon India Ltd.

02 Dec 2022 · Vibhu BakhrU; Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2022:DHC:5364-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the allowance of foreign exchange loss on forward contracts as a business loss under the Income Tax Act, rejecting Revenue's claim that such losses were speculative and disallowable under CBDT Instruction No. 3/2010.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 forward contracts foreign exchange fluctuations hedging transactions

Jai Pal & Ors. v. Union of India

02 Dec 2022 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2022:DHC:5420
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The Delhi High Court held that injury and death of a bona fide passenger during boarding/alighting constitute an 'untoward incident' under the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, entitling claimants to compensation irrespective of alleged negligence.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 untoward incident no-fault liability bona fide passenger

Ajay Kumar Awasthi & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

02 Dec 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Saurabh Banerjee · 2022:DHC:5268-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioners' claim for retrospective seniority and promotions in SSB due to their voluntary non-participation in the centralized seniority list and inordinate delay in challenging settled seniority, upholding the validity of the existing seniority and promotion lists.

service_law petition_dismissed Significant seniority promotion Sashastra Seema Bal centralized seniority list

State (NCT of Delhi) v. Sunil Kumar Proprietor Jai Mata Di Logistics Pvt. Ltd

02 Dec 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:5430

The Delhi High Court held that the investigating agency has the right to conduct Test Identification Parade of recovered stolen articles despite their release, setting aside orders denying such TIP to ensure effective investigation.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Test Identification Parade Investigation Identification of stolen property Right of investigating agency

Lt Col Rahul Jain v. Union of India

01 Dec 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2022:DHC:5273-DB

The Delhi High Court held that it lacks jurisdiction to entertain writ petitions against final orders of the Armed Forces Tribunal, directing the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court under Section 32 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Armed Forces Tribunal jurisdiction writ petition promotion

Umesh Babu v. Jawaharlal Nehru University

01 Dec 2022 · Jyoti Singh · 2022:DHC:5298

The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petition directing JNU to relieve the petitioner for deputation, holding that undue delay in disciplinary proceedings and an exonerative inquiry report preclude arbitrary denial of deputation relief.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant deputation disciplinary inquiry legitimate expectation relieving order

Khosla Medical Institute v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr

01 Dec 2022 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2022:DHC:5237

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal setting aside the cancellation of lease by DDA, holding that non-compliance with Section 53B notice was waived after prolonged litigation and that no conclusive evidence proved transfer of property violating lease terms.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 53B Delhi Development Act Lease Deed cancellation Transfer of property Notice requirement

Dabur India Limited v. Ashok Kumar and Ors.

01 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5410

Delhi High Court directs domain registrars and banks to enhance verification and compliance mechanisms to protect trademark rights in domain name disputes and mandates government agencies to provide coordinated guidelines.

civil other Significant domain name registration trademark infringement privacy protection domain name registrar

Indu Rani @Indu Rathi v. Pushpa & Ors.

01 Dec 2022 · Amit Bansal · 2022:DHC:5232

The Delhi High Court held that succession to agricultural land under the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 prevails over the amended Hindu Succession Act, 2005 where succession crystallized before the amendment, and dismissed the plaintiff's suit for lack of cause of action due to failure to plead existence of coparcenary property.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Order VII Rule 11 CPC Bhumidari rights

Harshit Nandrajog & Ors. v. State & Anr.

01 Dec 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:5256

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498-A, 406, and 34 IPC following a voluntary and amicable settlement between the parties recorded through mediation.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 498-A IPC Section 406 IPC Section 34 IPC

Mohd. Ajmal v. The State (Govt. of NCT Delhi) & Anr.

01 Dec 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:5415

Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused in a serious rape and dowry demand case due to the gravity of allegations and need for thorough investigation.

criminal appeal_dismissed anticipatory bail Section 376 IPC dowry demand sexual offences

Vishal Sharma v. Ghanshyam Sharma

01 Dec 2022 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2022:DHC:5315

The Delhi High Court granted the petitioner a two-month extension to furnish a Bank Guarantee or equivalent security to the Trial Court without adjudicating the merits.

civil petition_allowed extension of time Bank Guarantee security procedural relief

Basant Kumar Chauhan v. Union of India and Ors.

01 Dec 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2022:DHC:5303-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that an employee unlawfully denied service continuity due to invalid repatriation and an unconscionable undertaking is entitled to notional pay fixation for the period of deprivation.

service_law appeal_allowed Significant notional pay fixation repatriation order absorbed employee unconscionable contract

Life Line Security System v. Government E-Marketplace

01 Dec 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:5300

The Delhi High Court directed the Government e-Marketplace to decide the petitioner's appeal against account suspension within one week and allowed the petitioner to continue business on the portal pending the appeal decision.

administrative appeal_allowed Government e-Marketplace GEM portal account suspension Incident Management Policy

Kamal Dev Rai v. The State NCT of Delhi

01 Dec 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:5623

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR alleging kidnapping of a minor where the child was found safe and the FIR was registered out of panic without evidence of offence.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR kidnapping juvenile justice Section 363 IPC

MS KIMAYA BUILDTECH LLP v. RAMESH KAUL & ORS.

01 Dec 2022 · Navin Chawla · 2022:DHC:5277
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Delhi High Court granted ad interim injunction in a suit for specific performance of Agreement to Sell, holding plaintiff prima facie ready and willing to perform despite delay and TDS issues.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Specific Performance Ad Interim Injunction Readiness and Willingness Agreement to Sell

Dr. Meenakshi v. State

01 Dec 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:5255

The Delhi High Court suspended the sentence of the appellant pending appeal, subject to furnishing bond and compliance with conditions, ensuring parity with co-convicts and safeguarding justice.

criminal sentence_modified suspension of sentence Section 389 CrPC Section 482 CrPC co-convicts

M/S VALTROM TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. v. M/S JPM INDUSTRIES LIMITED

01 Dec 2022 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2022:DHC:5316

The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's order forfeiting the petitioners' right to file a written statement due to non-compliance with procedural timelines and failure to take formal steps to rectify illegible plaint documents.

civil petition_dismissed Commercial Courts Act written statement forfeiture of right procedural timelines