Delhi High Court

29,282 judgments

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M/S Ram Gopal Agrawal v. Union of India through Northern Railway Moradabad

10 Sep 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024 SCC OnLine SC 1754

The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, affirming that the Court's role is limited to verifying the arbitration agreement's existence and leaving other disputes to the arbitral tribunal.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 21 Section 12(2)

Aditya Lal Vallath v. National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences & Anr.

09 Sep 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:1174

The Delhi High Court held that weekly offs and gazetted holidays must be excluded from leave calculations during DNB training, quashing the cancellation of the petitioner's candidature and restoring his examination results.

administrative petition_allowed Significant DNB training leave entitlement weekly off exclusion gazetted holidays

Union of India v. Ex WO Hira Lal Prasad

03 Sep 2020 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:2923-DB
Cites 1 · Cited by 7

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's writ petition challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension, affirming limited writ jurisdiction and upholding service connection despite onset at peace stations.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Armed Forces Tribunal Article 226 writ jurisdiction

Raj Kumar Sharma v. Sandeep Kumar

31 Aug 2020 · C. Hari Shankar
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court held that the registration of the "PIZZA GALLERIA" mark was deceptively similar to an earlier device mark application and ordered rectification with a geographic disclaimer restricting use in the district of Rewari.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Section 11(1)(b) Section 11(4) rectification

Rajnikant v. Union of India

31 Aug 2020 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:3286-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 11

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to treat the writ petition as a representation and pass a reasoned order on the diversion of unfilled vacancies within six weeks, preserving the petitioner’s right to further challenge.

administrative other Procedural writ petition diversion of vacancies Assistant Commandant Engineer Sashastra Seema Bal

Future Coupons Private Limited & Ors. v. Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC & Anr.

29 Aug 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2022 SCC OnLine Del 3401
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

Delhi High Court dismissed petitions challenging arbitral tribunal's interlocutory orders allowing claim amendment and rejecting termination, holding continuation of arbitration valid despite CCI order and insolvency moratorium.

arbitration petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 32(2)(c) Section 23(3) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Hyundai Motor India Ltd. v. Maneesh Bawa

27 Aug 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:6839

The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to resolve disputes arising from a Lease Deed after parties failed to mutually agree on an arbitrator.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 12(2) arbitration agreement

M/S BK STRUCTURAL CONTRACTS PVT LTD v. RATISH MAHESH THAKUR

20 Jul 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:6674

The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that the arbitration clause in the Work Order prevails over conflicting jurisdiction clauses in invoices.

civil petition_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 21 Section 12(2)

Anish Muralidhar Army v. Ex Rect Fateh Singh No 2866593

16 Jul 2020 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5505-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal’s order granting invalid pension to an ex-serviceman invalided out with less than ten years’ service based on a government Circular extending pension benefits retrospectively.

service_law petition_dismissed Significant invalid pension disability pension qualifying service Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961

Harish Chandar T and Others v. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

13 Jul 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:2858

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking postponement of CA examinations due to Lok Sabha elections, holding that reasonable accommodations were made and no constitutional rights were violated.

administrative petition_dismissed Chartered Accountancy Examination Examination scheduling Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 Article 14

IRCON INTERNATIONAL LTD v. AFCONS INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

29 Jun 2020 · Jasmeet Singh · 2024:DHC:6230
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld an interim arbitral award directing release of performance bank guarantees after expiry of the defect liability period despite non-issuance of completion certificates, limiting judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 31(6) Performance Bank Guarantee

AUDERTEC SOLUTIONS LLP v. CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS, DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS & ANR.

15 Jun 2020 · C. HARI SHANKAR · 2024:DHC:1672

The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of a patent application for a road anomaly detection system, holding that the claimed invention lacked inventive step over prior art disclosing similar sensor-based road condition detection systems.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed Significant inventive step patent application road anomaly detection prior art

RXPRISM HEALTH SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. v. CANVA PTY LTD & ORS.

11 Jun 2020 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:4940

The Delhi High Court analyzed patent infringement and validity issues concerning a digital interactive content system, focusing on claim construction, essential features, and prior art in a dispute between RxPrism and Canva.

intellectual_property other Significant Patent infringement Interactive content Layered system Call-to-Action feature

Union of India v. Arsh Constructions

04 Jun 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:6888
Cites 0 · Cited by 3

The Delhi High Court held that it has territorial jurisdiction to entertain a Section 34 petition as the arbitral seat is Delhi, not Gurgaon, rejecting the respondent's jurisdictional objection based on an erroneous finding in the arbitral award.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitral seat Venue of arbitration Territorial jurisdiction Section 34 Arbitration Act

Chegg India Pvt Ltd v. Union of India & Ors.

31 May 2020 · Prathiba M. Singh; Amit Sharma · 2024:DHC:9999-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 8

The Delhi High Court held that online filing of appeals under CGST within limitation is valid despite delay in physical filing of certified copies, allowing condonation of such delay and remitting appeals for merits.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant CGST Act 2017 Rule 108 CGST Rules Appeal limitation Online filing

M/S GRAND MOTORS SALES AND SERVICES PVT LTD v. M/S VE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LTD

13 May 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:7027

The Delhi High Court held that the court at the contractually fixed seat of arbitration (Delhi) alone has jurisdiction over arbitral proceedings, rejecting the territorial jurisdiction claim of courts at Indore.

civil appeal_allowed Significant seat of arbitration venue of arbitration territorial jurisdiction curial jurisdiction

Jitendra Kumar Pvt. Ltd. ITI v. Directorate General of Training

08 May 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:4463

The Delhi High Court directed the authorities to conduct a mandated joint inspection and decide the petitioner’s application for MSTI affiliation in an unserved block within four weeks, ensuring timely administrative action.

administrative petition_allowed Multi Skill Training Institute unserved block affiliation joint inspection

Delhi Development Authority v. Sheela Devi

23 Mar 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:2909

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Delhi Development Authority due to an unexplained delay of nearly four years in filing, rejecting the exclusion of the COVID-19 period from limitation.

civil appeal_dismissed condonation of delay limitation period COVID-19 pandemic Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation

Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Krishan Kumar & Ors.

18 Mar 2020 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:321-DB
Cites 2 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's appeal against an interim order, holding that the order was not a 'judgment' under Clause X of the Letters Patent and that appellate interference with discretionary interim orders is limited.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Letters Patent Appeal judgment definition interlocutory order industrial tribunal award

Mount Columbus School v. Central Board of Secondary Education

16 Mar 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:2989

The Delhi High Court quashed CBSE's withdrawal of Mount Columbus School's provisional affiliation for failure to provide the mandatory cure period and opportunity of hearing as required under the pre-amended Affiliation Bye-Laws and principles of natural justice.

administrative petition_allowed Significant CBSE Affiliation Bye-Laws withdrawal of affiliation show cause notice natural justice