Delhi High Court

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Naresh Kumar v. Union of India

25 Aug 2022 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2022:DHC:3247

The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of petitioners' applications for alternative plots under the Scheme of 1961, holding that ownership of residential plots by spouses and incomplete land acquisition barred eligibility, and dismissed the writ petitions for lack of illegality.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Development Authority Act, 1957 Scheme of 1961 alternative plot allotment land acquisition

Dr. Himadri Das & Anr. v. Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi & Ors.

25 Aug 2022 · Sanjeev Narula · 2022:DHC:3361

The Delhi High Court held that reservation benefits under the 2007 Act apply only to candidates who pass their qualifying examination from schools located within Delhi, excluding those domiciled in Delhi but educated outside Delhi in NCR.

administrative petition_dismissed Delhi Diploma Level Technical Education Institutions Act 2007 Delhi candidate reservation eligibility statutory interpretation

Maj Gen Anil Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

25 Aug 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Saurabh Banerjee · 2022:DHC:3266-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal's interim order allowing promotion of a junior officer, emphasizing that promotion decisions by the competent authority prevail pending adjudication.

administrative petition_dismissed Armed Forces Tribunal promotion seniority Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

Madhu Kishan Gupta v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

24 Aug 2022 · Prateek Jalan · 2022:DHC:6021

The Delhi High Court terminated the mandate of the original arbitrator and referred multiple contract disputes to arbitration under DIAC with a substitute arbitrator appointed to continue proceedings independently.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 Section 15 termination of arbitrator

Madhu Kishan Gupta v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

24 Aug 2022 · Prateek Jalan · 2022:DHC:6022

The Delhi High Court terminated the mandate of the original arbitrator and referred multiple contract disputes to fresh arbitration under DIAC with a substitute arbitrator appointed for separate references.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 Section 15 Termination of arbitrator mandate

Shri Atma Singh & Anr v. Shri Prem Singh & Ors

24 Aug 2022 · Mini Pushkarna · 2022:DHC:3210

The Delhi High Court dismissed the defendants' application to reject the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, holding that the plaint disclosed a cause of action and was not barred by the Benami Act, allowing the partition suit to proceed.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC cause of action Benami Transactions Act partition suit

TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD v. MCD & ORS

24 Aug 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2022:DHC:3351-DB

The Delhi High Court held that service tax was payable on maintenance of street lights with no applicable exemption, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi must reimburse the service providers for the tax paid.

tax appeal_allowed Significant service tax maintenance of street lights exemption notification Finance Act 1994

Sampat Singh v. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner

24 Aug 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:3243

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking release of Provident Fund amount as withdrawn after the respondent undertook to comply with procedural formalities and release the amount within eight weeks.

administrative petition_dismissed Provident Fund Writ Petition Mandamus KYC

Ravinder Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

24 Aug 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Saurabh Banerjee · 2022:DHC:3248-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to consider and grant pro-rata pension with arrears and interest to a discharged Indian Air Force employee in accordance with applicable pension rules and binding precedents.

administrative petition_allowed Significant pro-rata pension Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 Notification No. 28/30/2004-P & PW (B) Indian Air Force

M/S Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. v. Ira Jha

24 Aug 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:3257

The Delhi High Court held that a writ petition challenging a Labour Court's preliminary finding on the validity of a domestic enquiry is not maintainable before the final award, dismissing the petition and directing the management to prove charges in the Labour Court.

labor petition_dismissed Significant domestic enquiry preliminary issue industrial dispute principles of natural justice

Gogoro Inc v. The Controller of Patents and Designs and Anr

24 Aug 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:3259

Delhi High Court set aside the patent rejection order for lack of inventive step due to absence of reasoned analysis and allowed the appellant to amend claims for reconsideration.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant patent application inventive step Section 2(1)(ja) Patents Act prior art

Ashok Kumar & Ors. v. Munni Devi Through LRs and Anr.

24 Aug 2022 · Mini Pushkarna · 2022:DHC:3211

The Delhi High Court held that an amended written statement containing additional facts consistent with earlier pleadings and filed in response to an amended plaint cannot be struck out under Order VI Rule 7 and 16 CPC.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order VI Rule 7 CPC Order VI Rule 16 CPC amended written statement striking out pleadings

Omaxe Buildhome Pvt Ltd v. Ibrat Faizan

24 Aug 2022 · C. Hari Shankar · 2022:DHC:3283
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The Delhi High Court allowed the petition under Article 227, quashing consumer fora orders for failing to consider rival submissions on delay and additional charges, and remanded the complaint for fresh adjudication.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Article 227 Constitution of India Consumer Protection Act Supervisory jurisdiction Delay in possession

The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -1 v. DLF Utilities Limited

24 Aug 2022 · Manmohan; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2022:DHC:3357-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's deletion of interest disallowance under Section 36(1)(iii) and addition under Section 14A, emphasizing commercial expediency and genuineness of business borrowings.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Interest expenditure Section 36(1)(iii) Section 14A Rule 8D

Rabel Guharoy v. Union of India & Ors.

24 Aug 2022 · Satish Chandra Sharma, C.J.; Subramonium Prasad, J. · 2022:DHC:3216-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld dismissal of writ petition holding that temporary project-based appointments under TEQIP-III end with project cessation and do not entitle continuation or regularization.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant TEQIP project-based appointment temporary contract regularization

Indian Bank and Anr. v. Shri Praveen Kumar

24 Aug 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:3256

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the Industrial Tribunal's preliminary order invalidating the domestic enquiry, reaffirming that such preliminary issues are not ordinarily amenable to judicial review before final adjudication.

labor petition_dismissed Significant domestic enquiry industrial dispute preliminary issue writ petition maintainability

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd v. MCD & Ors.

24 Aug 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2022:DHC:3352-DB

The Delhi High Court held that service tax was payable on maintenance of street lights and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi must reimburse the service tax paid by electricity distribution companies, as no exemption applied.

tax appeal_allowed Significant service tax maintenance of street lights exemption notification Finance Act 1994

Air India Ltd. v. Union of India and Anr.

24 Aug 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma

The Delhi High Court set aside the Industrial Tribunal's orders for non-compliance with its directions and remanded the matter to apply the principle that termination on bona fide loss of confidence warrants compensation only, not reinstatement.

labor appeal_allowed Significant loss of confidence domestic enquiry principles of natural justice reinstatement

Union of India v. Dr Anjum N Rizvi; Union of India v. W Bharat Singh & Ors

24 Aug 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2022:DHC:3306-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld that eligible scientists are entitled to in situ promotions from their eligibility dates despite administrative delays in constituting Assessment Boards, affirming binding Supreme Court precedent.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Flexible Complementing Scheme in situ promotion Assessment Board Recruitment Rules 2015

Sandeep @ Sonu v. State

24 Aug 2022 · Mukta Gupta; Anish Dayal · 2022:DHC:3235-DB

The High Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to serious gaps in circumstantial evidence, unreliable eyewitness identification, and lack of forensic corroboration, emphasizing the necessity of a complete and credible chain of evidence to sustain conviction.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant circumstantial evidence last seen witness eyewitness identification forensic evidence