Delhi High Court

96,004 judgments

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Devasri Bali v. Central Board of Secondary Education & Anr.

26 Aug 2022 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2022:DHC:3273
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The Delhi High Court held that CBSE's arbitrary change of weightage formula for Class XII Board results violated legitimate expectation and directed recalculation of the petitioner's result as per the original scheme without disturbing the overall revised scheme.

administrative petition_allowed Significant legitimate expectation CBSE Special Scheme of Assessment weightage formula

Wing Commander A.S. Oberai & Anr. v. State of NCT Delhi & Anr.

26 Aug 2022 · Mukta Gupta · 2022:DHC:3417

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash an FIR alleging cheating and criminal breach of trust, holding that the FIR prima facie disclosed cognizable offences and investigation must proceed.

criminal petition_dismissed quashing of FIR cognizable offence Section 406 IPC Section 420 IPC

Om Prakash v. The Delhi Pinjrapole Society

26 Aug 2022 · C. Hari Shankar · 2022:DHC:3285
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The Delhi High Court held that trial courts are competent to decide questions of law even if pending before a higher bench and need not adjourn proceedings awaiting such decisions.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Article 227 Constitution of India trial court jurisdiction question of law res integra

Peeyush Kumar Aggarwal v. ITO Ward 19 (1), Delhi

26 Aug 2022 · Manmohan; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2022:DHC:3308-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the reassessment order and notice under the Income Tax Act for failure to consider the taxpayer's reply and improper issuance sequence, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Section 148 Income Tax Act Section 148A(b) Income Tax Act Section 148A(c) Income Tax Act Section 148A(d) Income Tax Act

CL PRODUCTS INDIA LIMITED v. INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 5 1 DELHI

26 Aug 2022 · Manmohan; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2022:DHC:3307-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the original Assessing Officer retains jurisdiction during a stay on transfer of jurisdiction and set aside an order for failure to provide the statutory minimum seven days' notice to respond to a show cause notice under the Income Tax Act.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 127 Section 148A(b) show cause notice

Kiran Mittal v. Kanika Mittal

26 Aug 2022 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2022:DHC:3275

The Delhi High Court upheld the issuance of summons under the Domestic Violence Act, holding that at the summons stage, courts must apply their mind to material on record without reappreciating evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Domestic Violence Act Section 12 summons prima facie case

Vedanshi Pathak v. National Testing Agency & Ors.

26 Aug 2022 · Sanjeev Narula · 2022:DHC:3279

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging duplications in the JEE Main 2022 rank list and refused to allow the petitioner to appear for JEE Advanced 2022, holding that alleged duplications were minimal and did not affect eligibility.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant JEE Main 2022 JEE Advanced 2022 National Testing Agency Common Rank List

Avdhesh v. The State (NCT of Delhi)

26 Aug 2022 · Talwant Singh · 2022:DHC:3566

Bail was denied to the petitioner in a narcotics case involving commercial quantity where co-accused's disclosure and corroborative evidence invoked stringent NDPS provisions barring bail.

criminal appeal_dismissed bail NDPS Act commercial quantity disclosure statement

Living Media India Ltd v. Mohammad Sahid

26 Aug 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:3586

The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petitions directing the Labour Court to admit and consider certain electronic and documentary evidence at the final arguments stage without further delay.

labor appeal_allowed Labour Court territorial jurisdiction Section 65-B Evidence Act admission of documents

Johnson Controls India Private Limited v. DLF Southern Towns Pvt Ltd

26 Aug 2022 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2022:DHC:3393
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The Delhi High Court held that at the pre-reference stage, an arbitrator must be appointed unless claims are manifestly time-barred, leaving limitation issues to be decided by the arbitral tribunal.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(5) Limitation Appointment of arbitrator

Curil Tradex Pvt. Ltd. v. The Commissioner, Delhi Goods and Service Tax & Anr.

26 Aug 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2022:DHC:3454-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the GST registration cancellation order due to non-furnishing of foundational documents and lack of prior notice of inspection, directing reconsideration with adherence to procedural fairness.

administrative other Significant GST registration cancellation principles of natural justice physical verification Rule 25 CGST Rules 2017

Living Media India Ltd v. Mohammad Sahid

26 Aug 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:3585

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to place certain electronic and documentary evidence on record at the final arguments stage, setting aside the Labour Court's order dismissing the same.

labor appeal_allowed Labour Court territorial jurisdiction Section 65-B Evidence Act electronic evidence

Devender v. The State of NCT of Delhi

26 Aug 2022 · Talwant Singh · 2022:DHC:3478

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner accused of robbery after charge-sheet filing, imposing conditions to prevent witness tampering and ensuring trial attendance.

criminal appeal_allowed bail robbery Sections 392, 397, 411, 34 IPC charge-sheet

Sun Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. v. Hetero Healthcare Ltd.

26 Aug 2022 · Vibhu Bahkru; Amit Mahajan · 2022:DHC:3265-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed Sun Pharma's appeal seeking injunction against Hetero's use of 'LETERO', holding that marks derived from the INN 'LETROZOLE' cannot be monopolized and no deceptive similarity was established.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant trademark infringement passing off international non-proprietary name INN

Hariom v. The State of NCT of Delhi

26 Aug 2022 · Talwant Singh · 2022:DHC:3451

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner in a robbery case after charge-sheet filing, imposing conditions to ensure trial integrity and witness protection.

criminal appeal_allowed bail robbery charge-sheet judicial custody

Living Media India Ltd v. Mohammad Sahid

26 Aug 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:3582

The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petitions directing the Labour Court to admit and consider electronic and documentary evidence at the final arguments stage, clarifying that a change in registered office does not affect territorial jurisdiction.

labor appeal_allowed Labour Court territorial jurisdiction Section 65-B Evidence Act electronic evidence

M/S Drooshba Fabricators v. M/S Indure Private Limited

26 Aug 2022 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2022:DHC:3427

The Delhi High Court held that an arbitration clause in an unstamped contract is not unenforceable at the appointment stage and directed impounding of the contract for stamp duty assessment while appointing an arbitrator to proceed with the dispute.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 appointment of arbitrator unstamped contract enforceability of arbitration clause

Nidhi Bindal v. Income Tax Officer Ward 36(1), Delhi & Anr.

26 Aug 2022 · Manmohan; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2022:DHC:3309-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a notice under Section 148A(b) must provide a minimum seven-day reply period and that the Assessing Officer must consider the assessee’s reply before passing an order under Section 148A(d), setting aside the impugned order for non-compliance.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148A(b) Section 148A(c) Section 148A(d)

MMTC LIMITED v. SHRI HEMANT KUMAR BISHT

26 Aug 2022 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:3330

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of the writ petition after exoneration of the respondent and directed release of gratuity and retiral benefits to the workman.

administrative appeal_allowed writ petition withdrawal disciplinary authority exoneration Central Vigilance Commission recommendation gratuity release

Aishani Ojha v. National Testing Agency & Anr.

26 Aug 2022 · Sanjeev Narula · 2022:DHC:3280

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging JEE (Main) 2022 scores, holding that the examination audit logs are reliable and no technical glitches affected the petitioner’s recorded responses.

administrative petition_dismissed JEE Main 2022 National Testing Agency technical glitches audit log