Delhi High Court
59,941 judgments
PVR Ltd v. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court held that the discount on stock options granted to employees under ESOPs is allowable as revenue expenditure under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Ex Nursing Cadet Shipra Rai v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed constitution of a Review Medical Board to resolve conflicting medical reports and allowed the petitioner an opportunity to be medically examined for induction into the Military Nursing Service.
Delhi Development Authority v. Aadhar Stumbh
The Delhi High Court held that the Delhi Development Authority is not the Central Government for limitation purposes, and its recovery suit is barred by the three-year limitation under Article 55 of the Limitation Act.
Chetak Logistics Limited v. The New India Assurance Co Limited & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's case management order directing simultaneous filing of affidavits of evidence and refused to quash the framing of issues, granting liberty to seek amendment of issues before the trial court.
ASI/Pharma Biswa Prakash Jena and Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that petitioners whose recruitment was completed before March 29, 2004 are entitled to parity benefits with ITBP Pharmacists despite later appointment dates, ruling that seniority and benefits must be reckoned from recruitment date and denying arbitrary cut-off dates violating Articles 14 and 16.
Shamshul Nisha v. The State NCT of Delhi
Anticipatory bail granted to a senior citizen accused in a physical assault case with simple injuries, subject to conditions ensuring cooperation with investigation.
Suraj Kumar Gupta v. Government of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court disposed of the writ petition as satisfied upon deposit of the recovery amount and granted liberty to the petitioner to seek release of the remaining funds through appropriate application.
Novartis AG v. Controller of Patents and Designs
The Delhi High Court held that the divisional patent application filed by Novartis was valid under Section 16 of the Patents Act, 1970, as it did not duplicate the granted claims of the parent application and remanded it for examination on merits.
Constable Devender Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking ACP promotion as withdrawn, directing the petitioner to make a fresh representation and the respondents to decide it within a stipulated time.
Royal Orchids v. Kulbir Singh Kohli & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking interim injunction under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act, holding that the MOU was a determinable construction contract not enforceable by specific performance and that the petitioner failed to prove readiness to perform essential terms.
Sprabha & Anr. v. Ozone Urbana Infra Developers Pvt Ltd & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that Section 11 petitions in international commercial arbitrations involving Non-Resident Indians fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and allowed withdrawal of the petitions with liberty to refile there.
Commissioner of Customs (ICD – TKD) v. Adwyn Chemicals (P) Ltd
The Delhi High Court condoned a 110-day delay in refiling a customs appeal and disposed of it by applying directions from a recent similar judgment.
MDNV Rao v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed respondents to consider and grant pro-rata pension with interest to an ex-IAF employee in line with binding precedents and statutory pension rules.
Shri Om Prakash v. The Estate Officer and Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging eviction of the petitioner from a DDA plot allotted under a rehabilitative scheme, holding that unauthorized transfer and occupation without title justify eviction even if similar action is not taken against all occupants.
Suresh Chand and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that premature reversion of deputationists without mandatory three months advance notice is impermissible and allowed petitioners to continue their deputation until such notice is given.
Lalji Kushwaha & Anr. v. Rajesh Narain Sharma
The court upheld the respondent's suit declaring the appellants' alleged title documents forged and null, restoring possession and awarding damages.
M/S GREAVES COTTON LIMITED v. IDEA ESTATE PRIVATE LIMITED
The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to cite a prior judgment in a pending suit at the final hearing stage, leaving its relevance to be decided by the trial court.
Wishwa Mittar Bajaj & Sons v. BPTP Ltd
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award dismissing claims based on a settlement agreement, holding that bald allegations of coercion without evidence do not vitiate a valid settlement under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.
GE India Industrial Pvt Ltd v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed assessment orders passed without considering objections and contrary to its interim stay, remitting the matter to the DRP for fresh consideration under the faceless assessment regime.
Ved Prakash Manchanda v. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that an illegal occupant of government land cannot claim regularization or lease execution merely by paying charges or invoking promissory estoppel, dismissing the petitioner's challenge to eviction orders.