Delhi High Court
31,227 judgments
Durgesh Nandini v. Delhi Transport Corporation & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that seniority in DTC must be fixed based on merit at appointment to the cadre post of Traffic Superintendent, not on prior trainee selection, and set aside the CAT order directing otherwise.
Rajesh Kumar & Ors. v. Ministry of Home Affairs & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the respondents' recalculation of vacancies for constable recruitment based on reservation policy percentages and directed completion of the selection process accordingly.
Harinarayan Rajeshwar Vidya Vihar v. Central Board of Secondary Education and Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed CBSE's non-speaking refusal of provisional affiliation and directed a fresh inspection and de novo consideration of the petitioner's application with an opportunity of personal hearing.
VLS Commodities Private Limited v. Late Somesh Mehrotra through Sadhna Mehrotra & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the plaintiff's right to maintain status quo over disputed shares by restraining defendants from alienating them during pendency of a recovery suit, despite ongoing succession proceedings.
M/S. AGRAWAL METAL WORKS PVT. LTD v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
The Delhi High Court directed DGFT to issue MEIS benefits manually and Customs to honor them without electronic transmission where electronic verification fails, resolving delays in export incentive processing.
Nirmal Kumar Mahaveer Kumar v. Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax and Another
The Delhi High Court remanded a GST penalty case for fresh consideration, emphasizing the need to provide the petitioner an opportunity to explain delay due to expired e-way bill before confirming penalty.
Rajneesh Miglani v. Manish Miglani
The Delhi High Court allowed the transfer of a family court case to a more convenient forum for the wife, emphasizing her convenience as paramount in transfer petitions.
Shelly Tyagi v. Rajesh Tyagi
The Delhi High Court allowed the transfer petition by consent, directing the matrimonial dispute case to be transferred from Dwarka Family Court to Tis Hazari Family Court for disposal.
Anjul v. Office of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-12
The Delhi High Court held that interest is payable on delayed tax refunds under the VSV Act, directing payment of interest at 5% per annum from 90 days after refund determination until actual payment.
Nidhi Jain v. M/S G AND B FASHIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
The Delhi High Court held that the existence of a valid arbitration agreement mandates appointment of an arbitrator to decide lease disputes, including contested issues of accord and satisfaction, without the court conducting a mini-trial.
Dabur India Ltd v. Mani Kant Dang & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that legal heirs of a deceased defendant cannot file a written statement if the original defendant's right to do so was closed and not challenged, dismissing their appeal for condonation of delay.
Arvind Kumar Singh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of a writ petition seeking pay scale revision with liberty to the petitioner to make a representation for a time-bound decision by the respondents.
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.