Delhi High Court

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Dr Om Prakash Agarwal v. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd

22 Aug 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:6398

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of petitions challenging NCDRC orders for lack of territorial jurisdiction, granting liberty to approach the appropriate jurisdictional High Court.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Article 227 Constitution of India jurisdiction National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission consumer dispute

Gunjan as Guardian of Pihu v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr

22 Aug 2024 · Swarana Kanta Sharma

Delhi High Court directs merger of School IDs for Junior and Senior Wings of the same school to ensure continuous education for EWS/DG students and mandates respectful, accessible admission processes in private unaided schools.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant Right to Education EWS/DG category School ID merger Continuity of education

ESS Singapore Branch v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors.

22 Aug 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:6285-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that TDS credit must be granted as per Form 26AS irrespective of the original return claim, and live feed rights do not constitute taxable royalty under the Income Tax Act.

tax petition_allowed Significant Tax Deducted at Source TDS credit Income Tax Act 1961 Section 240

Simran v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

22 Aug 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:6360

The Delhi High Court granted bail to a young, pregnant woman accused under the NDPS Act on humanitarian grounds, imposing conditions to prevent tampering with evidence or absconding.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail NDPS Act Section 21(B) Section 439 CrPC

Ashish Kumar v. Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd & Ors.

22 Aug 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:6347

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition against an NBFC under the SARFAESI Act, holding that the petitioner must seek remedy before the Debt Recovery Tribunal.

civil appeal_dismissed SARFAESI Act writ jurisdiction NBFC Debt Recovery Tribunal

Dina Nath Public School v. Assistant P.F. Commissioner Faridabad

22 Aug 2024 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2024:DHC:6309
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The Delhi High Court upheld the clubbing of two schools as a single establishment under the Provident Fund Act based on functional integration, common ownership, and control, dismissing challenges to the inquiry and retrospective applicability.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 Section 7A inquiry functional integration clubbing of establishments

Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. v. Paramount Communications Ltd.

22 Aug 2024 · Prateek Jalan · 2024:DHC:6354
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award allowing excise duty differential claims between commercial parties, holding such disputes arbitrable and within contractual price variation clauses.

commercial_arbitration appeal_dismissed Significant arbitration excise duty tax classification purchase order

Asha Budhani v. State & Anr.

22 Aug 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:6387

The Delhi High Court set aside the framing of notice under Section 304-A IPC against school authorities in a child's accidental death, holding absence of criminal negligence or rashness.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 304-A IPC criminal negligence accidental death framing of notice

Vishwanatha Eswaran v. Union of India & Ors.

22 Aug 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:6355

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging SARFAESI Act recovery proceedings, holding that statutory remedies before the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal must be exhausted before seeking writ relief.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant writ jurisdiction Article 226 SARFAESI Act Debt Recovery Tribunal

Uday Medicare P. Ltd. & Ors. v. Rita Agarwal

22 Aug 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:6395

The Delhi High Court set aside an ex-parte order against defendants who lost their counsel due to unpaid fees, allowing them to participate in trial subject to costs.

civil appeal_allowed ex-parte order withdrawal of vakalatnama non-payment of professional fees setting aside ex-parte

Akhtari Begum & Anr v. Vikram Sharma & Ors

22 Aug 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:6397

The Delhi High Court recorded an amicable settlement in an eviction dispute under the Delhi Rent Control Act, allowing tenants to vacate by a stipulated date and clearing dues, without affecting Union of India's interest.

civil appeal_allowed Delhi Rent Control Act Section 14(1)(e) eviction tenant rights

Future Uday Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. Amit Srivastava

22 Aug 2024 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:6598

The Delhi High Court allowed the petition to extend the arbitral tribunal's mandate by one and a half months under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with no objection from the respondent.

civil petition_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 29A(4) extension of arbitral tribunal mandate arbitral tribunal

Union of India & Ors. v. Kamlesh Kumari

22 Aug 2024 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:410-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the entitlement of a casual labourer's widow to family pension based on continuous service and temporary status, dismissing the Union of India's challenge.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant family pension casual labourer temporary status Indian Railway Establishment Manual

Rajbir Singh v. The Commissioner MCD and Anr

22 Aug 2024 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:735-DB
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The Delhi High Court directed the Central Administrative Tribunal to ensure uniformity in awarding interest rates on delayed payment of retiral benefits by the MCD, setting aside the impugned order awarding interest at GPF rates.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant delayed payment retiral benefits interest rate Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Nitin Kumar v. Jagat Singh

21 Aug 2024 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2024:DHC:6321
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that a power of attorney holder cannot depose on behalf of the principal without personal knowledge, and upheld the forfeiture of earnest money due to the appellant's failure to personally prove the case.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Power of Attorney Order III Rule 1 CPC Earnest Money Forfeiture

M/S MGI (INDIA) PVT LTD v. M/S INTERNATIONAL DESIGN & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD

21 Aug 2024 · Rajiv Shakdher; Amit Bansal

The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award rejecting claims under a non-solicitation clause and remanded for fresh arbitration, emphasizing enforceability of such clauses subject to evidence and law.

civil appeal_allowed Significant non-solicitation clause arbitration award Section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act enforceability of contract

M/S ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. v. RENU JHA & ORS.

21 Aug 2024 · CHANDRA DHARI SINGH · 2024:DHC:6264

The Delhi High Court upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award holding the driver negligent and the insurance company liable to pay compensation to the deceased's legal heirs, applying the preponderance of probabilities standard and rejecting the insurer's plea of gratuitous passenger exclusion.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 negligence compensation gratuitous passenger

Magicon Impex Private Limited v. Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax & Ors.

21 Aug 2024 · Vibhu Bakhru; Sachin Datta · 2024:DHC:6277-DB

The Delhi High Court held that multiple audit memos issued beyond limitation do not invalidate a subsequent Show Cause Notice under the CGST Act and dismissed the petition challenging the SCN.

tax petition_dismissed Significant Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 audit memo limitation Show Cause Notice

Manpreet Singh v. Ayodhya Prasad Yadav & Anr

21 Aug 2024 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2024:DHC:6263

The Delhi High Court upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award holding the appellant liable for rash and negligent driving causing grievous injuries, applying the preponderance of probabilities standard under the Motor Vehicles Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 rash and negligent driving preponderance of probabilities Motor Accident Claims Tribunal

Poonam & Ors. v. Union of India

21 Aug 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:6322

The Delhi High Court condoned a nearly five-year delay in filing a railway accident compensation claim due to death of counsel and Covid-19, emphasizing liberal construction of welfare legislation.

civil appeal_allowed Significant condonation of delay Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 welfare legislation death of counsel