Delhi High Court

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HERO WIND ENERGY PVT. LTD. & ANR. v. MR. BALACHANDRA NADAR & ORS.

12 Apr 2022 · Subramonium Prasad · 2022:DHC:1392

The Delhi High Court dismissed a contempt petition for non-payment under a settlement agreement as barred by limitation and lacking wilful disobedience, clarifying that failure to pay without a fixed timeline does not attract contempt jurisdiction.

civil petition_dismissed Significant contempt of court limitation Section 20 Contempt of Courts Act settlement agreement

KV Sagar v. Government of NCT & Anr.

12 Apr 2022 · Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2022:DHC:1526

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking CBI investigation into a petty dispute due to lack of exceptional circumstances and abuse of court process after earlier withdrawal of identical petition.

criminal petition_dismissed CBI investigation Article 226 Article 227 Article 21

Nadeem Qureshi v. North Delhi Municipal Corporation

12 Apr 2022 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2022:DHC:1780

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking reconstruction and damages for a demolished property held to be an encroachment on public land, emphasizing that disputed factual issues of title and possession must be resolved by civil courts.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition Article 226 encroachment public land

DR REDDYS LABORATORIES LIMITED v. CHANDAN M A AND ANR.

12 Apr 2022 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2022:DHC:1438

The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award rejecting a domain name dispute, holding that the petitioner’s trademark '2DG' was infringed and the award suffered from patent illegality.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Trademark infringement

DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD v. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS & ORS.

12 Apr 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Poonam A. Bamba · 2022:DHC:1412-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Customs authorities to treat the writ petition as a representation, grant a personal hearing, and pass a speaking order on the petitioner’s claim for amendment of bills of entry and refund of excess customs duty within eight weeks.

administrative other Procedural Basic Customs Duty Bills of Entry Customs Act 1962 Section 149

Medela India Private Limited v. Walnut Corporation

12 Apr 2022 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2022:DHC:1396

The Delhi High Court held that an arbitration clause conferring exclusive jurisdiction on Delhi courts establishes Delhi as the seat of arbitration, thereby granting the court jurisdiction to appoint an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) territorial jurisdiction seat of arbitration

Shri Kusum Lata v. State (Govt. of NCT Delhi)

12 Apr 2022 · Subramonium Prasad · 2022:DHC:1394
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The Delhi High Court upheld the framing of charges against the petitioner for child trafficking and kidnapping, holding that sufficient prima facie material existed and revisional interference was unwarranted.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant framing of charges Section 370 IPC child trafficking Section 363 IPC

HK Toll Road Private Limited v. National Highways Authority of India

12 Apr 2022 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2022:DHC:1366

The Delhi High Court held that damages certified by NHAI under the Concession Agreement are payable forthwith and recoverable from the escrow account notwithstanding any dispute, dismissing the petition seeking injunction against such recovery.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 9 Concession Agreement Damages recovery

SAP SE v. ANOOP TECH AND ORS.

12 Apr 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:1364

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction against unauthorized use of SAP’s trademark and copyrighted materials by Anoop Tech for offering training courses, awarding costs to the Plaintiff.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Trademark infringement Copyright infringement Permanent injunction SAP software

Narsingh Shah v. BDR Developers Pvt. Ltd

12 Apr 2022 · Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2022:DHC:1431

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's interim order directing the petitioner to pay alleged arrears without prejudice to rights, dismissing the petition challenging the payment direction.

civil petition_dismissed Order XV-A CPC Section 151 CPC Order XII Rule 6 CPC interim payment

M/S PSA POLYMERS PRIVATE LIMITED v. MR. RAJENDER MALHOTRA

12 Apr 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Poonam A. Bamba · 2022:DHC:1414-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a plaint cannot be returned for non-compliance with pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 when the mediation regime was not operational at the time of filing, and remitted the suit for further proceedings.

civil appeal_allowed Significant pre-litigation mediation Section 12A Commercial Courts Act 2015 return of plaint service of summons

ANJNEY LOYS PVT. LTD. v. COMMISSIONER OF STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX & ANR.

12 Apr 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Poonam A. Bamba · 2022:DHC:1413-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a tax demand and recovery certificate, directing the petitioner to avail the alternate remedy of filing objections under Section 74 of the DVAT Act.

tax appeal_dismissed Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 Section 74 DVAT Act writ of demand recovery certificate

Mukesh v. State NCT of Delhi

12 Apr 2022 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2022:DHC:1299

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a sexual assault case after prolonged incarceration and completion of prosecution evidence, balancing the right to liberty with the interests of justice.

criminal appeal_allowed bail Section 439 Cr.P.C. sexual assault POCSO Act

APEX BUILDSYS LTD. v. PRIME HITECH INFRASTRUCTURE LTD.

12 Apr 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2022:DHC:1324

The Delhi High Court granted a six-month extension for concluding arbitration proceedings due to the petitioner’s unavoidable delays caused by illness, financial hardship from Covid-19, and insolvency proceedings.

civil petition_allowed extension of time arbitration proceedings Covid-19 financial impact insolvency resolution

M/S KELVOLT(INDIA)PVT.LTD. v. M/S SHAPOORJI PALLONJI AND COMPANY PVT.LTD.

12 Apr 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2022:DHC:1320

The Delhi High Court directed disputes under a contract containing an arbitration clause to be referred to DIAC for arbitration and corrected a typographical error in a prior order.

arbitration petition_allowed arbitration clause appointment of arbitrator Delhi International Arbitration Centre Section 12 Arbitration and Conciliation Act

M/S KEEPWELL SECURITY SERVICES v. DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CARETAKING BRANCH & ANR.

12 Apr 2022 · Vipin Sanghi, ACJ; Navin Chawla, J · 2022:DHC:1343-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the validity and evaluation of a sanitation services tender, holding that the petitioner lacked locus and the bid validity extension was lawful.

administrative petition_dismissed bid validity tender process locus to challenge eligibility criteria

Parsvnath Developers Ltd. v. Future Retail Limited

12 Apr 2022 · Vibhu BakhrU · 2022:DHC:1307

The Delhi High Court held that at the pre-reference stage under Section 11(6A) of the Arbitration Act, the court must confine itself to existence of an arbitration agreement and appoint an arbitrator, leaving issues of stamp duty and limitation to the arbitral tribunal.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6A) kompetenz-kompetenz arbitration agreement

Shrim Industries Pvt Ltd & Ors. v. Authorized Officer Bank of Baroda & Anr.

12 Apr 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Poonam A. Bamba · 2022:DHC:1361-DB

The Delhi High Court granted limited interim protection for 15 days to petitioners to approach the DRAT with a statutory appeal under Section 18 of the SARFAESI Act, subject to compliance with pre-deposit requirements.

civil petition_allowed SARFAESI Act Section 18 Debts Recovery Tribunal Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal

Dr. Reddys Laboratories Limited v. The Controller of Patents & Ors.

12 Apr 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:1339

The Delhi High Court held that revocation petitions under Section 64 of the Patents Act are not subject to any limitation period and can be filed anytime during the patent's life by a 'person interested.'

intellectual_property petition_dismissed Significant revocation petition Section 64 Patents Act limitation period Limitation Act 1963

Dr. Reddys Laboratories Limited v. The Controller of Patents & Ors.

12 Apr 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:1338

The Delhi High Court held that revocation petitions under Section 64 of the Patents Act are not subject to any limitation period under the Limitation Act and can be filed any time during the life of the patent by a person interested.

intellectual_property petition_dismissed Significant revocation petition Section 64 Patents Act limitation period Limitation Act 1963