Delhi High Court

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PSA NITROGEN LIMITED v. COMPANY SECRETARY GAIL (INDIA) LTD.

16 Mar 2022 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2022:DHC:986

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition under Section 27 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act for assistance in taking evidence, holding that such application requires the Arbitral Tribunal's approval and cannot be used to challenge the Tribunal's procedural orders.

arbitration petition_dismissed Section 27 Arbitration and Conciliation Act Court assistance in taking evidence Arbitral Tribunal procedural order Closure of evidence

Vijay Kumar v. DGCRPF

16 Mar 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2022:DHC:981-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the CRPF to consider the petitioner's fresh representation for promotion within a specified timeframe and disposed of the writ petition accordingly.

administrative petition_dismissed promotion Central Reserve Police Force representation administrative delay

Mayur Batra v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 61(1) & Anr.

16 Mar 2022 · Manmohan; Dineshkumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:973-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a penalty order under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act for failure to consider the assessee’s replies and denial of personal hearing, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 271(1)(c) penalty order personal hearing

Gurpreet Sethi v. Yogender Nath Bhardwaj

16 Mar 2022 · Sanjeev Narula · 2022:DHC:992

The Court held that a Sale Deed executed by a mortgaged property owner is valid and a bonafide purchaser is entitled to partition, rejecting the defendant's claim of invalidity due to prior mortgage.

civil appeal_allowed Significant partition suit Sale Deed mortgaged property Transfer of Property Act

Shri Chand v. Union of India & Anr.

16 Mar 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2022:DHC:980-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to decide the petitioner's pending representation for compassionate allowance and dues within eight weeks, disposing of the writ petition with liberty to challenge the decision.

administrative petition_dismissed compassionate allowance pension gratuity administrative delay

ECOGREEN ENERGY GWALIOR PVT. LTD. v. COMMISSIONER OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, GWALIOR

16 Mar 2022 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2022:DHC:985

The Delhi High Court dismissed a Section 11 arbitration petition for lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the agreed place of arbitration and jurisdiction lies in Gwalior, and that arbitration under the A&C Act excludes state-specific arbitration laws.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 petition territorial jurisdiction place of arbitration

IRB Chitradurga Tollway Private Limited v. National Highways Authority of India

16 Mar 2022 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2022:DHC:1001

The Delhi High Court held that at the appointment stage under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, a prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement suffices to appoint an arbitrator and refer disputes to arbitration, including those arising from a Supplementary Agreement forming part of the original contract.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Arbitration agreement Supplementary Agreement

Ridhm Rana v. State (NCT of Delhi)

16 Mar 2022 · Talwant Singh · 2022:DHC:974

The Delhi High Court upheld the framing of charges against the accused under Sections 20(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act, holding that prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy justified combining the quantities of contraband recovered from co-accused.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Section 20(c) Section 29 criminal conspiracy

AB Towers Private Limited v. Delhi Apartments Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

16 Mar 2022 · Amit Bansal · 2022:DHC:947

The Delhi High Court dismissed the suit for recovery of purchase consideration as barred by limitation, holding that no charge existed over the property post-sale deed execution, and the three-year limitation under Article 47 of the Limitation Act applied.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant limitation Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 55(6)(b) Transfer of Property Act charge on immovable property

Lalit Raj v. Union of India Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors.

16 Mar 2022 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2022:DHC:959
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking police action and arrest, holding that the petitioner must first exhaust statutory remedies under CrPC before invoking writ jurisdiction.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant writ jurisdiction Article 226 FIR registration Section 156(3) CrPC

Sant Kirpal Singh v. Sobha Singh and Sons Pvt. Ltd.

16 Mar 2022 · Najmi Waziri · 2022:DHC:1099
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The Delhi High Court upheld a decree granting mandatory injunction and possession relief against an alleged trespasser, holding that such relief is maintainable despite prior suits and that a gift deed was not established as valid title.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant mandatory injunction Order II Rule 2 CPC Order XXI Rule 32 CPC Order XXI Rule 35 CPC

Gurpreet Dhariwal v. Amit Jain

16 Mar 2022 · Mukta Gupta; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2022:DHC:1082-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal seeking interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, holding that a qualified spouse capable of earning cannot claim maintenance if she voluntarily remains unemployed without sufficient cause.

family appeal_dismissed Significant interim maintenance Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act pendente lite maintenance voluntary unemployment

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax -6 v. Moser Baer India Ltd.

16 Mar 2022 · Manmohan; Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:1073-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of the Revenue's tax appeal against Moser Baer India Ltd. without deciding merits due to the company's liquidation and inability to pay tax dues, following the Supreme Court's earlier order.

tax other Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 10B liquidation Moser Baer India Ltd.

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax v. Moser Baer India Ltd.

16 Mar 2022 · Manmohan; Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:1072-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Revenue's appeal against ITAT's order in a tax matter involving Moser Baer India Ltd., holding that litigation is futile as the company is under liquidation and unable to pay tax dues.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 10A Section 73A indexation benefit

Samarth Narang v. Union of India through Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors.

16 Mar 2022 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2022:DHC:955

The Delhi High Court suspended a Look Out Circular against a willful defaulter guarantor to permit travel abroad subject to security and undertakings ensuring his return and cooperation with investigation.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Look Out Circular willful defaulter guarantor liability fundamental right to travel

M/S VIPUL LOGISTIC & WAREHOUSING PVT. LTD. v. DSIIDC

16 Mar 2022 · Yashwant Varma · 2022:DHC:954

The Delhi High Court held that an auction sale on an "as is where is" basis confers only the rights held by the judgment debtor, denying Vipul Logistic possession, while allowing Raven Services to seek lease restoration under the Corporation's policy.

property appeal_dismissed Significant auction sale as is where is lease cancellation bona fide purchaser

Abhishek Gupta & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

16 Mar 2022 · Asha Menon · 2022:DHC:950

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking quashing of the charge-sheet under Section 482 Cr.P.C., holding that the allegations disclose cognizable offences and the court cannot assess the truth of allegations at this stage.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR charge-sheet mala fide

Dean Chandler v. Sazerac Brands LLC & Anr.

16 Mar 2022 · Mukta Gupta; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2022:DHC:1102-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award directing transfer of the domain name 'fireball.in' to the trademark owner Sazerac, holding the appellant's registration was in bad faith and lacked legitimate interest.

other appeal_dismissed Significant domain name dispute bad faith registration trademark infringement INDRP

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (Central)-2 v. Sh. Ramesh Chand Goel

16 Mar 2022 · Manmohan; Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2022:DHC:970-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revenue's appeal against the ITAT order deleting addition on account of alleged bogus purchases, relying on concurrent findings and binding precedent.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant bogus purchases income tax addition deletion Assessing Officer

Vikas Kumar v. State of NCT of Delhi

16 Mar 2022 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2022:DHC:957
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Bail was denied to the accused in a commercial quantity NDPS case as he failed to satisfy the stringent conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act requiring reasonable grounds to believe he was not guilty and unlikely to reoffend.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 37 NDPS Act bail commercial quantity