Delhi High Court

35,362 judgments

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Prabhat Kumar v. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited

01 Oct 2021 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2021:DHC:3148

The Delhi High Court directed BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd to grant electricity connection to the petitioner without requiring a No Objection Certificate from the landlord, subject to compliance with commercial formalities and payment of security deposit and bills.

administrative petition_allowed Significant electricity connection lease agreement No Objection Certificate utility services

National Insurance Company Limited v. Dhan Laxmi and Others

01 Oct 2021 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2021:DHC:3147

The Delhi High Court upheld the compensation award in a motor accident claim, confirming the deceased's salary and the validity of the driver's LMV license for the vehicle involved.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim monthly salary driving license validity light motor vehicle

Hindalco Industries Ltd. v. Amit Agrawal

01 Oct 2021 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2021:DHC:3146

The Delhi High Court decreed a trademark infringement suit based on a mediation settlement and ordered refund of entire court fees under Section 16 of the Court Fees Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off mediation settlement agreement

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

01 Oct 2021 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2021:DHC:3144
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The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of a father for raping his minor daughter based on reliable child victim testimony and statutory presumption under the POCSO Act, dismissing claims of tutoring and false implication.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant child victim testimony POCSO Act sexual assault Section 29 POCSO presumption

Mahendra Singh & Ors. v. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd & Anr

01 Oct 2021 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2021:DHC:3149

The Delhi High Court held that fixed tenure contractual employees have no right to absorption into regular posts absent compliance with constitutional recruitment norms, dismissing their claim to absorption based on interviews and upholding the employer's decision to conduct open recruitment.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Fixed Tenure Employees Absorption Regularization Recruitment Policy

Dr Promod Kumar Kohli v. M/S Nayati Healthcare and Research Pvt Ltd

01 Oct 2021 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021:DHC:3156

The Delhi High Court allowed the petition to refer a contractual payment dispute to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, directing arbitration under DIAC rules.

civil appeal_allowed arbitration agreement Medical Services Agreement default of payment Section 8 Arbitration and Conciliation Act

Shri Ajay Kumar & Ors. v. Shri Devender Singh & Anr.

01 Oct 2021 · Najmi Waziri · 2021:DHC:3159

The Delhi High Court upheld the eviction of tenants on bona fide requirement grounds under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, dismissing tenants' plea of alternate accommodation and directing vacation with conditions.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant bona fide requirement eviction Delhi Rent Control Act Section 14(1)(e)

M/S CLEARDEKHO EYEWEAR PVT LTD v. M/S DHRUV ENTERPRISES

01 Oct 2021 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021:DHC:3157

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the commercial petition with liberty to re-approach the Court at a later stage.

civil petition_allowed withdrawal of petition liberty to re-approach commercial petition High Court of Delhi

Rohit Kumar Jha v. The State

01 Oct 2021 · Anu Malhotra · 2021:DHC:3145

Bail was denied to the petitioner accused of sexual offences under POCSO and IPC as the prosecutrix was a minor coerced into marriage and sexual relations, with fraudulent alteration of her age documents by the petitioner.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant bail POCSO Act minor consent

M/S Sanjay Iron and Steel Limited v. Steel Authority of India

01 Oct 2021 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2021:DHC:3143

The Delhi High Court held that a party must exhaust the contractually agreed conciliation process before seeking appointment of an arbitrator, dismissing the petition as premature.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 conciliation arbitration dispute resolution clause

Gobind Ram Keswani v. Ram Sharan Rai

01 Oct 2021 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2021:DHC:3155

The Delhi High Court held that a plaint alleging a loan repayable on demand cannot be rejected on limitation grounds under Order VII Rule 11 CPC without trial and evidence, and allowed the suit to proceed on merits.

civil appeal_dismissed Order VII Rule 11 CPC Limitation Act 1963 cause of action promissory notes

CFS Netralaya Private Limited v. Dr. Roop & Ors.

01 Oct 2021 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021:DHC:3154

The Delhi High Court appointed a Local Commissioner to inventory assets and permitted removal of equipment with conditions, granting interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil petition_allowed Section 9 Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Local Commissioner Inventory of assets Interim relief

M/S IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED & ANR. v. M/S CANNON ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION

01 Oct 2021 · Vibhu BakhrU · 2021:DHC:3153
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award granting additional payments to the contractor for hard rock excavation and tie bolts but set aside the award of pre-award interest, affirming limited judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Patent illegality Public policy

Disposafe Health and Life Care Limited v. Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices Limited & Ors.

01 Oct 2021 · Rajiv Shakdher; Talwant Singh · 2021:DHC:3152-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the trial court’s refusal to consider the appellant’s interim injunction application concerning certain trademarks and directed fresh consideration on merits.

civil appeal_allowed interim injunction Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC Section 151 CPC trademark dispute

Hemant Pokhriyal v. Staff Selection Commission & Ors.

01 Oct 2021 · Manmohan; Navin Chawla · 2021:DHC:3151-DB

The Delhi High Court held that reserved category candidates availing regional relaxations common to general candidates must be counted against unreserved vacancies if selected on merit.

administrative petition_allowed Significant reservation relaxation physical standards unreserved vacancies

Mumtaz v. The State of N.C.T. of Delhi

01 Oct 2021 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2021:DHC:3150

Delhi High Court acquitted appellant in a child prostitution case due to lack of reliable evidence connecting her to brothel management or earnings under the ITP Act.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act brothel management living on earnings of prostitution benefit of doubt

M/S UP GARMENTS v. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE AND ANR.

01 Oct 2021 · D.N. Patel; Jyoti Singh · 2021:DHC:3161-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of a writ petition challenging a bank account freeze as withdrawn after the bank revoked the freeze order.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition bank account freeze revocation of freeze Director of Revenue Intelligence

Gaurav Mishra v. Government of NCT of Delhi

30 Sep 2021 · D. N. Patel; Jyoti Singh · 2021:DHC:3140-DB

BT (India) Private Limited v. Income Tax Officer & Anr.

30 Sep 2021 · Manmohan; Navin Chawla · 2021:DHC:3133-DB

Naveen Kasera alias Naveen Agarwal v. Union of India Secretary Ministry of Finance

30 Sep 2021 · Siddharth Mridul; Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2021:DHC:3114-DB