Delhi High Court

77,325 judgments

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Dibyendu Mazumdar v. Union of India & Ors.

05 Jul 2021 · Prateek Jalan · 2021:DHC:1933

The Delhi High Court held that the Union of India’s order setting aside the petitioner’s election as President of the Dental Council of India was invalid for non-compliance with natural justice and Regulation 20, remanding the matter for fresh consideration.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Dentists Act, 1948 Dental Council of India Election dispute Natural justice

Veg Sanchar Vihar Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd. v. Saptrishi Builders Private Limited

05 Jul 2021 · Sanjeev Narula · 2021:DHC:1932
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the arbitral award, upholding the validity of the arbitrator's appointment, arbitrability of disputes, and rejecting allegations of fraud, thereby affirming the award in favor of the contractor.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 challenge Appointment of Arbitrator Non-arbitrability

Association of MD Physicians v. National Board of Examinations

05 Jul 2021 · Prateek Jalan · 2021:DHC:1934

The Delhi High Court held that a patently erroneous multiple-choice question excluding Maternal Mortality Rate from the Sample Registration System in the FMGE must be rectified by awarding marks to affected candidates, allowing them to pass.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Foreign Medical Graduate Examination Sample Registration System Maternal Mortality Rate Multiple Choice Question

Coforge Limited v. ACIT

05 Jul 2021 · Rajiv Shakdher; Talwant Singh · 2021:DHC:1941-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that deduction under Section 35DD is allowable to the resulting company post-demerger, disallowance under Section 14A requires Assessing Officer's satisfaction and Rule 8D is prospective, and upheld amortization of one-time lease rent over lease tenure.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Section 35DD Section 14A Rule 8D demerger

Kalindi Residents Welfare Association v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

05 Jul 2021 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2021:DHC:1938

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to expedite and complete the recategorization of New Friends Colony within six months, treating the writ petition as a representation.

administrative petition_allowed Municipal Valuation Committee recategorization New Friends Colony public authority

Jogender Kumar v. East Delhi Municipal Corporation & Anr.

05 Jul 2021 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2021:DHC:1937

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking demolition of alleged illegal construction, holding that further action must await the outcome of a pending appeal before the Appellate Tribunal.

administrative petition_dismissed illegal construction demolition notice municipal corporation appeal before Appellate Tribunal

SRSC Infra Private Limited v. National Highways Authority of India

05 Jul 2021 · Vipin Sanghi; Jasmeet Singh · 2021:DHC:1953-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld NHAI's rejection of the petitioner's bids on net worth grounds, holding that incomplete business transfer precluded aggregation of financial capacity for tender eligibility.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Business Transfer Agreement net worth financial capacity tender evaluation

Ranjeet Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

05 Jul 2021 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw; Amit Bansal · 2021:DHC:1954-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal's refusal to stay the re-assembly of a Summary General Court Martial, holding that no irreparable prejudice was shown and the convening authority acted within its powers under the Army Rules.

administrative petition_dismissed Summary General Court Martial Army Rules 1954 Re-assembly of SGCM Convening authority powers

Union of India and Ors. v. Vikram Bhasin

05 Jul 2021 · Manmohan; Navin Chawla · 2021:DHC:1945-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing termination of prolonged suspension without chargesheet and reinstatement of the employee, emphasizing that delay in investigation cannot justify indefinite suspension.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant suspension disciplinary proceedings chargesheet charge memo

Delhi International Airport Ltd. v. Ashwani Goel

05 Jul 2021 · Rajiv Shakdher · 2021:DHC:1940

The Delhi High Court set aside the Industrial Tribunal's award reinstating a dismissed employee without allowing the employer to prove misconduct, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication with directions to permit evidence and interim wages.

labor remanded Significant Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 domestic enquiry unauthorized absence natural justice

Akram @ Mohd. Akram & Anr. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

05 Jul 2021 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2021:DHC:1936

The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal FIR arising from a matrimonial dispute following an amicable settlement and the complainant's decision not to prosecute further.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC amicable settlement matrimonial dispute

WG CDR RAVI KHANDELWAL v. Union of India

05 Jul 2021 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw; Amit Bansal · 2021:DHC:1955-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the denial of permanent commission to an SSC officer based on statutory age limits overriding contradictory advertisement terms and prior chances availed.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Permanent Commission Short Service Commission Army Instruction No. 74/76 Age Limit

Ashok Kumar Mishra v. Directorate of Enforcement

03 Jul 2021 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021:DHC:1927

Interim bail was granted for 14 days on medical grounds to a seriously ill accused, subject to strict conditions ensuring investigation is not impeded.

criminal appeal_allowed interim bail medical grounds Prevention of Corruption Act Section 409 IPC

Kavendra Singh Siddhu v. Union of India & Anr.

02 Jul 2021 · C. Hari Shankar; Subramonium Prasad · 2021:DHC:1926-DB
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The Delhi High Court granted interim relief to an HIV positive BSF personnel against transfer to a location not meeting medical posting guidelines and directed processing of his voluntary retirement application.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant HIV positive BSF personnel P-3 medical category Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines voluntary retirement

State of Haryana v. Bhagwan Mahaveer College of Engg. and Management and Anr

02 Jul 2021 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:4238
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The writ petition against Bhagwan Mahaveer College was disposed of as not pressed after the college merged with another institute, rendering the petition infructuous.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition merger infructuous petition All India Council for Technical Education

Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. v. Capital Boot House

01 Jul 2021 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021:DHC:1925

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner's application for extension of time to vacate premises, holding that clear settlement terms prohibiting extension cannot be unilaterally modified by the Court even due to unforeseen events like the COVID-19 pandemic.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant consent decree settlement agreement extension of time COVID-19 pandemic

Vimla Wati v. State NCT of Delhi

30 Jun 2021 · C. Hari Shankar; Subramonium Prasad · 2021:DHC:1924

The High Court dismissed a writ petition as infructuous after the petitioner’s missing daughter was recovered during the pendency of the petition.

criminal petition_dismissed missing person recovery writ petition FIR

Indian Federation of Working Journalist v. Trade Union Govt. of NCT of Delhi

30 Jun 2021 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021:DHC:1922

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn on the petitioner's request without adjudicating the merits.

administrative petition_dismissed Procedural writ petition withdrawal dismissal High Court of Delhi

Lt Cdr Manish Kumar Singh v. Union of India

30 Jun 2021 · C. Hari Shankar; Subramonium Prasad · 2021:DHC:1923

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioners to withdraw their writ petitions to pursue alternative remedies and disposed of the petitions and connected applications accordingly.

constitutional other Procedural writ petition withdrawal of petition leave to withdraw alternative relief

Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy v. Government of NCT of Delhi

28 Jun 2021 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021:DHC:1919

The Delhi High Court quashed cross FIRs arising from familial disputes following an amicable settlement reached through mediation and disposed of related petitions accordingly.

criminal appeal_allowed familial dispute cross FIRs mediation quashing of FIR