Delhi High Court

99,566 judgments

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Shri R K Kainth v. Shri Swadesh Kumar Bhagi & Ors.

18 Nov 2020 · Navin Chawla · 2020:DHC:3281

The Delhi High Court held that a tenant staying possession under a stay of eviction must pay reasonable market rent as user charges during pendency, balancing landlord's loss and tenant's protection under the Delhi Rent Control Act.

property appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 eviction mesne profits user and occupation charges

Astrazeneca AB & Anr. v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

18 Nov 2020 · Mukta Gupta · 2020:DHC:3270

The Delhi High Court upheld the prima facie validity of AstraZeneca's species patent on Dapagliflozin, granted interim injunctions against defendants' generic manufacture, and clarified principles on species-genus patent distinctions and compliance under Section 8 of the Patents Act.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Patent Infringement Species Patent Genus Patent Dapagliflozin

Khadi Gramodyog Bhawan v. The General Secretary

17 Nov 2020 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2020:DHC:3265

The High Court held that an industrial award for payment remains executable beyond one year under civil limitation law and upheld costs imposed for unjustified delay in execution.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Industrial Disputes Act execution of award limitation Section 19(3)

Darshan Arora v. Vijay Kumar

17 Nov 2020 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2020:DHC:3266

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court’s order directing payment of admitted rent under a lease agreement, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge based on alleged loans and set-off claims after withdrawal of appeal on possession.

civil petition_dismissed lease agreement possession suit rent recovery Order 12 Rule 6 CPC

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-20, Delhi v. Akshit Kumar

17 Nov 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3264-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's deletion of unexplained income addition by applying the rule of consistency to accepted trading stock and rejected the Revenue's appeal.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act Section 260A unexplained income rule of consistency

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax LTU, New Delhi v. M/S Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd

17 Nov 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3269-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's order restricting disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D(2)(iii) to 0.5% of exempt investment income and remanded the prior period income issue for netting off, dismissing the revenue's appeal.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 14A Rule 8D(2)(iii) disallowance prior period income

Dr. Pradeep Shinde & Ors. v. Jawaharlal Nehru University

17 Nov 2020 · Jyoti Singh · 2020:DHC:3267

The Delhi High Court quashed JNU's 2019 faculty recruitment advertisements for violating post-based reservation and backlog vacancy rules for SC/ST posts, directing fresh advertisements in compliance with Supreme Court and government guidelines.

administrative petition_allowed Significant post-based reservation backlog vacancies Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. DR. HARIDAYA HULAS NAG & ORS.

17 Nov 2020 · Siddharth Mridul; Talwant Singh · 2020:DHC:3263-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside interim CAT orders on administrative appointments and directed expeditious final adjudication of the pending Original Application.

administrative appeal_allowed Central Administrative Tribunal interim orders Original Application administrative appointments

Nagender Singh & Anr. v. Kaushalya Devi

17 Nov 2020 · Navin Chawla · 2020:DHC:3268

The Delhi High Court granted leave to defend in an eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, holding that a tenant raising a triable issue on bona fide requirement by a landlord's dependent family member must be allowed to contest eviction.

property appeal_allowed Significant leave to defend bona fide requirement Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 eviction petition

Shripal Singh v. Union of India

17 Nov 2020 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw; Asha Menon · 2020:DHC:3258-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Indian Navy to consider the petitioner’s candidature for the next recruitment batch with benefit of stages cleared, rejecting mandatory enrollment in the current batch due to Covid positivity.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant recruitment provisional selection Covid-19 mandamus

Vaish Arya Shikshan Mahila Mahavidyalaya & Anr. v. Dr Rammurti Meena Regional Director Northern Regional Committee & Ors.

17 Nov 2020 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2020:DHC:3254

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of an erroneous rejection of an educational course recognition application and directed fresh consideration following a breach of undertaking to the Court.

administrative petition_allowed undertaking to Court administrative decision recognition of course withdrawal of rejection

M/S Dhoot Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. Totem Infrastructure Ltd.

17 Nov 2020 · Jyoti Singh · 2020:DHC:3262

The Delhi High Court set aside the arbitral award holding that the performance bank guarantees were unconditional and their invocation by the petitioner was justified, partially allowing the petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Bank Guarantee Performance Bank Guarantee

CARS24 SERVICES PVT. LTD. v. CYBER APPROACH WORKSPACE LLP

17 Nov 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · (2020) III AD(Delhi) 486

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Section 11 petition for appointment of arbitrator due to lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the exclusive jurisdiction clause conferring Section 11 jurisdiction on Haryana courts must be respected despite the seat of arbitration being fixed at New Delhi.

civil petition_dismissed Significant arbitration agreement seat of arbitration exclusive jurisdiction clause Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act

Akash Sharma v. Union of India

17 Nov 2020 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw; Asha Menon · 2020:DHC:3256-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the finality of the Indian Air Force Medical Boards' decision declaring the petitioner medically unfit due to substandard vision, dismissing his plea for re-examination.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant medical fitness Indian Air Force recruitment Medical Board Appeal Medical Board

Alcatel Lucent International v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.

17 Nov 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3255-DB

Delhi High Court granted stay of disputed income tax demand pending appeal where issue was prima facie covered in petitioner's favor by coordinate bench decisions and impugned order was non-reasoned.

tax appeal_allowed Significant stay of demand income tax assessment non-application of mind coordinate bench decisions

Shailender Chopra v. National Aviation Company of India Ltd. and Anr.

17 Nov 2020 · Jyoti Singh · 2020:DHC:3261

The Delhi High Court granted interim medical benefits to a dismissed employee with terminal benefits pending final adjudication, recognizing the fundamental right to medical treatment under Article 21.

labor petition_allowed Significant dismissal with terminal benefits medical benefits retiral benefits Article 21

Sh. S.B. Singh v. National Textile Corporation

17 Nov 2020 · Jyoti Singh · 2020:DHC:3260

The Delhi High Court held that leave encashment and employer's share of provident fund cannot be withheld without a conscious administrative order during pending disciplinary proceedings initiated after retirement.

labor appeal_allowed Significant retiral benefits leave encashment provident fund disciplinary proceedings

Janak Datwani v. Jamna Datwani & Ors.

17 Nov 2020 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anu Malhotra · 2020:DHC:3259-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the consolidation of multiple family shareholding suits, refused to vary interim residence orders or vacate domestic violence stay, and directed transfer and consolidation of a related suit to avoid conflicting judgments.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant consolidation of suits Section 151 CPC domestic violence stay family property dispute

PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL)-2 v. M/S RAVNET SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.

17 Nov 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3906-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed income tax appeals due to the tax effect being below the Rs. 1 crore threshold prescribed by CBDT Circular No. 17/2019.

tax appeal_dismissed Income Tax Appeal Tax Effect Threshold CBDT Circular 17/2019 Judicial Economy

Tata Teleservices Limited v. The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.

17 Nov 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3292-DB

The Delhi High Court directed refund of excess penalty deposits beyond 20% for dropped assessment years, clarifying limits on amounts retained during pendency of tax appeals.

tax appeal_allowed Significant penalty demand Income Tax Appellate Tribunal stay of recovery refund of excess deposit