Delhi High Court

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Arvind Kejriwal v. State NCT of Delhi

21 Oct 2020 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2020:DHC:3082

The Delhi High Court held that the statement of witness recorded in the case diary qualifies as a Section 161 Cr.P.C. statement and must be supplied to the accused under Section 207 Cr.P.C. to ensure a fair trial, setting aside the order withholding it.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 161 Cr.P.C. Section 207 Cr.P.C. Case diary Statement supply

Guru Nanak Institute of Management & Anr. v. Surinder Singh & Ors.

21 Oct 2020 · Siddharth Mridul; Talwant Singh · 2020:DHC:3096-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld interim protection for employees against lay-offs due to COVID-19 financial hardship, directing expeditious hearing and encouraging settlement.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant lay-off financial hardship COVID-19 pandemic temporary lay-off

Rajat Joon v. Central Board of Secondary Education

21 Oct 2020 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:218
Cites 0 · Cited by 3

The Delhi High Court directed CBSE to correct the petitioner’s parents’ names in Class X and XII certificates in accordance with a subsisting court decree declaring his parentage.

civil petition_allowed Significant parentage declaration certificate correction CBSE court decree

Polyplex Industries v. Commissioner Trade and Taxes

20 Oct 2020 · D. N. Patel; Prateek Jalan · 2020:DHC:3077-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the tax authorities to expeditiously decide the petitioner's refund claim of input tax credit under Section 38 of the DVAT Act, without adjudicating the merits.

tax other Procedural input tax credit refund Section 38 Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004

Gaursons Realtech Pvt Ltd v. Union of India & Ors.

20 Oct 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3069-DB

The Delhi High Court granted a stay on further investigation and related summons under Rule 133(4) of the CGST Rules, 2017, protecting the petitioner from coercive action pending adjudication.

administrative appeal_allowed CGST Rules 2017 Rule 133(4) stay of investigation input tax credit

Himanshu Gupta v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

20 Oct 2020 · D. N. Patel; Prateek Jalan · 2020:DHC:3078-DB

The Delhi High Court held that interim bail or parole for undertrial prisoners facing trial under Section 302 IPC must be decided individually, rejecting a PIL seeking blanket exclusion from bail recommendations.

criminal petition_dismissed interim bail parole undertrial prisoners Section 302 IPC

GMR Ambala Candhigarh Expressways Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highway Authority of India

20 Oct 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3071-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a party cannot maintain a Section 9 interim relief application after its claim is rejected by the Arbitral Tribunal, dismissing the appeal but granting limited interim protection to approach the Supreme Court.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Section 9 Arbitration Act interim relief Arbitral Tribunal rejection Section 36 Arbitration Act

Sanjay Kumar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

20 Oct 2020 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw; Asha Menon · 2020:DHC:3074-DB

The Delhi High Court directed CISF to grant benefits to petitioners similarly placed as in a prior judgment, quashing rejection orders and mandating uniform implementation of judicial relief.

administrative petition_allowed Significant similarly placed persons judicial relief Central Industrial Security Force Vinoj V.V. case

Mohd. Farhan v. The State (GNCT of Delhi) & Anr.

20 Oct 2020 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2020:DHC:3065

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and all criminal proceedings based on an amicable settlement between the parties and the complainant's decision not to pursue prosecution.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR amicable settlement Section 482 CrPC non-prosecution

MS ADS SPIRITS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANR. v. THE COMMISSIONER OF TRADE AND TAX DEPARTMENT & ANR.

20 Oct 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3070-DB

Delhi High Court directed issuance of corrected Form F but suspended relief pending Supreme Court's decision on related appeals concerning tax return rectification under the Central Sales Tax Act.

tax petition_dismissed Significant Form F Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 rectification assessment year 2017-18

GMR Ambala Candhigarh Expressways Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highway Authority of India

20 Oct 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3072-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a party whose claim is rejected by the Arbitral Tribunal cannot maintain a Section 9 application for interim relief and dismissed the appeals while temporarily restraining coercive action pending Supreme Court appeal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Section 9 Arbitration Act Section 36 Arbitration Act interim relief Arbitral Tribunal

Col. Amit Kumar v. Union of India

20 Oct 2020 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw; Asha Menon · 2020:DHC:3075-DB

The Delhi High Court held that spousal posting in the Indian Army is not mandatory but subject to organizational needs and dismissed the petition challenging the posting order separating the petitioner and his wife.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant spousal posting Indian Army posting order voluntary retirement

M/S. SAMSONITE SOUTH ASIA PVT. LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

20 Oct 2020 · Manmohan; Sanjeev Narula · 2020:DHC:3068-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the petitioner to deposit the alleged profiteered amount with the Centre Consumer Welfare Funds pending operationalization of the State Consumer Welfare Funds and ordered the GST Council to expedite their functionality.

administrative other State Consumer Welfare Funds pre-deposit alleged profiteered amount Centre Consumer Welfare Funds

M/S AMBRANE INDIA PVT LTD v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

20 Oct 2020 · D. N. Patel; Prateek Jalan · 2020:DHC:3080-DB
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a Customs Act order, holding that the petitioner must exhaust the statutory appeal remedy under Section 129-A before seeking writ relief.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant writ petition Article 226 Customs Act 1962 Section 129-A

Nishant Khatri v. Jawaharlal Nehru University & Ors.

20 Oct 2020 · D. N. Patel; Prateek Jalan · 2020:DHC:3081-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging denial of admission at JNU, holding that compensation claims must be pursued through civil courts and not writ proceedings.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant admission process wrongful denial of admission monetary compensation writ proceedings

Mohd Jafar v. Union of India

20 Oct 2020 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2020:DHC:3064

Delhi High Court directed police to place barricades at a reasonable distance from Basant Nagar Mosque to prevent obstruction to devotees while allowing lawful vehicle checking.

administrative petition_dismissed police barricades place of worship access obstruction vehicle checking

Court on its own motion v. State & Ors.

20 Oct 2020 · The Chief Justice; Siddharth Mridul; Talwant Singh · 2020:DHC:3076-DB

The Delhi High Court modified its suo moto interim bail extensions granted during Covid-19, directing phased surrender of undertrials involved in heinous crimes while allowing bail extension applications on merits.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant interim bail Covid-19 pandemic suo moto extension undertrial prisoners

Rohit Dabas v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

19 Oct 2020 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw; Asha Menon · 2020:DHC:3060-DB

The Delhi High Court held that in the absence of any provision permitting re-evaluation or supply of answer sheets, a candidate has no right to claim such relief in objective type recruitment examinations, dismissing the petition seeking access to answer sheets.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant re-evaluation answer sheets objective type examination Right to Information Act

Anuj Gupta v. Union of India through Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education & Ors.

19 Oct 2020 · Jayant Nath · 2020:DHC:3063

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking a re-examination for COVID-19 positive JEE Advanced 2020 candidates, upholding the expert Board's decision to allow direct admission to the 2021 exam with relaxed eligibility criteria.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant JEE Advanced 2020 COVID-19 positive candidates re-examination Joint Admission Board

CCL ‘A’ v. State (NCT of Delhi)

19 Oct 2020 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2020:DHC:3061

The Delhi High Court held that a juvenile sent-up for trial as an adult remains a child under the Juvenile Justice Act and is entitled to bail under section 12 of the Act, excluding CrPC bail provisions, and granted bail accordingly.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant juvenile justice bail juvenile trial as adult section 12 JJ Act