Delhi High Court

47,108 judgments

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The Management of Delhi Transport Corporation v. Vimla Devi

14 May 2019 · J. R. Midha · 2019:DHC:2629

The Delhi High Court upheld the justified removal of a workman for prolonged unauthorized absence, denied pension benefits to his widow due to incomplete service, but awarded her compensation and directed payment of gratuity and provident fund.

labor appeal_allowed Significant unauthorized absence removal of workman pension entitlement mental illness

A v. Mail Today Newspapers

13 May 2019 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2019:DHC:7600

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitions as withdrawn, granting liberty to file a Public Interest Litigation if legally permissible.

other petition_dismissed Procedural petition withdrawal public interest litigation liberty to file PIL High Court of Delhi

Union of India v. Maj. Gen. S.C. Mofianty

13 May 2019 · Vipin Sanghi; Rekh L.I. · 2019:DHC:7598-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's writ petitions and directed prompt compliance with the Armed Forces Tribunal's order to conduct a Special Selection Board applying the old promotion policy for certain Major Generals.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Special Selection Board Promotion Policy Armed Forces Tribunal Major General V.K. Singh case

PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-4 v. ITOCHU INDIA PRIVATE LTD.

13 May 2019 · S. Muralidhar; I. S. Mehta · 2019:DHC:7399-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's ruling that arm's length price under the transactional net margin method must be computed solely with reference to the assessee's own costs, dismissing the Revenue's appeals challenging this principle.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant arm's length price transactional net margin method transfer pricing associated enterprises

The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -4 v. Agilis Information Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

13 May 2019 · S. Muralidhar; I. S. Mehta · 2019:DHC:7398-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed appeals by both Revenue and Assessee against the ITAT order on transfer pricing adjustments, holding that selection of comparables does not raise a substantial question of law absent perversity.

tax appeal_dismissed transfer pricing selection of comparables Income Tax Appellate Tribunal perversity

Ajit Singh Rana v. State

13 May 2019 · Chandershekhar · 2019:DHC:7355

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of anticipatory bail applications by petitioners cooperating with investigation and directed them to seek regular bail after charge-sheet filing.

criminal appeal_dismissed anticipatory bail Section 439 CrPC charge-sheet investigation

Bhargava Motors v. Union of India & Ors.

13 May 2019 · S. Muralidhar; I. S. Mehta · 2019:DHC:2602-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the GST authorities to allow refiling or manual filing of TRAN-1 forms to rectify technical glitches preventing input tax credit claims under the CGST Act.

tax petition_allowed Significant input tax credit Section 140(3) CGST Act TRAN-1 form GST Network portal

Ravi Raj v. Sh. Simarpreet Singh

13 May 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:2600

The Delhi High Court allowed the revision petition, compounding the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act after settlement and payment of the cheque amount, and acquitted the petitioner subject to payment of legal costs in installments.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Cheque bounce Compounding of offence Settlement

S. Surjeet Singh v. State

13 May 2019 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2019:DHC:2601

Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner in property-related fraud case after investigation concluded his role, without commenting on merits.

criminal petition_allowed anticipatory bail Section 420 IPC Section 468 IPC Section 471 IPC

Shadab Raza v. C.P Singh & Anr.

13 May 2019 · Anu Malhotra · 2019:DHC:2593

The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of leave to defend to tenants in an eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, holding that triable issues regarding bona fide need and availability of other accommodation warranted a full trial.

property petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 14(1)(e) eviction petition leave to defend

Keshav Bansal v. National Testing Agency and Ors.

13 May 2019 · C. Hari Shankar · 2019:DHC:2594

The Delhi High Court held that a candidate who appeared in a qualifying Class XII subject for the first time in 2019 is eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2019 despite earlier passing other subjects, interpreting eligibility criteria purposively to allow the petitioner’s participation.

administrative petition_allowed Significant JEE Advanced eligibility JEE Main eligibility Criterion 4 Clause 11 purposive interpretation

Gulshan Kumar Juyal v. Union of India & Anr

13 May 2019 · The Chief Justice; Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2019:DHC:2595-DB

The Delhi High Court held that DIAL is liable to pay 12% monthly interest on delayed compensation payments to trolley retriever workers as directed by the Supreme Court, modifying the earlier dismissal of the writ petition.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Supreme Court order interest on delayed payment verification process contract labour

Chander Kant Beri & Anr v. Ravi Kant Beri & Anr

13 May 2019 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2019:DHC:2620

The Delhi High Court held that a suit for declaration and partition is not maintainable when substantially identical issues are pending in an earlier suit between parties or parties with undisassociable interests, emphasizing judicial economy and leaving benami property issues to be adjudicated in the earlier suit.

civil other Significant Section 10 CPC Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act oral family settlement partition suit

JVG Finance Ltd & Ors. v. Golden Gate Industries Ltd.

13 May 2019 · Jayant Nath · 2019:DHC:2618

The Delhi High Court allowed the winding up petition against Golden Gate Industries Ltd. on just and equitable grounds, holding it liable for inter-corporate deposits and mismanagement prejudicial to shareholders.

corporate petition_allowed Significant winding up inter-corporate deposits just and equitable grounds Companies Act 1956

Nitin Sehrawat v. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University & Anr

13 May 2019 · C. Hari Shankar · 2019:DHC:2616

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition challenging denial of examination permission due to insufficient attendance, holding that Article 14 does not entitle a student to benefits not conferred by valid university ordinances even if others were irregularly permitted.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant attendance requirement university ordinance Article 14 negative equality

UPSRTC v. Ashok Kumar & Anr.

13 May 2019 · Najmi Waziri · 2019:DHC:2617

The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant’s liability for full compensation in a motor accident claim, rejected contributory negligence, but reduced the interest rate on the award from 12% to 9% per annum.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim contributory negligence rash and negligent driving Section 166 Motor Vehicles Act

Vinay Chhabra v. Judge Chawla & Ors.

13 May 2019 · Hima Kohli; Vinod Goel · 2019:DHC:2615-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against a consent decree, holding that such decrees are binding and not appealable under Section 96(3) CPC, and the proper remedy is to challenge the validity of the compromise before the same court.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant consent decree Section 96(3) CPC challenge to consent decree authority of counsel

Rohtash v. Union of India and Ors.

13 May 2019 · Vipin Sanghi; Rekha Palli · 2019:DHC:2607-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of a police constable candidate's application due to lingering doubts about his involvement in a rape case despite his acquittal by the trial court.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant acquittal cancellation of candidature Section 376 IPC Section 164 Cr.P.C.

Rajiv Bhasin v. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) & Anr

13 May 2019 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2019:DHC:2614

The Delhi High Court held that disciplinary proceedings against an employee cannot be conducted by an authority against whom the employee has made allegations, directing such proceedings to be conducted by the Central Vigilance Commission and ensuring payment of subsistence allowance during suspension.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant suspension order disciplinary proceedings natural justice conflict of interest

Mahesh Rai v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

13 May 2019 · Manmohan; Sangita Dhingra Sehgal · 2019:DHC:2606-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for acid attack murder, affirmed the admissibility of the dying declaration recorded by police, and enhanced the sentence to reflect the gravity of the offence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant dying declaration acid attack Section 302 IPC Section 452 IPC