Delhi High Court

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Dr. Jyoti Golani v. Union of India & Ors.

31 May 2016 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:1347-DB
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The Delhi High Court restored the Tribunal’s order granting a dental doctor the benefit of enhanced superannuation age of 65 years with retrospective effect, holding that review jurisdiction was misused and parity among government doctors mandates equal treatment.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant age of superannuation Central Health Services Delhi Administration parity

Dalip Kumar v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

30 May 2016 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:1472-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that recovery of amounts from an employee’s retiral benefits within one year of retirement without consent is illegal, modifying the Tribunal’s order to refund ₹2,21,036 to the petitioner with interest.

administrative petition_allowed Significant recovery from retiral benefits forfeiture of service pay refixation State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih

EDCIL India Ltd v. G L Sagar

05 May 2016 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:1605-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that a disagreement note in disciplinary proceedings must be tentative and not conclusively determine guilt, quashing the dismissal order and remanding for fresh proceedings.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant disagreement note disciplinary proceedings natural justice tentative opinion

Suraj Prakash Sharma v. Delhi Transport Corporation

28 Apr 2016 · C. Hari Shankar; Girish Kathpalia · 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3217
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The Delhi High Court held that DTC employees originally appointed as Drivers who suffer disabilities and are posted to alternate duties without fresh appointment orders are entitled to retirement benefits up to age 60 without annual medical fitness tests, applying the Supreme Court's Ram Phal precedent.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 retirement age Delhi Transport Corporation disability

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. NEERAJ KUMAR

08 Apr 2016 · C. HARI SHANKAR; SUDHIR KUMAR JAIN · 2024:DHC:8336-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's quashing of a police constable's dismissal without departmental inquiry under Article 311(2)(b), holding that mere gravity of charges does not justify dispensing with inquiry absent objective material showing impracticability.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Article 311(2)(b) Constitution of India Departmental inquiry Dismissal without inquiry Reasonably practicable

Sanjiv Kumar Saxena et al. v. Suresh Kumar Meena

08 Apr 2016 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:921-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of one grace mark to an ST candidate in a departmental exam, affirming the binding nature of the 1996 grace marks policy and rejecting selective application of relaxation.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Limited Departmental Competitive Examination grace marks Scheduled Tribes reservation

Ajor Kumar v. M/S FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NEW DELHI

31 Mar 2016 · Rekha Palli; Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2024:DHC:1203-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the termination of a probationer’s services without inquiry or show cause notice, holding that principles of natural justice do not apply to non-stigmatic termination during probation.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant probationer termination natural justice audi alteram partem non-stigmatic termination

M/S KESPL-ESWAR-ABCPL JV v. M/S KNR-JKM JV

31 Mar 2016 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:6807
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The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, holding that the existence of an arbitration agreement is to be prima facie examined by the court, while substantive disputes are to be decided by the arbitral tribunal.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Section 11(6) Arbitration Act arbitration agreement prima facie jurisdiction sub-contract agreement

State Transport Authority and Anr v. Pushpinder Singh Malik and Ors

22 Mar 2016 · C. Hari Shankar; Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:9626-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a delayed writ petition challenging a CAT interim order restraining disengagement of temporary ex-servicemen employees, holding that delay and abuse of process warranted dismissal.

administrative petition_dismissed Article 226 Central Administrative Tribunal writ petition interim order

Union of India v. Rambir Singh

17 Mar 2016 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:87
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The High Court upheld the illegality of a stigmatic termination without prior opportunity and refused belated additional evidence, dismissing the Union of India's second appeal for reinstatement of a CRPF constable.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant termination of service temporary government servant principles of natural justice Order XLI Rule 27 CPC

Ramakant Dixit v. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited and Ors.

07 Mar 2016 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2021:DHC:1199
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The Delhi High Court held that the CVC's advice is advisory and its reconsideration beyond prescribed time limits is permissible, dismissing the petition challenging initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Central Vigilance Commission disciplinary proceedings reconsideration of advice writ petition

M/S PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. v. SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

04 Mar 2016 · V. KAMESWAR RAO · 2020:DHC:934

The Delhi High Court held that the petitioner, authorized under a concession agreement with DMRC, has the right to charge parking fees on the property, and SDMC cannot restrain such collection without statutory authority.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Concessionaire Agreement Parking fees Floor Area Ratio Delhi Municipal Corporation Act

F HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD & OTHERS v. DRUGS CONTROLLER GENERAL OF INDIA & OTHERS

03 Mar 2016 · Amit Bansal
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The Delhi High Court allowed plaintiffs' applications for discovery of regulatory and clinical trial documents from defendants in bio-similar drug suits, holding such documents relevant and necessary for adjudication despite confidentiality claims.

civil appeal_allowed Significant discovery of documents bio-similar drugs Drug Controller General of India Order XI Rules 12 and 14 CPC

Arvind Kaushik v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

26 Feb 2016 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:485

The Delhi High Court directed a school to admit an EWS student and provide mandatory educational benefits, enforcing the student's right to free and compulsory education.

constitutional petition_allowed Economically Weaker Section Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 admission DOE allotment

Union of India v. Suresh Kumar

18 Feb 2016 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:600-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's decision quashing recovery of excess MACP payments from a retired employee without prior notice, reaffirming Supreme Court precedents protecting employees from retrospective pay reductions absent fraud or knowledge.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant excess payment recovery MACP pay fixation show cause notice principles of natural justice

Vipin Malik & Anr. v. PACL India Ltd. & Ors.

02 Feb 2016 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2024:DHC:2515

The Delhi High Court dismissed the execution petition against PACL India Ltd., holding that the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee's exclusive mandate precludes release of funds for rent arrears, granting liberty to seek alternative remedies.

civil petition_dismissed Significant execution petition Order XXI CPC Lodha Committee PACL India Ltd.

Govind Rawat v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Feb 2016 · C. Hari Shankar · 2019:DHC:2334

The Delhi High Court dismissed AIIMS's review petition, holding that resignation acceptance conditional on penalty payment is ineffective without such payment.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant resignation acceptance conditional acceptance subject to condition penalty for mid-term discontinuation

Emerson Process Management Power and Water Solutions Inc v. Controller of Patents

21 Dec 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:8871

The Delhi High Court set aside the rejection of software-related patent applications based on obsolete grounds and remanded them for fresh consideration under current Patent Office guidelines.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Patents Act, 1970 patent application computer software patent novelty

Smt Jodhian (Since Deceased Through LRs) & Ors. v. Methodist Church in India

16 Dec 2015 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:334

The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal upholding the respondent's ownership and rejecting the appellants' plea of adverse possession and bar of suit under Order II Rule 2 CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant adverse possession Order II Rule 2 CPC concurrent findings of fact mandatory injunction

Bhim Rao Yadav and Anr v. Chairman-cum-Managing Director and Ors

16 Dec 2015 · C. Hari Shankar; Girish Kathpalia · 2024:DHC:8803-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's non-adjudicatory orders and remanded the petitioners' overtime allowance claim for fresh consideration on merits.

labor appeal_allowed overtime allowance Delhi Transport Corporation Tribunal jurisdiction remand