Delhi High Court

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M/S ELEMENTTO LIFESTYLES v. MR. DEEPAK SINGH BORA

12 Aug 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:5684

The Delhi High Court set aside an ex parte Labour Court award of reinstatement with full back wages for lack of reasoned findings and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication applying settled principles on workman status and back wages.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 workman definition back wages reasoned award

M/S S.P. Electronics and Battery Products v. Mukesh Kumar

12 Aug 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:7532

The Delhi High Court set aside an ex-parte labour award due to lack of notice and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication ensuring compliance with natural justice.

labor appeal_allowed Significant ex-parte award natural justice notice intimation

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. NAGARJUNA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD

12 Aug 2025 · V. KAMESWAR RAO; VINOD KUMAR · 2025:DHC:6782-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award holding that disputes on responsibility for delay are arbitrable and decisions on quantum of compensation alone are final under the contract.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant arbitration arbitral award arbitrability Superintending Engineer

State v. Reena

12 Aug 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:7344

The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's lenient sentence for possession of intermediate quantity of ganja, emphasizing mitigating factors and the accused's voluntary plea of guilt.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act intermediate quantity Section 20 NDPS Section 77 JJ Act

B. G. Shirke Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd. v. Army Welfare Housing Organisation & Anr.

12 Aug 2025 · Nitin Wasudeo Sambre; Anish Dayal · 2025:DHC:7227-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award applying a revised minimum wage rate published prior to tender submission for price escalation, affirming the limited scope of judicial interference under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 37 Minimum Wages Act, 1948

M/S KING DORIAN EXPORTS v. DUDH NAAT

12 Aug 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:7216

The Delhi High Court allowed setting aside of an ex parte labour award for non-service of notice, subject to full deposit of the awarded amount and costs, and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication.

civil appeal_allowed Significant ex parte award Order IX Rule 13 CPC setting aside award non-service of notice

Kings Dorian Exports v. Irfan

12 Aug 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:7217

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to set aside an ex parte labour award for non-service of notice, subject to depositing the full awarded amount and costs, and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication.

labor appeal_allowed Significant ex parte award Order IX Rule 13 CPC non-service of notice deposit of awarded amount

Saroj & Ors. v. Axis E Corp Solutions Pvt Ltd & Ors.

12 Aug 2025 · Jyoti Singh · 2025:DHC:7210

The Delhi High Court held that the referral court’s role under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act is limited to prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement and that issues regarding non-signatories’ status must be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 Section 16 non-signatory parties

Ravinder Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

12 Aug 2025 · Subramonium Prasad; Vimal Kumar Yadav · 2025:DHC:7117-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a government servant fully exonerated and reinstated is entitled to full pay and allowances for the dismissal period under FR 54(2), rejecting the 'no work no pay' principle in such cases.

administrative petition_allowed Significant exoneration reinstatement Fundamental Rules 54(2) no work no pay

Usha Devi and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

12 Aug 2025 · Subramonium Prasad; Vimal Kumar Yadav · 2025:DHC:7115-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking compassionate allowance to the family of a CISF officer removed from service for misconduct, holding that no special circumstances existed to grant pensionary benefits under Rule 41 of the CCS Pension Rules.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant compassionate allowance Central Civil Services Pension Rules 2021 removal from service forfeiture of pension

NDMC v. Vijay Laxmi

12 Aug 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:6987-DB

The Delhi High Court held that an employee is entitled to interest on delayed salary payments caused by employer's administrative lapses, setting aside the Tribunal's denial of interest on salary delay.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant delay in salary payment interest on delayed payment Last Pay Certificate retiral dues

AXIS FINANCE LIMITED v. PADMANABHA PRASAD CHAKRADHARA VENKATA SANKA PROPRIETOR: LALITHA TRADERS

12 Aug 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:7070
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The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that judicial scrutiny at this stage is limited to prima facie existence of the arbitration agreement without delving into the merits of the dispute.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 appointment of arbitrator arbitration agreement judicial scrutiny

AXIS FINANCE LIMITED v. NUTHAN PEREIRA

12 Aug 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:7069
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The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that judicial scrutiny at this stage is limited to prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement without delving into merits or frivolity of claims.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act appointment of arbitrator prima facie arbitration agreement judicial scrutiny

Mohsin Khan v. State of Delhi

12 Aug 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:7051

The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of an application to recall witnesses for further cross-examination in a POCSO case, holding that vague and non-specific requests without material basis cannot justify recall under Section 348 of BNSS, 2023.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 348 BNSS 2023 recall of witnesses POCSO Act trial cross-examination

Shishu Pal Singh v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

12 Aug 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:6743

The Delhi High Court held that a Magistrate lacking territorial jurisdiction must return the complaint to the proper court instead of dismissing it, and allowed the petitioner to re-present the complaint before the competent authority.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Section 200 Cr.P.C. Section 201 Cr.P.C.

Jyoti Panchal and Anr. v. Deepak Panchal

12 Aug 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:6746

The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's interim maintenance order granting ₹8,000 per month each to the wife and her minor son, affirming the prima facie income assessment and stepfather's potential liability for maintenance.

family petition_dismissed Significant interim maintenance Section 127 Cr.P.C. stepfather liability income assessment

Kartik v. State of NCT of Delhi

12 Aug 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:6947
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's application for suspension of sentence in a sexual offence case involving a minor, affirming the primacy of school records for age determination and emphasizing strict standards for suspension in serious offences under the POCSO Act.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant suspension of sentence POCSO Act age determination minor consent

Md. Shahnawaz v. State GNCT

12 Aug 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:6990

The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant's conviction for robbery and possession of stolen property but modified the sentence to the period already served considering mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed robbery Section 392 IPC Section 411 IPC identification

PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL), GURUGRAM v. PANCHAM REALCON PVT. LTD.

12 Aug 2025 · V. KAMESWAR RAO; VINOD KUMAR · 2025:DHC:6835-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Revenue's appeal, upholding the ITAT's and CIT(A)'s findings that the assessee satisfactorily explained large cash deposits during demonetization, negating addition under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 68 unexplained cash credit demonetization

Sunil Kumar v. The Director General- S.S.B

12 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6912-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed correction of typographical errors in a judgment to accurately reflect the matrimonial case number in a divorce proceeding.

family other Procedural typographical error correction of judgment Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 divorce petition