Delhi High Court
59,687 judgments
National Highway Authority of India v. M/S Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral awards granting charges for delayed return of bank guarantees and held that limitation defense not raised during arbitration is waived and cannot be raised in a Section 34 petition.
Ambience Developers & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's decision that lease rental income from retail spaces is taxable in the hands of the property owner under Section 22 of the Income Tax Act, rejecting the petitioners' claim of beneficial ownership and dismissing their rectification applications.
Transport Employees Welfare Asso. v. UOI & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of pay parity claims by Enforcement Branch employees with Delhi Police personnel, holding that substantial similarity of duties and hostile discrimination must be proven to interfere with executive pay fixation decisions.
Naresh Shah @ Naresh Gupta & Anr. v. State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings under Sections 287 and 304-A IPC arising from death by electrocution due to negligence, holding that such offences affect society at large and cannot be terminated on the basis of settlement.
Deepak Pal v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that criminal proceedings for rash or negligent driving causing grievous hurt cannot be quashed on the basis of settlement, emphasizing public interest and deterrence.
Food Corporation of India v. M/S Shankar Rice and General Mills
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award rejecting FCI's claim for enhanced economic cost of unmilled paddy where the miller purchased the paddy under government open sale policy, dismissing the petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.
Food Corporation of India v. M/S Hindustan Rice Mills
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award rejecting FCI's claim for economic cost damages against a miller, holding that government open sale policy and settlements precluded such claims.
Food Corporation of India v. M/S Garg Ginning & Rice Mills and its Partners
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award rejecting FCI's claim for economic cost of unmilled paddy sold under government open sale policy, dismissing the challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.
Sangeeta Thapar v. Director Education and Anr
The Delhi High Court set aside the termination of a teacher due to violation of natural justice in disciplinary inquiry and remanded the matter for fresh inquiry allowing her to fully present her defence.
Hari Shankar Chaturvedi v. The National Textile Corpn. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld the disciplinary removal of an employee for tampering stock records, holding that the inquiry findings were supported by evidence and the writ court would not interfere absent perversity or disproportionality.
Ved Prakash v. D.T.C.
The Delhi High Court held that refusal of approval under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act renders dismissal void, entitling the workman to reinstatement with full back wages and continuity of service.
Mahabir Parshad v. M/S Kanhaiya Lal Sri Ram
The Delhi High Court held that an ambiguous letter requesting dues is not a valid resignation, affirmed the petitioner as a workman, and set aside the Labour Court’s award dismissing his claim, awarding him compensation for illegal termination.
Atul Khosla & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions challenging actions by the Registrar of Companies outside its territorial jurisdiction, reaffirming that such matters must be filed before courts with proper territorial jurisdiction.
Queen Marys School v. Queen Marys Girls School & Ors.
The Delhi High Court decreed suits in terms of a lawful settlement agreement reached through mediation, emphasizing the binding effect of recorded settlements under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC and Section 89 CPC.
M/S. CONCEPT HORIZON INFRA PVT. LTD v. STATE & ANR.
The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw criminal petitions with liberty to raise defenses and seek stay of complaint proceedings, clarifying that an order for expeditious trial does not bar other legal remedies.
Union of India v. G.C. Yadav
The Delhi High Court held that a government servant born on the first day of the month retires on the last day of the preceding month under FR 56(a), denying pension benefits effective from the following day.
Food Corporation of India v. M/S S.K. International Rice Mills, Gurdaspur
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award rejecting FCI's claim for enhanced damages under a milling contract where the miller purchased unmilled paddy pursuant to government open sale notices, holding that penal damages apply only upon breach involving shortages or misappropriation.
M K Gupta v. Dr Ram Avtar Garg & Ors.
The Delhi High Court erred in re-examining the merits of a doctor's culpability while only the enhancement of punishment was challenged, and the writ court's order quashing the enhanced penalty was set aside for lack of jurisdiction.
M/S Kolahai Infotech Pvt. Ltd. v. Income Tax Officer
The Delhi High Court quashed a re-assessment notice under the Income Tax Act for AY 2010-11 as the reasons to believe related only to a previous year, rendering the reopening invalid.
Sudesh Bala & Ors. v. Vinod Kumar & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the suit challenging inter se sale and gift deeds for failure to prove title and ownership, holding that plaintiffs must prove their claim by ordinary modes of proof even in ex parte proceedings.