Delhi High Court

29,726 judgments

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Union of India & Ors. v. Vijay Kumar Gupta

06 Aug 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:6532-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing payment of leave encashment dues with interest to a retired employee, holding such dues as a vested property right not to be withheld without lawful authority despite pending criminal proceedings.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant leave encashment interest on delayed payment Article 300A withholding gratuity

Railway Board v. Vempati Venkata Sai Seshagiri Rao

06 Aug 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:6598-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's order directing appointment of candidates with disabilities beyond prescribed functional classification under the ESE Rules, affirming strict adherence to statutory disability criteria.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Engineering Service Examination Rules, 2016 physically handicapped category functional classification medical standards

Union of India v. Dr Vijai S Karwarsar

06 Aug 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:6525-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the entitlement of Drugs Inspectors to Non-Functional Upgradation from Grade Pay Rs. 4,800/- to Rs. 5,400/- after four years of service, rejecting executive clarifications limiting this benefit.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Non-Functional Upgradation Grade Pay 4800 Grade Pay 5400 ACP Scheme

Manisha Sejwal v. Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board & Anr.

06 Aug 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:6580-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the final selection result after the respondents duly considered and revised the answer key, holding that no further interference was warranted.

administrative petition_dismissed Answer Key Selection Process Revised Answer Key Judicial Review

Chaturbhuj Rathore v. Union of India & Ors.

06 Aug 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:6700-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that recovery of excess pay-scale benefits from a retired Group-A employee without issuing a show-cause notice is impermissible, directing refund of recovered amounts while denying future benefits due to non-completion of mandatory training.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Industrial Dearness Allowance pay-scale upgradation recovery of excess payment post-retirement recovery

Commissioner of Income Tax-TDS-01 v. Diamond Tree

06 Aug 2025 · V. Kameswar Rao; Vinod Kumar · 2025:DHC:6529-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that Common Area Maintenance charges are liable for TDS under Section 194C and not Section 194I of the Income Tax Act, dismissing the Revenue's appeals and upholding the ITAT's order in favor of the assessee.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Common Area Maintenance charges Tax Deducted at Source Section 194I Section 194C

Divya Sood v. Commissioner State Goods and Services Tax & Anr.

06 Aug 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:6524-DB

The Delhi High Court remanded GST adjudication orders for fresh hearing after the petitioner was denied opportunity to reply, while leaving open the validity of extension notifications pending Supreme Court decision.

tax appeal_allowed Significant GST Act Section 168A Show Cause Notice Personal Hearing

KBS Industries Limited v. The Commissioner of Delhi Goods and Services Tax & Ors.

06 Aug 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:6616-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a non-speaking GST adjudication order and remanded the matter for fresh hearing after affording the petitioner an opportunity to file replies, while leaving the validity of the impugned notifications open pending Supreme Court decision.

tax remanded Significant Goods and Services Tax Section 168A GST Act Show Cause Notice Natural Justice

M/S TRANS v. GOODS AND SERVICE TAX OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND TAXES

06 Aug 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:6610-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside an ex-parte GST adjudication order due to defective notice communication on the GST portal and remanded the matter for fresh hearing, leaving the validity of related notifications open pending Supreme Court review.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Show Cause Notice GST portal Additional Notices Tab Section 168A GST Act

Rajesh Kumar and Ors v. Union of India and Ors

06 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla

The Delhi High Court disposed of writ petitions as the petitioners had been repatriated, rendering the petitions infructuous and not maintainable.

constitutional petition_dismissed writ petition repatriation infructuous petition disposal of petition

Meena v. State (Government of NCT of Delhi)

05 Aug 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:6549

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in an NDPS case holding that intermediate quantity recovery and procedural lapses justified bail despite the prosecution's claim of commercial quantity and organized syndicate involvement.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act Section 37 NDPS bail intermediate quantity

MMTC LIMITED v. ANGLO-AMERICAN METALLURGICAL PTY LIMITED

05 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6508-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal against an interlocutory order as infructuous after the main suit was dismissed during the appeal's pendency.

civil appeal_dismissed interlocutory application Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC appeal rendered infructuous dismissal of main suit

Harish Chandra Singh Negi v. Union of India & Ors.

05 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6506-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking restoration of seniority for non-impleadment of necessary parties, reaffirming that all affected persons must be joined in seniority disputes.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant seniority restoration necessary parties writ petition Articles 14 15 16

Deepak Dhankar v. Union of India

05 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6509-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to decide the petitioner’s appeal against rejection of disability pension within four weeks by passing a reasoned and speaking order.

administrative appeal_allowed disability pension appeal reasoned order speaking order

Cdr. Annie Nagaraja v. Union of India & Ors.

05 Aug 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:6523-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn on the petitioner’s request without expressing any opinion on the merits.

constitutional petition_dismissed Procedural writ petition withdrawal dismissal leave of court

Sarfraz Ahmad v. The Vice Chancellor, JMI and Ors.

05 Aug 2025 · Prateek Jalan · 2025:DHC:6518

The Delhi High Court set aside the termination of an Assistant Professor by Jamia Millia Islamia University for failure to comply with natural justice and statutory procedural requirements, directing a fresh decision after serving the inquiry report and hearing the petitioner.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant natural justice removal of teacher Statute 37 Jamia Millia Islamia Act inquiry report

Rajan Sethi v. Sajan Sethi

05 Aug 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:6541

The Delhi High Court allowed videography of disputed property by Local Commissioner, dismissing the petition as not pressed, while emphasizing adherence to prior final judgments.

civil petition_dismissed Local Commissioner videography executing court partition by metes and bounds

Jagdish Chander & Ors. v. Satyam Kumar Sharma

05 Aug 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:6540
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The court held that a mediation settlement and decree bind only signatory parties and not non-signatories who did not participate, dismissing the petition challenging the Executing Court's order limiting liability to respective shares.

civil petition_dismissed mediation settlement decree binding effect non-signatory parties authorization to settle

Mohd. Saleem v. Tanveer Alam

05 Aug 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:6539

The High Court declined to interfere under Article 227 with the Trial Court's interlocutory order and directed the petitioner to challenge it by appeal after decree.

civil petition_dismissed Article 227 Constitution of India Order IX Rule 7 CPC Section 105 CPC supervisory jurisdiction

Rahul Garg v. Wasim Ahemad @ Mohd Wasim & Ors

05 Aug 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:6538

The High Court allowed amendment of the plaint to include a prayer for specific performance, directing the Trial Court to decide limitation as a separate issue.

civil appeal_allowed Significant amendment of plaint specific performance limitation Order VII Rule 11 CPC