Delhi High Court

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Commissioner of Income Tax Delhi v. Mansarover Investment Ltd.

29 Jan 2018 · S. Ravindra Bhat; A.K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:650-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the Revenue's appeal, setting aside the ITAT's quashing of reassessment under Section 16(1) of the Gift Tax Act and remitting the matter for fresh consideration, emphasizing the need to satisfy procedural conditions and independently examine gift tax liability.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Gift Tax Act Section 16(1) Section 4(1)(a) reassessment

Commissioner of Income Tax Del v. Mansarover Investment Ltd.

29 Jan 2018 · S. Ravindra Bhat; A.K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:651-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed the Revenue's appeal, setting aside the ITAT's quashing of reassessment under the Gift Tax Act and remitting the matter for fresh consideration on whether the transaction constituted a deemed gift.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Gift Tax Act Section 16(1) Section 4(1)(a) sham transaction

Commissioner of Income Tax Del v. Mansarover Investment Ltd.

29 Jan 2018 · S. Ravindra Bhat; A.K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:652-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed the Revenue's appeal, setting aside the ITAT's quashing of gift tax reassessment and remitting the matter for fresh consideration on whether the transaction constituted a deemed gift under the Gift Tax Act.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Gift Tax Act Section 16(1) Section 4(1)(a) reassessment

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-11 v. Satya Sheel Khosla

29 Jan 2018 · S. RAVINDRA BHAT; A. K. CHAWLA · 2018:DHC:654-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's decision that amounts received for not providing professional expertise under a restrictive covenant constitute capital receipts and are not taxable income under pre-2017 law.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 28(va) non-compete fee capital receipt

Eminence Exhibition Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India

29 Jan 2018 · S. Ravindra Bhat; A. K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:655-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the rejection of the petitioner’s tender bid, holding that the tender evaluation and award to the successful bidder were not arbitrary or irrational.

administrative petition_dismissed tender evaluation technical bid arbitrariness administrative decision

V. Bhaskar v. Ministry of Minority Affairs

29 Jan 2018 · Sunil Gaur · 2018:DHC:659

The Delhi High Court directed the respondent to treat the petitioner's legal notices as representations and pass a speaking order before any recovery action, protecting the petitioner's right to due process.

administrative other recovery orders legal notice representation speaking order

V. Bhaskar v. Ministry of Minority Affairs

29 Jan 2018 · Sunil Gaur · 2018:DHC:658

The Delhi High Court directed the respondent to treat the petitioner's legal notices as representations and pass a speaking order before any recovery action, protecting the petitioner's right to be heard.

administrative other recovery order legal notice representation speaking order

Sh. Tribhuwan v. Bank of India & Anr

29 Jan 2018 · Sunil Gaur · 2018:DHC:657

The Delhi High Court directed the Bank of India to pass a reasoned order on the petitioner's representation challenging annulment of his selection due to date of birth discrepancy, ensuring procedural fairness.

administrative other annulment of selection date of birth discrepancy representation legal notice

Raj Kumar Srivastava v. Union of India

29 Jan 2018 · Sunil Gaur · 2018:DHC:656

The Delhi High Court held that the age limit fixed in the Insurance Ombudsman recruitment advertisement must align with the Ministry of Finance Notification, allowing the petitioner to appear for reappointment interview despite the advertisement's lower age limit.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Insurance Ombudsman age limit Ministry of Finance Notification administrative discretion

UNILIN BEHEER B.V. v. BALAJI ACTION BUILDWELL

29 Jan 2018 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2018:DHC:680

The Delhi High Court held that civil suit proceedings for patent infringement need not be stayed pending revocation proceedings before the IPAB, affirming concurrent jurisdiction and permitting withdrawal of IPAB proceedings to file a counter-claim in the suit.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant patent infringement patent revocation Intellectual Property Appellate Board Section 64 Patents Act

Hughes Communications India Ltd. & Ors. v. Union of India

29 Jan 2018 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2018:DHC:681

The Delhi High Court held that an arbitration agreement remains valid despite the named arbitrator's ineligibility and referred the dispute involving intertwined contracts to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration Agreement Section 8 Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Disqualification of Arbitrator Umbrella Contract

Geeta Devi v. Union of India

29 Jan 2018 · J. R. Midha
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The Delhi High Court set aside compensation based solely on circle rates in land acquisition, remanding for fresh determination of market value with liberty to adduce additional evidence, following Supreme Court guidance.

property appeal_allowed Significant circle rates market value land acquisition compensation

P.G.F. & Ors. v. COURTPFpEUn & Anr.

29 Jan 2018 · Ravindra Bhat; A.K. Chawla · 2018:DHC:9131-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the retrospective conferment of jurisdiction on the Court of Sessions to try SEBI Act offences, dismissing petitions challenging transfer of cases from Magistrate courts.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant SEBI Act jurisdiction Court of Sessions retrospective amendment

Hitesh Chopra v. State of NCT of Delhi

29 Jan 2018 · A.K. Pathak · 2018:DHC:9323

The Delhi High Court quashed the FIR and criminal proceedings against petitioners in an economic offences case following settlement and no objection from the complainant.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC settlement economic offences

Harender Singh v. Union of India

29 Jan 2018 · Hima Kohli; Rekha Palli · 2018:DHC:9201-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed petitions directing respondents to re-fix petitioners' pay and grant second financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme, quashing impugned orders withdrawing earlier benefits.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant writ of mandamus pay fixation financial upgradation ACP Scheme

Kamlesh Kumar v. Ravi Kumar

29 Jan 2018 · Najmi Waziri · 2018:DHC:665

The Delhi High Court allowed the employer’s appeal and set aside a compensation award due to lack of evidence proving employment, accident, and vehicle ownership under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 employer-employee relationship burden of proof vehicle registration

State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) v. Vijay Singh & Anr

29 Jan 2018 · S.P. Garg · 2018:DHC:644

The High Court upheld the acquittal of accused due to material contradictions in prosecution evidence and lack of corroboration, dismissing the State's appeal.

criminal appeal_dismissed benefit of doubt contradictory evidence improvement in witness statements recovery of stolen goods

Ajit Singh v. State

29 Jan 2018 · S.P. Garg · 2018:DHC:643

The Delhi High Court upheld conviction under Section 354 IPC based on credible prosecutrix testimony and acquitted under Section 323 IPC due to lack of evidence of hurt, while reducing the sentence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 354 IPC Section 323 IPC outraging modesty prosecutrix testimony

Vikram Sharma v. Union of India

29 Jan 2018 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2018:DHC:642

The Delhi High Court upheld the lawful termination of a city booking agency contract for failure to install mandated Parcel Management System and held that such contracts cannot be renewed indefinitely, dismissing the writ petition challenging the termination.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant city booking agency Parcel Management System contract termination renewal of contract

Devender Dass v. State

27 Jan 2018 · Sunil Gaur; Prathiba M. Singh · 2018:DHC:636-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of a husband for brutally murdering his wife, rejecting the plea to reduce the offence to culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant murder culpable homicide not amounting to murder Section 302 IPC Section 304 IPC