Delhi High Court

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Union of India and Ors. v. Vinay Kumar

02 Apr 2024 · Rekha Palli; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:2625-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's order directing re-evaluation of a candidate's exam paper despite a trivial omission in roll number, emphasizing that minor procedural lapses not affecting identity or merit do not justify disqualification.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant recruitment examination trivial error material irregularity answer sheet evaluation

Rakesh Kumar v. Union of India

02 Apr 2024 · V. Kameswar Rao; Saurabh Banerjee · 2024:DHC:2564-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the transfer of a Sashastra Seema Bal officer to SHQ Bezpara, rejecting his plea to retain government accommodation in New Delhi beyond prescribed rules and dismissing claims of arbitrariness and mala fide conduct.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant transfer posting guidelines government accommodation retention compassionate grounds transfer Standard Operating Procedure

Google LLC v. The Controller of Patents

02 Apr 2024 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2024:DHC:2581

The Delhi High Court upheld the refusal of Google's patent application on managing instant messaging sessions across devices, holding the claimed features obvious in view of prior art and lacking inventive step.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed Significant patent refusal inventive step novelty instant messaging

Rajat Rana @ Rahul Rana v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

01 Apr 2024 · Navin Chawla · 2024:DHC:2583

The Delhi High Court upheld the framing of charges for sexual assault and extortion, ruling that a prima facie case existed despite inconsistencies in the prosecution's material.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant framing of charges prima facie case sexual assault extortion

Vaseem Husain and Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi

01 Apr 2024 · Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2024:DHC:2552

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to prevent abuse of the court process.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 482 Cr.P.C. Section 498A IPC amicable settlement

Anindita Sengupta v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 61(1) New Delhi & Ors.

01 Apr 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2024:DHC:2475-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that the Supreme Court's Ashish Agarwal judgment does not mandate reopening of concluded reassessment proceedings initiated by notices issued between 1 April 2021 and 30 June 2021, quashing fresh notices issued after finality.

tax petition_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148 Section 148A Reassessment proceedings

Rajeev Jhawar v. Directorate of Enforcement

01 Apr 2024 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2024:DHC:2525

Anticipatory bail was dismissed for a petitioner in a money laundering case due to non-cooperation and failure to appear despite cognizance and summons, affirming that protection in predicate offences does not extend to PMLA offences.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant anticipatory bail Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 non-cooperation cognizance

Purnima Roy v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

01 Apr 2024 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:2589-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition seeking production of the petitioner’s alleged missing husband after official reports confirmed his natural death.

criminal petition_dismissed habeas corpus Article 226 Section 482 Cr.P.C death

Ajay v. State and Others

01 Apr 2024 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:2586-DB

The court dismissed the habeas corpus petition seeking release of the petitioner’s wife, holding that an adult woman’s voluntary choice to live with her husband precludes interference.

constitutional petition_dismissed habeas corpus illegal confinement adult woman marriage consent

M/S Sunshine Caterers Private Limited v. Union of India through Ministry of Railways & Anr.

01 Apr 2024 · MANMOHAN, ACJ; MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J · 2024:DHC:2649-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of a tender bid due to failure to reflect certified information in UDIN certificates, emphasizing the mandatory role of UDIN verification in tender processes.

administrative petition_dismissed UDIN Chartered Accountant certification Tender disqualification Technical bid rejection

Geeta Anand v. Tanya Arjun & Anr.

01 Apr 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:2637-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that suits for possession or injunction filed by in-laws claiming exclusive ownership do not fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of Family Courts unless the cause of action arises directly out of the marital relationship between spouses.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Family Courts Act, 1984 Section 7(1)(d) jurisdiction marital relationship

The New India Assurance Company Ltd v. Sunita Nagpal & Ors.

01 Apr 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:2577

The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurance company's appeal and upheld the Tribunal's award holding the truck driver liable for rash and negligent driving causing a fatal accident.

motor_accident_claims appeal_dismissed Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 rash and negligent driving safe distance Regulation 23 Rules of the Road

Radha Goyal v. Gaurav Goyal & Anr.

01 Apr 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:2521

The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court’s dismissal of the petitioner’s amendment application under Order VI Rule 17 CPC for undervaluation of reliefs to evade court fees, holding it an abuse of process of law.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order VI Rule 17 CPC amendment of plaint court fees ad valorem court fee

Electra Power Transmission Systems v. Commissioner Delhi Goods and Service Tax

01 Apr 2024 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:2591-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a GST demand order due to procedural irregularities and remanded the matter for re-adjudication after allowing the petitioner to submit documents and appear personally.

tax remanded Show Cause Notice Goods and Services Tax personal hearing natural justice

Anandita Bhargava v. Registrar General Delhi High Court

01 Apr 2024 · Rajiv Shakdher; Amit Bansal · 2024:DHC:2631-DB

The Delhi High Court held that actual detention in judicial custody triggers the 90-day period for default bail under Section 167 CrPC, dismissing the writ petition challenging the examination answer key.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant default bail judicial custody Section 167 CrPC police report

Jullundur Motor Agency Delhi Limited v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Apr 2024 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:2672-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a cryptic GST demand order for failure to consider detailed taxpayer replies and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication with opportunity to furnish clarifications.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 Section 73 CGST Act Input Tax Credit Show Cause Notice

Amit Upadhyay v. Sales Tax Officer Class II/Avato, Ward 45 & Anr

01 Apr 2024 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:2708-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a GST demand order for lack of proper opportunity to produce documents and directed fresh adjudication with personal hearing.

tax appeal_allowed Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 Input Tax Credit Show Cause Notice Section 73 CGST

Jaquar and Company Private Limited v. Ashirvad Pipes Private Limited

01 Apr 2024 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:2510
Cites 5 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court granted interim injunction against defendant’s use of marks ARTISTRY and TIARA, holding them infringing and deceptively similar to plaintiff’s ARTIZE and TIAARA marks, rejecting defendant’s claim of descriptive prefix and Section 28(3) bar.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Trademark infringement Passing off Likelihood of confusion

Shah Caters v. Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital & Anr.

01 Apr 2024 · Acting Chief Justice Manmohan; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2024:DHC:2626-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the hospital authority to decide the petitioner's representation regarding an inadvertent tender classification error before awarding the contract.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant tender process highest bidder GeM portal administrative error

Vijay Lakshmi Sahu v. The State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

01 Apr 2024 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:2618-DB

The Delhi High Court restored interim custody of a minor child to the mother, holding that the father cannot take custody without court authorization pending final custody proceedings.

family petition_allowed Habeas Corpus custody of minor child natural guardian interim custody