Delhi High Court

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Sunil Goel & Anr. v. The State & Anr.

11 Jul 2016 · Sunita Gupta · 2016:DHC:4835

Anticipatory bail was denied to the principal accused in a home loan forgery case due to the seriousness of allegations, while granted to the co-accused with conditions.

criminal appeal_dismissed anticipatory bail Section 438 Cr.P.C. forgery cheating

Raj Kumar @ Kalu v. State

11 Jul 2016 · Sunita Gupta · 2016:DHC:4831

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal of Raj Kumar @ Kalu, upholding his conviction and seven-year sentence for armed robbery under Sections 120B, 392, and 397 IPC based on corroborated ocular and electronic evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed armed robbery Section 397 IPC criminal conspiracy CCTV evidence

Shalini Tyagi v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

11 Jul 2016 · Sunita Gupta · 2016:DHC:4829

The Delhi High Court upheld the summoning order against the petitioner, holding that the Magistrate properly exercised discretion under CrPC despite a police report recommending closure, and dismissed the petition under Section 482 CrPC.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 156(3) CrPC Section 482 CrPC summoning order police report

GENEX MANAGEMENT AND IT SOCIETY v. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION

11 Jul 2016 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2016:DHC:4836

The Delhi High Court directed the National Council for Teacher Education to decide the petitioners' pending application for recognition of the second B.Ed. unit by a reasoned order within two months, holding that failure to do so was arbitrary.

administrative petition_allowed writ petition recognition B.Ed. course National Council for Teacher Education

Union of India v. Shobhna Sharma

11 Jul 2016 · G.S. Sistani; I.S. Mehta · 2016:DHC:4832-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the CAT order quashing the LDCE and remanded the matter for decision strictly on the reliefs sought, emphasizing tribunal jurisdiction limits and administrative task boundaries.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Central Administrative Tribunal Limited Departmental Competitive Examination vacancy notification Recruitment Rules

Vijay Kumar Soni and Anr. v. Staff Selection Commission and Anr.

11 Jul 2016 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2016:DHC:4833-DB

The Delhi High Court held that appointment under State quota must strictly follow domicile requirements and errors in granting appointments under incorrect State quotas, once rectified, do not entitle others to similar relief.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant State quota domicile reservation Central Armed Paramilitary Forces

Deepak v. Union of India & Ors.

11 Jul 2016 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2016:DHC:4834-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a government servant undergoing training who tendered voluntary resignation can withdraw it and be reinstated if compelling reasons exist, applying Rule 26(4) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and principles of non-discrimination.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant withdrawal of resignation CCS Pension Rules 1972 reinstatement government servant

Yashkant Singh v. Union of India

11 Jul 2016 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2016:DHC:4830-DB

The Delhi High Court held that non-disclosure of an FIR unknown to the petitioner does not justify discharge from service and ordered reinstatement with all consequential benefits.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant non-disclosure intentional suppression FIR closure report

Naim Ali v. State (GNCT of Delhi)

11 Jul 2016 · S.P. Garg · 2016:DHC:4825

The Delhi High Court altered the appellant's conviction from attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC to voluntarily causing hurt under Section 324 IPC, reducing the sentence accordingly while upholding criminal intimidation conviction.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC Section 324 IPC criminal intimidation intention to cause death

CEPCO INDUSTRIES PVT LTD v. NARINDER PAL SINGH CHAWLA

11 Jul 2016 · VIPIN SANGHI · 2016:DHC:4817

The Delhi High Court held that Section 2(l)(iii) of the Delhi Rent Control Act applies to residential-cum-commercial tenancies, conferring limited tenancy rights on specified heirs, and that prior Rent Controller findings do not operate as res judicata if eviction petitions were rejected on technical grounds.

property appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 2(l)(iii) residential-cum-commercial tenancy limited tenancy rights

Banshidhar Chits v. Chandra Prakash Aggarwal

11 Jul 2016 · Vipin Sanghi · 2016:DHC:4826

The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a Section 138 NI Act case due to failure of the complainant to prove liability and non-compliance with Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Section 65B Indian Evidence Act presumption of liability dishonoured cheque

Sagar v. State (NCT of Delhi)

11 Jul 2016 · S. P. Garg · 2016:DHC:4824

The court upheld the conviction for robbery under Section 392 IPC but set aside the conviction under Section 397 IPC due to lack of evidence of use of a deadly weapon during the robbery.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 392 IPC Section 397 IPC robbery use of deadly weapon

Vijay Kumar Bedi v. State

11 Jul 2016 · S.P. Garg · 2016:DHC:4823

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the trial court’s refusal to recall prosecution witnesses under Section 311 Cr.P.C., holding that recalling witnesses to delay trial or confront with irrelevant documents is not justified.

criminal petition_dismissed Section 311 Cr.P.C. recall of witnesses Section 482 Cr.P.C. rape trial

Shashank Shekhar v. Surinder Kumar Jain

11 Jul 2016 · Vipin Sanghi · 2016:DHC:4819

The Delhi High Court allowed the second appeal, holding that a municipal license annexed to property is heritable and unauthorized permanent construction does not confer irrevocable rights, restoring the trial court's decree for possession and injunction in favor of the plaintiffs.

civil appeal_allowed Significant license heritability municipal chabutra mandatory injunction perpetual injunction

Manjit Kaur & Ors. v. Daya Nand & Anr.

11 Jul 2016 · Vipin Sanghi · 2016:DHC:4820

The Delhi High Court upheld concurrent findings that tenants/licensees are estopped under Section 116 Evidence Act from denying landlord's title, dismissing the appeal against possession decree.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Section 116 Indian Evidence Act tenancy landlord and tenant possession

Mohd. Jamil v. Mirajuddin

11 Jul 2016 · Vipin Sanghi · 2016:DHC:4821

The Delhi High Court held that a suit for declaration without seeking possession is not maintainable under Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, but civil courts have jurisdiction over rights in property transferred under the Evacuee Act, and limitation may be extended if fraud is proved and discovered with reasonable diligence.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Evacuee Interest (Separation) Act, 1951 Specific Relief Act, 1963 Section 34 Limitation Act, 1963 Section 17 Civil Court jurisdiction

Strategic Credit Capital Private Limited v. Jaroli Vincom Private Limited

11 Jul 2016 · Vipin Sanghi · 2016:DHC:4822

The Delhi High Court allowed ICICI Bank's application to be impleaded and modified an ex-parte injunction restraining shareholding alterations to enable lawful corporate debt restructuring under RBI's CDR/SDR schemes.

civil appeal_allowed Significant ex-parte injunction Corporate Debt Restructuring Strategic Debt Restructuring loan agreements

M/S. PRABHATAM ADVERTISING PVT. LTD. v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI

11 Jul 2016 · Manmohan · 2016:DHC:4818

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging forfeiture of bid security, holding that the issue was settled by earlier withdrawal and re-litigation amounted to abuse of process.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant forfeiture of bid security concession agreement outdoor advertisement policy res judicata

Pawan Kumar Jain v. Munshi Lal Sharma

11 Jul 2016 · Jayant Nath · 2016:DHC:4843

The Delhi High Court upheld that a respondent holding ownership documents and not denied by the tenant qualifies as landlord under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, dismissing the petition challenging this status.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act Section 14(1)(e) landlord-tenant relationship owner definition

Devender Singh v. National Technical Research Organization

11 Jul 2016 · G.S. Sistani; I.S. Mehta · 2016:DHC:4841-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld a transfer order of a government servant, ruling that transfer is an administrative discretion not subject to judicial interference unless mala fide or statutory violation is shown.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant transfer of government servant mala fide administrative guidelines posting of spouses