Delhi High Court

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Reliance Communications Limited v. Unique Identification Authority of India

20 Apr 2012 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5172
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award interpreting contract billing terms as payment based on aggregate call duration divided by 60 seconds and affirmed the arbitrator's power to remand SLA deduction issues for reconsideration after natural justice violations.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 challenge contract interpretation connect minutes

Sant Lal v. State

15 Apr 2012 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:3638-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Sant Lal for murdering his maternal uncle based on consistent circumstantial evidence, proper proof of post-mortem report, and call detail records, dismissing his appeal.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant murder Section 302 IPC circumstantial evidence post-mortem report

Navratan Baid v. Neetu Baid

12 Mar 2012 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Yogesh Khanna · 2017:DHC:693-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and granted divorce on grounds of cruelty, emphasizing equal treatment of spouses regarding infidelity and mental cruelty and recognizing irretrievable breakdown of marriage.

family appeal_allowed Significant cruelty divorce mental cruelty irretrievable breakdown

Lt. Col. Archana Shukla v. Union of India

24 Feb 2012 · Manmohan; Navin Chawla · 2021:DHC:2776-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Supreme Court's 60% benchmark for Permanent Commission and dismissed petitions seeking stay of release of women officers assessed under the UAC appraisal system.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Permanent Commission Women Officers Unit Assessment Card (UAC) Annual Confidential Report (ACR)

Krishan Gopal Bakshi v. Delhi Development Authority

13 Feb 2012 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2018:DHC:2133

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking allotment of a flat under the closed NPRS-79 scheme due to delay and laches, holding that no mandamus can be issued after scheme closure and inordinate delay.

property petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Development Authority New Pattern Registration Scheme 1979 Janta flat allotment mandamus

Govt of NCT of Delhi v. Vishambar Dayal

31 Jan 2012 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025 SCC OnLine Del
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The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's order reinstating a police constable dismissed for submitting a false caste certificate, holding that departmental proceedings are barred after criminal acquittal unless specific exceptions under Rule 12 of the Delhi Police Rules apply.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Police Rules Rule 12 DPPAR criminal acquittal departmental proceedings

Vanshika v. University of Delhi & Anr.

03 Jan 2012 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:1236
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Delhi High Court held that a student eligible but unable to appear in first semester exams due to fee payment failure must be allowed to continue studies and appear in subsequent exams when permitted by university authorities.

administrative petition_allowed Significant university admission eligibility vs entitlement examination candidature estoppel

Directorate General, Border Security Force v. NIIT Technologies Limited

31 Dec 2011 · Navin Chawla · 2019:DHC:7252
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award interpreting a turnkey contract's delivery timeline as a single completion date, rejecting liquidated damages for intermediate delays and emphasizing limited judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 turnkey contract liquidated damages

Cannes Property Management Services Private Limited v. Allahabad Bank

01 Dec 2011 · Sanjeev Narula · 2021:DHC:3230
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The Delhi High Court held that a bank purchasing property under SARFAESI proceedings is not bound by an arbitration agreement in a separate maintenance contract executed by the previous owner absent clear assignment or consent.

civil petition_dismissed Significant arbitration agreement non-signatory succession in interest SARFAESI Act

Harish Bodh & Anr v. Kotak Mahindra Bank & Anr

22 Nov 2011 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:3801

The Delhi High Court held that applications under Order XXI Rule 90 CPC to set aside execution sale on grounds of fraud or irregularity must be filed within 60 days as per Article 127 of the Limitation Act, and Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not apply to condone delay in such applications.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XXI Rule 90 CPC Limitation Act 1963 Section 5 Limitation Act Article 127 Limitation Act

DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD v. SH JASPREET DHINGRA

14 Nov 2011 · C. HARI SHANKAR; AJAY DIGPAUL · 2025:DHC:1086-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's decision that deleting a question with a typographical error and denying marks to candidates who correctly answered it was unjust, directing the awarding of marks to avoid prejudice.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Limited Departmental Competitive Examination typographical error question deletion awarding marks

EXHIBITIONS PVT. LTD. v. BUSWORLD INTERNATIONAL CVBA

25 Oct 2011 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:7196

The Delhi High Court held that patent illegality is not a ground to challenge an international commercial arbitral award and directed deposit of the awarded amount under Claim II to maintain stay, while reserving jurisdictional issues on Claim I for further consideration.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant international commercial arbitration Section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 patent illegality arbitrability

Babita Goyal v. Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

10 Sep 2011 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5765
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The Delhi High Court held that disputes under an arbitration agreement must be referred to arbitration if the Section 11(6) petition is filed within three years of the arbitration notice, without examining limitation or merits at this stage.

civil petition_allowed Significant Section 11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act arbitration notice limitation reference to arbitration

Paramjit Singh v. IOCL

31 Aug 2011 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2017:DHC:4058

The Delhi High Court held that minimum qualifying marks fixed before recruitment commencement and applied transparently do not invalidate selection even if not mentioned in the advertisement, dismissing the petition challenging IOCL's selection process.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant minimum qualifying marks recruitment process interview cut-off selection criteria

Tej Narain @ Narain v. State

29 Aug 2011 · Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:7085

The Delhi High Court upheld convictions for kidnapping and rape of a minor girl, emphasizing the credibility of her testimony corroborated by medical and forensic evidence and the immateriality of consent due to her age.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant sexual assault minor victim rape kidnapping

Tej Narain @ Narain v. State

29 Aug 2011 · Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:7081

The Delhi High Court upheld convictions for kidnapping and rape of a minor girl, affirming that credible child testimony corroborated by medical and forensic evidence suffices for conviction even without a birth certificate.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant sexual assault minor victim rape kidnapping

Tej Narain @ Narain v. State

29 Aug 2011 · Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:7080

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of appellants for kidnapping and repeatedly raping a minor girl, relying on credible child testimony corroborated by medical and forensic evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant child sexual abuse rape of minor kidnapping Section 376(2)(f) IPC

J. S. SEHRAWAT v. DELHI URBAN SHELTER IMPROVEMENT BOARD AND ORS

28 Jul 2011 · HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RA... · 2017:DHC:1719-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of an employee by the designated Disciplinary Authority, rejecting the challenge based on authority competence and applying res judicata to bar re-litigation.

administrative appeal_dismissed Disciplinary Authority Appointing Authority Dismissal from service Res judicata

Lalit Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.

10 Jun 2011 · C. Hari Shankar; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2025:DHC:1315-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that unauthorized absence charges must be set aside if leave was regularized, remanding the case for reconsideration of punishment for the remaining period of absence.

administrative other Significant unauthorized absence disciplinary proceedings regularization of leave CCS (CCA) Rules

National Highway Authority of India v. Unitech -NCC (JV)

16 May 2011 · C. Hari Shankar · 2025:DHC:4892
Cites 7 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award in favor of Unitech, holding that judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act is limited to rare grounds such as perversity or patent illegality, which were not made out in this case.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 judicial review of arbitral award patent illegality public policy of India