Delhi High Court

92,628 judgments

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Vijay Kumar v. State NCT of Delhi

25 Apr 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:2915

Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused in a commercial heroin recovery case under the NDPS Act due to prior convictions, multiple pending cases, and the necessity of custodial interrogation despite absence of public witnesses during the raid.

criminal petition_dismissed anticipatory bail NDPS Act commercial quantity heroin recovery

Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar v. Mr. A.R. Rahman & Ors.

25 Apr 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2025:DHC:2907

The Delhi High Court examined originality and copyright infringement claims over a Dhrupad musical composition, emphasizing the need to distinguish protectable original elements from traditional public domain aspects in Indian classical music.

intellectual_property other Significant copyright infringement musical composition Indian classical music Dhrupad

Govt of NCT of Delhi v. Ashish Kumar

25 Apr 2025 · Navin Chawla; Renu Bhatnagar · 2025:DHC:2880-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT order directing appointment of Degree holders to Junior Engineer posts, holding that higher qualifications than the prescribed Diploma do not disqualify candidates absent explicit exclusion.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Recruitment Rules Junior Engineer Diploma qualification Degree holders eligibility

Vineet Kapur v. Registrar of Trade Marks

25 Apr 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:2906

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and held that an arbitrary combination of numerals '2929' is inherently distinctive and registrable as a trademark under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 numerical trademarks distinctiveness registration of numerals

MDD Medical Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Delhi International Arbitration Centre and Ors.

25 Apr 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri
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The Delhi High Court held that the 90-day timeline under MSMED Act is directory, arbitration proceedings can be revived administratively, and jurisdictional challenges must be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant MSMED Act 2006 Section 18(5) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 Section 16 A&C Act

Pranav Sharma v. Bhavya Sharma

25 Apr 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:3267

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging the dismissal of a Section 340 Cr.P.C. application alleging forgery of affidavits, holding no prima facie case of forgery was made out and the affidavits were duly attested.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Section 340 Cr.P.C. forgery of affidavits Leave to Defend application Order XXXVII CPC

Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushak, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Mr. Amitoj Chadha v. Durgesh Kumar

25 Apr 2025 · Navin Chawla; Renu Bhatnagar · 2025:DHC:2929-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of an EWS certificate issued before the financial year for reservation benefits, dismissing the government's challenge to the candidate's appointment.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant EWS certificate validity reservation benefits financial year competent authority

Khilender Gupta v. M/S Hind Food Product & Ors.

25 Apr 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:2987-DB

The High Court held that a pending intervention application challenging trademark ownership cannot bar the grant of ex parte interim injunction to the registered proprietor and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.

civil appeal_allowed Significant interlocutory injunction Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC Order XXVI Rule 9 CPC Order I Rule 8A CPC

Court on its Own Motion v. Union of India & Ors.

25 Apr 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora

The Delhi High Court directed implementation of NIC's NextGen eHospital system for emergency departments in GNCTD hospitals based on AIIMS evaluation, alongside comprehensive directions for staffing, procurement, and infrastructure development.

administrative other Significant Health Management Information System NIC NextGen eHospital C-DAC e-Sushrut AIIMS evaluation

Ex Sep Ash Nikhil Mandal v. Union of India

25 Apr 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:2988-DB

The High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition to pursue remedy before the Armed Forces Tribunal, without expressing any opinion on the maintainability or merits of such application.

administrative other writ petition withdrawal Armed Forces Tribunal maintainability

M/S V AND L DIAGNOSTICS CENTRE LLP v. M/S CLIX CAPITAL SERVICES PVT LTD

25 Apr 2025 · Jyoti Singh

Delhi High Court vacated interim stay on lender's repossession of hypothecated medical equipment due to borrower's failure to initiate arbitration and appointed Receiver and Arbitrator to resolve disputes.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 9 interim relief hypothecation agreement repossession of hypothecated assets

M/S JAI OPTICAL v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

25 Apr 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2025:DHC:2962-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a GST demand order passed without considering the petitioner's medical adjournment request, emphasizing the necessity of empathetic consideration of such requests and adherence to natural justice.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant show cause notice adjournment medical grounds natural justice

M/S GMT GARMENTS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

25 Apr 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2025:DHC:2963-DB

The Delhi High Court held that uploading a show cause notice under the 'additional notices' tab on the GST portal does not constitute valid service, condoned delay in filing appeal due to lack of notice, and directed the appeal to be heard on merits.

tax appeal_allowed Significant show cause notice service of notice GST portal additional notices tab

Lalit Sharma and Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

25 Apr 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Navin Chawla; C. Hari Shankar · 2025:DHC:2967-FB

The Delhi High Court directed the conduct of Bar Association elections under appointed Election Committees, upheld the requirement of valid Proximity Cards for candidates, and dismissed applications for fresh cards and impleadment after elections concluded.

administrative petition_dismissed Bar Association elections Proximity Card Election Committee Delhi High Court Bar Association

M/S RAJ INTERNATIONAL v. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER CGST DELHI WEST

25 Apr 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2025:DHC:2960-DB

The Delhi High Court held that failure to consider written submissions and ineffective communication of personal hearing notices under the CGST Act violates natural justice, warranting remand for fresh adjudication.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 Section 169 CGST Act natural justice personal hearing notice

Delhi Development Authority v. Raheja Developers Limited & Anr

25 Apr 2025 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2025:DHC:3004-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the Delhi Development Authority, as the registered electricity consumer, is liable to pay outstanding electricity dues for the Transit Camp, and Raheja Developers Limited is not liable under the development agreement.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Electricity dues liability Development Agreement Transit Camp electricity charges Registered consumer liability

Shri Vinay Khanna v. State & Ors.

25 Apr 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:3089

The Delhi High Court permitted cross-examination of an attesting witness with contradictory affidavits in a testamentary case, emphasizing the strict compliance required under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act for valid Will execution.

civil other Significant attesting witness hostile witness Indian Succession Act Section 63

M/S Montage Enterprises Private Limited v. Central Goods and Services Tax Delhi North

25 Apr 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2025:DHC:2989-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a GST demand order, holding that the petitioners' delay and availability of statutory appellate remedies precluded interference under Article 226.

tax petition_dismissed Article 226 GST evasion Show Cause Notice reliance documents

DY COMDT MANISH SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA

25 Apr 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5223-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to decide the petitioner’s pending resignation application within two weeks and restrained coercive action against him pending the decision.

administrative petition_allowed writ petition resignation application reasonable time coercive action

Manoj Kumar Yadav v. State of NCT Delhi

24 Apr 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:3245

The Delhi High Court held that a vehicle used merely as a pilot vehicle without carrying illicit liquor is not liable for confiscation under the Delhi Excise Act and ordered its release on superdari.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Excise Act, 2009 Section 61 confiscation pilot vehicle