Delhi High Court

93,453 judgments

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I.T.E India Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. Delhi Tourism Jand Transportation Development Corporation and Ors

02 Feb 2015 · Badar Durrez Ahmed; Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2015:DHC:11550-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the disqualification of a bidder from tenders due to contract termination within three years, holding that pending arbitration or unrelated proceedings do not affect tender eligibility under Clause 2.2.19.

administrative petition_dismissed tender eligibility contract termination Request for Proposal Clause 2.2.19 public entity contracts

Rajnikant v. The Commissioner of Police & Anr.

02 Feb 2015 · Kailash Gambhir; I.S. Mehta · 2015:DHC:1030-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the cancellation of the petitioner's candidature based on a fake driving licence, affirming that a forged licence cannot be validated by clerical errors or renewal and emphasizing the necessity of genuine documentation for employment.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant fake driving licence verification report principles of natural justice Central Administrative Tribunal

Noida Mint Employees Union & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

02 Feb 2015 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2015:DHC:1013

The Delhi High Court lacks territorial jurisdiction over employment benefit claims of employees posted at Noida despite the employer's corporate office being in Delhi.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction cause of action Article 226 executive orders

Narender Singh Rana v. Director, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library

02 Feb 2015 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2015:DHC:1012

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the recruitment process for Senior Technical Assistant (Museum), upholding the validity of amended recruitment rules and estoppel against the petitioner.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition recruitment rules promotion direct recruitment

Narinder Kumar Khanna v. General Insurance Corporation of India & Ors.

02 Feb 2015 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2015:DHC:996

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking promotion on a seniority-cum-merit basis where the petitioner failed to prove higher merit marks than selected candidates.

administrative petition_dismissed promotion seniority-cum-merit selection process marks

Archana Chugh v. The Managing Committee, Ramjas School

02 Feb 2015 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2015:DHC:997

The Delhi High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging the appointment of an Officiating Principal, holding no legal entitlement exists for the senior-most teacher absent a statutory or binding rule.

administrative petition_dismissed Article 226 Delhi School Education Act, 1973 Officiating Principal appointment senior-most teacher

Sanjeev Mittal v. Commissioner of Income Tax

02 Feb 2015 · S. Ravindra Bhat; R.K. Gauba · 2015:DHC:1010-DB

The Delhi High Court held that gains from long-held share transactions constitute capital gains, not business income, and set aside the ITAT's remand order, limiting further inquiry to short-term capital gains classification.

tax appeal_allowed Significant capital gains business income share transactions holding period

Harbans Kaur v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi

02 Feb 2015 · Badar Durrez Ahmed; Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2015:DHC:1009-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if physical possession is not taken within five years, declaring the petitioners' acquisition proceedings lapsed.

property petition_allowed Significant land acquisition Section 24(2) Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 physical possession

Rahul Singh Choudhary v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

02 Feb 2015 · A.K. Pathak · 2015:DHC:1031

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of the appellant for robbery with use of a deadly weapon, holding that victim identification without TIP and sole victim testimony were sufficient for conviction.

criminal appeal_dismissed robbery deadly weapon Section 397 IPC victim identification

Mohd. Hussain v. The State (NCT of Delhi)

02 Feb 2015 · S.P. Garg · 2015:DHC:985

The Delhi High Court dismissed as infructuous the appeal against conviction under Sections 366/376 IPC since the appellant had already served the sentence and paid the fine, and did not pursue the appeal.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 366 IPC Section 376 IPC appeal infructuous completion of sentence

Haji Mul @ Danish v. State NCT of Delhi

02 Feb 2015 · S.P. Garg · 2015:DHC:986

The Delhi High Court affirmed the appellant's conviction under IPC and POCSO Act for sexual assault on a minor but modified the sentence considering mitigating factors and time already served.

criminal appeal_dismissed POCSO Act Section 354 IPC Section 509 IPC Section 341 IPC

Bijender v. State

02 Feb 2015 · S.P. Garg · 2015:DHC:987

The Delhi High Court dismissed as infructuous the appeal against rape conviction after the appellant had served the sentence and paid the fine, due to non-prosecution and non-appearance.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 376 IPC appeal dismissal infructuous appeal sentence served

Mukesh Kumar v. The State

02 Feb 2015 · S.P. Garg · 2015:DHC:988

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 376 IPC for rape of a minor below 16 years but reduced the sentence from seven to three years considering mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 376 IPC rape minor consent immaterial sentence modification

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Jayesh Mehta

02 Feb 2015 · Hima Kohli · 2015:DHC:989

The Delhi High Court accepted a joint compromise application in a patent infringement suit, decreeing the suit based on the parties' voluntary settlement acknowledging patent validity and undertaking against future infringement.

civil appeal_allowed patent infringement compromise application settlement Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC

M/S M.S LOGISTICS v. M/S AKANSHA CARGO MOVER

02 Feb 2015 · Hima Kohli · 2015:DHC:990

The Delhi High Court disposed of an execution petition after the parties settled the dispute and the decree was satisfied through payment under a compromise.

civil other Execution Petition Settlement Compromise Deed Decree Satisfaction

M/S ATOZ PHARMACEUTICALS PVT LTD v. OCHOA LABORATORIES LTD & ORS

02 Feb 2015 · Hima Kohli · 2015:DHC:991

The Delhi High Court dismissed a summary suit for default and non-prosecution due to the plaintiff's failure to serve summons and appear in court.

civil appeal_dismissed summary suit service of summons non-prosecution default dismissal

Dalip Yadav; Krishan Yadav v. Sukhbinder Singh Saini & Anr.

02 Feb 2015 · Hima Kohli · 2015:DHC:993

The Delhi High Court allowed the plaintiffs to withdraw their civil suits with liberty to file fresh suits on the same cause of action, dismissing the suits as withdrawn.

civil appeal_dismissed withdrawal of suit leave to withdraw liberty to file fresh suit dismissal as withdrawn

Sree Kumar Textiles (P) Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.

02 Feb 2015 · Deepa Sharma · 2015:DHC:994

The Delhi High Court restrained coercive recovery measures against the petitioner until the statutory appeal under the Employees' Provident Fund Act is heard, due to the absence of a Presiding Officer in the Appellate Tribunal.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 Section 7(I) Appellate Tribunal Presiding Officer

M/S. OSS TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD v. THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER

02 Feb 2015 · Deepa Sharma · 2015:DHC:995

The Delhi High Court restrained coercive recovery actions against the petitioner pending hearing of a statutory appeal that could not be heard due to non-appointment of the Appellate Tribunal’s Presiding Officer under the Employee’s Provident Fund Act.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Employee’s Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 statutory appeal Appellate Tribunal Presiding Officer vacancy

Ved Prakash Singh v. R C Jain & Ors.

02 Feb 2015 · Suresh Kait, J. · 2015:DHC:992

The Delhi High Court dismissed contempt petitions alleging violation of a settlement order regarding employment status, holding that compliance with the order negates contempt and directing petitioners to seek appropriate legal remedies.

civil petition_dismissed contempt of court settlement order probationary employment permanent employee