Delhi High Court

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Shobha Shrestha v. Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi

05 Jan 2015 · Rajiv Shakdher · 2015:DHC:14
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The Delhi High Court set aside the stamp duty adjudication order for failure to provide hearing under Section 47A of the Indian Stamp Act and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication with due process.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Indian Stamp Act 1899 Section 47A stamp duty adjudication reasonable opportunity of hearing

Ajit Kumar & Ors. v. DDA and Ors.

05 Jan 2015 · Suresh Kait · 2015:DHC:7

The Delhi High Court directed authorities to verify the bona fide status of Punjab migrant allottees and decide on possession of allotted flats within a stipulated time, allowing the writ petition for enforcement of allotment rights.

administrative petition_allowed rehabilitation scheme Punjab migrants DDA allotment bona fide verification

Balbir Singh v. UOI and Ors.

05 Jan 2015 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2015:DHC:60-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a government servant removed from service may be granted compassionate allowance under Rule 41 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 if the case is deserving of special consideration based on objective facts.

administrative petition_allowed Significant compassionate allowance CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 removal from service discretionary relief

The New India Assurance Co Ltd v. Master Vipin & Ors.

05 Jan 2015 · G. P. Mittal · 2015:DHC:3964

The Delhi High Court held that an insurer is liable to pay compensation to a motor accident victim even if the driver held a fake licence, with a right to recover the amount from the driver later.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim insurance liability fake driving licence Section 149 Motor Vehicles Act

Balbir Singh v. Dada Dev Mandir Prabandhak Sabha (Barah Gaon) Palam

31 Dec 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:7474

The High Court dismissed the appeal upholding that the duly authorized society president can file a possession suit and that the Delhi Rent Control Act does not apply where the area is not notified under the Act.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Society Registration Act, 1860 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 50 Delhi Rent Control Act authorization to institute suit

Charan Singh v. Dada Dev Mandir Prabandhak Sabha (Barah Gaon) Palam

31 Dec 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:7475

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, affirming that the society's duly authorized President could maintain the possession suit and that the Delhi Rent Control Act did not apply to the premises.

civil appeal_dismissed Society Registration Act Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 50 Delhi Rent Control Act Authority to institute suit

Ashwani Kumar Shamra v. Dada Dev Mandir Prabandhak Sabha (Barah Gaon) Palam

31 Dec 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:7478

The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's appeal, affirming that the society's duly authorized President could maintain the possession suit and that the Delhi Rent Control Act did not apply to the premises.

civil appeal_dismissed Society Registration Act, 1860 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 50 Delhi Rent Control Act Authority to institute suit

Rajbir Singh v. Dada Dev Mandir Prabandhak Sabha (Barah Gaon) Palam

31 Dec 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:7479

The High Court dismissed the Regular Second Appeal upholding the trial and appellate courts' findings that the society's president was duly authorized to file the possession suit and that the Delhi Rent Control Act did not apply to the premises.

civil appeal_dismissed Society Registration Act, 1860 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 100 CPC possession suit

Hari Narayan Bansal v. Dada Dev Mandir Prabandhak Sabha (Barah Gaon) Palam

31 Dec 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:7477

The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal upholding concurrent findings that the society's president was duly authorized to file the possession suit and that the Delhi Rent Control Act did not apply to the premises.

civil appeal_dismissed Regular Second Appeal Section 100 CPC Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Society Registration Act, 1860

Sushil Kumar v. Dada Dev Mandir Prabandhak Sabha (Barah Gaon) Palam

31 Dec 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:7476

The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's appeal, affirming that the society's duly authorized President could maintain the possession suit and that the Delhi Rent Control Act did not apply to the premises.

civil appeal_dismissed Society Registration Act, 1860 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 50 Delhi Rent Control Act Authority to institute suit

TBEA Shenyang Transformer Group Co. Ltd. & Anr. v. Power Grid Corporation of India & Ors.

27 Dec 2014 · Manmohan Singh · 2014:DHC:7473

The Delhi High Court held that conditional bank guarantees cannot be invoked for inadvertent errors in bid documents absent fulfillment of specified conditions, granting interim relief against illegal encashment.

civil petition_allowed Significant conditional bank guarantee bid security misrepresentation Integrity Pact

Credit Agricole, CIB v. JVL Agro Industries Ltd.

26 Dec 2014 · S. Muralidhar; Manmohan Singh · 2014:DHC:7472-DB

The Delhi High Court held that courts will not grant injunctions restraining payment under an irrevocable letter of credit absent clear fraud, reaffirming the autonomous nature of letters of credit governed by UCP 600.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Letter of Credit Irrevocable Letter of Credit Injunction Bank Guarantee

Col. S. J. Chaudhri v. Vantage Construction Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.

24 Dec 2014 · S. Ravindra Bhat · 2014:DHC:7456

The Delhi High Court allowed a limited review restoring the plaintiff’s claims relating to specific flats not considered in the earlier dismissal of the suit, directing further adjudication on those claims.

civil appeal_allowed Significant review petition specific performance agreement to sell fraud and misrepresentation

British Scaffolding (I) Ltd v. Interarch Building Products (P) Ltd

24 Dec 2014 · Rajiv Shakdher · 2014:DHC:7449

The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award dismissing the petitioner's claim that the respondent breached contract by supplying a pre-fabricated building of lesser tonnage, holding the tonnage figure indicative and the work accepted as per approved designs.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 indicative contractual terms pre-fabricated building

Bhawani Shankar v. Surinder Kumar & Ors.

24 Dec 2014 · Sunil Gaur · 2014:DHC:7447

The Delhi High Court upheld concurrent findings dismissing a suit for specific performance as time barred and ordered the tenant-appellant to vacate the premises within six months upon furnishing an undertaking and clearing rent arrears.

civil appeal_dismissed specific performance time barred Order VII Rule 11 CPC concurrent findings

Bhavnish v. Soni

24 Dec 2014 · Sunil Gaur · 2014:DHC:7448

The Delhi High Court allowed the husband's appeal and granted divorce on the ground of cruelty based on his unrebutted testimony despite absence of corroborative evidence, emphasizing that corroboration is not mandatory when the wife remains ex parte.

family appeal_allowed Significant divorce cruelty ex parte unrebutted testimony

Amit Mukhopadhyay v. Delhi Development Authority

24 Dec 2014 · Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:7450-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of eligibility restrictions under the DDA Housing Scheme, 2014, dismissing the petition challenging them as arbitrary and violative of fundamental rights.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Development Authority Housing Scheme 2014 Eligibility criteria Nazul Land Rules

Bentley Systems India Private Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax

24 Dec 2014 · Badar Durrez Ahmed; I. S. Mehta · 2014:DHC:7464-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that it can extend the stay of tax recovery beyond the ITAT’s 365-day limit under Article 226 if justice so requires, and accordingly continued the stay till disposal of the appeal.

tax petition_allowed Significant Income Tax Appellate Tribunal stay of recovery Article 226 tax demand

Durga Prasad Kar v. Union of India and Ors.

24 Dec 2014 · Hima Kohli · 2014:DHC:7441

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of the CBDT Chairperson for lack of locus standi and procedural impropriety, allowing withdrawal without adjudicating merits.

constitutional appeal_dismissed locus standi writ of quo warranto public interest litigation proxy litigation

Manish Jain v. Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. School No. 2 & Ors.

24 Dec 2014 · G. S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:7471

The Delhi High Court upheld the plaintiff's ownership of disputed land based on valid registered documents and granted permanent injunction against defendants' unlawful interference, rejecting defendants' claim based on an unregistered donation letter.

civil appeal_allowed Significant ownership of immovable property registered Will Power of Attorney permanent injunction