Delhi High Court

92,849 judgments

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State v. Jagdish & Ors.

28 Aug 2014 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2014:DHC:4246-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's leave to appeal petition, upholding the acquittal of accused for lack of proof of homicidal death under Section 302 IPC.

criminal appeal_dismissed homicidal death Section 302 IPC burden of proof acquittal

Hitesh Babbar v. Punjab National Bank

28 Aug 2014 · Hima Kohli · 2014:DHC:4224

The Delhi High Court upheld the Bank’s rejection of a candidate with dual specialization in Finance and Marketing for a post requiring specialization in Finance only, affirming limited judicial review over employer-prescribed qualifications.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant educational qualification specialization in Finance dual specialization judicial review

Shakuntla Chauhan v. State

28 Aug 2014 · S. Muralidhar · 2014:DHC:4220
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The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of two police officers for demanding and accepting bribes under the Prevention of Corruption Act, affirming that credible witness testimony and recovery of bribe are sufficient to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 bribery demand and acceptance of bribe panch witness

Shakuntla Chauhan v. State

28 Aug 2014 · S. Muralidhar · 2014:DHC:4222
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The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of police officers for accepting bribes under the Prevention of Corruption Act, affirming the reliability of trap evidence and the sufficiency of prosecution proof despite minor contradictions and procedural objections.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Section 7 PC Act Section 13(1)(d) PC Act bribery

Department of Customs v. Joginder Pal Jain

28 Aug 2014 · S. Muralidhar · 2014:DHC:4223

The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of a respondent accused of customs offences, holding that a retracted confession requires corroboration and failure to produce key witnesses for cross-examination warrants benefit of doubt.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Customs Act, 1962 retracted confession benefit of doubt cross-examination

Ganesh Kumar v. State

28 Aug 2014 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2014:DHC:4219-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Ganesh Kumar for murder and related offences based on reliable eyewitness testimony and admissible recoveries despite absence of Test Identification Parade.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC Section 27 Indian Evidence Act Test Identification Parade Recovery of stolen articles

Awadesh Kumar Prajapati v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi

28 Aug 2014 · The Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:4221-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal directing the government to consider the appellant’s request for change of residential accommodation under the reserved quota for persons with disabilities, emphasizing the need to factor in disability-specific challenges and comply with prior court directions on reservation.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant persons with disabilities government residential accommodation reservation visual impairment

Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi II v. M/s Kohinoor Impex P. Ltd.

28 Aug 2014 · Sanjiv Khanna; V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:4226-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's finding that a payment to a foreign supplier was sale consideration, not interest, and thus no tax deduction at source under Section 195 was required.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant tax deduction at source Section 195 Income Tax Act Section 40(a)(i) disallowance interest payment

Commissioner of Income Tax - VIII, New Delhi v. Gulab Sundri Bapna

28 Aug 2014 · Sanjiv Khanna; V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:4225-DB

The Delhi High Court held that enhanced compensation received for compulsory acquisition of tenancy rights is taxable as capital gains under Section 45(5) of the Income Tax Act, overruling the ITAT's deletion of such addition.

tax appeal_allowed Significant capital gains tax enhanced compensation compulsory acquisition tenancy rights

Hansraj Bhuttiani & Anr. v. Harmesh Lal Bhuttiani

28 Aug 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:4234

The Delhi High Court held that a suit for possession against a licensee should be treated as a suit for mandatory injunction for court fees valuation, applying the Supreme Court's ratio in Sant Lal Jain v. Avtar Singh.

civil appeal_allowed Significant court fees valuation suit for possession mandatory injunction licensee

Dhanpal v. State (NCT of Delhi)

28 Aug 2014 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2014:DHC:4235-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the conviction and life sentence of Dhanpal for the murder of his sister-in-law based on overwhelming eyewitness and medical evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 302 IPC murder eyewitness testimony post-mortem report

Mohd Shafiq v. Bilquis Begum

28 Aug 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:4232

The Delhi High Court upheld an eviction order under the Delhi Rent Control Act, holding that service by registered post with acknowledgment is valid and failure to file leave to defend leads to deemed admission of the eviction petition.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 eviction petition service of summons leave to defend

Shri Kishan Maan & Anr. v. Ajay Singh Maan & Anr.

28 Aug 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:4231

The High Court upheld the trial court's order allowing the plaintiff to withdraw a partition suit, affirming the plaintiff's right as dominus litis to discontinue the suit absent joint property or interim benefits.

civil appeal_dismissed withdrawal of suit partition suit dominus litis Order XXIII Rule 1(A) CPC

Deccan Digital Networks Private Limited v. Income Tax Officer

28 Aug 2014 · Badar Durrez Ahmed; Siddharth Mridul · 2014:DHC:4242-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a notice under Section 148 issued beyond six years is time-barred unless income escaping assessment relates to foreign assets, which was not established in this case, and quashed the notice and related proceedings.

tax petition_allowed Significant Income Tax Act 1961 Section 148 notice Section 149 limitation foreign assets

Ram Pyari v. Sheikh Mohd. Arif

28 Aug 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:4230

The Delhi High Court upheld an eviction order under Section 25B of the Delhi Rent Control Act, holding that delay in filing leave to defend cannot be condoned and failure to file it results in deemed admission of the eviction petition.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 25B eviction leave to defend

Rajeev Kumar v. State (Govt. of NCT) of Delhi

28 Aug 2014 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2014:DHC:4227-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Rajeev Kumar for murder based on a voluntary extra judicial confession corroborated by forensic and circumstantial evidence, dismissing challenges to the admissibility of fingerprint evidence and last seen testimony.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant murder circumstantial evidence extra judicial confession Section 302 IPC

Ishwar Dayal Kansal v. Nirmal Nayyar

28 Aug 2014 · G. S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:4243

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff's application to recall the order closing his right to lead evidence and subsequently dismissed the suit for failure to file evidence within time and being barred by limitation.

civil appeal_dismissed delay in filing evidence misplacement of file limitation period recall of order

D.P. Jindal v. Union of India

27 Aug 2014 · S. Ravindra Bhat; Vipin Sanghi · 2014:DHC:4189-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the LDCE is a competitive examination and directed the Union of India to finalize the seniority list balancing merit and eligibility, setting aside the CAT's contrary finding.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Limited Departmental Competitive Examination LDCE Central Public Works Department promotion

Harish Aggarwal v. State NCT of Delhi

27 Aug 2014 · Indermeet Kaur, J. · 2014:DHC:4188

The Delhi High Court upheld the rape conviction of Harish Aggarwal and his conviction for demanding dowry, while acquitting other accused of dowry-taking charges, affirming the sufficiency of credible victim testimony and clarifying the distinct elements of dowry offences.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant rape Section 376 IPC Dowry Prohibition Act Section 3 Dowry Prohibition Act

INDERJEET SINGH v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

27 Aug 2014 · Vibhu Bakhru · 2014:DHC:4192
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The Delhi High Court held that stamp duty cannot be assessed on a value other than that declared in the conveyance deed without following the statutory procedure under Section 47A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, and set aside the impugned orders imposing duty on an alleged higher consideration without proper enquiry.

property petition_allowed Significant Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Section 47A stamp duty assessment valuation of property