Delhi High Court

92,628 judgments

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SMS Limited v. Oil & Natural Gas Limited

02 Jul 2014 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021:DHC:116

The Delhi High Court held that unconditional bank guarantees are invocable on demand and refused to grant pre-arbitral injunction restraining ONGC from invoking bank guarantees furnished by SMS for liquidated damages.

civil petition_dismissed Significant bank guarantee unconditional bank guarantee liquidated damages pre-arbitral injunction

Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v. Lovely Bal Shiksha Parishad

01 Jul 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:3017

The Delhi High Court held that a private school governed by State Education Acts is under State control and exempt from the EPF Act under Section 16(1)(b), dismissing the appeal of the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Employees’ Provident Fund Act Section 16(1)(b) private schools State control

State Farms Corporation of India Ltd v. P.S. Gupta

01 Jul 2014 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:3014

The Delhi High Court held that enhanced gratuity benefits granted by a presidential directive and office memorandum are binding on the employer if affordable, even for employees retired before statutory amendment, directing the petitioner to consider payment accordingly.

labor other Significant Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 enhanced gratuity office memorandum November 26, 2008 presidential directive

Alind Garg & Anr. v. Kundan Massey & Anr.

01 Jul 2014 · Najmi Waziri · 2014:DHC:3021

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of a review application and closure of plaintiffs' evidence due to repeated defaults and insufficient explanation for delay, emphasizing strict adherence to court schedules and CPC amendments.

civil petition_dismissed Section 114 CPC Section 5 Limitation Act review application condonation of delay

Jiwan Kumar Goel v. M/S. Civitech Developers Pvt. Ltd.

01 Jul 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:3016

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding that a suit against a company must be filed where the cause of action arises, not merely at the company's registered office, and admissions in pleadings can justify summary dismissal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Section 20 CPC cause of action registered office Order 7 Rule 11 CPC

M/S ALLIED BLENDERS AND DISTILLERS PVT. LTD. v. M/S SENTINO BIO PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. & ANR.

01 Jul 2014 · G.S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:3020

The Delhi High Court upheld the plaintiff's interim injunction against defendants for trademark infringement and passing off of the mark "Officer's Special" deceptively similar to the registered trademark "Officer's Choice."

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off interim injunction deceptive similarity

Vishwas Bhamburkar v. UOI & Ors.

01 Jul 2014 · The Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:3002-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking FIR registration for a missing project report, emphasizing statutory remedies for non-registration of FIRs and the petitioner's lack of genuine public interest.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant FIR registration Public Interest Litigation Right to Information Act Article 226

Raj Kumar Sharma v. Union of India

01 Jul 2014 · Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:3001-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL challenging AICTE appointments for lack of maintainability and non-disclosure of prior litigation, emphasizing strict adherence to PIL principles and caution against misuse.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Public Interest Litigation quo warranto locus standi non-disclosure

M/S PLANET COLORS ECO TOWNSHIPS LTD. v. STATE BANK OF INDIA & ORS.

01 Jul 2014 · CHIEF JUSTICE; RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW · 2014:DHC:3000-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's writ petition and intra-court appeal seeking supervisory relief over mortgaged property development, holding that the statutory remedy of appeal to the Debt Recovery Tribunal under the SARFAESI Act precludes such interference.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant SARFAESI Act Debt Recovery Tribunal writ petition secured creditor

Harvinder Singh Chadha v. Saran Kaur Chadha

01 Jul 2014 · The Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:2999-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the appellant had no legal share in the disputed property as ancestral property under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and that an unregistered family settlement could not confer any rights, dismissing the suits and appeals for lack of maintainability.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Succession Act, 1956 ancestral property self-acquired property family settlement

Harvinder Singh Chadha v. Saran Kaur Chadha

01 Jul 2014 · The Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:3012-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the appellant had no legal share in the disputed property as it was self-acquired by his father post-Hindu Succession Act, and an unregistered family agreement purporting to gift shares was invalid, leading to dismissal of the suits and appeals.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Succession Act, 1956 ancestral property self-acquired property gift of immovable property

Harvinder Singh Chadha v. Saran Kaur Chadha

01 Jul 2014 · The Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:2997-DB

The Delhi High Court held that property inherited after the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is self-acquired, an unregistered gift is invalid, and dismissed suits claiming ancestral rights and ownership based on an unregistered family settlement.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Succession Act, 1956 ancestral property self-acquired property family settlement

Harvinder Singh Chadha v. Saran Kaur Chadha & Ors.

01 Jul 2014 · The Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:3007-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the appellant had no legal share in the disputed property as ancestral property and dismissed his suits and appeals for lack of maintainability and cause of action.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Succession Act, 1956 ancestral property self-acquired property family settlement

M/S ALLIED BLENDERS & DISTILLERS PVT. LTD. v. SHREE NATH HERITAGE LIQUOR PVT. LTD.

01 Jul 2014 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:3008

The Delhi High Court granted interim injunction restraining use of the mark "Collector's Choice" as deceptively similar to the registered trademark "Officer's Choice" in alcoholic beverages, emphasizing consumer associative memory and likelihood of confusion.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Trade Mark Infringement Passing Off Deceptive Similarity Trade Marks Act 1999

Samanit Enterprises & Anr v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr

01 Jul 2014 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:3009
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The Delhi High Court dismissed four consolidated suits challenging demarcation reports and possession claims over disputed land, holding such challenges barred by res judicata and exclusive revenue authority jurisdiction.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant res judicata demarcation report Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 civil suit maintainability

Samanit Enterprises & Anr v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr

01 Jul 2014 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:3006

The Delhi High Court dismissed four consolidated suits challenging demarcation reports and possession by DDA, holding such disputes are barred by res judicata and lie exclusively before revenue authorities, not civil courts.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant res judicata demarcation report Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Samanit Enterprises & Anr v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr

01 Jul 2014 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:3011
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The Delhi High Court dismissed four consolidated suits challenging a demarcation report and possession by the DDA, holding the suits barred by res judicata and exclusive revenue authority jurisdiction.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant res judicata demarcation report Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 civil court jurisdiction

Samanit Enterprises & Anr v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr

01 Jul 2014 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:2998
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The Delhi High Court dismissed four consolidated suits challenging a demarcation report and possession by DDA, holding such disputes are barred by res judicata and fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of revenue authorities.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant res judicata demarcation report Delhi Land Revenue Act, 1954 land acquisition

UNITED TELECOMS LTD v. IDBI BANK LTD

01 Jul 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:3010

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition restraining invocation of an unconditional bank guarantee, holding that only clear fraud or irretrievable injury justifies such injunctions, which were not established here.

commercial petition_dismissed Significant bank guarantee injunction unconditional guarantee fraud

STIEFEL LABORATORIES, INC & ANR v. AJANTA PHARMA LTD.

01 Jul 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:3003

The Delhi High Court upheld an injunction restraining the defendant from using deceptively similar pharmaceutical trademarks to the plaintiff's registered mark CLINDOXYL, applying the anti-dissection rule and emphasizing public interest in preventing consumer confusion.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant trademark infringement pharmaceutical trademarks deceptive similarity anti-dissection rule