Delhi High Court

92,628 judgments

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Modern Credit Private Limited v. Micra Soft Private Limited

22 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:2754

The Delhi High Court allowed a Scheme of Arrangement under Sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956, dispensing with meetings of shareholders and unsecured creditors based on their written consents and noting absence of secured creditors.

corporate appeal_allowed Scheme of Arrangement Companies Act 1956 Sections 391 to 394 dispensation of meetings

M/S DABUR INDIA LTD. v. RHIM PHARMACEUTICALS

22 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:2755

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages to Dabur India Ltd. against Rhim Pharmaceuticals for infringing its registered trademark, design, and trade dress of 'Dabur Lal Dant Manjan' packaging.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement trade dress design registration passing off

Om Prakash v. The State (NCT of Delhi)

22 May 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:2737

The Delhi High Court set aside the appellant's conviction under Section 397 IPC, holding that a blade not designed as a deadly weapon and causing no injury does not attract enhanced punishment under that section.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 397 IPC deadly weapon robbery blade

Kamal Mehta v. Shanti Devi

22 May 2014 · Najmi Waziri · 2014:DHC:2756

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Trial Court’s decree on admissions based on a Relinquishment Deed and upheld the rejection of the petitioner’s review application relying on an unpleaded Settlement Deed.

civil appeal_dismissed Order XII Rule 6 CPC Order XLVII Rule 1 CPC Article 227 Constitution Relinquishment Deed

M/S IFCI FACTORS LIMITED v. JAGANNATH SARANGAPANI & ORS

22 May 2014 · G.S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:2751
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The Delhi High Court granted defendants unconditional leave to defend a suit under Order 37 CPC based on personal guarantees, holding that triable issues including non-joinder and disputed liquidated demand preclude summary judgment.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order 37 CPC leave to defend personal guarantee liquidated demand

Manoj Kumar Verma v. State

22 May 2014 · Kailash Gambhir; Sunita Gupta · 2014:DHC:2742-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder based on a reliable dying declaration despite procedural irregularities and minor contradictions in evidence.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant dying declaration Section 302 IPC murder burn injuries

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sh. Fazlu Rahman Ansari & Ors.

22 May 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:2748

The Delhi High Court allowed the insurer’s appeal, setting aside compensation granted under the Employee’s Compensation Act due to lack of credible evidence proving employer-employee relationship and occurrence of accident.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 employer-employee relationship workplace accident onus of proof

The Commissioner, KVS v. Ashok Kumar Sharma

22 May 2014 · Gita Mittal; Deepa Sharma · 2014:DHC:2752-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the setting aside of a dismissal order due to vitiated disciplinary enquiry conducted in the employee's absence, directing fresh enquiry ensuring natural justice.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disciplinary enquiry natural justice adjournment vitiated enquiry

Satish and Ors. v. State

22 May 2014 · Sanjiv Khanna; G.P. Mittal · 2014:DHC:2747-DB

The Delhi High Court converted appellant Satish's murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder due to sudden quarrel and lack of common intention, while upholding appellant Subhash's conviction for causing injuries.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 302 IPC Section 304 IPC common intention culpable homicide

Dharamwati v. State

22 May 2014 · Indermeet Kaur · 2014:DHC:2733

The Delhi High Court acquitted husband and wife appellants of rape and related charges due to inconsistencies in the prosecutrix's testimony and lack of corroborative medical and forensic evidence, emphasizing the need for credible and trustworthy sole prosecutrix testimony for conviction.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant rape sole prosecutrix testimony benefit of doubt false implication

Bhagwan Dass v. State

21 May 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:2701

The Delhi High Court disposed of Bhagwan Dass's criminal appeal by referring to a detailed common judgment delivered in a related case on the same day.

criminal other Procedural appeal criminal case conviction Delhi High Court

Raj Kumar @ Navvya v. State (G.N.C.T. of Delhi)

21 May 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:2700

The Delhi High Court upheld robbery convictions under Section 392 IPC but set aside enhanced punishment under Section 397 IPC due to lack of evidence of use of deadly weapons, modifying the sentence accordingly.

criminal sentence_modified Significant robbery Section 392 IPC Section 397 IPC deadly weapon

Harvinder Singh v. State

21 May 2014 · Ved Prakash Vaish · 2014:DHC:2712

The Delhi High Court quashed the complaint against a petitioner under Section 138/141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that mere directorship or equity stake without responsibility for company affairs does not attract criminal liability.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Section 141 Negotiable Instruments Act vicarious liability director liability

Moonish Ahmed v. Halima

21 May 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:2711

The Delhi High Court dismissed the employer’s appeal under the Employee’s Compensation Act, affirming liability to pay compensation and interest to a worker injured during employment despite denial of the employment relationship.

labor appeal_dismissed Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 employer-employee relationship compensation for injury Section 30 appeal

Dorling Kindersley (India) Private Limited v. Others

21 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:2723

The Delhi High Court sanctioned a Scheme of Amalgamation under sections 391-394 of the Companies Act, 1956 after addressing compliance issues and modifying the appointed date to 01.04.2013.

corporate petition_allowed Scheme of Amalgamation Companies Act 1956 sections 391-394 appointed date

Trimex International FZE v. Jayswals Neco Ltd

21 May 2014 · Manmohan Singh · 2014:DHC:2714
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The Delhi High Court modified an arbitral award on penalty for under-sized metallurgical coke, holding the petitioner and another entity as joint promisors liable and affirming penalty computation based on both load and discharge port analyses as per contract terms.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Penalty computation Load port analysis

Anup Sharma & Ors v. Nagendra Prasad Yadav

21 May 2014 · Manmohan Singh · 2014:DHC:2715

The Delhi High Court decreed specific performance and permanent injunction in favor of plaintiffs against a defendant who failed to execute a sale deed despite readiness and willingness of the plaintiffs to pay the balance consideration.

civil appeal_allowed specific performance agreement to sell permanent injunction property sale

Madhav Fincap Private Limited v. Baba Lease and Investment Private Limited

21 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:2728

The Delhi High Court sanctioned a scheme of amalgamation under the Companies Act, 1956, emphasizing continued compliance with RBI regulations and directors' liability for statutory breaches.

corporate petition_allowed scheme of amalgamation Companies Act 1956 sections 391-394 Reserve Bank of India Act

Union of India v. Kalimata Ispat India (P) Ltd.

21 May 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:2699

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition and upheld the arbitration award enforcing the contractual payment of Rs. 2.74 per ERC Mark-III, finding no error apparent on the face of the record.

civil petition_dismissed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 arbitration award contractual clause enforcement

Vishal Singh and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.

21 May 2014 · Manmohan J · 2014:DHC:2706

The Delhi High Court held that supersession of a cooperative society's Board under Section 123 of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, is justified in exceptional circumstances supported by credible investigations, with flexible application of natural justice.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant supersession Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 Section 123 natural justice