Delhi High Court

92,628 judgments

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Alka Jain v. M/S Scholar Publishing House (P) Ltd

02 May 2014 · G.S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:2336

The Delhi High Court decreed a recovery suit for Rs.40,13,554.58 with interest against a defendant company that failed to file written statement or evidence, relying on unrebutted affidavit and documentary proof.

civil appeal_allowed Order 8 Rule 10 CPC Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act recovery suit unrebutted evidence

Inder Dev Yadav and Ors. v. The State (NCT of Delhi)

01 May 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:2314

The Delhi High Court set aside convictions under Section 20 NDPS Act due to lack of independent witnesses, discrepancies in evidence, and failure to prove exclusive possession beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act Section 20 NDPS search and seizure independent public witness

Sunita v. Union of India

01 May 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:2320

The Delhi High Court held that the death of a single person in a robbery at a railway station qualifies as an 'untoward incident' under the Railways Act, entitling the claimant to statutory compensation.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 Railways Act, 1989 untoward incident statutory compensation

M/S Schindler India Pvt. Ltd. v. Public Works Department & Ors.

01 May 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:2319

The High Court upheld the liability of the principal employer under Section 12 of the Employee’s Compensation Act for compensation to the widow of a deceased employee who died in an accident during employment, dismissing the appellant’s challenge to the Commissioner’s award.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 Section 12 principal employer liability Section 106 Evidence Act adverse inference death arising out of employment

Mahesh Chand Sharma v. M/S Arora Finance Co.

01 May 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:2322

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against appointment of a receiver under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act, holding that the appellant defaulted on loan repayments and failed to produce credible evidence of full payment.

civil appeal_dismissed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 9 Section 37 loan default

Joby P Varghese and Anr v. Union of India and Ors

01 May 2014 · Chief Justice; Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:2316-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking directions to prevent hospital service disruption due to doctors' strike, holding that automatic invocation of ESMA is impermissible without assessing legality and that all concerned parties must be impleaded for effective relief.

administrative petition_dismissed Public Interest Litigation strike Resident Doctors Association Essential Services Maintenance Act

Ramjas Foundation v. Dayanand

01 May 2014 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:2317

The Delhi High Court held that non-payment of full retrenchment compensation under Section 25-F renders retrenchment void ab initio but awarded compensation in lieu of reinstatement, while condoning delay in filing the writ petition with costs.

labor petition_dismissed Significant retrenchment Section 25-F Industrial Disputes Act compensation House Rent Allowance

Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. The Presiding Officer, Labour Court-IV and Ors.

01 May 2014 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:2318
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The Delhi High Court held that a casual labourer engaged on muster roll is not entitled to pay parity with regular employees and set aside the Labour Court's award granting minimum pay scale benefits.

labor appeal_allowed Significant casual labourer muster roll pay scale equal pay for equal work

Deb Dutta Mitra v. Isan Chandra Basu

01 May 2014 · G. S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:2323
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' suit for share in property as barred by limitation and lacking cause of action, upholding prior wills, probate, and decrees in favor of the defendants and bona fide purchaser.

civil petition_allowed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC limitation cause of action bona fide purchaser

Macro Steel Engineers Pvt Ltd v. United Drilling Tools Ltd

01 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:2326

The Delhi High Court sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation between Macro Steel Engineers Pvt Ltd and United Drilling Tools Ltd under sections 391 and 394 of the Companies Act, 1956 after satisfying procedural and regulatory compliances.

corporate petition_allowed Scheme of Amalgamation Companies Act 1956 Section 391 Section 394

Arun Bhardwaj v. Onicra Credit Rating Agency of India Ltd.

01 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:2324

The Delhi High Court dismissed a winding up petition under Sections 433(e) and 434 of the Companies Act due to bona fide disputes and pending civil litigation over disputed dues claimed by the petitioner.

corporate petition_dismissed Significant winding up petition Companies Act Sections 433(e) and 434 bona fide dispute disputed debt

The Indian Hotels Company Ltd v. Ashwajeet Garg and Ors.

01 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. · 2014:DHC:2325

The Delhi High Court granted injunction restraining use of the deceptively similar trademark "ZIVA" by Defendants, affirming the Plaintiff's prior rights in "JIVA" and permitting rectification proceedings against Defendants' registration.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trademark infringement Deceptive similarity Trade Marks Act 1999 Section 124 Trade Marks Act

Dinesh v. State

01 May 2014 · S. Muralidhar · 2014:DHC:2313

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of a municipal employee for accepting a bribe, affirming that treated currency notes and corroborative evidence suffice to prove corruption despite a hostile witness and complainant's criminal background.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 bribery treated currency notes demand and acceptance of bribe

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited v. Amrit Mishra & Another

01 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:2311

The Delhi High Court granted a decree for recovery of outstanding housing loan dues against the borrower in default, denying relief against the builder absent cancellation of allotment under the Tripartite Agreement.

civil appeal_allowed Order 37 CPC housing loan recovery default in repayment Tripartite Agreement

Vaishali Gaur & Another v. Sanjay Sharma & Another

01 May 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:2312

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' application to amend their plaint to claim specific performance, holding that the amendment impermissibly changed the suit's nature and contradicted the original case.

civil petition_dismissed Significant amendment of plaint specific performance declaration of ownership Order 6 Rule 17 CPC

Om Prakash & Ors. v. State

01 May 2014 · Kailash Gambhir; Sunita Gupta · 2014:DHC:2315-DB

The Delhi High Court modified the appellants' conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I IPC, holding the offence arose from a sudden fight without premeditation.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Exception 4 Section 300 IPC culpable homicide not amounting to murder Section 304 Part I IPC murder vs culpable homicide

KHODAY INDIA LTD. & ANR. v. RAKESH GUPTA

01 May 2014 · Reva Khetrapal; Pratibha Rani · 2014:DHC:2321-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the limitation period for a suit based on a post-dated cheque begins on the date of its realization/payment, not the cheque date, and corrected a typographical error without altering the judgment outcome.

civil petition_dismissed Significant post-dated cheque limitation period Section 20 Limitation Act cause of action

Union of India & Ors. v. Jatashankar

30 Apr 2014 · Gita Mittal; Deepa Sharma · 2014:DHC:2305-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's quashing of removal of a missing railway employee, emphasizing the invalidity of ex parte disciplinary proceedings without proper notice and recognizing mental illness as a valid cause for absence.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disciplinary proceedings unauthorized absence missing government employee ex parte inquiry

Rajdoot Cables Pvt Limited v. Rajdoot Appliances & Switchgear & Anr

30 Apr 2014 · Najmi Waziri · 2014:DHC:2310

The Delhi High Court held that the Trial Court did not exceed its jurisdiction in framing an issue concerning trademark use for deciding an injunction application, dismissing the petition seeking deletion of that issue.

civil petition_dismissed Significant trademark infringement jurisdiction framing of issues Order XIV CPC

Raffles International Ltd. v. Mr. Ramana

30 Apr 2014 · G. S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:2306

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages to Raffles International Ltd. against defendants for passing off and trademark infringement by unauthorized use of the RAFFLES mark and domain name in the hospitality business.

civil appeal_allowed Significant passing off trademark infringement RAFFLES mark permanent injunction