Delhi High Court

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Sh. Gulshan Malik v. Commissioner of Income Tax

14 Mar 2014 · S. Ravindra Bhat; R.V. Easwar · 2014:DHC:1417-DB
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The court held that booking rights in an apartment accrue only upon execution of the buyer's agreement, making capital gains from their sale within 36 months taxable as short-term capital gains.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant capital gains long-term capital gains short-term capital gains booking rights

M/S FLOWIL INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING (HOLDING) B.V. v. M/S DIGITAL GADGETS AND ORS

14 Mar 2014 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2014:DHC:1420

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' application to implead online retail platforms as defendants in a trademark infringement suit after settlement with manufacturers, holding that intermediaries are not liable absent a separate cause of action.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant trademark infringement intermediary liability Information Technology Act 2000 Section 79 IT Act

Charan Singh v. State

14 Mar 2014 · P.K. Bhasin; V.P. Vaish · 2014:DHC:1419-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the murder conviction of Ashok @ Lala based on credible eyewitness and medical evidence but acquitted co-accused Radhey Shyam and Charan Singh due to discrepancies in their involvement.

criminal appeal_allowed (for two appellants), appeal_dismissed (for one appellant) Significant murder Section 302 IPC common intention eyewitness testimony

Charan Singh; Ashok @ Lala; Radhey Shyam v. State

14 Mar 2014 · P.K. Bhasin; V.P. Vaish · 2014:DHC:1414-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the murder conviction of Ashok @ Lala for stabbing Raj Bansi but acquitted co-accused Radhey Shyam and Charan Singh due to discrepancies in eyewitness evidence.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant murder Section 302 IPC common intention eyewitness testimony

Kusum Sahni Pvt Ltd v. National Insurance Co Ltd

14 Mar 2014 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Jayant Nath · 2014:DHC:1422-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the surveyors' loss assessment in an insurance fire claim and granted pendente lite interest from suit revival, modifying the trial court's order accordingly.

civil appeal_allowed Significant insurance claim fire loss surveyors' report Section 34 CPC

Salim @Bhajju v. State

14 Mar 2014 · Indermeet Kaur, J. · 2014:DHC:1433

The Delhi High Court set aside the conviction under Section 306 IPC due to unreliable dying declaration but upheld the conviction under Section 498-A IPC for cruelty, emphasizing strict requirements for dying declarations and abetment proof.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant dying declaration abetment of suicide Section 306 IPC Section 498-A IPC

Saurav Kumar Garg v. State

14 Mar 2014 · Veena Birbal · 2014:DHC:1439

The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to the brother-in-law accused in a dowry death case due to lack of direct allegations against him and insufficient evidence under Section 304B IPC.

criminal appeal_allowed anticipatory bail dowry death Section 304B IPC Section 498A IPC

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Amit Kumar & Ors.

14 Mar 2014 · Suresh Kait · 2014:DHC:1434

The Delhi High Court allowed the insurer's appeal to recover compensation paid from the unlicensed driver and vehicle owner, and held that the Tribunal cannot award lawyer's fees in motor accident claims.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Driving licence Insurance Company recovery Lawyer's fees

National Insurance Co Ltd. v. Mamta & Ors.

14 Mar 2014 · Suresh Kait · 2014:DHC:1436

The Delhi High Court partially allowed the insurance company's appeal by adjusting the deceased's income and future prospects for compensation while enhancing non-pecuniary damages in a motor accident claim.

civil appeal_partially_allowed Significant loss of dependency future prospects Income Tax Returns non-pecuniary damages

SHRIRAK GENERAL INSURANCE CO. v. KUMARI MONKIA & ORS.

14 Mar 2014 · SURESH KAIT · 2014:DHC:1435

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's award granting separate compensation for loss of marriage prospects to a physically disabled minor girl, dismissing the insurance company's appeal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim compensation loss of amenities loss of marriage prospects

Sunil Sharma and Anr. v. Uma Sharma

14 Mar 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:1445 Ext

The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal, affirming that a suit against a licencee for possession is effectively a suit for mandatory injunction and upheld the respondent's ownership and entitlement to possession and mesne profits.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant licencee mandatory injunction possession suit pecuniary jurisdiction

Sh. Dharam Pal and Anr. v. Sh. Baldev Dass

14 Mar 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:1443

The Delhi High Court upheld the appellate court's decision admitting the Local Commissioner's report as evidence and affirmed the plaintiff's ownership and possession of the suit property based on a registered power of attorney.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Local Commissioner report Order 26 Rule 10 CPC registered power of attorney possession

Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Suraj Parkash

14 Mar 2014 · Veena Birbal · 2014:DHC:1447

The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the respondent in a case of alleged unauthorized construction, holding that the prosecution failed to prove ownership and unauthorized activity beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant unauthorized construction ownership of property acquittal appellate interference

L.N. Petrochem Pvt. Ltd. v. State of NCT Delhi and Anr

14 Mar 2014 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:3394

The Delhi High Court set aside an order awarding unpaid wages due to unexplained delay and jurisdictional issues, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication with all contentions open.

civil other Significant Delhi Shops and Establishment Act, 1954 Section 21(2) limitation unpaid wages

Guddu @ Guchhan v. State

13 Mar 2014 · Sanjiv Khanna; Deepa Sharma · 2014:DHC:864-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of a juvenile offender but quashed his sentence and ordered his release, applying the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 based on medical age determination.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant juvenile justice age determination bony x-ray juvenile

M/S TRANS INDIA LOGISTICS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

13 Mar 2014 · Hima Kohli · 2014:DHC:1411

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking lease extension due to the petitioner's deliberate concealment of material facts and documents, emphasizing the requirement of full disclosure for equitable relief under Article 226.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Article 226 Constitution of India writ petition lease extension concealment of facts

Bharat Lal Maurya v. M/S. Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd

13 Mar 2014 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2014:DHC:1408

The Delhi High Court upheld arbitral awards holding that an unregistered and insufficiently stamped lease agreement's lock-in clause is unenforceable, limiting the Respondent's rent liability to the period before vacation, and dismissed the Petitioners' objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Indian Registration Act, 1908 Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Lease agreement

FERRERO SPA & ANR v. RAJ BAID & ORS

13 Mar 2014 · G.S. Sistani · 2014:DHC:1412

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages to Ferrero against defendant No. 3 for infringing its well-known FERRERO ROCHER trademarks and trade dress by selling deceptively similar chocolates, holding that such acts constitute trademark infringement and passing off.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement trade dress passing off permanent injunction

Amarjit Singh and Ors. v. Attar Singh

13 Mar 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:1410

The Delhi High Court held that a registered sale deed executed by a power of attorney holder validly transfers ownership rights, setting aside concurrent decrees for possession and rent recovery in favor of the landlord.

civil appeal_allowed Significant registered sale deed power of attorney ownership transfer consideration

State v. Ram Singh & Ors.

13 Mar 2014 · Reva Khetrapal; Pratibha Rani · 2014:DHC:1398-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of accused in a brutal gang rape and murder case, affirming the reliability of dying declarations and the application of the rarest of rare doctrine.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant gang rape dying declaration death penalty rarest of rare