Delhi High Court

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Uttam Jit Singh @ Bobby v. State NCT of Delhi

20 Jan 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:321

The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant’s conviction for robbery under Section 392 IPC but modified the sentence to account for the period already served and mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 392 IPC robbery victim testimony recovery of stolen property

Uttam Jit Singh @ Bobby v. State NCT of Delhi

20 Jan 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:322

The Delhi High Court affirmed the appellant's conviction under Section 392 IPC for robbery but modified the sentence considering the period already served and mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 392 IPC robbery recovery of stolen property sentence modification

Uttam Jit Singh @ Bobby v. State NCT of Delhi

20 Jan 2014 · S.P. Garg · 2014:DHC:323

The Delhi High Court affirmed the appellant's conviction for robbery under Section 392 IPC but modified the sentence to account for the period already served, granting leniency based on mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_dismissed robbery Section 392 IPC conviction sentence modification

Mehtab v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

20 Jan 2014 · V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:316

The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court’s finding that termination of a casual worker engaged for a specific short-term work upon completion of that work is not illegal retrenchment under the Industrial Disputes Act.

labor petition_dismissed Significant termination Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Section 25(F) Section 25(G)

Trilok Singh & Anr. v. State (NCT of Delhi)

20 Jan 2014 · Sanjiv Khanna; G.P. Mittal · 2014:DHC:332-DB

The Delhi High Court affirmed Atma Singh's murder conviction excluding Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC due to cruel conduct, but reduced Trilok Singh's conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4, granting him the benefit of doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 302 IPC Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC sudden fight heat of passion

Shailabala Mishra v. Jawaharlal Nehru University & Anr.

20 Jan 2014 · Manmohan · 2014:DHC:330

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking a second chance to resubmit a rejected M.Phil dissertation, holding that courts should not interfere in academic matters where university ordinances explicitly prohibit resubmission.

academic/administrative petition_dismissed Significant M.Phil dissertation resubmission academic evaluation judicial interference

Pushpa Rani & Ors. v. DDA

20 Jan 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:331

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding that acceptance of an enhanced demand and possession without evidence of coercion estops successors from challenging the demand later.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant estoppel coercion acceptance of demand possession

All India CPWD Engineers Association and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.

20 Jan 2014 · Pradeep Nandrajog; V. Kameswar Rao · 2014:DHC:317-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition and upheld the pay scale of Assistant Engineer in CPWD as per Pay Commission recommendations, rejecting the claim for higher pay parity with Assistant Executive Engineer.

administrative appeal_dismissed Pay Commission recommendations Assistant Engineer pay scale CPWD Pay Band-2

ESCORTS LTD. v. SINGH MOTORS

20 Jan 2014 · V. K. Jain · 2014:DHC:315

The Delhi High Court set aside the dismissal of a complaint for non-prosecution caused by improper notice service and case transfer, restoring the complaint for hearing.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant non-prosecution dismissal of complaint service of notice case transfer

Ram Nath Malik v. Tulsi Nath Malik & Ors.

20 Jan 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:324

The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal upholding the trial and appellate courts' findings that the appellant failed to prove exclusive possession or partition, and no substantial question of law arose for interference.

civil appeal_dismissed exclusive possession family settlement partition injunction

Ramesh Chand Sharma v. State & Ors.

20 Jan 2014 · Indermeet Kaur · 2015:DHC:602

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition for letters of administration over an intestate estate due to family acrimony and failed mediation, directing the parties to seek partition instead.

civil petition_dismissed Significant letters of administration Indian Succession Act intestate succession class-I heirs

Surender v. State

17 Jan 2014 · Sunil Gaur · 2014:DHC:300

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's appeal, upholding his conviction under Section 397 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act based on credible prosecution evidence and rejecting claims of false implication.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 397 IPC Section 27 Arms Act robbery false implication

Sunita Chauhan @ Gayatri Devi v. Virender Singh Gusain

17 Jan 2014 · Najmi Waziri · 2014:DHC:299

The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's petition seeking restoration of a dismissed rent deposit petition due to unexplained delay and lack of bona fide default, affirming the strict requirement of explaining each day of delay under Order 9 Rule 9 CPC.

civil petition_dismissed Delhi Rent Control Act Order 9 Rule 9 CPC restoration of suit condonation of delay

Surinder Kumar v. Ved Prakash Gupta & Ors.

17 Jan 2014 · Najmi Waziri · 2014:DHC:297

The court upheld the dismissal of the petitioner's application to amend pleadings at the appellate stage, holding that inconsistent alternative defenses cannot be allowed to defeat the landlord's legal rights under the Delhi Rent Control Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant amendment of written statement Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 50 statutory tenant

Mandir Marg v. Nagender Shah

17 Jan 2014 · S. Muralidhar · 2014:DHC:277

The High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a child sodomy case where principal witnesses turned hostile and no corroborative evidence existed, emphasizing that hostile witness testimony requires corroboration for conviction.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant hostile witness corroboration adverse inference Section 377 IPC

M K Mahajan & Anr. v. Indo Rollhard Indust. Ltd.

17 Jan 2014 · R. V. Easwar · 2014:DHC:279

The Delhi High Court upheld the admission of a winding up petition under the Companies Act, rejecting the respondent's attempt to re-agitate the issue and dismissing applications for cross-examination as abuse of process.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant winding up petition Companies Act 1956 Section 433 just and equitable winding up

M/S HOLYSTAR NATURAL RESOURCES PVT. LTD. & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR

17 Jan 2014 · CHIEF JUSTICE MANMOHAN · 2014:DHC:282-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 2(1)(o) of the SARFAESI Act and RBI guidelines on NPAs, rejecting claims of excessive delegation and arbitrariness.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant SARFAESI Act Section 2(1)(o) Non-Performing Asset RBI guidelines

M/S. Lalkuan Stone Crushers Ltd v. Union of India and Others

17 Jan 2014 · N.V. Ramana; Manmohan · 2014:DHC:281-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of transport subsidy claims due to non-production of documents under the amended 2005 scheme, affirming the nodal agency's authority to scrutinize claims post-SLC approval.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Transport Subsidy Scheme 1971 Scheme amendment 2005 State Level Committee Nodal agency scrutiny

Surender Prashad v. State

17 Jan 2014 · Kailash Gambhir; Sunita Gupta · 2014:DHC:284-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the appellant's murder conviction due to insufficient and unreliable last seen evidence and failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant last seen evidence circumstantial evidence murder Section 302 IPC

Employees State Insurance Corporation v. Sir Ganga Ram Trust Society

17 Jan 2014 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2014:DHC:285
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The Delhi High Court upheld ESIC's demand for contribution from hospital departments as factories under the ESI Act, rejecting the dominant nature test and emphasizing employer's duty to produce employment records.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Employees State Insurance Act Section 2(12) Section 45-A Section 75