Delhi High Court
92,628 judgments
M/S. RALSON INDIA LTD. v. DY. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANR.
The Delhi High Court held that reopening of income tax assessment under Section 148 requires new tangible material and cannot be based on mere change of opinion or failure to record satisfaction with explanations during original assessment.
Wool Worth (I) Ltd. v. UOI & Others
The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of excise duty exemption on cement used for factory construction by a 100% Export Oriented Unit, holding such inputs do not qualify as capital goods under Notification No. 1/95 CE.
Sh. Tejbir Singh Dagar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed stepping up of pay for senior RPF employees to match their juniors' pay, affirming the principle that no junior in the same rank can be paid more than a senior, overriding conflicting provisions in ACP and MACP Schemes.
Suresh Kumar & Anr v. Dileshwari Devi
The High Court dismissed the appeal against the trial court's refusal to set aside an ex parte decree where the defendants failed to show sufficient cause for their non-appearance based on an unsubstantiated assurance by the plaintiff.
Veena Behl & Anr. v. M/S Vasari India Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court allowed the defendant's appeal for condonation of delay in filing written statement but struck off its defense for non-payment of rent under Order XVA CPC and granted possession to the plaintiffs due to termination of lease on dishonor of cheques.
Union of India v. Mecano Exportimport S.A.
The Delhi High Court set aside parts of an arbitral award for ignoring contract novations and failing to provide reasons for reducing liquidated damages, while upholding other portions, emphasizing the necessity of reasoned awards under the Arbitration Act.
Rajender Singh v. State Bank of India
The Delhi High Court allowed early release of compensation funds deposited as FDR under a Lok Adalat award, setting aside the Tribunal's refusal, based on the petitioner's genuine financial need.
Sandeep Kumar Mangla v. Geeta Bajaj
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the dismissal of the petitioner's defence and upheld the trial court's refusal to set aside the ex parte order due to valid service and absence of sufficient cause.
Sandeep Kumar v. Nihal Chand
The Delhi High Court set aside an eviction order after finding the landlord suppressed possession of other suitable shops, negating bona fide requirement under the Delhi Rent Control Act.
Harish Kumar Sharma & Ors v. JK Chopra
The Delhi High Court upheld the eviction of tenants on bona fide requirement grounds, limiting its revisionary interference to jurisdictional errors and affirming the landlord's choice in requiring premises for personal office use.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. M/S. Gurbachan Singh & Sons
The Delhi High Court held that arbitration claims filed beyond the contractual and statutory limitation period are barred, upheld certain claims under the contract, and set aside perverse awards lacking evidence or contrary to contract terms.
State v. Ravi@ Ravinder & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's acquittal under Section 307 IPC, ruling that appellate interference is unwarranted absent perverse findings despite prosecution's challenge.
AERO TRADERS PVT LTD v. MOHAN SINGH
The Delhi High Court upheld the eviction of a tenant based on the landlord's bona fide requirement of the premises for starting a new business, affirming limited revisional interference under the Delhi Rent Control Act.
Laxmi Devi v. Babulal Verma
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's order allowing the tenant to defend the eviction petition, holding that the petitioner failed to establish a bona fide requirement and no jurisdictional error was committed.
Chaman Lal v. Batuk Prasad Jaitly
The Delhi High Court set aside an eviction order for failure to grant leave to defend where triable issues existed regarding the landlord's bona fide requirement and availability of suitable accommodation under the Delhi Rent Control Act.
Employee Provident Fund Organization v. Sewa International Fashions
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order allowing amendment of appeal pleadings under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC, holding that amendments necessary for adjudication of the real dispute should not be denied absent injustice or jurisdictional error.
Paltoo Ram v. Uma Devi
The Delhi High Court dismissed a revision petition under Section 115 CPC challenging interlocutory execution orders and upheld the substitution of legal heirs based on a registered Will, reaffirming the limited scope of revision jurisdiction.
Pulkit Khurana v. National Law University, Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the respondent university's authority to mandate a residential B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) program and dismissed the petition challenging the hostel rules and fee structure.
Delhi Development Authority v. Mathura Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's rejection of a belated amendment application seeking to alter admissions in the written statement after 15 years, emphasizing that such amendments causing prejudice are impermissible under Order VI Rule 17 CPC.
M/S. RALSON (INDIA) LTD. v. DY. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX
The Delhi High Court quashed the reopening notice under Sections 147/148 of the Income Tax Act for AY 1990-91, holding that the Assessing Officer lacked valid reasons relating to that year and the notice was time-barred.