Delhi High Court

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Reliance Industries Ltd. v. M/S Vijay Cable Industries & Ors.

24 Oct 1996 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:603-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the vacation of injunction restraining UPFC from selling mortgaged property, holding that delay, laches, and failure to implead UPFC disentitled the appellant from continuing the injunction.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant injunction against third party equitable mortgage agreement to sell delay and laches

Union of India v. Suresh Kumar Meena

20 Sep 1996 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:7720-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 25

The Delhi High Court upheld the entitlement of a Scheduled Tribe candidate to one grace mark under a binding Department of Posts order, dismissing the Union of India's petition challenging the grant of promotion.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant grace marks Limited Departmental Competitive Examination Scheduled Tribe candidate Department of Posts

Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India v. BK Dhingra

01 Aug 1996 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2016:DHC:6681-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the removal of a Chartered Accountant's name from the membership register for professional misconduct involving certification of false financial statements and fraudulent conduct, decided ex parte due to non-appearance.

professional_regulatory appeal_allowed Significant Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 professional misconduct disciplinary proceedings Section 21 inquiry

Krishan Kumar Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

05 Jul 1996 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:4037-DB
Cites 2 · Cited by 2

The Delhi High Court held that an unconditional resignation results in forfeiture of pension rights under NABARD Pension Regulations, rejecting the petitioner's claim equating resignation with voluntary retirement.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant resignation voluntary retirement pension entitlement NABARD Pension Regulations 1993

Delhi Development Authority v. Human Care Medical Charitable Trust

11 Jun 1996 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:804-DB

The Delhi High Court held that change in society membership does not constitute sale or transfer of leased land, and cancelled lease cancellation by DDA was unjustified without proof of actual sale.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Societies Registration Act, 1860 lease deed sale of property change of membership

Dhanpat Singh v. UOI & Ors.

17 May 1996 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Jayant Nath · 2014:DHC:1-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the dismissal of a CRPF constable for fraudulent enlistment due to lack of credible evidence and ordered payment of salary arrears and family pension.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant CRPF Act 1949 misconduct domestic inquiry fraudulent enlistment

R.K. Pathak v. Union of India

13 Apr 1996 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Jayant Nath · 2014:DHC:5-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of a BSF personnel for attempted murder, rejecting claims of accidental firing and procedural irregularities in the General Security Force Court trial.

criminal petition_dismissed attempt to murder Section 307 IPC Border Security Force Act General Security Force Court

V.P. Kathuria and Ors. v. Cement Corporation of India and Anr.

09 Apr 1996 · Jyoti Singh · 2024:DHC:8644
Cites 2 · Cited by 2

The Delhi High Court held that employees who retired or resigned before delayed DPCs but were in service on the retrospective promotion date are entitled to notional promotions with consequential benefits.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant retrospective promotion Departmental Promotion Committee notional promotion zone of consideration

D C Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Apr 1996 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2015:DHC:6692-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal of a former Wing Commander challenging his pay scale placement, holding that oral assurances and recommendations do not create enforceable rights absent formal acceptance, and that pay scale upgradation based on increased duties need not be retrospective.

service_employment appeal_dismissed Significant pay scale anomaly appointment terms oral assurance pay scale upgradation

Dr.Vijendra Mahndiyan, Adv. with Ms.Pallavi Awasthi, Adv. v. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & ORS

01 Apr 1996 · V. Kameswar Rao

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to consider the petitioners' applications for Selection Scale from April 1, 1996, in accordance with applicable rules and prior judicial orders.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Selection Scale Senior Scale Departmental Promotion Committee Directorate of Education

Naresh Kumar v. Union of India

25 Mar 1996 · S. Muralidhar; Sanjeev Narula · 2018:DHC:8394-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 6

The Delhi High Court held that a candidate whose appointment was delayed due to employer's fault is entitled to notional seniority fixation with his batchmates and consequential benefits, distinguishing the Supreme Court's ruling in Rohitash Kumar.

administrative petition_allowed Significant seniority fixation delay in appointment character and antecedent verification notional seniority

D.K. Gupta v. Punjab National Bank & Anr.

09 Mar 1996 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2015:DHC:914-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the removal from service of a bank officer, ruling that disciplinary proceedings initiated after six months are not barred, the right to a Defence Assistant is subject to reasonable restrictions, and non-supply of documents without request does not violate natural justice.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disciplinary proceedings limitation period defence assistant natural justice

MMTC Ltd v. P. K. Das & Ors.

11 Sep 1995 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:8083-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld that recovery of long-standing excess perks paid to retired senior executives sanctioned by the employer's Board is impermissible and violates Article 14, dismissing MMTC's appeal.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant recovery of excess payments perks and allowances Department of Public Enterprises Article 14

Vinod Kumar Nijhawan & Anr. v. Kamla Nijhawan & Ors.

22 Aug 1995 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2015:DHC:7314-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a will confers a life interest in property to the testator's wife with ownership vested in the son, dismissing claims of absolute ownership by the wife.

property appeal_dismissed Significant will interpretation life interest ownership contingent bequest

Vinod Kumar Nijhawan & Anr. v. Kamla Nijhawan & Ors.

22 Aug 1995 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2015:DHC:7315-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a will confers a vested ownership right to the son subject to the wife's life interest, dismissing claims of absolute ownership by the wife over the suit property.

property appeal_dismissed Significant will interpretation life interest contingent bequest Indian Succession Act 1925

Chander Prakash v. State

26 Jul 1995 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Mukta Gupta · 2016:DHC:3146-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the murder conviction based on credible eyewitness testimony despite absence of weapon recovery and non-examination of the initial informant.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant eyewitness testimony Section 302 IPC murder conviction ocular evidence

BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. v. D.P. Sharma

19 Jul 1995 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:7648-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

An employee who avails voluntary retirement under SVRS on a reduced pay scale cannot later claim retrospective enhancement of pay or benefits subsumed within the SVRS package.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Voluntary Retirement Scheme Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme Employer-employee relationship Pay scale revision

Smt Usha Devi v. Union of India and Anr

25 May 1995 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:7783-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 45

The Delhi High Court held that dismissal for habitual unauthorized absence does not bar grant of compassionate allowance under Rule 41 of the CCS (Pension) Rules if the misconduct does not involve moral turpitude or dishonesty, and directed grant of allowance to the petitioner widow.

administrative petition_allowed Significant compassionate allowance Rule 41 CCS Pension Rules 1972 dismissal from service unauthorized absence

Achal Singh v. UOI

29 Mar 1995 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2015:DHC:1421-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a BSF constable for overstaying leave without sufficient cause, affirming the disciplinary authority’s subjective satisfaction based on objective evidence and rejecting the petitioner’s challenge to the authenticity of medical certificates and penalty proportionality.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant overstaying leave BSF Act 1968 disciplinary proceedings summary security force court

A.ES ENGINEERS PRIVATE LIMITED v. UGRO CAPITAL LIMITED & ANR.

26 Sep 1994 · V. KAMESWAR RAO · 2023:DHC:3519

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking appointment of arbitrators under the MSA as the petitioner was not a party to that agreement, holding that disputes between the petitioner and respondent No.1 are governed solely by the FA with arbitration seat at Kolkata.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Master Service Agreement Facility Agreement