Delhi High Court

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Staff Selection Commission & Anr. v. Mohit Kumar

21 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:1236-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's order for a fresh medical examination, holding that a deformity alone does not render a candidate unfit for appointment as a Constable without evidence of functional impairment.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant medical fitness deformity appointment Constable

Ved Pal v. Land Acquisition Collector & Ors.

21 Feb 2025 · Vibhu BakhrU; Tejas Karia · 2025:DHC:1119-DB

The Delhi High Court held that acquisition under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act does not lapse if possession has been taken over by authorities, even if compensation has not been paid, dismissing the petitioner’s claim of lapse due to non-payment.

property petition_dismissed Significant Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 Section 24(2) possession proceedings

Pratap Singh Tanwar v. Paramjit Singh Tanwar & Ors.

21 Feb 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:1099

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against refusal of interim injunction in a property dispute, holding that a Will can be revoked by a valid sale deed executed by the testator during his lifetime and the appellant failed to establish a prima facie case.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Will Sale Deed Interim Injunction Order 39 Rule 1 & 2 CPC

Aditya Kumar and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr

21 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:1352-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the stipulated cut-off date for eligibility in recruitment is binding and does not extend automatically with the extension of the application deadline, dismissing the appellants' challenge to the fixed eligibility dates.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant cut-off date eligibility criteria recruitment application deadline

Nand Kishore @ Nanda v. The State (N.C.T. of Delhi)

21 Feb 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:1473
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition for premature release as infructuous following the petitioner's death and declined to order a detailed inquiry into delays by the Sentence Review Board.

criminal petition_dismissed premature release Sentence Review Board remission delay in release

Prem Lata Surekha v. Sri Chakradhari Surekha

21 Feb 2025 · Subramonium Prasad

The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award partitioning partnership property, ruling that Section 29A time limits do not apply retrospectively to arbitrations commenced before 2015 and refusing to interfere under Section 34 absent patent illegality.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 29A functus officio partnership deed

Capt Raminder Singh Wadhwa v. Axis Bank Limited and Ors.

21 Feb 2025 · Rekha Palli; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2025:DHC:1164-DB

The Delhi High Court directed Axis Bank to accept delayed One Time Settlement payments with interest and quashed coercive proceedings to protect innocent purchasers and uphold the settlement.

civil appeal_allowed Significant One Time Settlement Non-Performing Asset SARFAESI Act loan default

Ramakrushna Sasmal v. Union of India & Ors.

21 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:1125-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner's claim for pro-rata pension, holding that discharge on compassionate grounds without proper channel application for employment in a Central Public Enterprise does not entitle one to pro-rata pension under the 1987 Policy Letter.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant pro-rata pension Indian Air Force Policy Letter 1987 No Objection Certificate

Jasbir Kaur v. Union of India & Ors.

21 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:1199-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking Special Family Pension, holding that unchallenged Medical Board findings that a disability was not attributable to military service rebut the presumption of service connection.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Special Family Pension Disability attributable to service Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards, 1982 Medical Board findings

Sandeep Yadav v. Union of India & Ors.

21 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:1141-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner’s writ petition as an abuse of process for seeking to reopen issues already conclusively decided by earlier judicial orders.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition mandamus abuse of process finality of judicial decisions

Meenu Agrawal v. Bharat Goel

21 Feb 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:1129

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner’s appeal to file a delayed written statement in a divorce petition, emphasizing a liberal approach in family law disputes where genuine medical emergencies justify procedural leniency.

family appeal_allowed Significant Family Court Hindu Marriage Act Section 13(1)(i-a) written statement

The Commissioner of Income Tax - International Taxation -2 v. Nokia Network Oy

21 Feb 2025 · Yashwant Varma; Ravinder Dudeja

The Delhi High Court held that Nokia India's wholly owned subsidiary did not constitute a Permanent Establishment of Nokia OY in India, and offshore supply contracts were not taxable, remanding profit attribution and vendor financing interest issues for fresh consideration.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Permanent Establishment Dependent Agent PE Fixed Place PE India-Finland DTAA

Seema Jassal v. Manoj Bajpai

21 Feb 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:1112

The Delhi High Court upheld a preliminary decree for recovery of possession under Order XII Rule 6 CPC based on admissions, rejecting the appellant's claim of ownership or matrimonial right over the property.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XII Rule 6 CPC admissions possession permissive user

Arpita Agro Products Pvt. Ltd & Ors. v. ITC Limited

21 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:1097-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld an interim injunction restraining the appellants from using the mark 'POWRNYM', holding that partial appropriation of assigned trademarks constitutes infringement and passing off.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant trademark infringement passing off interim injunction trade dress

Dassault Systemes & Ors. v. Advanced Engineering Solutions & Anr.

21 Feb 2025 · Amit Bansal · 2025:DHC:1104

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and compensatory damages to Dassault Systèmes against defendants for unauthorized use of copyrighted software 'SOLIDWORKS', 'CATIA', and 'SIMULIA'.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant copyright infringement software piracy permanent injunction compensatory damages

The Regents of the University of California v. The Controller of Patents

21 Feb 2025 · Amit Bansal · 2025:DHC:1105

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against refusal of a patent application for a recombinant Salmonella vaccine, holding that the claims were overly broad, insufficiently disclosed, and covered naturally occurring variants excluded under Section 3(c) of the Patents Act, 1970.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed Significant Patents Act 1970 Section 3(c) Section 10(4) Section 10(5)

Rajeev Khurana v. Principal, Saraswati Bal Mandir & Ors.

21 Feb 2025 · Vibhu Bakhru; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2005 SCC OnLine Del 778

The Delhi High Court held that prior approval of the Director of Education is mandatory for terminating a probationary employee in a private unaided school, overruling earlier contrary precedent and affirming procedural safeguards against arbitrary dismissal.

labor appeal_allowed Significant probation period termination of services prior approval Director of Education

Balwan Singh and Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

21 Feb 2025 · Vibhu BakhrU; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2025:DHC:1088-DB

The Delhi High Court held that applications under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act must be filed within three months from the date of the enhanced compensation award, rejecting claims based on delayed knowledge or parity without co-ownership.

property petition_dismissed Significant Land Acquisition Act 1894 Section 28A Limitation period Enhanced compensation

Chander Mohan Mehta v. The State Through Secretary NCT of Delhi and Ors.

21 Feb 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:1096

The Delhi High Court allowed the belated admission of a registered Will in probate proceedings, emphasizing the higher evidentiary value of registered documents and the interest of justice despite delay caused by inadvertence.

civil petition_allowed Significant registered Will probate proceedings Article 227 Constitution of India delay in evidence

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax

21 Feb 2025 · Yashwant Varma; Ravinder Dudeja · 2022 SCC OnLine Del 3141
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The Delhi High Court held that a reassessment notice issued after the limitation period and based on a mere change of opinion is invalid, emphasizing that issuance requires actual despatch, not mere generation or digital signing.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148 notice Section 149 limitation Reassessment