Delhi High Court

101,979 judgments

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Swati Verma v. Jagdish Baweja

12 Mar 2013 · Rajiv Sahai Endlaw · 2013:DHC:1353

The Delhi High Court granted specific performance of a registered Agreement to Sell in favor of the plaintiff, directing the defendant to convert leasehold rights into freehold and execute the Sale Deed.

civil appeal_allowed specific performance Agreement to Sell registered agreement leasehold conversion

VIKAL BUSINESS CORPORATION v. BISHAN DAS & ANR

12 Mar 2013 · G. P. Mittal · 2013:DHC:1349

The Delhi High Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by Vikal Business Corporation by referring to the judgment delivered in a related petition on the same day.

criminal appeal_dismissed Procedural criminal appeal petition dismissed reference to related judgment Delhi High Court

Vikal Business Corporation v. Bishan Das & Anr.

12 Mar 2013 · G. P. Mittal · 2013:DHC:1350

The High Court of Delhi dismissed the criminal appeal filed by Vikal Business Corporation by referring to the judgment passed in a related petition on the same day.

criminal appeal_dismissed Procedural criminal appeal petition dismissed High Court of Delhi Vikal Business Corporation

VIKAL BUSINESS CORPORATION v. BISHAN DAS & ANR

12 Mar 2013 · G. P. Mittal · 2013:DHC:1351

The Delhi High Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by Vikal Business Corporation by referring to the judgment in a connected case.

criminal appeal_dismissed Procedural criminal appeal petition dismissed Delhi High Court connected case reference

Vikal Business Corporation v. Bishan Das & Anr

12 Mar 2013 · G. P. Mittal · 2013:DHC:1352

The Delhi High Court upheld acquittals in four Section 138 NI Act cases, holding that the petitioner failed to prove the cheques were issued towards legally enforceable debt of the respondents' firm, and the presumption under Section 139 was successfully rebutted.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Dishonour of cheque Legally enforceable debt Rebuttal of presumption

Iqbal Singh v. Dhanwant Singh & Ors.

12 Mar 2013 · Suresh Kait · 2013:DHC:1341

The Delhi High Court allowed impleadment of the subsequent purchaser of a vehicle as a party, holding that the registered owner may be discharged from liability if the purchaser assumes responsibility despite RC remaining in the owner's name.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order 1 Rule 10(2) CPC impleadment registered owner liability subsequent purchaser

Harpreet Kaur & Ors. v. State & Anr.

12 Mar 2013 · P. K. Bhasin · 2013:DHC:1340

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 420, 468, 471, and 34 IPC based on a compromise between parties in a family property dispute, holding that continuation of criminal proceedings would be an abuse of process of law.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR compromise non-compoundable offences

M/S S.P. INFRA NETWORKS v. M/S BHARTI AIRTEL LTD

12 Mar 2013 · Manmohan · 2013:DHC:1338

The Delhi High Court held that a suit against the transferor company post-demerger is maintainable in its jurisdiction and dismissed the defendant’s application to reject the plaint on grounds of jurisdiction, limitation, and misjoinder.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Scheme of Demerger Order 7 Rule 11 CPC Territorial Jurisdiction Limitation

MCD v. Raj Bala Mann & Ors.

12 Mar 2013 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2013:DHC:1339-DB

The Delhi High Court remanded pension claims of part time Community Workers for fresh factual adjudication on whether they performed full time duties, affecting their pension entitlement under CCS Pension Rules.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant pension part time service full time duties CCS Pension Rules 1972

Damodar Bhagat and Ors v. Siraz Hussain

12 Mar 2013 · G. S. Sistani · 2013:DHC:1355

The Delhi High Court dismissed the contempt petition for lack of evidence that the respondent violated the court's order on employment preference and seniority of surplus labour.

civil petition_dismissed contempt petition contract labour seniority list surplus labour

Savitri Devi v. UOI & Anr.

12 Mar 2013 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2013:DHC:1346

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition for compassionate employment, holding that such relief is only available if the employee dies while in service, and voluntary abandonment prior to death disqualifies the claim.

administrative petition_dismissed compassionate employment voluntary abandonment writ petition employment policy

Kailash Chander v. UOI & Ors.

12 Mar 2013 · S. Ravindra Bhat; Sudershan Kumar Misra · 2013:DHC:1343-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a BSF constable found intoxicated and guilty of misconduct, rejecting claims of false implication and disproportionate punishment.

administrative petition_dismissed Border Security Force Act, 1968 intoxication disciplinary proceedings dismissal

Savita Bhatnagar & Ors. v. The Managing Committee St. Sophia Sr. Sec. School & Ors.

12 Mar 2013 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2013:DHC:1345

The Delhi High Court directed St. Sophia Senior Secondary School to pay Sixth Pay Commission arrears with interest to the petitioners, affirming mandatory implementation of pay commission recommendations by educational institutions.

labor petition_allowed Significant Sixth Pay Commission arrears interest on arrears educational institutions

Rekha Rani v. Vinod Juyal & Ors.

12 Mar 2013 · Sanjay Kishan Kaul; Indermeet Kaur · 2013:DHC:1336-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a suit challenging a registered sale deed on grounds of fraud discloses a cause of action and cannot be dismissed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC at the plaint stage.

civil appeal_dismissed Order 7 Rule 11 CPC cause of action sale deed cancellation of sale deed

MORGAN SECURITIES & CREDITS PVT. LTD. v. B.K. MODI

12 Mar 2013 · Manmohan Singh · 2013:DHC:1327

The Delhi High Court held that interest under the arbitration award must be calculated as simple interest on the principal amount and allowed the judgment debtor to withdraw the undertaking and de-attach properties upon furnishing a bank guarantee for the correctly calculated amount.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitration award interest calculation simple interest compound interest

Pacific Convergence Corporation Ltd. v. Data Access (India) Ltd.

12 Mar 2013 · S. Muralidhar · 2013:DHC:1329

In a winding up proceeding, the Delhi High Court held that advertising agencies are entitled to charge card rates when newspapers refuse DAVP rates for Official Liquidator advertisements, directing the secured creditor to pay accordingly with interest and costs.

corporate appeal_allowed Significant Official Liquidator DAVP rates advertising agencies winding up

Delhi Transport Corporation v. Ashok Kumar Sharma

12 Mar 2013 · Badar Durrez Ahmed; Siddharth Mridul · 2013:DHC:1335
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order setting aside a dismissal for lack of reasoned order, affirming that major disciplinary penalties require cogent reasons reflecting due application of mind.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant reasoned order dismissal from service quasi-judicial authority natural justice

Nazir v. State

12 Mar 2013 · Sanjiv Khanna; Siddharth Mridul · 2013:DHC:1330-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside the appellant's conviction after holding he was a juvenile at the time of the offence, emphasizing the primacy of medical evidence over doubtful documentary proof in age determination under the Juvenile Justice Act.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant juvenile justice age determination ossification test juvenility

Samarth Shiksha Samiti v. Brij Bala Gupta

12 Mar 2013 · D. Murugesan; V. K. Jain · 2013:DHC:1328-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld that a teacher’s service in an unrecognized school, when assured to be recognized, counts towards senior scale pay entitlement under the Delhi School Education Act and related government notifications.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant senior scale pay trained graduate teacher unrecognized school service Delhi School Education Act

Adobe Systems Inc. & Ors. v. Mr. Sachin Naik & Ors.

12 Mar 2013 · Manmohan · 2013:DHC:1331

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages to Adobe Systems and others against defendants using pirated software, affirming copyright protection for computer programs under Indian law.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed Significant copyright infringement software piracy computer programme Copyright Act 1957