Delhi High Court

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United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Anju Gupta

10 Feb 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:809

Delhi High Court modified motor accident compensation award by recalculating deceased's income, affirming dependency despite independent incomes, adjusting compensation heads, and reducing interest rate to 9% per annum.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Loss of dependency Personal expenses deduction Multiplier

Svamaan Financial Services Private Limited v. Sammaan Capital Limited & Ors.

10 Feb 2025 · Amit Bansal · 2025:DHC:794

The Delhi High Court held that the defendants' adoption of deceptively similar 'SAMMAAN' marks infringed the plaintiff's prior registered 'SVAMAAN' trademarks in identical financial services, granting interim injunction against the defendants.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement deceptive similarity prior adoption likelihood of confusion

Sammaan Finserv Limited v. Svamaan Financial Services Private Limited

10 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul

The Delhi High Court admitted appeals challenging an injunction restraining use of the mark "SAMMAAN" for financial services, held that the question of deceptive similarity and likelihood of confusion requires detailed consideration, and directed continuation of the status quo pending final hearing.

civil other Significant Trademark infringement Interlocutory injunction Phonetic similarity Likelihood of confusion

Subhash Wadhwa v. Kuldeep Singh

10 Feb 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:1365

The Delhi High Court held that a suit filed after a 20-year delay is barred by limitation and not saved by Section 14 of the Limitation Act when the prior suit was dismissed on merits, ordering rejection of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Section 14 Limitation Act limitation period rejection of plaint

Puneet Kumar Vohra v. Director General, Border Security Force & Anr.

10 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:800-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging refusal to grant further extension or revive a lapsed appointment offer to the BSF, holding that revival requires exceptional circumstances and Ministry approval.

administrative petition_dismissed Offer of Appointment Extension of time to join Revival of appointment Recruitment Rules

Surender Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

10 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:833-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging service matters of an Army personnel, directing the petitioner to seek remedy before the Armed Forces Tribunal as per statutory provisions.

administrative petition_dismissed Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 service matters writ petition jurisdiction

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corp. Ltd. v. M/S Brandavan Food Products

10 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:772-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award for reimbursement of Welcome Drink costs but set aside the award for additional payment for Second Regular Meals, affirming the limited scope of judicial interference under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration Act.

commercial_arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 37 Limitation Act

Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited v. Boutique Spirit Brands Private Limited & Anr.

10 Feb 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:1152

The Delhi High Court cancelled the respondent's trademark registrations for 'BSB MYRON' due to deceptive similarity with the petitioner's prior registered mark 'KYRON' in the alcoholic beverages sector.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 prior user deceptive similarity phonetic similarity

Biswajit Ghosh & Ors. v. Union of India

10 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:2240-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the CISF Standing Screening Committee to decide the petitioners' appointment applications within eight weeks, balancing expeditious decision-making with procedural fairness.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Standing Screening Committee Central Industrial Security Force writ petition administrative delay

Sonu Sahani v. Union of India

10 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · MANU/DE/0978/2025

The Delhi High Court directed the CISF Standing Screening Committee to decide the petitioner’s appointment suitability within eight weeks and to communicate reasons if found unsuitable, ensuring timely and transparent administrative action.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Standing Screening Committee Central Industrial Security Force writ petition administrative delay

Amit Kumar Ram & Ors. v. Union of India

10 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · MANU/DE/0978/2025

The Delhi High Court directed the CISF Standing Screening Committee to decide the petitioners' appointment applications within eight weeks, emphasizing timely and reasoned administrative action.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Standing Screening Committee Central Industrial Security Force appointment time-bound decision

Arvind Kushwah v. Union of India

10 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025 SCC OnLine Del 827

The Delhi High Court directed the CISF Standing Screening Committee to decide the petitioner's application within eight weeks and mandated communication of reasons if found unsuitable, ensuring timely and transparent administrative action.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Standing Screening Committee Central Industrial Security Force writ petition time-bound decision

Parmar Dishantkumar Subhashbhai v. Union of India

10 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5284-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the CISF Standing Screening Committee to decide the petitioner's application within eight weeks and provide reasons if found unsuitable, ensuring timely and transparent administrative action.

administrative petition_allowed Standing Screening Committee Central Industrial Security Force writ petition administrative delay

Ritesh Kumar v. Union of India

10 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:5285-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the CISF Standing Screening Committee to decide the petitioner’s application within eight weeks, emphasizing timely administrative action and reasoned communication if found unsuitable.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Standing Screening Committee Central Industrial Security Force writ petition administrative delay

Sonia v. Union of India & Anr.

07 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:742-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the medical board's finding of unfitness due to overweight, holding that medical fitness is determined at fixed examinations and subsequent reports cannot alter the decision.

administrative petition_dismissed Medical Board Examination Body Mass Index Fitness for appointment Medical Guidelines

Nilesh Girkar v. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited & Ors.

07 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:924-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the trial court's rejection of a copyright infringement suit for lack of territorial cause of action, clarifying the distinction between plaint rejection and return under CPC and remanding the matter for fresh consideration.

civil appeal_allowed Significant cause of action territorial jurisdiction Order VII Rule 10 CPC Order VII Rule 11 CPC

Alok Kumar Das v. State of NCT of Delhi

07 Feb 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:1292

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash FIR alleging dowry harassment and bigamy, holding that prima facie evidence of marriage exists and the criminal trial must proceed.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant quashing of FIR Section 498A IPC Section 494 IPC valid marriage

New Airways Travels Pvt. Ltd. v. S.K. Gupta & Anr.

07 Feb 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:1156
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The High Court held that revision under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act is maintainable only against eviction orders under specified sections, and dismissed the petition challenging an execution order not covered by those provisions.

property petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Section 25B Eviction proceedings Execution petition

Jayant Singh Raghav v. The Vice Chairman Delhi Development Authority & Ors.

07 Feb 2025 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:906-DB

The Delhi High Court held that existing private residential buildings are not mandatorily required to be retrofitted to comply with accessibility standards under the RPwD Act and Rules, dismissing the petition challenging the closure of a disability rights complaint.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 RPwD Rules 2017 accessibility standards public building definition

Hitesh Kumar and Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

07 Feb 2025 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2025:DHC:1019

The High Court set aside a non-speaking summoning order lacking reasons and remanded the matter for reconsideration with directions to apply judicial mind and record reasons before issuing process.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant summoning order judicial mind pre-summoning evidence Section 156(3) CrPC