Delhi High Court

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Pragati Construction Consultants v. Union of India & Anr.

07 Feb 2025 · Rekha Palli; Navin Chawla; Saurabh Banerjee · 2025:DHC:717-FB
Cites 3 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court Full Bench clarified that non-filing of the arbitral award or a fundamental defect such as absence of a valid Statement of Truth renders an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act non-est, thus invalid for limitation purposes, while procedural defects like non-filing of vakalatnama are curable.

arbitration significant Significant Section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act Statement of Truth non-est filing limitation period

M/S Addichem Speciality LLP v. Special Commissioner I, Department of Trade and Taxes and Anr.

07 Feb 2025 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma · 2024 SCC OnLine All 2396

The Delhi High Court held that the statutory limitation period under Section 107 of the CGST Act for filing appeals is mandatory and cannot be extended beyond the prescribed condonable period, dismissing writ petitions seeking condonation of delay and restoration of GST registrations.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 107 CGST Act limitation period condonation of delay GST registration cancellation

Anshul Vaish v. Hari Om and Co. and Anr.

07 Feb 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:733

Delhi High Court allowed rectification petition cancelling respondent's trademark registration for deceptive similarity and bad faith use of petitioner's prior 'ROHIT' mark in PVC pipes.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant trademark infringement prior user deceptive similarity trade mark registration

RAIN CII CARBON VIZAG LTD v. UNION OF INDIA

07 Feb 2025 · HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; TUSHAR RAO GEDELA · 2025:DHC:1498-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition for lack of territorial jurisdiction and held that the doctrine of forum conveniens precluded it from entertaining the petition challenging DGFT orders primarily connected to Hyderabad.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Article 226 Constitution of India territorial jurisdiction doctrine of forum conveniens cause of action

Nishant v. Union of India

06 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:956-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a medical disqualification based on Syndactyly for police recruitment, directing a fresh examination with specialist input as per medical guidelines.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Syndactyly Medical Examination Recruitment Guidelines Orthopaedic Specialist

Rana, Adv. Major Anish Muralidhar, Army v. Col. Pergat Singh

06 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:726-DB
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension for hypertension aggravated by military service despite coexisting obesity, dismissing the Union of India's challenge.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension primary hypertension obesity service aggravation

Union of India v. Col Manish Midha

06 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:743-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension to a retired Colonel, rejecting the manipulated Release Medical Board opinion and directing payment of arrears with interest.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disability pension Release Medical Board Categorization Medical Board interpolation

Sunder Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

06 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:715-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the cancellation of a constable’s appointment where he joined within six months of the offer despite delay beyond the extended deadline, directing the respondents to process his appointment without retrospective benefits.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant offer of appointment extension of joining period automatic lapse joining date

Manoj Kumar Surela v. Directorate of Education

06 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:718-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a delayed petition challenging the publication of a common seniority list merging male and female candidates for the same post, holding that delay and laches barred the petition and normalization was not required solely due to gender difference.

administrative petition_dismissed delay and laches normalization of examination results common seniority list gender difference

Ex Constable Parmar Mahendra Kumar Konabhai v. Union of India

06 Feb 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:697-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the dismissal of a BSF constable by quashing Summary Security Force Court proceedings held without recorded reasons and violating natural justice, directing reinstatement with a right to de-novo trial.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Summary Security Force Court Border Security Force Act disciplinary proceedings natural justice

Rajender Singh v. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd

06 Feb 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:941

The Delhi High Court corrected an arithmetical error in compensation calculation by applying the confirmed 33% functional disability instead of 100%, modifying the awarded damages accordingly.

civil appeal_allowed functional disability loss of future prospects arithmetical error compensation calculation

M/s AMAR TEA PVT. LTD. v. The State Govt of NCT. of Delhi

06 Feb 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:922

The Delhi High Court quashed the summoning order against all directors of Amar Tea Pvt. Ltd. for lack of evidence and improper notice, clarifying that vicarious liability under the SWM Act requires specific allegations against directors and the company.

criminal petition_allowed Significant vicarious liability Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Section 74 SWM Act company directors liability

Cedar Properties and Trading LLP & Ors. v. Maskon Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

06 Feb 2025 · Amit Bansal · 2025:DHC:904

The Delhi High Court granted summary judgment and permanent injunction to plaintiffs restraining defendants from using the deceptively similar trademark "DROTOWIN" on pharmaceutical products, affirming trademark infringement and passing off without a full trial.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off summary judgment Order XIII-A CPC

Kavita and Ors. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

06 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:875-DB

The High Court dismissed the writ petition as not maintainable, directing the petitioners to seek remedy before the Administrative Tribunal under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act.

administrative petition_dismissed Administrative Tribunal Act Section 19 writ petition maintainability service matters

Union Public Service Commission v. Bharat Lal Meena

06 Feb 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:854-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's decision that the UPSC could not consider an expired penalty in denying promotion, affirming the binding nature of DOPT instructions in service matters.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Departmental Promotion Committee Union Public Service Commission expired penalty promotion

AON Consulting Pvt. Ltd. v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax – 1 and Ors.

06 Feb 2025 · Vibhu BakhrU; Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:707-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the Mutual Agreement Procedure framework under the Indo-US DTAA cannot be applied to transfer pricing adjustments for international transactions not covered by MAP, restoring the matter for independent determination under the Income Tax Act.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Mutual Agreement Procedure Transfer Pricing Arm's Length Price Income Tax Act 1961

Commissioner of Income Tax v. Benetton India Pvt. Ltd.

06 Feb 2025 · Vibhu BakhrU; Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:708-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's deletion of transfer pricing adjustments on expatriate salary reimbursements and royalty payments, clarifying the limited role of the Transfer Pricing Officer and affirming that losses do not determine arm's length price.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Transfer Pricing Officer Arm's Length Price Reimbursement of Expatriate Salaries Royalty Payments

STAR INDIA PVT. LTD. & ANR. v. ASHAR NISAR & ORS.

06 Feb 2025 · AMIT BANSAL · 2025:DHC:840

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction against defendants operating rogue websites and apps for unauthorized streaming of plaintiffs' copyrighted content, decreeing the suit without trial due to defendants' non-appearance.

civil appeal_allowed Significant copyright infringement permanent injunction rogue websites mobile applications

Sultanpur Estate Residents Association v. Government of NCT of Delhi

06 Feb 2025 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2025:DHC:845-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition alleging unauthorized development on urbanised land, holding that no plotting or development shall occur without statutory approvals, and directed MCD to consider any application for erecting a boundary wall within two weeks.

administrative petition_dismissed Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 urbanised land unauthorized construction boundary wall

Amit Kumar v. The Commissioner of Customs

06 Feb 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Dharmesh Sharma · 2025:DHC:751-DB

The Delhi High Court held that detention of goods without issuance of a valid Show Cause Notice within six months and without hearing violates natural justice and ordered release of the detained goods.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Customs Act 1962 Show Cause Notice Section 124 detention of goods