Delhi High Court

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Pardesi Developers and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner Income Tax Delhi-IV and Ors.

16 Jan 2013 · Badar Durrez Ahmed; R. V. Easwar · 2013:DHC:266-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the reopening notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act for AY 2007-08, holding that the assessing officer had the relevant information before the original assessment and thus lacked valid reasons to reopen the case.

tax petition_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148 Section 147 Reopening of assessment

Commissioner of Income Tax-VIII v. Ajai Shukla

16 Jan 2013 · Badar Durrez Ahmed; R. V. Easwar · 2013:DHC:256-DB

The High Court held that the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal must return a clear finding on whether the explanation for unexplained investments under Section 69 is satisfactory, and remanded the matter for such determination.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Section 69 Income Tax Act unexplained investments explanation satisfactory Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

Gopal @ Titu & Anr. v. The State

16 Jan 2013 · Sanjiv Khanna; S. P. Garg · 2013:DHC:260-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the murder conviction of appellants relying on corroborated evidence including hostile witness statements and disclosure under Section 27 of the Evidence Act.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant hostile witnesses Section 27 Evidence Act disclosure statement last seen together

th January, 2013 SANDEEP KUMAR SAHU ..... Through Mr. Sunil K. Mittal, Ms. Deepti Gupta, Mr. Kshitij Mittal, Mr. Saurabh Balwani and Mr. Anshul Mittal, Advocate. v. THE STATE .....

16 Jan 2013 · HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA; HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.P.G... · 2013:DHC:261-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of appellants for murder and robbery, holding that credible eyewitness testimony corroborated by recoveries and identification sufficed despite minor delays and contradictions.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant murder robbery ocular testimony delay in recording statement

Precious Jewels & Anr. v. M/S Varun Gems

16 Jan 2013 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Manmohan Singh · 2013:DHC:255-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the defendants' appeal and upheld the interim injunction restraining them from using the trade mark "RAKYAN" in the adjoining shop, holding that the plaintiff's registered trademark rights and goodwill were infringed and passing off established.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Trademark infringement Passing off Prior continuous use

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises v. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited

16 Jan 2013 · The Chief Justice; V. K. Jain · 2013:DHC:254-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a writ petition for refund of excess electricity charges paid under protest is not maintainable when barred by limitation and arising from a contractual dispute without enforcement of statutory obligation.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant writ petition Article 226 limitation refund

Lalit Kumar Modi v. Union of India and Ors.

16 Jan 2013 · Rajiv Shakdher · 2013:DHC:257

The Delhi High Court upheld the revocation of Lalit Kumar Modi's passport under Section 10(3)(c) of the Passports Act for non-compliance with FEMA summons, holding the action lawful, proportionate, and in public interest.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant passport revocation Section 10(3)(c) Passports Act Foreign Exchange Management Act summons non-compliance

Manoj Kumar v. Commissioner of Police and Ors.

16 Jan 2013 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Veena Birbal · 2013:DHC:258-DB

Delhi High Court granted compassionate allowance to a police constable removed for unauthorized absence due to mental illness, recognizing pension as an earned right despite disciplinary removal.

administrative petition_allowed Significant unauthorized absence mental illness compassionate allowance CCS Pension Rules 1972

M.P. Bansal v. Union of India & Ors.

16 Jan 2013 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Veena Birbal · 2013:DHC:259-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition, holding that the petitioner was not entitled to retrospective promotion or pay in the higher Grade post superannuation, as he was not officiating in the promotional post.

service_law petition_dismissed Significant retrospective promotion Departmental Promotion Committee superannuation officiating post

Union of India v. Raj Beti

16 Jan 2013 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Veena Birbal · 2013:DHC:253-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the widow of a railway employee injured on duty and discharged on medical grounds before death is entitled to disability and family pension under the Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 disability pension family pension injury on duty

Ajay Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.

16 Jan 2013 · S. RAVINDRA BHAT; SUDERSHAN KUMAR MISRA · 2013:DHC:271-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the cancellation of a public service appointment after the candidate failed to join within the prescribed six-month period under government Office Memoranda, dismissing the petition challenging the validity of the time limit.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant offer of appointment joining time Office Memorandum 9.8.1995 appointment cancellation

Chetan Prakash v. Registrar General, High Court of Delhi and Ors.

16 Jan 2013 · Chief Justice; V. K. Jain · 2013:DHC:273-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking mandamus for supply of certified copy, holding the delay reasonable and baseless allegations against court officials as abuse of process.

administrative petition_dismissed certified copy delay writ of mandamus abuse of process

A.P. Dhamija v. Branch Manager, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

15 Jan 2013 · The Chief Justice; V.K. Jain · 2013:DHC:8513-DB

The Delhi High Court held that an employee who retired before the effective date of a Bipartite Settlement is not entitled to subsequent stagnation increments granted to employees in service on that date.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Bipartite Settlement stagnation increments voluntary retirement cut-off date

S EG COMMUNICATIONS PVT LTD v. DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION

15 Jan 2013 · Manmohan Singh · 2013:DHC:8377

The Delhi High Court continued the interim order preserving Bank Guarantees until the final arbitration award, disposing of related petitions without costs.

civil appeal_allowed Bank Guarantees Interim order Arbitration proceedings Status quo

Shrisanatan Dharam Secondary School (Gujrat) Kirti Nagar v. Parul Bharti

15 Jan 2013 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2013:DHC:7701

The Delhi High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging condonation of delay and allowed the petitioner to seek further time from the Delhi School Tribunal to file replies.

administrative petition_dismissed condonation of delay writ petition Delhi School Tribunal termination of services

Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Workman (Rishipal & 1240 Others)

15 Jan 2013 · Vipin Sanghi · 2013:DHC:7145
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The Delhi High Court upheld the entitlement of daily rated workers employed by MCD to wages equal to regular employees, rejecting MCD's claim of non-adoption of CPWD wage structures and financial constraints.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant daily rated workers wage parity Municipal Corporation of Delhi CPWD wage structure

National Highways Authority of India v. Oriental Structure Engineers Ltd; Gammon India Ltd; Centrodorstroy

15 Jan 2013 · S. Ravindra Bhat; Sudershan Kumar Misra · 2013:DHC:6941-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed NHAI's appeals, affirming that embankment construction claims are payable separately and not subsumed under clearing and grubbing work as per contract terms and arbitral awards.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Contract interpretation Embankment construction

Sudarshan Singh Dhariwal v. R L Kukreja

15 Jan 2013 · Kailash Gambhir · 2013:DHC:249

The High Court dismissed the petition seeking quashing of a complaint alleging fraud and forgery related to power of attorney and upheld the trial court's order issuing process against the petitioner.

criminal petition_dismissed Section 482 Cr.P.C. power of attorney prima facie material quashing petition

Mohd. Ghayasuddin Khan v. Jamia Millia Islamia and Anr.

15 Jan 2013 · Valmiki J. Mehta · 2013:DHC:248

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition by a Lab Technician seeking parity in pay scales with other departments, holding AICTE pay scale norms are not binding for non-teaching staff and equal pay requires equivalence in qualifications and duties.

labor petition_dismissed equal pay for equal work AICTE pay scales non-teaching technical staff Central University pay norms

Ex-CPL Pritam Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

15 Jan 2013 · Gita Mittal; J. R. Midha · 2013:DHC:247-DB

The Delhi High Court held that pension is a right not barred by delay alone and that reservist service must be counted for pension entitlement, remanding the matter for fresh consideration.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant pension entitlement delay in filing claim reservist service promissory estoppel