Delhi High Court

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Shlok Bhardwaj v. Delhi Development Authority

21 Jan 2025 · Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:364

The Delhi High Court directed the DDA to treat the petitioner's writ petition as a representation and decide it within six weeks after hearing him, without granting substantive relief.

administrative other Procedural writ petition Delhi Development Authority flat reconstruction dilapidated property

Kailash Ram Gupta v. Sh Manoj

21 Jan 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:453
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The Delhi High Court upheld the eviction order on landlord's bonafide need, affirming limited revisional scope and the landlord's right to determine suitable residential accommodation under the Delhi Rent Control Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 bonafide need alternate accommodation revision jurisdiction

Sunil Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

21 Jan 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:303-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to retain government accommodation on normal license fee till 28.02.2025 despite retrospective policy restricting retention for personnel posted in re-categorized Legacy & Thrust Districts.

administrative petition_allowed Significant General Pool Residential Accommodation Rules, 2017 Government Accommodation retention Left Wing Extremism affected area Legacy & Thrust District

MD Salauddin v. State NCT of Delhi

21 Jan 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:331

The Delhi High Court granted furlough to a prisoner despite a prior warning for late surrender, emphasizing the rehabilitative purpose of furlough and the petitioner’s overall satisfactory conduct.

criminal petition_allowed Significant furlough prison rules late surrender prisoner conduct

Walnut Pictures and Ors. v. Rajyesh Patni

21 Jan 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:293

The High Court allowed condonation of delay in filing the Written Statement in a commercial suit within the extended period under the Commercial Courts Act, emphasizing a liberal and justice-oriented approach subject to payment of costs.

civil appeal_allowed Significant condonation of delay Written Statement Commercial Courts Act 2015 Limitation Act 1963

Gurvinder Singh & Ors. v. Asha Rani

21 Jan 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:445

The Delhi High Court fixed interim user and occupation charges at Rs. 17,500 per month for commercial use of residential premises, subject to final adjudication and an undertaking by the landlord.

property other user and occupation charges commercial use of residential premises interim rent fixation lease deed

Deepak Dhankar alias Mandu v. State (NCT of Delhi)

20 Jan 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2024:DHC:10182
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail application of an accused in a murder case, holding that serious allegations and prima facie evidence against him outweigh the grounds for bail despite prolonged custody.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant bail application Section 302 IPC heinous offence test identification parade

Neeraj Saran Srivastava & Anr. v. Loudon Owen & Ors.

20 Jan 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:283

The Delhi High Court held that replications filed within the outer time limit with minor procedural delays in condonation applications can be taken on record, emphasizing adjudication on merits over technical defaults.

civil appeal_allowed Significant condonation of delay replications Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 procedural defects

Vikrant Vats v. Ajay Gahlot

20 Jan 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:280

The High Court dismissed the appeal against a summary suit decree under Order XXXVII CPC due to the appellant's unexplained delay in filing the application for leave to defend.

civil appeal_dismissed Order XXXVII CPC application for leave to defend condonation of delay summary suit

Aktiebolaget Volvo & Ors. v. R. Venkatachalam and Anr

20 Jan 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:284

Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to plaintiffs holding registered trademarks 'PENTA' and 'VOLVO PENTA' against defendants' infringing use, affirming jurisdiction and proprietorship.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Trademark infringement Passing off Trade Marks Act 1999 Territorial jurisdiction

Broad Peak Investment Holdings Ltd. and Anr. v. Broad Peak Capital Advisors LLP and Anr.

20 Jan 2025 · Amit Bansal · 2025 SCC OnLine Del 68

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' interim injunction application in a trademark dispute over 'BROAD PEAK', holding that the defendants' bona fide concurrent use and lack of established goodwill by the plaintiffs in India preclude passing off at this stage.

civil petition_dismissed Significant trademark infringement passing off concurrent use interim injunction

IMS Learning Resources Private Limited v. Young Achievers

20 Jan 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:282

The Delhi High Court held that the defendant infringed the plaintiff’s registered trademark ‘IMS’ by continuing its use post-termination of license, granting permanent injunction and related reliefs in favor of the plaintiff.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement passing off Exit Paper license termination

Tilottamma Moshahary Rawat and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

20 Jan 2025 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2025:DHC:288-DB

The Delhi High Court held that confirmation after probation in CRPF requires a positive order including medical fitness in SHAPE I category, rejecting the petitioners' claim of deemed confirmation and upholding their reversion notices.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant probation deemed confirmation SHAPE I Medical Category Central Reserve Police Force Rules

Satpal Jain v. The State; Neelam Verma

20 Jan 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:1135

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking to reinstate criminal charges for cheating and breach of trust in a property sale, holding the dispute to be civil in nature without prima facie criminal offence.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Agreement to Sell Section 420 IPC Section 406 IPC Breach of contract

Kanchan Aggarwal v. Emirates Bank International PJSC

20 Jan 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:1131

The Delhi High Court held that no formal application under Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act is mandatory to lead secondary evidence and dismissed the petition challenging the order permitting such evidence.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant secondary evidence Section 65 Indian Evidence Act Section 63 Indian Evidence Act Section 482 CrPC

Sonakshi Gupta v. L.R Gupta HUF & Ors.

20 Jan 2025 · Subramonium Prasad · 2025:DHC:491

The Delhi High Court held that daughters have independent coparcenary rights under the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act and a plaint for partition cannot be rejected merely on the basis of prior oral family settlement or compromise without trial.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Succession Act 1956 Section 6 amendment 2005 coparcenary rights of daughters partition suit

Ms. Upasna Gundh & Ors. v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.

20 Jan 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:476
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a nine-year delayed appeal in a motor accident claim case, holding that the inordinate delay was not justified by sufficient cause under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant condonation of delay Limitation Act 1963 sufficient cause motor accident claim

Mithu Kalikotey & Ors. v. Shabbir Khan & Ors.

20 Jan 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:483

The Delhi High Court upheld a 20% deduction for contributory negligence against a deceased pedestrian who was crossing a no pedestrian zone when hit by a rashly driven bus, dismissing the appeal for enhancement of compensation.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant contributory negligence motor accident claim loss of dependency pedestrian duty of care

Property Plus Realtors v. Union of India & Ors.

20 Jan 2025 · The Acting Chief Justice; Tushar Rao Gedela; Vibhu Bakhru · 2025:DHC:454-DB

The Delhi High Court held that penalty proceedings under the Income Tax Act commence from the date of the first formal step such as AO's reference, not the assessment order, and dismissed the petition challenging the penalty order as barred by limitation.

tax petition_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 269ST Section 271DA Section 275(1)(c)

Sheela v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

20 Jan 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:423

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the applicant in a commercial quantity NDPS case due to prolonged trial delay and procedural lapses despite previous bail refusals under Section 37 of the NDPS Act.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act Section 37 NDPS Section 42 NDPS bail