Delhi High Court

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Aakash Goel v. Union of India & Ors.

18 Nov 2024 · Manmohan, CJ; Tushar Rao Gedela, J · 2024:DHC:8923-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest petition seeking directions to LIC and MHA for issuance of PMJJBY policy documents and sharing death data, holding that such matters involve private contracts and require concrete evidence for judicial intervention.

administrative petition_dismissed Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana Life Insurance Corporation of India policy documents insurance claims

Hare Ram Singh v. Reserve Bank of India & Ors.

18 Nov 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:8816
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The Delhi High Court held SBI liable for unauthorized electronic banking transactions due to cyber fraud, directing full compensation to the victim under RBI guidelines, emphasizing bank’s duty to protect customers and promptly address fraud.

civil appeal_allowed Significant cyber fraud vishing phishing unauthorized electronic banking transactions

M/s BPL Limited v. M/s Morgan Securities & Credits Pvt. Ltd.

18 Nov 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:8799-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition challenging an arbitral award upholding high contractual interest rates and held that such review cannot be used as an appeal to re-agitate settled issues absent an error apparent on the face of the record.

civil petition_dismissed Significant review petition Order XLVII Rule 1 CPC arbitral award interest rate

Anita Gupta Sharma v. Chamber Allotment Committee and Others

18 Nov 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:8869-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging chamber allotment to senior advocates, holding that medical grounds relating to a spouse do not justify re-allotment and emphasizing seniority and procedural fairness.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant chamber allotment seniority medical grounds transparency

Ajay Kumar v. Govt. of NCT Delhi and Ors.

14 Nov 2024 · C. Hari Shankar; Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2024:DHC:8515-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the rejection of a petitioner's claim for absorption and relaxation in recruitment qualifications due to lack of evidence and remitted the matter to the Tribunal for fresh consideration.

administrative petition_allowed Significant absorption in service relaxation in age and educational qualifications intermittent engagement employment records

Vikas Nagar v. Union of India and Ors.

14 Nov 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:8877-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed a petitioner with pending but stayed criminal charges to join CISF employment subject to termination upon conviction, setting aside the screening committee's rejection.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant employment suitability pending criminal charges stay of criminal proceedings screening committee

K.A. Gupta v. UOI & Ors.

14 Nov 2024 · Jyoti Singh · 2024:DHC:9455

The Delhi High Court quashed disciplinary proceedings and penalty imposed on an employee as the inquiry was vitiated by the participation of prosecution witnesses in the disciplinary authority, violating natural justice principles.

administrative petition_allowed Significant natural justice disciplinary inquiry bias nemo debet esse judex in propria causa

Smt. Shiny Boby Raj and Anr. v. Tata AIG Gen Ins Co Ltd. & Anr.

14 Nov 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:9482

The Delhi High Court held that mere smell of alcohol without quantifiable blood alcohol evidence is insufficient to establish intoxication or breach of insurance policy, setting aside recovery rights against the vehicle owner.

motor_vehicles appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 185 MVA Intoxication Blood alcohol content

Techno Global Services Private Limited v. Gail India Limited & Anr

14 Nov 2024 · Sachin Datta
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The Delhi High Court held that at the Section 11 stage, only prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement is to be examined and appointed an independent sole arbitrator to adjudicate disputes including those arising from suspension and banning, leaving arbitrability issues to the tribunal.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 appointment of arbitrator arbitrability exclusion clause

Techno Global Services Private Limited v. Gail (India) Limited

14 Nov 2024 · Sachin Datta · 2024:DHC:8826
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The Delhi High Court held that at the Section 11 stage, only prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement is to be examined and appointed a sole arbitrator to adjudicate disputes, leaving arbitrability objections to the arbitral tribunal.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 appointment of arbitrator Excepted matters clause Arbitrability

Munna v. Om Wati

14 Nov 2024 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2024:DHC:9323

The Delhi High Court held that a revision petition challenging an eviction order becomes infructuous and is not maintainable once possession of the premises has been legally restored to the landlord through execution proceedings.

property petition_dismissed Significant revision petition eviction possession restoration Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958

Pankaj Pahwa v. Prem Wati & Ors.

14 Nov 2024 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2024:DHC:9322
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's revision petition as infructuous after possession was restored to the landlord, affirming the limited scope of revisional jurisdiction under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.

property petition_dismissed Significant revision petition eviction possession restoration Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958

Moin Khan v. The State of NCT of Delhi

14 Nov 2024 · Amit Mahajan · 2024:DHC:9286

The Delhi High Court discharged the petitioner from charges under Section 29 of the NDPS Act, holding that framing charge solely on co-accused disclosures and CDRs without corroboration does not establish grave suspicion.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant framing of charge Section 29 NDPS Act disclosure statement CDR connectivity

National Insurance Company Limited v. Duni Chand & Ors.

14 Nov 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:9254
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The Delhi High Court upheld the claimant's entitlement to Glacier Allowance and enhanced compensation for loss of future earnings due to accident-related disability, while rejecting educational allowance claims for lack of evidence.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Glacier Allowance Functional Disability Loss of Future Earnings

M/S ILU A Sole Proprietorship Concern of Mrs Vidushi Chawla v. Asian Hobby Crafts LLP

14 Nov 2024 · Amit Bansal · 2024:DHC:9160

The Delhi High Court cancelled the trademark registration of "DREAMCATCHER" on the ground that it is a generic and descriptive term lacking distinctiveness under Section 9(1) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Section 9(1) Trademark registration Descriptive mark

PUMA SE v. SH Jugal Kishore Jain T/A M/S Ashish Jain Textile Mills

14 Nov 2024 · Mini Pushkarna, J · 2024:DHC:9103

The Delhi High Court cancelled the respondent's deceptively similar trademarks 'PUMAXE' for clothing and footwear, upholding the petitioner's well-known 'PUMA' mark and ordering removal under the Trade Marks Act.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 well-known trademark deceptive similarity prior use

Aurobindo Realty and Infrastructure Private Limited KMC Constructions Limited Consortium v. National Highways Authority of India

14 Nov 2024 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2024:DHC:9100

Delhi High Court granted interim stay on NHAI's two-year debarment of petitioner for non-disclosure of associate's charge-sheet, emphasizing need for particularized show cause notice and proportionality in blacklisting penalties.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant debarment blacklisting show cause notice principles of natural justice

Bhayana Builders Private Limited v. Chintels India Private Limited

14 Nov 2024 · Sachin Datta · 2024:DHC:8827

The Delhi High Court upheld the appointment of the presiding arbitrator made by the two nominee arbitrators under the arbitration agreement, treating it as a Court appointment to dismiss the petitioner’s challenge.

arbitration petition_dismissed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) appointment of presiding arbitrator arbitral tribunal

Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co Ltd v. Rohtash Kumar Gupta & Ors

14 Nov 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:9030

The Delhi High Court modified the compensation awarded in a motor accident claim by increasing the deduction for personal expenses from the deceased pensioner's income, thereby reducing the loss of dependency amount payable to the major son claimant.

motor_vehicle_accident_compensation appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 loss of dependency pension income personal expenses deduction

Sushmita Bhowmick v. Sonia Nagar & Ors.

14 Nov 2024 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2024:DHC:9005

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging execution proceedings, holding that the appellant's objections were vexatious and unsupported, and upheld the execution order and appellate dismissal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant execution petition Order XXI CPC attachment of goods bailiff report