Delhi High Court

47,108 judgments

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Shankar v. State of NCT of Delhi

03 Oct 2024 · Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2024:DHC:7612

The Delhi High Court dismissed bail applications of accused in a murder and arms offence case, holding that credible evidence and risk of witness tampering preclude bail despite inconclusive forensic linkage of the weapon.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant bail Section 439 Cr.P.C. conspiracy murder

Nnova and Company v. Chand Raheja and Anr.

03 Oct 2024 · Mini Pushkarna · 2024:DHC:7650

The Delhi High Court cancelled the respondent's trademark 'NOGA' for being deceptively similar to the petitioner's well-known trademark 'NOVA' and directed removal from the trademark register.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed trademark cancellation deceptive similarity well-known trademark Trade Marks Act 1999

Ravinder Kumar Jain v. Delhi Development Authority

03 Oct 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:7600
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Delhi High Court held that failure to transfer registration under Clause 4 of RRS 1981 does not bar allotment eligibility and directed DDA to issue allotment and possession to petitioner, setting aside belated cancellation.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Rohini Residential Scheme 1981 New Pattern Registration Scheme 1979 allotment cancellation transfer of registration

Dr Praveen Singh v. Dr Ashish Goyal & Anr.

03 Oct 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2024:DHC:7601
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court dismissed the contempt petition alleging disobedience of its order quashing termination, holding that refusal to reinstate a contract employee after expiry does not constitute contempt.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Contempt of Court Termination of Service Contractual Employment Competent Authority

Ram Niwas Tyagi v. Delhi Development Authority; Laxmi Narain Tyagi v. Delhi Development Authority

03 Oct 2024 · Dharmesh Sharma

The Delhi High Court dismissed writ petitions seeking a second chance for allotment of alternate plots after cancellation due to non-payment of premium, holding the claims barred by delay and laches.

administrative petition_dismissed alternate plot allotment Delhi Development Authority non-payment of premium delay and laches

Monika v. State NCT of Delhi

03 Oct 2024 · Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2024:DHC:7605

The Delhi High Court upheld a one-year externment order against a habitual offender involved in multiple bootlegging cases, affirming limited judicial interference in such preventive measures under the Delhi Police Act.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant externment order Delhi Police Act, 1978 Section 47 habitual offender

M/S AGARWAL ASSOCIATES (PROMOTERS) LIMITED v. M/S SHARDA DEVELOPERS

03 Oct 2024 · Manoj Jain, J · 2024:DHC:7635

The Delhi High Court upheld the Sole Arbitrator's order permitting interrogatories and discovery in arbitration, holding no jurisdictional error or bad faith, and dismissed the challenge under Article 227.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant arbitration interrogatories discovery Article 227

Mary Leela Thukral v. Deepika Hingorani

03 Oct 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:7722

The Delhi High Court disposed of the probate appeal as not pressed following an amicable settlement regarding the sale of the inherited flat and payment of the appellant's share.

property appeal_dismissed probate Will property dispute share of property

TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED v. BEENA SHARMA & ANR

03 Oct 2024 · Jasmeet Singh, J · 2024:DHC:7990

The Delhi High Court held that where an arbitration agreement specifies multiple seats, the party initiating arbitration may choose any seat, thereby conferring exclusive jurisdiction on the courts at that seat, and appointed an arbitrator accordingly.

civil petition_allowed Significant arbitration clause seat of arbitration territorial jurisdiction Section 11 Arbitration Act

Adhithiya Sairam v. Union of India

01 Oct 2024 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2024:DHC:7571

The Delhi High Court upheld AIU's policy denying equivalence to a US distance learning high school diploma for MBBS admission, dismissing the writ petition challenging the refusal.

constitutional petition_dismissed Significant Equivalence Certificate Association of Indian Universities Distance learning Online education

Arun Kumar Jain v. Padam Chand Jain

01 Oct 2024 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2024:DHC:7568

The Delhi High Court dismissed the transfer petition seeking consolidation of two civil suits involving related but distinct properties and issues, holding that transfer and consolidation are inappropriate where parties, issues, and procedural stages differ significantly.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant transfer petition consolidation of suits Section 24 CPC Section 151 CPC

SAGA MUSIC PRIVATE LIMITED v. KARMA ENTERTAINMENT THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR MR. UMESH KUMAR YADAV

01 Oct 2024 · Amit Bansal · 2024:DHC:7767

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages to the plaintiff music label against the defendant for breach of copyright assignment agreements and failure to deliver sound recordings.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed copyright infringement assignment agreement sound recordings permanent injunction

Reliance Commercial Finance Limited v. Taraashna Financial Services Limited

01 Oct 2024 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2024:DHC:7776

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the arbitral award as barred by limitation, holding that service by registered post to the last known address constitutes deemed receipt under the Arbitration Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 limitation Deemed service Registered post

Priyanka alias Anuradha Sharma v. Amandeep Bhardwaj & Ors.

01 Oct 2024 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2024:DHC:7734

The Delhi High Court dismissed a partition suit as barred by Section 10 CPC due to pendency of an earlier suit involving the same cause of action and parties, emphasizing avoidance of multiplicity of litigation.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 10 CPC partition suit cause of action abuse of legal process

Satinder Singh Bhasin v. State of NCT of Delhi

01 Oct 2024 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2024:DHC:7693

The High Court set aside non-reasoned summoning and revision orders for failure to apply judicial mind and remanded the matter for a reasoned order in accordance with settled law.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC summoning order cognizance of offence judicial mind

The State (GNCT of Delhi) v. Satish Kumar & Anr.

01 Oct 2024 · Prathiba M. Singh; Amit Sharma · 2024:DHC:7657-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 2

The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's petition challenging acquittal in a POCSO case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the survivor's minority and that the relationship was consensual.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant POCSO Act juvenile justice proof of age school records

Bishnu Pratap v. Union of India through Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors.

01 Oct 2024 · Navin Chawla; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:7640-DB

The Delhi High Court held that termination of service for suppression of FIR registration requires reasonable discretion considering the nature of offence and acquittal, and reinstated the petitioner whose acquittal was on benefit of doubt.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant suppression of facts termination of service CISF Rules acquittal benefit of doubt

AXA France Vie-India v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Oct 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:7565-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the GST demand on reinsurance services related to government insurance schemes for 2017-2018, holding that exemption notifications were curative and clarificatory with retrospective effect.

tax petition_allowed Significant GST Reinsurance services Government insurance schemes Exemption notification

Rajat Gupta v. State (NCT of Delhi)

01 Oct 2024 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2024:DHC:7680

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner in an NDPS case due to lack of direct evidence or contraband recovery, emphasizing that co-accused statements alone cannot deny bail under Section 37 of the NDPS Act.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act regular bail disclosure statement commercial quantity

Thokchom Shyamjai Singh & Ors. v. Union of India Through Home Secretary & Ors.

01 Oct 2024 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2024:DHC:7534

The Delhi High Court held that a writ petition challenging arrest and remand orders involving personal liberty is maintainable before a Single Bench despite withdrawal of an earlier petition before a Division Bench, rejecting the plea of constructive res judicata.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Article 226 constructive res judicata personal liberty habeas corpus