Delhi High Court

48,761 judgments

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Shri Ram Gen. Insurance Co. Ltd v. Mumtaz Begum & Ors.

04 Jul 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:4967

The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurance company’s appeal challenging the compensation calculation order, holding that issues not raised earlier cannot be entertained at this stage.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 Section 10 EC Act employee-employer relationship compensation calculation

Jos Chiramel v. National Highways Authority of India

04 Jul 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:4966

The High Court held that a Trial Court cannot limit a plaint to an arbitrary page count under Order VI Rule 16 CPC without specifying offending parts and valid grounds for striking out pleadings.

civil petition_allowed Significant Order VI Rule 16 CPC striking out pleadings lengthy plaint abuse of process

FIITJEE LTD v. SNEH LATA

04 Jul 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:4965

The Delhi High Court set aside the NCDRC's dismissal of a consumer revision petition for non-prosecution due to counsel's unavailability and restored the petition for hearing on merits.

consumer appeal_allowed non-prosecution revision petition National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissal set aside

Sanju Rana v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

04 Jul 2024 · Vikas Mahajan · 2024:DHC:4963

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a dowry death and murder case considering divergent medical opinions, polygraph results, prolonged custody, and absence of risk of witness tampering or flight.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail dowry death Section 302 IPC Section 304B IPC

Saurav Chaudhary v. Union of India & Anr.

04 Jul 2024 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2024:DHC:4946

The Delhi High Court allowed restoration of a patent application abandoned due to patent agent's negligence, emphasizing the duty of patent agents and the court's power to condone delay in exceptional cases.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant patent application abandonment First Examination Report patent agent negligence writ jurisdiction

ASF Buildtech Private Limited v. Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited

04 Jul 2024 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2024:DHC:4943
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The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction to implead non-signatory group companies under the Group of Companies doctrine and dismissed challenges to their inclusion and the arbitrator's mandate.

arbitration appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 14 Section 16 Group of Companies doctrine

Ghaziabad Development Authority v. Durga Prasad

04 Jul 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:5025

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Ghaziabad Development Authority's petition under Article 227, upholding consumer fora orders that held the respondent a consumer despite possession and Sale Deed, emphasizing limited revisional jurisdiction and supervisory powers.

consumer_protection petition_dismissed Consumer Protection Act Article 227 Revisional jurisdiction Jurisdictional error

Nafees Ahmed v. Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Ltd

04 Jul 2024 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5077
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The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that disputes involving allegations of coercion and accord and satisfaction are to be decided by the arbitral tribunal, not the court at the appointment stage.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 21 Appointment of arbitrator

MS Krishan Kumar and Sons v. Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Ltd

04 Jul 2024 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5076
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The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that allegations of coercion cannot be examined at this stage and the disputes are prima facie arbitrable.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 21 pre-arbitral protocol

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax v. Arun Malhotra

03 Jul 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:5045-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the deletion of additions under Section 69A and allowed deduction under Section 80HHC, emphasizing the need for cogent evidence and proper adjudication in block assessment proceedings.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant block assessment Section 69A Section 80HHC cross-examination

Pancham Lal v. Rakesh Kumar

03 Jul 2024 · Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:4924

The Delhi High Court held that under Order XV-A CPC, courts can direct deposit of enhanced mesne profits based on market rent during pendency of suit, overruling trial court’s order limiting rent deposit to admitted rent.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order XV-A CPC mesne profits unauthorized occupation rent deposit

Rajnish Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.

03 Jul 2024 · Rekha Palli; Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:4925-DB

The Delhi High Court held that an officer cannot decide his own adverse appraisal order and directed fresh consideration of the petitioner’s representation by an independent authority, while affirming territorial jurisdiction and procedural fairness in service matters.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant PPAR downgrading natural justice representation against adverse remarks territorial jurisdiction

Yashpal Sinh Jadeja v. All India Council for Technical Education

03 Jul 2024 · Vibhu Bahkru; Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2024:DHC:4894-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld AICTE's cutoff date for recognition of equivalence of AMIE courses, affirming that only statutory universities can confer engineering degrees and MHRD lacks power to grant equivalence beyond 31.05.2013.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant AICTE equivalence AMIE courses Institution of Engineers (India)

Rajan Wadhawan v. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & Anr.

03 Jul 2024 · Prathiba M. Singh

The Delhi High Court held that ICAI can initiate disciplinary proceedings against partners not nominated as 'members answerable' if procedural conditions are unmet, affirming ICAI's jurisdiction to regulate professional misconduct beyond nominated individuals.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 Disciplinary proceedings Member answerable Professional misconduct

Sh Sushil Kumar v. Archana

03 Jul 2024 · Rajiv Shakdher; Amit Bansal · 2024:DHC:5376-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the husband's appeal against interim maintenance fixed by the Family Court, holding that deliberate reduction of income to evade maintenance is not permissible.

family appeal_dismissed Significant interim maintenance Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act earning capacity deliberate income reduction

Saspal Singh v. Punjab & Sind Bank and Anr

03 Jul 2024 · Jyoti Singh · 2024:DHC:5056
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The Delhi High Court held that a CPF Optee’s conditional resignation accepted without reservation must be treated as voluntary retirement entitling him to pension benefits after completing qualifying service, quashing the bank’s denial of pension.

administrative petition_allowed Significant conditional resignation voluntary retirement pensionary benefits Contributory Provident Fund Optee

Guruji Elevators v. Union of India & Ors.

03 Jul 2024 · MANMOHAN, ACJ; TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. · 2024:DHC:5011

The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of a contractor's enlistment application for Class-I Building & Roads category, holding that labour-intensive works do not satisfy the civil construction experience criteria under the Enlisting Rules, 2021.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Enlistment Rules 2021 Class-I contractor building work definition labour intensive contract

M/S Dayal Chand Kishori Lal v. Swaran Makkar

03 Jul 2024 · Manoj Jain · 2024:DHC:5074

The Delhi High Court set aside the trial court's order striking off the defendant's defense for non-compliance without issuing a show-cause notice and permitted the defendant to lead defense, directing expeditious disposal of the suit.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order XV-A CPC show-cause notice striking off defense non-compliance

Fortuna Skill Management Pvt. Ltd. v. Jaina Marketing & Associates

03 Jul 2024 · Vibhu Bakhru; Sachin Datta · 2024:DHC:4991
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award favoring the respondent, holding that the arbitral tribunal rightly rejected the appellant's belated evidence application without violating the right to a full opportunity to present its case under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.

commercial_arbitration appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 18 A&C Act Section 34 A&C Act Declaration letters

Simla Devi v. Union of India & Ors.

03 Jul 2024 · Vibhu Bakhru; Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2024:DHC:4916-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the application to recall its 2016 order declaring land acquisition proceedings lapsed, holding that the order has attained finality and allegations of fraud were unsubstantiated.

property petition_dismissed Significant land acquisition Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 acquisition proceedings lapse