Delhi High Court

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Pushkar Kapoor v. M/S Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd

20 Mar 2024 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2024:DHC:2460

The Delhi High Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's refusal to reopen the petitioner's closed evidence in an industrial dispute, emphasizing that reopening evidence is an exceptional power to be exercised sparingly.

labor petition_dismissed Significant closure of evidence recall of order industrial dispute domestic inquiry

WAPCOS Limited v. Virgo Aqua

20 Mar 2024 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2024:DHC:2398
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The Delhi High Court held that the MSEFC validly proceeded to arbitration after failed conciliation under the MSMED Act and mandated a 75% pre-deposit for challenging the award.

civil appeal_allowed Significant MSMED Act Section 18 MSMED Act Section 19 MSMED Act Arbitral award

Ganga Saran v. Commissioner of Police

20 Mar 2024 · The Acting Chief Justice; Ms. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh A... · 2024:DHC:2363-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the necessity of the IVR system on Emergency Helpline No. 112 as a reasonable filtration mechanism to manage unintentional calls and dismissed the petition seeking its removal.

administrative petition_dismissed Emergency Helpline No. 112 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Public Interest Litigation unintentional calls

Virender Giri v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

20 Mar 2024 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2024:DHC:2379

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking police investigation under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., holding that no further inquiry was necessary as the complainant possessed all material evidence and the allegations did not warrant investigation.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. police investigation complaint dismissal police misconduct allegations

Anwar Khan v. Moinuddin & Ors

20 Mar 2024 · Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:2410

The Delhi High Court allowed correction of a typographical error in the prayer clause to include a party and modified the Trial Court's order deleting that party, holding such correction permissible under Order VI Rule 17 CPC without amending pleadings.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order VI Rule 17 CPC amendment of plaint typographical error array of parties

K J S Bains v. Union of India and Ors.

20 Mar 2024 · V. Kameswar Rao; Saurabh Banerjee · 2024:DHC:2236-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking retrospective promotion to an upgraded post due to absence of Recruitment Rules, mandatory medical standards, and belated claim after retirement.

administrative petition_dismissed promotion upgradation Recruitment Rules Departmental Promotion Committee

Delhi Transport Corporation v. Sh. Suresh Kumar

20 Mar 2024 · V. Kameswar Rao; Mini Pushkarna · 2024:DHC:2235-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the respondent's review petition, upholding deferment of 2nd ACP to 2010 and denial of 3rd MACP due to performance benchmarks and promotion status under ACP/MACP schemes.

labor petition_dismissed Significant Assured Career Progression Scheme Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme financial upgradation deferment

M/S FORTUNA SKILL MANAGEMENT PVT. LTD. v. M/S JAINA MARKETING AND ASSOCIATES

20 Mar 2024 · Prateek Jalan · 2024:DHC:2234
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award dismissing the petitioner's challenge based on belated evidence and affirmed the tribunal's reliance on declaration letters and ledger accounts for reconciliation of claims.

commercial_arbitration petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 challenge Belated evidence Delivery challans

Mohd. Islam v. State of NCT of Delhi

20 Mar 2024 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2024:DHC:2252

The Delhi High Court granted furlough to a life convict after holding that sustained good conduct inside prison outweighs past misconduct outside prison under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018.

criminal petition_allowed Significant furlough Delhi Prison Rules 2018 good conduct re-arrest

Syed Abu Ala v. NCB

20 Mar 2024 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2024:DHC:2253

The Delhi High Court allowed a 73-year-old convicted NDPS appellant with a pending appeal to renew his passport and travel abroad for Umrah pilgrimage, exercising discretionary power under the Passports Act subject to conditions.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Passports Act 1967 Section 6(2)(e) Section 6(2)(f) NDPS Act conviction

Seema Gupta v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax

20 Mar 2024 · Yashwant Varma; Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2024:DHC:2222-DB

The Delhi High Court held that minor linguistic discrepancies in reasons recorded for reassessment under Section 148 do not invalidate the notice if the foundational material and opinion of escaped income are consistent and clearly communicated.

tax petition_dismissed Significant Section 148 Income Tax Act reassessment proceedings reasons recorded Client Code Modification

Ritu Matta v. Rajesh Matta

20 Mar 2024 · Rajiv Shakdher; Amit Bansal · 2024:DHC:2284-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the appellant to lead evidence by setting aside the order closing her right to do so, directing timely filing of affidavits and scheduling of cross-examinations.

civil appeal_allowed right to lead evidence closure of evidence affidavit of evidence cross-examination

Manjeet Singh Kohli v. Balveen Singh Chadha @ Balveen Singh Chawla & Anr.

20 Mar 2024 · Shalinder Kaur · 2024:DHC:2255

The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's dismissal of an application under Order XV-A CPC due to lack of prima facie evidence of landlord-tenant relationship, holding that denial of tenancy precludes deposit of rent during suit pendency.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order XV-A CPC landlord-tenant relationship deposit of rent unauthorized occupant

Rishabh Duggal v. Registrar General, Delhi High Court

20 Mar 2024 · Vibhu BakhrU; Tara Vitasta Ganju

The Delhi High Court held that in a negative marking objective test, only one correct answer per question is permissible, set aside the Revised Answer Key accepting multiple correct answers, and directed re-evaluation accordingly.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Judicial Services Examination Preliminary Examination Model Answer Key Revised Answer Key

Dheeraj Pahwa v. State (Govt of NCT Delhi Criminal)

20 Mar 2024 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2024:DHC:2248

The Delhi High Court quashed proceedings against directors who resigned before the cheque issuance, holding they cannot be held liable under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act without specific allegations of responsibility.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Section 141 Negotiable Instruments Act director liability resignation of director

Shri Rameshwar Tiwari v. Union of India & Ors.

20 Mar 2024 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Ravinder Dudeja · 2024:DHC:2285-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the imposition of composite penalty under Sections 112(a) and 112(b) of the Customs Act on a petitioner caught carrying concealed gold, rejecting his claim of ignorance and sustaining the penalty as lawful and proportionate.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Customs Act, 1962 Section 112(a) Section 112(b) penalty

Chitranshu Aggarwal & Ors. v. The State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

20 Mar 2024 · Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2024:DHC:2276

The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement and mutual consent divorce, holding that continuing proceedings would be an abuse of the court's process.

criminal petition_allowed Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR Section 498A IPC amicable settlement

Commissioner of Police and Anr. v. Jagmal Singh

20 Mar 2024 · Rekha Palli; Girish Kathpalia · 2024:DHC:2259-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT order setting aside the dismissal of a police officer without departmental enquiry, emphasizing that grave misconduct alone does not justify dispensing with enquiry under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Article 311(2)(b) Constitution of India departmental enquiry dismissal without enquiry Prevention of Corruption Act 1988

Jindal Public School v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

20 Mar 2024 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:2324

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of a writ petition challenging deductions in reimbursement claims by the Directorate of Education, reserving liberty to pursue appropriate remedies.

administrative petition_allowed writ petition reimbursement Economically Weaker Section Disadvantaged Group

All India S-30 Pensioners Association v. Union of India

20 Mar 2024 · Rekha Palli; Girish Kathpalia · 2024:DHC:2264-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order mandating pension parity between Pre-2006 and Post-2006 retirees, ruling that classification by retirement date violates Article 14 and directing arrears from the date of entitlement.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant pension revision Article 14 discrimination date of retirement