Delhi High Court
64,846 judgments
Ambrish Radheshyam Tiwari v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Court dismissed the habeas corpus petition seeking custody of an adult married woman who voluntarily chose to live with her parents, affirming her personal liberty and autonomy.
State Bank of India v. Asha Enterprises Private Limited
The Delhi High Court condoned delay in refiling arbitration challenge petitions but held it lacks pecuniary jurisdiction as claims are below Rs. 2 crores, directing petitions to be filed in the competent District Court.
Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd. v. Dabur India Ltd. & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that the timelines for filing evidence in trademark opposition proceedings under Rule 50 of the 2002 Rules are mandatory, and failure to comply results in deemed abandonment, but delayed service of evidence does not amount to abandonment if evidence was filed within time.
Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd. v. Dabur India Ltd. & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that the time limits for filing evidence in trademark opposition proceedings under Rule 50 of the 2002 Rules are mandatory, and failure to comply results in deemed abandonment, but directed the Registrar to decide the opposition on merits given the facts of delayed service.
Khalid Akhtar v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that an APAR graded solely by the Initiating Officer without remarks from the Reviewing or Accepting Officer is invalid and quashed the impugned orders accordingly.
Om Prakash Verma v. National Testing Agency & Anr.
The court held that judicial interference with examination answer keys is permissible only in rare cases where the key answer is clearly and demonstrably wrong, and applied this principle to find the NTA's answer key partially incorrect in the UGC-NET exam.
Praveen Kumar v. The State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a Habeas Corpus petition seeking production of the petitioner’s wife after she appeared voluntarily and denied allegations of unlawful detention.
Krishna Mahto v. State of NCT and Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that a major daughter who has voluntarily married has the right to live with her husband and refused to direct police to register an FIR for abduction, dismissing the petition seeking her production.
Court on Its Own Motion v. Narender Bhutani
The Delhi High Court accepted the respondent's unconditional apology for inadvertent contemptuous remarks and discharged him from contempt proceedings, directing no future reference to the withdrawn remarks.
Anand International and Ors. v. Commissioner of Customs
The Delhi High Court held that the adjudication of a Show Cause Notice under the Customs Act must be deferred until disposal of the pending CESTAT appeal, excluding the appeal period from the statutory limitation.
Principal Commissioner of Customs v. Tasha Gold Pvt. Ltd
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against the Tribunal's order permitting provisional release of gold dore bars imported under a preferential tariff scheme, holding that testing margins and factual circumstances justified the release.
GS EXIM INTERNATIONAL LLP THROUGH ITS DESIGNATED PARTNER BHAKTI PADA GHOSH v. COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL EXCISE / (GST) APPEALS-I, THROUGH JOINT COMMISSIONER & ANR.
The High Court set aside a cryptic GST appellate order for lack of reasoning and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication with a speaking order and personal hearing.
M/S Bharti Enterprises v. Commissioner, Value Added Tax, Department of Trade and Taxes
The Delhi High Court allowed the petition and remanded the refund application for reconsideration, holding that the COVID-19 related extension of limitation applies to input tax credit refund claims under the CGST Act.
Sunil Patil v. The Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that detention of goods without seizure and issuance of a show cause notice within six months under the Customs Act is impermissible, directing release of gold chains detained beyond the statutory period.
Jaspal Chopra v. M/S Sidhant Polyplast Ltd & Ors
The Delhi High Court upheld the deletion of directors from a summary suit array of parties, affirming that directors are not personally liable absent specific guarantees or fraud, and that parties can be struck out at any stage under Order I Rule 10(2) CPC.
State of N.C.T. of Delhi v. Laxmi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's order framing charges under Sections 323, 324, 325, 304, and 34 IPC but refused to frame charges under Sections 302 and 307 IPC, holding that the revisional jurisdiction to interfere at the charge framing stage is limited and no prima facie case for murder or attempt to murder was made out.
SI Maya Devi v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that Sessions Courts cannot direct disciplinary proceedings against police officers, emphasizing judicial restraint and separation of powers, and set aside such directions issued against the petitioner IO.
Sanjay v. Daljeet Kaur Pandey
The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's appeal against a decree for possession granted to the landlord under Order XII Rule 6 CPC, holding that the tenancy was validly terminated under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act and the tenant's admissions justified the decree.
Guruji Elevators v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the administrative rejection of the petitioner's claim for Class-I contractor enlistment under CPWD Rules, emphasizing limited judicial interference in tender matters absent mala fide or arbitrariness.
Geneva Laboratories Limited & Anr. v. Mr. Jay Khodiyar & Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted ex-parte relief to the Plaintiffs against Defendants for trademark infringement and counterfeiting of Bio-Oil products, ordering injunction, seizure, destruction of counterfeit goods, and awarding damages.