Delhi High Court

64,767 judgments

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Manjeet Kumar v. Union of India and Ors.

08 Dec 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:8850-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the medical board's declaration of unfitness due to non-compliance with prescribed medical examination guidelines and directed a fresh examination.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant medical unfitness Review Medical Board deformity hypertension

M/S. S K OVERSEAS v. Union of India & Ors.

08 Dec 2023 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:8774-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a customs order based on an ultra vires circular curtailing adjudicating authority's discretion and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Customs Act, 1962 Circular No.35/2017-Cus ultra vires provisional release

Pradeep Panchal v. Management of H.M.D.A.V Senior Secondary Public School and Anr.

07 Dec 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:9443

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking permanent absorption and pay parity for a contractual teacher, reaffirming that backdoor entry into permanent employment is impermissible without due process as per the Supreme Court's Uma Devi judgment.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant contractual employment permanent absorption backdoor entry State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi

Harsh Chauhan v. Border Security Force

07 Dec 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:8828-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld cancellation of a provisional appointment due to the petitioner's mis-declaration of a pre-existing injury, affirming that medical fitness is provisional and ongoing and suppression of material facts is a valid ground for termination.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant provisional appointment medical fitness mis-declaration suppression of material fact

Securities & Exchange Board of India v. CRB Capital Markets Ltd

07 Dec 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:8890

Delhi High Court supervises the winding up of CRB Mutual Fund, directing trustees to disclose disbursement details and safeguarding trust records to protect investor interests under SEBI regulations.

administrative other Significant SEBI Mutual Funds Regulations 1996 Trustees fiduciary duty CRB Capital Markets Arihant Mangal Scheme

Ajay Polymers v. Vibhor Aggarwal Trading as Feenulax Hitech Amritsar

07 Dec 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:8869

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Plaintiff's trademark infringement suit for suppression of earlier suits and abuse of the judicial process, imposing heavy costs.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant suppression of facts abuse of process fraud on court trade mark infringement

State of NCT of Delhi v. Tarvinder @ Poly

07 Dec 2023 · Sudhir Kumar Jain · 2023:DHC:8846

The Delhi High Court set aside the acquittal and convicted the respondent for robbery with a deadly weapon under section 397 IPC, holding that minor contradictions in prosecution evidence do not create reasonable doubt when the complainant's testimony is reliable.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 397 IPC Robbery with deadly weapon Contradictions in witness testimony Benefit of doubt

Devendra Singh Chaudhary v. Jawaharlal Nehru University

07 Dec 2023 · The Acting Chief Justice; Mini Pushkarna · 2023:DHC:8919-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld JNU's denial of Ph.D. admission to a candidate lacking the prescribed UGC NET-JRF qualification, emphasizing deference to academic eligibility criteria and rejecting equivalence with a separate fellowship.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Significant Ph.D. admission UGC NET-JRF National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students Admission eligibility

Bhagat Ram Om Prakash Agro Private Limited & Anr. v. The Commissioner Central Tax GST Delhi-East

07 Dec 2023 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:8745-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed a GST search authorization issued solely on judicial directions without statutory grounds, directing return of documents and clarifying limits on tax authority investigations.

tax appeal_allowed Significant CGST Act Section 67(1) search authorization Special Judge directions

Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) Delhi v. Indian Evangelical Team

07 Dec 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:9026-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the income tax appeal for AY 2014-15 on the ground that no substantial question of law arises, condoning the delay in re-filing the appeal.

tax appeal_dismissed condonation of delay income tax appeal substantial question of law coordinate bench

Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) v. Canara Bank Relief and Welfare Society

07 Dec 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:9265-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that a charitable society can file a revised Form No. 10 during reassessment proceedings to claim exemption under Section 11(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and dismissed the revenue's appeal challenging this.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 11(2) Income-tax Act Form No. 10 Reassessment proceedings Accumulation of income

The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -7 v. ST Microelectronics Pvt. Ltd.

07 Dec 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:9267-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's classification of software license and training expenses as revenue expenditures, rejecting the revenue's appeal and clarifying that the 'enduring benefit' test is not conclusive for capital expenditure classification.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant software license expenses training expenses capital expenditure revenue expenditure

The Commissioner of Income Tax - International Taxation -3 v. Travelport L.P. USA

07 Dec 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia
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The Delhi High Court condoned delay but dismissed appeals against the Tribunal's limitation-based dismissal, affirming that Section 144C does not override Section 153 and upholding binding Supreme Court precedent on Permanent Establishment attribution.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 153 Section 144C limitation

M/S SIEMENS LIMITED v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

07 Dec 2023 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:8771-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside a delayed tax assessment order passed by an officer who did not hear the petitioner, remanding the matter for fresh consideration after proper hearing.

tax appeal_allowed Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 default assessment natural justice hearing

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-1 v. M/S Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Limited

07 Dec 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:9020-DB
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The Delhi High Court closed the revenue's appeal challenging deduction of expenditure on shares issued to QIBs under Section 35D(2)(c)(iv) of the Income Tax Act due to insufficient tax effect, allowing revival upon further instructions.

tax other Section 35D(2)(c)(iv) Income Tax Act Qualified Institutional Buyers public subscription amortization of expenditure

Faisal Ali v. Shahjehan Begum

07 Dec 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:8800

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking to set aside an ex-parte order on the ground of counsel’s negligence, holding the petitioner responsible for deliberate delay and coming with unclean hands.

civil petition_dismissed ex-parte order Order IX Rule 7 CPC negligence of counsel Article 227 Constitution of India

Mahalakshmi Pavani v. UCO Bank & Anr

07 Dec 2023 · Dharmesh Sharma · 2023:DHC:8789

The Delhi High Court held that probate is not mandatory for a Will executed in Delhi under Section 57 of the Indian Succession Act, and found the UCO Bank official guilty of civil contempt for wilfully disobeying court directions to release funds to the executor.

civil conviction_upheld Significant Contempt of Court Indian Succession Act 1925 Probate of Will Bank account release

Shalahuddin v. Ved Prakash

07 Dec 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:8781

The Delhi High Court granted conditional stay of execution of an ex-parte decree pending hearing of the application to set aside the decree, subject to payment of mesne profits by the petitioner.

civil appeal_allowed Significant ex-parte decree Order 9 Rule 13 CPC Order 21 Rule 26 CPC stay of execution

Union of India v. India Infrastructure & Logistics Private Ltd

07 Dec 2023 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2023:DHC:8777

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging an arbitral award as barred by strict limitation under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, rejecting condonation of delay beyond the prescribed period.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Limitation Act Section 14

Sanjiv Kumar v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi

07 Dec 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:8727

The Delhi High Court upheld the Magistrate’s order directing the accused to provide voice samples, affirming the Magistrate’s jurisdiction and the validity of telephone interception authorized under the Telegraph Act.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant voice samples telephone interception Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 Section 482 CrPC