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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG v. Om Balajee Automobile (India) Private Limited

Delhi High Court · 23 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1787

The Delhi High Court granted interim injunction against the defendant's use of the deceptively similar mark DMW on E-rickshaws, holding it infringed the plaintiff BMW's well-known trademark under Section 29(4) of the Trademarks Act, 1999.

civil appeal_allowed

Air Traffic Controllers Guild (India) v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 23 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1783

The Delhi High Court temporarily suspended Breath Analyzer Tests for Air Traffic Controllers during COVID-19, directing alternative protocols to balance safety and health risks.

administrative petition_allowed

Alishba Khan v. Union of India

Delhi High Court · 23 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1782

The Delhi High Court directed AIIMS to provide immediate free treatment to an infant suffering from a rare disease in the absence of an operative government policy on rare diseases.

constitutional other

Mohan Kumar v. Narcotic Control Bureau

Delhi High Court · 23 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1785

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner in an NDPS case, holding that absence of recovery, fabricated documents, and lack of prima facie evidence justified relief despite the statutory bar under section 37 of the NDPS Act.

criminal appeal_allowed

Bharti Khanna v. State

Delhi High Court · 23 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1788

Anticipatory bail was refused where investigation disclosed prima facie involvement of the petitioner in a conspiracy to extort money through threatening calls, necessitating custodial interrogation.

criminal petition_dismissed

Raghav Gupta v. State

Delhi High Court · 23 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1786

The Delhi High Court upheld framing of notice against company directors for misbranding under amended Rule 32(e) PFA Rules, rejecting discharge pleas based on warranty and barcode compliance.

criminal appeal_dismissed

ONGC Diploma Engineers Technical Association v. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.

Delhi High Court · 23 Mar 2020 · 2021:DHC:1053

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging ONGC's recruitment and promotion policies, holding that the petitioners must seek remedy through industrial dispute resolution under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

labor petition_dismissed

Delhi Development Authority v. Sheela Devi

Delhi High Court · 23 Mar 2020 · 2024:DHC:2909

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Delhi Development Authority due to an unexplained delay of nearly four years in filing, rejecting the exclusion of the COVID-19 period from limitation.

civil appeal_dismissed

Chanchal Chopra v. Subhash Duggal & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 20 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1776

The court held that a Hindu widow's life interest in property under a Will converts into absolute ownership under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, entitling her legal heirs to equal shares upon her intestate death.

civil appeal_allowed

State v. Prabhjot Singh

Delhi High Court · 20 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1779-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal against acquittal in a kidnapping and ransom case due to contradictory prosecution evidence and lack of criminal intent.

criminal appeal_dismissed

State v. Krishan Kumar

Delhi High Court · 20 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1777-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal against acquittal, holding that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused forcibly administered acid causing death, and upheld the trial court's reliance on inconsistencies and lack of corroboration in the dying declaration.

criminal appeal_dismissed

MR. CHETAN SINGH v. MR. R.C. CHADDA

Delhi High Court · 20 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1774

The Delhi High Court dismissed the defendant's leave to defend in a summary suit where signed confirmations of debt and interest constituted binding acknowledgments, awarding the plaintiff recovery of ₹2,00,10,000 with interest and costs.

civil appeal_allowed

Amit Joshi v. Commissioner of CEST & ST, CGST (East) & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 20 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1780

The Delhi High Court held that the presence of a lawyer during interrogation by GST officers is not a constitutional right under Article 21, relying on Supreme Court precedent, and dismissed the petitioner’s application seeking such presence.

criminal petition_dismissed

Aura Synergy India Ltd & Anr v. M/S New Age False Ceiling Co Pvt Ltd & Anr

Delhi High Court · 20 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1775

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' belated application to strike off the defendants' written statement filed beyond the prescribed period, holding the application barred by limitation and the delay justified under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC.

civil petition_dismissed

Kuldeep Rai Chawla v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Circle-5 & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 20 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:3945-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the Income Tax Department to decide review petitions by speaking orders after hearing petitioners and restrained enforcement of adverse decisions pending compliance, while protecting petitioners' assets through undertakings.

administrative petition_allowed

Deepak and Anr. v. Central Board of Secondary Education and Ors.

Delhi High Court · 20 Mar 2020 · 2020:DHC:1778

The Delhi High Court allowed abandoned children to remove the care home's name suffix from their CBSE certificates, emphasizing their right to identity under international law despite CBSE's time-barred rules.

administrative appeal_allowed

Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi

Supreme Court of India · 20 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the President’s rejection of the mercy petition, holding that judicial review is limited and the petitioner’s plea of juvenility was finally adjudicated.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi

Supreme Court of India · 20 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the rejection of the mercy petition by the President, holding that judicial review is limited and the plea of juvenility was already finally determined.

criminal petition_dismissed

M. Subramaniam v. S. Janaki

Supreme Court of India · 20 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that the proper remedy for non-registration or improper investigation of an FIR is to approach the Magistrate under Section 156(3) CrPC, not the High Court, and set aside the High Court's direction to police to register FIR and investigate.

criminal appeal_allowed

M. Subramaniam v. S. Janaki

Supreme Court of India · 20 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court held that the proper remedy for non-registration or improper investigation of an FIR lies under Section 156(3) CrPC before a Magistrate, and set aside the High Court's direction to police to register FIR and investigate under writ jurisdiction.

criminal appeal_allowed