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Sh. Mukesh Kumar @ Pintu v. State

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:646

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and all proceedings based on an amicable settlement between parties and the complainant's decision not to prosecute further.

criminal petition_allowed

Santosh v. Union of India

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:653-DB

Delhi High Court allowed correction of petitioner’s date of birth in service records based on bona fide clerical error in matriculation certificate, distinguishing the case from Supreme Court precedent applicable only to All India Services.

administrative appeal_allowed

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI v. ANITA KATARIA

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:672-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's orders permitting ineligible candidates to appear in recruitment exams and mandated adherence to prescribed eligibility criteria and procedures.

administrative appeal_allowed

Indian Oil Corporation Limited v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:695

The Delhi High Court quashed an industrial dispute reference under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act relating to contractual workers, holding that where employment status is judicially settled, such references are untenable and liable to be set aside.

labor petition_allowed

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI v. ANITA KATARIA

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:674-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's interim orders permitting ineligible candidates to participate in recruitment exams, holding that such directions exceeded jurisdiction and violated settled legal principles.

administrative appeal_allowed

M/S SATYAM CATERERS PVT. LTD v. INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LIMITED

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:666

The Delhi High Court recorded the extension of catering contracts till March 31, 2020, and the petitioners' undertaking to pay license fees under old contracts without default pending arbitration awards.

civil other

Janak Datwani v. Jamna Datwani & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:667

The Delhi High Court allowed transfer petitions to consolidate multiple suits involving common shareholding disputes for trial before the same court, upholding its inherent power to prevent multiplicity of litigation.

civil appeal_allowed

Subhash Chandra Sharma v. Union of India & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:662-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL challenging BCAS Recruitment Rules and appointments, holding that such challenges require individual petitions and courts cannot direct amendments to executive rules.

administrative petition_dismissed

Shri Sachin Chaudhary & Anr. v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:656

The Delhi High Court quashed FIR No. 664/2019 and related proceedings under Sections 323, 341, 342, 506, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement between the parties.

criminal petition_allowed

Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Ireland Unlimited Company & Ors. v. BDR Pharmaceuticals International Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:648

The Delhi High Court granted an ad-interim injunction upholding the validity of the APIXABAN patent, holding it non-obvious and inventive despite prior art challenges, restraining defendants from infringing the patent during litigation.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed

Rajesh Singh v. State & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:649

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against a petitioner found with live cartridges at the airport, holding that unconscious possession without a firearm or threat does not constitute an offence under the Arms Act.

criminal petition_allowed

Resham v. State

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:647-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a murder case due to insufficient and unreliable evidence, dismissing the appeal and denying compensation or police disciplinary directions.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Shamnad Basheer v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:668-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging denial of RTI applications, holding that statutory appeal remedies under the RTI Act must be exhausted before approaching the Court.

constitutional petition_dismissed

Shri Ram Pistons & Rings Ltd. v. M/S. Kaushik Fabricators & Another

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:671

The Delhi High Court held it has jurisdiction to appoint an arbitrator under a valid arbitration agreement specifying Delhi as the seat, rejecting limitation and jurisdictional objections.

civil petition_allowed

Pawan Dudeja @ Pawan Ahluwalia & Ors. v. Jasmeet Kaur

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:641

The Delhi High Court dismissed the revision petition against an eviction order under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, granting a stay on execution until 31.01.2021 subject to the tenant's undertaking to vacate and pay dues.

property appeal_dismissed

GMR Hyderabad Vijayawada Expressways Ltd. v. National Highways Authority of India

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:640

The Delhi High Court upheld the Arbitral Tribunal's interim order directing staged escrow deposits by the concessionaire pending final arbitration award, dismissing appeals by both parties.

arbitration appeal_dismissed

M/S Rakshak Securitas Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Anr.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:670-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging rejection of a tender bid due to failure to comply with a published corrigendum requiring fresh bids, holding that bidders must monitor official notifications and cannot claim ignorance of corrigenda.

administrative petition_dismissed

Veena Rani & Ors. v. Purshottam Dass Sharma & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:643

The Delhi High Court upheld eviction under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act on bona fide necessity grounds for commercial premises, rejecting tenant's defenses including delay and denial of landlord-tenant relationship.

property petition_dismissed

R. K. Associates and Hoteliers Pvt. Ltd. v. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:665

The Delhi High Court disposed of multiple arbitration petitions by recording parties' consent to treat an earlier arbitral award as applicable to related contracts, avoiding multiplicity of litigation without appointing separate arbitrators.

arbitration appeal_dismissed

Mohd Saleem v. Abdul Malik

Delhi High Court · 30 Jan 2020 · 2020:DHC:642

The Delhi High Court held that eviction under the Delhi Rent Control Act is not maintainable if the premises fall outside the Act's territorial coverage, setting aside the eviction order and dismissing the petition as withdrawn.

property appeal_allowed