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State v. Lakhan @ Raju @ Gajinder

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:775-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's petition seeking leave to appeal against the acquittal of the accused, holding that the trial court's acquittal based on unreliable identification evidence was not perverse or illegal.

criminal petition_dismissed

Archana Kumari v. M/S. G.D. Foods Manufacturing (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:773

The Delhi High Court upheld the Labour Court's finding that the petitioner did not complete 240 days of continuous service in the preceding year, dismissing her claim for reinstatement under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act.

labor petition_dismissed

Mahender Singh v. State

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:774

The Delhi High Court held that the appellant was a juvenile at the time of the offence based on school records and remitted the matter to the Juvenile Justice Board for sentencing under juvenile law.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Onkar Swarop Bhatnagar and Anr. v. M/S Drshticoin Properties Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:788

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal condoning the delay in filing the written statement due to registry error and non-appearance, waived earlier costs, but imposed costs on the defendant for inconvenience caused.

civil appeal_allowed

National Insurance Co Ltd v. Raj Kumar and Others

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:761

The Delhi High Court allowed the insurance company's appeal to recover compensation paid from the driver and owner of the offending vehicle when the driver was found to be unlicensed at the time of the accident.

civil appeal_allowed

Aruna Chadha v. State of NCT Delhi

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:753

The Delhi High Court granted bail to Aruna Chadha in a Section 306 IPC case considering delay in trial and her personal circumstances, without expressing opinion on the merits.

criminal appeal_allowed

Sh. Rajesh Alias Khanna & Anr. v. Sh. Tej Pal Singh & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:783

The Delhi High Court upheld injunction protecting respondents' possession of property no. 26/1 against appellants' dispossession despite unresolved ownership and non-joinder of other heirs.

civil appeal_dismissed

Commissioner of Income Tax v. B.L. Passi

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:782-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the assessee's claim for depreciation on trucks given on hire, dismissing the revenue's appeal for lack of material to disprove ownership and use in business.

tax appeal_dismissed

Navin Sikand v. State & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:777

The Delhi High Court held that dismissal of a succession certificate petition amounts to refusal allowing appeal, and a half-blood heir cannot claim succession certificate over full-blood heirs alive at the time of death.

civil appeal_dismissed

Rekha Devi & Ors. v. Union of India

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:784

The High Court dismissed the appeal against the Railway Claims Tribunal's rejection of compensation claim, holding the deceased was not a bona fide passenger and died while near the railway tracks, not by falling from the train.

civil appeal_dismissed

Tarsem Singh v. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:756

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's application for suspension of sentence under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, holding that prolonged custody and delay in appeal do not justify suspension without reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty.

criminal petition_dismissed

Rajesh @ Prem @ Pawan v. State (Govt. of NCT) Delhi

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:755

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for armed robbery under Sections 392/397 IPC, affirming that refusal to join TIP can be an adverse inference and that the prosecution proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_dismissed

State v. Naresh & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:760-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the State's appeal upholding the acquittal of accused in a dowry death case due to delay in FIR, inconsistent prosecution evidence, and lack of proof of cruelty proximate to death.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Mukesh Mohan Goel & Ors. v. Asst. Engineer (Bldg) Central Zone South Delhi Municipal Corporation

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:787

The Delhi High Court dismissed a contempt petition holding that municipal authorities may remove encroachments on public land without prior notice, and such action does not constitute contempt if done lawfully after reconsideration.

administrative petition_dismissed

National Textile Corporation Ltd v. Union of India & Anr

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:757-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the National Textile Corporation Ltd. is not liable for pre-nationalization dues of Shree Sitaram Mills Ltd. and quashed arbitration proceedings against it initiated by UCO Bank under the PMA scheme.

administrative appeal_allowed

National Agro Chemicals Industtries Ltd. v. National Research Development Corporation

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:758-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the suit for royalties based on a defective technology license agreement was barred by limitation and set aside the decree ordering royalty payments and rendition of accounts.

civil appeal_allowed

Commissioner of Income Tax (Central)-II v. Income Tax Settlement Commission & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:785-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the ITSC's grant of immunity to the assessee for failure to make full and true disclosure and cooperate as required under Section 245H(1) of the Income Tax Act.

tax petition_allowed

United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rekha & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 10 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:826

The Delhi High Court partially allowed the insurance company's appeal by reducing certain heads of compensation while upholding the addition of 50% towards future prospects for a young deceased self-employed person in a motor accident claim.

civil appeal_partially_allowed

Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Ouseph Joseph & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 07 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:741

The Delhi High Court allowed the insurer's appeal to recover compensation paid from the owner and driver where no valid driving licence was produced by them.

civil appeal_allowed

Sanjay Kumar v. State

Delhi High Court · 07 Feb 2014 · 2014:DHC:739-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the life conviction of the appellant for the murder and sexual assault of a minor girl based on reliable circumstantial and forensic evidence, including credible child witness testimony.

criminal appeal_dismissed