Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 05 To May 11, 2025

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Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 509 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 534NOMINAL INDEXDEEPA JOSEPH & ANR. v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 509 Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited v. Uber India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 510 LALIT SHARMA AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 511 Varun Jindal v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 512 Sanjay Kumar Yadav v. Union...

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Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 509 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 534

NOMINAL INDEX

DEEPA JOSEPH & ANR. v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 509

Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited v. Uber India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 510

LALIT SHARMA AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 511

Varun Jindal v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 512

Sanjay Kumar Yadav v. Union of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 513

Abhin Narula v. The High Court Of Delhi Through Registrar General & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 514

SC Gupta v. Union of India & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 515

A R Rahman v. Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 516

Rajiv Sarin & Ors. v. Directorate Of Estates & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 517

SAISHA CHHILLAR MINOR REPRESENTED THROUGH HER MOTHER MS. JYOTI CHHILLAR v. THE DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 518

SUDHANSHU PATHAK v. CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 519

Gurudas Mallik Thakur v. Commissioner Of Central Goods And Service Tax & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 520

Shristi Infrastructure Development vs Scorpio Engineering Private Limited and Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 521

Maharani Bagh Co-Operative House Building And Welfare Society Ltd., & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 522

TV Today v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 523

Coomi Kapoor v. Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 524

LALIT SHARMA AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 525

Ms. X v. State Of Nct Of Delhi And Others 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 526

Dilshad Hussain v. Pushpa Devi 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 527

SMAS Auto Leasing India Private Limited v. Gensol Engineering Limited & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 528

BHAVREEN KANDHARI v. SHRI C. D. SINGH AND ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 529

Hamdard National Foundation India v. Patanjali Food Limited & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 530

Sandeep Garg v. Sales Tax Officer Class II Avato Ward 66 Zone 4 Delhi 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 531

Gurmeet Singh Sachdeva v. Skyways Air Services Pvt. Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 532

Neeraj Gupta & Anr. v. MCD & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 533

NEERAJ GUPTA v. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 534

Take Expeditious Steps To Enact Advocates Protection Bill: High Court To Delhi Government

Title: DEEPA JOSEPH & ANR. v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 509

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take expeditious steps for enacting the Advocates Protection Bill, 2024.

Justice Sachin Datta directed the Delhi Government to file a fresh status report in a plea claiming that there was an "alarming rise" in incidents of violence inside the court premises of different district courts in Delhi.

Delhi High Court Rejects IPL Team RCB's Plea For Interim Relief Against Uber's 'Disparaging' Ad Featuring Travis Head

Title: Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited v. Uber India & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 510

The Delhi High Court dismissed the interim injunction plea filed by IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in its suit against Uber Moto over allegedly disparaging YouTube advertisement featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad's cricketer Travis Head.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee rejected the interim injunction application filed by RCB, observing that the impugned advertisement does not call for any interference at this stage.

High Court Asks Delhi Police To Take Strict Action Against Anyone Found Disturbing Shahdara Bar Association Elections; No Online Voting

Title: LALIT SHARMA AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 511

The Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Police to take strict action against anyone, either lawyer or non-lawyer, who causes obstruction or disturbance in the conduct of Shahdara Bar Association elections which are scheduled to be held on May 09.

The order was passed by a full bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh, Justice Navin Chawla and Justice C Hari Shankar.

10 Yrs On, Delhi High Court Directs Railways To Pay ₹8 Lakh Compensation To Man Whose Leg Was Amputated After Falling From Train

Case title: Varun Jindal v. Union of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 512

The Delhi High Court has asked the Railway Department to pay ₹8 lakh as compensation to a man who sustained grievous injuries that resulted in amputation of his left leg back in the year 2015, after falling from a moving train.

The incident was a result of a heavy jerk on the train due to which the Appellant lost his balance and fell out of the allegedly overcrowded general compartment.

Expect Prudence From Aspirants Of Technical Post: Delhi HC Denies Relief To CRPF Candidate For Not Mentioning Work Experience In Application

Case title: Sanjay Kumar Yadav v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 513

The Delhi High Court has refused relief to an aspiring CRPF Sub-Inspector (Staff Nurse) who was denied marks as he failed to mention requisite work-experience mandatorily required in the application for recruitment.

Though the Petitioner had worked as Male Nurse Staff at a private hospital for more than five years, he was awarded 0 out of 5 marks earmarked in the selection criteria for prior experience.

Delhi HC Denies Relief To Judiciary Candidate Despite Mistake In Answer Key, Cites Earlier Order Denying Relief In Similar Case

Case title: Abhin Narula v. The High Court Of Delhi Through Registrar General & Anr.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 514

In a peculiar order, the Delhi High Court found force in a challenge to the 2023 Delhi Judicial Service Exam answer key but did not grant any relief to the aggrieved aspirant, citing a coordinate bench decision denying relief in a similar case.

A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul said it had to exercise 'judicial discipline'

Delhi High Court Explains Concept Of 'Constructive Res Judicata', Says It Applies To Writ Proceedings As Well

Case title: SC Gupta v. Union of India & Anr.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 515

The Delhi High Court has held that though the provisions of CPC contained in Order II Rule 2 and Section 11 (pertaining to principle of Res Judicata) may not be strictly applicable to writ proceedings, however, the broad principles enshrined therein including the principle of Constructive Res Judicata will have application even to writ proceedings.

Delhi High Court Stays Interim Order In Favour Of Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar In Copyright Infringement Suit Against AR Rahman

Title: A R Rahman v. Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 516

The Delhi High Court stayed an interim injunction order granted in favour of veteran Indian classical singer Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar in his suit alleging copyright infringement of his “Shiva Stuti” composition by music composer A.R. Rahman and other producers in Tamil film Ponniyan Selvan 2 song "Veera Raja Veera.”

Delhi HC Orders Centre To Pay ₹1.76 Crore For Illegal Occupation Of Private Property For Two Decades, Says Right To Property Is Sacrosanct

Case title: Rajiv Sarin & Ors. v. Directorate Of Estates & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 517

The Delhi High Court has held that prolonged illegal occupation of private property by government authorities is unconstitutional and that State power cannot override property rights.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav emphasized, “Executive overreach beyond the four corners of the law must be met with constitutional censure, for when the protector of rights becomes the violator, the very fabric of the rule of law is imperiled. In a constitutional democracy governed by the principles of justice, equity, and good conscience, the preservation of legal rights such as that of proprietary must remain an unyielding commitment of the State.”

School Can't Deny Transfer Certificate To Child On Grounds Of Parents Having Matrimonial Dispute: Delhi High Court

Title: SAISHA CHHILLAR MINOR REPRESENTED THROUGH HER MOTHER MS. JYOTI CHHILLAR v. THE DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 518

The Delhi High Court has observed that a school cannot deny transfer certificate to a child merely because the parents have ongoing matrimonial or guardianship dispute.

“…the school cannot deny the issuance of Transfer Certificate (TC) to the child who has sought admission in other school. In the event of delay in issuance of Transfer Certificate, even a disciplinary action can be taken against the Head-Master or In-Charge of the school. Needless to say that in a matrimonial or guardianship dispute, it is the interest of the child which is of paramount consideration,” Justice Vikas Mahajan said.

Take Concrete Decision So That No Student Is Excluded From CLAT Due To Language Barrier: Delhi High Court To Consortium Of NLUs

Case Title: SUDHANSHU PATHAK v. CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 519

The Delhi High Court has directed the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to take a concrete decision so that no student giving Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) entrance examination is excluded due to language barrier.

Penalty U/S 122(1A) Of CGST Act Can Be Imposed On Both Taxable And Non-Taxable Person: Delhi High Court

Case title: Gurudas Mallik Thakur v. Commissioner Of Central Goods And Service Tax & Anr.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 520

The Delhi High Court has held that the penalty for GST evasion contemplated under Section 122(1A) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017, can be imposed on 'any person'— whether taxable or non-taxable.

Ad-Hoc Arbitrator Can Grant Interest U/S 16 Of MSMED Act, Even If Reference Was Not Made To MSME Council: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Shristi Infrastructure Development vs Scorpio Engineering Private Limited and Anr.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 521

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh held that an ad-hoc arbitrator (appointed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996) is empowered to grant interest rate contemplated under Section 16 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, even if the reference was not made to the MSME Facilitation Council for resolving disputes.

Rights Of Lawful Residents Have Precedence Over Persons Who Encroach Upon Public Land: Delhi High Court Permits Demolition Drive

Case title: Maharani Bagh Co-Operative House Building And Welfare Society Ltd., & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 522

The Delhi High Court has held that individuals who erect unauthorized structures and encroach upon public land cannot be permitted to assert their purported rights in priority of other citizens.

Delhi High Court Closes TV Today's Plea Against Misuse Of Deepfake, Asks It To Give Suggestions To Centre's Committee

Title: TV Today v. Union of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 523

The Delhi High Court disposed of a petition filed by TV Today, which owns Aaj Tak and India Today news channels, highlighting the misuse of deepfake.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked TV Today to give its suggestions to the Committee of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy), which is examining the issue of deepfakes.

Delhi High Court Refers Dispute Between 'The Emergency' Author, Netflix And Manikarnika Films To Mediation

Title: Coomi Kapoor v. Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP & Anr.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 524

The Delhi High Court referred to mediation a dispute between Coomi Kapoor- senior journalist and author of the book “The Emergency: A Personal History”, Manikarnika Films and Netflix over alleged breach of contract and damaging her reputation.

Delhi High Court Postpones Conduct Of Shahdara Bar Association Elections To May 24

Title: LALIT SHARMA AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 525

The Delhi High Court postponed the conduct of Shahdara Bar Association elections to May 24. The polls were scheduled to be held on May 09.

The order was passed by a full bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh, Justice Navin Chawla and Justice C Hari Shankar.

Police Must Register Regular FIR And Not 'Zero FIR' If Part Of Alleged Offence Occurred Within Its Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

Case title: Ms. X v. State Of Nct Of Delhi And Others

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 526

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that if part of a cognizable offence alleged, occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of a Police station, they must register a regular FIR and probe the offence rather than registering a 'Zero FIR' and transferring the case to another police station.

Delhi High Court Explains Difference Between 'Interlocutory' And 'Intermediate' Order For Determining Maintainability Of Revision Petition

Case title: Dilshad Hussain v. Pushpa Devi

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 527

The Delhi High Court has elucidated the difference 'intermediate' and 'interlocutory' orders in relation to Section 379 CrPC, which bars revision of interlocutory orders.

SMAS Auto-Leasing Entitled To Protection & Preservation Of EVs Leased To 'Blu Smart', 'Gensol' Pending Arbitration: Delhi High Court

Case Title: SMAS Auto Leasing India Private Limited v. Gensol Engineering Limited & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 528

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jyoti Singh has granted interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to the the petitioner who is the owner of electric vehicles (EVs) leased under Master Lease Agreements upon apprehensions of financial distress, default in lease payments by the respondents and a risk of dissipation or deterioration of assets pending arbitration. The Court restrained the respondents from transferring or encumbering the EVs.

Permission For Felling Of More Than 50 Trees To Be Supervised By Central Empowered Committee: Delhi High Court

Title: BHAVREEN KANDHARI v. SHRI C. D. SINGH AND ORS.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 529

The Delhi High Court ruled that the permission for felling of 50 or more trees in the national capital will be supervised by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) as per the order of the Supreme Court.

Justice Jasmeet Singh added that permission for felling of upto 50 trees shall continue till the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is implemented by the city authorities.

Delhi High Court Closes Hamdard's Suit After Ramdev Removes Videos Making 'Sharbat Jihad' Remark

Title: Hamdard National Foundation India v. Patanjali Food Limited & Anr.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 530

The Delhi High Court closed the suit filed by Hamdard National Foundation India against Yoga Guru Ramdev over his “Sharbat Jihad” remark against former's Rooh Afza product.

Justice Amit Bansal decreed the suit after Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar informed Court that affidavits have been filed by Ramdev and Patanjali Foods Limited that the impugned videos and posts have been taken down.

Dept Cannot Be Blamed If Assessee Is Not Diligent In Checking GST Portal For Show Cause Notice: Delhi High Court

Case title: Sandeep Garg v. Sales Tax Officer Class II Avato Ward 66 Zone 4 Delhi

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 531

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an assessee cannot claim he was not granted an opportunity of hearing before an adverse order is passed, if he fails to check the GST portal for show cause notice and respond to the same.

Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Documents Filed With Plaint Can Be Considered To Determine Whether It Discloses 'Cause Of Action': Delhi High Court

Case title: Gurmeet Singh Sachdeva v. Skyways Air Services Pvt. Ltd

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 532

The Delhi High Court has held that the plaint filed for instituting a suit cannot be read in isolation and the documents annexed with it can be considered to determine whether the plaint discloses a 'cause of action' for proceeding in the matter.

'RRTS Is Crucial Public Infrastructure Project': Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Demolition Of Kiosks At Sarai Kale Khan

Case title: Neeraj Gupta & Anr. v. MCD & Anr.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 533

The Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the demolition of tehbazari sites (kiosks) being carried out by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) at Sarai Kale Khan, for development of a metro rail station as part of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project.

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Pay ₹20K As Costs To Army Central Welfare Fund For Seeking Adjournment In IPR Case

Title: NEERAJ GUPTA v. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 534

he Delhi High Court imposed Rs. 20,000 as costs after a Central Government standing counsel sought repeated adjournments in an IPR case.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee renotified the matter and granted adjournment, subject to payment of costs to be paid to the Army Central Welfare Fund by the Central Government within four weeks.
















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