Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 13 To October 19, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1296 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1326

LALIT @ LUCKY v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1296

Popular Front of India v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1297

PRAVEEN SINGH v. HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1298

STATE OF NCT OF DELHI V/s MOHD. TAHIR HUSSAIN & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1299

PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-1 v CASIO INDIA COMPANY PVT. LTD 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1300

X v. Y 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1301

Delhi Ki Galiyan NGO v. Deputy Commissioner & Ors. LiveLaw (Del) 1302

Alkem Laboratories Ltd. v. Alchem International Pvt. Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1303

MANGAL SINGH v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1304

DELHI TRANSCO LIMITED versus M/S HINDUSTAN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1305

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V v. M. BATHLA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1306

NASEEM AHMED v. DEEPAK SINGH 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1307

Himanshu Yadav & Anr. v. AIIMS & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1308

HRITHIK ROSHAN v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1309

KUMAR SANU BHATTACHARJEE v. JAMMABLE LIMITED & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1310

Karti P Chidambaram v. CBI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1311

Sohn Singh v. Dildar Singh 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1312

KHAJA HUSSAIN v. DIRECTOR GENERAL, CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1313

UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. SATYVIR SINGH & ORS & other connected matter 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1314

JUGLAL RAM CHANDER v. SURINDER PAL JAIN 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1315

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION RESEARCH & TRAINING versus M/S MURLI INDUSTRIES LTD. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1316

M/S TEFCIL BREWERIES LTD. versus M/S ALFA LAVAL INDIA PVT. LTD. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1317

Amit Kumar v. Union of India & Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1318

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS v. SAMEER DNYANDEV WANKHEDE 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1319

ED v. M/S. HI-TECH MERCANTILE INDIA PVT LTD & ORS. & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1320

USHA DRAGER PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR v. DRAEGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1321

KHUSHWANT KAUR v. SMT GAGANDEEP SIDHU & other connected matter 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1322

Union Bank of India v. M/S Shabd Enterprises And Anr 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1323

SAVAN GODIAWALA V. INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1324

MS FARHEEN ISRAIL & ANR v. GHULAM RASOOL WANI & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1325

KANTA PRASAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1326

Delhi High Court Slams Authorities For Defying Prison Rules, Says Long Incarceration Without Parole Can Lead To Anarchy In Jail

Title: LALIT @ LUCKY v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1296

The Delhi High Court has slammed the State authorities for defying the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, observing that they do not have any sensitivity towards the prisoners who are suffering long incarceration.

Case Title: Popular Front of India v. Union of India

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1297

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central government on Popular Front of India's (PFI) plea challenging an order of an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it.

In doing so the court said that PFI's plea challenging order confirming ban is maintainable before the high court.

Title: PRAVEEN SINGH v. HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1298

The Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to take appropriate decision for providing relaxation of 5 years age and qualifying marks to the extent of 5% to transgender persons in public employment concerning recruitment to various posts in the Court establishment.

Case title: STATE OF NCT OF DELHI V/s MOHD. TAHIR HUSSAIN & ORS.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1299

The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea moved by the Delhi Police against a trial court order rejecting its application seeking recall of a prosecution witness in the trial pertaining to an arson case in connection with 2020 North-East Delhi Riots, wherein one of accused is former AAP leader Tahir Hussain.

Delhi High Court Dismisses Revenue's Demand Against Casio India In Transfer Pricing Case

Case Name: PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-1 v CASIO INDIA COMPANY PVT. LTD

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1300

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a transfer pricing demand against Casio India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Japanese watchmaker, related to advertising, marketing and promotion expenses for the assessment year 2017-18

Title: X v. Y

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1301

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a marriage between two individuals cannot be declared as invalid on the ground that it was never solemnized as per Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act.

'Deceitful': Delhi High Court Slams Man For Unauthorisedly Filing Plea On Behalf Of NGO, Orders Probe

Case title: Delhi Ki Galiyan NGO v. Deputy Commissioner & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1302

The Delhi High Court has come down heavily on a man for unauthorisedly filing a writ petition on behalf of a NGO, against an alleged illegal construction in the city's Jamia Nagar area.

Case title: Alkem Laboratories Ltd. v. Alchem International Pvt. Ltd.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1303

The Delhi High Court has restrained Alchem International Pvt. Ltd., incorporated in the year 1982, from infringing the trademark of Alkem Laboratories Ltd., a company engaged in manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products.

Title: MANGAL SINGH v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1304

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no bar on producing the call data records (CDRs) of raiding team and police informers in NDPS Act cases provided their safety and privacy is protected.

Trial Court Can't Revisit Issue Of Limitation Once Delay Has Been Condoned By High Court: Delhi High Court

Case Title: DELHI TRANSCO LIMITED versus M/S HINDUSTAN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1305

The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) filed by Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) upholding an arbitral award in favour of M/s Hindustan Urban Infrastructure Limited. The Court further held that once an issue of limitation has already been decided by the High Court and the delay in filing the petition under section 34 of the Arbitration Act was condoned, the same issue cannot be revisited by the District Court.

Title: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V v. M. BATHLA & ANR

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1306

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a suit filed by Koninklijke Philips N.V., simply branded Philips, against a company manufacturing and selling VCDs alleging that the same violated its “Digital Transmission System” patent.

Title: NASEEM AHMED v. DEEPAK SINGH

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1307

The Delhi High Court has observed that a tenant cannot deny the title of a landlord during the tenancy, even where allegations of forgery are raised.

Case title: Himanshu Yadav & Anr. v. AIIMS & Anr.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1308

The Delhi High Court has held that caste certificates issued before or after the timeframe stipulated in a recruitment advertisement are not relevant for the purpose of granting reservation to a candidate.

Title: HRITHIK ROSHAN v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1309

The Delhi High Court directed the removal of certain links and listings on various internet and e-commerce websites, which allegedly infringed the personality rights of Actor Hrithik Roshan.

Will Protect Personality Rights Of Singer Kumar Sanu: Delhi High Court

Title: KUMAR SANU BHATTACHARJEE v. JAMMABLE LIMITED & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1310

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim injunction order in a plea by Indian playback singer Kumar Sanu Bhattacharjee, seeking protection of his personality rights.

Title: Karti P Chidambaram v. CBI

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1311

The Delhi High Court has relaxed the bail condition imposed on Karti Chidambaram in relation to the INX media corruption case, requiring him to obtain trial court's permission for foreign travel.

Case title: Sohn Singh v. Dildar Singh

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1312

“It is high time that paradigm be changed by courts and an impression across the society be dispelled that civil suits can be allowed to run for decades,” the Delhi High Court said.

Title: KHAJA HUSSAIN v. DIRECTOR GENERAL, CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1313

The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of a married officer of a uniformed service sending vulgar messages to another woman is unacceptable.

Title: UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. SATYVIR SINGH & ORS & other connected matter

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1314

The Delhi High Court has observed that the benefits under the MACP (Modified Assured Career Progression) schemes is not meant for the Central Government employees who have already received a higher grade pay.

Title: JUGLAL RAM CHANDER v. SURINDER PAL JAIN

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1315

The Delhi High Court has observed that a tenant cannot be allowed to shift stands from one forum to another by raising new or contrary pleas in eviction proceedings.

Case Title: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION RESEARCH & TRAINING versus M/S MURLI INDUSTRIES LTD.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1316

The Delhi High Court partly set aside an arbitral award which directed the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to refund of Rs. 2 crore to M/s Murli Industries Ltd. holding that the finding of the arbitrator that breakdown of a machinery constituted a force majeure event cannot be sustained. The court however upheld the arbitrator's finding that the time was not the essence of the contract and therefore the NCERT was not justified to forfeit the performance security unless actual loss was established.

Case Title: M/S TEFCIL BREWERIES LTD. versus M/S ALFA LAVAL INDIA PVT. LTD.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1317

The Delhi High Court held that mere correction of typographical error does not extend the period limitation for filing a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). The court further held that the limitation period begins from the date of disposal of an application under section 33 of the Arbitration Act and not from the date when a signed corrected copy of the award is received by the party.

Case title: Amit Kumar v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1318

Stating that no role is trivial in security forces, the Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of a Water Carrier from CRPF over submission of a fake matriculation certificate.

Delhi High Court Imposes ₹20K Costs On Centre For Concealing Facts In Plea Against Sameer Wankhede's Promotion

Title: UNION OF INDIA AND ORS v. SAMEER DNYANDEV WANKHEDE

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1319

The Delhi High Court has fined the Central Government for concealing facts in its plea seeking review of the ruling concerning grant of promotion to IRS officer Sameer Wankhede.

Title: ED v. M/S. HI-TECH MERCANTILE INDIA PVT LTD & ORS. & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1320

The Delhi High Court has held that coal block allocation obtained through misrepresentation or fraud leading to proceeds of crime amounts to an offence of money laundering under the PMLA.

Title: USHA DRAGER PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR v. DRAEGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1321

The Delhi High Court has observed that merely because a party alleges that the other side deliberately enhanced the valuation of the suit to ensure that the mattwrs comes out of jurisdiction of the concerned court is not sufficient ground to allege bias and seek transfer.

Title: KHUSHWANT KAUR v. SMT GAGANDEEP SIDHU & other connected matter

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1322

The Delhi High Court has observed that the wife residing in the house immediately after her marriage constitutes “shared household” under the Domestic Violence Act and is entitled to reside in the same despite the husband being disowned by his parents later.

'Public Money At Stake': Delhi High Court Restores Union Bank's Recovery Suit Despite 'Lethargic Approach', Imposes 25K Cost

Case title: Union Bank of India v. M/S Shabd Enterprises And Anr

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1323

The Delhi High Court has expressed dismay at the Union Bank of India over its “lethargic” approach in pursuing a loan recovery suit, leading to multiple adjournments and dismissal in default.

Case Title : SAVAN GODIAWALA V. INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1324

The Delhi High Court slammed the conduct of a senior insolvency professional, warning that such individuals must not become “predators” of companies already in financial distress.

Title: MS FARHEEN ISRAIL & ANR v. GHULAM RASOOL WANI & ORS

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1325

The Delhi High Court has observed that a landlord is the best judge of his needs, and cannot be thrusted with the opinion of the tenant or the Court.

Title: KANTA PRASAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1326

The Delhi High Court has passed a slew of directions to ensure that convicts' applications for parole and furlough are decided in a fair and reasoned manner, avoiding the “recurring” pattern of their rejection without proper reasoning.