Delhi High Court
Withdrawal Of Consent Of Affiliation By Jamia Hamdard Violated Orders, Frustrated Arbitral Process: Delhi High Court Restores 150 MBBS Seats
The Delhi High Court on December 8th, 2025 held that the withdrawal of the Consent of Affiliation (CoA) by Jamia Hamdard Deemed University (JHDU), necessary for the 150 MMBS seats in the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR) violated the binding arbitral and court orders, “frustrating” the arbitral process. The Bench comprising of Justice Jasmeet Singh, holding...
Delhi HC To Hear IndiGo's Plea For ₹900+ Crore IGST & Customs Duty Refund On Re-Imported Aircraft Parts; Customs Alleges No Double Levy
The Delhi High Court is set to hear a plea by Interglobe Aviation Limited (Indigo) over denial of an estimated refund of over Rs. 900 crores of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) and Customs duty on re-imported aircraft parts that were repaired abroad. The Customs Writ Petition filed on December 11, 2025 was mentioned before a Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and...
Delhi High Court Flags Validity Of Reports In IGST Refund Denial On Export Of Mouth Fresheners/Pan Masala; Directs Expeditious Examination
The Delhi High Court in a matter involving export of mouth freshner/pan masala, where two differing Test Reports were issued and refund of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) was denied, has flagged validity of Central Revenues Control Laboratory (CRCL) test reports. Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain were hearing writ petitions filed by Exporters/Petitioners...
Delhi High Court Orders Blocking Of Additional Sci-Hub Mirror Websites In India In Publishers' Copyright Infringement Suit
The Delhi High Court has ordered blocking of additional mirror websites providing access to Sci-Hub which are already blocked in India in a copyright infringement suit filed by publishing houses Elsevier, Wiley and American Chemical Society.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora extended its earlier order passed on August 19 blocking access to 40 additional websites which were found to be...
Wife Not Being Entitled To Maintenance Due To Concealment Of Income Doesn't Disentitle Her To Residence Order Under DV Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a wife not being entitled to monetary maintenance due to concealment of her income does not disentitle her to a residence order under the Domestic Violence Act.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma was dealing with a wife's plea challenging a trial court order which had rejected her plea and had set aside the direction granting interim maintenance to the her by...
GRAP Doesn't Create Enforceable Work-From-Home Right For Govt Employees: Delhi High Court Rejects Scientist's Plea
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea filed by a “Scientist-E” working with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), seeking work from home citing hazardous air quality and respiratory issues.The petitioner, Shubham Verma, sought compliance with Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) restrictions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) inside the...
Delhi High Court Revives Street One's Opposition To Registration Of the 'Street 9' Trademark
The Delhi High Court has overturned a Trade Marks Registry order that had rejected an objection filed by German fashion label Street One against the registration of the mark “Street 9.” The court has sent the matter back to the registry for a fresh hearing. In a judgment dated November 28, 2025, Justice Tejas Karia held that the Registrar failed to correctly apply the law on...
Delhi High Court Rejects DDA's Arbitration Appeal, Holds Revaluation Of Evidence Impermissible U/S 37 A&C Act
The Delhi High Court on December 11, 2025 upheld an Arbitral Award that favoured a contractor, M/s Harjinder Brothers, in a dispute over encashment of a bank guarantee and non-payment of "watch and ward" security expenses, dismissing an appeal filed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The Court presided by Hon'ble Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha reaffirmed that the appellate courts are...
Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Hospital, Gynaecologist For Leaving Cotton Mop Inside Woman's Abdomen During C-Section
The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging criminal medical negligence against a private hospital and its senior gynaecologist for leaving a cotton mop inside a woman's abdomen during her c-section surgery. Justice Amit Mahajan said that at best, it was a case which could have delineated a civil liability and that the lapse did not warrant criminal liability. The petition was filed by...
Extending Investigation Period Without Notice To Accused Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court Grants Default Bail In NDPS Case
The Delhi High Court has granted default bail to a man in an NDPS case, observing that the time for competition of investigation was extended without giving any notice to him which violates Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the accused must be present either physically or virtually when the Court considers a request for more time to complete...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Order Allowing Dr. Reddy's To Manufacture And Export Semaglutide
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk's plea for an immediate ex-parte stay on a single judge's order that allowed Dr. Reddy's Laboratories to manufacture and export Semaglutide-based formulations to countries where Novo Nordisk does not hold patent rights. A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla, while hearing Novo...
Question On Existence Of Arbitration Clause Cannot Be Re-agitated U/S 11 After Being Settled U/S 8 A&C Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that when a party invokes Section 11(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) after a judicial authority has declined a referral under Section 8, ACA, it is impermissible for the Court to appoint an arbitrator, owing to issue estoppel and also res judicata.FactsThe Petitioner i.e. JSW MG Motor India Pvt...