Delhi High Court

22nd Jan, 2018

A Scribe/Draftsman can be an attesting witness to a Will

A Single Bench of Delhi High Court has held that even a draftsman can be an attesting witness, if the draftsman has signed on the Will having animus attestandi.  The expression animus attestandi means that […]
22nd Jan, 2018

How is an HUF created after the commencement of Hindu Succession Act 1956?

Delhi High Court recently clarified the position of law in regard to creation/existence of HUF. It was held that an HUF can come into existence prior to passing of the Hindu Succession Act in the […]
18th Jan, 2018

Once no objection is raised within a reasonable period of time with respect to alleged defects in the goods, then, the buyer cannot thereafter object to any defect in the goods.

The Hon’ble High Court in the case titled M/S. Kcl Ltd. Vs. Thomson Press India Ltd.  RFA 1007/2017 and 1014/2017 decided on 06.12.2017, upheld the decision of the Trial Court and held that the appellant/defendant […]
14th Jan, 2018

How is an HUF created after the commencement of Hindu Succession Act 1956?

Delhi High Court recently clarified the position of law in regard to creation/existence of HUF. It was held that an HUF can come into existence prior to passing of the Hindu Succession Act in the […]
1st Sep, 2017

Long possession of property does not entitle to protection from dispossession

The Delhi High Court in Krishan Lal vs. Union of India and Ors. decided on08.08.2017 following the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Behram Tejani and Others v. Azeem Jagani (2017) […]
1st Sep, 2017

Ownership by adverse possession

The Delhi High Court in Ved Prakash and Ors. vs. Niranjan Singh on 09.08.2017 stated that in order to establish claim of adverse possession, the first and basic ingredient in law is that the possession […]
2nd May, 2017

Calculation of damages on account of defective goods

Delhi High Court in the matter of Thyssen Krupp Materials Vs Steel Authority of India; FAO (OS) 150/2002 held that Section 73 of Indian Contract Act stipulates the rule of damages for breach of contract, […]
8th Apr, 2017

The scope of judicial review under Article 226 is limited to the deficiency in decision-making process and not the decision

Delhi High Court held that the Court should not interfere under A. 226, with the administrator’s decision unless it was illogical or suffers from procedural impropriety or was shocking to the conscience of the court, […]
17th Mar, 2017

Limitation Act applies to Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Delhi High Court in the matter of Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Vs K J M C Global Market; FAO (OS) 263/2016 held It is now well settled that the provisions of the […]
17th Mar, 2017

Lowest bidder not necessarily entitled to grant of tender

Delhi High Court in the matter of Inderjit Mehta Vs Union of India; WP (C ) 683/2017 decided on 2nd March, 2017 held there is no vested right of a participant in a tender to […]
2nd Mar, 2017

Reciprocal Advertising #legalupdates

Hon’ble Delhi High Court in a matter explained propositions relating to comparative advertising which means “any trader is entitled to puff his own goods even though such puff as a matter of pure logic involves […]
19th Feb, 2017

Which orders can be appealed against under Commercial Courts Act #indianlaws

Division Bench of Delhi High Court in the matter of HPL (India) Limited Vs. QRQ Enterprise, FAO (OS) (COMM) No. 12/2017 was considering the effect of Section 13 of Commercial Courts, Commercial division and Commercial […]