Delhi High Court Judgements

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PROPERTY

Held that inasmuch as a Gaon Sabha is not included in the definition of ‘bhumibhdar’ under Section 5 of the Land Reforms Act, 1954 (‘LR Act’) and as a Gaon Sabha is defined in Section 3(10) as being established under Sections 150 and 151 of the said Act, the benefit of Section 67(d) of the LR Act would be inapplicable and consequently would not result in the person in unauthorized occupation acquiring any rights even if the Goan Sabha failed to take any action.

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In Delhi Development Authority v. Pushpa Lata, the Court held that inasmuch as a Gaon Sabha is not included in the definition of ‘bhumibhdar’ under Section 5 of the Land Reforms Act, 1954 (‘LR…

MATRIMONIAL

Held that inasmuch as the proceedings before a Family Court are not criminal in nature, it could not be said to be bound down by the procedure stipulated in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Therefore while holding that the Family Court was competent to frame its own procedure for taking evidence, upheld the decision of the Family Court to accept evidence by way of an affidavit, and further permitting it to be tendered as the examination-in-chief, with the attendant permission to cross-examine the deponent.

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  Held that inasmuch as the proceedings before a Family Court are not criminal in nature, it could not be said to be bound down by the procedure stipulated in…

LAND ACQUISITION

Held that the wide power available with an executing court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to even determine the validity and legality of a will in execution proceedings, would also extend to an executing court which is disbursing compensation for land acquisition pursuant to proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1984.

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Held that the wide power available with an executing court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to even determine the validity and legality of a will in execution proceedings,…

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Evidence By Way Of Affidavit Not Mandatory When Documentary Evidence Sufficient For Determining Well-Known Status Of Trademark

DIRECT TAXATION MUNICIPAL LAWS

DB – services rendered by advocates are professional activities, and, therefore, they cannot be levied with taxes under the “commercial establishment” category

ACCIDENT COMPENSATION RAILWAYS

Inquest proceedings were conducted around 8:55 am on 05.01.2017, which mentions the recovery of a journey ticket dated 04.01.2017 — Mere delay in noticing and reporting the incident by a third party ought to have been appreciated in light of the fact that the incident statedly took place in the month of January – Matter remanded to tribunal for grant of compensation

C P C EVIDENCE ACT

DB – Defamation — Nowhere in the pleadings or in the evidence did the appellant or its witnesses state that the amounts were not due — Respondent’s assertion of there being outstanding amounts which had not been paid by the appellant Company cannot be termed to be false or per se defamatory.