Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Sets Aside ₹6.35 Crore Award Over Unilateral Arbitrator Appointment By Defence Ministry
The Delhi High Court has set aside a ₹6.35 crore arbitral award in favour of Goodrich Foodtech Ltd. in a dispute with the Ministry of Defence over contracts for supplying malted milk food with cocoa.Justice Subramonium Prasad held that the unilateral appointment of the arbitrator by the Union through its Competent Financial Authority was invalid under Section 12(5) read with the Seventh Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The court found that the authority was part of the...
Delhi High Court Says Admissibility Of Electronic Evidence In GST Dispute Must Be Decided By Appellate Authority
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a writ petition challenging a GST demand on the ground that it was based on inadmissible third-party electronic evidence, holding that questions relating to the admissibility, authenticity, and evidentiary value of electronic records are matters to be examined by the statutory appellate authority and not in writ jurisdiction.The Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Shail Jain dismissed a petition challenging an order passed under Section 74...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On PIL Seeking Automatic TDS Refunds For Non-Taxable Individuals
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Union Government and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on a public interest litigation seeking an automatic mechanism to refund Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) to individuals whose income falls below the taxable limit without requiring them to file income tax returns (ITRs). A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice on the petition filed by petitioner-in-person Aakash...
Customs Settlement Limitation Excludes Period When Interim Board Could Not Function: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on 4 August held that the period during which the Interim Board for Settlement remained unable to function due to lack of quorum must be excluded while calculating the statutory limitation period for deciding customs settlement applications. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Shail Jain set aside the communications issued by the Interim Board treating the Petitioner's settlement proceedings as having abated under Section 127C(12) of the Customs Act, 1962,...
Interest On Duty Drawback Payable From LEO Date Not Adjudication Order: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on 3 August held that interest on delayed duty drawback becomes payable one month after issuance of the Let Export Order (LEO), and the pendency of adjudication proceedings cannot postpone the statutory liability under Section 75A of the Customs Act (which provides for payment of interest on delayed drawback). A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Shail Jain dismissed the Revenue's appeal against Siddhachalam Exports Pvt. Ltd., holding that the exporter was...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Challenge To CGST Act Provision Governing Provisional Release Of Seized Goods
The Delhi High Court has declined to interfere with a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 67(6) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, which governs the provisional release of goods seized during search proceedings.The Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Shail Jain observed that a petitioner questioning the validity of a statutory provision must establish that it infringes a constitutional mandate.Petitioner had contended that the expression "on...
Delhi High Court Quashes GST Cancellation Notice Lacking Proper Officer Details Office Address
The Delhi High Court on 5 August held that a show cause notice issued for cancellation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration must clearly mention the office address and the details of the proper officer before whom the taxpayer is required to appear. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Shail Jain set aside the cancellation of Prashant Shanker's GST registration and the rejection of his application seeking revocation, holding that the orders were passed without granting him...
Delhi High Court Stays FSSAI Order Restricting Sale Of Dabur Products With '100% Natural', '100% Pure' Claims
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) prohibitory order restraining Dabur India Limited from selling several food products carrying "100% pure" or "100% natural" claims, prima facie holding that the regulator acted in violation of the principles of natural justice.Justice Amit Mahajan stayed FSSAI's August 3, 2026,, order after observing that Dabur had neither been issued a show-cause noticenor beenr given an opportunity of hearing...
Delhi High Court Upholds ₹9.92 Lakh Award Against Vantage, Rejects Recovery Of RBI Penalties From Supplier
The Delhi High Court on 5 August upheld an award directing Vantage Integrated Securities Solution Pvt. Ltd. to pay Rs. 9.92 lakh to Spark Technologies Pvt. Ltd., holding that the former's unilateral notice stating that it would recover any liquidated damages imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from the latter did not create a binding contractual obligation. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Shail Jain noted that liquidated damages imposed by a party's client under a...
Delhi High Court Orders Restoration Of 'BLUE CHIP' Trademark, Holds Removal Without Notice Invalid
The Delhi High Court on 4 August directed the Trade Marks Registry to restore the trademark 'BLUE CHIP' belonging to Amrit Singh Mehta, trading as Mehta Cosmetics, after finding that the mark was removed from the Register without issuing the mandatory notice required under Section 25(3) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh allowed Mehta's petition and held that the Registry's failure to issue the prescribed notice before removal of the mark violated the statutory...