Delhi High Court
36,666 judgments
Payal Malhotra v. Sulekh Chand
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash proceedings under Section 138 N.I. Act, holding that defence must be raised at trial and the High Court cannot usurp trial court's jurisdiction at the summons stage.
AGV Fenestration Pvt. Ltd. v. M/S. Delmen Nets
The Delhi High Court dismissed the second appeal and refused condonation of delay in filing the first appeal due to unexplained inordinate delay and held that limitation cannot be circumvented by invoking Section 100 CPC without a substantial question of law.
Z v. Directorate of Education & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition alleging harassment by the school, directing admission and issuance of ID card while upholding the school's disciplinary authority.
Gaurav Kumar as Guardian of Kavyansh v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that unaided private schools must admit EWS category children as per the RTE Act and regularized provisional admission granted after the school failed to challenge the seat matrix.
Hitesh Chhabra & Anr. v. Sandeep Chhabra & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed disputes over countersigning cheques in a partnership firm to be decided by the appointed Arbitrator under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, refusing to grant unilateral relief to the petitioners.
Union of India v. Ex MWO Dinesh Prasad
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension for primary hypertension, affirming the presumption of service attribution unless disproved by clear reasons.
Indian Council of Medical Research v. Indra Rani
The Delhi High Court upheld the quashing of a retrospective pay revision and recovery order for a retired employee due to lack of a show cause notice but allowed prospective pay and pension revision subject to due process.
Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited v. Nidhi Sharma & Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral interim order directing a Rs. 5 crore security deposit, holding that such relief requires a prima facie case and evidence of intent to frustrate award enforcement, which were absent here.
The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd v. Mohd Tufail Deceased Through Lrs Ms Gulshan Parweem and Ors
The Delhi High Court upheld the compensation awarded for a fatal motor accident, affirmed the deceased's residency in Delhi based on preponderance of probabilities, validated the multiplier applied, but modified the interest rate from 9% to 7.5% per annum.
Basant Kumar Goswami v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the summoning of an Independent Non-Executive Director under section 138 read with section 141 of the NI Act, holding that specific averments of responsibility for company affairs suffice to attract liability at the prima facie stage.
Preeti Sharma v. Authorized Officer Bank of Baroda
The Delhi High Court upheld the DRAT's refusal to entertain an appeal under Section 18 of the SARFAESI Act due to the petitioner's failure to make the mandatory pre-deposit based on the debt claimed by the secured creditor.
Chillies Exporters Association India v. Directorate General of Foreign Trade & Anr.
The Delhi High Court directed the DGFT to consider the petitioner's claim for incentives under the revised TMA scheme by treating the writ petition as a representation and deciding it by a reasoned order within twelve weeks.
State v. Sunil
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's discharge of the accused under sections 328 and 376D IPC due to lack of prima facie evidence and prosecutrix's statement indicating consensual relationship.
Prof. Neeraj Khare v. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal of an employee seeking to switch from CPF to GPF Scheme after having validly exercised option for CPF and after long delay, holding such option binding and delay fatal.
Central Bank of India v. Nirmal Kumar and Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's order allowing amendment of the plaint at final arguments to include an inadvertently omitted prayer declaring a mortgage deed null and void, holding such amendment permissible under Section 151 CPC when no prejudice is caused.
K. S. Mehta v. M/S Morgan Securities & Credits Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld the summoning of an independent director under section 138 and 141 NI Act, holding that specific averments of responsibility for company affairs suffice to proceed to trial.
Neha Gola v. Commissioner of Police and Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging non-issuance of an admit card due to incorrect photograph dimensions, affirming the recruitment authority’s discretion and limited scope of judicial review.
Naresh Chandel v. State Govt. of NCT Through & Anr.
The High Court dismissed the petition challenging framing of charges under Sections 498A and 406 IPC, holding that validity of marriage is a trial issue and a second revision petition is barred under Section 397(3) CrPC.
The Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Anurag Manocha
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing reimbursement for Dendritic Cell Therapy under CGHS rates, emphasizing constitutional rights and prior government approvals despite expert disapproval.
Balbir Singh & Ors. v. The State Govt of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court quashed the Magistrate's order taking cognizance after the limitation period expired without prior condonation of delay, holding such cognizance as without jurisdiction.