Delhi High Court

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M/S WOG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED v. M/S GAJA ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED

06 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:1189
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The Delhi High Court held that at the Section 11 stage, judicial scrutiny is limited to prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement and appointed a sole arbitrator after the arbitration notice period expired, dismissing the prematurity objection.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Section 11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act appointment of arbitrator scope of judicial scrutiny prima facie arbitration agreement

Manoranjan Singh Bhogal & Ors. v. State

06 Feb 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:1152

The Delhi High Court granted probate of a duly executed and registered Will excluding certain heirs, upheld by cogent evidence and a family settlement, applying the judicial conscience test and relevant statutory provisions.

civil petition_allowed Significant Indian Succession Act, 1925 Will probate Section 63 Indian Succession Act Section 68 Indian Evidence Act

Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd v. National Contracting Company Limited Saudi Arabia

06 Feb 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:1151
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The Delhi High Court held that the petition challenging the arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 was filed within the extended limitation period granted due to COVID-19 and was not a non-est filing despite procedural defects.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 petition Limitation period COVID-19 limitation extension

Ram Kumar & Ors. v. Mahender Singh & Ors.

06 Feb 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · CS(OS) 404/2017

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Plaintiffs' application to withdraw and consolidate pending appeals concerning partition with a possession suit, holding that suits involving different land parcels and issues cannot be consolidated without proper procedure and commonality of issues.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 24 CPC transfer of suits withdrawal of appeals consolidation of suits

Government of NCT v. Babu Lal Meena

06 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:1116-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of a review petition concerning the closure of a selection process by permitting parties to raise their claims before the Tribunal for adjudication on merits.

administrative other Procedural review petition selection process Result Notice Scheduled Tribe vacancies

Ideal Technoplast Industries Limited v. Mold-Tek Packaging Limited

06 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:1089-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the impugned order and remanded the matter for expeditious final hearing of the interlocutory application with strict procedural directions.

civil appeal_allowed Procedural impugned order quash and set aside interlocutory application Order XXXIX

Lindstrom Services India Private Limited v. Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Transfer Pricing - 2(2)(2) New Delhi & Anr.

06 Feb 2026 · Dinesh Mehta; Vinod Kumar · 2026:DHC:1068-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the Transfer Pricing Officer must provide copies of agreements relied upon to the assessee to ensure a fair opportunity to defend in transfer pricing proceedings, setting aside the impugned order passed without such disclosure.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Transfer Pricing Officer Income Tax Act 1961 Section 92CA(3) Right to defend

BLS E Services Limited v. Union of India

06 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1034-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that experience claimed for tender eligibility must be that of the bidding company itself and cannot be attributed to its subsidiaries unless expressly permitted, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge to disqualification.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Mandatory Eligibility Criteria Request for Proposal Tender disqualification Experience of subsidiaries

Raghunath Singh & Ors. v. Chetan Prakash Jain & Anr.

06 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:1043-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that contempt appeals under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 are maintainable only against orders imposing punishment for contempt and dismissed appeals filed against dismissal of contempt petitions without punishment.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 Section 19 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 enhanced gratuity

Teamwork Education Pvt Ltd v. M/S Durapro Build Solutions Pvt Ltd

06 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:1010
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The Delhi High Court held that at the Section 11 stage, judicial scrutiny is limited to prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement and appointed a sole arbitrator accordingly, leaving merits and frivolity issues to the arbitral tribunal.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 appointment of arbitrator Scope of judicial scrutiny Prima facie arbitration agreement

Mohd Shabbir v. S.K Singh & Ors.

05 Feb 2026 · Sachin Datta · 2026:DHC:1175

The Delhi High Court upheld the MCD's demolition and sealing orders against unauthorized construction and directed police investigation into extortion allegations substantiated by forensic analysis.

administrative other unauthorized construction demolition order sealing order Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

Rafeeque Ahmed v. Directorate of Health Services GNCTD

05 Feb 2026 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Tejas Karia · 2026:DHC:1270-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and refused condonation of a 4624-day delay due to insufficient explanation, emphasizing strict adherence to limitation rules despite the appellant's poverty and medical hardships.

labor appeal_dismissed condonation of delay Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 limitation principle of parity

M/S Dhanvine Engineering Pvt. Ltd. v. Delhi Jal Board

05 Feb 2026 · Nitin Wasudeo Sambre; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:1164-DB
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Delhi High Court upheld a tender condition disqualifying bidders facing pending criminal proceedings related to corruption as a valid preventive measure in public interest, dismissing challenges based on presumption of innocence and arbitrariness.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant tender eligibility presumption of innocence Article 21 General Financial Rules 2017

Anupam Kapur v. State of NCT of Delhi

05 Feb 2026 · Vikas Mahajan, J · 2026:DHC:1140

The Delhi High Court held that a sole legal heir and beneficiary is not required to furnish surety for deficient administration bond amount under Section 291 of the India Succession Act, dispensing with the surety requirement in such uncontested succession cases.

civil petition_allowed Significant Letter of Administration Section 291 India Succession Act administration bond surety bond

Manoj Kumar v. Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Ors.

05 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1003-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed retrospective promotion and seniority to a police constable injured on duty, holding that relaxation in promotional requirements must relate back to the date juniors were promoted.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant promotion seniority lower medical category injury while on duty

Amit Gupta v. Kiran Devi & Anr.

05 Feb 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:1112
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The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of an arbitral award in a landlord-tenant dispute, holding that arbitration clauses survive contract expiry and insufficient stamping does not invalidate awards before enforcement.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant arbitration agreement expiry of contract Section 16(1) Arbitration Act Section 29A Arbitration Act

Nandkishore Dnyandeo Suradkar v. Union of India

05 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:959-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner’s writ seeking modification of dismissal to compulsory retirement, holding that such a plea could have been raised in an earlier dismissed writ petition and noting non-disclosure of prior litigation.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition dismissal from service modification of penalty compulsory retirement

Sachin v. Union of India & Ors.

05 Feb 2026 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Tejas Karia · 2026:DHC:1088-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that an order disposing of a Contempt Petition without deciding merits or imposing punishment is not appealable under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, dismissing the Letters Patent Appeal for lack of maintainability.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Letters Patent Appeal Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 Section 19 appeal intra-court appeal

Manno Devi v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

05 Feb 2026 · Amit Bansal · 2026:DHC:1091

The Delhi High Court held that under Section 343 of the DMC Act, ownership is not a prerequisite for demolition or regularisation proceedings, and set aside the MCD's rejection of the petitioner's regularisation application for lack of title documents.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 Section 343 regularisation application unauthorized construction