Delhi High Court
36,666 judgments
Mehar Zaidi & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted Letters of Administration to the legal heirs of late Shri Syed Akbar Ali under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, in the absence of a Will and objections.
Sikander v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court allowed parole to a life convict on compassionate grounds despite prison authority’s rejection, emphasizing a balance between societal interests and convict’s rights under Delhi Prison Rules, 2018.
Mohd. Gulfam v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court granted parole to a life convict to file a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court, affirming the constitutional right to personal liberty and effective legal remedy.
Rajeev Kumar Yadav v. State of NCT Delhi
Anticipatory bail was denied to the petitioner accused of cheating and forgery in a fake employment scam due to the gravity of the offence and necessity of custodial interrogation.
Parminder Kaur and Others v. Hotel Corporation of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that pay revision in a public sector enterprise is a discretionary policy decision, not a vested right, and declined to direct pay revision to retired non-unionized employees citing financial incapacity and lack of legal entitlement.
Veena Jain v. Vineeta Jain
The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the petitioners' application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, holding that only the plaint averments are relevant at this stage and no jurisdictional error was made warranting revision under Section 115 CPC.
Rishika Kharb v. University of Delhi
The Delhi High Court allowed a student's petition for inter-college migration within University of Delhi, holding that procedural deadlines must align with official notifications and discretionary powers must be exercised fairly.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Dharamveer Singh and Ors
The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's order for lack of reasoning and remanded the matter for a fresh, reasoned decision addressing all contentions and applicability of precedents.
Union of India & Ors. v. Ex Sub Ravindra Kumar
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming the presumption that diseases arising during service are service attributable unless disproved by the employer.
Shashi Ahuja v. Ashok Kumar Ahuja
The Delhi High Court dismissed the wife's appeal against a Family Court decree granting divorce to the husband on the ground of cruelty, holding that false and unsubstantiated allegations causing mental agony constitute cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Praggya Walke v. Ram Chandra Rao Walke @Sidharth
The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's grant of divorce on grounds of cruelty, holding that baseless allegations of adultery constitute mental cruelty warranting dissolution of marriage under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
Rohilkhand Educational Trust v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioners to withdraw their writ petition challenging an order under Section 127 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 with liberty to pursue appropriate legal remedies.
Susheel Kumar v. National Faceless Assessment Centre Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside an income tax assessment order for failure to grant a personal hearing and directed a fresh order in compliance with natural justice.
Ravi Rai v. Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Medical Council of India's disciplinary order against doctors for medical negligence, emphasizing limited judicial interference in expert decisions and directing independent continuation of criminal and consumer proceedings.
Shashi Mohan Garg v. Income Tax Officer & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed the reassessment notice under Section 148 for AY 2012-13 due to lack of valid reason to believe and non-application of mind by the Assessing Officer, affirming that reassessment cannot be initiated without failure to fully disclose material facts after scrutiny assessment.
Fresh Fruit Flowers and Vegetables Traders Association v. Directorate General of Foreign Trade & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the DGFT's restriction of cut flower imports to Chennai airport as a valid bio-security measure, dismissing the petition challenging the policy as arbitrary or unconstitutional.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-7, Delhi v. SIL Investments Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld the deletion of disallowances under Sections 80IA/80IB and 80M of the Income-tax Act, ruling that eligible business profits are computed independently without adjusting losses of other units and that deduction under Section 80M is allowed only to the extent of dividends actually distributed.
Tulsi Dass v. Prem Lata and Anr
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging an arbitral award directing specific performance of a sale agreement, holding that payments by a non-signatory family member were valid and the award was not liable to be disturbed.
Kunal International v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed immediate disbursement of GST input tax credit refund sanctioned by the Appellate Authority, rejecting respondents' delay due to non-constitution of the Appellate Tribunal or limitation extension.
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd v. Anju Devi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that an employee driving an insured vehicle at the time of an accident is covered under the insurance policy for compensation claims under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, regardless of formal employment designation as driver.