Delhi High Court

102,696 judgments

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Gagandeep Singh Kochhar v. Majid Khan

04 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:996-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the appellant to withdraw the appeal following amicable settlement between the parties and disposed of the appeal accordingly.

civil appeal_allowed appeal withdrawal amicable settlement civil dispute High Court of Delhi

Principal Commissioner of Income Tax - Central -1 v. Indrani Sathe

04 Feb 2026 · Dinesh Mehta; Vinod Kumar · 2026:DHC:989-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Department's appeals against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's orders for AY 2006-07 to 2011-12, affirming the applicability of prior precedents involving tax treaty interpretation.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Appellate Tribunal tax treaty India-Switzerland treaty precedent

MS KIRAN v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS

04 Feb 2026 · ANIL KSHETARPAL; AMIT MAHAJAN · 2026:DHC:976-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition holding that the statutory Recruitment Rules govern age eligibility for the post of Librarian under DoE, GNCTD, and the 1980 circular granting age relaxation to women does not apply absent incorporation in those rules.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant age relaxation Recruitment Rules Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 Librarian post

Parveen Taneja v. State of NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:987-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's suspension of sentence application, emphasized the need for mandatory disclosure and integration of comprehensive criminal antecedent data including complaint cases into NCRB databases to aid judicial decision-making.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant suspension of sentence bail criminal antecedents National Crime Records Bureau

Corporation Bank v. Radhey Shyam & Anr

04 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:940-DB

The Delhi High Court held that an employee who joined after 1 April 2010 is bound by the pension scheme stipulated in his appointment letter and MoU, dismissing his claim for benefits under the earlier pension regulations.

labor appeal_allowed Significant appointment letter pension scheme Defined Contributory Retirement Benefit Scheme Bank Employees’ Pension Regulations, 1995

RSPL Ltd v. Rozana Rural Commerce Pvt Ltd

04 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:939-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of an appeal against rejection of an interim application due to lack of territorial jurisdiction, granting liberty to file a consolidated appeal challenging the order returning the suit.

civil appeal_dismissed Procedural territorial jurisdiction Order VII Rule 10A CPC Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC interlocutory application

Kanchan Kumar v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:941-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Municipal Corporation's authority to enforce compliance with vending certificate conditions and dismissed the petition challenging action against unauthorized permanent structures and repeated violations.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Certificate of Vending Street Vendors Act 2014 provisional vending certificate permanent structure prohibition

Alauddin and Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:975

The Delhi High Court quashed a matrimonial dispute FIR under Sections 498A, 406, 34 IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act following an amicable settlement between the parties, exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 498A IPC Dowry Prohibition Act Section 482 CrPC

Aniket Choudhary v. State of NCT & Anr.

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:974

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 309(4)/3(5) of BNSS, 2023 on the basis of amicable settlement and recovery of property, exercising its inherent powers under Section 528 BNSS.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 528 BNSS compromise recovery of property

Mahesh and Ors. v. The State NCT of Delhi and Anr

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:972

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498-A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from a matrimonial dispute following an amicable settlement and mutual consent divorce.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 498-A IPC matrimonial dispute amicable settlement

Sahil Arsh v. National Medical Commission

04 Feb 2026 · HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA;... · 2026:DHC:881-DB

The Delhi High Court struck down the complete ban on medical student migration under the 2023 Regulations as manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14, permitting a visually impaired student to migrate for reasonable accommodation.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant student migration Graduate Medical Education Regulation 2023 Article 14 manifest arbitrariness

Pinki Kumari & Ors. v. Union of India

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:928
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The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and awarded compensation to the family of a deceased bonafide railway passenger who died due to an untoward incident while deboarding, holding the Railways strictly liable despite delay in body recovery.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railways Act, 1989 untoward incident strict liability Railway Claims Tribunal

Sunita Rani v. Govt. of NCT Delhi and Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Sanjeev Narula · 2026:DHC:926
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a librarian recruitment, holding that age ineligibility and non-qualification for experience weightage under the DoE scheme barred the petitioner’s claim, and that horizontal disability reservation applied lawfully to the unreserved vacancy.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant age eligibility experience weightage temporary part-time service horizontal reservation

Preeti Sharma v. Anuj Sharma

04 Feb 2026 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2026:DHC:914
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The Delhi High Court enhanced maintenance payable to a divorced wife with mental illness, upheld the effective date of enhancement from the valid petition filing, and dismissed the challenge to the execution order confirming full payment by the husband.

family appeal_allowed Significant maintenance Section 127 Cr.P.C. enhancement of maintenance mental illness and maintenance

Mantram @ Mantra @ Sonu v. State of NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:862-DB
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Delhi High Court upheld conviction of accused for aggravated sexual assault of a minor under POCSO Act, modifying life sentence to 10 years imprisonment considering mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant POCSO Act sexual assault child victim identity

Preeti Aggarwal v. The State (GNCT of Delhi); Saurav Aggarwal v. The State (GNCT of Delhi)

04 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:909

The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail in a cheating case, holding that partial repayment and absence of dishonest intention negate a prima facie case, and evasiveness during investigation alone cannot deny bail.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant anticipatory bail cheating dishonest intention partial repayment

Pankaj Mundotiya v. State of GNCTD

04 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:910

Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused in a multi-state cyber fraud case due to the seriousness of the offence, non-cooperation with investigation, and the need for custodial interrogation.

criminal petition_dismissed anticipatory bail cyber fraud Section 420 IPC Section 120B IPC

Shri Dhanraj v. State NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:917

The High Court upheld the trial court’s order summoning prosecution witnesses under Section 311 CrPC at the judgment stage and allowed the petitioner to summon defense witnesses thereafter to ensure a fair trial.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 311 CrPC summoning witnesses trial stage fair trial

Savitri v. State of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:906

Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused involved in trafficking a child for illicit liquor sale due to the seriousness of the offense and necessity of custodial interrogation.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant anticipatory bail child trafficking illicit liquor custodial interrogation

Ashok Hotel v. Mukesh Kumar

04 Feb 2026 · Shail Jain · 2026:DHC:902
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the illegality of termination for non-compliance with Section 25F but substituted reinstatement with full back wages by treating prior Section 17B payments as full and final compensation for a short-term daily-wage worker.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Section 25F Industrial Disputes Act illegal termination daily-wage worker reinstatement