Delhi High Court

102,696 judgments

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Ateet Jain v. Chhavi Jain

04 Feb 2026 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2026:DHC:913
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The Delhi High Court held that unproven adultery allegations cannot deny interim maintenance under the PWDV Act and upheld the maintenance order pending trial.

family appeal_dismissed Significant Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 interim maintenance adultery aggrieved person

Saroj Bala v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2026:DHC:905

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against acquittal under Section 509 IPC, holding that the prosecution failed to prove intent to insult modesty amid ongoing disputes, and upheld the trial court's decision.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 509 IPC intent to insult modesty Section 319 CrPC acquittal

Ravi Kumar Meena v. State of NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2026:DHC:907

The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant under Section 307 IPC due to doubts about his identity as the assailant and contradictions in the prosecution evidence.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC identity of accused benefit of doubt injured witness testimony

Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited v. Batra Breweries and Distilleries Private Limited & Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2026:DHC:904

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction to Allied Blenders and Distillers against defendants for infringing the well-known trademark "Officer’s Choice" and allowed summary judgment in plaintiff's favor due to defendants' failure to defend.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Trademark infringement Permanent injunction Summary judgment Deceptive similarity

HERO ELECTRIC VEHICLES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. v. MR. NITISH KUMAR & ORS.

04 Feb 2026 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2026:DHC:903

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages against defendants for unauthorized use of HERO ELECTRIC trademarks and fraudulent dealership solicitation, proceeding ex-parte due to defendants' non-appearance.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement permanent injunction ex-parte proceedings exemplary damages

Netaji Subhash University of Technology and Anr v. M P Chaudhary

04 Feb 2026 · Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Justice Tejas Karia · 2026:DHC:879-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld that termination of a Visiting Faculty appointed under Statute 16 of the University Act requires adherence to Statute 24(4) and principles of natural justice, quashing termination without prior opportunity to respond.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant termination of service natural justice Show Cause Notice Statute 24(4)

Sanjive Chamoli AGM (COM-O) & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.

04 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:1016-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the pensioners' appeal as they had been granted pension benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, and the Ministry clarified no adverse reliance would be placed on a prior judgment.

administrative appeal_dismissed pensionary benefits CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 administrative decision pension dispute

Amit Sharma v. State (NCT of Delhi)

03 Feb 2026 · Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:876

The Delhi High Court upheld the petitioner’s conviction for rash and negligent driving causing death but reduced the sentence to the period already served, emphasizing limited revisional interference and reliability of police eyewitness testimony.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant rash and negligent driving Section 279 IPC Section 304A IPC revisional jurisdiction

Varun Kumar Singh v. State

03 Feb 2026 · Vikas Mahajan, J · 2026:DHC:896
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The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a POCSO case involving a minor prosecutrix, emphasizing the upper age limit in bone ossification tests and the nature of their romantic relationship while balancing legal protections for minors.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail POCSO Act bone ossification test minor

Chandeshwar alias Sunil v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

03 Feb 2026 · Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:875

The Delhi High Court commuted the appellant's sentences in multiple theft cases to the period already served, granting immediate release based on mitigating family and health circumstances.

criminal sentence_modified commutation of sentence mitigating circumstances theft Indian Penal Code Sections 328, 379, 411, 34

Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Manoj Jain

03 Feb 2026 · Prateek Jalan · 2026:DHC:859
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The Delhi High Court modified the motor accident compensation award by recalculating income, disability, future prospects, and prosthetic limb costs, enhancing the claimant's compensation accordingly.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim compensation functional disability loss of future earning capacity

COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA & ANR v. MANOJ KUMAR

03 Feb 2026 · ANIL KSHETARPAL; AMIT MAHAJAN · 2026:DHC:847-DB
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The High Court restored dismissal of a government servant for submitting fabricated medical certificates, holding that departmental proceedings require proof on preponderance of probabilities and courts cannot substitute findings or interfere with penalty absent procedural infirmity or shockingly disproportionate punishment.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant disciplinary proceedings departmental inquiry false medical certificate fabricated documents

Rahul v. Union of India

03 Feb 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:888

The High Court allowed the appeal and awarded compensation to a passenger injured in a train accident, holding that mere clinical observations without scientific proof are insufficient to deny compensation on grounds of intoxication under the Railways Act, 1989.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railways Act 1989 compensation claim intoxication self-inflicted injury

Amit Gulia v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi

03 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:861

The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to an undertrial accused on compassionate grounds to be with his mother undergoing elective knee surgery, emphasizing that prolonged custody and multiple pending cases do not bar such relief.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant interim bail undertrial incarceration compassionate grounds elective surgery

Rajeev Gupta v. M/S Fashion Makers Group

03 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:887

The Court quashed FIRs under Section 174 IPC against an accused wrongly declared absconder without due process and directed no coercive action until his physical appearance before the Trial Court.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 174 IPC absconder non-appearance production warrant

Tek Narayan Shastri v. Sukhbir Singh & Ors

03 Feb 2026 · Anish Dayal · 2026:DHC:877

The Delhi High Court enhanced compensation for a motor accident victim with 70% disability, emphasizing adequate non-pecuniary damages and attendant charges in line with Supreme Court precedents.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim compensation enhancement non-pecuniary damages pain and suffering

Union of India and Ors. v. Ex Sgt Ajay Khurana

03 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1099-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Diabetes Mellitus Type-II, holding that under Entitlement Rules, 2008, the military must provide cogent reasons to deny pension when a disability arises during service.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Entitlement Rules 2008 Release Medical Board Diabetes Mellitus Type-II

Union of India v. Naik Dilwar Singh

03 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1097-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of disability pension to a retired soldier with Primary Hypertension, holding that under the Entitlement Rules, 2008, the burden to disprove attributability lies on the military establishment and unreasoned Medical Board opinions are insufficient to deny pension.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disability pension Entitlement Rules 2008 Release Medical Board Primary Hypertension

Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Vishnudev Sah & Ors.

03 Feb 2026 · Anish Dayal · 2026:DHC:1266
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The Delhi High Court upheld the application of multiplier 18 and minimum wages of a skilled worker for calculating enhanced compensation in fatal accident claims involving deceased minors, dismissing the insurance company's appeal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim loss of dependency multiplier minor deceased

Mahaboob Sarawad v. Union of India

03 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1141-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the invalidation of a CRPF personnel from service on prolonged medical unfitness grounds, upholding the Medical Board’s opinion.

administrative petition_dismissed Medical Invalidation Board Low Medical Category Invalidation from service Obesity with non-organic psychosis