Delhi High Court
102,696 judgments
Ateet Jain v. Chhavi Jain
The Delhi High Court held that unproven adultery allegations cannot deny interim maintenance under the PWDV Act and upheld the maintenance order pending trial.
Saroj Bala v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi
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.
Ravi Kumar Meena v. State of NCT of Delhi
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.
Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited v. Batra Breweries and Distilleries Private Limited & Ors.
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.
HERO ELECTRIC VEHICLES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. v. MR. NITISH KUMAR & ORS.
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.
Netaji Subhash University of Technology and Anr v. M P Chaudhary
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.
Sanjive Chamoli AGM (COM-O) & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.
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.
Amit Sharma v. State (NCT of Delhi)
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.
Varun Kumar Singh v. State
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.
Chandeshwar alias Sunil v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
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.
Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Manoj Jain
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.
COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA & ANR v. MANOJ KUMAR
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.
Rahul v. Union of India
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.
Amit Gulia v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi
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.
Rajeev Gupta v. M/S Fashion Makers Group
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.
Tek Narayan Shastri v. Sukhbir Singh & Ors
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.
Union of India and Ors. v. Ex Sgt Ajay Khurana
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.
Union of India v. Naik Dilwar Singh
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.
Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Vishnudev Sah & Ors.
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.
Mahaboob Sarawad v. Union of India
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.