Delhi High Court

33,441 judgments

Year:

Aditya PTC College v. National Council for Teacher Education and Anr

15 Sep 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:4182

The Delhi High Court disposed of the writ petition by applying earlier orders passed in connected cases mutatis mutandis, subject to the outcome of a pending appeal.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition mutatis mutandis Letters Patent Appeal National Council for Teacher Education

PNB Housing Finance Limited v. M/S. K. K. Banijya Private Limited & Ors.

15 Sep 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:5246

The Delhi High Court granted and made absolute a pre-arbitral interim order restraining respondents from alienating their shareholding, conditional on the petitioner initiating arbitration proceedings within 10 days.

civil petition_allowed Section 9 Arbitration and Conciliation Act pre-arbitral interim relief shareholding restraint non-performing asset

C.S. Clarke v. Managing Committee of the Frank Anthony Public School

14 Sep 2023 · Vibhu BakhrU; Amit Mahajan · 2023:DHC:6637-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court held that Rules 118 and 120 of the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, do not apply to unaided minority schools, and thus the appellant's dismissal without inclusion of a nominee of the appropriate authority or prior DoE approval was valid.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Delhi School Education Act, 1973 Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 unaided minority schools disciplinary committee

Sudesh Chhikara & Anr. v. Anita Dahiya & Ors.

14 Sep 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:6736

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioners to amend their plaint to include newly impleaded defendants under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC, disposing of the petition accordingly.

civil petition_allowed Order 1 Rule 10 CPC Amendment of plaint Impleadment of parties Civil suit

Sh. Pappu Kumar Thakur v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

14 Sep 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:6686
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner's bail application in a case involving serious allegations of sexual exploitation of a minor under the POCSO Act and IPC, holding that no ground for bail was made out despite delay in FIR registration and disputed facts.

criminal petition_dismissed bail application Section 6 POCSO Act sexual exploitation minor

Abhinandan Kumar Jain v. MVL Limited

14 Sep 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:6748

The Delhi High Court directed possession and title transfer of completed flats in MVL Ltd. upon payment into escrow accounts under Official Liquidator supervision, upheld SEBI refund directions, and ordered equitable resolution of allottees' claims in the company's winding up.

corporate appeal_allowed Significant winding up Official Liquidator possession title transfer

Sudarshan Kumari v. Suman Jain

14 Sep 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:6676

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to file a rejoinder after closure of the right to do so, subject to conditions, balancing procedural finality with fairness.

civil appeal_allowed Article 227 Constitution of India Order VI Rule 17 CPC Section 151 CPC rejoinder

Anil Bhalla v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.; Jason Ashok Kothari v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.

14 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:7401

The Delhi High Court quashed the FIR and deleted the names of respondents from criminal proceedings after parties amicably settled a civil dispute over non-delivery of residential units.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 482 CrPC settlement agreement civil dispute

New Delhi Municipal Council v. Tewari House Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.

14 Sep 2023 · Prateek Jalan · 2023:DHC:6733

The Delhi High Court held that consumption of electricity beyond sanctioned load constitutes unauthorized use under Section 126 of the Electricity Act, 2003, setting aside the Forum's contrary order and directing NDMC to follow statutory assessment procedures.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant unauthorized use of electricity Section 126 Electricity Act 2003 overloading misuse charges

M.S Rangarson Exports v. Varun Sharma & Anr.

14 Sep 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:6690

The Delhi High Court disposed of a commercial intellectual property suit by recording a binding Settlement Agreement between the parties, thereby ending the litigation.

civil settled Settlement Agreement Intellectual Property Injunction Confidentiality

University of Delhi v. Ravindra Bishnoi & Anr.

14 Sep 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:7354-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the writ court’s order directing University of Delhi to admit a student under the DU Exception allowing flexible subject mapping when the candidate’s Class XII subject was not offered in CUET.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant CUET DU Exception subject mapping criteria admission eligibility

Mangla Goods Carrier v. National Insurance Co. Ltd.

14 Sep 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:6745
Cites 0 · Cited by 8

The Delhi High Court upheld the insurer’s right to recover compensation from the vehicle owner where the driver lacked the statutory endorsement on his licence to carry hazardous goods, despite the owner’s reasonable reliance on the licence’s apparent validity.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 driving licence endorsement hazardous goods carriage

Laxmi Devi & Ors. v. Bimla Gupta & Ors.

14 Sep 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:6719
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by increasing future prospects to 40%, awarding loss of consortium to all legal representatives, and setting aside loss of love and affection compensation.

civil appeal_allowed Significant future prospects loss of consortium loss of estate funeral expenses

Rajat Kapoor v. Union of India & Ors.

14 Sep 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:6629-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking mandatory insurance, helmet use, and battery standards for electric vehicles, holding existing Motor Vehicles Act provisions and rules already govern these aspects.

administrative petition_dismissed Electric Vehicles Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Compulsory Insurance Helmet Use

Shyam Kunvar v. C. L. Bhalla DAV Senior Secondary Public School and Ors.

14 Sep 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:7148

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner’s writ seeking GPF withdrawal, holding that repeated litigation on the same issue amounts to abuse of process and emphasizing the finality of judicial decisions.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant General Provident Fund GPF withdrawal abuse of process finality of litigation

Dikshika Meena v. Union Public Service Commission

14 Sep 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:6649-DB
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld UPSC's cancellation of candidature for incorrect application details and dismissed the petitioner's plea for interim relief to appear in the Civil Services Main Examination.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant UPSC Civil Services Examination application form correction photograph and signature mismatch candidature cancellation

Nokia Corporation v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 2(2)(2) International Tax & Ors.

14 Sep 2023 · Rajiv Shakdher; Girish Kathpalia · 2023:DHC:6788-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court directed the revenue to release verified income tax refund amounts to Nokia Corporation and allowed release of balance refunds against an indemnity bond if records are incomplete.

tax petition_allowed refund claim income tax indemnity bond verification

Shri Niwas v. Sunil & Ors (ICICI Lombard Insurance Co Ltd)

14 Sep 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:6666

The High Court dismissed the motor accident claim appeal, holding that the appellant failed to prove negligence of the offending vehicle's driver and that liability cannot be fastened without such proof.

motor_accident_claims appeal_dismissed Motor Vehicles Act Section 166 motor accident claim negligence

Himanshu v. Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University

14 Sep 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:7225

The Delhi High Court upheld the cancellation of a recruitment examination by DSEU due to systemic irregularities, holding that such cancellation is justified to preserve the sanctity of the selection process and does not violate constitutional equality rights.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant recruitment examination cancellation of exam systemic irregularities Articles 14 and 16

Preeti Bhardwaj & Ors. v. Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University & Ors.

14 Sep 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh, J · 2023:DHC:7212
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the cancellation of a computer-based recruitment examination by DSEU due to systemic malpractices, holding such cancellation lawful and not violative of constitutional equality rights.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Computer Based Recruitment Test examination cancellation malpractices in recruitment Articles 14 and 16