Delhi High Court
93,877 judgments
Ajay Kumar v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner accused of attempted murder under Sections 307/34 IPC, considering the period of custody, charge-sheet filing, and personal circumstances, subject to conditions.
Rita Nandwani v. M/S Nestaway Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition for appointment of arbitrator for lack of territorial jurisdiction as the arbitration clause designated Bangalore as the seat of arbitration.
Vinod Kumar Pandey v. The State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court quashed FIR and criminal proceedings under sections 363, 376, 366 IPC and POCSO where the victim and accused married and settled the dispute, holding that inherent powers under section 482 Cr.P.C may be exercised in such exceptional circumstances despite non-compoundability.
M/S VAJIRAM & RAVI IAS STUDY CENTRE LLP v. M/S VAJIRAO & REDDY INSTITUTE PVT. LTD
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Plaintiff’s interim injunction application in a passing off suit, holding that the Defendant’s mark "Vajirao & Reddy" is not deceptively similar to "Vajiram & Ravi" and that the Plaintiff failed to demonstrate likelihood of confusion or bad faith use.
A C Humidin Air System Pvt Ltd v. Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt Ltd and Shapoorji Qatar WLL (JV)
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking to restrain invocation of an unconditional performance bank guarantee, reaffirming that such guarantees are independent contracts and can only be restrained in cases of egregious fraud or irretrievable injustice.
Raj Kumar @Bheema v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that filing a Special Leave Petition constitutes special circumstances warranting parole, affirming a convict's constitutional right to engage counsel of choice and access the Supreme Court.
Varsha @ Rahul Singh v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court issued a corrigendum to correct an omission in its bail order specifying the place for furnishing bail bonds.
M/S BOKIYU TANNERIES LTD. v. Official Liquidator
The Delhi High Court allowed the Official Liquidator's petition to dissolve M/s Bokiyo Tanneries Ltd. in liquidation, concluding the winding up process due to exhaustion of assets.
Sh. Vinay Kumar Soni v. Sh. Vijay Kumar
The Delhi High Court upheld eviction under Section 14(1)(e) of the DRC Act, holding that the landlord established better title through oral wills and release deeds, bona fide requirement, and that the property was not enemy property.
Shri Atul Chander Paul & Anr. v. Smt. Satish Paul & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that permissive possession does not confer title and the appellants failed to establish adverse possession over the suit property.
Pankaj Vohra and Anr. v. Anju Vohra and Ors.
The High Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the application to reject the plaint for lack of cause of action, holding that triable issues exist and no jurisdictional error occurred.
Manu Khosla v. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a large-scale NDPS case, emphasizing reasonable doubt from hostile witnesses, tampered evidence, and the constitutional right to timely trial overriding statutory bail restrictions.
Amit Kumar Sarohi & Ors. v. State
The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal FIR under sections 498A/406/34 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes following an amicable settlement and mutual consent divorce between the parties.
Anjuli v. Vinod Kumar Handa
The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion, holding that new grounds in a subsequent petition are maintainable despite dismissal of an earlier petition.
Lokender Sood v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal FIR under Sections 279 and 337 IPC based on a settlement between parties and exercised its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process.
Rama @ Harish v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and sentence under Section 392 IPC for robbery with a blade, acquitted the appellant under Section 397 IPC, and dismissed the appeal for lack of merit.
Union of India and Ors. v. HFO Suresh Kumar Dahiya
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming the presumption that such disability is service-related unless disproved by the employer, and clarified the limited scope of certiorari jurisdiction.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-1 v. M/S April Cottage Farms Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court upheld the deletion of a share premium addition under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, affirming that a valid valuation report under Rule 11UA and conversion of loans into share capital by related parties negates the addition.
Commissioner of Income Tax v. Saeed Mustafa Shervani
The Delhi High Court held that Rs. 8 crores received under a non-compete agreement was a capital receipt and not taxable as revenue for AY 1999-2000, upholding the ITAT order and dismissing the revenue's appeal.
Sardool Singh v. Shiv Dayal & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that prior government sanction under Section 197 Cr.P.C. is mandatory before taking cognizance of offences allegedly committed by a police officer in discharge of official duties, and without such sanction, the summoning order against the SHO was unsustainable.