Delhi High Court
32,551 judgments
SM Retd v. Delhi Gymkhana Club
The Delhi High Court held that the time limit of 120 days for filing a written statement under its Original Side Rules is mandatory and cannot be extended beyond that, dismissing the defendant's appeal and condonation application.
Mohd. Farman v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner found in possession of intermediate quantity of charas, holding that contraband quantities recovered from co-accused cannot be aggregated to deny bail under the NDPS Act.
Satyanarayan Khandelwal v. Prem Arora and Another
The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's discretionary refusal to refer questions of law on landlord-tenant eviction disputes under Section 113 CPC, dismissing petitions filed to delay eviction proceedings.
Mahesh Chander Kumar v. Bhagwan Singh Saini
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging dismissal of an application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC, holding that non-compliance with Section 12-A of the Commercial Courts Act is not fatal to suits originally filed as ordinary suits before the provision's prospective applicability, and that prior rejection of the issue operates as res judicata.
Dr. Sushma Singh v. M/S. C J Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that appeals before the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal cannot be entertained without mandatory deposit compliance under Section 43(5) of the RERA Act and directed timely disposal of the appeal in accordance with Section 44(5).
Naresh Kr. Babbar v. Seema
The Delhi High Court declared a marriage between sapindas void for lack of valid custom permitting it and held that the respondent's conduct constituted cruelty, allowing the appeal and nullifying the marriage.
Union of India & Anr. v. Harsh Singh & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order quashing the exclusion of candidates from promotion for alleged identity revelation in examination answer sheets, holding that mere mention of designation and office does not violate identity concealment rules.
GUMBI SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED v. NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award rejecting the appellant's claim for higher boarding and lodging charges under revised guidelines, affirming that the MoU's express terms prevail absent formal amendment.
Preeti v. Vikas
The Delhi High Court upheld the divorce decree on grounds of mental cruelty by the wife, holding that unsubstantiated counter-complaints can constitute cruelty and desertion is excused if caused by such cruelty.
Santosh Kumar v. Madan & Ors.
The High Court allowed the motor accident appeal directing a fresh medical assessment of permanent disability and recomputation of compensation, emphasizing liberal construction of the Motor Vehicles Act and rejecting hyper-technical dismissal of disability claims.
Manju Dave & Ors. v. Trilochan Kaur & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the execution of a final decree based on stamp duty paid at circle rate valuation, dismissing appellants' objections and confirming their entitlement to claim shares in sale proceeds upon property auction.
Pankaj Gupta v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Delhi High Court held that a chargesheet filed within the statutory period under the NDPS Act is not incomplete merely due to the belated filing of the CRCL report, and thus the accused is not entitled to default bail on that ground.
Parul v. NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail in a dowry death case, holding that absence of dowry-related harassment soon before death disentitles invocation of Section 304B IPC and emphasizing the presumption of innocence and trial delay.
Yogesh Natwariya v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court set aside a medical unfitness declaration due to non-compliance with prescribed hypertension examination guidelines and directed a fresh medical evaluation.
Vert Equipment Private Limited & Anr. v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that indefinite suspension of business dealings under Ministry of Defence Guidelines without procedural fairness violates natural justice and must be based on enumerated grounds with material justification, especially when national security is invoked.
Amit Yadav v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the denial of study leave due to staff shortage, affirming that study leave is discretionary and must consider organizational interests.
Sushil Kumar Sahdev v. Kohli Realtors Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that parties can consent to arbitration after dismissal of a Section 8 application, and upheld the referral of disputes to arbitration between parties to a MoU.
Ginkala Meddilety v. The State
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in an NDPS case due to mandatory non-compliance with the sampling procedure under Standing Order 1/88, holding that such procedural lapses cause prejudice and affect the applicability of Section 37 of the NDPS Act.
Mamta v. Pradeep Kumar
The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's grant of divorce on grounds of sustained cruelty by the wife, emphasizing the legal standard of cruelty and the impact of long separation under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
Aakash Mehra v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail application of a drug trafficking accused under Section 37 NDPS Act, holding that the petitioner failed to establish reasonable grounds for bail despite absence of direct recovery, due to incriminating evidence of complicity and commercial quantity of narcotics involved.