Delhi High Court
93,877 judgments
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.
Vishakha & Ors. v. The Controller of Examination Central Board of Secondary Education & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions of female students seeking to appear in CBSE Class X and XII exams as private candidates for failing to upload mandatory domicile certificates with their online applications.
Sara Sharma v. Central Board of Secondary Education & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition of a female private candidate seeking to appear in the CBSE Class XII exam without submitting the mandatory Domicile Certificate, holding that non-compliance with eligibility criteria cannot be excused despite erroneous issuance of an admit card.
Ravi Bhushan Upadhyay v. The State
Anticipatory bail was denied to an accused in a rape case involving false promise of marriage, with the Court cautioning against misuse of judicial process for matrimonial ends and emphasizing the need for custodial interrogation.
Gabriel Allen Coder v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 25 Arms Act against a US citizen for unconsciously carrying live cartridges, holding that conscious possession is essential to establish offence under the Arms Act.
Mukesh Kumar & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed multiple FIRs arising from personal disputes among neighbors based on a voluntary settlement, exercising its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to secure ends of justice and maintain social harmony.
Kunal Kalra; Ankit Bhutani; Daman Yadav v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that police must mandatorily communicate the filing of charge sheet to the complainant under Section 173(2)(ii) Cr.P.C., allowed limited further investigation, and directed the State to prescribe the mode of such communication.
Deepak & Ors. v. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR arising from matrimonial discord under Section 482 CrPC following an amicable settlement and mutual divorce between the parties.
Akashdeep Nanda & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from matrimonial disputes based on an amicable settlement and mutual divorce between the parties.