Delhi High Court

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Preeti v. Vikas

05 Sep 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:6387-DB

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.

family appeal_dismissed Significant mental cruelty Section 13(1)(ia) Hindu Marriage Act divorce dowry harassment

Santosh Kumar v. Madan & Ors.

05 Sep 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:6469

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.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compensation permanent disability motor accident claim

Manju Dave & Ors. v. Trilochan Kaur & Ors.

05 Sep 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:6535

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.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant execution proceedings final decree stamp duty circle rate valuation

Pankaj Gupta v. Narcotics Control Bureau

05 Sep 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:6512

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.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant default bail chargesheet completeness CRCL report NDPS Act

Parul v. NCT of Delhi

05 Sep 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:6481

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.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 304B IPC dowry death bail under Section 439 CrPC harassment soon before death

Yogesh Natwariya v. Union of India

05 Sep 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:6472-DB

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.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Review Medical Board medical fitness hypertension medical examination guidelines

Vert Equipment Private Limited & Anr. v. Union of India

05 Sep 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:6374
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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.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Ministry of Defence Guidelines Suspension of business dealings Natural justice National security

Amit Yadav v. Union of India & Ors.

05 Sep 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:6451-DB

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.

administrative petition_dismissed study leave organizational interest staff shortage discretionary leave

Sushil Kumar Sahdev v. Kohli Realtors Pvt. Ltd.

05 Sep 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:6466-DB

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.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 8 application Consent to arbitration Memorandum of Understanding

Ginkala Meddilety v. The State

05 Sep 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:6417
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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.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act Standing Order 1/88 sampling procedure narcotic drugs

Mamta v. Pradeep Kumar

05 Sep 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:6384-DB

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.

family appeal_dismissed Significant cruelty divorce Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 13(1)(ia)

Aakash Mehra v. Narcotics Control Bureau

05 Sep 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:6510
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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.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 37 NDPS Act bail commercial quantity

Vishakha & Ors. v. The Controller of Examination Central Board of Secondary Education & Ors.

05 Sep 2023 · C. Hari Shankar
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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.

administrative petition_dismissed CBSE Board Examinations private candidates domicile certificate eligibility conditions

Sara Sharma v. Central Board of Secondary Education & Ors.

05 Sep 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 1087

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.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Domicile Certificate CBSE Private candidate Admit card

Ravi Bhushan Upadhyay v. The State

04 Sep 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:6344

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.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant anticipatory bail Section 376 IPC false pretext of marriage sexual assault

Gabriel Allen Coder v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:7953

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.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 25 Arms Act, 1959 conscious possession unconscious possession live ammunition

Mukesh Kumar & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:7893

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.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant quashing of FIR inherent jurisdiction Section 482 CrPC personal dispute

Kunal Kalra; Ankit Bhutani; Daman Yadav v. State of NCT of Delhi

04 Sep 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:6354

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.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 173(2)(ii) Cr.P.C. communication to complainant charge sheet further investigation

Deepak & Ors. v. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:7329

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.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR matrimonial dispute amicable settlement

Akashdeep Nanda & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:6660
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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.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR Section 498A IPC matrimonial dispute