Delhi High Court

32,551 judgments

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TATA CAPITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD v. MS SHREE INTERNATIONAL & ORS.

04 Sep 2023 · Yogesh Khanna · 2023:DHC:6316

The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that the party with interest cannot appoint the arbitrator and that the arbitration notice was validly served.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(5) Section 21 sole arbitrator appointment

Vinod Kumar Rajoria v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

04 Sep 2023 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2023:DHC:6362
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The Delhi High Court held that no No-Objection Certificate under the 1972 Act is required for land transfers where acquisition proceedings have been quashed, and directed registration of the sale deed refused by the Sub-Registrar.

property appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Lands (Restriction on Transfer) Act, 1972 No-Objection Certificate Land Acquisition Act, 1894 registration of sale deed

Sunil Kumar Chaudhary v. Union of India & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · Jyoti Singh · 2023:DHC:6323

The Delhi High Court quashed a major penalty charge sheet issued without jurisdiction by Ministry of Railways under NBCC Rules 1993 against a retired employee, holding that only the designated disciplinary authority can issue such charge sheets and post-retirement proceedings must comply with limitation and sanction requirements.

administrative petition_allowed Significant charge sheet disciplinary proceedings jurisdiction NBCC Rules 1993

M/S ROOTS COOLING SYSTEM PVT. LTD v. BIPIN KUMAR GUPTA

04 Sep 2023 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2023:DHC:6494
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The High Court held that procedural provisions applicable at the time of suit institution govern document filing even after transfer to commercial court, and dismissed the petition challenging the trial court's allowance of additional documents.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Article 227 Constitution of India Order 11 CPC Commercial Courts Act 2015 additional documents

Naresh Chand v. State

04 Sep 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:6340
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The Delhi High Court upheld charges against the petitioner for criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC but set aside charges under Section 509 IPC due to lack of prima facie material.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant charge framing Section 506 IPC Section 509 IPC criminal intimidation

Arun Prakash v. Mansi Sharma

04 Sep 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:6477-DB

The Delhi High Court recorded and enforced a mutual settlement in a matrimonial dispute involving maintenance and pending litigations, disposing of the appeal with liberty to revive.

family appeal_allowed Family Courts Act, 1984 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 maintenance mutual settlement

Chinedu Patrick v. Narcotics Control Bureau

04 Sep 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:6496

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner in an NDPS case, holding that uncorroborated co-accused statements under Section 67 NDPS are inadmissible and the rigors of Section 37 do not apply without direct evidence linking the accused to commercial quantity contraband.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant NDPS Act Section 67 NDPS Section 37 NDPS bail

Shabeer Ahmad Bhat v. Sushil Kumar Pathak

04 Sep 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2023:DHC:7926

The Delhi High Court disposed of the trademark dispute petition as the parties settled amicably through a binding Memorandum of Understanding assigning trademarks to Globiotech International.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Memorandum of Understanding Trademark assignment Settlement Intellectual Property dispute

Khanak Sharma v. Directorate of Education & Anr.

04 Sep 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:1623

The Delhi High Court directed regularization of admission for a six-year-old EWS candidate under the RTE Act after the school failed to contest her provisional admission.

constitutional petition_allowed Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 Economically Weaker Section Admission to school Provisional admission

Manohar Bhasin Hazooria & Anr v. The State & Anr

01 Sep 2023 · Amit Sharma · 2023:DHC:6284
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The Delhi High Court quashed the summoning order under Sections 420, 406, and 506 IPC, holding that the dispute was civil in nature and the criminal proceedings were an abuse of process.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of criminal proceedings summoning order civil dispute vs criminal offence

Padam Singh Chauhan v. Union of India and Ors.

01 Sep 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain · 2023:DHC:6347-DB
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The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to consider the petitioner’s delayed representation for compassionate allowance under Rule 41 of the CCS Pension Rules on its merits without expressing any opinion on the claim.

administrative other compassionate allowance CCS Pension Rules dismissal from service forfeiture of pension

Vikash Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

01 Sep 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:6249-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the continued suspension of a government officer pending investigation, holding that suspension can be extended beyond three months without charge memo if justified by serious allegations and public interest.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant suspension prolonged suspension charge memo departmental inquiry

Union of India v. Vansh Sharad Gupta

01 Sep 2023 · Manmohan J · 2023:DHC:6310

The Delhi High Court recalled dismissal of a writ petition challenging CIC directions on uploading legislative Acts, held the petitioner substantially complied, waived imposed costs, and directed ongoing monitoring of the India Code Portal.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Right to Information Act Central Information Commission India Code Portal uploading of bare Acts

Vikas Dhull & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi

01 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:6295

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioners' request for passport release to travel abroad for business, holding that the right to travel is a fundamental liberty not to be denied merely due to pending criminal proceedings.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant right to travel passport release interim bail conditions quashing petition

M/S A V INDUSTRIES v. M/S NEO NEON ELECTRICAL PVT LTD

01 Sep 2023 · Yashwant Varma; Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:6230-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside an ex-parte commercial suit decree for non-compliance with mandatory filing of Statement of Truth and lack of territorial jurisdiction.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Commercial Courts Act, 2015 Statement of Truth Order VI Rule 15A CPC Territorial jurisdiction

Anil Kumar Sharma v. State (NCT of Delhi)

01 Sep 2023 · Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:6315

The Delhi High Court granted statutory bail under Section 436A CrPC to the petitioner detained for over half the maximum sentence period for cheating, emphasizing the mandatory nature of the provision and the right to speedy trial.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 436A CrPC statutory bail right to speedy trial Article 21 Constitution of India

Neera Mehta v. Union of India

01 Sep 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:6238-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside the dismissal of a railway employee for submitting a forged date of birth certificate due to procedural irregularities in the inquiry and remanded the matter for a fresh inquiry complying with natural justice.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant disciplinary inquiry natural justice forged certificate date of birth discrepancy

Rajindra Singh v. Commissioner of Police & Ors.

01 Sep 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:6270-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition, holding that vacancies carried forward for fresh recruitment cannot be claimed by candidates who failed to meet cut-off marks in the original recruitment.

administrative petition_dismissed vacancies carry forward recruitment process cut-off marks appointment eligibility

V K Tandon v. Iqbal Singh

01 Sep 2023 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2023:DHC:6366

The Delhi High Court dismissed the tenant's revision petition and stay application against eviction, upholding the landlord's ownership and bonafide need for possession.

property appeal_dismissed Significant eviction order landlord-tenant relationship bonafide need ownership dispute

Mohd Vakil v. State of NCT of Delhi

01 Sep 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:6292

The Delhi High Court granted bail to an undertrial accused held for over five years under the NDPS Act for possession of 23 kg ganja, applying the Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee guidelines with conditions.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail NDPS Act Section 21(c) minimum punishment