Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
Parveen Kumar v. Export Inspection Council & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that appointment of a retired public servant as Inquiring Authority under Rule 11(2) of the EIA Rules is permissible, but failure to grant personal hearing under Rule 11(4) vitiates disciplinary proceedings, warranting remand for fresh inquiry.
Mohd. Mustak v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a Section 302 IPC case due to inconsistencies in prosecution evidence and procedural delays, emphasizing that such issues must be tested at trial.
Abdul Ahad v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a mobile phone snatching case due to non-identification by the complainant and prior bail granted to co-accused.
Sajan Kumar v. The State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court granted bail to a young accused in an NDPS case, holding that insufficient evidence of conspiracy and non-commercial quantity of ganja justified release on bail.
Modassir Kazmi v. Govt. of NCT Delhi
Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused involved in dealing stolen mobile phones with altered IMEI numbers due to the necessity of custodial interrogation and ongoing investigation.
Pali Hills Breweries Private Limited v. Carlsberg India Private Limited
The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award granting liquidated damages for delay under a contract clause as a genuine pre-estimate of loss, dismissed most counterclaims, but set aside the rejection of one counterclaim due to contrary evidence.
GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI v. GAURAV ENTERPRISES
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award awarding payments to a security services contractor, holding that judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act is limited and the award was neither illegal nor against public policy.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited v. Sh Rampal SO Hari Ram
The Delhi High Court set aside a Labour Court award for lack of territorial jurisdiction as the labour dispute arose entirely outside Delhi.
Aashish S Saxena v. Dr. Col. S. N. Katiyar
The High Court allowed a petition under Article 227 to reopen the petitioner’s evidence due to illness, granting one more opportunity subject to costs.
S.C. Vohra v. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The Delhi High Court upheld dismissal of a government servant for unauthorized audits and impersonation, affirming limited judicial review scope and rejecting res judicata bar in disciplinary proceedings.
Commissioner of Income Tax Delhi XVII v. Royal Jordanian Airlines
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Income Tax Department's appeal, directing interest recovery on TDS defaults while recognizing agents' prior tax payments and limiting further tax demands on the principal airline.
IVY ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED v. KAJALBEN (KINJALBEN) NAGINBHAI MAHERIYA & ANR.
The High Court disposed of the appeal by directing the Commercial Court to decide the suit afresh without being influenced by the impugned order, without expressing any opinion on the merits.
Siya Ram Kumar v. P.O. & Promod Kumar Tyagi and Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner's review application challenging subsistence wages granted under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, holding that modest family business income does not constitute gainful employment to deny relief.
Prateek Goel v. Dhakkshinamoorthy Natarajan
The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that a prima facie valid arbitration agreement exists and territorial jurisdiction lies with Delhi courts, while deferring merits and coercion allegations to arbitration.
Union of India v. Brig. Surya Deo Prasad
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension for Primary Hypertension, holding that the administration must provide cogent reasons to deny service connection under the 2008 Entitlement Rules.
Union of India & Ors. v. IC-43997N Col Shiv Kumar Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order granting disability pension to a retired officer, holding that the burden to disprove service connection lies on the administration and Medical Boards must provide cogent reasons to deny such benefits.
Revanta Multi State CGHS Ltd. v. Sanjay Kumar Mehra & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the ex-President of a cooperative society cannot act as office bearer after dissolution of the management committee and constitution of a new Ad-hoc committee, warning of contempt consequences for non-compliance.
MS Kanushi Enterprises v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld that unlocking mobile phones does not constitute 'taken into use' under Duty Drawback Rules and directed the Customs Department to release duty drawback amounts with interest following the Supreme Court's dismissal of the Department's challenge.
ANUPRIYA VIJ & ANR. v. ANURAG SANT
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Plaintiffs' application for a preliminary decree of partition under Order XII Rule 6 CPC, holding that complex testamentary disputes require full trial despite alleged admissions in pleadings.
Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited & Anr. v. Seraphic Divine Beauty Private Limited & Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted a permanent injunction restraining Defendants from using the deceptively similar mark DIVINE MISS INDIA, holding it infringed the Plaintiffs’ registered trademark MISS INDIA and amounted to passing off.