Delhi High Court

27,673 judgments

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Avtar v. State NCT of Delhi

21 Jan 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:506

The Delhi High Court granted bail to a physically challenged accused in a murder case, holding that his disability and lack of conclusive evidence raised serious doubts about his involvement.

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Walmark Holdings Limited v. Fortis Healthcare Limited

21 Jan 2026 · Amit Bansal · 2026:DHC:515
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court held that filing a petition based on forged documents and false affidavits warrants initiation of criminal proceedings under Section 340 CrPC without mandatory preliminary inquiry, directing complaint against Walmark officials for fraud on the Court.

civil other Significant Section 340 CrPC forged documents false affidavit Section 9 Arbitration Act

Pahalman Budha Magar v. State NCT of Delhi

21 Jan 2026 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2356
Cites 5 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court granted bail to a Nepalese accused in an NDPS case, holding that non-supply of grounds of arrest violates Article 22(1) of the Constitution and vitiates the arrest despite commercial quantity of narcotics involved.

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Lokesh alias Manish v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

21 Jan 2026 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2026:DHC:509

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused due to the police's failure to communicate the mandatory grounds of arrest, holding such non-compliance vitiates the arrest and remand under Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 47 of BNSS.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant grounds of arrest Article 22(1) Constitution of India Section 47 BNSS bail

Habibur Molla @ Sonu v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

21 Jan 2026 · Saurabh Banerjee · 2026:DHC:508

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the applicant, holding that failure to inform the arrestee of the grounds of arrest violates Article 22(1) of the Constitution and vitiates the arrest and remand.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Article 22(1) Constitution of India grounds of arrest illegal arrest right to bail

Saud Nasir and Anr v. Late Mohammad Sultan through his LR and Anr

21 Jan 2026 · Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2026:DHC:511

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging recording of witness evidence in absence of counsel where the witness consented and counsel failed to appear, upholding the trial court's order.

criminal petition_dismissed Article 227 Constitution of India recording of evidence absence of counsel witness consent

S AND S CONSTRUCTION CO v. UNION OF INDIA

21 Jan 2026 · Avneesh Jhingan · 2026:DHC:493
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award rejecting the petitioner’s contractual claims, emphasizing the limited scope of interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act and the necessity of proving actual damages under Section 73 of the Contract Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 73 Indian Contract Act Arbitral award

National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases v. Ms. Shweta & Ors.

20 Jan 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:499-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the CAT order directing appointment against a non-existent reserved vacancy, holding that an error in recruitment notice does not create a vested right or entitlement to age relaxation.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant recruitment notice error reserved category vacancy age relaxation vested right

Pramod Kumar v. M/S Gannon Dunkerley and Co. Ltd.

20 Jan 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:464-DB
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court held that a Commercial Court must return the plaint under Order VII Rule 10 CPC when a dispute is non-commercial and lacks jurisdiction, and cannot dismiss the suit on that ground.

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Kawaljit Kaur v. State NCT of Delhi

20 Jan 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:476

The Delhi High Court held that civil disputes over CCTV cameras are not maintainable under criminal writ jurisdiction but directed the State to provide police protection to the petitioners apprehending threats.

criminal petition_dismissed writ petition criminal writ jurisdiction CCTV camera right to privacy

Adil v. The State of NCT of Delhi

20 Jan 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:475

Anticipatory bail granted to accused in absence of incriminating evidence despite antecedents and telephonic links with co-accused, as no custodial interrogation was necessary.

criminal appeal_allowed anticipatory bail Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 134 BNS Section 303(2) BNS

Himanshu Nayak v. The State NCT of Delhi

20 Jan 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:473

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused on the ground of parity with co-accused having similar role despite a delay in arrest.

criminal appeal_allowed bail parity in bail absconding Section 109(1) BNS

Vishal Chandra Gupta v. Registrar of Companies through Dy Registrar NCT of Delhi Haryana

20 Jan 2026 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2026:DHC:912

The Delhi High Court held that criminal courts lack inherent jurisdiction to restore complaints dismissed for non-prosecution, quashing restoration and summoning orders against the petitioner in a Companies Act offence case.

criminal petition_allowed Significant restoration of complaint inherent jurisdiction dismissal for non-prosecution Companies Act offences

Praveen Kumar Singh v. Geeta Rani @ Geeta Khari & Ors.

20 Jan 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:769

The Delhi High Court allowed the Plaintiff's application to amend the plaint in a partition suit to elaborate on joint business and fiduciary holding, emphasizing a liberal approach to amendments before trial for effective adjudication.

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Star India Private Limited v. CRICHD.PK & Ors.

20 Jan 2026 · Jyoti Singh, J. · 2026:DHC:733

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction restraining rogue websites from unauthorized streaming of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, upholding Plaintiff’s exclusive broadcast and digital media rights.

civil appeal_dismissed permanent injunction exclusive broadcast rights digital media rights copyright infringement

Pushpa Jain and Ors. v. Ramesh Kumar Jain

20 Jan 2026 · Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2026:DHC:483

The High Court upheld the Trial Court's order closing the defense evidence due to the petitioners' persistent non-compliance and refusal to pay costs, dismissing the petition under Article 227.

civil petition_dismissed Article 227 Constitution of India closure of evidence imposition of costs adjournment

Ravinder Dutta v. Parvinder Dutta

20 Jan 2026 · Rajneesh Kumar Gupta · 2026:DHC:479

The High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Trial Court's refusal to frame additional issues at an advanced stage of trial, holding that procedural provisions cannot be misused to delay proceedings.

civil petition_dismissed Order 14 Rule 5 CPC framing of issues Article 227 Constitution of India abuse of process

North Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Darshan Singh

20 Jan 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:498

The Delhi High Court upheld the award granting retrenchment compensation for illegal termination of a daily wage worker without notice but denied reinstatement with back wages, emphasizing procedural compliance under Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act.

labor appeal_dismissed Significant Section 25F Industrial Disputes Act retrenchment compensation daily wage worker compassionate appointment

Ms. Akansha Choudhary; Ms. Shweta Shandilya and Mr. Saksham Sethi v. Chand Singh

19 Jan 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:782-DB

The Delhi High Court remanded the matter to the Tribunal to reassess the cancellation of appointment based on whether the acquittal was honourable, emphasizing a holistic judicial review of acquittal judgments.

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Yogesh v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

19 Jan 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:458

The Delhi High Court dismissed the accused's interim bail application in a serious sexual assault case involving a minor, emphasizing the gravity of the offence over personal grounds for bail.

criminal appeal_dismissed interim bail sexual assault minor Section 376 IPC