Delhi High Court

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Ajay Singh Negi v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

06 Feb 2026 · Chandrasekharan Sudha · 2026:DHC:954

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 307 IPC based on reliable injured witness testimony and scientific evidence despite absence of independent eyewitnesses and inconclusive ballistic matching.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 307 IPC Attempt to murder Injured witness testimony Gunshot residue

Jaideb Dutta v. State

06 Feb 2026 · Chandrasekharan Sudha, J. · 2026:DHC:958

The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant of dowry death and cruelty charges due to insufficient evidence proving dowry-related harassment soon before the deceased's suicide.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant dowry death Section 304B IPC Section 498A IPC cruelty

Vijay @ Champion @ Pahari v. State

06 Feb 2026 · Subramonium Prasad; Vimal Kumar Yadav · 2026:DHC:978-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld convictions based on a reliable dying declaration despite minor contradictions in police records, emphasizing cognitive factors affecting witness testimony.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant dying declaration section 302 IPC section 120-B IPC criminal conspiracy

Man Singh v. UOI & Ors.

06 Feb 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Anish Dayal · 2026:DHC:968-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a Time-Bound One-Promotion is only a financial upgradation and does not alter the disciplinary authority, thereby upholding the dismissal order passed by the competent authority.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Time-Bound One-Promotion disciplinary authority financial upgradation dismissal from service

Hala Kamel Zabal v. Arya Trading Ltd

06 Feb 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Anish Dayal · 2026:DHC:986-DB

The Delhi High Court's appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11(6) in an international commercial arbitration, as per the arbitration agreement, does not invalidate the arbitral award, and objections to such appointment are subject to waiver if not timely raised.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant International Commercial Arbitration Section 11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act Appointment of arbitrator Section 34 challenge

Prerna Gupta v. Registrar General of Delhi High Court & Ors.

06 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:983-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging post-evaluation reduction of marks in the Delhi Judicial Services Examination, holding that examiner’s revision before final submission is permissible absent mala fide, and judicial interference is unwarranted given the prohibition on re-evaluation and settled appointments.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Delhi Judicial Services Examination mark reduction interpolation re-evaluation prohibition

Parvin Juneja v. Central Bureau of Investigation

06 Feb 2026 · Chandrasekharan Sudha · 2026:DHC:961
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court granted suspension of sentence during pendency of appeals for accused convicted under Sections 420, 471 read with 120B IPC, balancing medical grounds and procedural delays with stringent conditions.

criminal sentence_modified Significant suspension of sentence Section 430 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 420 IPC Section 471 IPC

Ajay Prasad v. The State NCT of Delhi

06 Feb 2026 · Chandrasekharan Sudha, J. · 2026:DHC:962

The Delhi High Court acquitted the accused of stalking and sexual harassment charges under IPC and PoCSO Act due to insufficient evidence and failure to prove the victim's minority.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 354A IPC Section 354D IPC PoCSO Act Section 12 stalking

Federal Bank Ltd v. B M Bajaj Through Lrs & Ors

06 Feb 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:970-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the bank's appeal, holding that part-payments extended limitation under Section 19 of the Limitation Act and that the suit for recovery against legal heirs was maintainable and not time-barred.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Limitation Act, 1963 Section 19 Limitation Act Section 14 Limitation Act Statement of account

M/S MODI MUNDIPHARMA BEAUTY PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED v. M/S LAXMI SALES CORPORATION

06 Feb 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:1339

The Delhi High Court held that a plaint cannot be rejected at the threshold on territorial jurisdiction grounds where triable factual issues exist and remanded the suit for trial on merits.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC territorial jurisdiction cause of action jurisdiction clause

Union of India v. 626096 MWO Pramoda Kumar Nayak Retd

06 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1236-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of disability pension to a retired armed forces officer, holding that under the Entitlement Rules 2008, the military establishment bears the burden to prove non-attributability of disability to service, and unreasoned Medical Board opinions are insufficient to deny pension.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Entitlement Rules 2008 Release Medical Board attributability

SKA Insurance Surveyors and Loss Assessors Private Limited v. Regional Director Northern Region & Anr.

06 Feb 2026 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, CJ; Tejas Karia, J · 2026:DHC:1274-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Regional Director's order directing a company to change its name under Section 16(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 due to deceptive similarity with a previously registered company name, clarifying that this provision does not adjudicate trade mark rights.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant Section 16(1)(a) Companies Act company name similarity name change direction trade mark infringement

M/S WOG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED v. M/S GAJA ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED

06 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:1189
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The Delhi High Court held that at the Section 11 stage, judicial scrutiny is limited to prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement and appointed a sole arbitrator after the arbitration notice period expired, dismissing the prematurity objection.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Section 11(6) Arbitration and Conciliation Act appointment of arbitrator scope of judicial scrutiny prima facie arbitration agreement

Manoranjan Singh Bhogal & Ors. v. State

06 Feb 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:1152

The Delhi High Court granted probate of a duly executed and registered Will excluding certain heirs, upheld by cogent evidence and a family settlement, applying the judicial conscience test and relevant statutory provisions.

civil petition_allowed Significant Indian Succession Act, 1925 Will probate Section 63 Indian Succession Act Section 68 Indian Evidence Act

Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd v. National Contracting Company Limited Saudi Arabia

06 Feb 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:1151
Cites 4 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court held that the petition challenging the arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 was filed within the extended limitation period granted due to COVID-19 and was not a non-est filing despite procedural defects.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 petition Limitation period COVID-19 limitation extension

Ram Kumar & Ors. v. Mahender Singh & Ors.

06 Feb 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · CS(OS) 404/2017

The Delhi High Court dismissed the Plaintiffs' application to withdraw and consolidate pending appeals concerning partition with a possession suit, holding that suits involving different land parcels and issues cannot be consolidated without proper procedure and commonality of issues.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 24 CPC transfer of suits withdrawal of appeals consolidation of suits

Government of NCT v. Babu Lal Meena

06 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:1116-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of a review petition concerning the closure of a selection process by permitting parties to raise their claims before the Tribunal for adjudication on merits.

administrative other Procedural review petition selection process Result Notice Scheduled Tribe vacancies

Ideal Technoplast Industries Limited v. Mold-Tek Packaging Limited

06 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:1089-DB

The Delhi High Court quashed the impugned order and remanded the matter for expeditious final hearing of the interlocutory application with strict procedural directions.

civil appeal_allowed Procedural impugned order quash and set aside interlocutory application Order XXXIX

Lindstrom Services India Private Limited v. Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Transfer Pricing - 2(2)(2) New Delhi & Anr.

06 Feb 2026 · Dinesh Mehta; Vinod Kumar · 2026:DHC:1068-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the Transfer Pricing Officer must provide copies of agreements relied upon to the assessee to ensure a fair opportunity to defend in transfer pricing proceedings, setting aside the impugned order passed without such disclosure.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Transfer Pricing Officer Income Tax Act 1961 Section 92CA(3) Right to defend

BLS E Services Limited v. Union of India

06 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1034-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that experience claimed for tender eligibility must be that of the bidding company itself and cannot be attributed to its subsidiaries unless expressly permitted, dismissing the petitioner’s challenge to disqualification.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Mandatory Eligibility Criteria Request for Proposal Tender disqualification Experience of subsidiaries