Delhi High Court

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Raghunath Singh & Ors. v. Chetan Prakash Jain & Anr.

06 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:1043-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that contempt appeals under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 are maintainable only against orders imposing punishment for contempt and dismissed appeals filed against dismissal of contempt petitions without punishment.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 Section 19 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 enhanced gratuity

Teamwork Education Pvt Ltd v. M/S Durapro Build Solutions Pvt Ltd

06 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:1010
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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 accordingly, leaving merits and frivolity issues to the arbitral tribunal.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 appointment of arbitrator Scope of judicial scrutiny Prima facie arbitration agreement

Mohd Shabbir v. S.K Singh & Ors.

05 Feb 2026 · Sachin Datta · 2026:DHC:1175

The Delhi High Court upheld the MCD's demolition and sealing orders against unauthorized construction and directed police investigation into extortion allegations substantiated by forensic analysis.

administrative other unauthorized construction demolition order sealing order Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

Rafeeque Ahmed v. Directorate of Health Services GNCTD

05 Feb 2026 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Tejas Karia · 2026:DHC:1270-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal and refused condonation of a 4624-day delay due to insufficient explanation, emphasizing strict adherence to limitation rules despite the appellant's poverty and medical hardships.

labor appeal_dismissed condonation of delay Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 limitation principle of parity

M/S Dhanvine Engineering Pvt. Ltd. v. Delhi Jal Board

05 Feb 2026 · Nitin Wasudeo Sambre; Ajay Digpaul · 2026:DHC:1164-DB
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Delhi High Court upheld a tender condition disqualifying bidders facing pending criminal proceedings related to corruption as a valid preventive measure in public interest, dismissing challenges based on presumption of innocence and arbitrariness.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant tender eligibility presumption of innocence Article 21 General Financial Rules 2017

Anupam Kapur v. State of NCT of Delhi

05 Feb 2026 · Vikas Mahajan, J · 2026:DHC:1140

The Delhi High Court held that a sole legal heir and beneficiary is not required to furnish surety for deficient administration bond amount under Section 291 of the India Succession Act, dispensing with the surety requirement in such uncontested succession cases.

civil petition_allowed Significant Letter of Administration Section 291 India Succession Act administration bond surety bond

Manoj Kumar v. Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Ors.

05 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1003-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed retrospective promotion and seniority to a police constable injured on duty, holding that relaxation in promotional requirements must relate back to the date juniors were promoted.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant promotion seniority lower medical category injury while on duty

Amit Gupta v. Kiran Devi & Anr.

05 Feb 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:1112
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The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of an arbitral award in a landlord-tenant dispute, holding that arbitration clauses survive contract expiry and insufficient stamping does not invalidate awards before enforcement.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant arbitration agreement expiry of contract Section 16(1) Arbitration Act Section 29A Arbitration Act

Nandkishore Dnyandeo Suradkar v. Union of India

05 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:959-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner’s writ seeking modification of dismissal to compulsory retirement, holding that such a plea could have been raised in an earlier dismissed writ petition and noting non-disclosure of prior litigation.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition dismissal from service modification of penalty compulsory retirement

Sachin v. Union of India & Ors.

05 Feb 2026 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Tejas Karia · 2026:DHC:1088-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that an order disposing of a Contempt Petition without deciding merits or imposing punishment is not appealable under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, dismissing the Letters Patent Appeal for lack of maintainability.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Letters Patent Appeal Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 Section 19 appeal intra-court appeal

Manno Devi v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

05 Feb 2026 · Amit Bansal · 2026:DHC:1091

The Delhi High Court held that under Section 343 of the DMC Act, ownership is not a prerequisite for demolition or regularisation proceedings, and set aside the MCD's rejection of the petitioner's regularisation application for lack of title documents.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 Section 343 regularisation application unauthorized construction

INTENSE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED v. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED

05 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:1001

The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator by consent of parties and continued interim stay on encashment of Performance Bank Guarantee pending arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 9 Section 11 Section 17

Kanak Exports v. Union of India & Ors.

05 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:1060-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed Kanak Exports' appeal, upholding the Supreme Court's finding that fraudulent exports precluded entitlement to DFCE Scheme benefits and no vested rights were deprived by government notifications.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Duty Free Credit Entitlement Scheme DFCE export incentives fraudulent exports

M/S Supreme Infrastructure India Ltd. v. Engineer-in-Chief, Army HQ

05 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:988-DB

The Delhi High Court restored an appeal dismissed for default, allowed its withdrawal, and granted liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the dismissal of the underlying Section 34 arbitration petition.

civil appeal_allowed restoration of appeal default and non-prosecution Section 34 petition arbitration proceedings

Palika Bazar Shopkeepers Welfare Association v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi

05 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:1012-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the no-vending status of Connaught Place, restrained issuance of vending certificates in no-vending zones, and directed stakeholder consultations before final approval of the Town Vending Plan under the Street Vendors Act.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant no-vending zone street vendors Town Vending Committee Certificates of Vending

Devender Kumar Aggarwal & Anr. v. Praveen Kumar

05 Feb 2026 · Mini Pushkarna · 2026:DHC:1072

The Delhi High Court appointed a Sole Arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act to adjudicate disputes arising from an LLP Agreement, holding that the arbitration clause was valid and pre-arbitration consultation requirement was satisfied.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 21 Section 12

Pappu Singh & Others v. Gammon India and Anr

05 Feb 2026 · Jyoti Singh, J. · 2026:DHC:932
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The Delhi High Court held that acceptance of compensation deposited suo moto under the Workmen's Compensation Act does not bar a civil suit for damages arising from construction negligence causing fatal metro pillar collapse.

civil other Significant Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 Section 3(5) Metro Railways Act, 1978 exemplary damages

Hitik Malhan v. Union of India & Anr.

05 Feb 2026 · Dinesh Mehta; Vinod Kumar · 2026:DHC:955-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging tax assessment proceedings, holding that judicial interference under Article 226 is not warranted merely on factual disputes without jurisdictional infirmity.

tax petition_dismissed Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 148 Section 144B Article 226

Lakshmi Jatav & Ors. v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr

05 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:1019

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from a matrimonial dispute on the basis of a compromise and mutual consent divorce, exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.

criminal appeal_allowed quashing of FIR Section 498A IPC matrimonial dispute compromise