Delhi High Court

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Aniket Choudhary v. State of NCT & Anr.

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:974

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 309(4)/3(5) of BNSS, 2023 on the basis of amicable settlement and recovery of property, exercising its inherent powers under Section 528 BNSS.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 528 BNSS compromise recovery of property

Mahesh and Ors. v. The State NCT of Delhi and Anr

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:972

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498-A, 406, and 34 IPC arising from a matrimonial dispute following an amicable settlement and mutual consent divorce.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of FIR Section 498-A IPC matrimonial dispute amicable settlement

Sahil Arsh v. National Medical Commission

04 Feb 2026 · HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA;... · 2026:DHC:881-DB

The Delhi High Court struck down the complete ban on medical student migration under the 2023 Regulations as manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14, permitting a visually impaired student to migrate for reasonable accommodation.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant student migration Graduate Medical Education Regulation 2023 Article 14 manifest arbitrariness

Pinki Kumari & Ors. v. Union of India

04 Feb 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:928
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and awarded compensation to the family of a deceased bonafide railway passenger who died due to an untoward incident while deboarding, holding the Railways strictly liable despite delay in body recovery.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railways Act, 1989 untoward incident strict liability Railway Claims Tribunal

Sunita Rani v. Govt. of NCT Delhi and Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Sanjeev Narula · 2026:DHC:926
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging a librarian recruitment, holding that age ineligibility and non-qualification for experience weightage under the DoE scheme barred the petitioner’s claim, and that horizontal disability reservation applied lawfully to the unreserved vacancy.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant age eligibility experience weightage temporary part-time service horizontal reservation

Preeti Sharma v. Anuj Sharma

04 Feb 2026 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2026:DHC:914
Cites 4 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court enhanced maintenance payable to a divorced wife with mental illness, upheld the effective date of enhancement from the valid petition filing, and dismissed the challenge to the execution order confirming full payment by the husband.

family appeal_allowed Significant maintenance Section 127 Cr.P.C. enhancement of maintenance mental illness and maintenance

Mantram @ Mantra @ Sonu v. State of NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:862-DB
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

Delhi High Court upheld conviction of accused for aggravated sexual assault of a minor under POCSO Act, modifying life sentence to 10 years imprisonment considering mitigating factors.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant POCSO Act sexual assault child victim identity

Preeti Aggarwal v. The State (GNCT of Delhi); Saurav Aggarwal v. The State (GNCT of Delhi)

04 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:909

The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail in a cheating case, holding that partial repayment and absence of dishonest intention negate a prima facie case, and evasiveness during investigation alone cannot deny bail.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant anticipatory bail cheating dishonest intention partial repayment

Pankaj Mundotiya v. State of GNCTD

04 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:910

Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused in a multi-state cyber fraud case due to the seriousness of the offence, non-cooperation with investigation, and the need for custodial interrogation.

criminal petition_dismissed anticipatory bail cyber fraud Section 420 IPC Section 120B IPC

Shri Dhanraj v. State NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:917

The High Court upheld the trial court’s order summoning prosecution witnesses under Section 311 CrPC at the judgment stage and allowed the petitioner to summon defense witnesses thereafter to ensure a fair trial.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 311 CrPC summoning witnesses trial stage fair trial

Savitri v. State of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:906

Anticipatory bail was denied to the accused involved in trafficking a child for illicit liquor sale due to the seriousness of the offense and necessity of custodial interrogation.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant anticipatory bail child trafficking illicit liquor custodial interrogation

Ashok Hotel v. Mukesh Kumar

04 Feb 2026 · Shail Jain · 2026:DHC:902
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the illegality of termination for non-compliance with Section 25F but substituted reinstatement with full back wages by treating prior Section 17B payments as full and final compensation for a short-term daily-wage worker.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Section 25F Industrial Disputes Act illegal termination daily-wage worker reinstatement

Ateet Jain v. Chhavi Jain

04 Feb 2026 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2026:DHC:913
Cites 2 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court held that unproven adultery allegations cannot deny interim maintenance under the PWDV Act and upheld the maintenance order pending trial.

family appeal_dismissed Significant Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 interim maintenance adultery aggrieved person

Saroj Bala v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2026:DHC:905

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against acquittal under Section 509 IPC, holding that the prosecution failed to prove intent to insult modesty amid ongoing disputes, and upheld the trial court's decision.

criminal appeal_dismissed Section 509 IPC intent to insult modesty Section 319 CrPC acquittal

Ravi Kumar Meena v. State of NCT of Delhi

04 Feb 2026 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2026:DHC:907

The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant under Section 307 IPC due to doubts about his identity as the assailant and contradictions in the prosecution evidence.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC identity of accused benefit of doubt injured witness testimony

Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited v. Batra Breweries and Distilleries Private Limited & Ors.

04 Feb 2026 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2026:DHC:904

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction to Allied Blenders and Distillers against defendants for infringing the well-known trademark "Officer’s Choice" and allowed summary judgment in plaintiff's favor due to defendants' failure to defend.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Trademark infringement Permanent injunction Summary judgment Deceptive similarity

HERO ELECTRIC VEHICLES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. v. MR. NITISH KUMAR & ORS.

04 Feb 2026 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2026:DHC:903

The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages against defendants for unauthorized use of HERO ELECTRIC trademarks and fraudulent dealership solicitation, proceeding ex-parte due to defendants' non-appearance.

civil appeal_allowed Significant trademark infringement permanent injunction ex-parte proceedings exemplary damages

Netaji Subhash University of Technology and Anr v. M P Chaudhary

04 Feb 2026 · Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya; Justice Tejas Karia · 2026:DHC:879-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld that termination of a Visiting Faculty appointed under Statute 16 of the University Act requires adherence to Statute 24(4) and principles of natural justice, quashing termination without prior opportunity to respond.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant termination of service natural justice Show Cause Notice Statute 24(4)

Sanjive Chamoli AGM (COM-O) & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.

04 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:1016-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the pensioners' appeal as they had been granted pension benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, and the Ministry clarified no adverse reliance would be placed on a prior judgment.

administrative appeal_dismissed pensionary benefits CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 administrative decision pension dispute

Amit Sharma v. State (NCT of Delhi)

03 Feb 2026 · Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:876

The Delhi High Court upheld the petitioner’s conviction for rash and negligent driving causing death but reduced the sentence to the period already served, emphasizing limited revisional interference and reliability of police eyewitness testimony.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant rash and negligent driving Section 279 IPC Section 304A IPC revisional jurisdiction