Delhi High Court

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Varun Kumar Singh v. State

03 Feb 2026 · Vikas Mahajan, J · 2026:DHC:896
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The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a POCSO case involving a minor prosecutrix, emphasizing the upper age limit in bone ossification tests and the nature of their romantic relationship while balancing legal protections for minors.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail POCSO Act bone ossification test minor

Chandeshwar alias Sunil v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

03 Feb 2026 · Amit Mahajan · 2026:DHC:875

The Delhi High Court commuted the appellant's sentences in multiple theft cases to the period already served, granting immediate release based on mitigating family and health circumstances.

criminal sentence_modified commutation of sentence mitigating circumstances theft Indian Penal Code Sections 328, 379, 411, 34

Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Manoj Jain

03 Feb 2026 · Prateek Jalan · 2026:DHC:859
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The Delhi High Court modified the motor accident compensation award by recalculating income, disability, future prospects, and prosthetic limb costs, enhancing the claimant's compensation accordingly.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim compensation functional disability loss of future earning capacity

COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA & ANR v. MANOJ KUMAR

03 Feb 2026 · ANIL KSHETARPAL; AMIT MAHAJAN · 2026:DHC:847-DB
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The High Court restored dismissal of a government servant for submitting fabricated medical certificates, holding that departmental proceedings require proof on preponderance of probabilities and courts cannot substitute findings or interfere with penalty absent procedural infirmity or shockingly disproportionate punishment.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant disciplinary proceedings departmental inquiry false medical certificate fabricated documents

Rahul v. Union of India

03 Feb 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:888

The High Court allowed the appeal and awarded compensation to a passenger injured in a train accident, holding that mere clinical observations without scientific proof are insufficient to deny compensation on grounds of intoxication under the Railways Act, 1989.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railways Act 1989 compensation claim intoxication self-inflicted injury

Amit Gulia v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi

03 Feb 2026 · Girish Kathpalia · 2026:DHC:861

The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to an undertrial accused on compassionate grounds to be with his mother undergoing elective knee surgery, emphasizing that prolonged custody and multiple pending cases do not bar such relief.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant interim bail undertrial incarceration compassionate grounds elective surgery

Rajeev Gupta v. M/S Fashion Makers Group

03 Feb 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:887

The Court quashed FIRs under Section 174 IPC against an accused wrongly declared absconder without due process and directed no coercive action until his physical appearance before the Trial Court.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 174 IPC absconder non-appearance production warrant

Tek Narayan Shastri v. Sukhbir Singh & Ors

03 Feb 2026 · Anish Dayal · 2026:DHC:877

The Delhi High Court enhanced compensation for a motor accident victim with 70% disability, emphasizing adequate non-pecuniary damages and attendant charges in line with Supreme Court precedents.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim compensation enhancement non-pecuniary damages pain and suffering

Union of India and Ors. v. Ex Sgt Ajay Khurana

03 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1099-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension for Diabetes Mellitus Type-II, holding that under Entitlement Rules, 2008, the military must provide cogent reasons to deny pension when a disability arises during service.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Entitlement Rules 2008 Release Medical Board Diabetes Mellitus Type-II

Union of India v. Naik Dilwar Singh

03 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1097-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of disability pension to a retired soldier with Primary Hypertension, holding that under the Entitlement Rules, 2008, the burden to disprove attributability lies on the military establishment and unreasoned Medical Board opinions are insufficient to deny pension.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant disability pension Entitlement Rules 2008 Release Medical Board Primary Hypertension

Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Vishnudev Sah & Ors.

03 Feb 2026 · Anish Dayal · 2026:DHC:1266
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The Delhi High Court upheld the application of multiplier 18 and minimum wages of a skilled worker for calculating enhanced compensation in fatal accident claims involving deceased minors, dismissing the insurance company's appeal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim loss of dependency multiplier minor deceased

Mahaboob Sarawad v. Union of India

03 Feb 2026 · V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2026:DHC:1141-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the invalidation of a CRPF personnel from service on prolonged medical unfitness grounds, upholding the Medical Board’s opinion.

administrative petition_dismissed Medical Invalidation Board Low Medical Category Invalidation from service Obesity with non-organic psychosis

Accurate Auctioneers v. Union of India and Ors.

03 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:934-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the CBIC Circular mandating exclusive e-auctions of unclaimed customs cargo through MSTC Ltd., holding it a reasonable and constitutionally valid restriction under Article 19(6) and within statutory powers.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Customs Act, 1962 Section 143AA unclaimed cargo auction

M/S. ADS AGRO INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. v. THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS

03 Feb 2026 · Jyoti Singh · 2026:DHC:1134

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and remanded the trademark application for reconsideration, holding that refusal based on a new ground not raised in the Examination Report violates natural justice and that arbitrary marks with geographical connotations can be registrable.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Section 9(1)(a) Trademark registration Arbitrary mark

M/S AWADH OILS PRIVATE LIMITED v. SHRI KAUSHAL GOYAL & ORS

03 Feb 2026 · C. HARI SHANKAR; OM PRAKASH SHUKLA · (2017) 69 PTC 493 (Del-DB)

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal upholding the Commercial Court's prima facie finding of no territorial jurisdiction and refusal of interim injunction in a passing off suit involving the trademark "KALA GHODA".

civil appeal_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction interim injunction passing off Trade Marks Act 1999

Employees State Insurance Corporation v. M/S Mukesh Associates

03 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:829
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as barred by limitation and founded on a non-est filing, holding that delivery of the award to authorized counsel constitutes valid receipt triggering limitation.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 limitation condonation of delay non-est filing

Rashi Santosh Soni & Anr. v. Rajesh Sharma & Ors.

03 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:936-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the dismissal of a copyright infringement suit based solely on the Local Commissioner visiting unauthorized premises, emphasizing the need for evidence and fairness before adverse findings against parties or counsel.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Local Commissioner dismissal of suit collusion Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Saifi Conveyor System v. Sandeep Gupta

03 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:938-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a commercial appeal due to a 253-day delay in re-filing, holding that vague and unsupported explanations do not justify condonation of delay.

commercial appeal_dismissed Significant condonation of delay commercial appeal strict approach re-filing delay

Orient Cables (India) Limited v. Office of the Regional Director Northern Region Ministry of Corporate Affairs & Ors.

03 Feb 2026 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2026:DHC:937-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging proceedings under Section 16(1)(b) of the Companies Act, 2013, holding that the limitation plea was rightly left for adjudication without quashing the proceedings.

corporate appeal_dismissed Section 16(1)(b) Companies Act 2013 rectification of company name limitation period trademark resemblance

Twenty First Century Mining Private Limited v. Nominated Authority Ministry of Coal Government of India & Anr.

03 Feb 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:927

The Delhi High Court restrained the invocation of a Performance Bank Guarantee until the Nominated Authority decides on the petitioner's representation, clarifying that contractual rights to appropriate security are subject to procedural fairness before final arbitral determination.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Performance Bank Guarantee Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 9 Coal Block Development and Production Agreement