Delhi High Court

94,906 judgments

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The State v. Sachin Singh & Ors.

08 Feb 2023 · Amit Sharma · 2023:DHC:883
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The Delhi High Court upheld the discharge of accused from attempted rape charges, holding that vague allegations without specific acts do not suffice to frame charges under Sections 376/511 IPC.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant attempt to rape Section 376 IPC Section 511 IPC charge framing

Himanshu Singh v. State

08 Feb 2023 · Amit Sharma · 2023:DHC:884
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Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner in an NDPS case involving intermediate quantity of charas, holding that stringent bail denial under Section 37 NDPS Act does not apply and that financial transactions and electronic evidence alone are insufficient to deny bail.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail NDPS Act intermediate quantity Section 37 NDPS Act

Union of India v. Pushkar Paint Industries

08 Feb 2023 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:894
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking termination of the arbitrator's mandate, holding that disputes over fees and unsubstantiated allegations of bias do not justify removal under Section 14 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 14 termination of arbitrator arbitrator's fees

Smt. Dulari Devi and Others v. Union of India and Others

08 Feb 2023 · Jyoti Singh · 2023:DHC:1082

The Delhi High Court allowed petitioners retrenched from FCIL to make a representation for reconsideration of their retrenchment following the company's revival, without adjudicating on the merits.

labor other retrenchment Voluntary Separation Scheme Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited sick industrial company

Anil Kumar Dubey v. Union of India & Ors.

08 Feb 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:928-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the ITBP to decide the petitioner's pending representations within four weeks, emphasizing the obligation of public authorities to dispose of representations within a reasonable time.

administrative petition_allowed representation public authority reasonable time mandamus

Shubham Khandelwal v. State of NCT of Delhi

08 Feb 2023 · Amit Sharma · 2023:DHC:895

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner accused of GST fraud, emphasizing the discretionary nature of bail, parity with co-accused, and the non-punitive purpose of pre-conviction custody.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail Section 439 CrPC economic offences GST fraud

Ahluwalia Contract (India) Ltd. v. Union of India

08 Feb 2023 · Navin Chawla · 2023:DHC:973
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The Delhi High Court set aside parts of an arbitral award rejecting delay-related claims, holding that overhead add-ons do not preclude compensation for prolongation costs and loss of profits, while upholding rejection of premature bonus claims.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitral Award Section 34 Arbitration Act Patent Illegality Extension of Time

Ashu & Anr. v. The State (Govt of NCT of Delhi)

08 Feb 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:1215

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's refusal to recall the prosecutrix for further cross-examination under Section 311 CrPC, emphasizing the need for judicious exercise of this power to prevent harassment and trial delay.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 311 CrPC recall of witness cross-examination POCSO Act

Lakhvinder Singh v. Northern Railway

08 Feb 2023 · Chandra Dhari Singh · 2023:DHC:1007

Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to adjudicate disputes arising from a parking contract despite pending litigation, facilitating arbitration proceedings.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 appointment of arbitrator Parking Agreement dispute Show Cause Notice

Pawan Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.

08 Feb 2023 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:931-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to decide the petitioner’s pending mercy petition within a stipulated time, without adjudicating on the merits of his disciplinary removal.

administrative other writ petition mercy petition penalty enhancement disciplinary proceedings

Jindal Stainless Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.

08 Feb 2023 · Manmohan J; Saurabh Banerjee J · 2023:DHC:948-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the petitioner's regularization of EPCG benefits and subsequent availing of SHIS benefits, quashing the impugned order and affirming DGFT's authority in policy interpretation.

administrative petition_allowed Significant EPCG scheme Status Holder Incentive Scheme Foreign Trade Policy DGFT

Raman Bhuraria v. Directorate of Enforcement

08 Feb 2023 · Jasmeet Singh · 2023:DHC:887

Delhi High Court allowed bail to the petitioner in a money laundering case under PMLA, holding that retracted statements lacked reliability and the twin conditions for bail denial under Section 45 PMLA were not satisfied.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Section 45 PMLA Section 50 PMLA statements bail application

Zafar Ali & Anr v. Dr. Smt. Nirmala G. Joseph & Ors.

08 Feb 2023 · Tushar Rao Gedela · 2023:DHC:1024

The Delhi High Court passed a consent decree disposing of the suit based on a lawful compromise recorded in a Memorandum of Settlement and additional agreed terms under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC.

civil appeal_allowed consent decree compromise Memorandum of Settlement Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC

Mukesh Sharma v. Ministry of Finance

08 Feb 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:945-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal seeking declaration as a whistle blower, holding that such recognition and protection must be sought before the competent authority under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014, and not by writ petition.

administrative appeal_dismissed Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 whistle blower cooperative bank scam money laundering

Ministry of Railway & Ors. v. Shri Salim Ahmed Khan & Ors.

08 Feb 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:4394-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT order granting increments and pension revision to employees retiring one day before the increment date, binding parties to the Supreme Court's ruling and refusing to waive costs directed to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant increment entitlement pension revision Central Administrative Tribunal retirement benefits

SR. SEPHY v. CBI & ORS.

07 Feb 2023 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2023:DHC:848
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The Delhi High Court held that virginity tests conducted on female accused violate fundamental rights under Article 21 and are unconstitutional, affirming its jurisdiction to grant relief despite pending criminal proceedings elsewhere.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant virginity test two-finger test Article 21 fundamental rights

Vikramjeet Singh v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

07 Feb 2023 · Dinesh Kumar Sharma · 2023:DHC:1150

The Delhi High Court granted interim bail for 10 days on humanitarian grounds of marriage within the close family, subject to stringent conditions, in a serious offence case under IPC and POCSO.

criminal appeal_allowed interim bail marriage in close family Section 376 IPC Section 6 POCSO

Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha d/b/a Casio Computer Co. Ltd. v. Riddhi Siddhi Retail Venture and Anr.

07 Feb 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2021 SCC OnLine SC 734
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The Delhi High Court confirmed an interim injunction protecting the plaintiff's registered keyboard design against defendants' alleged infringement, holding that the defendants failed to prove lack of novelty or prior publication to invalidate the design registration.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Designs Act, 2000 Registered design Novelty Originality

Dharamvir Udar v. Land Acquisition Collector (SW)

07 Feb 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:866-DB

The Delhi High Court held that an administrative order awarding compensation post original and supplementary awards is not a supplementary award under the Land Acquisition Act, and a Reference filed beyond the six-month limitation period is barred and liable to be rejected.

property petition_dismissed Significant Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Section 11 award Section 18 Reference Supplementary Award

Bharat Peraj Bhanushali v. Union of India & Anr.

07 Feb 2023 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2023:DHC:914

Delhi High Court held it has jurisdiction to order reactivation of DIN/DSC for directors associated with multiple companies across different ROCs and directed coordinated reactivation by all concerned ROCs.

administrative petition_allowed Significant Director Identification Number Digital Signature Certificate Registrar of Companies jurisdiction