Delhi High Court
94,906 judgments
Mohit Shah v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking quashing of summons against the CEO of a company under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that specific averments of his responsibility in the offence were made and the matter requires trial.
Novateur Electrical & Digital Systems Pvt Ltd v. V-Guard Industries Ltd
The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition holding that a mere computer image not applied to a physical article does not constitute prior publication under Section 4(b) of the Designs Act, reaffirming the binding precedent in Reckitt Benckiser India Ltd. v. Wyeth Ltd.
Sonia Mehra v. Hari Chand Verma
The Delhi High Court held that after an eviction order, the tenant must pay reasonable market use and occupation charges directly to the landlord, rejecting the tenant’s plea to deposit such charges with the Court Registry.
News Nation Networks Private Limited v. The Registrar of Trademarks
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the rejection of a trademark application, emphasizing the need for consistency in trademark registrations for identical marks and similar services.
Master Prabhnoor Singh Virdi v. The Indian School & Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed a minor student struck off for non-payment of fees to appear in Class 10th Board Exams, balancing the child's right to education with the school's right to fee recovery.
Ambika Tyagi v. All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging AIIMS's refusal to extend joining date on OCI eligibility grounds, holding that recruitment disputes fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal.
GUJARAT JHM HOTELS LTD v. RAJASTHALI RESORTS AND STUDIOS LIMITED
The Delhi High Court held that execution of arbitral awards under Section 36 can be initiated before any court where the judgment debtor's assets are located, clarifying that Section 42 does not restrict execution petitions to the seat court.
Kuldeep Singh v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court modified the appellant’s conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC, reducing the sentence to the period already served based on lack of intention to cause death but knowledge of likely death.
Sane Alam and Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
Delhi High Court quashed FIR arising from a familial dispute based on an amicable settlement between parties related through matrimony.
Sunil Malik v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 49(1), Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside reassessment proceedings initiated without furnishing material or affording fair hearing, directing a de novo reassessment with procedural safeguards under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Santosh v. State of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the petitioner in an NDPS case, holding that mixing narcotic samples before testing violates mandatory Standing Orders and vitiates evidence.
Lalit Dharamchand Kapur v. Suresh Kumar
The Delhi High Court set aside ex parte proceedings against the petitioner and allowed his written statement to be taken on record subject to costs, modifying the Trial Court's order striking off his defence.
Benara Bearings and Pistons Limited v. Md. Fariyad Ali
The Delhi High Court set aside the Trial Court's order rejecting photocopied documents and granted liberty to the respondent to file an application to take them on record, while upholding the cost imposed.
Manoj Kumar Gupta v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation
The Delhi High Court extended interim protection granted to the petitioner until final disposal of the pending appeal before the ATMCD.
Anjali Singh v. Union of India and Others
The Delhi High Court directed restoration of electricity and restrained eviction of a petitioner with a disabled minor child until after board exams, emphasizing child welfare over matrimonial disputes.
Union of India v. Paresh Nath Sharma
The Delhi High Court held that directors whose disqualification period expired are eligible for re-appointment, companies struck off under Section 248(1) are not revived by court orders, and revival must be sought via NCLT, with the Condonation of Delay Scheme applicable only post-revival.
Sheetal Sahani v. State - Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed anticipatory bail applications in a large-scale economic offence case, emphasizing the seriousness of the fraud, non-cooperation with investigation, and necessity of custodial interrogation.
Vinod @ Vinoda v. The State (Govt of N.C.T. Delhi)
The Delhi High Court granted parole to a life convict despite prior re-arrest during emergency parole, emphasizing balancing societal interests with humanitarian considerations and family exigencies.
Union of India & Anr. v. Alcon Builders and Engineer Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that an arbitral award granting pendente-lite interest contrary to an express contractual bar is liable to be set aside, and courts may partially set aside arbitral awards under section 34 where claims are severable.
DAYA ENGG. WORKS (SLEEPER) LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR.
The Delhi High Court held that inherent powers under Section 151 CPC to recall an order are limited to exceptional cases and dismissed the petitioner's application seeking recall of an order passed on merits without such circumstances.