Delhi High Court

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Charenjit Singh Bakshi v. State NCT of Delhi

27 Jan 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:677
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The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Section 30 of the Arms Act against a petitioner who unknowingly carried a live cartridge, holding that conscious possession is essential for criminal liability.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Arms Act, 1959 Section 30 Arms Act possession conscious possession

Karan Kapoor v. The State NCT of Delhi

27 Jan 2026 · Manoj Jain · 2026:DHC:678
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The Delhi High Court directed the trial court to expedite charge ascertainment in a 2019 FIR and allowed exemption from personal appearance for the petitioner residing outside Delhi.

criminal other expeditious trial ascertainment of charges FIR delay personal appearance exemption

ACCURE LABS PVT. LTD. v. SUGEN INC.

25 Jan 2026 · Pradeep Nandrajog; Pratibha Rani · 2016:DHC:8582-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld costs imposed for contempt of an interim injunction restraining patent infringement, clarifying that a recorded concession on evidence date did not amount to admission of contempt.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order 39 Rule 2A CPC interim injunction patent infringement contempt of court

Paprika Kitchen v. The Reiyukai

23 Jan 2026 · Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2026:DHC:900
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The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, limiting judicial scrutiny to prima facie existence of the arbitration agreement and directed interim relief applications to be adjudicated by the arbitrator.

arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 9(1)(ii) Section 17

Ameer Ahmad v. The Commissioner of Customs & Ors.

23 Jan 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:11719-DB

The Delhi High Court modified its earlier order to correct the recorded weight of gold seized by Customs from approximately 200 grams to 233 grams.

administrative other Customs Department detention of goods modification of court order weight of seized gold

RI Networks Private Limited v. World Phone Internet Services Private Limited & Ors.

23 Jan 2026 · Prathiba M. Singh; Madhu Jain · 2026:DHC:629-DB

The Delhi High Court held that court fees must be refunded when a suit is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and the plaintiff is relegated to an alternate forum without adjudication on merits.

civil appeal_allowed Significant court fee refund Order VII Rule 10 CPC Order VII Rule 11 CPC jurisdictional bar

Prasar Bharati v. Stracon India Ltd.

23 Jan 2026 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain
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The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award on cricket broadcasting rights disputes, limiting judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act to narrow grounds and rejecting the appellant's challenge except on the inclusion of a triangular series.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 37 Arbitral Award

Naveen Shokeen v. State NCT of Delhi

23 Jan 2026 · Vikas Mahajan · 2026:DHC:595

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner accused of murder and related offences based on weak circumstantial evidence and prolonged pre-trial custody, imposing conditions to ensure trial attendance.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail circumstantial evidence identification DNA evidence

Vandana Rana v. Bal Singh Rana & Ors.

23 Jan 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:620
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The Delhi High Court held that a plaint challenging a Will is not barred by limitation if the plaintiff pleads delayed knowledge of the Will's contents, and rejected the defendant's application for dismissal under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC Order X Rule 2 CPC limitation attesting witness

Suman Sankar Bhunia v. Debarati Bhunia Chakraborty

23 Jan 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar
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The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court's custody award to the father, emphasizing the paramountcy of the children's welfare over rigid doctrines, parental alienation, and procedural propriety in custody disputes.

family appeal_dismissed Significant child custody welfare of the child parental alienation tender years doctrine

Pranav Gupta v. Adeesh Gupta & Ors.

23 Jan 2026 · Mini Pushkarna · 2026:DHC:616

The Delhi High Court held that parties' consent to arbitrate all disputes arising from a Will, partnership deeds, and partition matters must be given effect by appointing an arbitrator and referring the disputes to arbitration, vacating interim relief subject to security deposit.

civil appeal_allowed Significant arbitration Will dispute partition suit partnership deed

S.K. Tandon & Anr. v. Securities and Exchange Board of India & Anr.

23 Jan 2026 · Anil Ksheterpal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar

The Delhi High Court upheld SEBI's authority to conduct a forensic audit and reconstitute the winding up committee, affirming that prior judicial embargoes on payments to CRB Group entities remain binding and that the Special Committee failed in its fiduciary duties.

corporate appeal_dismissed Significant Special Committee SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations Forensic Audit

XXX v. State (NCT of Delhi)

23 Jan 2026 · Chandrasekharan Sudha · 2026:DHC:541
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction for digital rape under Section 376(2)(f) IPC based on credible victim and witness testimony despite absence of medical evidence and procedural non-compliance.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant digital rape Section 376(2)(f) IPC victim testimony medical evidence

Capital Land Builders Pvt. Ltd v. M/S Shaheed Memorial Scty. & Ors.

23 Jan 2026 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a contempt petition against a non-party shareholder, holding that contempt liability requires clear proof of wilful disobedience and that injunctions bind only parties or those acting in concert with them.

civil petition_dismissed Significant contempt of court injunction Order XXXIX Rule 2-A CPC wilful disobedience

Shukvinder Singh @ Sanju v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

23 Jan 2026 · Vikas Mahajan · 2026:DHC:597

The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner in a murder case due to contradictory eyewitness evidence and prolonged custody despite the serious nature of the offence.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail contradictory eyewitness testimony hostile witness long custody

Khushi & Ors. v. Union of India

23 Jan 2026 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2026:DHC:615
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The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal of legal heirs and held that death of a bona fide passenger due to an untoward incident on a train journey entitles compensation under the Railways Act's strict liability provisions.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Railways Act, 1989 untoward incident strict liability Section 124A

Vedanta Limited v. Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd

23 Jan 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:617

The Delhi High Court held that it had jurisdiction to appoint an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act despite the involvement of a foreign joint venture partner, dismissing the Respondent's application to recall the order and affirming that jurisdictional and arbitrability issues are to be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) international commercial arbitration jurisdiction

M/S AEROCOMFORT ANUSHKA JV v. M/S KRYPTON HEIGHT BUILDERS & INFRASTRUCTURE

23 Jan 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:618

The Delhi High Court allowed defendants to amend their written statement at an early stage to include material facts related to a cross-suit, while directing separate leave for documents not disclosed earlier.

civil appeal_allowed Significant amendment of pleadings Order VI Rule 17 CPC Order XI Rule 1(10) CPC dishonoured cheque

Deepak Tara v. Baij Nath Tara & Ors.

23 Jan 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:619

The Delhi High Court upheld the plaintiff's right to access and possess his claimed share of the property under a status quo order, restraining defendants from obstructing him, following a criminal conviction for forgery affecting property mutation.

civil appeal_allowed Significant partition suit status quo order interim injunction property mutation

NHPC Limited v. Chairman-cum-Managing Director, M/S Patel-L&T Consortium-Parbati HE Project Stage-III

23 Jan 2026 · Subramonium Prasad · 2026:DHC:621

The Delhi High Court held that a petitioner pursuing arbitration award challenge in courts lacking jurisdiction bona fide is entitled to exclusion of such time under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, allowing condonation of delay in filing the petition before the competent court.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Section 14 Limitation Act Section 34 Arbitration Act territorial jurisdiction condonation of delay