Delhi High Court
59,941 judgments
Queen Marry S School v. Kavita Mishra
The Delhi High Court recorded an amicable settlement awarding monetary compensation in lieu of reinstatement to a terminated employee who had attained superannuation.
Babita Gulati & Anr. v. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. & Anr.
Delhi High Court directs electricity authority to grant fresh connection to tenant without landlord's NOC, emphasizing electricity as an essential service and without prejudice to ownership disputes.
Pankaj v. State
Bail was denied to the accused found in conscious possession of commercial quantity of ganja under the NDPS Act, as the stringent conditions under Section 37 of the Act were not satisfied.
Shyam Bharteey v. Central Board of Film Certification Regional Officer Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court clarified that appeals against refusal of film certification under the Cinematograph Act now lie before the High Court as Regular First Appeals following abolition of the Appellate Tribunal.
Chand Singh v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to keep the petitioner's transfer order in abeyance till 30.04.2023 on humanitarian grounds considering his wife's medical treatment and children's education.
Kalyan Singh Bachhil v. M/s Utility Powertech Limited
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding that a suit for recovery filed beyond three years from the last payment or bill date is barred by limitation, and reminders or undisclosed certification dates do not extend the limitation period.
Banarsi Lal v. State
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Banarsi Lal for murder based on last seen evidence, motive, recovery of the deceased's mobile phone at his instance, and a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, emphasizing the accused's failure to explain the circumstances of death under Section 106 of the Evidence Act.
INSP /GD Sandeep Kumar Dubey v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that pay fixation and increments depend on actual appointment date and completion of service period, dismissing a petition seeking pay parity for delayed appointment despite seniority fixed as per merit.
Ajay Rawat v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the BSF dismissal order, holding that the petitioner’s delay was inordinate and the SSFC proceedings were conducted lawfully with limited scope for judicial interference.
Indian Pilots Guild v. Director General of Civil Aviation
The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of the Civil Aviation Requirement on psychoactive substance testing for aviation personnel, allowing its implementation with clarifications addressing procedural and fairness concerns.
Rubina v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi; Sumit Kashyap; Nishant Kashyap
The Delhi High Court granted Probate of a duly attested and uncontested Will under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, confirming its validity and directing issuance of Letter of Administration to the petitioner.
Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-2 v. Simon India Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld the allowance of foreign exchange loss on forward contracts as a business loss under the Income Tax Act, rejecting Revenue's claim that such losses were speculative and disallowable under CBDT Instruction No. 3/2010.
Jai Pal & Ors. v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that injury and death of a bona fide passenger during boarding/alighting constitute an 'untoward incident' under the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, entitling claimants to compensation irrespective of alleged negligence.
Ajay Kumar Awasthi & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioners' claim for retrospective seniority and promotions in SSB due to their voluntary non-participation in the centralized seniority list and inordinate delay in challenging settled seniority, upholding the validity of the existing seniority and promotion lists.
State (NCT of Delhi) v. Sunil Kumar Proprietor Jai Mata Di Logistics Pvt. Ltd
The Delhi High Court held that the investigating agency has the right to conduct Test Identification Parade of recovered stolen articles despite their release, setting aside orders denying such TIP to ensure effective investigation.
Lt Col Rahul Jain v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that it lacks jurisdiction to entertain writ petitions against final orders of the Armed Forces Tribunal, directing the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court under Section 32 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act.
Umesh Babu v. Jawaharlal Nehru University
The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petition directing JNU to relieve the petitioner for deputation, holding that undue delay in disciplinary proceedings and an exonerative inquiry report preclude arbitrary denial of deputation relief.
Khosla Medical Institute v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal setting aside the cancellation of lease by DDA, holding that non-compliance with Section 53B notice was waived after prolonged litigation and that no conclusive evidence proved transfer of property violating lease terms.
Dabur India Limited v. Ashok Kumar and Ors.
Delhi High Court directs domain registrars and banks to enhance verification and compliance mechanisms to protect trademark rights in domain name disputes and mandates government agencies to provide coordinated guidelines.
Indu Rani @Indu Rathi v. Pushpa & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that succession to agricultural land under the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 prevails over the amended Hindu Succession Act, 2005 where succession crystallized before the amendment, and dismissed the plaintiff's suit for lack of cause of action due to failure to plead existence of coparcenary property.