Delhi High Court
59,941 judgments
Shampa Ghosh v. Alok Kumar Dey & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed defendants' applications to reject the plaint in a partition suit, holding that disputed issues including Will validity and prior suit involvement require trial and that court fees paid was proper.
Naval Kishore Dixit v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed the authorities to decide the petitioner's pending resignation application within two weeks and allowed the petitioner liberty to seek extension for joining the MD course.
Ram Phool v. PO, Labour Court-VII & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the termination of a driver by Delhi Transport Corporation after a fair domestic enquiry where the petitioner admitted guilt and failed to challenge the enquiry officer’s evidence.
PVR LIMITED v. IMPERIA WISHFIELD PRIVATE LIMITED
The Delhi High Court held that the arbitration agreement survives termination of the main contract and appointed an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes over refund of security deposit.
State v. Mohd. Javed Nasir & Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside the trial court's discharge of accused under Section 376 IPC, holding that a Section 164 CrPC statement disclosing rape suffices to frame charges despite discrepancies in the FIR or medical report.
TPS Infrastructure Limited v. Ranchi MSW Pvt Limited & Anr.
The Delhi High Court allowed condonation of delay in filing written statement due to COVID-19 limitation extensions and referred the dispute to arbitration under the contract's arbitration clause, dismissing the suit against a non-party.
Narsingh Shah v. BDR Developers Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court quashed an order striking off the tenant's defence for non-payment of rent, holding that mandatory procedural safeguards under Order XV-A CPC were not complied with.
Rajeev C. Mathur and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that persons with disabilities are entitled to reservation in promotions to Group 'A' and 'B' posts under the PwD Act, overruling government OMs and earlier tribunal decisions to the contrary.
Air Customs v. State
The Delhi High Court held that a trial court cannot dismiss proceedings against an absconding accused merely because non-bailable warrants remain unexecuted and must instead follow the procedure under Section 82 Cr.P.C. to declare the accused a proclaimed offender.
Bijender Singh v. M/s Religare Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal holding that civil courts lack jurisdiction under Section 34 of the SARFAESI Act to entertain suits challenging receiver appointment orders absent clear fraud, and unregistered documents do not confer title to immovable property.
SI Daya Chand v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that failure to offer a pay fixation option at promotion constitutes discrimination, directing retrospective re-fixation of pay and payment of arrears to the petitioner.
Parminder Khetarpal v. State of NCT Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 138 NI Act but dismissed the petition challenging the grant of probation to the accused, affirming the liberal approach towards probation for first-time offenders with good conduct.
Kumar Infratrade Enterprises Private Limited v. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld IRCTC's disqualification of a bidder for non-compliance with essential tender eligibility criteria, emphasizing strict adherence to tender terms and limited judicial interference in administrative tender decisions.
Vishal Arora v. Yes Bank Limited; Hemant Dhingra v. Yes Bank Limited
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions seeking quashing of complaint and summons against former authorized signatories of a company in a cheque dishonour case, holding that their resignation prior to dishonour is a disputed fact requiring trial.
H.T. Media Limited v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-4, Delhi
The Delhi High Court upheld the disallowance of administrative expenses under Section 14A read with Rule 8D(2)(iii) against H.T. Media Ltd., holding that the Assessing Officer properly recorded satisfaction before rejecting the Assessee's own disallowance and including subsidiary investments in the computation.
National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. v. Badarpur Power Engineers & Workers Union
The Delhi High Court held that settlements arrived at during conciliation proceedings are binding on all employees and set aside a Labour Court award granting blanket compassionate appointments ignoring binding settlements, remanding the matter for reconsideration.
Ajay Passi v. Priyanka Passi
The Delhi High Court condoned delay and allowed the petitioner to file affidavit evidence and be cross-examined, directing expeditious disposal of the family dispute matter.
Delhi Development Authority v. Pushpa Wanti & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that disputed factual claims under a State largesse scheme cannot be decided in writ jurisdiction and must be adjudicated by a civil court, setting aside the Single Judge's order granting Category A benefits under the Gadgil Assurance Scheme.
Ram Chander v. M/S Rama Industries
The Delhi High Court held that once a claim petition is barred under the ESI Act, the Employees’ Compensation Commissioner should not decide on merits, setting aside the impugned order and allowing the appeal.
Rajeev Yadav v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court directed a fresh medical examination by an independent board to determine the petitioner's fitness for service and mandated reinstatement if found fit, quashing the termination orders pending such examination.