Delhi High Court
28,840 judgments
Sonia v. High Court of Delhi
The Delhi High Court dismissed applications under Section 151 CPC seeking directions for amendment approval and leave, holding that such applications cannot reopen or review a disposed writ petition and must be exercised with judicial restraint.
Handeep Singh Kharbanda and Ors. v. M/S T.R.E. Institute of Hotel and Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that KSOU's distance education programs outside Karnataka were unauthorized, denied degree issuance, but directed refund of fees to students who enrolled in good faith.
Medeor Hospital Limited v. Ernst and Young LLP
The Delhi High Court upheld a majority arbitral award awarding success fees to EY, holding that an award signed by the majority of arbitrators is valid despite dissent and that the share sale fell within the engagement scope.
Subhash Chandra Tripathi & Ors. v. Directorate General, Indo Tibetan Border Police Force & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that seniority between direct recruit and promotee Assistant Commandants in ITBP must be fixed strictly by their dates of appointment as per statutory CRPF Rules, quashing a seniority list that placed promotees senior retrospectively.
M/S Ramacivil India Constructions Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
The court held that interest on an arbitral award amount ceases from the date of deposit with the court under Section 36(3) of the Arbitration Act or Order XXI Rule 1 CPC, and the decree holder is not entitled to additional interest during the deposit period despite conditions on withdrawal.
Pradeep Kumar Aggarwal v. Anoop Aggarwal
The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator as directed by the Supreme Court and refused to allow a party who voluntarily joined arbitration proceedings to withdraw at this stage.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India & Ors. v. Nirbhay Kumar Santosh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Principal Bench's jurisdiction to entertain a transfer-related OA based on part of the cause of action arising in Delhi and affirmed the Chairman's power to retain cases under Section 25 of the Administrative Tribunals Act.
Subrat Kumar Panigrahi v. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitrary adverse remark and the consequent '3' grading in the appellant’s 2018-2019 ACR, directing a fresh assessment, while upholding the rejection of challenge to the 1996-1997 grading.
Krishna Kishore Singh v. Sarla A Saraogi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a film clearly depicting the life of deceased actor SSR infringed his posthumous personality and publicity rights vested in his legal heir, entitling the plaintiff to injunction against its streaming despite defendants' disclaimer.
Manish Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging the appointment of a GM Legal on deputation and direct recruitment, holding that the petitioner lacked locus standi and the appointment was not illegal.
Aditya Birla Finance Limited v. B K Podder Printing Pvt Ltd and Ors.
Delhi High Court held it has jurisdiction to appoint an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act based on arbitration clauses fixing seat at Delhi, limiting its inquiry to existence of arbitration agreement and timeliness of petition.
Khandelwal Edible Oils Limited v. Landsmill Agro Private Limited
The Delhi High Court held that the defendant's use of the mark "CHAKRA KOLHU" infringes the plaintiff's registered trademark "CHAKRA" and copyright in its label, granting permanent injunction against such use while dismissing claims against other marks.
State of Haryana v. Bhagwan Mahaveer College of Engg. and Management and Anr
The writ petition against Bhagwan Mahaveer College was disposed of as not pressed after the college merged with another institute, rendering the petition infructuous.
M/S S. K. Builders v. M/S CLS Construction Pvt Ltd
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award on the ground that the arbitrator was unilaterally appointed without the petitioner's consent, rendering the proceedings and award null and void ab initio.
The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax - Central -1 v. Karina Airlines International Ltd.
The Delhi High Court upheld that reassessment under Section 153C must comply with limitation computed from the date of satisfaction by the AO of the non-searched person, and the extended block period applies only to searches conducted on or after 01 April 2017.
Avinash Kumar Verma v. Union of India and Others
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking withdrawal of resignation from CISF, holding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a material change in circumstances within the prescribed 90-day period under DoPT guidelines.
Union of India & Ors. v. Mwo Jahangeer Alam Retd
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's order granting disability pension to a retired officer, affirming that ailments detected during service are presumed attributable to military service unless disproved by clear medical reasons.
Apoorva Y K v. South Asian University
The Delhi High Court held that South Asian University, despite its intergovernmental status, is amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 for disciplinary actions violating natural justice and set aside the expulsion of the petitioner.
Quantum University v. International Quantum University for Integrative Medicine Inc
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award cancelling the domain name quantumuniversity.edu.in held by the petitioner, finding it confusingly similar and registered in bad faith against the respondent's prior trademark and domain name rights under the INDRP.
Fahed Ahmed Khan v. National Board of Examination
The Delhi High Court held that the NBE must exercise discretion and consider merits before refusing rejoining of DNB training for unauthorized absence, allowing the petitioner to resume training after prolonged absence due to genuine medical emergency.