Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
Harveen Singh Chadha @ Lovely & Anr. v. Balveen Singh Chadha @ Ricky
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against rejection of plaint application in a partition suit, holding that limitation and disputed ownership cannot be decided at the preliminary stage under Order VII Rule 11 CPC.
Asian Hotels (North) Ltd. v. M/S Ram Krishan Associates Pvt. Ltd.
The Delhi High Court appointed a substitute arbitrator under Sections 14(1)(b) and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, following the original arbitrator's recusal, directing continuation of arbitration proceedings without delay.
College of Education & Anr. v. Prof Pankaj Arora Chairperson & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a contempt petition holding that a fresh administrative decision refusing sanction of a second B.Ed. unit does not constitute willful disobedience of Court directions.
Priyanka Arora and Anr. v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court stayed the cancellation of ownership authorization under the PM-Uday scheme, holding that sealing of property for misuse does not amount to litigation affecting title and requires proof of fraudulent concealment for cancellation.
M/S GARG BUILDERS v. HINDUSTAN PREFAB LIMITED & ANR
The Delhi High Court directed the appointed arbitrator to treat the petition as an application under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and decide it accordingly, disposing of the petition.
Naimish Kumar Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that restoration of seniority by court order entitles the petitioner to retrospective promotion and pay fixation despite delay in qualifying pre-promotional courses caused by the employer.
Diwan Singh v. Deepika Krishna Gopal Maheshwari and Anr
The Delhi High Court refused to grant early hearing and stay of execution pending appeal against an admission decree, directing no coercive steps till the next hearing.
Rajat Chiller v. Abhishek Rana
The Delhi High Court dismissed the defendant's belated application to examine a bank official after closure of evidence, holding that such evidence must be produced at the earliest opportunity and cannot be introduced at the final stage.
Shri Ravi Setia & Anr. v. Shri Som Nath Setia & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the appellate court's refusal to allow additional grounds in a civil appeal filed after an unexplained delay and where the appellants were ex parte.
Suday Shankar Jha v. State of NCT Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking a fixed-time disposal direction, holding that case management and disposal timelines are within the Trial Court’s discretion considering its workload.
Kartar Kaur v. Satbir Singh Dahiya
The Delhi High Court disposed of the petition seeking early hearing of a permanent injunction suit filed by an elderly woman, granting liberty to file a fresh application to be heard by the trial court.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Anr. v. Atul Verma
The Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's order granting non-functional upgradation without hearing the petitioners and directed a fresh adjudication after providing opportunity to be heard.
Master Harmanpreet Singh v. Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that a valid income certificate at the time of application is mandatory for EWS category admission and directed the DoE to issue admission guidelines in multiple languages to aid disadvantaged parents.
Smt. Manjira Devi Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital v. Uttrakhand University of Ayurveda & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by an Uttarakhand Ayurveda medical college on territorial jurisdiction grounds, directing it to approach the Uttarakhand High Court instead.
Adity A Birla Fashion and Retail Limited v. Mrs Saroj Tandon
The Delhi High Court held that mandatory pre-institution mediation under Section 12-A of the Commercial Courts Act applies equally to counter-claims in commercial suits, but the counter-claim filed before the prospective cut-off date cannot be rejected for non-compliance.
Arvind Kejriwal & Ors. v. State and Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the summoning of Arvind Kejriwal and others for defamation against BJP, ruling that a political party is a definite entity capable of being defamed and that the complaint by its authorized representative is maintainable.
Rajendra Kumar Tripathi v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition for regular bail under section 436-A Cr.P.C. due to the petitioner’s failure to honor settlement, absconding, and deceptive conduct despite having served over three years in custody.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -7 v. Sumitomo Corporation India (P) Ltd.
The Delhi High Court held that passing final income tax assessment orders without issuing mandatory draft assessment orders under Section 144C is invalid and that limitation under Section 153 must be strictly observed.
ORBIT IN TE RIO v. AMERICAN EPAY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
The Delhi High Court referred the petition seeking interim relief to the appointed arbitrator to be disposed of under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, without expressing any opinion on the merits.
Union of India & Ors. v. Ex Hav Jyoti Kumar Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal’s grant of disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming the presumption that diseases arising post-entry are attributable to military service unless rebutted by the employer, and clarified the limited scope of certiorari jurisdiction over such tribunal decisions.