Delhi High Court

58,104 judgments

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Vivek Deep v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

13 Oct 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:9324

The Delhi High Court dismissed anticipatory bail to the petitioner accused of serious and continuing harassment and defamation, emphasizing cautious judicial discretion in bail matters involving victim protection and investigation integrity.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant anticipatory bail harassment digital defamation threats

Steel Authority of India Limited v. British Marine PLC

13 Oct 2025 · Jyoti Singh · 2025:DHC:9073

The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award due to arbitrator disqualification for issue conflict and upheld the petitioner’s right to terminate the contract without liability under the default clause, remanding the matter for fresh arbitration.

commercial appeal_allowed Significant arbitration issue conflict arbitrator disqualification Contract of Affreightment

Rughram & Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi

13 Oct 2025 · Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:9269

The Delhi High Court set aside the charge framing order under Sections 376D and 506 IPC due to lack of prima facie evidence and inconsistencies in the prosecutrix's statements, discharging the accused.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant charge framing sexual offence Section 376D IPC Section 506 IPC

Nisha Kumari v. Union of India

13 Oct 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:9116-DB

The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of a writ petition due to non-impleadment of necessary parties, granting liberty to refile after proper impleadment.

constitutional other Procedural writ petition impleadment withdrawal of petition liberty to refile

Ardo Medical AG v. MS SDB International

13 Oct 2025 · Tejas Karia · 2025:DHC:9218

The Delhi High Court allowed a rectification petition cancelling a trademark registration obtained in bad faith by a subsequent registrant, affirming the superiority of prior user rights under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Section 57 rectification of trademark register prior user rights

X v. State of NCT & Anr.

13 Oct 2025 · Swarana Kanta Sharma · 2025:DHC:9142

The High Court held that a Magistrate's order summoning an accused despite a police cancellation report is an intermediate order and maintainable in revision under Section 397 Cr.P.C., dismissing the petition challenging such maintainability.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant revision petition Section 397 CrPC summoning order interlocutory order

Col. Ranjan Srivastava v. Union of India and Ors.

13 Oct 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:9134-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal's orders allowing disciplinary proceedings to continue against the petitioner, holding that no jurisdictional error or irreparable loss justified interim relief.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Armed Forces Tribunal disciplinary proceedings interim relief writ jurisdiction

Shailender Kumar v. Union of India

13 Oct 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:9131-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside the dismissal of a CRPF member for contracting a second marriage without prior intimation, holding that the disciplinary authority failed to consider the validity of the petitioner’s customary dissolution of the first marriage.

service_law appeal_allowed Significant dismissal from service customary divorce Section 29(2) Hindu Marriage Act Rule 15 CRPF Rules

Sandeep Kumar v. Union of India

13 Oct 2025 · Prateek Jalan · 2025:DHC:9190

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging HPCL disciplinary orders for lack of territorial jurisdiction and applied the doctrine of forum non conveniens.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant territorial jurisdiction Article 226 writ petition forum non conveniens

Union of India & Anr. v. Swaraj KR Gayen & Anr.

13 Oct 2025 · Prateek Jalan · 2025:DHC:9187
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The Delhi High Court held that the Chief Commissioner's orders under the RPwD Act are recommendatory, not binding, and directed the Union of India to comply with procedural requirements before acting on disability reservation recommendations.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Section 75 RPwD Act Section 76 RPwD Act

Hashim Ali Khan v. Parveen Kumar & Ors.

13 Oct 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:9189

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition restraining dispossession, holding that due process must be followed and statutory remedies under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, are available for disputes regarding possession and unauthorized construction.

civil petition_dismissed due process of law dispossession possession suit unauthorized construction

M/S SIMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES LTD v. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

13 Oct 2025 · Jyoti Singh, J. · 2025:DHC:9074
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The Delhi High Court upheld NHAI's forfeiture of the Plaintiff's Bid Security due to non-disclosure of subsisting debarments constituting fraudulent practice, holding such forfeiture valid without proof of actual loss.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Bid Security Forfeiture Earnest Money Fraudulent Practice

M/S MASSIVE RESTAURANTS PRIVATE LIMITED v. M/S PACIFIC HOSPITALITY

13 Oct 2025 · Jyoti Singh, J. · 2025:DHC:9075

The Delhi High Court held that the arbitration clause survives expiry of the Franchise Agreement and Delhi is the seat of arbitration, thus conferring jurisdiction to appoint a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration Agreement Survival of Arbitration Clause Seat of Arbitration Venue of Arbitration

Rajesh Khanna v. Lt Governor of Delhi & Anr.

13 Oct 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:9140-DB

The High Court held that a challenge to a disciplinary order includes challenging the Inquiry Officer’s report and set aside the Tribunal’s unreasoned dismissal, directing fresh consideration within six months.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant disciplinary proceedings Inquiry Officer’s report Central Administrative Tribunal limited jurisdiction

Avinash Kishore Sahay v. Union of India and Others

13 Oct 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:9139-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that an employee not working in a promotional post prior to retirement is not entitled to differential pay, dismissing the petition for actual salary benefits despite posthumous notional promotion.

administrative petition_dismissed promotion Chief Commissioner of Income Tax differential pay notional promotion

Ritesh Kumar Singh v. Indian Coast Guard

13 Oct 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:9117-DB

The Delhi High Court disposed of the writ petition as satisfied, directing the Indian Coast Guard to permit the petitioner to join as Navik (General Duty) in the next batch commencing February 2026.

administrative petition_allowed writ petition Indian Coast Guard Navik General Duty relief granted

M/S H P Spinning Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

13 Oct 2025 · Anil Ksheterpal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2025:DHC:9020-DB
Cites 4 · Cited by 1

The Delhi High Court held that a contractual clause extinguishing insurance claims after 12 months is void under amended Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, restoring the arbitral award in favor of the insured.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 28 Indian Contract Act Insurance policy limitation clause Extinguishment of rights

M/S Goldmedal Electricals Pvt Ltd v. Vikram Kumar Jain Proprietor of Sunlight Electricals & Ors.

13 Oct 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:9130-DB

The High Court dismissed the appeal as withdrawn on the appellant's request for leave to withdraw.

civil appeal_dismissed Procedural appeal withdrawal leave to withdraw appeal dismissal of appeal procedural order

Aadarsh Mishra v. School of Open Learning University of Delhi

13 Oct 2025 · Sachin Datta · 2025:DHC:9145

The Delhi High Court upheld the CIC’s dismissal of voluminous and non-specific RTI requests, holding that such demands can be denied under Section 7(9) of the RTI Act to prevent misuse and resource diversion.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant Right to Information Act, 2005 Section 7(9) RTI Act Section 8(1)(d) RTI Act voluminous information

Ashok Kumar v. The Commissioner MCD & Anr.

13 Oct 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:9160

The Delhi High Court held that a Show Cause Notice issued by the MCD cannot be quashed before the petitioner is heard and directed that the petitioner be given an opportunity to respond before any final order.

administrative petition_dismissed Show Cause Notice Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 unauthorized construction repair and renovation