Delhi High Court
30,090 judgments
Staff Selection Commission v. Darpan Sharma
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order directing evaluation of the respondent’s answer sheet despite a technical error in OMR coding, affirming that non-substantive procedural lapses should not bar meritorious candidates from public employment.
Laxmi Memorial Public School v. Suresch Chand Gupta
The Delhi High Court upheld the finding that Respondent 1 was an employee of the petitioner school and dismissed the Review Petition challenging this on the ground of overage, reaffirming the limited scope of judicial review under Article 226.
Commissioner of Police, Delhi v. Ravinder
Termination of a probationary police officer under Rule 5(1) of the TS Rules without a formal departmental inquiry is stigmatic and illegal, requiring adherence to natural justice principles.
EICORE TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. v. EEXPEDISE TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
The Delhi High Court allowed the plaintiffs to file additional documents discovered post-suit filing under Order XI Rule 1(5) CPC, while disallowing documents already in plaintiffs' possession without reasonable cause, emphasizing procedural compliance in commercial suits.
Benara Solar Private Limited v. Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award denying contractual incentive for delayed project completion beyond six months, holding that no incentive is payable despite excusable delay and rejecting the petitioner’s plea of duress in accepting a revised incentive scheme.
Bumi Geo Engineering Ltd v. Ircon International Ltd
The Delhi High Court held that service of an arbitral award must be effected directly by the arbitrator to the party, and since valid service occurred only on 25 March 2017, the petition filed thereafter was within limitation.
Raghunath Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order granting actual promotion benefits to the petitioner only from the date of the order, rejecting his claim for backdated actual benefits from 2003.
Delhi Transport Corporation v. Rajinder Kumar Modi
The Delhi High Court upheld that failure to opt out of the CPF scheme under the 1992 Office Order results in automatic switching to the Pension Scheme, entitling the employee to pension benefits.
DR REDDYS LABORATORIES LIMITED v. SMART LABORATORIES PVT LTD
The Delhi High Court granted interlocutory injunction to the plaintiff against the defendant's use of the deceptively similar trademark AZIWAKE, holding that urgent interim relief was justified and pre-institution mediation was not required under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act.
EXTRAMARKS EDUCATION INDIA PVT. LTD. v. ST. JOSEPH KINDERGARDEN & ORS.
The Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to resolve a dispute arising under an agreement containing an arbitration clause empowering the petitioner to appoint the arbitrator.
Union of India v. Ram Singh Yadav & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order granting contract nurses basic pay and DA at par with regular nurses, deferring other allowances pending Supreme Court decision.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Anil Kumar & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the MCD's appeal, upholding the Industrial Tribunal's award directing regularisation of muster roll Malis based on binding admissions by the employer's witness and established principles limiting writ court interference.
Triad India & Anr. v. Tribal Cooperative Marketing & Development Federation of India Limited
The Delhi High Court held that Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as inserted by the 2015 Amendment, does not apply to arbitral proceedings commenced before the amendment, upholding the validity of the arbitral award despite the arbitrator's relationship with the respondent.
Shri Ramvir Giri and Ors. v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation and Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside the CAT's order rejecting regularisation of Chowkidars for failure to consider relevant documents and remanded the matter for fresh expeditious adjudication.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences v. Gopal Chandra Sahoo
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's quashing of disciplinary proceedings against an AIIMS employee due to lack of credible evidence, emphasizing that charges must be proved on a preponderance of probability with credible corroboration.
Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited v. Union of India; Bard Healthcare India Private Limited v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that NPPA's interpretation of Para 20 of DPCO 2013 imposing price freezes and interest from overcharging date is incorrect, affirming manufacturers' right to periodic price increases and limiting interest to default in payment.
Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited v. Union of India; Bard Healthcare India Private Limited v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that NPPA cannot deny manufacturers the right to periodic 10% MRP increases after overcharging violations under Para 20 of DPCO 2013, and interest under Section 7A of the Essential Commodities Act is payable only from default in payment, not from the date of overcharging.
Unnati Welfare Organisation v. M/S Safety Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
The Delhi High Court decreed a summary suit for recovery of ₹4.09 crore with interest based on dishonoured cheques and a personal guarantee, granting injunction over secured property.
N C Jindal Public School v. Directorate of Education
The Delhi High Court set aside the committee's order directing refund of excess development fees, holding that the school lawfully increased fees only from the permitted date and not retrospectively.
Chandan Prajapati v. Suresh Kumar Azad
The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's order setting aside disciplinary proceedings for failure to prove documents through witnesses, reaffirming that documents alone cannot establish charges in departmental inquiries.