Delhi High Court
60,196 judgments
Naresh Kumar v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of petitioners' applications for alternative plots under the Scheme of 1961, holding that ownership of residential plots by spouses and incomplete land acquisition barred eligibility, and dismissed the writ petitions for lack of illegality.
Dr. Himadri Das & Anr. v. Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that reservation benefits under the 2007 Act apply only to candidates who pass their qualifying examination from schools located within Delhi, excluding those domiciled in Delhi but educated outside Delhi in NCR.
Maj Gen Anil Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the Armed Forces Tribunal's interim order allowing promotion of a junior officer, emphasizing that promotion decisions by the competent authority prevail pending adjudication.
Madhu Kishan Gupta v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi
The Delhi High Court terminated the mandate of the original arbitrator and referred multiple contract disputes to arbitration under DIAC with a substitute arbitrator appointed to continue proceedings independently.
Madhu Kishan Gupta v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi
The Delhi High Court terminated the mandate of the original arbitrator and referred multiple contract disputes to fresh arbitration under DIAC with a substitute arbitrator appointed for separate references.
Shri Atma Singh & Anr v. Shri Prem Singh & Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed the defendants' application to reject the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, holding that the plaint disclosed a cause of action and was not barred by the Benami Act, allowing the partition suit to proceed.
TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LTD v. MCD & ORS
The Delhi High Court held that service tax was payable on maintenance of street lights with no applicable exemption, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi must reimburse the service providers for the tax paid.
Sampat Singh v. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking release of Provident Fund amount as withdrawn after the respondent undertook to comply with procedural formalities and release the amount within eight weeks.
Ravinder Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed the respondents to consider and grant pro-rata pension with arrears and interest to a discharged Indian Air Force employee in accordance with applicable pension rules and binding precedents.
M/S Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. v. Ira Jha
The Delhi High Court held that a writ petition challenging a Labour Court's preliminary finding on the validity of a domestic enquiry is not maintainable before the final award, dismissing the petition and directing the management to prove charges in the Labour Court.
Gogoro Inc v. The Controller of Patents and Designs and Anr
Delhi High Court set aside the patent rejection order for lack of inventive step due to absence of reasoned analysis and allowed the appellant to amend claims for reconsideration.
Ashok Kumar & Ors. v. Munni Devi Through LRs and Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that an amended written statement containing additional facts consistent with earlier pleadings and filed in response to an amended plaint cannot be struck out under Order VI Rule 7 and 16 CPC.
Omaxe Buildhome Pvt Ltd v. Ibrat Faizan
The Delhi High Court allowed the petition under Article 227, quashing consumer fora orders for failing to consider rival submissions on delay and additional charges, and remanded the complaint for fresh adjudication.
The Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax -1 v. DLF Utilities Limited
The Delhi High Court upheld the ITAT's deletion of interest disallowance under Section 36(1)(iii) and addition under Section 14A, emphasizing commercial expediency and genuineness of business borrowings.
Rabel Guharoy v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld dismissal of writ petition holding that temporary project-based appointments under TEQIP-III end with project cessation and do not entitle continuation or regularization.
Indian Bank and Anr. v. Shri Praveen Kumar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the Industrial Tribunal's preliminary order invalidating the domestic enquiry, reaffirming that such preliminary issues are not ordinarily amenable to judicial review before final adjudication.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd v. MCD & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that service tax was payable on maintenance of street lights and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi must reimburse the service tax paid by electricity distribution companies, as no exemption applied.
Air India Ltd. v. Union of India and Anr.
The Delhi High Court set aside the Industrial Tribunal's orders for non-compliance with its directions and remanded the matter to apply the principle that termination on bona fide loss of confidence warrants compensation only, not reinstatement.
Union of India v. Dr Anjum N Rizvi; Union of India v. W Bharat Singh & Ors
The Delhi High Court upheld that eligible scientists are entitled to in situ promotions from their eligibility dates despite administrative delays in constituting Assessment Boards, affirming binding Supreme Court precedent.
Sandeep @ Sonu v. State
The High Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to serious gaps in circumstantial evidence, unreliable eyewitness identification, and lack of forensic corroboration, emphasizing the necessity of a complete and credible chain of evidence to sustain conviction.