Delhi High Court

67,052 judgments

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Hav. Tarun Kumar v. Union of India

08 Aug 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Saurabh Banerjee · 2022:DHC:3030-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking Permanent Medical Retirement as withdrawn, directing the petitioner to file a representation before the competent authority for decision within a stipulated time.

service_law appeal_dismissed Permanent Medical Retirement PMR service discharge exhaustion of remedies

Mirza Ansari v. The State (NCT of Delhi)

08 Aug 2022 · Talwant Singh · 2022:DHC:3183

Interim bail was denied to a drug trafficking accused with prior bail violations despite his wife's pregnancy, as the court prioritized the risk of reoffending and availability of alternative care.

criminal petition_dismissed interim bail NDPS Act cannabis recovery bail jumping

Narinder Kumar Govil v. M K Govil & Ors

08 Aug 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Saurabh Banerjee · 2022:DHC:3017-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging partition decrees, holding that an unexecuted handwritten document is not a valid Will under the Indian Succession Act, and property devolves by intestate succession.

civil appeal_dismissed partition suit validity of Will Indian Succession Act 1925 Section 63

Kamlesh v. State

08 Aug 2022 · Mukta Gupta; Anish Dayal · 2022:DHC:3107-DB
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The Delhi High Court modified convictions from culpable homicide not amounting to murder to murder under Section 302 IPC, holding that infliction of fatal injury with intent to cause that injury suffices for murder, rejecting the applicability of sudden fight exception.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 302 IPC Section 304 IPC Section 34 IPC common intention

Santosh Kumar Sharma v. Union of India & Ors.

08 Aug 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Saurabh Banerjee · 2022:DHC:3033-DB

The Delhi High Court directed respondents to consider and grant pro-rata pension with arrears and interest to a discharged Indian Air Force employee in line with established pension rules and prior judgments.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant pro-rata pension Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 Notification No. 28/30/2004-P & PW (B) Indian Air Force

Javahar Lal v. OVT India Pvt. Limited & Anr.

08 Aug 2022 · Asha Menon · 2022:DHC:2999

The Delhi High Court quashed complaints against a Director under Section 138/141 N.I. Act for lack of specific averments that he was in-charge of and responsible for the company's business, holding mere directorship insufficient for vicarious liability.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138 Section 141 Dishonour of cheque

Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd. v. Dabur India Ltd. & Anr.

08 Aug 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:3060

The Delhi High Court held that the Registrar has discretion to grant extensions for filing evidence in trademark opposition proceedings and minor delays in service do not warrant deeming opposition abandoned if evidence is filed within time.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Trade Marks Act, 1999 Trade Marks Rules, 2002 Trade Marks Rules, 2017 opposition proceedings

The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Kalu Ram & Ors.

08 Aug 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2022:DHC:3064

The Delhi High Court upheld the liability of a truck driver for negligently parking in the middle of the road causing a fatal accident and dismissed claims for contributory negligence and compensation enhancement.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim negligence stationary vehicle liability compensation assessment

National Insurance Company Limited v. M/S Digital World & Anr.

08 Aug 2022 · Vibhu Bakhru; Amit Mahajan · 2022:DHC:3054-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the insurer's appeal challenging an arbitral award in favor of the insured, holding that direct fire damage is not excluded consequential loss and that the arbitral award did not suffer from patent illegality.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Insurance policy Fire and Special Perils Policy

Union of India v. M/S Pristine Mega Logistics Park Pvt Ltd

08 Aug 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait; Saurabh Banerjee · 2022:DHC:3070-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's modification of an arbitral award to grant interest on delayed refund of a security deposit, affirming the tribunal's power to award interest absent an express contractual bar.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 31(7) interest on delayed payment security deposit refund

Baleshwar Gahlot v. Ritu Gahlot

08 Aug 2022 · Anu Malhotra · 2022:DHC:3057

The Delhi High Court upheld enhanced interim maintenance of Rs.15,000 per month from 2022 onwards to the wife and children, balancing the husband's paying capacity and the family's reasonable needs.

family petition_dismissed Significant interim maintenance matrimonial dispute paying capacity reasonable needs

Metis Learning Solutions Private Limited v. Flipkart India Private Limited & Ors.

08 Aug 2022 · Jyoti Singh · 2022:DHC:3092

The Delhi High Court held that the Defendant's discontinued use of the mark 'Newton Box' and changed packaging precluded continuation of interim injunction for trademark infringement, while prima facie copyright infringement claims require further evidence.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Trademark infringement Deceptive similarity Passing off Copyright infringement

UP State Road Transport Corporation v. Narender Sharma & Anr.

08 Aug 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2022:DHC:3065

The Delhi High Court dismissed UPSRTC's appeal and upheld the compensation awarded to the injured claimant in a motor accident case based on the preponderance of probabilities and evidence of rash and negligent driving by the bus driver.

civil appeal_dismissed motor accident claim rash and negligent driving preponderance of probabilities compensation award

Union of India v. Mahabir Dixit and Ors.

08 Aug 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Jasmeet Singh · 2022:DHC:3047-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld that employees eligible for in situ promotions under the 1983 Recruitment Rules are entitled to retrospective promotions despite delays, rejecting the Union of India's reliance on the 2010 Rules and executive memoranda.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Flexible Complementing Scheme in situ promotion Recruitment Rules 1983 Recruitment Rules 2010

The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Kalu Ram & Ors.

08 Aug 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2022:DHC:3063

The Delhi High Court upheld the liability of a truck driver for a fatal accident caused by negligent parking without warning signals and dismissed claims for enhanced compensation.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant motor accident claim negligence stationary vehicle liability compensation assessment

Kamlesh v. State

08 Aug 2022 · Mukta Gupta; Anish Dayal · 2022:DHC:3108-DB
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld convictions for murder under Section 302 IPC with common intention, rejecting the appellants' plea of sudden fight and modifying the trial court's conviction from culpable homicide to murder.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC Section 304 IPC Section 34 IPC common intention

Vinod Kumar Kila v. CBI

08 Aug 2022 · Asha Menon · 2022:DHC:3000

The Delhi High Court quashed charges against a Chartered Accountant under the Prevention of Corruption Act due to lack of sufficient material and reliance on retracted confessions at the charge framing stage.

criminal petition_allowed Significant charge framing Section 482 Cr.P.C. confessional statements Prevention of Corruption Act

MS Silverline Exhibitions Design v. National Handloom Development Corporation Limited

05 Aug 2022 · Anup Jairam Bhambhani · 2021:DHC:4512

The Delhi High Court disposed of two arbitration petitions as withdrawn following an amicable settlement between the parties through mediation.

civil appeal_dismissed arbitration petition withdrawal settlement mediation

Proelium Learning Solutions Private Limited v. Sri Chaitanya High School

05 Aug 2022 · Prateek Jalan · 2022:DHC:6019

The Delhi High Court permitted the petitioner to withdraw two arbitration petitions and dismissed them as withdrawn without adjudicating the merits.

arbitration appeal_dismissed withdrawal of petition arbitration petition dismissal as withdrawn court permission

M/S OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PRIVATE LIMITED v. MR.VISHALPANDEY

05 Aug 2022 · Prateek Jalan · 2022:DHC:6010

The Delhi High Court permitted the petitioner to withdraw three petitions and dismissed them as withdrawn, ending the proceedings without adjudication.

civil appeal_dismissed Procedural petition withdrawal dismissal as withdrawn High Court of Delhi procedural order