Delhi High Court
30,758 judgments
Ripul Sharma v. The State
The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a POCSO case after investigation completion, emphasizing that bail is permissible when there is no risk of evidence tampering or witness influence despite discrepancies in prosecution evidence.
Meenakshi Agrawal v. M/S Rototech
The Court held that an arbitrator cannot proceed without Court appointment under Section 11(5) after a Section 21 notice is ignored, terminated the arbitrator's mandate, and reappointed the same arbitrator to commence proceedings afresh.
Aditya Birla Finance Limited v. Petal Creation and Ors.
Delhi High Court held that a unilateral right to appoint an arbitrator is unenforceable and appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to resolve disputes under a Facility Agreement.
GOVT. OF NCT DELHI v. DINESH AND ORS
The Delhi High Court upheld that Scheduled Caste candidates certified outside Delhi are entitled to SC reservation benefits in Delhi recruitment under the pan-India reservation principle.
Vaishnavi Verma v. Union of India and Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the enforceability of a Surety Bond requiring payment of ₹10 lakhs upon delayed resignation from a medical PG course, dismissing the petitioner's claim for refund despite unforeseen delays caused by Cyclone Fani.
Pawan Gupta & Anr. v. Kamal Gupta & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld the reference of family business disputes to arbitration between signatories to Family Settlement Deeds while excluding non-signatories' properties and shares, dismissing intervention applications by non-signatories.
Sushant & Ors. v. Jawaharlal Nehru University & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that amendments limiting re-enrolment rights for Ph.D. students cannot be applied retrospectively, quashing circulars imposing deadlines on students deregistered before the amendments.
M/S SMC Integrated Facility Management Solutions Ltd. v. Quantum Naturals India Private Limited
The Delhi High Court allowed the Section 11(6) petition directing reference of the dispute to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, appointing an arbitrator through DIAC due to the existence of a valid arbitration agreement and failure of the respondent to participate.
EMCO LIMITED v. DELHI TRANSCO LIMITED
The Delhi High Court held that suspension of arbitration proceedings due to financial hardship and insolvency moratorium does not terminate the right to prosecute claims and granted extension of the arbitral tribunal's mandate under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Union of India v. Arun Kumar Kuldeep & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's decision requiring a fresh medical examination for candidates promoted to ASM and Goods Guard posts, rejecting retrospective application of a later notification.
Aabi Binju v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's dismissal of challenges to adverse Annual Confidential Reports, affirming limited judicial interference absent mala fides and clarifying communication requirements for adverse entries.
Dr. S.P. Gupta v. Kirori Mal College
The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award on the ground that the Appeal Committee was unilaterally constituted without the petitioner's written consent, violating Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Union of India & Ors. v. Manoj Joshi
The Delhi High Court upheld the CAT's order directing promotion consideration for employees possessing higher qualifications equivalent to prescribed essential qualifications under statutory rules.
Qudsiya v. CBSE & Anr.
The Delhi High Court directed CBSE to correct the spelling of the petitioner's father's name in the Class XII certificate, affirming the Supreme Court's ruling that CBSE cannot arbitrarily deny corrections post-publication of results.
Lokpal Singh Negi v. GNCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court set aside the CAT’s omnibus order denying higher pay on 'current duty charge' basis and remanded the petitioner’s case for fresh consideration on its own facts.
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board v. Rituraj Khandal
The Delhi High Court held that a candidate's failure to upload documents by e-dossier cannot justify rejection if all requisite documents were submitted in hard copy as per the original recruitment advertisement.
Dhruv Mehta v. Aroon Mehta and Anr
The Delhi High Court held that a consent decree cannot be substantively modified by substituting an indeterminate term with a time-bound obligation absent consent or valid grounds, quashing the order that imposed a reasonable time limit and appointed a receiver.
EMCO LIMITED v. DELHI TRANSCO LIMITED
The Delhi High Court held that it cannot extend the mandate of an Arbitral Tribunal that has terminated its mandate by order and expressed disinclination to continue arbitration, requiring parties to reinitiate proceedings if desired.
Assured Best Care Hospital Pvt Ltd v. Raja Arora and Ors.
The Delhi High Court remanded the matter for hearing before attachment of the petitioner's bank accounts under Sections 421/431 Cr.P.C., emphasizing natural justice and upheld enforcement of a mediation settlement against personal guarantors and their corporate entities.
Janak Raj v. Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi High Court held that disciplinary proceedings under CCS (Pension) Rules are not barred by limitation if instituted within four years of discovering misconduct and should not be quashed prematurely on arguable limitation grounds.