Delhi High Court

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Shri Balbir Singh v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

06 Oct 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:8860
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging unauthorized construction for lack of locus standi and held that ownership claims require proper legal proceedings, emphasizing prevention of abuse of court process.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant locus standi unauthorized construction ownership dispute writ petition

Ravi Singhania v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

06 Oct 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:8859

The Delhi High Court restrained the MCD from executing a Sealing Order pending appeal before a non-functional Appellate Tribunal, granting interim protection to the petitioner.

administrative petition_allowed Sealing Order Demolition Order Appellate Tribunal MCD status quo

Mirza Islam Baig v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

06 Oct 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:8858

The Delhi High Court granted interim protection against a demolition order and directed the petitioner to file an appeal within one week before the Appellate Tribunal MCD, restraining coercive action pending the appeal due to the absence of a Presiding Officer.

administrative appeal_allowed Demolition Order Municipal Corporation of Delhi Appellate Tribunal MCD interim protection

Sh. Jalauddin @ Pappu v. State

06 Oct 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8857

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for sexual assault of a child under POCSO and IPC, emphasizing the credibility of the child victim's testimony corroborated by medical evidence and dismissing the appeal.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant POCSO Act sexual assault child witness medical evidence

Mr. Alam Bir Singh v. State of NCT of Delhi

06 Oct 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8855

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 307 IPC and Arms Act provisions based on reliable injured eyewitness testimony despite inconclusive forensic evidence and challenged weapon recovery.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 307 IPC injured eyewitness testimony country-made pistol weapon recovery

Sanjay Muniyan v. State

06 Oct 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8854
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The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for sexual assault of a minor under IPC and POCSO, relying on the credible testimony of the child victim and modified the sentence to the period already served.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant child victim testimony POCSO Act sexual assault minor Section 29 POCSO presumption

Hussain Ahmad & Ors. v. State

06 Oct 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8853

The Delhi High Court modified the appellants' conviction from attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC to voluntarily causing hurt under Section 324 IPC, reducing their sentences to the period already served while maintaining the fine.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC Section 324 IPC Attempt to murder Voluntarily causing hurt

Aadil @ Nauserwa v. State

06 Oct 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8852
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The Delhi High Court partly allowed the appeal by substituting the appellant's conviction under Section 6 POCSO with Section 10 POCSO based on forensic evidence and consistent victim testimony, while setting aside convictions under Section 377 IPC due to lack of medical injury evidence.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant POCSO Act penetrative sexual assault DNA evidence medical examination report

Karanja Terminal and Logistics Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.

06 Oct 2025 · Vikas Mahajan · 2025:DHC:8838

The Delhi High Court held that no binding contract arose without approval of all consortium lenders under the OTS bid process, validating the lenders' annulment of the settlement and fresh bidding.

civil petition_dismissed Significant One Time Settlement Swiss Challenge Method Right of First Refusal Bid Process Document

Jeetu Ranjeet v. State NCT of Delhi

06 Oct 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8851

The Delhi High Court modified the appellant's conviction from aggravated penetrative sexual assault under Section 6 POCSO to 'bad touch' under Section 10 POCSO, reducing the sentence accordingly, based on inconsistencies and medical evidence.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant POCSO Act aggravated penetrative sexual assault bad touch child witness competency

Baniya@Raju v. State (GNCT of Delhi)

06 Oct 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8849
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The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for sexual offences against a child victim with mild intellectual disability, holding that credible child testimony alone suffices for conviction under POCSO despite absence of medical corroboration.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant child victim testimony POCSO Act rape intellectual disability

Rajendra Singh v. The State (Govt of NCT of Delhi)

06 Oct 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8848

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of a shopkeeper for sexual assault on a 7-year-old child under the POCSO Act based on credible sole testimony and medical evidence, dismissing the appellant's appeal.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant POCSO Act child sexual assault sole testimony medical evidence

Shubham Agarwal v. Union of India and Ors.

06 Oct 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:8847-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing a fresh expert medical examination to resolve a substantial discrepancy in disability assessment reports, emphasizing that the new Medical Board's report shall be final and binding.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Persons with Benchmark Disability Civil Services Examination Rules Appellate Disability Medical Board medical examination

Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd. v. Income Tax Settlement Commission

06 Oct 2025 · V. Kameswar Rao; Vinod Kumar · 2025:DHC:8809-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that settlement applications validly filed before the Finance Act, 2021's retrospective abolition of the Income Tax Settlement Commission must be accepted and adjudicated by the successor Interim Board, protecting taxpayers' vested rights.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Settlement Commission Section 245-C Income Tax Act Finance Act 2021 Retrospective legislation

Sujan Mohinder Charitable Trust v. Jupinder Kaur Maker & Ajit Singh Maker

06 Oct 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2023 SCC OnLine 1395

The Delhi High Court held that an order dismissing suits as withdrawn without a formal decree under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC is not an executable decree, and thus the execution petition based on such order is not maintainable.

civil petition_allowed Significant execution petition compromise decree withdrawal of suit Order XXIII Rule 1 CPC

ELXIR TRADING PVT. LTD v. KENT RO SYSTEMS LTD

06 Oct 2025 · C. HARI SHANKAR; OM PRAKASH SHUKLA · 2025:DHC:8836-DB

The Delhi High Court modified the order for executing commission in a design infringement suit by appointing a local Commissioner to inspect the appellant's premises under strict terms ensuring cooperation and transparency.

civil appeal_allowed Significant commission execution local Commissioner design infringement inspection and seizure

Zafaruddin Khan Faizan v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

06 Oct 2025 · Girish Kathpalia · 2025:DHC:8832

The Delhi High Court granted interim protection against demolition of the petitioner's property due to the non-functioning of the MCD Appellate Tribunal, based on the MCD's assurance, without deciding the merits.

administrative petition_allowed Article 227 Constitution of India Appellate Tribunal MCD interim protection vacancy of Presiding Officer

M/S KCA Infrastructure & Anr. v. HDB Financial Services Limited

06 Oct 2025 · V. Kameswar Rao; Vinod Kumar · 2025:DHC:8811-DB
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The Delhi High Court held that the designation of Chennai as the venue of arbitration did not confer exclusive jurisdiction on Chennai courts, restoring the Section 34 petition in Delhi based on the respondent's prior acquiescence to Delhi jurisdiction under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 42 exclusive jurisdiction

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax – 1 v. M/s Agroha Fincap Ltd.

06 Oct 2025 · V. Kameswar Rao; Vinod Kumar · 2025:DHC:8812-DB

Delhi High Court allowed the Revenue's appeal, holding that the approval for reopening assessment under Section 151 was valid despite brief language, setting aside ITAT's quashing of reassessment proceedings.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 151 approval Reassessment proceedings Accommodation entries

Ashok Kumar Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

06 Oct 2025 · V. Kameswar Rao; Vinod Kumar · 2025:DHC:8810-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the review petition seeking backdating and regularization of promotion, holding that eligibility for promotion depends on completion of prescribed service period and no error was apparent in the original order.

administrative petition_dismissed promotion regularization Junior Time Scale Senior Time Scale Recruitment Rules