Delhi High Court

74,644 judgments

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Amrinder Singh @ Raja v. The State of NCT of Delhi

04 Jan 2022 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2022:DHC:49

The Delhi High Court held that a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC cannot be filed through a Special Power of Attorney holder and dismissed the petition seeking quashing of FIR and related proceedings filed through such holder.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 482 CrPC Article 227 Constitution of India Special Power of Attorney Maintainability of petition

Simrit Singh v. M/S Global Coordinates

04 Jan 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:36

The Delhi High Court held that an unregistered lease cannot create a fixed-term tenancy beyond month-to-month, directed handing over possession after tenant's removal of movable assets, and remanded monetary claims to the trial court.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant unregistered lease month-to-month tenancy possession Order XII Rule 6 CPC

Simrit Singh v. M/S Global Coordinates

04 Jan 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:35

The Delhi High Court held that an unregistered lease cannot create a fixed-term tenancy beyond month-to-month, directed possession be handed over under supervision, and remanded monetary claims to the trial court.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant unregistered lease month-to-month tenancy possession decree Order XII Rule 6 CPC

Tajunissa & Anr. v. Mr. Vishal Sharma & Ors.

04 Jan 2022 · C. Hari Shankar · 2022:DHC:31
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The Delhi High Court held that civil court jurisdiction under Section 34 of the SARFAESI Act is not barred where the borrower pleads fraud or collusion by the secured creditor, allowing issuance of summons and maintainability of the suit.

civil appeal_allowed Significant SARFAESI Act Section 34 civil court jurisdiction fraud exception

The Great Getsby Club of India Regd v. Delhi Development Authority

04 Jan 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2022:DHC:30

The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes over leasehold land allotment cancellation by DDA and referred interim relief matters to arbitration, upholding the arbitrability of the dispute.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 9 Section 17

The Great Getsby Club of India Regd v. Delhi Development Authority

04 Jan 2022 · Suresh Kumar Kait · 2022:DHC:29

The Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to adjudicate lease disputes between a society and DDA, and referred interim relief proceedings to arbitration.

civil appeal_allowed Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11(6) Section 9 Section 17

Ramesh Chandra v. East Delhi Municipal Corporation

04 Jan 2022 · Sanjeev Sachdeva · 2022:DHC:28

The Delhi High Court allowed the petitioner to file a regularization application against revocation of building plan sanction and restrained demolition pending its disposal.

administrative petition_allowed building plan sanction revocation order regularization application demolition proceedings

Future Retail Ltd. v. Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC

04 Jan 2022 · Amit Bansal · 2022:DHC:26

The Delhi High Court held that procedural orders of an Arbitral Tribunal regarding scheduling and case management are within its exclusive discretion and refused to interfere under Article 227, dismissing petitions seeking to prioritize termination applications over expert witness hearings.

arbitration petition_dismissed Significant Article 227 Constitution of India Arbitral Tribunal discretion Procedural orders arbitration Judicial intervention arbitration

Shakiluddin @ Babloo v. The State

04 Jan 2022 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2022:DHC:50

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court’s framing of murder charge against the petitioner, holding that at the charge framing stage only a prima facie view is required and evidence is not to be weighed rigorously.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant charge framing Section 302 IPC prima facie case murder

Sant Baba Gurmail Singh v. Lt. Governor of Delhi

04 Jan 2022 · Yashwant Varma · 2022:DHC:40

The Delhi High Court held that eviction and vesting of land under the Delhi Land Reforms Act require strict adherence to statutory procedures, invalidated unauthorized eviction, and upheld the petitioner’s claim subject to proper legal process.

property appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 Section 81 procedure vesting of land adverse possession

Ankit v. State (NCT of Delhi)

04 Jan 2022 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2022:DHC:24
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The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction under Section 307 IPC based on reliable injured witness testimony but modified the sentence to the period already served considering the appellant's age and antecedents.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC injured witness testimony grievous injury intent to kill

M/S BHAGIRATH RAM v. UNION OF INDIA

04 Jan 2022 · Sanjeev Narula · 2022:DHC:6003

The Delhi High Court dismissed a misregistered arbitration petition as not pressed after the respondent appointed an arbitrator and directed the Registry to correct the categorization error.

arbitration petition_dismissed Procedural Arbitration Petition Arbitration Appeal Registry error Appointment of arbitrator

Shabbir Ahmed and Anr. v. The Slum & J.J. Department Municipal Corporation of Delhi

04 Jan 2022 · Yashwant Varma · 2022:DHC:71

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition and upheld the assessment of damages for unauthorized commercial use of residential premises under the Public Premises Act and the 2004 policy.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant unauthorized occupation damages Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 license fee

Tharvinder Singh & Ors. v. Viresh Chopra & Anr.

04 Jan 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:89

The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a suit for non-prosecution due to the plaintiff's failure to file an amended plaint within the prescribed time after amendment was allowed, clarifying the interplay between court fees, amendment applications, and procedural compliance under the CPC.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant amendment of plaint Order VI Rule 17 CPC Order VII Rule 11 CPC court fees

School of Open Learning v. Ajay Shankar Saxena

04 Jan 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:91
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The Delhi High Court held that termination without notice or domestic inquiry violates natural justice but awarded lump sum compensation instead of reinstatement given the employee's superannuation and procedural lapses.

labor petition_allowed Significant termination of service principles of natural justice domestic inquiry show cause notice

Welcomgroup CGHS Limited v. M/S. Omstar Constructions Co P Ltd

04 Jan 2022 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:95

The High Court allowed the transfer petition to consolidate two execution petitions relating to the same arbitral award before a single court to ensure judicial economy and avoid conflicting orders.

civil appeal_allowed execution petition arbitral award transfer petition judicial economy

Nitin Kumar Jain v. Union of India & Ors.

03 Jan 2022 · Rajiv Shakdher; Talwant Singh · 2022:DHC:52-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the CTET answer key due to unexplained delay and refusal to interfere with expert opinion and Tribunal's order.

administrative petition_dismissed CTET answer key delay laches

Swatantra Kumar Jaysawal v. State

03 Jan 2022 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2022:DHC:48

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition to quash a rape FIR under Section 376 IPC, holding that serious offences against society cannot be quashed merely on the basis of compromise or subsequent marriage between the parties.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 376 IPC quashing FIR Section 482 CrPC rape offence

Avin Dalal v. Union of India & Ors.

03 Jan 2022 · Manmohan; Navin Chawla · 2022:DHC:60-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging medical examination results for CAPFs recruitment, holding that prescribed physical standards and appeal timelines must be strictly adhered to without judicial relaxation.

administrative petition_dismissed Detailed Medical Examination Review Medical Board BMI Physical Standards

Bhikam Masih v. M/S Trig Detectives Pvt. Ltd.

03 Jan 2022 · Prathiba M. Singh · 2022:DHC:32

The Delhi High Court restored a labour claim petition dismissed for non-prosecution due to a genuine inadvertent mistake by counsel in noting the next date, emphasizing that poor litigants should not suffer for such procedural defaults.

labor appeal_allowed Significant Labour Court non-prosecution setting aside dismissal genuine mistake