Delhi High Court

29,725 judgments

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Sharma Trading Company v. Union of India

23 Sep 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:8724-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the constitutional validity of anti-profiteering provisions under Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 and confirmed that GST rate reduction benefits must be passed on to consumers by commensurate price reduction, dismissing the petition challenging NAPA's order against the petitioner for profiteering.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 171 CGST Act Anti-profiteering GST rate reduction Consumer Welfare Fund

Zeria Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v. The Controller of Patents

23 Sep 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:8545-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the patent appeal as infructuous due to the patent's expiration during the appeal, leaving substantive legal questions undecided.

intellectual_property appeal_dismissed patent expiration appeal infructuous cause of action intellectual property

Nihal Khan v. State (NCT of Delhi)

22 Sep 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2025:DHC:8791

The Delhi High Court set aside the rejection of an ossification test application and directed a thorough age determination inquiry under the Juvenile Justice Act, emphasizing that medical tests are necessary when credible documentary evidence is absent or disputed.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant juvenile justice age determination ossification test school records

Puja Jayant & Ors. v. Commissioner of Customs, IGI Airport

22 Sep 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:8466-DB

The Delhi High Court directed inquiry into alleged forgery of representations and mandated Customs to provide citizen-friendly facilities at the airport after disposal of petitioners' seized gold jewellery despite pending representations.

administrative other Significant Customs Department gold jewellery seizure disposal of seized goods refund order

Inspector Sudhir Kumar and Ors v. Union of India and Ors

22 Sep 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:8576-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the CAPF Assistant Commandant examination results due to unsubstantiated allegations of cheating and upheld the administrative discretion in roll number allocation.

administrative petition_dismissed writ petition competitive examination Central Armed Police Forces cheating allegation

Shri Ram General Insurance Co Ltd v. Maya Devi and Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:8755

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's award of compensation in a motor accident claim, ruling that a one-third deduction for personal expenses of an unmarried deceased with multiple dependents was justified under Supreme Court precedents.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compensation personal and living expenses deduction bachelor deceased

Harsh Kumar Kaushik v. Rakesh Saroj & Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:8762

The Delhi High Court set aside costs imposed on the petitioner for challenging a photocopied and handwritten corrected affidavit, directing the respondent to file a fresh duly attested affidavit and cautioning parties against procedural laxity.

civil petition_allowed affidavit evidence admissibility handwritten corrections photocopied affidavit

M/S Pillar Enterprises v. Jamia Millia Islamia

22 Sep 2025 · Sachin Datta · 2025:DHC:8770

The Delhi High Court set aside the permanent blacklisting of a licencee for violation of natural justice and directed adherence to due process and arbitration for contractual disputes.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant natural justice licence termination blacklisting arbitration clause

Ashiana Ispat Limited v. Kamdhenu Limited

22 Sep 2025 · Tejas Karia · 2025:DHC:8794

The Delhi High Court allowed transfer and consolidation of related trademark infringement suits under Rule 26 of the IPR Division Rules and Section 24 CPC to avoid multiplicity and conflicting decisions, even though the petitioner was not a party to the suit sought to be transferred.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant transfer of suit consolidation intellectual property rights trademark infringement

Krishan Dev Bharal v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · Arun Monga · 2025:DHC:8808

The Delhi High Court upheld the SDM's refusal to de-seal a property under Section 146 CrPC, holding that such preventive orders remain in force until a competent civil court conclusively determines ownership or possession rights.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 145 CrPC Section 146 CrPC sealing order possession dispute

Ravinder Singh v. Vikas Gupta & Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:8816
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The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's discretion to dismiss a judgment on admission application under Order XII Rule 6 CPC where ownership was disputed and objections went to the root of the case, directing expeditious trial instead.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XII Rule 6 CPC judgment on admission discretionary power sale deed

Hemlata @ Bulbul v. Rohtash & Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:8817
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The High Court upheld the trial court’s order rejecting the application to dismiss the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, holding that the plaint discloses a cause of action and the revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 CPC is limited.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC cause of action rejection of plaint Section 115 CPC

MS. National Insurance Company Limited v. Digital World

22 Sep 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:8572-DB

The Delhi High Court held that a party opposing release of deposited arbitral award amounts is liable to pay interest on the entire deposited sum for the period of denial, subject to adjustment of interest earned by the award-holder.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitral Award Enforcement Petition Post-Award Interest Deposit in Court

Uma Maheshwara Sastry Durbaka v. Union of India & Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:8934-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging medical boards' findings that the petitioner was unfit for Army recruitment due to vision defects, emphasizing deference to concurrent medical opinions and national security concerns.

administrative petition_dismissed medical examination Army recruitment vision defect corneal opacity

Khaja Hussain v. Director General, Central Industrial Security Force

22 Sep 2025 · Subramonium Prasad; Vimal Kumar Yadav · 2025:DHC:9121-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld a departmental enquiry finding of sexual harassment against a CISF officer, dismissing his writ petition challenging the punishment of pay reduction and withholding of increments.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant departmental enquiry sexual harassment POSH Act 2013 Article 226

Neena Wadhwa v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-18 & Anr.

22 Sep 2025 · V. Kameswar Rao; Vinod Kumar · 2025:DHC:8467-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging notices under Sections 148 and related provisions, holding that both jurisdictional and faceless officers can initiate proceedings under the Income Tax Act without violating the Faceless Scheme.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Section 148 Income Tax Act Faceless Scheme of Assessment Jurisdictional Assessing Officer Writ petition

M/S Larsen and Toubro Ltd v. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited

22 Sep 2025 · Nitin Wasudeo Sambre; Anish Dayal · 2025:DHC:9692-DB
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging an arbitral award rejecting compensation for delay-related idling of resources, holding that contractual clauses limiting claims to extension of time were valid and binding, and judicial interference under the Arbitration Act is limited.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 Section 37 Contractual clauses

Radhey Shyam v. State (NCT of Delhi)

22 Sep 2025 · Vivek Chaudhary; Manoj Jain · 2025:DHC:8829-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appellant's application for suspension of sentence pending appeal in a murder case supported by strong forensic and eyewitness evidence.

criminal petition_dismissed suspension of sentence Section 302 IPC ligature strangulation dowry death

All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS v. Dr. Poonam Coshic & Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:8419-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal’s order directing AIIMS to place an employee initially appointed on ad-hoc basis before 2004 under the Old Pension Scheme due to continuity of service.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Old Pension Scheme New Pension Scheme ad-hoc appointment regularisation

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. YASHPAL SINGH

22 Sep 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:8569-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing the petitioners to rework recruitment results and operate the waitlist, holding that a partial result with pending candidature cannot be treated as final for waitlist validity.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant waitlist validity recruitment result finality pending candidature legitimate expectation