Delhi High Court

29,725 judgments

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Sangeeta Gera v. Sanjeev Gera

22 Sep 2025 · Anil Kshetrapal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar

The Delhi High Court upheld maintenance orders, granted the Wife 50% share of jointly held property proceeds, and dismissed the Husband's divorce petition for cruelty and desertion, emphasizing the doctrine of condonation and barring the Husband from benefiting from his own misconduct.

family appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 maintenance pendente lite joint property stridhan

Veenu Bajaj v. The Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax

22 Sep 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:8463-DB

The Delhi High Court held that GST registration cannot be cancelled retrospectively without explicit notice and reasons, setting aside retrospective cancellation and limiting it to the date of the Show Cause Notice.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant GST registration cancellation retrospective cancellation Section 29(2) CGST Act Show Cause Notice

Leishangthem I Loyangamba v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

22 Sep 2025 · Ajay Digpaul · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 6828

The Delhi High Court dismissed bail applications of accused in a large-scale narcotics case, holding that the twin conditions under Section 37(b) of the NDPS Act were not satisfied and procedural safeguards were complied with.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 37(b) bail commercial quantity

Nokia Technologies Oy v. ASUSTEK Computer Inc & Anr.

22 Sep 2025 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora · 2025:DHC:8511

The Delhi High Court allowed inclusion of defendants' in-house representatives in the Confidentiality Club without imposing a limited-licensing restriction, permitted redaction of confidential documents under conditions, and directed full disclosure of all comparable licenses in SEP infringement suits.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed Significant Confidentiality Club Standard Essential Patents in-house representatives limited-licensing restriction

Union of India and Ors. v. Ex JWO Atma Prakash Srivastava

22 Sep 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:8499-DB
Cites 5 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of disability pension to a retired air force personnel, affirming the presumption of service-related disability absent contrary proof and limiting its review to jurisdictional errors.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension armed forces Release Medical Board attributability

Inesh Radiators Limited v. Sales Tax Officer Class II Avato Ward 80 and Anr

22 Sep 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:8469-DB

The Delhi High Court granted interim relief by lifting the suspension of GST registration pending adjudication of a Show Cause Notice alleging wrongful availment of Input Tax Credit, subject to compliance and final hearing.

administrative petition_allowed Significant GST registration suspension Show Cause Notice Input Tax Credit interim relief

Union of India v. JWO Rajendraprasad Yadav

22 Sep 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:8492-DB
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal’s grant of disability pension for Primary Hypertension, affirming that the burden lies on the employer to prove non-attribution to military service and limiting writ review to jurisdictional errors.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disability pension Primary Hypertension Armed Forces Tribunal certiorari jurisdiction

Dinesh Kumar v. State & Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:8410
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court's refusal to frame charges for serious offences, emphasizing the limited scope of judicial scrutiny at the charge framing stage and the non-retrospective application of amended SC & ST Act provisions.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant framing of charge prima facie case Section 307 IPC Section 354 IPC

Anusha Gupta & Ors. v. National Testing Agency & Ors.

22 Sep 2025 · Vikas Mahajan · 2025:DHC:8403

Delhi High Court dismissed petition challenging JEE (Main) 2025 results, upholding NTA's official scorecards as authentic based on forensic evidence and legal presumption of official records.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant JEE Main 2025 National Testing Agency forensic analysis digital tampering

Phool Chand Prasad v. Union of India

22 Sep 2025 · Prateek Jalan · 2025:DHC:8426
Cites 4 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court held that a retiring employee of an autonomous institution is entitled to a notional increment accruing immediately after retirement for pension calculation, following Supreme Court precedents, regardless of administrative Office Memoranda applicability.

constitutional petition_allowed Significant notional increment pension computation autonomous institution IIT Delhi

Anil Parihar v. Union of India

22 Sep 2025 · C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla · 2025:DHC:8477-DB

The High Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition as it became infructuous following the passing of a punishment order.

administrative appeal_dismissed writ petition withdrawal infructuous petition punishment order

State v. Prateek Kathpalia

22 Sep 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:8407

The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused for rash and negligent driving due to lack of evidence on manner of driving but directed compensation to the injured complainant.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant rash and negligent driving Section 279 IPC Section 338 IPC reasonable doubt

Ajaraogo Good Luck v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi

22 Sep 2025 · Ajay Digpaul · 2025:DHC:8422
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court dismissed bail to a foreign national accused of possessing commercial quantity of Amphetamine, holding procedural irregularities in search and sample drawing do not vitiate trial and strict bail conditions under Section 37 NDPS Act apply.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant NDPS Act Section 50 NDPS Section 52A NDPS Section 37 NDPS

Saravjeet v. The State & Anr.

22 Sep 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8452

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for repeated rape of a minor girl under the POCSO Act and IPC, relying on credible child witness testimony and medical evidence, dismissing the appeal.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant POCSO Act child witness testimony sexual assault rape

Sumit v. State (NCT of Delhi)

22 Sep 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8515
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the appellant’s conviction under Sections 323, 354, and 509 IPC but modified the sentence to release him on probation of good conduct under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, emphasizing reformation and rehabilitation.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 Section 354 IPC mandatory minimum sentence Conviction under Sections 323, 354, 509 IPC Release on probation

Devangana Kalita v. State NCT of Delhi

22 Sep 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:8451
Cites 2 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld preservation but refused reconstruction of police diary booklets, holding that accused have no right to inspect or reconstruct police diaries and allegations of ante-dating must be examined during trial.

criminal petition_dismissed Significant Section 172 CrPC police diary case diary preservation ante-dating statements

Danish v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr

22 Sep 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:8453
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for aggravated penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act based on consistent victim testimony, corroborative medical and DNA evidence, and failure to rebut statutory presumption of guilt.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant POCSO Act aggravated penetrative sexual assault child victim DNA evidence

Sarnam Verma alias Suraj v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

22 Sep 2025 · Ravinder Dudeja · 2025:DHC:8510

The Delhi High Court dismissed bail for the accused in a triple murder case, holding that the gravity of the offence and prima facie evidence outweigh the petitioner’s right to speedy trial and prolonged custody.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant bail Section 302 IPC right to speedy trial Article 21

Azad Market RWA v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi

22 Sep 2025 · Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, CJ; Tushar Rao Gedela, J

Delhi High Court dismissed appeals and upheld Rs. 10 lakh costs against Azad Market RWA for abusing court process via multiple petitions and misuse of unregistered NGO.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant abuse of process exemplary costs unauthorized construction natural justice

Ramsanjivan v. The State NCT of Delhi

22 Sep 2025 · Amit Mahajan · 2025:DHC:8406
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court acquitted the appellant of child sexual abuse charges under the POCSO Act and IPC due to material discrepancies, lack of corroborative evidence, and failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant POCSO Act Section 6 POCSO Section 8 POCSO Section 506 IPC