Delhi High Court
58,104 judgments
RK WIND LIMITED v. JEENA AND CO.
The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award rejecting the petitioner’s claim for liquidated damages and affirming the respondent’s entitlement to payment, holding that delay was attributable to the petitioner and the award was not liable to be set aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.
Vidyawati v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court disposed of a habeas corpus petition directing production and welfare measures for a missing minor, censuring the party who concealed her whereabouts.
Nishant Kapoor v. State of NCT Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that unilateral removal of a child outside India in violation of a court settlement amounts to contempt and directed the mother to return with the child, safeguarding the child's welfare and enforcing court orders.
Rajesh Wadhawan v. Sh Naveen Sabharwal
The Delhi High Court held that procedural defects in verification of a written statement under Order VI Rule 15A CPC are curable and allowed the defective written statement to be taken on record after curing, setting aside the Commercial Court's order striking it off.
Brandavan Food Products v. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited
Delhi High Court upholds arbitral award in favor of caterers for differential payments under railway catering contracts, rejecting IRCTC's challenge on limitation, waiver, and jurisdiction grounds.
Meena v. Union of India & Ors
The Delhi High Court allowed posthumous regularization and consequent retiral benefits to a long-serving casual labourer’s widow, affirming that prolonged continuous service entitles casual employees to regularization despite initial temporary status.
MEP Chennai Bypass Toll Road Private Ltd v. National Highways Authority of India & Anr
The Delhi High Court granted a ten-day extension of the Arbitral Tribunal's mandate under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to enable pronouncement of the award.
Akshay Goel v. State NCT of Delhi and Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 354D, 354, 506, and 509 IPC following an amicable settlement between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of the court process.
Hans Raj v. The State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court quashed FIRs under Sections 354A, 506, 509, and 34 IPC arising from neighbor disputes after amicable settlement, holding that inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be exercised to prevent abuse of process in minor offences.
Gulshan Verma & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed FIRs arising from a minor landlord-tenant dispute involving assault and licensed firearm use, relying on amicable settlement and inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process.
Mohammad Arif v. M/S Robust Marketing and Communication and Ors
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal upholding the dismissal of a recovery suit as barred by limitation, holding that the limitation period starts from the last invoice date and is not extended by subsequent ledger reconciliation requests.
Krishan Bidhuri v. Kalyan Singh
The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a cheque dishonour case, holding that the accused successfully rebutted the statutory presumption of debt under Section 139 of the NI Act and the petitioner failed to prove the existence of a legally enforceable debt.
Sunil Kumar & Anr v. Harish Chander & Anr
The Delhi High Court allowed the defendants' appeal holding that non-payment of a newly introduced one-time process fee without notice cannot bar the filing of a written statement and granted time to pay the fee.
Hotel Corporation of India v. M/S NS Associates Pvt. Ltd
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal upholding the arbitrator's award for payment of extra work executed after the removal of the Architect, holding the relevant contractual clause inoperative under such circumstances.
Anwar Ali v. The Additional Commissioner of CGST Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that GST registration cancellation cannot be applied retrospectively without specific reasons in the Show Cause Notice and proper opportunity of hearing, setting aside retrospective cancellation from the date of registration.
M/S GIRIK ENTERPRISES v. THE COMMISSIONER SGST DELHI
The Delhi High Court held that cancellation of GST registration with retrospective effect is invalid without clear reasons in the Show Cause Notice and directed cancellation to take effect from the date of the notice.
Varun Kumar Arya v. Commissioner of Delhi Goods and Service Tax & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that retrospective cancellation of GST registration must be reasoned and cannot be applied from the date of registration when the proprietor was deceased, limiting cancellation to the date of death onwards.
RSS Estate LLP & Anr. v. Monica Gogia
The Delhi High Court held that registered sale deeds enjoy a presumption of validity at the prima facie stage and stayed the order granting ad-interim stay, emphasizing that inadequacy of consideration alone cannot invalidate such deeds without cogent evidence.
Indian Institute of Planning and Management v. State (NCT of Delhi) and Anr
The Delhi High Court quashed the Magistrate's order directing FIR registration under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. for lack of judicial mind and absence of prima facie cognizable offence, holding the dispute to be civil in nature and the complaint malicious and delayed.
Director General, Employees State Insurance Corporation v. Avdhesh Kant Kumar
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the CAT order, holding that ESIC Regulations enacted after the respondents' suspension could not be applied retrospectively to justify custody decisions.