Delhi High Court
99,566 judgments
Suman Kumari @ Suman Singh v. Nand Kishor & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that nomination under ONGC rules only confers a right to receive benefits but does not override the widow's rights as a Class-I heir to a proportionate share of retiral benefits under personal law.
Subhash Bahadur @ Upender v. The State (N.C.T. of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court held that an application for bail under Section 439 CrPC suffices as an application for default bail under Section 167(2) CrPC, and granted bail to the petitioner whose statutory right to default bail had accrued but was not granted.
Raju Kumar v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and all proceedings based on an amicable settlement between the parties and the complainant's unwillingness to prosecute further.
Sandeep v. M/S Darshan Enterprises & Ors.
The High Court dismissed the petition challenging the rejection of applications under Order VII Rule 11 and Section 151 CPC at the final argument stage in a possession suit involving an unregistered partnership firm and upheld the trial court's order with reduced costs.
Agilent Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 1(2), New Delhi
The Delhi High Court directed the Income Tax Department to promptly implement the Appeal Effect Order and refund Rs. 5.19 Crores with interest to the petitioner, emphasizing the legal obligation to comply with appellate orders.
Sanjiv Kumar Mittal v. Deputy Commissioner (TRC), CGST Commissionerate
The Delhi High Court held that a Director is not personally liable for a company's service tax dues under the Finance Act and quashed attachment of the Director's personal bank account for recovery of such dues without statutory authority or personal notice.
Javed Abidi Foundation v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld JNU's admission policy providing minimum 5% horizontal reservation for persons with disabilities through seat clubbing, affirming compliance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Dr. Ashutosh Mishra v. Indian Institute of Mass Communication
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of the Director General of IIMC, holding that writ of quo warranto is maintainable only on violation of statutory provisions and courts cannot interfere with expert committee appointments absent mala fide or statutory breach.
M/S JIWAND SINGH AND SONS v. COMMISSIONER TRADE AND TAXES & ANR.
The Delhi High Court directed the tax authorities to decide and refund the pre-deposit amount with interest following a fresh assessment order holding nil liability.
Jamna Datwani v. Kishin Datwani
The Delhi High Court held that an intra-court appeal is not maintainable against an order declining to initiate contempt proceedings for non-compliance of a monetary order, limiting appeals under the Contempt of Courts Act to orders imposing punishment for contempt.
Principal Director, Income Tax (Investigation-2) v. Rajiv Yaduvanshi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that a subordinate court like the ACMM lacks jurisdiction to call for status reports from the Income Tax Department during ongoing investigations and set aside such orders as illegal and without jurisdiction.
Abhayveer Alias Anunay Yadav & Ors. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and all proceedings based on an amicable settlement between parties and the complainant's no objection to prosecution.
M/S LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED v. M/S NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INIDA & ANR
The Delhi High Court held that failure by NHAI to appoint an arbitrator within the contractually stipulated 30 days forfeited its right, and upon IRC's failure to appoint, the Court appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act.
Manish Ahuja & Anr. v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and all proceedings based on an amicable settlement and the complainant's withdrawal of prosecution, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.
Rayaan Chawla v. University of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that the University of Delhi cannot require a student to retrospectively change his name in CBSE records before effecting a name change in university records, affirming the fundamental right to change one's name subject to reasonable conditions.
Ashish Arora v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR based on an amicable settlement between parties and the complainant's withdrawal, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC despite the seriousness of the offence.
Raju Kumar@ Raj Kumar and Others v. State & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and all proceedings based on an amicable settlement between the parties and the complainant's decision not to prosecute.
Zahoor Ahmad v. Deputy Labour Commissioner & Ors
The Delhi High Court held that M/s Hans Cinema, a distinct sole proprietorship, is not liable for dues of a Workman employed by the erstwhile M/s Vijay Cinema partnership, quashing recovery proceedings against the petitioner.
Anju Mehra v. Canara Bank
The Delhi High Court quashed the transfer of a 90% disabled bank employee to a rural branch, holding that statutory and policy protections exempt persons with disabilities from routine transfers.
North Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Avinash Bansal
The Delhi High Court dismissed the application for condonation of 197 days’ delay in filing a Letters Patent Appeal by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, holding that administrative delays do not constitute sufficient cause under the law of limitation.