Delhi High Court
99,566 judgments
Arvind Kejriwal v. State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court held that the statement of witness recorded in the case diary qualifies as a Section 161 Cr.P.C. statement and must be supplied to the accused under Section 207 Cr.P.C. to ensure a fair trial, setting aside the order withholding it.
Guru Nanak Institute of Management & Anr. v. Surinder Singh & Ors.
The Delhi High Court upheld interim protection for employees against lay-offs due to COVID-19 financial hardship, directing expeditious hearing and encouraging settlement.
Rajat Joon v. Central Board of Secondary Education
The Delhi High Court directed CBSE to correct the petitioner’s parents’ names in Class X and XII certificates in accordance with a subsisting court decree declaring his parentage.
Polyplex Industries v. Commissioner Trade and Taxes
The Delhi High Court directed the tax authorities to expeditiously decide the petitioner's refund claim of input tax credit under Section 38 of the DVAT Act, without adjudicating the merits.
Gaursons Realtech Pvt Ltd v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted a stay on further investigation and related summons under Rule 133(4) of the CGST Rules, 2017, protecting the petitioner from coercive action pending adjudication.
Himanshu Gupta v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that interim bail or parole for undertrial prisoners facing trial under Section 302 IPC must be decided individually, rejecting a PIL seeking blanket exclusion from bail recommendations.
GMR Ambala Candhigarh Expressways Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highway Authority of India
The Delhi High Court held that a party cannot maintain a Section 9 interim relief application after its claim is rejected by the Arbitral Tribunal, dismissing the appeal but granting limited interim protection to approach the Supreme Court.
Sanjay Kumar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court directed CISF to grant benefits to petitioners similarly placed as in a prior judgment, quashing rejection orders and mandating uniform implementation of judicial relief.
Mohd. Farhan v. The State (GNCT of Delhi) & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and all criminal proceedings based on an amicable settlement between the parties and the complainant's decision not to pursue prosecution.
MS ADS SPIRITS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANR. v. THE COMMISSIONER OF TRADE AND TAX DEPARTMENT & ANR.
Delhi High Court directed issuance of corrected Form F but suspended relief pending Supreme Court's decision on related appeals concerning tax return rectification under the Central Sales Tax Act.
GMR Ambala Candhigarh Expressways Pvt. Ltd. v. National Highway Authority of India
The Delhi High Court held that a party whose claim is rejected by the Arbitral Tribunal cannot maintain a Section 9 application for interim relief and dismissed the appeals while temporarily restraining coercive action pending Supreme Court appeal.
Col. Amit Kumar v. Union of India
The Delhi High Court held that spousal posting in the Indian Army is not mandatory but subject to organizational needs and dismissed the petition challenging the posting order separating the petitioner and his wife.
M/S. SAMSONITE SOUTH ASIA PVT. LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
The Delhi High Court directed the petitioner to deposit the alleged profiteered amount with the Centre Consumer Welfare Funds pending operationalization of the State Consumer Welfare Funds and ordered the GST Council to expedite their functionality.
M/S AMBRANE INDIA PVT LTD v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging a Customs Act order, holding that the petitioner must exhaust the statutory appeal remedy under Section 129-A before seeking writ relief.
Nishant Khatri v. Jawaharlal Nehru University & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging denial of admission at JNU, holding that compensation claims must be pursued through civil courts and not writ proceedings.
Mohd Jafar v. Union of India
Delhi High Court directed police to place barricades at a reasonable distance from Basant Nagar Mosque to prevent obstruction to devotees while allowing lawful vehicle checking.
Court on its own motion v. State & Ors.
The Delhi High Court modified its suo moto interim bail extensions granted during Covid-19, directing phased surrender of undertrials involved in heinous crimes while allowing bail extension applications on merits.
Rohit Dabas v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court held that in the absence of any provision permitting re-evaluation or supply of answer sheets, a candidate has no right to claim such relief in objective type recruitment examinations, dismissing the petition seeking access to answer sheets.
Anuj Gupta v. Union of India through Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education & Ors.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition seeking a re-examination for COVID-19 positive JEE Advanced 2020 candidates, upholding the expert Board's decision to allow direct admission to the 2021 exam with relaxed eligibility criteria.
CCL ‘A’ v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court held that a juvenile sent-up for trial as an adult remains a child under the Juvenile Justice Act and is entitled to bail under section 12 of the Act, excluding CrPC bail provisions, and granted bail accordingly.