Delhi High Court

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Sh. Rohtas Kumar v. Ms. Vandana Devi

09 Sep 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:8059

The High Court held that an order dismissing an application for restoration of proceedings is interlocutory and not amenable to revision under Section 115 CPC, leading to dismissal of the petition.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Section 115 CPC revision jurisdiction interlocutory order Order IX Rule 4 CPC

Bhupinder Singh v. Ajit Pal Singh Bindra & Anr.

09 Sep 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:8057

The Delhi High Court held that non-joinder or misjoinder of parties is not a ground for dismissal of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC and dismissed the petition as withdrawn, leaving all rights open for trial court adjudication.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC non-joinder of parties misjoinder of parties unregistered agreement to sell

Rekha v. Kamla Devi & Ors.

09 Sep 2025 · Tara Vitasta Ganju · 2025:DHC:8054

The Delhi High Court directed the appellate court to expeditiously decide a nine-year pending civil appeal after arguments were concluded, emphasizing timely justice under Article 227.

civil petition_allowed Article 227 Constitution of India expeditious disposal appeal pending civil suit

Rakesh Kumar Gupta v. Govt. of NCTD & Ors.

09 Sep 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:7972-DB

The Delhi High Court held that procedural rules cannot override substantial justice and allowed additional pleadings and documents to be taken on record by the Central Administrative Tribunal despite delay.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Central Administrative Tribunal additional pleadings substantial justice procedure

M/S HARI DASHAN SEVASHRAM PVT. LTD. v. M/S PAUL SALES PVT. LTD.

09 Sep 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:8035

The Delhi High Court held that summary judgment under Order XIII-A CPC cannot be granted based on a running ledger account without finality, requiring trial to determine disputed claims.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order XIII-A CPC summary judgment ledger account admission

Anju Chadha v. Bhavesh Madan

09 Sep 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:8028
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The Delhi High Court held that a plaint cannot be partially rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC and that triable issues regarding joint family ownership and benami transactions require trial, dismissing the defendant's application to reject the plaint concerning a disputed property.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order VII Rule 11 CPC partial rejection of plaint partition suit benami transaction

Amita Kishore Mansukhani v. Vikram Krishna & Ors.

09 Sep 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:8026

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plaintiff's application for decree on admissions in a partition suit, holding that no clear and unequivocal admissions were made by defendants and documents were not properly proved.

civil petition_dismissed Significant Order XII Rule 6 CPC admissions in civil suit proof of documents mode of proof

National Institute of Fashion Technology v. Vijay Kumar Dua

09 Sep 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:7953-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing retrospective consideration of respondents' promotion to Professor based on their ante-dated Associate Professor promotions, dismissing the petitioners' objections.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant retrospective promotion Departmental Promotion Committee Review DPC Recruitment Rules

J K Rohatgi v. National Building Construction Corporation Ltd & Anr

09 Sep 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:7999-DB
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The Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of an employee for proven misconduct, holding that a disciplinary authority’s tentative disagreement note is not a final order and that the Court’s interference in disciplinary matters is limited to procedural irregularities.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant disciplinary proceedings disagreement note natural justice excess payment

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan & Anr. v. Y S Saini

09 Sep 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:7998-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order that service as Yoga Teacher counts towards Selection Scale after conversion to PET, and disallowed post-retirement recovery without prior notice.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant conversion of post service counting selection scale recovery of excess payment

Mishra v. Om Prakash

09 Sep 2025 · Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain · 2025:DHC:8000-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing the Union of India to pay compounded interest on gratuity to a retired employee and mandated recalculation and payment within a stipulated time.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant gratuity interest on gratuity Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 General Provident Fund Rules, 1960

Naresh Nagapal & Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.

09 Sep 2025 · Mini Pushkarna · 2025:DHC:7951

The Delhi High Court directed the petitioners to seek regularization of alleged unauthorized constructions through the society's Administrator and restrained the MCD from coercive action during the pendency of such applications.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant unauthorized construction regularization Municipal Corporation of Delhi cooperative housing society

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways v. M/S. A K Shivhare Infrastructure Pvt Ltd

09 Sep 2025 · Anil Ksheterpal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2025:DHC:7818-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award granting GST reimbursement, holding that the tribunal exceeded its jurisdiction by ignoring the foundational contract documents and thereby committing patent illegality.

commercial_arbitration appeal_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 challenge Section 37 appeal Contract interpretation

Jay K. Bhardwaj v. Dev Narain Paswan & Ors.

09 Sep 2025 · Anil Ksheterpal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2025:DHC:7984-DB

The Delhi High Court set aside an order directing FIR registration for alleged Will forgery, holding that criminal proceedings cannot be initiated without affording an opportunity to lead evidence during pending probate proceedings.

civil appeal_allowed Significant probate proceedings Will forgery opportunity of hearing FIR direction

Nitij Arenja v. Angellina Arenja

09 Sep 2025 · Anil Ksheterpal; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar · 2025:DHC:7973-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court’s maintenance pendente lite order of Rs. 2,50,000 per month payable from the date of application, finding it reasonable given the husband’s income and cessation of wife’s salary.

family appeal_dismissed maintenance pendente lite Family Courts Act, 1984 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 retrospective maintenance

Sachin Dewangan v. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited

09 Sep 2025 · Prateek Jalan · 2025:DHC:7990

The Delhi High Court upheld NTPC's rejection of a candidate's experience as not meeting the specific executive mechanical erection criteria, emphasizing limited judicial interference in employer's recruitment decisions.

administrative petition_dismissed Significant post-qualification experience mechanical erection eligibility criteria writ petition

Ravinder Singh v. The Commissioner of Customs & Ors.

09 Sep 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:7894-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Customs appellate order directing release of seized gold upon payment of customs duty, redemption fine, and penalty, dismissing the petition challenging its implementation.

administrative petition_dismissed Customs Act, 1962 gold seizure non-declaration confiscation

Bimla Devi v. State NCT of Delhi

09 Sep 2025 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2025:DHC:7994

The Delhi High Court partly allowed the appeal by acquitting the appellant of abetment of rape due to material improvement in victim testimony but upheld conviction for wrongful confinement of a minor under Section 368 IPC, modifying the sentence to time served.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant material improvement child victim testimony Section 368 IPC abetment of rape

National Aluminium Company Limited v. Commissioner of Delhi Goods and Service Tax

09 Sep 2025 · Prathiba M. Singh; Shail Jain · 2025:DHC:7893-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside a GST demand order and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication after holding that the petitioner was denied a fair opportunity to be heard due to inadequate notice on the GST portal.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant Show Cause Notice GST portal Additional Notices Tab natural justice

Kritika Jain v. Rakesh Jain & Ors.

09 Sep 2025 · Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav · 2025:DHC:7991
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The Delhi High Court rejected the plaintiff's suit for partition and declaration of share in property, holding that under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, she has no legal right in the property and the plaint does not disclose a cause of action.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Section 8 HSA Order VII Rule 11(a) CPC cause of action